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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Hardcover. All systems produce waste as part of a cycle - bacteria, humans, combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled - though never completely. This book reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in waste. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626. How Our Consumption Challenges the Planet. 360 pages, 9 line drawings. All systems produce waste as part of a cycle - bacteria, humans, combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled - though never completely. This book reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in waste. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326993
ISBN
9780226326993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KB; KNAT; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816692675
ISBN
9780816692675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Horvath, Angelo; Macchi, Elia. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614707912
ISBN
9781614707912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 333.56
€ 225.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Barrett, Lydia M. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: RNH; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634824675
ISBN
9781634824675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.58
€ 216.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Comino, Elena; Cerise, Fabienne; Rosso, Maurizio. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: RNH; TQSR; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613248447
ISBN
9781613248447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.81
€ 51.68

Hardback. Mount Vesuvius has been famous ever since its eruption in 79 CE, when it destroyed and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In this title, the author argues that this investigation and engagement with Vesuvius was paramount to the development of modern volcanology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923710
ISBN
9780226923710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85
€ 45.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060548315
ISBN
9780060548315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880102773
ISBN
9780880102773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479846429
ISBN
9781479846429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.31

Hardback. * This is a new title in Polity's Resources' series - a range of short, accessible books designed to introduce readers to the geopolitical battles over the world's most crucial resources. * Examines key issues such as the impact of climate change on supply, water pollution, and efforts to privatize water supplies. Series: Polity Resources Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSL; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650326
ISBN
9780745650326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

Paperback. * This is a new title in Polity's Resources' series - a range of short, accessible books designed to introduce readers to the geopolitical battles over the world's most crucial resources. * Examines key issues such as the impact of climate change on supply, water pollution, and efforts to privatize water supplies. Series: Polity Resources Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, map. BIC Classification: KNBW; RBK; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650333
ISBN
9780745650333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. This volume of essays explores the significance of water and the current ecological crisis and examines this from both scientific and theological insights. It also examines the relevance of key biblical passages relating to water as a positive and a negative force. Editor(s): Habel, Norm; Trudinger, Peter L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ATF Press Australia
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921817069
ISBN
9781921817069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.86

Hardback. Asia is home to many of the world's great rivers and lakes, but its huge population and economic and agricultural demand for water make it the most water-scarce continent on a per capita basis. This book a pioneering study of Asia's murky water politics and the relationships between fresh water, peace, and security. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589017719
ISBN
9781589017719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.57

Paperback. The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented in the near future Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: KCN; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212679
ISBN
9780300212679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Park Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783906027715
ISBN
9783906027715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. Full of primary sources and original documents, this book is of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city. Num Pages: 164 pages, 39 b/w images, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292420
ISBN
9780520292420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.98

Paperback. An account of the numerous struggles - national, state, and local - that have occurred over western American water rights since the late 1800s. Num Pages: 433 pages, 7 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
433
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260115
ISBN
9780520260115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.98

Paperback. This handy field guide is designed for use by both amateur and professional botanists, biologists, gardeners, and naturalists. The full colour field guide includes over 400 species of water and wetland plants found across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the northern United States. Num Pages: 326 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: PST; RGBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771628
ISBN
9780889771628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.98

Considered from the perspective of sustainability, water in the urban environment must be approached as a single resource that can be continuously reused and recycled. This book is the first to capture all of the current work on this idea in a single, integrated, plan for designing the water-centric cities of the future. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470476086
ISBN
9780470476086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.60

Hardcover. This book provides students with the tools necessary to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both natural and engineered systems. Num Pages: 808 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; PSPF; TQ; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199730728
ISBN
9780199730728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.54

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