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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. This is a provocative look at contemporary conflicts--wars taking place in resource rich countries filled with impoverished people. It focuses on three key resources: oil, diamonds, and timber. Th author is critical of the role of developed countries in such conflicts and offers solutions to end the plunder of Africa and Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBWS; JWA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041454
ISBN
9781849041454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. Extinction: not the end of the world? is a highly readable introduction to the causes of extinction, the different types of extinction and how relevant it is to the world today. Ideal for those who are new to the subject, it is fully illustrated with colour diagrams and photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages, Colour photographs and diagrams throughout. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 280 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093211
ISBN
9780565093211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPW; JWLP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629633855
ISBN
9781629633855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. Captain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. This new edition of his Journals publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication. Editor(s): Jones, Max. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 halftones, diagrams, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BJ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536801
ISBN
9780199536801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. The calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. The author examines first-hand accounts of men and women throughout the world describing what they saw and suffered during a sequence of political, economic and social crises that stretched from 1618 to the 1680s. Num Pages: 904 pages, 28 col illus + 55 figs. BIC Classification: HBG; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208634
ISBN
9780300208634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. This edited book examines why what happens in Detroit matters for other cities around the world. Bridging academic and non-academic voices, contributions from many of the leading scholars on Detroit are joined by some of the city's most influential writers, planners, artists and activists. Editor(s): Doucet, Brian. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447327875
ISBN
9781447327875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile. Showing exceptional courage and resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, Samuel Baker, David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley risked their lives and their reputations in the name of this quest. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249763
ISBN
9780571249763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 249 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Familius LLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942934707
ISBN
9781942934707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.46

Hardcover. Covers groundwater's role in the hydrologic cycle and in water supply, contamination, and construction issues. This book is suitable for students and instructors in the geosciences (with focuses in hydrology, hydrogeology, and environmental science), and as a reference work for professional researchers. Num Pages: 692 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBKF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Publisher
Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780123847058
ISBN
9780123847058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.51

Paperback. In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSVW7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988146
ISBN
9780295988146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138195721
ISBN
9781138195721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; BTC; JKVP1; JPW; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350780
ISBN
9781783350780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback.
Publisher
Ovolo Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Rev Ex
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905959143
ISBN
9781905959143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNBP; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771640763
ISBN
9781771640763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; RGBS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
20 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938486883
ISBN
9781938486883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Ekstrom, Karin M. Num Pages: 254 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 5 black. BIC Classification: RNH; TQSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138797260
ISBN
9781138797260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. An insightful introduction to one ofthe most unpredictable forces on Earth. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687251
ISBN
9781851687251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747577270
ISBN
9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509503988
ISBN
9781509503988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.31

Hardcover.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909005716
ISBN
9781909005716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

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