Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. This book explores human adaptation to mountain systems using a range of viewpoints, including anthropology, ecology, and geography. It examines human effects on mountain systems, particularly in regard to human-caused climate change. Editor(s): Lozny, Ludomir R. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 420 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489994851
- ISBN
- 9781489994851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Hardback. Focuses on the idea of sustainable development, asking what conditions are necessary for humanity to achieve continued improvement in standards of living. This book reviews issues of demographic change and environmental protection in sketching out the means of managing the Earth's fragile ecosystem in the decades to come. Editor(s): Micklin, Michael; Poston, Dudley L., Jr. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306456107
- ISBN
- 9780306456107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.91
€ 69.91
paperback. The author of this work was inspired by the need to develop a truly evolutionary vision of human culture and society. The text began as the Terry Lectures, given at Yale University in 1957. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765806048
- ISBN
- 9780765806048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Paperback. Yangtze finless porpoises are the only fresh-water porpoises in the world, their habitat confined to the Yangtze River system, including Poyang Lake. This is the only publication to assess their threatened economic value using the contingent valuation method. Num Pages: 252 pages, 64 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JM; K; PBT; RN; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795716
- ISBN
- 9789400795716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Hardback. Yangtze finless porpoises are the only fresh-water porpoises in the world, their habitat confined to the Yangtze River system, including Poyang Lake. This is the only publication to assess their threatened economic value using the contingent valuation method. Num Pages: 252 pages, 64 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCN; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727649
- ISBN
- 9789400727649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.17
€ 120.17
Paperback. The NE Pacific Ocean is considered the birthplace of many fundamental ideas for modern plate tectonics theory. In this work, the orogenic belts of this region are discussed in a single, internally consistent tectonic concept. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSP; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540608424
- ISBN
- 9783540608424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.52
€ 63.52
Hardback. Provides a review and synthesizes the accomplishments of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program. More importantly, this title defines opportunities for scientific advancement through future drilling projects addressing a broad range of disciplines in the Earth Sciences. Editor(s): Harms, Ulrich E.; Koeberl, Christian; Zoback, Mark D. Num Pages: 366 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540687771
- ISBN
- 9783540687771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.01
€ 183.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Okaya, David; Stern, Tim; Davey, Fred. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875904405
- ISBN
- 9780875904405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.15
€ 144.15
Paperback. Editor(s): MacDougall, J.D. Series: Petrology and Structural Geology. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184583
- ISBN
- 9789048184583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.09
€ 181.09
Hardback. Editor(s): MacDougall, J.D. Series: Petrology and Structural Geology. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027728067
- ISBN
- 9789027728067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.23
€ 187.23
Hardback. From the point of view of geological structure and evolution, Morocco is uniquely fascinating. This heavily-illustrated book presents new information gleaned from the vast amount of research conducted on Morocco's geology in recent decades. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 426 pages, 235 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBM; RBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540770756
- ISBN
- 9783540770756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.55
€ 234.55
Paperback. From the point of view of geological structure and evolution, Morocco is uniquely fascinating. This heavily-illustrated book presents new information gleaned from the vast amount of research conducted on Morocco's geology in recent decades. Editor(s): Michard, Andre; Saddiqi, Omar; Chalouan, Ahmed; Lamotte, Dominique de Frizon. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 426 pages, 235 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642095818
- ISBN
- 9783642095818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 233.69
€ 233.69
Paperback. A story of adventure and aspiration in the high peaks that makes a vivid case for the importance of mountains to American national identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RGBS; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353761
- ISBN
- 9780393353761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
Hardback. Contextualizing Disaster argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Editor(s): Button, Gregory V.; Schuller, Mark. Series: Catastrophes in Context. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHB; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332807
- ISBN
- 9781785332807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.01
€ 152.01
Hardback. Contesting the Indian City features a collection of cutting-edge empirical studies that offer insights into issues of politics, equity, and space relating to urban development in modern India. Editor(s): Shatkin, Gavin. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444367041
- ISBN
- 9781444367041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.06
€ 78.06
Paperback. Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPWD; JPWF; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209077
- ISBN
- 9780520209077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547565
- ISBN
- 9780813547565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.25
€ 39.25
Paperback. Introduces the players and events that have shaped the region and its use, from early settlers and loggers to preservationists, year-round residents, and developers. This book includes a comprehensive account of the Pataki years, an era of conservation triumphs combined with unprecedented pressures on the region's ecological integrity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 69 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609049
- ISBN
- 9780815609049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.24
€ 23.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. Contested Spaces of Early America is a wide-ranging, eclectic volume that seeks to reconcile the parallel histories and historiographies of European and Indian spaces created throughout the hemisphere during the colonial era. Editor(s): Barr, Juliana; Countryman, Edward. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 444 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL; RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223996
- ISBN
- 9780812223996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.42
€ 46.99
€ 46.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Engels, Bettina; Dietz, Kristina. Series: Development, Justice and Citizenship. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; KNAT; PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137588104
- ISBN
- 9781137588104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.27
€ 150.27