Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Focuses on the role political processes play in solving certain key problems, which have accompanied economic development in both the developed and less developed nations of the world. This book provides a useful guide and resource for those who wish to grasp the implications of the rapid growth of the world's population, world hunger, and more. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JP; KCM; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631158011
- ISBN
- 9780631158011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Paperback. The state of the world's forests is claiming much media attention. This book is the first text which serves as an introduction to the world's forests, setting forestry within an historical context. Jack Westoby has been an authority on world forestry for the last twenty years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631161349
- ISBN
- 9780631161349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. An introduction to the nature, scope and application of human geography through the study of world problems, this book now appears in a new edition to take account of developments in the last five years. The book is suitable as a first year student text for the "Geography of World Problems" course. Editor(s): Johnston, R. J.; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 382 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631162711
- ISBN
- 9780631162711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. From the heights of the Fells and Snowdonia to the flat fenlands of East Anglia, from the bleakness of Dartmoor to the abundance of the Weald -- England and Wales show a variety of landscape unparalleled in the world. Num Pages: 404 pages, 113 figures, 32 plates, maps, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; RBG; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631163671
- ISBN
- 9780631163671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.44
€ 76.44
Paperback. Demonstrates that under capitalism, the process central to growth is geographical industrialization, and that the creation and use of territory is fundamental to economic development. Beginning with the economics of disequilibrium growth, this title reveals the technological, organizational and political foundations of industrialization. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165330
- ISBN
- 9780631165330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Hardback. An integrated account of all aspects of humid tropical environments. Topics covered include: the controls of weather and climate; climatic characteristics; soils; vegetation; landforms; and hydrology. The book also examines the effect of human activity on the environment. Series: The natural environment. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RBP; RGB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172871
- ISBN
- 9780631172871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.09
€ 175.09
Paperback. The author looks at the nature of pollution problems ranging from localized photochemical smogs, through transfrontier problems such as acid rain, to the global issues of stratospheric ozone depletion and the build-up of carbon dioxide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 half-tones, 110 figures, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1FPC; 1KBB; RNP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631173083
- ISBN
- 9780631173083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. In this introduction to the changing geography of China the author covers: resources and physical landscapes; the historic foundations of contemporary change; the structure of the People's Republic; rural development and rural problems; features of regional change; and the prospects for China. Series: The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers Studies in Geography. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RGC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181378
- ISBN
- 9780631181378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. The author offers an approach to the study of both debt and development, focusing on the international debt crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, and its economic and geopolitical consequences. Series: The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers Studies in Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; KFFD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181385
- ISBN
- 9780631181385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. How should geographers respond to a world which is changing fast - perhaps faster than ever before? This book addresses this question, bringing together ten geographers to examine both changes in the contemporary world and transformations within the discipline of geography. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187141
- ISBN
- 9780631187141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Paperback. This volume of especially commissioned essays explores the geography of, and the role of geography in, national and proto--national identity. Place and national identity are bound together. Attachment to the one is almost always inseparable from the sense of the other. Editor(s): Hooson, David. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189367
- ISBN
- 9780631189367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.03
€ 55.03
Paperback. The humid tropics contain some of the worlda s richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world. Series: Natural Environment S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RBP; RGB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191742
- ISBN
- 9780631191742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Paperback. Explores and explains the evolution, occurrence and composition of wetlands and their physical and biological dynamics; considers the impact upon them of agriculture, industry, urbanization and recreation; and examines what steps are being and should be taken to manage and to preserve them. Editor(s): Williams, Michael. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGB; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 193 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191995
- ISBN
- 9780631191995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Hardback. More than ten years into the debate, this collection of original essays seeks to assess both the impact and state of the debate around postmodernism and the spatial social sciences. It seeks to demonstrate the diversity of interpretations that has come about by the mutual discovery of postmodern discourses and human geography since the mid 1980s. Editor(s): Benko, Georges; Strohmayer, Ulf. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194668
- ISBN
- 9780631194668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.92
€ 171.92
Paperback. * The worlda s leading geographical theorists focus on the interactions of space, difference, culture and identity* A unique synthesis of social and spatial theory* Locks into current debates on gender, marginality and discourse, and brings a welcome perspective on realities of experience and everyday life. . Editor(s): Benko, Georges; Strohmayer, Ulf. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194675
- ISBN
- 9780631194675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Hardback. A volume celebrating the work of the twentieth centurya s leading geographer should in itself be an event of importance for the discipline. This book lives up to that ambition, for in its quality, breadth and originality it reflects the attributes of the man it honours. Editor(s): Cliff, A. D.; Gould, Peter; Hoare, Anthony; Thrift, Nigel J. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195344
- ISBN
- 9780631195344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.58
€ 172.58
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. A textbook found in environmental science and physical geography courses is "The Human Impact". This reader has been designed to be used with this text as a resource for students. It consists of key papers on landform, hydrological and ecological processes, and on cases from around the world. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199816
- ISBN
- 9780631199816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed text on the natural environment of the earth has now been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a new chapter on The Organic World, more "windows", new illustrations, and a range of other features. Please visit the accompanying website at: http://www. blackwellpublishers. co. Num Pages: 560 pages, 120. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF; RBP; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200697
- ISBN
- 9780631200697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.72
€ 89.72
Hardback. Taking into account the relationship between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire, this book examines the actors, agencies, and cultural factors that underpinned nineteenth century British exploration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201113
- ISBN
- 9780631201113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.45
€ 142.45