Environmental management
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Environmental management
Paperback. Drawing on extensive research, this study provides an overview of the causes and consequences of the loss of natural resources. It explores key ecosystems (forests, marine systems, wetlands) and examines the management challenges involved in protecting these systems from destruction. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012531
- ISBN
- 9781853831812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015. It looks at: BSE, foot and mouth and salmonella; declining food variety/quality; and disappearing topsoil/ biodiversity in rural areas. It argues for a green, low-external input approach that can feed the hungry. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, guide to further reading, guide to relevant organisations/websites, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012689
- ISBN
- 9781842770191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. No body of international law regulates access to fresh water supplies. This work calls for a "world water contract". It exposes how corporate interests prevent adequate responses and describes a market-oriented system that sees water as a commodity and not a community resource and human right. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Series: Global Issues S. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps, tables, figures, notes. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012705
- ISBN
- 9781856499064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: KC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012767
- ISBN
- 9781559631600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Examines the future of oil and offers insights into what it will take to rebalance our energy needs and seize opportunities. This title offers a look into the future of our energy supply chains and how our consumption patterns may evolve, revealing how governments, businesses, and even individuals can meet the coming challenges with solutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KJ; KNBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012802
- ISBN
- 9780071468749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The author argues for alternative policies to promote energy efficiency in response to the changing composition of the atmosphere and global warming. He focuses on the need to make the transition from a carbon economy to one based on renewable resources. Case studies illustrate some difficulties. Num Pages: 112 pages, bibliography, references, index. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 453. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013069
- ISBN
- 9780415086974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1KBBWF; RNF; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 210 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- International Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013113
- ISBN
- 9789057270277
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In The Hydrogen Economy, best--selling author Jeremy Rifkin takes us on an eye--opening journey into the next great commercial era in history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 560. 304 pages, 0. In The Hydrogen Economy, best--selling author Jeremy Rifkin takes us on an eye--opening journey into the next great commercial era in history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; THX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 8. Weight: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630410
- ISBN
- 9780745630410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardback. Based on research carried out within the farming community and academic studies, this book assesses and explains the core skills needed to become a successful farm manager. It covers practical methods for acquiring or improving these skills, with practice exercises to engage the reader in active participation. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; KNAC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936679
- ISBN
- 9781845936679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.10
€ 262.10
Paperback. An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079013
- ISBN
- 9780231079013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. The story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table. Series: Food, Health, and the Environment Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518666
- ISBN
- 9780262518666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.89
€ 31.99
€ 22.89
Paperback. This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities--their air, water, geology, plant, and animal life--to create better, more habitable urban environments. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNF; WMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465027064
- ISBN
- 9780465027064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.83
€ 43.83
Paperback. Whether it is the growth of world population, of greenhouse gas concentrations and the accelerating rate of climate change, or the running down of oil and natural gas reserves - we are facing a mounting global crisis that may peak around the year 2030. This book explains what is going on - below the surface of our daily or weekly news bulletins. Num Pages: 316 pages, Figures, tables, boxes, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844073467
- ISBN
- 9781844073467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Paperback. An expose of the oil industry's cover-up of the diminishing oil supply, that paints a bleak picture of the future in which the price of oil skyrockets, economies and communities shudder worldwide, and the globe must move to renewable source to give it power. Num Pages: 320 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: KNB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270055
- ISBN
- 9781846270055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Describes the water crisis-national and global, present and future - and then presents options for saving water through conservation, creating a water-wise landscape, and creating water-conserving systems. This book offers illustrated instructions on creating systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and set up a waterless composting toilet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612121697
- ISBN
- 9781612121697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.33
€ 30.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Recognizing the need to engage experts across the life, social, and legal sciences as well as the humanities, this title draws together a wide variety of ecologists, historians, economists, legal scholars, policy makers, and communications scholars, to facilitate a dialogue among these disciplines and understand the invasive species phenomenon. Editor(s): Keller, Reuben P.; Cadotte, Marc William; Sandiford, Glenn. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 colour plates, 34 halftones, 15 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226166186
- ISBN
- 9780226166186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.40
€ 51.99
€ 40.40
Paperback. Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of tropical rainforest communities. Australian communities. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044682
- ISBN
- 9780226044682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 50.78
€ 59.72
€ 50.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316987
- ISBN
- 9780226316987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.21
€ 29.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. Examines literary evidence and government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes towards wetlands in the American Midwest. This text charts the changes brought about in scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 410 pages, 35 maps, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCN; RBG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226682839
- ISBN
- 9780226682839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. Experts from both the natural and social sciences provide vital information for understanding the interactions of forest peoples and forest resources in the lowland tropics of Central and South America. They investigate patterns of traditional resource use, evaluate existing research, and explore new directions for furthering the conservationist agenda. Editor(s): Redford, Kent H. (Wildlife Conservation Society, New York); Padoch, Christine. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 475 pages, 12 figs. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076036
- ISBN
- 9780231076036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.51
€ 50.99
€ 36.51