Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. From antiquity onwards people have opted to live near rivers and major watercourses. This volume explores rivers as facilitators of movement through landscapes, and it investigates the reasons for living near a river, as well as the role of the river in the human landscape. Editor(s): Vianello, Andrea. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. BIC Classification: HDA; HDDA; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 300 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784911782
- ISBN
- 9781784911782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.28
€ 100.28
Hardback. Daniel Haines uncovers the history of one of the most important factors in relations between these two South Asian powers -- water Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047166
- ISBN
- 9781849047166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.12
€ 46.99
€ 42.12
Paperback. Traces the emergence of the mammoth US flood management system, which is overseen by the federal government but implemented in conjunction with state governments and local contractors and levee districts. This book shows how the system initially developed as a response to the demands of farmers and business elite in outlying territories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBP; RNK; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337737
- ISBN
- 9780822337737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Provides an analysis of British rivers, exploring the physical formation of rivers; the characteristics of environments; analysis of the social, economic, and cultural uses and associations of rivers; and examination of the problems of river management. This book is illustrated, and includes an appendix of key facts about British rivers. Editor(s): Pooley, Colin. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b/w, 122 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RBKF; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780. 256 pages, 50 b/w, 122 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Pooley, Colin. Provides an analysis of British rivers, exploring the physical formation of rivers; the characteristics of environments; analysis of the social, economic, and cultural uses and associations of rivers; and examination of the problems of river management. This book is illustrated, and includes an appendix of key facts about British rivers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; RBKF; RGB. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight: 780.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859361207
- ISBN
- 9781859361207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ramsey, Greig; McHugh, Seoras. Num Pages: 206 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RBK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607414377
- ISBN
- 9781607414377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.23€ 126.41
€ 184.23
€ 126.41
Hardcover. River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences. It recognises that the sustainable management of contemporary rivers will increasingly require new ways of characterising them to enable engagement with the diverse range of stakeholders. Editor(s): Gilvear, David J.; Greenwood, Malcolm T.; Thoms, Martin C.; Wood, Paul J. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119994343
- ISBN
- 9781119994343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.21
€ 154.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNA; RNC; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161312
- ISBN
- 9780231161312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNA; RNC; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161305
- ISBN
- 9780231161305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.60€ 80.20
€ 104.60
€ 80.20
Hardcover. India is killing the Ganges, and the Ganges in turn is killing India. Victor Mallet traces the holy river from source to mouth, and from ancient times to the present day, to find that the battle to rescue what is arguably the world's most important river is far from lost. Num Pages: 336 pages, Approx. 20 colour illustrations and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJ; HBJF; HBTP; RNPG; RNT; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198786177
- ISBN
- 9780198786177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.45
€ 40.45
Hardcover. Editor(s): Elliot, Hannah S.; Martin, Lucas E. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612091457
- ISBN
- 9781612091457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 400.56€ 271.17
€ 400.56
€ 271.17
This book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management. Editor(s): Boon, Philip; Raven, Paul. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 253 x 25. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470682081
- ISBN
- 9780470682081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Hardcover. Editor(s): Molina, Daniel A. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, colour li. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613241486
- ISBN
- 9781613241486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.77€ 116.07
€ 168.77
€ 116.07
Using river basin case studies in a variety of contexts, this book provides an overview of how societies have gradually developed their water resources and furthers our understanding of how such resources can be managed successfully or unsuccessfully. Editor(s): Molle, Francois; Wester, P. Series: Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 71 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; RBKF; RNF; TVDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935382
- ISBN
- 9781845935382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.12
€ 147.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Favaloro, David. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628089363
- ISBN
- 9781628089363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.17€ 129.44
€ 190.17
€ 129.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634638517
- ISBN
- 9781634638517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 242.47€ 181.60
€ 242.47
€ 181.60
Paperback. How, then, do people decide which risks to take and which to ignore? On what basis are certain dangers guarded against and others relegated to secondary status? This book explores how we decide what risks to take and which to ignore, both as individuals and as a culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324. An Essay on the Selection of Technological and Environmental Dangers. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: RNP. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight: 338.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520050631
- ISBN
- 9780520050631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Hardback. This book analyzes the role of local responses to natural disasters and conflict. Key issues such as the relationship between local and external knowledge in addressing disasters, the relevance of institutional and policy frameworks for community-based disaster response and the role of social capital and collective action are also addressed. Editor(s): Neef, Andreas; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781908204
- ISBN
- 9781781908204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.00
€ 198.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w illus., 5 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253025883
- ISBN
- 9780253025883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.97
€ 21.99
€ 20.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147385
- ISBN
- 9780231147385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32€ 102.01
€ 134.32
€ 102.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147392
- ISBN
- 9780231147392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.42
€ 50.99
€ 36.42