Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline setting and progress measurement, sustainability targets, and ecological footprint analysis. Editor(s): Devuyst, Dimitri. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNF; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118026
- ISBN
- 9780231118026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.28
€ 178.28
Paperback. Focusing on national environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, The Wilderness Society, and Environmental Defense Fund, Voices and Echoes for the Environment demonstrates how the demands of organizational maintenance encroach on the goal of effective policy influence. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 300 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPA; JPWD; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113557
- ISBN
- 9780231113557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.84
€ 47.84
Hardback. The breakup of the Pangean super-continent in the Triassic-Jurassic age left great rift basins with a record of the physical and biological conditions of the time. This title discusses the data concerning structural geology, tectonics and colcanisms of CAM. Editor(s): LeTourneau, Peter M.; Olsen, Paul E. Num Pages: 240 pages, 93 line, 10 H/T. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3B; RBG; RBX; RGBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111621
- ISBN
- 9780231111621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.93
€ 141.93
paperback. Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Martin presents a lucid report on the current state of knowledge of a group of interconnected themes-process, scale and hierarchy, and methodologies of historical sciences. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231109055
- ISBN
- 9780231109055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
Paperback. Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment. Editor(s): May, Peter H. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 table, 25 equations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108270
- ISBN
- 9780231108270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Paperback. This book presents ideas and methods for directly optimizing the spatial layout of the landscape features in which an ecosystem functions. There is rich discussion of wildlife habitat issues as well as chapters on recreation, timber management, water runoff, and pest management. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 illus. BIC Classification: RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106375
- ISBN
- 9780231106375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.50
€ 69.50
Hardback. This photographically rich volume provides a synthetic overview of a wide sample of Lagerstatten from marine environments reaching back in time to the Precambrian, more than 500 million years ago. These occurrences of exceptional fossil preservation are providing scientists with a new source of evidence to understand how life has evolved in the Earth's oceans. Editor(s): Bottjer, David J.; Etter, Walter; Hagadorn, James W.; Tang, Carol M. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 78 photos, 22 maps, 30 illus. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102544
- ISBN
- 9780231102544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.80
€ 196.80
Late Paleocene-Early Eocene Biotic and Climatic Events in the Marine a...
. Ed(S): Aubrey, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Spencer...
Hardback. This book is a comprehensive collection of the best scholarship available on the transition between the Paleocene and Eocene epochs-when the earth experienced the warmest climatic episode of the Cenozoic era. These 21 contributions detail the major turnover among marine and terrestrial organisms that resulted from sudden global warming. Editor(s): Aubrey, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Spencer G.; Berggren, William A. Num Pages: 508 pages, 154 illus, 34 photo. BIC Classification: RBG; RBX; WNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102384
- ISBN
- 9780231102384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.33
€ 199.33
Hardback. Each of the contributors to this book addresses a major issue in arthropod diversity by reviewing evidence of key fossils from a common perspective, and examining the interplay between extinct and extant species through inference of the structure of the arthropod evolutionary tree. Editor(s): Edgecombe, Gregory D. Num Pages: 347 pages, 51 illus,17 photos. BIC Classification: GBC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096546
- ISBN
- 9780231096546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.36
€ 137.36
Hardback. Using a case study of tropical deforestation in the upper reaches of the Amazon Basin, this study argues that small landholders and peasants play an active role in the destructive process only when they pool their resources or join with corporations to open up new regions for settlement. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 234 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; RGBL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080446
- ISBN
- 9780231080446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.61
€ 180.61
Hardback. Offers a physical explanation of the Coriolis force. This book is useful for studying the hydrodynamics of the ocean and atmosphere. It also presents many aspects of classical mechanics/dynamics physics. It explains the complexities of this force, about which many scientists have had lingering uncertainties since it was first described in 1831. Num Pages: 297 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066365
- ISBN
- 9780231066365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.70
€ 154.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RPC; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231051651
- ISBN
- 9780231051651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 442 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 190 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231037334
- ISBN
- 9780231037334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.54
€ 238.54
Num Pages: 802 pages, Approx. 250 illustrations in full color. BIC Classification: 1DNF; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1894.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 802
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124104389
- ISBN
- 9780124104389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.24
€ 160.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNK; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598132281
- ISBN
- 9781598132281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNK; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598132274
- ISBN
- 9781598132274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.50
€ 45.50
Paperback. Elements of Environmental Management is an interdisciplinary textbook that integrates corporate environmental strategy with environmental economics, environmental law, and environmental engineering. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KJN; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626133
- ISBN
- 9781442626133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.25
€ 52.99
€ 47.25
The Natural City. Re-Envisioning the Built Environment.
. Ed(S): Leman-Stefanovic, Ingrid; Scharper, ...
Paperback. Recognizing the need to better link the humanities with public policy, The Natural City offers unique insights for the development of an alternative vision of urban life. Editor(s): Leman-Stefanovic, Ingrid; Scharper, Stephen Bede. Num Pages: 356 pages, 12, 20 Figures. BIC Classification: HPS; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611023
- ISBN
- 9781442611023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.51
€ 45.99
€ 40.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCN; KJJ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- City University of Hong Kong Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629372576
- ISBN
- 9789629372576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.38
€ 45.38
Hardback. Transport systems have to meet the mobility needs of people and commodities on all scales, from the local to the global level. Concerns about the energy, fumes and sound emissions produced, and about the safety, service quality, intelligence and lifecycle of the systems, etc. can all be included in a systemic approach. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RPT; TR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848215450
- ISBN
- 9781848215450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.52
€ 168.52