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hardcover. Studies land use change in tropical landscapes, with particular emphasis on the economic processes that influence rates of land degradation and forest clearing. This book documents forces leading to land use changes, in particular the potential impacts of institutional evolution and policy reforms. Editor(s): Coxhead, I. (University of Wisconsin, USA); Shively, G. E. (Purdue University, USA). Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780851999128
ISBN
9780851999128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.86

Paperback. This volume features select papers from the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly, held July 2007 as well as other contributions from leading scientists. The papers focus on understanding tsunami and mitigating their hazard. Editor(s): Cummins, Phil R.; Kong, Laura S. L.; Satake, Kenji. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034600569
ISBN
9783034600569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.26

Paperback. This volume features select papers from the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly, held July 2007 as well as other contributions from leading scientists. The papers focus on understanding tsunami and mitigating their hazard. Editor(s): Cummins, Phil R.; Kong, Laura S. L.; Satake, Kenji. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034600637
ISBN
9783034600637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.42

Hardback. Proceedings of a Workshop held at the University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan, U.S.A, May 29--June 2, 1993 Editor(s): Curtis, Peter S.; O'Neill, G. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA); Teeri, James A. (Biological Station, University of Michigan, Pellston, USA); Zak, Donald R.; Pregitzer, Kurt S. (Dept. of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA). Series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences. Num Pages: 174 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PS; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from PLANT AND SOIL, 165:1, 1995
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792329015
ISBN
9780792329015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.01

Hardback. A book on the oceanography of the Adriatic Sea. It is a synthesis between the physical oceanography of the Adriatic Sea, its water masses, overall circulation and regional dynamics as well as its connection to the rest of the Mediterranean Sea. Editor(s): Cushman-Roisin, Benoit; Gacic, Miroslav (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Trieste, Italy); Poulain, Pierre-Marie (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Trieste, Italy); Artegiani, Antonio (Istituto di Recerche sulla Pesca Maritima, Ancona, Italy). Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSM; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002250
ISBN
9781402002250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.75

Hardback. A selection of papers presented at an international workshop on mathematical modelling for flow and transport, this work covers free and moving boundary problems, structured media, multiphase flow, scale problems, stochastic aspects, parameter identification and optimization problems. Editor(s): Dagan, Gedeon; Hornung, U.; Knabner, Peter. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from 'TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA', 6:5/6
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792316169
ISBN
9780792316169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.80

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, October 31-November 4, 2000 Editor(s): Demaison, Jean; Sarka, Kamil; Cohen, Edward A. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 356 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792369936
ISBN
9780792369936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.23

hardcover. This volume provides an in-depth view of past, present and potential future climatic change in mountain regions, and in particular on the mechanisms which are responsible for this change. Editor(s): Diaz, Henry F.; Beniston, Martin; Bradley, R. S.; Diaz, Henry F. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE, 36:3-4, 1997
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792346784
ISBN
9780792346784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.25

Hardback. Explores some of the ways that climate, hydrology, and water resource management converge at the borders between jurisdictions and countries in the western Hemisphere. This book focuses on case studies of climate-hydrology-water resource management in diverse contexts in South, Central, and North America. Editor(s): Diaz, Henry F.; Morehouse, Barbara J. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 402 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLC; 1KLS; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 869.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015298
ISBN
9781402015298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.80

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Loughborough, U.K., 11--14 April, 1994 Editor(s): Dijkstra, Tom (Centre for Loess Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology); Smalley, Ian J. (Centre for Loess Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology). Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; TGMD; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792335870
ISBN
9780792335870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 361.64

Hardback. Focuses on the interaction between quantity and quality in water resource management at various levels and sectors. This book is of interest to students and professionals involved in water resource allocation, water quality aspects, irrigated agriculture, and pollution-abatement programs. Editor(s): Dinar, Ariel; Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792376927
ISBN
9780792376927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.64

Hardback. Attempts to answer such concerns as why some interplate subduction earthquakes are modest in rupture length, while others rupture along 1000 km or more. This book addresses why certain subduction zones are locked, accumulating elastic strain at essentially the full plate convergence rate, while others appear to be coupled or even freely slipping. Editor(s): Dixon, Timothy H.; Moore, J. Casey. Series: Margins Theoretical and Experimental Earth Science Series. Num Pages: 692 pages, 10 tables, 242 figures, and 3 plates. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138666
ISBN
9780231138666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.66

Paperback. Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 142 (1994), No. 1 Editor(s): Dmowska, Renata; Ekstrom, Goran; Ekstroem, Goran. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764329631
ISBN
9783764329631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.64

Hardback. Offers an assessment of global climate change's impact on agriculture at the farm level, in the context of farm level adaptation decisions. This book discusses guidelines and analytical options for input suppliers, and agricultural producers to enable risk averting strategies and adaptations as global climate change plays out. Editor(s): Doering, Otto C.; Randolph, J C.; Southworth, Jane; Pfeifer, Rebecca A. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; 1MBF; KNAC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402070280
ISBN
9781402070280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Dolezalek, H.; Reiter, R. Num Pages: 865 pages, 42 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1505.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Steinkopff Darmstadt Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
Number of pages
865
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642852961
ISBN
9783642852961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.64

paperback. Editor(s): Donnellan, Andrea; Mora, Peter; Mitsuhiro, Matsu'ura; Xiang-Chu, Yin. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 356 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
2004th Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764371432
ISBN
9783764371432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Donnellan, Andrea; Williams, Charles A.; Pierce, Marlon. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 547.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034809443
ISBN
9783034809443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

hardcover. Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in peri-urban areas. This book addresses these subjects. Editor(s): Drechsel, P.; Kunze, D. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTF; RBGB; TQ; TVKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Publication date
2001
SKU
V9780851995489
ISBN
9780851995489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.86

Paperback. Mechanical properties and fluid transport in rocks are intimately linked. This topical volume covers the nucleation and evolution of crack damage in rocks, various techniques to measure rock fracture toughness and a discussion of upscaling techniques relating mechanical and fluid transport behaviour in rocks at different spatial scales. Editor(s): Dresen, Georg; Stephansson, Ove; Zang, Arno. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764377113
ISBN
9783764377113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.95

paperback. Devon shows perhaps one of the most varied displays of geology in the British Isles. The Geology of Devon covers the geological development of the county and adjacent areas from Devonian times to the present day. This is a reprint of the original edition of The Geology of Devon, first published in 1982 and reprinted three times. Editor(s): Durrance, E. M.; Selwood, E. B.; Laming, D. J. C. Num Pages: 388 pages, 20 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; RBG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 149. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859892476
ISBN
9780859892476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.76

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