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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security an...
. Ed(S): Paepe, Roland R.; Melnikov, Vladimir...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Novosibirsk, Russia, 12-16 November 1998 Editor(s): Paepe, Roland R.; Melnikov, Vladimir P. (Earth Cryosphere Institute, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, Russia). Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 655 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 911.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 655
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367840
- ISBN
- 9780792367840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 367.95
€ 367.95
Hardback. Contributes to the study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. This book compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, picks up the discussion about landscape authenticity, and draws perspectives for further research. Editor(s): Palang, Hannes (Institute of Geography, University of Tartu, Estonia); Fry, Gary (Norwegian Agricultural University, Oslo, Norway). Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 406 pages, 135 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014376
- ISBN
- 9781402014376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 328.33
€ 328.33
Hardback. Addresses the challenges of sustainable forestry with emphasis on the developing countries. This book analyses sustainability from its diametrically opposite deforestation point of view. It is useful to foresters, environmentalists, conservationists, development workers, policy makers, researchers, and students and teachers. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Mery, Gerardo. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337386
- ISBN
- 9780792337386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
hardcover. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Uusivuori, Jussi; Mery, Gerardo. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371700
- ISBN
- 9780792371700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.77
€ 244.77
Paperback. Offers information and insights into the potential of market and policy instruments in improving the state of the world's forests. This book t advocates the use of the concept of optimal mix of markets and policies as an approach to view the appropriate and operational roles of market and government in dealing with forestry issues. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Uusivuori, Jussi; Mery, Gerardo. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 899.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371717
- ISBN
- 9780792371717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.45
€ 250.45
Hardback. Addresses global and subnational issues concerning the world's forests, societies, and environment from an independent and non-governmental point of view. This book offers knowledge and information about world forests, society, and environment to help us towards equity in our use of the global forest - to create a clearer vision of universe. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Vanhanen, Heidi. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366836
- ISBN
- 9780792366836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.80
€ 129.80
Paperback. Deforestation and transition is discussed here by a team of 14 scientists from both the North and the South. This book offers knowledge, facts, and information about world forests, society, and environment to help us towards equity in our use of the global forest. Editor(s): Palo, Matti; Vanhanen, Heidi. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 216 pages, 114 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366843
- ISBN
- 9780792366843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.32
€ 124.32
Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked. Editor(s): Palutikof, Jean P.; Boulter, Sarah L.; Ash, Andrew J.; Stafford Smith, Mark; Parry, Martin; Waschka, Marie; Guitart, Daniela. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674963
- ISBN
- 9780470674963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 178.00
€ 178.00
The book advances knowledge about climate change adaptation practices through a series of case studies. It presents important evidence about adaptation practices in agriculture, businesses, the coastal zone, community services, disaster management, ecosystems, indigneous populations, and settlements and infrastructure. Editor(s): Palutikof, Jean P.; Boulter, Sarah L.; Barnett, Jon; Rissik, David. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118845011
- ISBN
- 9781118845011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.88
€ 150.88
Paperback. This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration. Editor(s): Pandit, Kavita; Withers, Suzanne Davies. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693931
- ISBN
- 9780847693931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.64
€ 96.64
Hardback. Presents a floristic survey of orchid species occurring in the Serra do Japi in Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Editor(s): Pansarin, Emerson Ricardo; Pansarin, Ludmila Mickeliunas. Num Pages: 287 pages, 403 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783211997543
- ISBN
- 9783211997543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 344.66
€ 344.66
Paperback. Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 157 (2000), No. 1/2 Editor(s): Panza, Giuliano F.; Radulian, Mircea; Trifu, Cezar I. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 286 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764362638
- ISBN
- 9783764362638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.13
€ 84.13
Hardback. Contains contributions that apply advanced statistical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to approach the description of physical processes, the discrimination of experimental data and the assessment and management of risk. This book is intended as a reference scientists, students, engineers, and the insurance industry. Editor(s): Papadopoulos, George A.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Blong, R. (Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia). Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from naturals hazards, 21:2-3, 2000
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365952
- ISBN
- 9780792365952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Reading, U.K., 6--19 September 1992 Editor(s): Parker, A.; Sellwood, B. W. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332619
- ISBN
- 9780792332619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.90
€ 192.90
Decentralization and Coordination of Water Resource Management
. Ed(S): Parker, Douglas D.; Tsur, Yacov
Hardback. Centralized, top-down management of water resources through regulations has created unnecessary economic burdens upon users; but decentralized controls have gained acceptance over the years. This book looks at the increasing efforts throughout water-scarce regions to rely upon decentralized mechanisms for efficient water management and allocation. Editor(s): Parker, Douglas D.; Tsur, Yacov. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399148
- ISBN
- 9780792399148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.08
€ 196.08
The Impact of Climatic Variations on Agriculture. Assessments in Semi-...
. Ed(S): Parry, M. L.; Carter, T. R.; Konijn,...
Paperback. Editor(s): Parry, M. L.; Carter, T. R.; Konijn, N.T. Num Pages: 780 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 780
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401078320
- ISBN
- 9789401078320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardback. Contains fourteen chapters on developments in theory, computation, and practice in a wide variety of areas in transportation research such as the reliability of transportation networks, parking management policies, fuzzy traffic signal control, and the workings of a demand-responsive park and ride transport system. Editor(s): Partriksson, Michael; Labbe, Martine. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNG; RPT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005466
- ISBN
- 9781402005466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Current Issues in the Economics of Water Resource Management
. Ed(S): Pashardes, Panos; Swanson, Timothy M...
Hardback. Water resource management is complicated in practice on account of the diverse nature of the resource and its many uses. This volume reports economic research on the theory, practice, and policy of water management. It is distinguished by the number and the range of the applications it considers. Editor(s): Pashardes, Panos; Swanson, Timothy M.; Xepapadeas, Anastasios. Series: Economy and Environment. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005428
- ISBN
- 9781402005428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Paperback. Includes papers that investigate regional variations of elastic and anelastic properties of Eurasia, the blockage of regional phases by sedimentary basins, methods for modeling regional wave propagation and for calibrating seismic wave paths in order to extract amplitude variations and source parameters. Editor(s): Patton, H. J.; Mitchell, Brian J. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHN; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365509
- ISBN
- 9783764365509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.89
€ 64.89
Paperback. Discusses subjects including research on earthquake-related hydrologic and geochemical observed temporal changes, diffuse degassing in active tectonic and volcanic settings, the observed changes on gas emission and temperature prior volcanic eruptions and magma degassing signature in the groundwater system of active volcanic. Editor(s): Peerez, Nemesio M.; Gurrieri, Sergio; King, Chi-yu; Taran, Yuri. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764387198
- ISBN
- 9783764387198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59