Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. What does it take to change the behaviour of people and businesses with respect to the environment? In the 1990's, a group of social scientists gathered to discuss this question. This work collects some of the participants' perspectives on rationality, linking wherever possible, the discussion to nature's conceptions and human attitudes toward it. Editor(s): Beckmann, Suzanne C.; Madsen, Erik Kloppenberg. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889122
- ISBN
- 9788772889122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Paperback. Contains abstracts and papers presented at the second Danish Sahel Workshop held at Sandbjerg Manor in 1990. The papers cover natural and social sciences, such as improved utilisation of tree legumes, degradations and desertification, afforestation techniques and problems, ecological monitoring and remote sensing techniques, and other issues. Editor(s): Lawesson, Jonas E.; Poulsen, Ebbe. Num Pages: 136 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1H; RB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883465
- ISBN
- 9788772883465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.24
€ 14.24
Hardcover. Describes potential strategies that play an essential role in curbing carbon emissions, reducing - or replacing - fossil fuel usage. This book shows the energy consumption data across the globe in comparable units, and explains how fossil fuels could be replaced by renewable energy resources. Num Pages: 366 pages, 530 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1968.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681253
- ISBN
- 9783936681253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.15€ 66.17
€ 81.15
€ 66.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinshaw, Robert. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: JM; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Edition
- in German
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305031
- ISBN
- 9783856305031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.63
€ 41.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. The fourth edition brings added emphasis to "elasticity mimics"-a variety of intergovernmental policies that can provide some of the benefits of regional consolidation efforts in situations where annexation and consolidation are impossible. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPA; KCU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938027048
- ISBN
- 9781938027048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.85
€ 27.85
Paperback. Crown Jewels: Five Great National Parks Around the World and the Challenges They Face takes a look at the impediments facing national parks from rapid environmental change, worldwide economic recession, and political pressures of varying degree. Editor(s): Delehanty, Randolph. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Association of Museums United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933253732
- ISBN
- 9781933253732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.26
€ 89.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927575703
- ISBN
- 9781927575703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.51
€ 20.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. There is an old fundamentalist argument that the world will eventually be destroyed in the Apocalypse, so there is no point in caring for it. When one reads about the delicate balance of the first moments of the cosmos, one can only marvel at the process which brought about the existence of the earth and the creatures that inhabit it. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ATF Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921817120
- ISBN
- 9781921817120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.21
€ 35.99
€ 26.21
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
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Hardcover. Beautifully presented and written by one of the Coorongs most knowledgeable ecologists, At the end of the River is an essential read for those responsible for making the decisions that will determine its future. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNK; WNCS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511660
- ISBN
- 9781921511660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Paperback. This is an authoritative new study, based on the authors' extensive fieldwork and documentary investigations, as well as on the wealth of new research carried out over recent decades by others - both into Hertfordshire specifically, and into landscape history and archaeology more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, 105 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; HBJD1; HBTP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 246 x 16. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291003
- ISBN
- 9781909291003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.32
€ 25.99
€ 22.32
Hardcover. A personal, philosophical and political history of 25 years of bird conservation, this book provides an instructive and amusing read for all those who would like a glimpse into the birds and wildlife conservation world. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pelagic Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907807312
- ISBN
- 9781907807312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.06
€ 24.06
Hardcover. How Savvy Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, and Others are Making Money While Saving the Planet. 288 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KJC; RNU. Dimension: 237 x 149 x 22. Weight: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Linden Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781884956881
- ISBN
- 9781884956881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.34
€ 34.99
€ 23.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; HBT; RGC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869407391
- ISBN
- 9781869407391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; HBTB; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869407278
- ISBN
- 9781869407278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.01
€ 44.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 14 colour plates, 30 montone plates, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; HBJD1; RGBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854114211
- ISBN
- 9781854114211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.46
€ 25.46
Paperback. The fascinating story of our exploitation of birds - and their exploitation of us - told from first-hand experience and with a treasure chest of examples from around the world. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950282
- ISBN
- 9781849950282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.28
€ 21.99
€ 21.28
Hardcover. A personal account of the role played by Rudolph Glossop, one of the founders of geotechnical engineering in the UK. Based upon previously unpublished personal journals, diaries and letters including correspondence with Bjerrum, Skempton and Terzaghi. Editor(s): William, Ronald E. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 b/w photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: RBGD; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950213
- ISBN
- 9781849950213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.77
€ 81.77
Paperback. A journey from the Cape of South Africa to the Serengeti Plains taking the reader through the spectacular, talismanic geography of Africa. Combines a trek through wild and remote places with a personal investigation into the relationship between people and nature. A unique book that argues for a new approach to environmental conservation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1H; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950046
- ISBN
- 9781849950046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.46
€ 25.99
€ 25.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327023
- ISBN
- 9781848327023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.66
€ 25.99
€ 23.66
"Adapted and updated from Information geographique et dynamiques urbaines published 2008 in France by Hermes Science/Lavoisier." Editor(s): Theriault, Marius; Des Rosiers, Francois. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848212688
- ISBN
- 9781848212688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 169.72
€ 169.72
This book covers the latest issues in multiscale geomechanics. Written by leading experts in the field as a tribute to Jean Biarez (1927-2006), it describes how a major school of soil mechanics came into being through his exemplary work. Editor(s): Hicher, Pierre-Yves. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848212466
- ISBN
- 9781848212466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.34
€ 232.34
Urban transport systems need to be analyzed from various perspectives: the offer on one hand, the demand on the other hand, but also their negative externalities (risks of transport systems). These three dimensions are rarely apprehended in an integrated perspective. Editor(s): Banos, Arnaud; Thevenin, Thomas. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848212282
- ISBN
- 9781848212282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 169.13
€ 169.13
This book includes two parts. The first part is more theoretical and general, and it covers fundamental principles: geospatial climate data measurement; spatial analysis, mapping and climate; geographical information, remote sensing and climatology; and geographical information for initialisation of forecasting and climate models. Editor(s): Carrega, Pierre. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848211858
- ISBN
- 9781848211858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 169.27
€ 169.27