Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. This is a unique collection of reviews of the significance of geochemistry in the earth sciences, with contributions from a range of internationally distinguished scientists. It deals with both the historical contribution and the current and likely future importance of the subject in dealing with key environmental issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193375
- ISBN
- 9781405193375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.14
€ 76.14
Hardback. This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. Editor(s): Leader-Williams, Nigel; Adams, William M.; Smith, Robert J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193849
- ISBN
- 9781405193849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.97
€ 168.97
Hardback. Plant phenolics are secondary metabolites that constitute one of the most common and widespread groups of substances in plants. Polyphenols have a large and diverse array of beneficial effects on both plants and animals. For example they are famous as antioxidants, hormones, constituents of essential oils and natural neurotransmitters. Editor(s): Santos-Buelga, Celestino; Escribano-Bailon, Maria Teresa; Lattanzio, Vincenzo. Series: Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193993
- ISBN
- 9781405193993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.99
€ 231.99
Hardback. The book investigates the impact on the competitiveness of cities developing creative industries (arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architects, publishers, designers) and knowledge-intensive industries (ICT, R&D, finance, law). Editor(s): Musterd, Sako; Murie, Alan. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194150
- ISBN
- 9781405194150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Hardback. This book examines how sustainable urban regeneration is being approached from a social sustainability perspective. It identifies and examines socially sustainable urban regeneration models, vehicles and best practice measurement systems across five key European cities, including exemplar and innovative sustainability metrics and tools. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AMVD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194198
- ISBN
- 9781405194198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Paperback. Although there is wide public interest in climate change, most of the latest information is buried in technical reports that are barely readable. Crucial information about climate change needs to be made widely available to teachers, students, political leaders, and citizens. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196185
- ISBN
- 9781405196185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Hardback. Speleothems (mineral deposits that formed in caves) are currently giving us some of the most exciting insights into environments and climates during the Pleistocene ice ages and the subsequent Holocene rise of civilizations. Series: Blackwell Quaternary Geoscience Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196208
- ISBN
- 9781405196208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.82
€ 140.82
Paperback. The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Editor(s): Sikor, Thomas; Lund, Christian. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JPVH3; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196567
- ISBN
- 9781405196567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Hardback. * Provides an in-depth and interdisciplinary examination of mortgage market exclusion and the practice of redlining - a tacit agreement among lending institutions to delineate sections of cities into areas where no home mortgages are to be issued * Explores exclusion in mortgage markets across three different countries - the U. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG; KFFL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196574
- ISBN
- 9781405196574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.06
€ 78.06
Paperback. Despite unprecedentedly high prices of natural resources such as oil and gas on the global market, resource-rich countries are home to over 60# of the world's poorest people. This book discusses the counterintuitive phenomenon known as the "resource curse" and how mineral wealth can impoverish countries. Editor(s): Khodeli, Irakli. Series: International Social Science Journal Monograph. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196970
- ISBN
- 9781405196970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.06
€ 29.06
Hardback. Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. Num Pages: 437 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198417
- ISBN
- 9781405198417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Paperback. Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198424
- ISBN
- 9781405198424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.99
€ 77.99
Paperback. The highly fossiliferous upper Darriwilian to lower Sandbian Elnes Formation of Norway presents an interesting insight into the general responses and preferences of Lower Palaeozoic faunas belonging to a stable, mud dominated middle to outer shelf environment in connection with a major transgressive to regressive system tract. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Number 56
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198844
- ISBN
- 9781405198844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.27
€ 55.27
Paperback. This key planning textbook on designing healthy and sustainable communities informs planners about community life and the processes of planning and equips them with the essential knowledge and skills they need to organise change and improve the quality of urban living. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198875
- ISBN
- 9781405198875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.71
€ 68.71
Paperback. With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Editor(s): Roni, Philip; Beechie, Tim. Series: Advancing River Restoration and Management. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199568
- ISBN
- 9781405199568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.42
€ 71.42
Paperback. The Energy Reader presents a series of readings that examine the energy problem from an anthropological perspective and look at energy holistically, including social and cultural components and long term implications for global and social environmental change. Editor(s): Nader, Laura. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199841
- ISBN
- 9781405199841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Hardback. It is no secret that the United States' dependence on oil - mostly foreign - puts the country in a precarious position. This title focuses especially on green vehicles and the interrelationship between their design and various energy sources. It explains the complex energy and automotive engineering issues involved in developing green vehicles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 42, 35 black & white line drawings, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401973
- ISBN
- 9781421401973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.80€ 70.55
€ 78.80
€ 70.55
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 58.98
€ 65.27
€ 58.98
Paperback. Grygiel asserts that, though many other aspects of foreign policy have changed throughout history, strategic response to geographical features remains one of the most salient factors in establishing and maintaining power in the international arena. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3, 3 maps. BIC Classification: JPSL; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404158
- ISBN
- 9781421404158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.33
€ 38.99
€ 32.33
Hardback. Her study of this early conservation controversy will fascinate anyone who cares about sea turtles or the oceans in which they live. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36, 34 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNK; WNCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405797
- ISBN
- 9781421405797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Hardback. O. Wilson Editor(s): Krausman, Paul R.; Leopold, Bruce D. Num Pages: 696 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 213 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408187
- ISBN
- 9781421408187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 58.90
€ 65.27
€ 58.90
Hardback. The "housing bomb" is ticking, and our choice is clear-change our approach or feel the blast. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18, 17 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410654
- ISBN
- 9781421410654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.33
€ 38.99
€ 32.33
Hardback. Deeply researched, this book will interest historians of nineteenth-century American arts and science, politics, and technological development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ; PDX; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411040
- ISBN
- 9781421411040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.86€ 50.94
€ 55.86
€ 50.94
Paperback. This timely and comprehensive volume guides institutional leaders past the myths and misconceptions to the sustainable university. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 5 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNM; PSAF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412511
- ISBN
- 9781421412511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.30
€ 36.99
€ 31.30