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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. These essays collected here, by both eminent and emerging scholars, engage interlocutors from Machiavelli to Arendt. Individually, they contribute compelling readings of important political thinkers and add fresh insights to debates in areas such as envir Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251421
ISBN
9780823251421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.20

Paperback. With chapters on the roles these forests play in carbon and nutrient cycling, sustaining biodiversity, providing timber and non-timber products, and integrated agriculture, this book offers an overview of successional and restoration pathways. It also underscores the need to conserve, and further study, regenerating tropical forests. Num Pages: 472 pages, 31 colour plates, 26 halftones, 31 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118079
ISBN
9780226118079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.03

Hardback. This volume covers the theories and practices of sea water intrusion in coastal aquifers. The subjects range from the physical background and mathematical theory, to technologies in geophysical and geochemical survey, monitoring, exploitation and restoration of aquifers, planning and management. Editor(s): Bear, Jacob; Cheng, A.; Sorek, S.; Ouazar, D.; Herrera, I. Series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media. Num Pages: 627 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792355731
ISBN
9780792355731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): White, Mathew R. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628086065
ISBN
9781628086065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.72
€ 115.01

Paperback. Explores the human geography of the city and region to examine why Seattle is Seattle Editor(s): Brown, Michael P.; Morrill, Richard L. Series: A Samuel and Anthea Stroum Book. Num Pages: 140 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990910
ISBN
9780295990910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.43

Hardback. Located where the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea converge, the Florida Keys are distinctive for their rich and varied marine fauna. The Keys are home to nearly sixty taxonomic families of bivalves such as clams and mussels - roughly half the world's bivalve family diversity. This volume provides a treatment of these bivalves. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1,359 color illus. 74 line illus. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116068
ISBN
9780691116068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.67
€ 82.78

Hardback. Jesuits established a large number of astronomical, geophysical and meteorological observatories during the 17th and 18th centuries and again during the 19th and 20th centuries throughout the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries Jesuits were the first western scientists to enter into contact with China and India. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCC7; PGG; RBG; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011894
ISBN
9781402011894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.55

Hardback. Though centered on a single Jamaican sugar estate, and dealing largely with the period of formal slavery, this book is firmly placed in far wider contexts of place and time. The "Invisible Man" of the title is found, in the end, to be not just the formal slave but the ordinary black worker throughout the history of the plantation system. Num Pages: 466 pages, 39 halftones, 44 figures and charts, 14 maps, 71 tables. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674796294
ISBN
9780674796294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.13
€ 134.18

Paperback. The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West of the USA as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes. This text explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSF; RGCM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518766
ISBN
9780742518766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.10

Hardback. The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West of the USA as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes. This text explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSF; RGCM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518759
ISBN
9780742518759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.28

Paperback. The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the North-West Province in South Africa, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. This work aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a non-specialist audience. Editor(s): Bonner, Phillip; Esterhuysen, Amanda; Jenkins, Trefor. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144181
ISBN
9781868144181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Hardback. Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0. Editor(s): Pitcher, Tony J.; Morato, Telmo; Hart, Paul J. B.; Santos, Ricardo S.; Clark, Malcolm R.; Haggan, Nigel. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 552 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; RBKC; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405133432
ISBN
9781405133432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.48

Hardback. Presents the experimental research, data analysis and engineering applications of the sealing of boreholes. Generalizing some aspects to address the sealing of underground openings in rock, this book summarizes the mechanical and hydraulic performance of borehole seals. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; TQSW; TT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412573002
ISBN
9780412573002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nikiforov, Sergey. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616685096
ISBN
9781616685096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 277.57
€ 188.26

Hardback. Explores the concepts of sea-level rise and coastal subsidence, both natural and anthropogenically accelerated, in the form of a series of case studies in such diverse locations as Bangkok, Bangladesh, Venice, and the Niger and Mississippi deltas. Editor(s): Milliman, John D.; Haq, Bilal U. Series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792339335
ISBN
9780792339335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048147144
ISBN
9789048147144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 205.71
€ 72.09

hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on 'Sea-Dumped Chemical Munitions', Kaliningrad (Moscow Region), Russia, January 12-15, 1995 Editor(s): Kaffka, Alexander V. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792340904
ISBN
9780792340904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.14

Hardcover. An introduction to the rocks, fossils, and ancient sea-dwelling animals of the Cincinnatian Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 368 pages, 102 b&w photos, 14 color photos. BIC Classification: P; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253351982
ISBN
9780253351982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Hardcover. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875904177
ISBN
9780875904177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.22

Paperback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173603
ISBN
9780691173603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

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