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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
hardcover. Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in peri-urban areas. This book addresses these subjects. Editor(s): Drechsel, P.; Kunze, D. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTF; RBGB; TQ; TVKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- V9780851995489
- ISBN
- 9780851995489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349492664
- ISBN
- 9781349492664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.39€ 35.32
€ 53.39
€ 35.32
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
€ 30.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 45 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395108
- ISBN
- 9780888395108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.90
€ 20.99
€ 15.90
Hardcover. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europe. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. 388 pages, 19 ills, bibliog., index. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455048
- ISBN
- 9780857455048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.95
€ 162.95
Hardback. This book features a multidisciplinary focus on walking as a mode in the context of transportation, urban planning and health. Breaking down the silos, this book presents a multidisciplinary focus bringing together research from transport, public health and planning to show linkages and the variation in experience around the world. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH; RNU; RPT; TR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787146280
- ISBN
- 9781787146280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.80
€ 134.80
Paperback. This guide describes the geological history of Wales, the evolution of its structure, its stratigraphy and the nature of the rocks and processes that have shaped the Welsh landscape. Series: Regional Geology Guides. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKW; RBG; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 730. Series: Regional Geology Guides. 230 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). This guide describes the geological history of Wales, the evolution of its structure, its stratigraphy and the nature of the rocks and processes that have shaped the Welsh landscape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; RBG; RGS. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 15. Weight: 726.
- Publisher
- British Geological Survey
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852725849
- ISBN
- 9780852725849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Hardcover. In his notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. In the 160 years since his writings, warming temperatures have pushed blueberry flowering three weeks earlier. This book tracks the effects of a warming climate on Concord's plants and animals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; RNPG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226682686
- ISBN
- 9780226682686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Track the effects of a warming climate on Concord, Massachusetts' plants and animals. This book describes how warming temperatures have altered other aspects, from the dates when ice departs from Walden Pond in late winter, to the arrival of birds in the spring, to the populations of fish, salamanders, and butterflies that live in the woodlands. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272290
- ISBN
- 9780226272290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Hardcover. The author gives an account of his two years experience of the 'simple life' in the woods. In this book, he tells how he sought and found material and spiritual sustenance in the solitude of the cabin which he built for himself on the shore of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; RNA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151367
- ISBN
- 9781857151367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
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
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621002369
- ISBN
- 9781621002369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.57€ 52.40
€ 73.57
€ 52.40
Hardback. This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of land systems vulnerability assessment in Asia - fundamental to the understanding of the link between global change, environmental sustainability and human wellbeing. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118854952
- ISBN
- 9781118854952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Monaco, Andre. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848217041
- ISBN
- 9781848217041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.21
€ 180.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Schneider, Maryanne. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: PHK; RNFY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844772
- ISBN
- 9781634844772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.78€ 189.73
€ 252.78
€ 189.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300091236
- ISBN
- 9780300091236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212754
- ISBN
- 9780300212754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
€ 16.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: G; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631551
- ISBN
- 9780816631551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. On each of his three voyages, James Cook kept a log and his reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands. This work features an introduction by Robert Welsch. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897333160
- ISBN
- 9780897333160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.25
€ 19.25
paperback. Describes an astonishing era in which the English grew rapidly aware of the sheer size and strangeness of their world. It features the journeys of renowned adventurers with descriptions by other explorers and traders to reveal a nation beginning to dominate the seas, and is intended to assist navigation and trade. Editor(s): Beeching, Jack. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430738
- ISBN
- 9780140430738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. This is an account of the voyage of a mostly Hawaiian crew, in a reconstructed ancient double canoe, from Hawaii to New Zealand. They did this without the aid of navigational equipment, and with the aim of proving that their ancestors had done just the same thousands of years earlier. Illustrator(s): Rhodes, Richard. Num Pages: 401 pages, 84 figures, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JHM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080027
- ISBN
- 9780520080027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. A work in the emerging dialogue over sustainable living. It discusses happiness and living with balance. It illuminates the shift toward green ways of living growing around the world and shows the promise of a fresh pathway into the future. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061779268
- ISBN
- 9780061779268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.45
€ 18.99
€ 16.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Fuller, Jamir S. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624175619
- ISBN
- 9781624175619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.56€ 137.74
€ 200.56
€ 137.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460420
- ISBN
- 9781780460420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.31
€ 57.31