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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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