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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. Showing how scarcity and surplus populations can lead to disaster, the contributors to this text discuss "ethnic cleansing" and the world's expanding killing fields. They anticipate mass death and genocide for the 21st century and provide responses to this impending catastrophe. Editor(s): Dobkowski, Michael N.; Wallimann, Isidor. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJD; HBTZ1; JHBD; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627449
ISBN
9780815627449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.57

Paperback. Investigates adaptive diversification using the mathematical framework of adaptive dynamics. Showing that frequency-dependent interactions are an important driver of biological diversity, this book provides a comprehensive theoretical treatment of adaptive diversification. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 halftones. 52 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128948
ISBN
9780691128948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.21
€ 54.07

Paperback. Explores related historical and contemporary themes and subjects involving Native Americans and the environment. This volume examines topics as divergent as Pleistocene extinctions and the problem of storing nuclear waste on modern reservations. Editor(s): Harkin, Michael E. Num Pages: 500 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Paper edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803273610
ISBN
9780803273610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.81

Paperback. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW1; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820338354
ISBN
9780820338354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 53 cartoons. BIC Classification: FXZ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177863
ISBN
9780231177863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Hardback. In the early 1970s, the environmental movement was underway. Over population was recognised as a threat to human well-being, and scientists like Michael Soule believed there was a connection between anthropogenic pressures on natural resources and the loss of the planet's biodiversity. This book offers a collection of writings by Michael Soule. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610915748
ISBN
9781610915748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.44

Paperback. Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPWD; JPWF; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209077
ISBN
9780520209077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.30

Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780762313716
ISBN
9780762313716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.17

Hardback. This book shows through meticulous original research how urban space is socially produced. The author uses archival and interview evidence to unravel the unexpected histories of the production of new diverse public spaces. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305743
ISBN
9781447305743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.63

Hardcover. GIS and Environmental Modeling: Progress and Research Issues Michael F. Goodchild, Louis T. Steyaert, Bradley O. Parks, Carol Johnston, David Maidment, Michael Crane, and Sandi Glendinning, Editors With growing pressure on natural resources and landscapes there is an increasing need to predict the consequences of any changes to the environment. Editor(s): Goodchild, Michael F.; Steyaert, Louis T.; Parks, Bradley O.; Johnston, Carol; Maidment, David R.; Crane, Michael P.; Glendinning, Sandi. Num Pages: 504 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 288 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470236772
ISBN
9780470236772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KBBW; RN; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816515530
ISBN
9780816515530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.36

Paperback. Includes a guide to ethical shopping and investing Your introduction to taking simple steps towards sustainable living Packed with practical and realistic advice, Green Living For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to minimising your impact on the world around you. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA; VF; WKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470060384
ISBN
9780470060384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Fisher explores the process of migration chronologically and at levels varying from the migration of an individual community, to larger patterns of the collective movements of major ethnic groups, to the more abstract study of emigration, migration, and immigration. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199764334
ISBN
9780199764334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

Hardback. Today, human ecology has split into many different sub-disciplines, such as historical ecology, political ecology or the New Ecological Anthropology. This collection of essays aims to prove that an interdisciplinary collaboration and understanding of the extreme complexity of the human-environment interface(s) is possible. Editor(s): Casimir, Michael J. Num Pages: 410 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814784
ISBN
9781571814784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.42

Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291931
ISBN
9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. A complete guide to the plants and animals of ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands. Num Pages: 288 pages, 69 illus. 204 figs. Table. 3 charts. BIC Classification: PSPF; RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780874515091
ISBN
9780874515091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.98

Hardcover. Intended for use by natural resource managers and scientists, as well as by students in the fields of natural resource management, ecology, and conservation biology, this book takes readers through the process of developing a structured approach to decision making. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671757
ISBN
9780470671757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.00

Hardback. Any viable strategy for sustaining the world's oceans must reflect the relationships among all ecosystem components, human and nonhuman species included. This title offers a synopsis of the conservation approaches that are being translated from theory to action on a global scale. Series: The Sea: Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the Seas. Num Pages: 458 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072701
ISBN
9780674072701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.76
€ 166.57

Paperback. Challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. This book brings the reader into the lives of Chinese scientists, officials, villagers, and expatriate conservationists who were caught up in environmental trends over the past years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
F First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276208
ISBN
9780520276208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.99

Hardback. Bat ecologists, bat conservationists, forest ecologists, and forest managers will find in this book an indispensable synthesis of the topics that concern them. Editor(s): Lacki, Michael J.; Hayes, John P.; Kurta, Allen. Num Pages: 352 pages, 46, 12 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884993
ISBN
9780801884993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 color illus. 75 halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 351 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171814
ISBN
9780691171814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.21
€ 39.84

paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; JM; JP; KC; RG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780136030409
ISBN
9780136030409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 206.25

Hardback. This book addresses the current state of climate change predictions, and how climate change will affect conservation and use of crop germplasm, both ex situ and in situ. Examples of germplasm research related to 'climate change threats' are also highlighted. Editor(s): Jackson, Michael; Ford-Lloyd, Brian V.; Parry, Martin L. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780641973
ISBN
9781780641973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.96

Paperback. Examines the questions of the environment, sustainable development and politics of the future. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012532
ISBN
9780745304120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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