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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226425
- ISBN
- 9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. How much radiation is too much? This title examines the evolution, over more than a hundred years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and for the general public. Num Pages: 189 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; PNRL; RNP; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223288
- ISBN
- 9780520223288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.28
€ 62.70
€ 49.28
Paperback. This volume proposes a theoretical grounding for the study of cities and the people who live and work in them. Using a threefold, interdisciplinary approach to urban identities which links agency, space,and structure, the book examines the work of three major urban theorists. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222786
- ISBN
- 9780520222786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
€ 38.99
€ 28.34
Paperback. This study of ethnicity, identity, and nation-building has a new introduction that shows the continuing validity of the book's approach to ethnography, ecology, culture and politics. The authors investigated two Alpine villages only a mile apart in the same mountain valley. Num Pages: 372 pages, 20 black-and-white photos, 12 line illustrations, 27 tables, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; JFSL; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Introduction
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216815
- ISBN
- 9780520216815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Hardback. One of the most critical environmental challenges facing both Californians and Australians in the 1860s involved the aftermath of the gold rushes. This book demonstrates how Californians and Australians shared plants, insects, technology, and dreams, creating a system of environmental exchange that transcended national and natural boundaries. Num Pages: 327 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213463
- ISBN
- 9780520213463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 53.63
€ 68.61
€ 53.63
Paperback. Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPWD; JPWF; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209077
- ISBN
- 9780520209077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207097
- ISBN
- 9780520207097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. This study of mesozoic birds covers a wide range of topics, including discussions of avian origins, the fossil record of feathers and footprints, bone histology, and locomotor evolution. Controversial taxa such as Protoavis, Caudipteryx, and Mononykus receive special treatment. Editor(s): Chiappe, Luis M.; Witmer, Lawrence M. Num Pages: 536 pages, 140 b/w photographs, 160 line figures. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200944
- ISBN
- 9780520200944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 79.73
€ 104.11
€ 79.73
Paperback. Examining the ecological teachings embedded in both Western and non-Western world views, this work asks how the world's many and diverse environmental philosophies can be brought together in a complimentary and consistent whole. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HPQ; HRA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085602
- ISBN
- 9780520085602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Hardcover. This is an account of the voyage of a mostly Hawaiian crew, in a reconstructed ancient double canoe, from Hawaii to New Zealand. They did this without the aid of navigational equipment, and with the aim of proving that their ancestors had done just the same thousands of years earlier. Illustrator(s): Rhodes, Richard. Num Pages: 401 pages, 84 figures, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JHM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080027
- ISBN
- 9780520080027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Paperback. This examination of the dynamics of international relations attempts to define the impact of both domestic and international politics on subjects as diverse as nuclear disarmament, human rights and trade. Editor(s): Evans, Peter; Jacobson, Harold K.; Putnam, Robert D. Series: Studies in International Political Economy. Num Pages: 508 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH; KCLT; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076822
- ISBN
- 9780520076822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Paperback. Offers an account of Indonesian agricultural history, covering the period of Dutch control, from 1619 to 1942. Drawing on ecology, sociology, and economics, this book provides a description of the most crucial dilemma in contemporary Indonesia. Num Pages: 196 pages, 5tabs.2ch.7M. BIC Classification: 1FMN; RNC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520004597
- ISBN
- 9780520004597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Series: Landscape Systems - A Series in Geomorphology. Num Pages: 389 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471995104
- ISBN
- 9780471995104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 553.03
€ 553.03
Hardback. Tourism and National Parks Issues and Implications Edited by Richard W. Butler, Professor of Tourism, School of Management Studies, University of Surrey, UK and Stephen W. Boyd, Senior Lecturer in the Geography Division, Staffordshire University, UK. Editor(s): Butler, Richard W.; Boyd, Stephen W. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 200 x 25. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471988946
- ISBN
- 9780471988946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.58
€ 157.58
Hardback. Biofouling and biofilms are the terms used to describe the attachment of biological material to surfaces. A number of organisms including bacteria, protozoa, amoebae, fungi, barnacles and other organisms have been shown to form biofilms that create nuisances in man--made environments. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSG; RNF; TDCT; TNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471988663
- ISBN
- 9780471988663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 315.54
€ 315.54
Paperback. This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, web sources. BIC Classification: JPQB; LBBP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985747
- ISBN
- 9780471985747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.70
€ 91.70
Hardback. Based on keynote addresses presented at the International Aeolian Conference in Oxford in July 1998, this book is the latest title in the British Geomorphological Research Group series. Editor(s): Goudie, Andrew S.; Livingstone, Ian; Stokes, Stephen. Series: British Geomorphological Research Group Symposia Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBG; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985730
- ISBN
- 9780471985730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 411.92
€ 411.92
Hardback. Presented in three sections: theory, methods and applications, this book provides information on the area of water economics and environment, covering the theory and issues relating to resource management techniques, policy formulation, implementation and evaluation in the water sector. It includes sections which link to real world examples. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985716
- ISBN
- 9780471985716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.11
€ 246.11
Paperback. Since 1981, a great deal has been learned about the worlda s Quaternary Ice Sheets. This book summarizes current understanding about the evolution of the last ice sheets and their response to and influence on environmental change. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985709
- ISBN
- 9780471985709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.70
€ 91.70
Hardback. Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. This book takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. Series: Modules in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: RB; RG; RNP; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985600
- ISBN
- 9780471985600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.48
€ 169.48