Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardcover. As the dynamo of South Africa's economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation's imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of urbanity in the global South. Editor(s): Harrison, Philip; Todes, Alison; Gotz, Graeme; Wray, Chris. Num Pages: 656 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147656
- ISBN
- 9781868147656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.49
€ 43.99
€ 43.49
Paperback. * Revised edition of a widely--used textbook. * More concise, more chapters, better adapted to course use. * Revised further reading. * Clearly--written, well--illustrated, popular with students. . Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199243
- ISBN
- 9780631199243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
Paperback. Traditionally, environmental policy in most countries is based on command and control and on the more modern economic instruments. This work explores these approaches and the related instruments extend environmental diffusion, collaborative agreements, and service and infrastructure instruments. Editor(s): Kaufmann-Hayoz, Ruth; Gutscher, Heinz. Series: SPP - Schwerpunktprogramm Umwelt. Num Pages: 364 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCM; RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764362522
- ISBN
- 9783764362522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. "With an eye for global forces, this panoramic account revolves around a focus on social, spatial, and environmental justice in the city, offering a lively riposte to both dull academicism and theatrical boosterism." - Kanishka Goonewardena, University of Toronto Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSG; JP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600935
- ISBN
- 9781442600935
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.31
€ 40.99
€ 36.31
Hardcover. Channelized Rivers Perspectives for Environmental Management Andrew Brookes Environmental Consultant, Reading, UK For centuries engineers have modified river channels in order to control floods, drain land, prevent erosion and improve navigation. Num Pages: 342 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471919797
- ISBN
- 9780471919797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 559.26
€ 559.26
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271063836
- ISBN
- 9780271063836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.05€ 58.88
€ 70.05
€ 58.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141079
- ISBN
- 9780231141079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 76. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 920. 480 pages, 17 maps, 33halftones, 12line drawings, 8 colour insert. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; RBG. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443480
- ISBN
- 9780801443480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Hardback. The author uses the work of the eminent Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, to develop a critique of those political perspectives that are based on instrumental ways to reason about the world, claiming that such perspectives invariably sever the connections between the social and natural worlds. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137524775
- ISBN
- 9781137524775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Paperback. Immerses readers in the world of those who regularly go to sea - aquanauts living underwater, marine biologists seeking unseen life in the deep ocean, and tall-ship captains at the helm, among others - and tells the fascinating tale of what life, and science, is like at the mercy of Mother Nature. Num Pages: 178 pages, 4 colour plates, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSPM; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226678740
- ISBN
- 9780226678740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Canterbury University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877257780
- ISBN
- 9781877257780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Angelique Bamberg provides the first book-length study of the community of Chatham Village in Pittsburgh. She establishes its historical significance to urban planning and reveals the complex development process, social significance, and breakthrough construction and landscaping techniques that shaped this idyllic community. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, dia. BIC Classification: AMX; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822962786
- ISBN
- 9780822962786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.23
€ 32.99
€ 28.23
Hardback. Looks at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. This book describes the structure, biochemical synthesis, analysis, and reactivity of each class of biomarkers. It offers a selection of relevant applications to aquatic systems, including lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans, and paleoenvironments. Num Pages: 392 pages, 78 halftones. 117 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PN; PSAF; PSB; RBGK; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134147
- ISBN
- 9780691134147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.98€ 109.21
€ 144.98
€ 109.21
Hardcover. The basic focus of Chemical Concepts in Pollutant Behavior is to demonstrate how the properties of a chemical determine its fate and distribution in the environment. Num Pages: 402 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471095255
- ISBN
- 9780471095255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.30
€ 174.30
Hardback. The book features comparative perspectives on the field of chemical ecology, present and future, offered by scientists from a wide variety of disciplines. Editor(s): Bagneres, Anne-Genevieve; Hossaert-McKey, Martine. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848219243
- ISBN
- 9781848219243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.28
€ 178.28
Hardback. Allelochemicals play a great role in managed and natural ecosystems. Apart from plant growth, allelochemicals also may influence nutrient dynamics, mycorrhizae, soil chemical characteristics, and microbial ecology. This book emphasizes the role of allelochemicals in shaping the structure of plant communities in a broader ecological perspective. Editor(s): Inderjit; Mallik, Azim U. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PSTD; PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365356
- ISBN
- 9783764365356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.55
€ 129.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PNK; PSBT; RBGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319143545
- ISBN
- 9783319143545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.17
€ 125.17
Hardcover. Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes explains how day-to-day variations in chemical exposure may cause unusual and seemingly unpredictable symptoms, including many that have been termed psychosomatic in the past. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MMGT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471292401
- ISBN
- 9780471292401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. Chemical principles are fundamental to the Earth sciences, and geoscience students increasingly require a firm grasp of basic chemistry to succeed in their studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PN; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 280 x 12. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656655
- ISBN
- 9780470656655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 51.43
€ 52.99
€ 51.43
Hardcover. Waste minimization is a waste-reducing strategy that focuses on what goes into a manufacturing process rather than on what comes out of it. Rethinking how raw materials (like chemicals) are purchased and used can result in reduced waste output and limit environmental cleanup problems that figure into a company's production costs. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNH; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471332848
- ISBN
- 9780471332848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.58
€ 172.58
paperback. The purpose of this short book is to provide a review of: information on the scale of manufacture, import, export and use of chemical pesticides; examples of direct risks to human welfare; and examples of problems with storage of obsolete stocks of pesticides in developing countries. Series: Biopesticides S. Num Pages: 90 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; KNDC; MBN; RNP; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851994765
- ISBN
- 9780851994765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.93
€ 54.99
€ 52.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JP; PN; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 50
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336427
- ISBN
- 9781590336427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
paperback. Editor(s): Sutton, Naomi. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634850582
- ISBN
- 9781634850582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.84€ 103.63
€ 137.84
€ 103.63
Opening up a whole new world of the great impact that chemicals have on anything in every-day life, this book focuses on understanding how the material world works in terms of chemicals. It offers equal treatment to both inorganic and organic chemistry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; PSA; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642202728
- ISBN
- 9783642202728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.17
€ 35.99
€ 31.17