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Paperback. Landscapes are all around us, but most of us know very little about how they have developed, what goes on in them, and how they react to changing climates, tectonics, and human activities. This Very Short Introduction discusses the key ideas and methods used to study and examine landscapes, and their importance in cultural terms. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199565573
ISBN
9780199565573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. This text addresses the hazard posed to engineering structures by salt weathering, which is an increasing one because of such diverse factors such as the spread of irrigation and high levels of atmospheric pollution. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBGD; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471958420
ISBN
9780471958420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 293.86

Paperback. This book is the first to set out a coherent set of principles that underpin geobiology, and will act as a foundational text that will speed the intellectual dissemination of those principles. Editor(s): Knoll, Andrew H.; Canfield, Don E.; Konhauser, Kurt O. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187527
ISBN
9781405187527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

paperback. Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691165530
ISBN
9780691165530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Offers an introduction to planetary climates that explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145051
ISBN
9780691145051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.98

Hardback. Explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145044
ISBN
9780691145044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.34
€ 73.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PNV; RBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138001145
ISBN
9781138001145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.89

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349386956
ISBN
9781349386956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.00

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962706
ISBN
9781403962706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardback. Offers an examination of the natural environment of the earth at various levels, from the global to the local. Integrating the study of geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, pedology and biogeography, this book considers the ways in which we both mould and are moulded by our landscape and environment. Num Pages: 560 pages, 120. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF; RBP; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 194 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224631
ISBN
9780631224631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.97

Paperback. Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field. It discusses the shapes, sizes, patterns, distribution, history and care of wind-blown dunes, and covers all aspects of dunes, terrestrial and in the Solar System. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGD; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339680
ISBN
9781444339680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.61

Hardback. Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field. It discusses the shapes, sizes, patterns, distribution, history and care of wind-blown dunes, and covers all aspects of dunes, terrestrial and in the Solar System. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGD; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339697
ISBN
9781444339697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 695 pages, 452 black & white illustrations, 123 black & white tables. BIC Classification: RBK; TNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 293 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2104.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781466589414
ISBN
9781466589414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.25

paperback. An up-to-date publication on geological field techniques on the market, this title covers the broad spectrum of tasks completed during geological field work. Geological Field Techniques shows how to make geological field observations and collect primary geological data rather than teaching model-driven data collection. Editor(s): Coe, Angela L. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330625
ISBN
9781444330625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 397 pages, 114 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBK; TQD; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319317861
ISBN
9783319317861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.72

Paperback. This book demonstrates the potential of satellite-based optical sensors to detect melt ponds on Arctic sea ice. The authors describe the creation and analysis of the first Arctic-wide, multi-annual melt pond data set, covering the years 2000-2011. Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs. Num Pages: 122 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1QSR; PHVG; RBKC; RGW; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642370328
ISBN
9783642370328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.10

Paperback. A survey of the entire ecological history of life on land--from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms over 400 million years ago to the beginning of human agriculture. Num Pages: 588 pages, 31 line drawings, 9 maps, 7 haltones, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041551
ISBN
9780226041551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.34
€ 50.11

Paperback. A Companion to Paleopathology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of disease processes in the human skeleton. Editor(s): Grauer, Anne L. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119111634
ISBN
9781119111634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.32

Paperback. Illuminates the complexities of river restoration in Kathmandu - one of the fastest-growing cities in South Asia Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; RBKF; RNF; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350804
ISBN
9780822350804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, the author tells the story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, he provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b/w image. BIC Classification: RBX; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292642
ISBN
9780520292642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.01

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