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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Hardback. Although anthropologists and cultural geographers have explored placeA" in various senses, little cross-cultural examination of kinds of place,A" or ecotopes, has been presented from an ethno-ecological perspective. In this volume, indigenous and local understandings of landscape are investigated in order to better understand.. Editor(s): Johnson, Leslie Main; Hunn, Eugene S. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RGC; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456139
ISBN
9781845456139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.12

Hardcover. A compilation of concepts, biological relationships and procedures used to organize forested landscapes for combinations of goods, services and effects. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AMV; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471007845
ISBN
9780471007845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 290.60

Hardback. Contributes to the study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. This book compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, picks up the discussion about landscape authenticity, and draws perspectives for further research. Editor(s): Palang, Hannes (Institute of Geography, University of Tartu, Estonia); Fry, Gary (Norwegian Agricultural University, Oslo, Norway). Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 406 pages, 135 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014376
ISBN
9781402014376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 328.33

Hardcover. This series of readings from "Conservation Biology" gives access to papers published in a range of important fields. This book about perspectives on landscape can make course preparation easy - a ready-made collection of representative papers available in a format students can use. Editor(s): Ehrenfeld, David. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865424531
ISBN
9780865424531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.96

Paperback. American, Australian and British scholars examine the significance of the use of landscape for studies of identity. Editor(s): Stewart, Dr Pamela J.; Strathern, Andrew. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319667
ISBN
9780745319667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.40

hardcover. In recent years, the field of study variously called local, indigenous or traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) has experienced a crisis brought about by the questioning of some of its basic assumptions. This has included reassessing notions that scientific methods can accurately elicit and describe TEK.. Editor(s): Heckler, Serena. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 289 pages, 21 ills. BIC Classification: JFSL9; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845455491
ISBN
9781845455491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Paperback. An analysis of the meaning of cultural landscapes, this book delves into the layers of meaning that are invested in ordinary as well as spectacular landscapes. Series: Insights into Human Geography. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582288782
ISBN
9780582288782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Landscapes are all around us, but most of us know very little about how they have developed, what goes on in them, and how they react to changing climates, tectonics, and human activities. This Very Short Introduction discusses the key ideas and methods used to study and examine landscapes, and their importance in cultural terms. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199565573
ISBN
9780199565573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Landscapes and Landforms of India Editor(s): Kale, Vishwas S. Series: World Geomorphological Landscapes. Num Pages: 284 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 186 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; RBG; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401780285
ISBN
9789401780285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Soldati, Mauro; Marchetti, Mauro. Series: World Geomorphological Landscapes. Num Pages: 484 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 373 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319261928
ISBN
9783319261928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.06

Hardback. Landscapes and Landforms of Spain Editor(s): Gutierrez, Francisco; Gutierrez, Mateo. Series: World Geomorphological Landscapes. Num Pages: 348 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 243 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1DSE; RBGB; RBGD; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401786270
ISBN
9789401786270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.16

Hardcover. The contributors explore how landscapes become known primarily through movement and journeying rather than stasis. Working across four continents, they explain how landscapes are constituted and recollected in the stories people tell of their journeys through them, and how, in turn, these stories are embedded in landscaped forms. Editor(s): Arnason, Arnar; Ellison, Nicolas; Vergunst, Jo Lee; Whitehouse, Andrew. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857456717
ISBN
9780857456717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardcover. The definitive, one-stop reference to the history of landscape architecture-now expanded and revised This revised edition of Landscapes in History features for the first time new information-rarely available elsewhere in the literature-on landscape architecture in India, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: AC; AMV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471293286
ISBN
9780471293286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.88

paperback. William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJP; HBTB; KCN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990439
ISBN
9780295990439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Pyla, Panyiota. Series: Aga Khan Program of the Graduate School of Design. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QRM; AMC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard Graduate School of Design United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977122448
ISBN
9780977122448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.61

Hardback. The idea of a "Greater London" emerged in the 18th century with the expansion of the city's suburbs. In this book, the author traces this growth back to the 17th century, when domestic retreats were established in outlying areas. It shows London as the forerunner of the complex, multifaceted modern cities of today. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 120 black-&-white illustrations + 24 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMVD; AMX; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 294 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300109139
ISBN
9780300109139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Paperback. This comparative frontier history explores the role that natural environments played in shaping the contours of European-indigenous encounters and processes of colonization Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336891
ISBN
9780822336891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

paperback. Presents the environmental history of the early years of Oregon, a state that has been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, this book shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780295979014
ISBN
9780295979014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Deals with landform and sediment associations in cold regions, and their transformations over time and space in response to changing environments. This work emphasises landscapes that are formed or constrained by cold conditions. It discusses examples from high mountain and glacierized environments, from cold lowlands and coasts. Editor(s): Hewitt, Kenneth; Byrne, Mary-Louise; English, Michael; Young, Gordon. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006630
ISBN
9781402006630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Lutze, Gerd; Schultz, Alfred; Wenkel, Karl-Otto. BIC Classification: RNK. Dimension: 244 x 170. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783835101296
ISBN
9783835101296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.93

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