Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. This volume explores the application of traditional forest knowledge (TFK) by indigenous communities worldwide. It considers the interplay between TFK and formal forest science and interrogates the often uneasy relationship between these different systems. Editor(s): Parrotta, John A.; Trosper, Ronald L. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 648 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; J; PSAF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737532
- ISBN
- 9789400737532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 242.38
€ 242.38
Paperback. A key principle in sustainable development is justice to future generations. Synthesizing research in law, philosophy and economics, this volume puts these generations centre-stage in discussing issues such as climate change, sustainability and 'eco-justice'. Editor(s): Mathis, Klaus. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; LAQ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737686
- ISBN
- 9789400737686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.95
€ 184.95
Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems
. Ed(S): Kumar, B. Mohan; Nair, P. K. Ramacha...
Paperback. Tree-based production systems abound, especially in the tropics, yet despite their pervasiveness and utility they do not figure adequately in state-wide development paradigms. This book examines the opportunities they present for carbon sequestration. Editor(s): Kumar, B. Mohan; Nair, P. K. Ramachandran. Series: Advances in Agroforestry. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNP; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737778
- ISBN
- 9789400737778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 353.68
€ 353.68
Advances in Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials
. Ed(S): Bonelli, Stephane; Dascalu, Cristian...
Paperback. Editor(s): Bonelli, Stephane; Dascalu, Cristian; Nicot, Francois. Series: Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737792
- ISBN
- 9789400737792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.75
€ 185.75
Paperback. Geomatics is one geoscience discipline that has seen major changes in the last decade. This book is a unique and in-depth survey of the field and covers all three strands of this rapidly developing field - applications, information technology and surveying. Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737815
- ISBN
- 9789400737815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.76
€ 236.76
Paperback. Rural areas are often viewed as isolated and stagnating areas and urban areas as their opposites. This book corrects this misconception. It illustrates that rural areas are dynamic and interconnected by flows and mobilities. Editor(s): Hedberg, Charlotta; Carmo, Renato Miguel do. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFS; JPQB; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737860
- ISBN
- 9789400737860
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Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. This book, written by worldwide experts, provides the necessary scientific background and addresses the challenging questions in order to better understand metal toxicity in various ecosystems and its management through bioremediation. Editor(s): Khan, Mohammad Saghir; Zaidi, Almas; Goel, Reeta; Musarrat, Javed. Series: Environmental Pollution. Num Pages: 536 pages, 54 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 813.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737914
- ISBN
- 9789400737914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.21
€ 187.21
Paperback. Early successional habitats are disappearing as abandoned farmland, pastures, and cleared forest patches return to forest. This book synthesizes current knowledge and original research to address key issues such as carbon sequestration and sustainability. Editor(s): Greenberg, Cathryn; Collins, Beverly; Thompson, Frank. Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNKH; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737945
- ISBN
- 9789400737945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.18
€ 185.18
Paperback. This book explores reservoir limnology in tropical and subtropical China. Coverage includes zooplankton, phytoplankton and zoobenthos communities, cyanobateria, nutrient budget, sediments, biogeochemical cycling of mercury, fishery and eutrophication. Editor(s): Han, Bo-Ping; Liu, Zhengwen. Series: Monographiae Biologicae. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 587.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737976
- ISBN
- 9789400737976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.78
€ 185.78
Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development
. Ed(S): Grohmann, Elisabeth; Malik, Abdul
Paperback. The environment of our planet is degrading at an alarming rate. This book aims to prevent and reduce environmental pollution. It offers a unique treatment of the subject, linking various protection strategies for sustainable development. Editor(s): Grohmann, Elisabeth; Malik, Abdul. Series: Strategies for Sustainability. Num Pages: 620 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; RNF; RNH; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 937.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738010
- ISBN
- 9789400738010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.65
€ 240.65
Paperback. Continuous cover forestry is the selective management of uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, a methodology with clear advantages over diversity-destroying monocultures. This book uses examples from around the world to demonstrate its implementation. Editor(s): Pukkala, Timo; Gadow, Klaus von. Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 black & white tables, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJT; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738034
- ISBN
- 9789400738034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 300.82
€ 300.82
paperback. Here is a compelling, multifaceted analysis of California's effort to ensure that acute care hospitals survive earthquakes, and function afterward. Covers public policy design and administration, hazard mitigation investment by targeted organizations and more. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; MBPM; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738058
- ISBN
- 9789400738058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. This book surveys recent developments, applications and the likely evolution of the Land Use Scanner model in spatial planning. Case studies from the Netherlands afford readers the opportunity to learn from the acknowledged expertise of Dutch planners. Editor(s): Koomen, Eric; Borsboom-Van Beurden, Judith. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RP; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738102
- ISBN
- 9789400738102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.23
€ 121.23
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Tasan-Kok, Tuna (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands); Baeten, Guy. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFS; JPQB; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738171
- ISBN
- 9789400738171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Lichtfouse, Eric. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738195
- ISBN
- 9789400738195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.40
€ 185.40
Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Appr...
. Ed(S): Roy, Helen; Clercq, Patrick De; Laws...
Paperback. Here is a comprehensive overview of invasive alien arthropod predators and parasitoids, from key topics on invasive alien species to taxon-specific chapters. Covers invasion biology, and considers the benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents. Editor(s): Roy, Helen; Clercq, Patrick de; Lawson Handley, Lori-Jayne; Sloggett, John J.; Poland, Remy; Wajnberg, Eric. Series: Progress in Biological Control. Num Pages: 332 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAF; PSAJ; PSVT7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738294
- ISBN
- 9789400738294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.30
€ 187.30
Hardback. This book presents, and quantifies, evapotranspiration in the soil-plant-atmosphere system as a catenary process, describing a variety of calculation methodologies for each stage and including a detailed presentation of the modified Penman-Monteith method. Series: Progress in Soil Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; RBK; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738393
- ISBN
- 9789400738393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.73
€ 122.73
hardcover. Viewing the need for adaptation to climate change as a central issue of governance, this book details two case studies that demonstrate the utility of decentralizing the praxis of adaptation to key societal actors as well as to different levels of government. Editor(s): Tennberg, Monica. Num Pages: 138 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738423
- ISBN
- 9789400738423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.51
€ 121.51
Hardback. Focusing on pastoralism in one of the world's remotest regions, this critical assessment of the drive to 'modernize' pastoral communities rejects input-dominated theories that neglect ecological factors, arguing for the sustainability of traditional practices. Editor(s): Kreutzmann, Hermann. Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; RB; RNF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738454
- ISBN
- 9789400738454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.61
€ 186.61
Geographical Sociology: Theoretical Foundations and Methodological App...
Porter, Jeremy R., Howell, Frank M.
Hardcover. Powerful new methods of analyzing social spatial relationships make this exploration of the nexus between spatial theory and sociology a vital addition to the literature that will deepen our understanding of society's relationship to geographical space. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738485
- ISBN
- 9789400738485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99