Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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
€ 246.14
€ 246.14
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
€ 392.29
€ 392.29
Hardback. Provides a practical and theoretical introduction to the techniques of in situ conservation of plant genetic resources. This book includes methodologies, case studies and discussion of on-farm and genetic reserve conservation. Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412634000
- ISBN
- 9780412634000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.61
€ 249.61
Paperback. This text aims to provide a practical and theoretical introduction to the technique of in situ genetic conservation. Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412637308
- ISBN
- 9780412637308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 247.13
€ 247.13
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
€ 132.22
€ 132.22
Paperback. This text is a practical guide to a subject of increasing concern to the conservation biologist. It aims to give an authoritative guide to the subject in a clear, jargon-free style. Case-studies highlight specific problems from a wide range of countries. Series: WWF Manuals in Plant Conservation. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412483806
- ISBN
- 9780412483806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Hardback. Providing the researcher with the methodology appropriate to field experiments and useful analytical techniques this book includes both measurements of the environment itself and of the physiological and morphological responses of plants to this. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412232305
- ISBN
- 9780412232305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.03
€ 244.03
paperback. Providing the researcher with the methodology appropriate to field experiments and useful analytical techniques this book includes measurements both of the environment itself and of the physiological and morphological responses of plants to it. Editor(s): Pearcy, Robert W.; Ehleringer, J. R.; Mooney, Harold A.; Rundel, Philip W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSTD; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412407307
- ISBN
- 9780412407307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.96
€ 126.96
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
€ 83.18€ 63.82
€ 83.18
€ 63.82
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
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Hardback. Describes and discusses planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon. This book considers in technical details, the varieties, purposes, forms, and ecological, economic and social aspects of planted forests. It looks at various case studies from temperate and tropical regions of the world. Editor(s): Boyle, James Reid; Winjum, Jack K. (Retired Forest Scientist); Kavanagh, Kathleen; Jensen, Edward C. (College of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA). Series: Forestry Sciences. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792354680
- ISBN
- 9780792354680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.88
€ 249.88
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€ 23.03
€ 24.99
€ 23.03
Hardcover. Water is a paramount factor in determining the distribution of species. The responses and adaptations of a species to water stress are critical for its success in any environmental niche. The adaptations of plants in the Middle East deserts are examined here. Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Num Pages: 194 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; PSTD; PSTS; RGBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 201 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540525721
- ISBN
- 9783540525721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.15
€ 244.15
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
€ 45.99€ 32.85
€ 45.99
€ 32.85
Hardback. Series: Fascinating Life Sciences. Num Pages: 297 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTD; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 2. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319392363
- ISBN
- 9783319392363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.14
€ 125.14
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
€ 130.20
€ 130.20
Paperback / so. Series: Umwelt Und A-Konomie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJMV5; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790807684
- ISBN
- 9783790807684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.23
€ 70.23
Hardback. A monograph on the applications of plasma science to environmental issues in global and large-scale environmental processes, energy use and conservation, and waste treatment. Topics include ionospheric modification, atmospheric testing, convection towers, and plasma processing of waste. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; RNH; THRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563963773
- ISBN
- 9781563963773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.06
€ 130.06
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
€ 267.46
€ 267.46
Hardcover. This book presents a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in studying flow with anisotropy, mineral physics and geodynamics. It describes several novel methods for the modeling and interpretation of shear wave splitting. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 166 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 61 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; PNV; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642348419
- ISBN
- 9783642348419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.79
€ 123.79
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€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
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
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
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
€ 80.93
€ 80.93
Hardcover. In their unrelenting drive to create a thriving desert metropolis, leaders of the most populous city in the arid Southwest, Phoenix, Arizona, seemed oblivious to two essential elements that form a vibrant urban environment. This title illustrates the central role the arts hold when a city consciously reaches for distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 65 b&w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654102
- ISBN
- 9780875654102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.14
€ 36.99
€ 35.14