Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientists have been faced with the problem that its predictions are not confirmed by observation. For thirty years, the usual reaction has been to adapt the hypothesis in numerous ways. As a result, the multitude of current plume variants now amounts to an unfalsifiable hypothesis. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161480
- ISBN
- 9781405161480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.85
€ 79.85
Paperback. Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background information that introduces and demonstrates the basics of the subject. Num Pages: 416 pages, 163. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Blackwell Scientific Publications inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865423138
- ISBN
- 9780865423138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.69
€ 120.69
Paperback. Plate tectonics caused a revolution in our understanding of the Earth. It has aided our understanding of why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct locations, how oceans form and disappear, and how mountain ranges were built. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Molnar explores the history and significance of plate tectonics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 38 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728269
- ISBN
- 9780198728269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Hardcover. Plastics and the Environment provides state-of-the-art technical and research information on the complex relationship between the plastic and polymer industry and the environment, focusing on the sustainability, environmental impact, and cost - benefit tradeoffs associated with different technologies. Editor(s): Andrady, Anthony L. Num Pages: 792 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PNNP; RNP; TDCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471095200
- ISBN
- 9780471095200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.72
€ 262.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Ozturk, Munir; Ashraf, Muhammad; Aksoy, Ahmet; Ahmad, M. S. A.; Hakeem, Khalid Rehman. Num Pages: 419 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMR; MX; PST; PSTS; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401771931
- ISBN
- 9789401771931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Paperback. A definitive botanic guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the beautiful and diverse San Francisco Bay Region. It includes identification keys that features 21 new families, 155 new species, and approximately 330 changes in the scientific names. Num Pages: 512 pages, 242 color illustrations, 239 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PST; RNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278592
- ISBN
- 9780520278592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 32.05
€ 39.99
€ 32.05
Hardcover. Showcases research of broad botanical and paleontological interest from the world's experts on Mesozoic plant life. This title covers various aspects of plant group - ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes, from cycads to conifers - and relates them to key innovations in structure, phylogenetic relationships, Mesozoic vegetation. Illustrator(s): Kranz, Dorothea. Editor(s): Gee, Carole T. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 424 pages, 16 color illus., 84 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PST; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253354563
- ISBN
- 9780253354563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.92
€ 103.92
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Geniusz, Annmarie. Editor(s): Geniusz, Wendy Makoons. Num Pages: 344 pages, 37. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816696765
- ISBN
- 9780816696765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.94
€ 24.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. Proposes the existence of widely-recurring plant functional types with predictable relationships to vegetation structure and dynamics. This title features chapters on Assembling of Communities, Rarification and Extinction, Colonisation and Invasion, Principles and methodologies of a range of international tests including case study examples. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470850404
- ISBN
- 9780470850404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.26
€ 113.26
paperback. Providing a theory to predict the evolution of plant traits, this book explores the effects of these on plant community structure and dynamics. It also includes the constraint and tradeoff theory and suggests that most field experiments have been of too short a duration to allow unambiguous interpretation of their results. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691084893
- ISBN
- 9780691084893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 63.36
€ 82.32
€ 63.36
Hardback. This book addresses the current state of climate change predictions, and how climate change will affect conservation and use of crop germplasm, both ex situ and in situ. Examples of germplasm research related to 'climate change threats' are also highlighted. Editor(s): Jackson, Michael; Ford-Lloyd, Brian V.; Parry, Martin L. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780641973
- ISBN
- 9781780641973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.87
€ 130.87
Hardcover. Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base. Understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. . Editor(s): Janick, J. Series: Plant Breeding Reviews. Num Pages: 354 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- Volume 25
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471666936
- ISBN
- 9780471666936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 386.84
€ 386.84
Hardcover. A whole host of motivations are driving the development of the "renewables" industry- ranging from the desire to develop sustainable energy resources to the reduction of dangerous greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Editor(s): Hood, Elizabeth E.; Nelson, Peter; Powell, Randall. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNF; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813816944
- ISBN
- 9780813816944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.81
€ 246.81
Hardback. Globally relevant, this book is a valuable resource for all researchers, professionals and students of botany and plant biodiversity studies. Editor(s): Ansari, Abid A.; Gill, Sarvajeet Singh; Abbas, Zahid Khorshid; Naeem, M. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: PST; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 254 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1952.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780646947
- ISBN
- 9781780646947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.39
€ 213.39
Paperback. Draws out the dynamics of the relationship between the state and property markets Top notch contributors presenting new research findings Tackles key issues, including urban regeneration and affordable housing. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405124300
- ISBN
- 9781405124300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.54
€ 161.54
Paperback. This book uncovers the complex interplay of planning ideas and practices between local, national, and international levels throughout the past century. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: AMVD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471490982
- ISBN
- 9780471490982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Paperback. Our economic welfare and social well being depend on our mobility. But our means of travel threaten the planet's sustainability. In this innovative text, Luca Bertolini shows how mobility planning - which takes seriously the demands of both urban and transport planning - offers solutions to transport challenges in the 21st Century. Series: Planning, Environment, Cities. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; RPC; RPT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230308770
- ISBN
- 9780230308770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.31
€ 49.99
€ 41.31
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPR; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610610
- ISBN
- 9780691610610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.59
€ 52.92
€ 41.59
Hardback. A much-needed contribution to the literature on the politics of urban development in Toronto since the 1970s, Planning Politics in Toronto challenges popular preconceptions of the OMB's role in Toronto's patterns of growth and change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644236
- ISBN
- 9781442644236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.36
€ 79.36
Paperback. A book about past, present and future planning for the city of Melbourne. Editor(s): Buxton, Michael; Goodman, Robin; Moloney, Susie. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 photographs, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFV; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643104723
- ISBN
- 9780643104723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.57
€ 52.57