Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. The fragmenting of habitats is endangering animal populations. To address this problem, conservationists have turned to biological corridors, areas of land set aside to facilitate movement of species and ecological processes. This book offers an overview of knowledge on corridors, their design, and their implementation. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134118
- ISBN
- 9780231134118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Hardback. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 115 illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1054. The Great Transition. Series: Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology S. 224 pages, 115 illus. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: RBX. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 21. Weight: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135221
- ISBN
- 9780231135221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.08
€ 110.08
Paperback. Formulating effective environmental policies requires attention to a range of political, scientific, management, and moral issues. This work integrates these facets to develop a framework for analyzing and improving environmental policy. It discusses New York City's garbage crisis, the problem of leaks from underground storage units, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135375
- ISBN
- 9780231135375
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Takes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and benefit from biodiversity in agricultural production systems. This book includes the research and developments done in maintenance of local diversity at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. It features case studies that show how farmers have used alternative approaches to manage biodiversity. Editor(s): Jarvis, Devra I.; Padoch, Christine; Cooper, H. D. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 line drawings, 55 tables. BIC Classification: RNCB; TQ; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136488
- ISBN
- 9780231136488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.59€ 92.93
€ 123.59
€ 92.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Jarvis, Devra; Padoch, C.; Cooper, H. D. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 line drawings, 55 tables. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNK; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136495
- ISBN
- 9780231136495
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137119
- ISBN
- 9780231137119
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Environmental aesthetics is a field of study that focuses on nature's aesthetic value as well as on its ethical and environmental implications. This book addresses the complex relationships between aesthetic appreciation and environmental issues and emphasizes the contribution that environmental aesthetics can make to environmentalism. Editor(s): Carlson, Allen; Lintott, Sheila. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138871
- ISBN
- 9780231138871
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. Depicts in nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. This title describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139663
- ISBN
- 9780231139663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Paperback. Depicts in nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. This title describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139670
- ISBN
- 9780231139670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144124
- ISBN
- 9780231144124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Hardback. Are ecosystems and their components continuously distributed and do they adhere to scaling laws, or are they discontinuous and more complex than early models would have us believe? This book argues that ecosystems are inherently discontinuous and that ecology, economics, and urban studies benefit from this paradigm shift. Editor(s): Allen, Craig R.; Holling, C. S. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 288 pages, 103 illus.; 17 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144445
- ISBN
- 9780231144445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 100.69
€ 134.28
€ 100.69
Paperback. Are ecosystems and their components continuously distributed and do they adhere to scaling laws, or are they discontinuous and more complex than early models would have us believe? This book argues that ecosystems are inherently discontinuous and that ecology, economics, and urban studies benefit from this paradigm shift. Editor(s): Allen, Craig R.; Holling, C. S. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 288 pages, 103 illus.; 17 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144452
- ISBN
- 9780231144452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
€ 54.99
€ 39.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 616 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146203
- ISBN
- 9780231146203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.79€ 79.12
€ 98.79
€ 79.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147385
- ISBN
- 9780231147385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 101.04
€ 134.28
€ 101.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, B&W Photos: 4,, Maps: 3,, Figures: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310. Environmental Values and Civil Society. 216 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP; RNU. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150019
- ISBN
- 9780231150019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Figures: 20,. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696. Dispatches from the Front Lines. 384 pages, 20 figures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152549
- ISBN
- 9780231152549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KJC; RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408. Lessons from and for New York City, America, and the Planet. 256 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KJC; RNU; TQ. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 16. Weight: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152587
- ISBN
- 9780231152587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.21
€ 95.07
€ 72.21
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 304 pages, Figures: 32,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; RNC; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. China's Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 304 pages, 32 figures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; RNC; THX. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 31. Weight: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153300
- ISBN
- 9780231153300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Kaldor, Mary. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156868
- ISBN
- 9780231156868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157186
- ISBN
- 9780231157186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15