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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Helps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecological diversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of species richness and abundance. This book explores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing fresh perspectives to a field beset by contradictory views and advice. Num Pages: 264 pages, 263 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056330
- ISBN
- 9780632056330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.97
€ 72.97
Paperback. An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079013
- ISBN
- 9780231079013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Traces the long history of British and American involvements in the Middle East. This work argues that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that were profoundly colonial in nature. It traces the connections between geopolitics and the lives of ordinary people. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180906
- ISBN
- 9781577180906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13
Paperback. From the first recorded encounters with the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands in 1341 to Columbus' explorations in 1492 and Cabral's discovery of Brazil in 1500, western Europeans struggled to make sense of the existence of the people they met. This book explores the social lives of the inhabitants. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLC; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158212
- ISBN
- 9780300158212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. Freshwater ecosystems are under increasing pressure as human populations grow and the need for clean water intensifies. This book presents an introduction to scientific methodology and its application to the study of ecology. It also reviews several key concepts in freshwater ecology using a wide range of scientific studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 67. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052660
- ISBN
- 9780632052660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.94
€ 79.94
Hardcover. Research on the large array of tropical estuarine fishes has increased markedly in recent years and hence scientific knowledge about most aspects of these important fishesa biology and ecology is now catching up with that of their temperate equivalents. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 384 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; KNAF; PSVW1; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056552
- ISBN
- 9780632056552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.86
€ 286.86
Paperback. Helps you in understanding and managing the ecological impacts of recreational activities in wildlands. This book shows the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are both important - and often conflicting - objectives. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118397008
- ISBN
- 9781118397008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.23
€ 70.23
Paperback. As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance, however precarious. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509504626
- ISBN
- 9781509504626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Hardback. Provides a simple framework to organize the debate on what we should do for the future. This title outlines the basic theory of the discount rate and the various arguments that favor using a smaller discount rate for more distant cash flows. It offers a suitable framework for dynamic problems and decision making. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148762
- ISBN
- 9780691148762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
At Home on the Earth: Becoming Native to Our Place: A Multicultural An...
David Landis Barnhill (Ed.)
Paperback. Focuses on the possibilities of being at home on the earth: finding place, reinhabitation, and becoming native. This title includes essays that accentuate the links between culture and nature and speak to the loss of place and to being stewards of nature and of interdependent communities, be they in rural areas or urban neighborhoods. Editor(s): Barnhill, David Landis. Num Pages: 341 pages, 8 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: GT; RNA; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216846
- ISBN
- 9780520216846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.01
€ 34.99
€ 31.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342847
- ISBN
- 9780822342847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. These maps control behavior, regulating activities from flying to fishing, prohibiting students from one part of town from being schooled on the other, and banishing certain individuals and industries to the periphery. This title tackles this aspect of mapping. Num Pages: 216 pages, 63 halftones, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534688
- ISBN
- 9780226534688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.25
€ 24.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. Based on evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions - such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems - impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCZ; LAZ; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136042
- ISBN
- 9780691136042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.14
€ 53.29
€ 42.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Daniels, Justin A. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634832786
- ISBN
- 9781634832786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.92€ 214.97
€ 288.92
€ 214.97
Paperback. This collection examines the problems faced by refugees and recent migrants in accessing employment as well as the policy frameworks that address the labour market rights of refugees and economic migrants. Editor(s): McKay, Sonia. Num Pages: 278 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 30 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCF; KCL; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415807869
- ISBN
- 9780415807869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.46€ 50.45
€ 54.46
€ 50.45
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851994208
- ISBN
- 9780851994208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.04
€ 140.04
Hardback. Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society. Num Pages: 162 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 4 blac. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415840415
- ISBN
- 9780415840415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.62€ 156.76
€ 177.62
€ 156.76
Hardback. Series: Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. Num Pages: 215 pages, 10 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHB; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138805620
- ISBN
- 9781138805620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.86€ 141.97
€ 159.86
€ 141.97
Paperback. Transport in the twenty-first century represents a significant challenge at the global and the local scale. This title disentangles this modern issue in five parts, offering insights into: the nature of transport, the evolution of policy and planning, policy instruments, planning procedures, and the contemporary agenda. Series: The Natural and Built Environment Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 36 black & white tables, 69 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RPT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415469876
- ISBN
- 9780415469876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 66 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; PHDS; RGV; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319483047
- ISBN
- 9783319483047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86