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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Presents an account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939 - the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, and building with reinforced concrete. Num Pages: 296 pages, 77 halftones. 75 line illus. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102924
- ISBN
- 9780691102924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.41€ 42.58
€ 53.41
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Taking a problem-oriented approach, Environmental Impact Assessment provides an in-depth, practical, and comprehensive guide for designing and implementing effective Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes. Num Pages: 490 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118097373
- ISBN
- 9781118097373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.91
€ 164.91
Paperback. Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008621
- ISBN
- 9781853830662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013049
- ISBN
- 9781853830662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examining key environmentalist ideas within their social and historical context, this books analyses the different views on the science/nature debate addresses questions of social change and suggests how to establish the desired ecological society. Num Pages: 388 pages, 29 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012628
- ISBN
- 9780415057455
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the debates, the movements, and the successes and failures of environmentalism. This book focuses on how western people have expressed affinity for, thought about, and advocated on behalf of the non-human environment. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RNA; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408255582
- ISBN
- 9781408255582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
paperback. The fate of the environment was one of the most important issues of the twentieth century and remains a vital problem, dominating public politics and private interest across the globe and in practice. This work presents an introduction to the debates, the movements, the successes and failures of environmentalism. Series: Short Histories of Big Ideas. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772977
- ISBN
- 9780582772977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.90
€ 48.90
Hardback. Series: Organisms and Environments. Num Pages: 320 pages, 72 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 836. Competition and the Origins of Diversity. Series: Organisms and Environments. 320 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNC. Dimension: 187 x 263 x 23. Weight: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274181
- ISBN
- 9780520274181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.26€ 65.36
€ 84.26
€ 65.36
Hardcover. This work examines the principal effects of Soviet rule on Belarus as the prelude to a detailed analysis of the medical and social consequences of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. It places these problems in the contemporary political context of a newly-independent Belarus. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJPR; JPQB; RNP; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333626313
- ISBN
- 9780333626313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 425 pages, 247 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: RBG; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498708777
- ISBN
- 9781498708777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.44
€ 187.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412385
- ISBN
- 9781770412385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.71
€ 19.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. This book presents some scientific background on the sun and the Earth's atmosphere then describes how to design, build, calibrate and use inexpensive instruments for measuring solar radiation. Such measurements are crucial to understanding climate change. Num Pages: 157 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402086939
- ISBN
- 9781402086939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Provides the first national perspective on Latina/o urban policy Editor(s): Diaz, David R.; Torres, Rodolfo D. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSG; JFSL4; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784051
- ISBN
- 9780814784051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Since the 1700s, the landscape of New England has been transformed. This book examines the changes in the area, from the intensive farming through the 19th century to the reforesting of the 20th century, using the models of the land contained in Harvard University's "Fisher Museum". Series: Harvard University Forest S. Num Pages: 80 pages, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; RGBL; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 6. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003446
- ISBN
- 9780674003446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.42
€ 12.42
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTD; RNK; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401169646
- ISBN
- 9789401169646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.94
€ 68.94
Paperback. Through a series of multidisciplinary readings, Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions contextualizes environmental ethics within the history of Western intellectual tradition and traces the development of theory since the 1970s. Editor(s): Keller, David R. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176385
- ISBN
- 9781405176385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Hardback. Through a series of multidisciplinary readings, Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions contextualizes environmental ethics within the history of Western intellectual tradition and traces the development of theory since the 1970s. Editor(s): Keller, David R. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176392
- ISBN
- 9781405176392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.32
€ 120.32
Paperback. A personal interpretation of the impact of the Chernobyl disaster both in the Soviet Union and the West, examining the environmental consequences, Soviet media coverage, reconstruction of life in the disaster zone (including the city built for Chernobyl workers) and safety changes in the industry. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFFC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333481981
- ISBN
- 9780333481981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. This volume highlights the problems of the environment and industry in Ukraine from 1985 to 1990. The main theme of the book is the close link between the damage to nature and the growth of political activism and patriotism in Ukraine. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPN; JPQB; KCB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333492604
- ISBN
- 9780333492604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. This volume highlights the problems of the environment and industry in Ukraine from 1985 to 1990. The main theme of the book is the close link between the damage to nature and the growth of political activism and patriotism in Ukraine. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349108824
- ISBN
- 9781349108824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations; 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393346244
- ISBN
- 9780393346244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. This book provides a discussion of kelp species and forest ecology worldwide, with considerations of human uses and abuses, management and conservation, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, 95 b/w illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278868
- ISBN
- 9780520278868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.77€ 58.34
€ 74.77
€ 58.34
Paperback. Barker has been acclaimed as 'England's greatest living dramatist' in The Times and as 'the Shakespeare of our age' by Sarah Kane. His uniquely stylish work brings together startlingly original forms of classical discipline, moral ruthlessness and catastrophic eroticism. This study considers the full range of his theatrical achievements. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; DSBH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349544363
- ISBN
- 9781349544363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardback. Discusses distinctive corner of California - its desert, the driest and hottest environment in North America. This title illuminates the desert's intriguing flora and fauna as he explores a controversial, unresolved scientific debate about the origin and evolution of its unusual ecosystems. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PS; RBX; RGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256163
- ISBN
- 9780520256163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.25
€ 41.99
€ 30.25