Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Between the 6th and 20th centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. This book explains the restructuring of the examination field during a critical point in its history, the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025882
- ISBN
- 9780674025882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. Combining theory with practical advice, this book is an invaluable source of information on how destinations, from small towns to entire nations, can enhance their competitiveness. It provides a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of the factors that affect destination competitiveness. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNSG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 664. A Sustainable Tourism Perspective. 304 pages, illustrations. Combining theory with practical advice, this book is an invaluable source of information on how destinations, from small towns to entire nations, can enhance their competitiveness. It provides a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of the factors that affect destination competitiveness. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: KNSG; RN. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 19. Weight: 672.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930103
- ISBN
- 9781845930103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.84
€ 53.99
€ 51.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mielczarski, Wladyslaw; Michalik, G. Num Pages: 207 pages, d.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: KN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560726036
- ISBN
- 9781560726036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.30€ 84.62
€ 109.30
€ 84.62
Paperback. In this important volume, Avril Maddrell traces the often overlooked contributions of women to the study of geography, and illustrates how women played a significant role in the development of the field as an academic discipline. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145558
- ISBN
- 9781405145558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. In this important volume, Avril Maddrell traces the often overlooked contributions of women to the study of geography, and illustrates how women played a significant role in the development of the field as an academic discipline. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145565
- ISBN
- 9781405145565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. By bringing together mathematical models, statistical analyses, and field experiments, this book offers a comprehensive synthesis of the theory of population oscillations. It first reviews the conceptual tools that ecologists use to investigate population oscillations and then provides an in-depth discussion of several case studies. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 tables. 59 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090214
- ISBN
- 9780691090214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.68€ 71.34
€ 91.68
€ 71.34
Hardcover. This book aims to foster a deeper understanding of urbanism, invoking the contributions both the hard and soft sciences have made, and are still making, in grappling with the many issues and facets of regional planning and dynamics. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; GTB; JFSG; KJU; PHS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642194504
- ISBN
- 9783642194504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.15
€ 130.15
Hardcover. Bringing together world-renowned experts in air chemistry and pollution (including 1995 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, P.J. Crutzen and M.J. Molina), this unique volume analyzes and integrates the scientific evidence behind the myriad issues of air pollution. Editor(s): Singh, Hanwant B. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471285144
- ISBN
- 9780471285144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.67
€ 270.67
hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Akcay, Turkey, 18--31 July 1993 Editor(s): Snape, Colin. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 505 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333432
- ISBN
- 9780792333432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 381.14
€ 381.14
Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S.Agriculture
. Ed(S): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D.
Hardback. After the research on agricultural risk, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. This book is intended to: define the state of the literature on agricultural risk research; provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture; and set a research agenda that meets future needs and prospects. Editor(s): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJMD; KNAC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375678
- ISBN
- 9780792375678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.18
€ 261.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319531649
- ISBN
- 9783319531649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.47€ 23.02
€ 59.47
€ 23.02
Paperback. Focuses on microscopic simulation, scaling physics, dynamic rapture and wave propagation, earthquake generation, cycle and seismic pattern. This book contains topics ranging from numerical developments, rupture and gouge studies of the particle model, and Liquefied Cracks and Rayleigh Wave Physics. Editor(s): Xiang-Chu, Yin; Mora, Peter; Donnellan, Andrea; Mitsuhiro, Matsu'ura. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764379919
- ISBN
- 9783764379919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Paperback. Incorporates computational environment and algorithms, data assimilation and understanding, model applications and iSERVO. This book contains topics ranging from iSERVO and QuakeSim including: implementing the international solid earth research virtual observatory by integrating computational grid and geographical information web services. Editor(s): Yin, X.-C; Mora, P.; Donnellan, Andrea; Matsu'ura, Mitsuhiro. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764381301
- ISBN
- 9783764381301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Hardback. These papers show the importance of computer-based models in the solution of many problems encountered in the field of flow and transport in porous media. The text also details the applications of numerical techniques applied to inverse problems, reactive transport, unsaturated media or upscaling. Editor(s): Crolet, J. M. Series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362630
- ISBN
- 9780792362630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.80
€ 201.80
Hardback. Computational Ocean Acoustics presents state-of-the-art numerical techniques to solve the wave equation in heterogeneous fluid-solid media. Thoroughly revised, this volume completely updates the material in the first edition and includes new models based on current research. Series: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing. Num Pages: 812 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, 217 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDS; RBKC; TTA; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1376.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441986771
- ISBN
- 9781441986771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.01
€ 167.01
Hardcover. This book is an introductory text to a range of numerical methods used today to simulate time-dependent processes in Earth science, physics, engineering, and many other fields. It looks under the hood of current simulation technology and provides guidelines on what to look out for when carrying out sophisticated simulation tasks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 152 b/w, 65 colour. BIC Classification: PHU; RBC; TNCE; UYM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717409
- ISBN
- 9780198717409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.27
€ 145.27
Hardback. This text offers practising engineers and scientists a theoretical background, numerical methods, and computer codes for modelling contaminant transport in subsurface media. It also serves as a textbook for senior and graduate course on reactive chemical transport in subsurface media. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372332
- ISBN
- 9780792372332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.48
€ 134.48
hardcover. Offers practicing engineers and scientists a theoretical background, numerical methods, and computer codes for the modeling of fluid flows in subsurface media. This book presents a systematic derivation of governing equations and boundary conditions of subsurface fluid flow. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792384908
- ISBN
- 9780792384908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Paperback. Written with the view of geography as spatial information technology, this text is intended for undergraduate students of geography who are interested in computer applications. Following an introduction to computers, it covers uses in cartography, remote sensing and data manipulation. Num Pages: 270 pages, 61 line drawings, 18 half-tones, 18 tables, index. BIC Classification: RGV; UY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471926153
- ISBN
- 9780471926153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 209.51
€ 209.51
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Pullman, WA, U.S.A., June 28--July 9, 1993 Editor(s): Chaudhry, M. Hanif; Mays, Larry W. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 750 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329466
- ISBN
- 9780792329466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 619.27
€ 619.27
Hardback. The long-range transport of air pollutants and the reduction of air pollution to an acceptable level is an environmental problem. The mathematical models by which this problem can be studied are normally described by partial differential equations. This book discusses problems connected with the computer treatment of air pollution models. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333289
- ISBN
- 9780792333289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.41
€ 201.41
Paperback. Computerised Environmental Modelling A Practical Introduction Using Excel J. Hardisty, D.M. Taylor and S.E. Metcalfe The University of Hull, UK The study of the environment is currently developing into a rigorous and demanding analytical science that requires the use of sophisticated environmental models. Series: Principles and Techniques in the Environmental Sciences. Num Pages: 212 pages, index. BIC Classification: RN; UY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471938224
- ISBN
- 9780471938224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.60
€ 121.60
Hardback. Addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government policies. Editor(s): Kuehr, Ruediger (United Nations University, Zero Emissions Forum, European Focal Point, Hamburg, Germany); Williams, Eric (United Nations University, Environmental and Sustainable Development Programme, Tokyo, Japan). Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016790
- ISBN
- 9781402016790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.34
€ 73.34
Paperback. Addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government policies. Editor(s): Kuehr, Ruediger (United Nations University, Zero Emissions Forum, European Focal Point, Hamburg, Germany); Williams, Eric (United Nations University, Environmental and Sustainable Development Programme, Tokyo, Japan). Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016806
- ISBN
- 9781402016806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.04
€ 70.04