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Paperback. Gas Hydrates opens up this fascinating, multidisciplinary field to non-specialists. It provides a scientific study of gas hydrates that considers their potential as an energy source, while assessing possible risks to the environment. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PNV; RBKC; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447126928
- ISBN
- 9781447126928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.17
€ 121.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNH; RNP; THX; TQK; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447134848
- ISBN
- 9781447134848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. This book discusses the value of the worst-scenario approach for improving earthquake resilience in buildings and nuclear reactor facilities. The approach is applied to modeling of inelastic structures, and passive-controlled and base-isolated buildings. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 340 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBP; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447162353
- ISBN
- 9781447162353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.62
€ 185.62
Paperback. From The Proceedings of "Will we use the Oceans Wisely - the next Fifty Years in Oceanography" a Symposium on the Future of Oceanogr., September 29 - October 2, 1980, at the Woods Hole Oceanogr. Institute, Woods Hole,Mass., USA, on theOccasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Inst Editor(s): Brewer, Peter G. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461254423
- ISBN
- 9781461254423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.15
€ 123.15
Pesticides: Contemporary Roles in Agriculture, Health, and Environment
Sheets, T.J.; Pimentel, David, Phd
paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Science and Society. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMR; RBGB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461262442
- ISBN
- 9781461262442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. Troubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JHMC; RBKF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552449
- ISBN
- 9780742552449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.91
€ 144.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; PSB; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761836520
- ISBN
- 9780761836520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.65
€ 106.65
Paperback. Tracing the history of seismology and the rise of the regulatory state and of environmental awareness, California Earthquakes tells how earthquake-hazard management came about, why some groups assisted and others fought it, and how scientists and engineers helped shape it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFC; RBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889769
- ISBN
- 9780801889769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Hopkins, David. Num Pages: 512 pages, 96d.Endpr.M. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804702720
- ISBN
- 9780804702720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.76
€ 113.76
Hardback. Accessible to scientist and general reader alike, this definitive history and synthesis serves as a complete source of information for all of the methods, ancient and modern, used to derive the age of the earth. Num Pages: 492 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PH; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 869.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715690
- ISBN
- 9780804715690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.05
€ 207.05
Paperback. Looks at some of the catastrophic consequences of our planet's increasing temperature. This book provides images with stories behind the photos. Num Pages: 208 pages, 180 colour images. BIC Classification: AJC; RBP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Abrams United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810921474
- ISBN
- 9780810921474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.30
€ 23.99
€ 22.30
Hardback. Forest ecosystems grow at the interface between the land and the atmosphere. This book presents an overview of many topics that are of significance at this interface, starting at the scale of intra-leaf organelles, leaves and plants and ranging to higher levels of organization such as communities. Editor(s): Mencuccini, M.; Grace, J.; Moncrieff, J.; McNaughton, K. (University of Edinburgh). Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), 1 port. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP; RNC; TQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996776
- ISBN
- 9780851996776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.80
€ 272.80
Hardback. Providing reader with the necessary information about testing and analyzing coal, this book relays the advantages and limitations in understanding the quality and performance of coal. It explains the meaning of test results and how these results can predict coal behavior and its corresponding environmental impact during use. Series: Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and its Applications. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PNF; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118369241
- ISBN
- 9781118369241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.49
€ 153.49
Hardback. In water research, nanotechnology is applied to develop more cost-effective and high-performance water treatment systems, as well as to provide instant and continuous ways to monitor water quality. This title presents an array of nanotechnology research in water applications including treatment, remediation, sensing, and pollution prevention. Editor(s): Mishra, Ajay Kumar. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: RBKF; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118496305
- ISBN
- 9781118496305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.68
€ 216.68
Hardback. * Outlines a framework to find the optimal level of mitigation by balancing its cost against the expected damages, recognizing the uncertainties in the hazard estimates. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCN; RB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118620823
- ISBN
- 9781118620823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.47
€ 84.47
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive and methodologically rigorous analysis of earthquake occurrence. Models based on the theory of the stochastic multidimensional point processes are employed to approximate the earthquake occurrence pattern and evaluate its parameters. The Author shows that most of these parameters have universal values. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118637920
- ISBN
- 9781118637920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.45
€ 176.45
Hardback. The elucidation of the mechanisms and kinematics of shear zone deformation, at both local and regional scales, is the subject of a great deal of interest to scientists in the hydrocarbon industry, in seismology, and in structural geology more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118844960
- ISBN
- 9781118844960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.10
€ 161.10
Hardback. Provides an account of the CO2CRC Otway Project, one of the most comprehensive demonstrations of the deep geological storage or geosequestration of carbon dioxide undertaken anywhere. This book explains how the project was organised, managed, funded and constructed, as well as the approach taken to community issues, regulations and approvals. Editor(s): Cook, Peter J. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 211 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118986189
- ISBN
- 9781118986189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.71
€ 135.71
Hardback. This book presents a comprehensive overview of relative fidelity preservation processing methods and their applications within the oil and gas sector. Four key principles for wide-frequency relative fidelity preservation processing are illustrated throughout the text. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: KN; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119052906
- ISBN
- 9781119052906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.34
€ 215.34
Hardback. Series: The Cryosphere Science Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119068112
- ISBN
- 9781119068112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.86
€ 137.86