Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
This book covers the latest issues in multiscale geomechanics. Written by leading experts in the field as a tribute to Jean Biarez (1927-2006), it describes how a major school of soil mechanics came into being through his exemplary work. Editor(s): Hicher, Pierre-Yves. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848212466
- ISBN
- 9781848212466
Condition: New
€ 247.41
€ 247.41
Hardback. When co-operation is embedded in environmental policy, it becomes a means to achieve the environmental objectives of the state. This volume explores this option in environmental governance: the nature of the approach, the preconditions and its chances of success. It analyzes theoretical issues and practical experiences in a number of countries. Editor(s): Glasbergen, Pieter. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351481
- ISBN
- 9780792351481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.03
€ 200.03
Paperback. The common denominator of environmental governance is co-operation between public and private parties. In co-operative environmental governance the parties commit themselves, through a more or less binding agreement, to resolve specific environmental difficulties. This book explores environmental governance. Editor(s): Glasbergen, Pieter. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351498
- ISBN
- 9780792351498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.35
€ 197.35
Hardback. With the growth of the recycling sector, trade in recyclables increased tremendously. It is striking that most of this trade flows from developed to developing countries. This book addresses the causes of this trade pattern and investigates its economic and environmental effects. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPC; KCN; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368984
- ISBN
- 9780792368984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.38
€ 132.38
Paperback. The concept of sustainable development is a source of inspiration for many, who see it as a call to cooperative action. In practice, however, policies intended to further this goal often generate conflicts of interest. This book presents a viable alternative, which is called network management. Editor(s): Glasbergen, Pieter P. Series: Environment and Management. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336259
- ISBN
- 9780792336259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.37
€ 195.37
Hardcover. Around 2.5 million tons of pesticide are used every year. This volume outlines the techniques for reducing pesticide use internationally, through using integrated pesticide management, and from this to assess the environmental and economic benefits that such a reduction will bring. Editor(s): Pimentel, David, PhD. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: KNAC; RNP; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968382
- ISBN
- 9780471968382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 345.84
€ 345.84
Paperback. Elaborating on an updating the material covered in his bestselling Western Europe, David Pinder now addresses the whole of Europe--east and west--in this peerless analysis of contemporary European issues and their geographical consequences. Editor(s): Pinder, Dr. David. Num Pages: 504 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971238
- ISBN
- 9780471971238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication. Num Pages: 168 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474988
- ISBN
- 9781137474988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.12
€ 116.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. H. Freeman
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716737421
- ISBN
- 9780716737421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.54€ 89.88
€ 97.54
€ 89.88
Hardback. This study develops an "eco-evolutionary" perspective for analysing emerging demographic, ecological and technological discontinuities and dilemmas associated with rapid globalization. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695003
- ISBN
- 9780847695003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.91
€ 163.91
Hardback. Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0. Editor(s): Pitcher, Tony J.; Morato, Telmo; Hart, Paul J. B.; Santos, Ricardo S.; Clark, Malcolm R.; Haggan, Nigel. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 552 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; RBKC; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133432
- ISBN
- 9781405133432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
Hardcover. One of the main objectives of nature conservation in Europe is to protect valuable cultural landscapes characterized by a mixture of open habitats and hedges, trees and patchy woodland (semi-open landscapes). The development of these landscapes has been characterized by an ongoing intensification of land use. Editor(s): Plachter, Harald; Hampicke, Ulrich. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RB; RG; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 483
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540686668
- ISBN
- 9783540686668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.30
€ 208.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages, tables. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923801
- ISBN
- 9781606923801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.04€ 45.36
€ 63.04
€ 45.36
Biogeochemistry of Thermokarst Lakes of Western Siberia (Biochemistry ...
Pokrovsky, O. S., Shirokova, L. S., Kirpotin,...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629485676
- ISBN
- 9781629485676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.50€ 101.89
€ 147.50
€ 101.89
Paperback. Provides an easy-to-follow programme for individuals and families to cut down the carbon calories they consume at home, on the road and at play. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904977988
- ISBN
- 9781904977988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. This is the second edition of Polly Higgins' book which exposes corporate and political ecocide and proposes environmental law needed to prevent earth's trajectory towards disaster. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 319. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856835087
- ISBN
- 9780856835087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.53
€ 33.53
Paperback. Starting from first principles and using the practical experience of developing sustainable communities cost-effectively, One Planet Living cuts through the confusion. It presents a clear and simple framework that will allow students, developers, surveyors, engineers, policy-makers, architects and planners to structure their thinking. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470715468
- ISBN
- 9780470715468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. Gathers together the audiences, addresses, letters, and homilies of Pope Benedict on a wide-ranging set of topics that deal with the world about us. The major themes and connections he explores are creation and the natural world; the environment, science, and technology; and hunger, poverty, and the earth's resources. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813225791
- ISBN
- 9780813225791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781612195285
- ISBN
- 9781612195285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.00
€ 13.99
€ 6.00
Paperback. The term "classical" is used to describe everything from the poems of Homer to entire periods of Greek and Roman antiquity. But just how did the concept evolve? This collection of essays by leading classics scholars from the United States and Europe challenges the limits of the understanding of the term. Editor(s): Porter, James James I. Num Pages: 464 pages, 39 halftones. 2 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089423
- ISBN
- 9780691089423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 53.97
€ 69.00
€ 53.97