Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River, setting off a firestorm of protest. This work tells the epic story of the first major environmental battle of the 20th century. Num Pages: 332 pages, 28 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313093
- ISBN
- 9780195313093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.73
€ 59.73
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JHB; RGB; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176307
- ISBN
- 9780691176307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSR; KCS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521521
- ISBN
- 9781137521521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803246898
- ISBN
- 9780803246898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.81
€ 39.81
Paperback. Two globally respected geomorphologists explain the basics of landform science in 20 concepts. An accessible and student focused companion to the field. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473905757
- ISBN
- 9781473905757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.98
€ 42.99
€ 42.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 811.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306417337
- ISBN
- 9780306417337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 halftones, 107 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: PS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668307
- ISBN
- 9780226668307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.25
€ 52.99
€ 41.25
Hardback. The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. This book demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138985
- ISBN
- 9780691138985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardcover. What do we really know about the Greens in Australia? Is the party really just an extension of the environment movement, or has it matured to a professional party, capable of taking on the "big boys"? This book represents an important effort to come to grips with this question, by talking to the people who make the party tick. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPL; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522867947
- ISBN
- 9780522867947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.09
€ 60.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 271. BIC Classification: RNF; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488641
- ISBN
- 9780801488641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.32
€ 27.32
Paperback. This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780873327732
- ISBN
- 9780873327732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Hardcover. An introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, this book explains the science behind some of the critical environmental controversies. It covers both the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere with an account of relevant aspects of ocean science and treats atmospheric science and the climate as an integrated whole. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 color plates. 290 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006918
- ISBN
- 9780691006918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.11€ 108.47
€ 144.11
€ 108.47
hardcover. Well suited as an introduction to the subject for engineers, this book assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and the material has been selected to introduce the reader to the important ideas and applications. It describes the atmospheric boundary layer, and introduces the thermodynamic and fluid kinematic considerations. Editor(s): Azad, Ram S. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 590 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792321873
- ISBN
- 9780792321873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.96
€ 248.96
Paperback. The book is a moderately advanced text dealing with the physics and dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer. Series Editor(s): Dessler, Alexander J.; Houghton, John T.; Rycroft, Michael J. Series: Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 117 b/w illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: PBWH; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521467452
- ISBN
- 9780521467452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198722038
- ISBN
- 9780198722038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The Atmosphere and Ocean is a fully revised and updated student friendly physical introduction to the atmosphere and ocean. Now in its Third Edition, the book continues to provide students with an accessible description of the atmosphere and ocean with emphasis on their physical properties and inter-dependence. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white tables, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470694688
- ISBN
- 9780470694688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.33
€ 70.33
Flexibound. Includes 366 digitally modified maps known as cartograms that depict the areas and countries of the world by their demographic importance on a range of topics, ranging from basic data on population, health, wealth and occupation to how many toys we import and who's eating their vegetables. Num Pages: 416 pages, 382 colour images. BIC Classification: GBC; GBGM; RGC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 273 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1960.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500288535
- ISBN
- 9780500288535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.00
€ 29.99
€ 20.00
Hardback. Suitable for those who are concerned about the natural world, this guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues features 79 full-color maps and other graphics paired with an informative, inviting discussion of major trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Num Pages: 272 pages, 229 color illustrations, 6 b/w photographs, 40 line illustrations, 79 maps. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262560
- ISBN
- 9780520262560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06€ 46.32
€ 59.06
€ 46.32
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
€ 24.99€ 22.89
€ 24.99
€ 22.89
Hardcover. * First book to review all information on Atlantic salmon genetics * Sponsored by Atlantic Salmon Trust and European Union * International team of contributing authors * Carefully integrated and edited landmark title. Editor(s): Stradmeyer, Lee; Nielsen, J.L.; Verspoor, Eric. Num Pages: 520 pages, 145 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW1; RNKH; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115827
- ISBN
- 9781405115827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.56
€ 251.56