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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. How can we tell who is right, and how we should respond? And why is there no scientific consensus on a matter of such vital importance? This work addresses these questions. It describes how the interplay between familiar phenomena, winds and clouds, light and air, maintains climates that permit a diversity of fauna and flora to flourish on Earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables, 85 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050348
ISBN
9780691050348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Explains what is known about hydrothermal systems in terms of their deep-sea environment and their geological and chemical makeup. This book explores the possibility that life originated at hydrothermal vents, a hypothesis that has had impact on our ideas about the potential for life on other planets or planetary bodies in our solar system. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 pages of color plates, 28 halftones, 158 line illus., 30 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT; PSVW; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049298
ISBN
9780691049298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.04

Hardback. Finding viable solutions to many of the problems threatening our environment hinges on understanding the rocks below the earth's surface. This book discusses the physical properties of rocks, proceeding by chapter through mechanical, fluid flow, acoustical, electrical, dielectric, thermal, and magnetic properties. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. 190 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691034522
ISBN
9780691034522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.82

Paperback. Synthesizing studies of parental care in a wide variety of animals, this book provides general answers to the following important questions: Why does the extent of parental care vary so widely between species? Why do only females care for eggs and young in some animals, only males in others, and both parents in a few? Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025162
ISBN
9780691025162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Paperback. Addresses the fundamental effects of space on the dynamics of individual species and on the structure, dynamics, diversity, and stability of multispecies communities. This book highlights the importance of space to five topical areas: stability, patterns of diversity, invasions, coexistence, and pattern generation. Editor(s): Tilman, David; Kareiva, Peter M. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones, 81 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016528
ISBN
9780691016528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.38

Hardcover. What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? This work brings the scientific evidence to bear on biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history - and, for some civilizations, seemingly heralded the end of the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 98 halftones. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016023
ISBN
9780691016023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardcover. Provides information on topics ranging from nucleosynthesis to crystal chemistry, from the systematics of chemical variation in the earth's core to the composition of complex organics. This book illustrates the physicochemical principles and various natural processes that can explain observed compositional changes in natural substances. Num Pages: 440 pages, 164 line illus., 84 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009384
ISBN
9780691009384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.44

Hardcover. An introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, this book explains the science behind some of the critical environmental controversies. It covers both the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere with an account of relevant aspects of ocean science and treats atmospheric science and the climate as an integrated whole. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 color plates. 290 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006918
ISBN
9780691006918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.33
€ 109.32

Paperback. Providing a synthesis of sexual selection, this work describes the theory and its development; examines models, methods, and empirical tests; and identifies unsolved problems. It discusses such topics as the selection and evolution of mating preferences; relations between sexual selection and speciation; constraints on sexual selection; and more. Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 624 pages, 10 halftones 110 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000572
ISBN
9780691000572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970526
ISBN
9780674970526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 273 x 211. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674910959
ISBN
9780674910959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Hardback. Series: East Asian S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14tabs. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674898165
ISBN
9780674898165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.02

Paperback. This study of exploration during the Renaissance shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. This text was awarded the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize in 1993. Num Pages: 296 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674618763
ISBN
9780674618763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.22

Paperback. The challenge of opening Africa and Australia to British imperial influence fell to a coterie of proto-professional explorers who sought knowledge, adventure, and fame but often experienced confusion, fear, and failure. Kennedy follows the arc of these explorations, from idea to practice, intention to outcome, myth to reality. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503861
ISBN
9780674503861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.90

Paperback. Can we live with the consequences of wiping our closest relatives off the face of the Earth, and all the biological knowledge about ourselves that would die along with them? Extinction of the great apes threatens to become a reality within a few human generations. Stanford tells us how we can redirect the course of an otherwise bleak future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNCB; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Belknap Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416840
ISBN
9780674416840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Hardcover. Christopher Pastore traces how Narragansett Bay's ecology shaped the contours of European habitation, trade, and resource use, and how littoral settlers in turn, over two centuries, transformed a marshy fractal of water and earth into a clearly defined coastline, which proved less able to absorb the blows of human initiative and natural variation. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGBP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281417
ISBN
9780674281417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 236 x 162. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674119802
ISBN
9780674119802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.27
€ 55.56

Hardback. Series: East Asian Monograph. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674119628
ISBN
9780674119628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.04

Hardback. Any viable strategy for sustaining the world's oceans must reflect the relationships among all ecosystem components, human and nonhuman species included. This title offers a synopsis of the conservation approaches that are being translated from theory to action on a global scale. Series: The Sea: Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the Seas. Num Pages: 458 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072701
ISBN
9780674072701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.86
€ 165.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 342 pages, 21ill. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
y First edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072626
ISBN
9780674072626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.91
€ 53.68

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