Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Describes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130668
- ISBN
- 9780691130668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardback. Provides a simple framework to organize the debate on what we should do for the future. This title outlines the basic theory of the discount rate and the various arguments that favor using a smaller discount rate for more distant cash flows. It offers a suitable framework for dynamic problems and decision making. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148762
- ISBN
- 9780691148762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.68
€ 58.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Pruitt, Valere. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JPWL; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179075
- ISBN
- 9781624179075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.21€ 68.31
€ 98.21
€ 68.31
Paperback. Today's complex industrial plants can pose many risks of fire, explosions, and other hazardous incidents if proper safety mechanisms are not in place. Of particular concern are accidental gaseous emissions that jeopardize the health of workers and the facility itself. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 29. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471284086
- ISBN
- 9780471284086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 385.93
€ 385.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Blake, Shane N. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628088632
- ISBN
- 9781628088632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.88€ 56.36
€ 80.88
€ 56.36
Hardback. Home to the original Fulton Fish Market and then the South Street Seaport Museum, it is one of the last neighborhoods of late 18th- and early 19th-century New York City not to be destroyed by urban development. This book tells the story, from the 1960s to the present, of the South Street Seaport District of Lower Manhattan. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GM; HBJK; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479822577
- ISBN
- 9781479822577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.34
€ 49.34
Paperback. Comparing national efforts to preserve public lands, this title investigates how effectively and under what conditions governments can provide goods for future generations. It examines the effect of institutional structure on the public delivery of these goods. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407026
- ISBN
- 9780878407026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.10
€ 71.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, index. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319690
- ISBN
- 9780903319690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.09
€ 10.09
paperback. Preservation Politics is a provocative look at the changing prospects for historic districts, and how local preservation commissions, volunteers, and staff can prevent and reverse decline by thinking and acting politically on behalf of the communities they serve. Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759120525
- ISBN
- 9780759120525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.51
€ 55.51
Preservation Politics is a provocative look at the changing prospects for historic districts, and how local preservation commissions, volunteers, and staff can prevent and reverse decline by thinking and acting politically on behalf of the communities they serve. Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759120518
- ISBN
- 9780759120518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.66
€ 110.66
Paperback. This study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. First published in 1989, this edition includes a new foreword. Num Pages: 274 pages, 74 b/w photgraphs, 14 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KRS0018204
- ISBN
- 9780520219458
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Features some of the greatest travellers in human history - people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. This work provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from around 400BCE to 1500. It examines the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange between China, India, and others. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415229401
- ISBN
- 9780415229401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.82
€ 181.82
Paperback. Prehistoric life is the archive of evolution preserved in the fossil record. This book focuses on the meaning and significance of that archive and is designed for introductory college science students, including non-science majors, enrolled in survey courses emphasizing paleontology, geology and biology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632044726
- ISBN
- 9780632044726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.34
€ 113.34
Hardback. A comprehensive overview of high precision surveying, including recent developments in geomatics and their applications This book covers advanced precision surveying techniques, their proper use in engineering and geoscience projects, and their importance in the detailed analysis and evaluation of surveying projects. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: RGY; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119102519
- ISBN
- 9781119102519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.35
€ 157.35
hardcover. Editor(s): Singh, Jitendar; Jain, S.K. (University of Ohio, USA). Num Pages: 382 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RGR; RGW; TVK; TVS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New India Publishing Agency India
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381450475
- ISBN
- 9789381450475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.92
€ 200.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Holmes, Norman; Boyd, Vincent. Num Pages: 117 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; TDCB; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619426184
- ISBN
- 9781619426184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.28€ 63.70
€ 91.28
€ 63.70
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dohring, Henry; Dixon, Jeremy. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBP; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621004479
- ISBN
- 9781621004479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.07€ 111.99
€ 164.07
€ 111.99
Paperback. The motivation for this volume came from the idea that the Precambrian is the key, both to the present, and to the understanding of the Earth as a whole. The Precambrian constitutes about 85% of Eartha s history, and of that, about 3. 75 billion years of Precambrian time, represented by rocks, are accessible to geoscientists. Editor(s): Altermann, Wladyslaw; Corcoran, Patricia. Series: International Association of Sedimentologists Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 194. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632064151
- ISBN
- 9780632064151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 282.77
€ 282.77
Paperback. Wildlife care and rehabilitation is often on a one-to-one basis and involves a lot of time, care and skill. However, for many years, care of injured wildlife was regarded as a low priority and euthanasia was the recommended option. Num Pages: 352 pages, 108 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127493
- ISBN
- 9781405127493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.28
€ 74.28
Paperback. All students and researchers in environmental and biological sciences require statistical methods at some stage of their work. Many have a preconception that statistics are difficult and unpleasant and find that the textbooks available are difficult to understand. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBT; PS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471496656
- ISBN
- 9780471496656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Hardcover. Focusing on modeling applications, this outstanding reference provides a step-by-step, non-mathematical approach to constructing and using realistic workable groundwater models on a daily basis. Extensive detailed drawings, case studies, practical examples, and sample models illustrate important concepts. Num Pages: 480 pages, 125 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBWH; RBG; RBKF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471136873
- ISBN
- 9780471136873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.46
€ 245.46
Paperback. This is a practical manual designed to help plant managers and emergency services personnel to deal with numerous spill situations. It covers ground spills, water spills, rail and truck spills and in-plant spills. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471284154
- ISBN
- 9780471284154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 217.69
€ 217.69
Hardcover. This easy-to-read guide links the regulatory and technical aspects of air quality compliance in one self-contained volume. This unique handbook explains air quality compliance in plain language, free of legalese. Russell E. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471150060
- ISBN
- 9780471150060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.95
€ 253.95
Hardback. Mathematical models have become a crucial way for the Earth scientist to understand and predict how our planet functions and evolves through time and space. The finite element method (FEM) is a remarkably flexible and powerful tool with enormous potential in the Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119248620
- ISBN
- 9781119248620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.34
€ 104.34