Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardcover. This book examines issues of landscape change and the eco-cultural nature of the environment. It looks at how widespread landscape abandonment, rural depopulation, and urbanisation effects the environment and appropriate protection and conservation measures. Editor(s): Rotherham, Ian D. Series: Environmental History Series. Num Pages: 457 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761582
- ISBN
- 9789400761582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Veziroglu, Ayfer; Tsitskishvili, Marat. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 438 pages, 106 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761575
- ISBN
- 9789400761575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.61
€ 250.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Veziroglu, Ayfer; Tsitskishvili, Marat. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 438 pages, 106 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761513
- ISBN
- 9789400761513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.45
€ 251.45
Hardcover. This book focuses on the multiple relationships between knowledge, the economy and space, assembling new concepts and original empirical research from such disciplines as geography, economics, sociology, international business relations and management. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Gluckler, Johannes; Meskioui, Martina el. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; KCD; KJMV6; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761308
- ISBN
- 9789400761308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Hardcover. This book details the Product-Oriented Environmental Management System (POEMS), an innovative chain-focused tool for exploiting environmental performance of products. Editor(s): Salomone, Roberta; Clasadonte, Maria Teresa; Proto, Maria; Raggi, Andrea. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJM; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761155
- ISBN
- 9789400761155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.49
€ 195.49
Hardcover. This volume details how interactive governance theory and the governability perspective contribute to the resolution of key fisheries problems, including overfishing, unemployment and poverty, food insecurity, and social injustice. Editor(s): Bavinck, Maarten; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Jentoft, Svein; Kooiman, Jan. Series: MARE Publication Series. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KNAF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761063
- ISBN
- 9789400761063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.46
€ 130.46
Hardcover. This book provides advanced analytics and decision management techniques and tools for creating sustainable competitive advantages. Covers multi-criteria decision making; Six Sigma methodology; supply chain evolution for sustainability-focused firms and more. Editor(s): Luo, Zongwei. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white tables, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMV5; RNU; THX; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759947
- ISBN
- 9789400759947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Hardcover. This book investigates the impact of planning policy on spatial planning implementation, from viewpoints encompassing land-use patterns, housing development, transportation, green design, and agricultural and ecological systems in the urbanization process. Editor(s): Kawakami, Mitsuhiko; Shen, Zhen-jiang; Pai, Jen-te; Gao, Xiao-Lu; Zhang, Ming. Series: Strategies for Sustainability. Num Pages: 459 pages, 139 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759213
- ISBN
- 9789400759213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.69
€ 196.69
Hardcover. This book reviews the latest in satellite-based remote sensing of Earth's environment, from applications in climate and atmospheric science to hydrology, oceanography, geomorphology, ecology and fire studies. Covers instrumentation, calibration, GIS and more. Editor(s): Qu, John J.; Powell, Alfred; Sivakumar, M.V.K. Num Pages: 381 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400758711
- ISBN
- 9789400758711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.09
€ 230.09
Hardcover. This book offers a fresh look at the complexities of creating a local trading zone between stakeholders representing different cultures of meaning and value. Discusses theory, trading zones in multi-actor planning processes and trading zone tools in planning. Editor(s): Balducci, Alessandro; Mantysalo, Raine. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400758537
- ISBN
- 9789400758537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. This is volume 2 of a three-volume final report which describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE - Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Editor(s): Navarra, Antonio; Tubiana, Laurence. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, 83 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757714
- ISBN
- 9789400757714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.54
€ 197.54
Hardcover. This book explores the role of recycling in efforts to achieve a sustainable world. It reviews current initiatives and activities, identifies areas for action and describes measures to increase resource efficiency. Editor(s): Angrick, Michael; Burger, Andreas; Lehmann, Harry. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 289 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757110
- ISBN
- 9789400757110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.55
€ 129.55
Hardcover. This book examines the development and application of molecular tools for the prediction of plant performance. Editor(s): Lubberstedt, Thomas; Varshney, Rajeev. Num Pages: 521 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 34 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSTL; RNCB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756861
- ISBN
- 9789400756861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.86
€ 253.86
Hardcover. With contributions from dozens of renowned experts, this volume honors the 40-year career of geotechnician Hideki Ohta, covering recent advances in monitoring and predicting geohazards. It features a special section on the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Editor(s): Chu, Jian (Professor); Wardani, Sri P. R.; Iizuka, Atsushi. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 417 pages, 196 black & white illustrations, 147 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756748
- ISBN
- 9789400756748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.34
€ 130.34
Hardcover. Focuses on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modelling; data assimilation and air quality forecasting; model assessment and evaluation; aerosol transformation; the relationship between air quality and human health and the interaction between climate change and air quality. Editor(s): Steyn, Douw G.; Builtjes, Peter J. H.; Timmermans, Renske M. A. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 770 pages, 278 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 822
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755765
- ISBN
- 9789400755765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.06
€ 255.06
Paperback. This book unites the ideas, data and insights of ecologists and other scientists with those of urban designers, creating a dialog that helps to promote urban resilience. Offers strategies aimed at making today's urban environments more resilient. Editor(s): Pickett, Steward T. A.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; McGrath, Brian. Series: Future City. Num Pages: 499 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 127 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMV; PSAF; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753433
- ISBN
- 9789400753433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 284.47
€ 284.47
Hardcover. Bringing together experts in landscape studies, natural resource management and forest restoration, conflict management, environmental economics and urban studies, this book defines the nature and potential of FLR to address a global environmental problem. Editor(s): Stanturf, John A.; Lamb, David; Madsen, Palle. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; PSTS; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753259
- ISBN
- 9789400753259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.76
€ 195.76
Hardcover. Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires. Editor(s): Pfeifer, Katrin; Pfeifer, Niki. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749993
- ISBN
- 9789400749993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. This book summarizes all aspects of contemporary understanding of allergenic pollen: production, atmospheric distribution, and health impacts, and reviews the latest technological means of detecting, monitoring and forecasting these phenomena. Editor(s): Sofiev, Mikhail; Bergmann, Karl-Christian. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM1; MMR; PST; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400748804
- ISBN
- 9789400748804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.98
€ 194.98
Paperback. A seminal book that is based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop at the University of Cambridge with Russian co-directorship, enabling the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about security issues in the Arctic Ocean. Editor(s): Berkman, Paul Arthur; Vylegzhanin, Alexander N. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 459 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; LNKJ; RBKC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747517
- ISBN
- 9789400747517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.56
€ 250.56
Hardcover. This book examines the role of geography in the meaning and implications of lived religion, public piety and religious embodiment. Covers such diverse contexts as veiling in Turkey, religious landscapes in rural Peru and refugees and faith in South Africa. Editor(s): Hopkins, Peter; Kong, Lily; Olson, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746848
- ISBN
- 9789400746848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardcover. Offering an overview of 20 years of farming systems research, this book retraces its emergence and development in Europe, summarizes the state of the art, and examines new explorations into farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment. Editor(s): Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David; Dedieu, Benoit. Num Pages: 490 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745025
- ISBN
- 9789400745025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.60
€ 252.60
Hardcover. This fully rewritten third edition has wider scope and expanded coverage. It offers the various scientists using data on soil contaminants a detailed account of the general principles, followed by focused assessment of 21 elements from antimony to zinc. Editor(s): Alloway, Brian J. Series: Environmental Pollution. Num Pages: 632 pages, 78 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744691
- ISBN
- 9789400744691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.94
€ 430.94
Hardcover. This book describes geochemical methods to investigate interaction between geological materials and fluids and humans. Covers health effects of inhaling lithogenic materials, the use of human hair as a biomarker of exposure and bioincorporation, and much more. Editor(s): Censi, Paolo; Darrah, Thomas; Erel, Yigal. Num Pages: 202 pages, 9 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMR; PSB; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743717
- ISBN
- 9789400743717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20