Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. The last 20,000 years has seen our world flip from icehouse to greenhouse, provoking earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic outbursts. Like a giant stirring from a long sleep, the Earth beneath our feet tossed and turned. Bill McGuire argues that climate change is once more setting the scene for the giant to reawaken, and we can already see the signs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678754
- ISBN
- 9780199678754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
Hardback. Reveals that it is seductively deceptive - and horribly misleading - to call such catastrophes "natural." This book presents a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNK; TNFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479825387
- ISBN
- 9781479825387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.93
€ 43.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Knox, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1590.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- With a Foreword by Richard Flo ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157818
- ISBN
- 9780691157818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.64
€ 54.99
€ 48.64
Paperback. A fascinating history of seven Victorian London cemeteries - 'works of art', created as much for the living as they were for the dead. Num Pages: 160 pages, 195 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454. London's First Landscaped Cemeteries. 160 pages, 195 b&w illustrations. A fascinating history of seven Victorian London cemeteries - 'works of art', created as much for the living as they were for the dead. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; RNP. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 11. Weight: 376.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445600383
- ISBN
- 9781445600383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.15
€ 30.15
Paperback. This is a comprehensive update of this popular and practical introduction to savannah ecology, examining a range of ecological issues including population regulation, species interactions, food webs, biodiversity and conservation. Series: Biology of Habitats. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; PSTS; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198702719
- ISBN
- 9780198702719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.84
€ 102.84
Hardback. The North Atlantic continues to be an area of international strategic significance regionally and globally. This study explores the strong processes of sovereignty, as well as new independent states and micro-proto-states that are forming in the region. Editor(s): Heininen, Lassi. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSD; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470713
- ISBN
- 9781137470713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardback. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 174 pages, 820 black & white illustrations, 311 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 305 co. BIC Classification: HDW; JHM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401774307
- ISBN
- 9789401774307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.95€ 114.41
€ 118.95
€ 114.41
Paperback. Comprehensive guide to studying gender and mobility, unpacking key themes and theoretical approaches, ranging from queer studies, global political economy, migration and border studies, feminist policy analysis, research on violence and feminist security studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786602688
- ISBN
- 9781786602688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Snowdonia has a great story to tell, of ancient oceans, mountains, volcanoes and climate change. The mountain landscape of Snowdonia is the result of everything that has happenend to it over geological time - the product of the ancient landscapes that went before it, and fragments of which are preserved by rocks and landforms within the landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 130 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; RGBS; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456. 192 pages, 130 colour photographs. Snowdonia has a great story to tell, of ancient oceans, mountains, volcanoes and climate change. The mountain landscape of Snowdonia is the result of everything that has happenend to it over geological time - the product of the ancient landscapes that went before it, and fragments of which are preserved by rocks and landforms within the landscape. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; RGBS; WNR. Dimension: 236 x 175 x 11. Weight: 458.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861269287
- ISBN
- 9781861269287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.69
€ 21.99
€ 20.69
Paperback. Troubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JHMC; RBKF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552456
- ISBN
- 9780742552456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.49
€ 48.99
€ 47.49
Paperback. The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age-the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPA; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545038
- ISBN
- 9780674545038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.80
€ 27.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. The most recent edition of David Waugh's popular A Level Geography text, offering comprehensive, global and in-depth coverage. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; RG. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 274 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1796.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408504079
- ISBN
- 9781408504079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.18
€ 92.18
Hardback. This book explores the emerging forms and functions of contemporary mobile borders. It deals with issues of security, technology, migration and cooperation while addressing the epistemological and political questions that they raise. The 'borderities' approach illuminates the question of how borders can be the site of both power and counter-power. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 maps, 2 colour illustrations, 11 black & white illustrations, 6 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468840
- ISBN
- 9781137468840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166843
- ISBN
- 9780231166843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.70
€ 52.89
€ 42.70
Paperback. Long at the margins of global affairs, the Arctic now finds itself at the frontline of issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century. This title weaves together the history of the region with reportage and reflection, revealing a vast and complex area, loaded with opportunity and rich in challenges. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; HBJQ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523536
- ISBN
- 9780099523536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Student-focused, robust teaching package, with a strong illustration programme, now including references to software and databases and two new chapters. Num Pages: 644 pages, 6 b/w illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1372. 642 pages, 6 b/w illus. 45 tables. Student-focused, robust teaching package, with a strong illustration programme, now including references to software and databases and two new chapters. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNK. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 30. Weight: 1340.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 644
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521702713
- ISBN
- 9780521702713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.33
€ 78.33
Hardcover. 688 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Suitable for osteologists, archaeologists, anatomists, forensic scientists and paleontologists, this book offers practical information on accurately identifying, recovering, and analysing and reporting on human skeletal remains and on making correct deductions from those remains. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HDW; MFC; MMQ; RBX. Dimension: 278 x 221 x 42. Weight: 2390.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123741349
- ISBN
- 9780123741349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.09
€ 101.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780131789333
- ISBN
- 9780131789333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Tells the story of the hundreds of conquistadors who set sail on the precarious journey across the Atlantic - taking with them wheat, the horse, the guitar and the wheel as well as guns, malaria and slaves - to create an empire that made Spain the envy of the world. Num Pages: 816 pages, 24 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034485
- ISBN
- 9780141034485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. * New edition reflects numerous advances in understanding of geological history of UK in last decade. * New material on paleontological history * New Chapter on effects of Geology on human settlement, land use , industry and so on *'Hot topic' boxes to show impact of global events (ie. Editor(s): Woodcock, Nigel H.; Strachan, Rob. Num Pages: 456 pages, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 193 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193818
- ISBN
- 9781405193818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780273716
- ISBN
- 9781780273716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. What is Geography? Geography is a fundamental fascination with, and a crucial method for, understanding the way the world works. This title offers readers a short and highly accessible account of the ideas and concepts constituting geography. Num Pages: 168 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412918695
- ISBN
- 9781412918695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.09
€ 52.09
Paperback. 'Into Africa' traces the journeys of Livingstone and Stanley - Livingstone's search for the Nile's source, leaving him alone, far from civilization; and Stanley's search for Livingstone, which sees his awakening to the beauty of Africa. This book is a fascinating window on the golden age of exploration. Num Pages: 416 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814477
- ISBN
- 9780553814477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33