Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the North-West Province in South Africa, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. This work aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a non-specialist audience. Editor(s): Bonner, Phillip; Esterhuysen, Amanda; Jenkins, Trefor. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144181
- ISBN
- 9781868144181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.77
€ 37.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. The most complete reference in its field, this new edition of the leading basin analysis textbook retains the successful structure of previous editions, emphasizing relatively simple theory and models to give students a firm quantitative understanding of the topic. Num Pages: 642 pages, illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color). BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1558.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 642
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673768
- ISBN
- 9780470673768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. * The pioneering textbook on the "new sedimentology". * One of the first textbooks to adopt the Earth Systems approach to geology, developed at Penn State and Stanford. * Should reinvigorate more traditional courses in physical sedimentology and dynamical sedimentology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 160 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 26. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632035076
- ISBN
- 9780632035076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. The way in which energy is governed in China is driving its rising level of carbon dioxide emissions. This book analyses the nature of energy governance in China by combining ideas relating to transition management with institutionalist theories, which helps to identify factors which assist or constrain the country's path to a low-carbon economy. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFMG; KNB; RNF; RNU; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282247
- ISBN
- 9780230282247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Paperback. The way in which energy is governed in China is driving its rising level of carbon dioxide emissions. This book analyses the nature of energy governance in China by combining ideas relating to transition management with institutionalist theories, which helps to identify factors which assist or constrain the country's path to a low-carbon economy. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HPQ; JP; KCN; RND; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328130
- ISBN
- 9781349328130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Paperback. The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH; PS; RBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753810927
- ISBN
- 9780753810927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.27
€ 13.99
€ 11.27
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632964
- ISBN
- 9780691632964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.83
€ 137.83
Paperback. In the next few thousand years, the ice may form again and the Bay will once more be the valley of the Susquehanna, unless, of course, human-induced changes in climate create some other currently unpredictable condition."-from the Introduction Editor(s): Curtin, Philip D.; Brush, Grace S.; Fisher, George W. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48, 19 black & white halftones, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; PSAF; RGBP; RGM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801864681
- ISBN
- 9780801864681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.66
€ 46.99
€ 38.66
Hardback. The coast and the continental shelf are two of the most important areas of the sea to understand. This text aims to motivate modelling the processes that occur in the sea through real life examples. It includes a systematic treatment of the modelling process in a marine context, the inclusion of diffusion in some detail, and ecosystems modelling. Series: Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RN; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379959
- ISBN
- 9780792379959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.04
€ 124.04
Hardback. Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, and incorporating the latest research, this book draws together the world's leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Editor(s): Van Beynen, Philip E. Num Pages: 489 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RGB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712065
- ISBN
- 9789400712065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.42
€ 184.42
Paperback. Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, and incorporating the latest research, this book draws together the world's leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Editor(s): Van Beynen, Philip E. Num Pages: 501 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGD; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 501
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783934
- ISBN
- 9789401783934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.35
€ 182.35
Hardback. It is no secret that the United States' dependence on oil - mostly foreign - puts the country in a precarious position. This title focuses especially on green vehicles and the interrelationship between their design and various energy sources. It explains the complex energy and automotive engineering issues involved in developing green vehicles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 42, 35 black & white line drawings, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401973
- ISBN
- 9781421401973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.19€ 70.55
€ 79.19
€ 70.55
Hardback. The chaetodontid butterflyfishes are well-studied inhabitants of tropical reefs. This volume addresses some interesting questions of reef fish biology by focusing on the biology of this family. It presents the research in feeding and social behavior, larval recruitment and distribution, biogeography and distribution, and more. Editor(s): Motta, Philip J. Series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792301684
- ISBN
- 9780792301684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.74
€ 233.74
Hardback. Focusing on the latest advances in climate change modeling, this volume of selected papers from Springer's Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology collates key insights into constructing and evaluating these complex computational techniques. Editor(s): Rasch, Philip J. Num Pages: 338 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP; RNPG; RNU; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461457664
- ISBN
- 9781461457664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.79
€ 182.79
Paperback. The book is divided into 20 chapters, ordered to cover general concepts in analytical chemistry: procedures based on wet chemistry and optical spectroscopy; the techniques of arc and spark emission spectrometry and ion-selective electrodes; and X-ray and micro-beam procedures. Num Pages: 632 pages, 72 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNV; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1545.
- Publisher
- Blackie
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216932098
- ISBN
- 9780216932098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.71
€ 136.71
Paperback. Intends to answer the question as to how far discourses on human security are present in Jordan and Israel, if they converge and if political solutions for the issue of water security could be derived. This title establishes the methodological tool for the identification of human security discourses in Israel and Jordan. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 113 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; KCN; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642292989
- ISBN
- 9783642292989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
Paperback. This new edition of the well-established Kearey and Brooks text is fully updated to reflect the important developments in geophysical methods since the production of the previous edition. The broad scope of previous editions is maintained, with even greater clarity of explanations from the revised text and extensively revised figures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 302 illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG; RGR; RGV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632049295
- ISBN
- 9780632049295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Hardback. A landmark work of environmental philosophy that seeks to transform the debate about climate change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492839
- ISBN
- 9781631492839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.25
€ 25.99
€ 23.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 655 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, 39 black & white tables, 44 colo. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; KCP; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 655
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401775014
- ISBN
- 9789401775014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.32
€ 184.32
Paperback. Farmageddon: the quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms, and food. BIC Classification: RNK; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408873465
- ISBN
- 9781408873465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09