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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Hardback. The marine Eocene-Oligocene transition of 34 million years ago was a critical turning point in Earth's climatic history, when the warm, high-diversity 'greenhouse' world of the early Eocene ceded to the glacial, 'icehouse' conditions of the early Oligocene. This book surveys the advances in stratigraphic and paleontological research. Editor(s): Prothero, Donald R.; Ivany, Linda C.; Nesbitt, Elizabeth A. Num Pages: 560 pages, 186 line, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127165
ISBN
9780231127165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.72

Paperback. By focusing on a set of critical issues and case studies, this book explores of the polarized debate over production-oriented forestry and the chances of achieving forest conservation through sustainable management. Editor(s): Zarin, Daniel J.; Alavalapati, Janaki R. R.; Putz, Frances E.; Schmink, Marianne. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129077
ISBN
9780231129077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.55

Hardback. This book places into modern context the information by which North American mammalian paleontologists recognize, divide, calibrate, and discuss intervals of mammalian evolution known as North American Land Mammal Ages. Editor(s): Woodburne, Michael O. Num Pages: 400 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130400
ISBN
9780231130400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.88

Hardback. Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, this book addresses issues such as preservation of wilderness, expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers formative forces of gender, race, and class. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 43 black and white figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140348
ISBN
9780231140348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.79

Paperback. An informative--and beautiful--exploration of the life and history of a city through its maps. Editor(s): Krieger, Alex; Cobb, David. Num Pages: 292 pages, 100 colour and 137 b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; RGS; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 305 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262611732
ISBN
9780262611732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Bradley, Gordon A. Num Pages: 235 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: RNF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295974392
ISBN
9780295974392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: KJM; RNKH; TVT; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295974750
ISBN
9780295974750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Paperback. Talks about how we can develop community and create convivial and sustainable places in the face of disjointed and fast-paced growth. This work offers strategies for reclaiming and repairing our neighborhoods and cities, which are increasingly dominated by fear and disintegration and the automobile. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 80 photos. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975900
ISBN
9780295975900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.80

Paperback. Author Stephen Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers. "Stephen Pyne is a great storyteller, and here he weaves as fine a tale as one could imagine about a phenomenon as seemingly ordinary as fire".--NATURAL HISTORY. A Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book. 14 photos. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 548 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JKSW2; RNF; TNKF; TVR; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976778
ISBN
9780295976778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.95

Paperback. Addresses the need for a solid understanding of fluvial processes and aquatic ecology in order to predict both river and salmonid response to restoration projects. This volume will be of interest to geomorphologists, aquatic biologists, civil engineers, planners, and all those interested in the interface of science and policy. Editor(s): Montgomery, David; Bolton, Susan; Booth, Derek; Wall, Leslie. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982953
ISBN
9780295982953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.32

Paperback. Examines the negotiations and controversies that took place during the planning and construction of The Dalles Dam and the profound impact the project had on both the Indian community of Celilo Village and the non-Indian town of The Dalles, intertwined with local concerns that affected the entire American West. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985466
ISBN
9780295985466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Discusses how ecology activists in Slovakia generated a social movement that led to political dialogue about freedom, ethnicity, and power. This work explains why Slovakia's ecology movement, so strong under socialism, fell apart so rapidly despite the persistence of serious ecological maladies in the region. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; JPW; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988566
ISBN
9780295988566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.23

Paperback. For over two hundred years, the Catskill Mountains have been repeatedly and dramatically transformed by New York City. This book shows the transformation of the Catskills landscape as a collaborative process, one in which local and urban hands, capital, and ideas have come together to reshape the mountains and the communities therein. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990149
ISBN
9780295990149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.92

Paperback. Explores the human geography of the city and region to examine why Seattle is Seattle Editor(s): Brown, Michael P.; Morrill, Richard L. Series: A Samuel and Anthea Stroum Book. Num Pages: 140 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990910
ISBN
9780295990910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.58

Paperback. Selections from an intelligent, provocative magazine for thoughtful readers who are searching for new ways to understand many of the major issues of our time Editor(s): Harrison, Penny H. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RNA; RNKH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991078
ISBN
9780295991078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 93 colour illustrations, 3 maps, 93 color illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: AGN; AJ; HBJK; RBKF; WNW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295996653
ISBN
9780295996653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BM; HBTB; RNFF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999388
ISBN
9780295999388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780389203582
ISBN
9780389203582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470147757
ISBN
9780470147757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 207.92

Paperback. There is a growing recognition from academia, government, the private sectors, and the non-governmental sectors that integrated thinking and problem-solving across disciplinary boundaries is required to effectively address societal impacts issues in meteorology and hydrology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470669846
ISBN
9780470669846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.63

Hardback. The Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generation. John s keen interest in understanding landform processes and evolution was furthered through a variety of methods and informed across a range of disciplinary boundaries. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470711217
ISBN
9780470711217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.04

Hardback. This advanced economic geography text recognizes the emerging trend of global economic integration and stresses topics such as international trade and international finance. It contains information on the locational characteristics of finance and investment in general. Num Pages: 387 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KC; RGCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471524410
ISBN
9780471524410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.91

Paperback. Practical measures to reduce the impacts of development on terrestrial wildlife, promoting ecologically sustainable development. Editor(s): Gleeson, James; Gleeson, Deborah. Num Pages: 248 pages, Photographs, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing Australia
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780643100329
ISBN
9780643100329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.60

Paperback. Captures the diversity of birds, and illuminates their conservation status around the world. This title features maps that show where birds are found, both by country and terrain, and reveal how a variety of behavioral adaptations - from flight and feeding to nest building and song - have enabled them to thrive in various habitats on Earth. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RG; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149493
ISBN
9780691149493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.45

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