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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Hardback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 304 pages, halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; RNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 250 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801454011
ISBN
9780801454011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.86

Paperback. With chapters on the roles these forests play in carbon and nutrient cycling, sustaining biodiversity, providing timber and non-timber products, and integrated agriculture, this book offers an overview of successional and restoration pathways. It also underscores the need to conserve, and further study, regenerating tropical forests. Num Pages: 472 pages, 31 colour plates, 26 halftones, 31 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118079
ISBN
9780226118079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. These papers are organized into sections on related topics, each introduced with a discussion of their role in subsequent research. Topics include: perspectives on the origins of tropical diversity, plant-animal interactions, patterns of species diversity, and conservation biology. Editor(s): Chazdon, Robin L.; Whitmore, T.C. Num Pages: 850 pages, 169 line drawings. BIC Classification: PST; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
850
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102252
ISBN
9780226102252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 45.53

Hardback. Offers fresh insights into the changing perceptions of the relationship between humans and the environment and a new understanding of environmental and animated cinema Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235120
ISBN
9780803235120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. It is becoming feasible to take carbon dioxide from power stations and industry, and lock it away safely before it can enter the atmosphere. But can carbon capture compete with other low-carbon technologies, is it safe and environmentally-friendly, and will people and governments accept it? This book examines the need for carbon capture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040341
ISBN
9781849040341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. Fundamentals of Weather and Climate offers an engaging and insightful treatment of the behaviour of the lower atmosphere, and takes a quantitative approach to describing the mechanisms underlying this behaviour. Num Pages: 661 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
661
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199215423
ISBN
9780199215423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 169.73

Hardback. Presents the story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 16 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; RG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688. People, Wildlife, and Change in East Africa. 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. Presents the story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFG; RG; RNK. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 30. Weight: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273559
ISBN
9780520273559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. It is no accident that the weather is a perpetual topic of conversation in Britain, for its range of extreme conditions is quite unusual. This work considers such phenomena, assessing their significance in relation to average conditions both locally and nationally. Num Pages: 318 pages, 44 halftone ill.,149 line ill.,100 maps, 49 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357067
ISBN
9781900357067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.28

Hardcover. Discusses probabilistic models for the occurrence and non-occurrence of physical events, and for their magnitude of severity when they do occur. This book describes how probabilistic models may be used to make predictions where water is a medium of transport for sediment and pollutants. Num Pages: 198 pages, references. BIC Classification: PBWL; RBGB; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471973485
ISBN
9780471973485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.44

Paperback. Explores the cultural significance of the explosive growth of China s cities during the past three decades through interpretations of Chinese fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design. Num Pages: 376 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347286
ISBN
9780822347286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Sounding an alarm over the potential extinction of many albatross species, this book encourages individuals, environmental groups, fishery oversight bodies, and governments to create sustainable management practices for whole ocean ecosystems Series: Mildred Wyatt-Wold Series in Ornithology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 color and 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292726826
ISBN
9780292726826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; WD; WF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870714993
ISBN
9780870714993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620812068
ISBN
9781620812068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.12
€ 65.38

paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877667704
ISBN
9780877667704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.60

Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122731
ISBN
9780691122731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. This volume contains diverse essays on the works of Susan Fenimore Cooper. They discuss Cooper's uses and manipulations of various literary conventions and illuminate her positions on conservation, religion, and woman's place in society. Editor(s): Johnson, Rochelle; Patterson, Daniel. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820323268
ISBN
9780820323268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

hardcover. The first systematic treatment of the spatial dimensions of the colonization of the prairie west, Improved Earth is a unique and thorough study certain to provoke new debates about the way space and time are imagined. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCS; 3JH; 3JJ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802087829
ISBN
9780802087829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.74

Paperback. Lays out new strategies for advocacy groups to achieve a sustainable, healthy food system. Editor(s): MacRae, Rod; Abergel, Elisabeth. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774822695
ISBN
9780774822695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. "No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations." -- From the book Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807241
ISBN
9780774807241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.05

Paperback. A comprehensive assessment of relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas in light of international environmental norms and practices. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; LBBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810579
ISBN
9780774810579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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