Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of Acts of God. With 32 pages of new material, including a new preface and new chapter on Hurricane Katrina, this is a natural answer to reader demands for thought-provoking and insightful disussion on who and what factors were responsible for the disaster in New Orleans. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309683
- ISBN
- 9780195309683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Paperback. Viewing the way of life in rich countries as unsustainable, this book looks at the forms a sustainable society might take. It shows that practical and attractive alternatives exist. The author also discusses examples of alternative communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: GTF; J; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly foxed endpapers. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013037
- ISBN
- 9781856492768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. This text examines different ways in which social scientists study environmental change and environmental problems. The history and geography of the relationship between environment and society is explored, as well as social dilemmas and cultural considerations faced when confronting issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789056991258
- ISBN
- 9789056991258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 133 pages, 72 tables, 25 illus & 20 photos. BIC Classification: RB. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631174759
- ISBN
- 9781631174759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.11€ 172.23
€ 253.11
€ 172.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621007296
- ISBN
- 9781621007296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.20€ 83.50
€ 121.20
€ 83.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; DSB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780816691586
- ISBN
- 9780816691586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover. This comprehensive and accessible guide to risk assessment, management and governance approaches the topic from two angles, explaining new insights and enabling a synthesis of the engineering, statistical and social science perspectives on risk management. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 278 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; KJMV6; RNF; TBN; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642139253
- ISBN
- 9783642139253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.42
€ 200.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Snyder, Carole. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: RGBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536102864
- ISBN
- 9781536102864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.45€ 88.07
€ 116.45
€ 88.07
Hardcover. Surveying and mapping activities of the soil conservation services are major applications for GIS, GPS, and remote sensing. This book approaches soil erosion from a systems perspective, putting the causes and effects or erosion in context, and discusses the social and economic impact of soil erosion. Num Pages: 352 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471383697
- ISBN
- 9780471383697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.25
€ 234.25
Hardback. This book aims to provide a stimulating overview of the settlement history of Ireland from prehistory to modern times. The contributors analyze issues such as settlement change and distribution within the environment. Editor(s): Barry, Terry B. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFC; JHBD; LBH; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0019223
- ISBN
- 9780415182089
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 24.00
€ 24.00
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607962
- ISBN
- 9780691607962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.60
€ 104.58
€ 79.60
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636474
- ISBN
- 9780691636474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.38€ 198.76
€ 267.38
€ 198.76
Hardcover. The mountain environment provides a common ground for the diverse modes of engagement and mediation. By attempting to understand the meaning of Muir's assertion that "going to the mountains is going home," the author points us toward a practice of integrated reading, scholarship, teaching, and writing that is adequate to our environmental crisis. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: RN; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327969
- ISBN
- 9780820327969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970526
- ISBN
- 9780674970526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.93
€ 45.99
€ 37.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCM; KJC; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948528
- ISBN
- 9780817948528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.68
€ 20.68
Paperback. Anderson, a senior fellow at Stanford U.'s Hoover Institution think tank, and his co-contributors respond to "doomsayers" who "contend that (economic) growth will ultimately deplete natural resources and destroy the environment." They offer arguments for why economic growth actually improves environmental quality, given the right incentives, and ex Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KC; LN; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817944827
- ISBN
- 9780817944827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.22
€ 21.22
Hardcover. Saving the environment through free market enterprise Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948511
- ISBN
- 9780817948511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.76
€ 31.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Liu, Terry V. Num Pages: 236 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: KNSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210587
- ISBN
- 9781600210587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.68€ 119.84
€ 174.68
€ 119.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Matthewson, Terry. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218918
- ISBN
- 9781633218918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.88€ 132.34
€ 194.88
€ 132.34
Hardcover. Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems is the first comprehensive review to deal with fundamental concepts and models, speciation measurements and field applications in metal speciation and bioavailability in aquatic environments. Editor(s): Tessier, Andre; Turner, David R. Series: Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471958307
- ISBN
- 9780471958307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 938.41
€ 938.41
Hardback. If coastal oceanography were to be defined, it would be "the study that quantitatively makes clear the material transport in the coastal sea area". This text clarifies the quantitative material transport processes in the coastal sea area, mainly from a physical viewpoint. Series: Ocean Sciences Research (Closed). Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358954
- ISBN
- 9780792358954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Paperback. Previous edition by Bruce M. Beehler, Thane K. Pratt, and Dale A. Zimmerman. Illustrator(s): Anderton, John C.; Kokay, Szabolcs. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 635 maps. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095639
- ISBN
- 9780691095639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.15
€ 53.48
€ 42.15
Hardback. Hawaii's forest bird community is the most insular and most endangered in the world and serves as a case study for threatened species globally. Ten have disappeared, nine are critically endangered, and even common species are in decline. This book describes the research and conservation efforts to save Hawaii's forest birds. Editor(s): Pratt, Thane K.; Atkinson, Carter T.; Banko, Mr. Paul C.; Jacobi, James D.; Woodworth, Ms. Bethany L. Num Pages: 640 pages, 97 black-&-white illustrations + 32 colour images. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSVW6; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141085
- ISBN
- 9780300141085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.45
€ 95.07
€ 72.45
Hardback. The story of Glenn's heroic return to orbit, including his preparation, the shuttle's transmissions from space, and the landing. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTP; RGR; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563525254
- ISBN
- 9781563525254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.53
€ 26.99
€ 25.53