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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. Looks at Virginia's status as the second-largest importer of trash in the United States and uses it as a touchstone for exploring the many controversies around trash generation and disposal. This book examines the garbage issue from a number of perspectives - including considering the links between environmental justice and trash management. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 b&w photographs, 7 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928258
ISBN
9780813928258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118795385
ISBN
9781118795385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 51.74

Hardback. Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century provides an introduction to ocean forecasting, a maturing field which remains an active area of research. The text provides a discussion of ocean predictability, observing system design, high resolution ocean modelling and ocean data assimilation. Editor(s): Schiller, Andreas; Brassington, Gary B. Num Pages: 745 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400703315
ISBN
9789400703315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844074907
ISBN
9781844074907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712668071
ISBN
9780712668071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. This book develops an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban studies and urban theory. It analyzes land, rent theory, and the modern city, using Singapore as a case study. It examines the question of land from a variety of perspectives and incorporates discussion of the modern real estate market. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118827673
ISBN
9781118827673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.37

Paperback. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 446 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606. The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. 446 pages, illustrations. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight: 596.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275829
ISBN
9780520275829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. The most thorough and up -to -date survey of dinosaurs available Illustrator(s): Walters, Bob. Editor(s): Brett-Surman, Michael K.; Holtz Jnr., Dr. Thomas R.; Farlow, James O. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 32 color illus., 485 b&w illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 217 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2956.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
1128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357014
ISBN
9780253357014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.43

Paperback. This book combines film studies with environmental history and politics, aiming to establish a cultural criticism informed by 'green' thought. David Ingram argues that Hollywood cinema has largely perpetuated romantic attitudes to nature and has played an important ideological role in the 'greenwashing' of ecological discourses. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896092
ISBN
9780859896092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

Paperback. Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and developing a progressive international urbanism. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192811
ISBN
9781405192811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Paperback. Collects the accounts that provide a narrative of the author's voyages in the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442175
ISBN
9780140442175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. This book takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. Series: Modules in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: RB; RG; RNP; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471985617
ISBN
9780471985617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.89

Hardback. Focusing on S.E. Asia, the economics of climate change and the relationship between climate change and economic development, this book examines the region's vulnerability to the impact of climate change, forecasts environmental and economic outcomes and opportunities these factors provide for policy actions towards alleviating this vulnerability. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; KCM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542792
ISBN
9780230542792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Hardcover. The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island's baobad trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. This book helps you explore these land animal extinctions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 colour plates, 87 halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143972
ISBN
9780226143972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.88

Paperback. This second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671450
ISBN
9780470671450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.41

Paperback. This book provides a concise introduction to the economic theory of environmental policy and natural resource management. Nathaniel Keohane and Sheila Olmstead begin with an overview of environmental economics before exploring topics including cost-benefit analysis, market failures and successes, and economic growth and sustainability. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610916073
ISBN
9781610916073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.28

Paperback. The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. This title offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150284
ISBN
9780691150284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and sediments that make up glacial landscapes. Editor(s): Bennett, Matthew M.; Glasser, Neil F. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470516911
ISBN
9780470516911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.55

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JFD; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 120. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628925586
ISBN
9781628925586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.50

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Edition
1980th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853349167
ISBN
9780853349167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.51
€ 95.55

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