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Geography
Hardback. Focusing on the role of spatiality and places, this volume explores cultural memories -- social constructions of the past which allow human beings to orient themselves in time and space. Theoretical considerations are presented, as well as three case studies that illustrate the concepts discussed. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Heffernan, Michael; Wunder, Edgar. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048189441
- ISBN
- 9789048189441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.29
€ 182.29
Hardback. Global Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced climate change and land use transformation. This book is suitable for researchers in the field of remote sensing, geographical information, meteorology and environmental sciences. Editor(s): Chuvieco, Emilio (University of Alcala, Spain); Li, Jonathan; Yang, Xiaojun. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RGW; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048190843
- ISBN
- 9789048190843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.17
€ 120.17
Eurasian Arctic Land Cover and Land Use in a Changing Climate
. Ed(S): Gutman, Garik; Reissell, Anni
Hardback. This book compiles studies on interactions of land-cover and land-use change with climate in a region where warming is most pronounced. Covers the latest satellite sensing combined with GIS, assesses current land-cover changes and potential future scenarios. Editor(s): Gutman, Garik; Reissell, Anni. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; PSAF; RGM; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048191178
- ISBN
- 9789048191178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.50
€ 120.50
Hardback. Arctic communities are experiencing global, societal and economic pressures, and environmental changes. This book details the conditions that contribute to vulnerabilities, identifies adaptive strategies and assesses the prospects for adaptation in the future. Editor(s): Hovelsrud, Grete K.; Smit, Barry. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; J; PSXE; RGC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048191734
- ISBN
- 9789048191734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.48
€ 182.48
Hardback. Geomicrobiology provides an interdisciplinary review of recent developments in the origin of life, microbial-mineral interactions, and microbial processes functioning in marine and terrestrial environments. Topics include environmental proteomics and an analysis of microbes in complex, natural communities. Editor(s): Loy, Alexander; Mandl, Martin; Barton, Larry L. Num Pages: 437 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PSP; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048192038
- ISBN
- 9789048192038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.89
€ 239.89
Hardcover. This book provides extensive information on the state-of-the-art of research on precision crop protection. It covers recent developments in site-specific application technologies for the management of weeds, arthropod pests, pathogens and nematodes. Editor(s): Oerke, Erich-Christian; Gerhards, Roland; Menz, Gunter; Sikora, Richard A. Num Pages: 465 pages, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RGW; TNCC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 945.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048192762
- ISBN
- 9789048192762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 297.38
€ 297.38
Developing Adaptation Policy and Practice in Europe
. Ed(S): Brannlund, Lotta; Keskitalo, E. Cari...
Hardback. Mitigation will not be sufficient for us to avoid climate change and we will need to adapt to its consequences. This book targets the development of adaptation policy in European countries with different relations between central and regional/local government. Editor(s): Brannlund, Lotta; Keskitalo, E. Carina H. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; LNKJ; RGL; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048193240
- ISBN
- 9789048193240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.24
€ 183.24
hardcover. Carbonate sediments are increasingly relevant in archiving past environmental conditions, and in geothermal energy and hydrocarbon reservoirs. This book closes some gaps in our understanding of their interplay with physical, chemical, and biological factors. Editor(s): Westphal, Hildegard; Riegl, Bernhard M.; Eberli, Gregor P. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBX; RGM; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048193639
- ISBN
- 9789048193639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.14
€ 123.14
Hardback. This colourful atlas sets out all the major features revealed during one of the largest ever deep-sea mapping campaigns. A unique insight into the morphology of the seabed along the continental margin of the NE Atlantic, it reveals many hidden features. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 96 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBKC; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048193752
- ISBN
- 9789048193752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.48
€ 120.48
Hardback. This book discusses practical tools to help decision makers institute incremental improvements in the delivery of water and sanitation services in developing countries so that more people can have access to safe water and sanitation service. Editor(s): Kurian, Mathew; McCarney, Professor Patricia L. Num Pages: 300 pages, 31 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; J; LNKJ; RBK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194247
- ISBN
- 9789048194247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.09
€ 182.09
Hardback. This book, arising from the 2nd International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change, contains new research on topics related to hurricanes and climate change. It includes intriguing new results on the relationship between solar variability and hurricanes. Editor(s): Elsner, James B.; Hodges, Robert E.; Malmstadt, Jill C.; Scheitlin, Kelsey N. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195091
- ISBN
- 9789048195091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.81
€ 119.81
Geospatial Technologies in Environmental Management
. Ed(S): Hoalst-Pullen, Nancy; Patterson, Mar...
Hardback. This book explores approaches and applications of geospatial technologies to understand the impacts that environmental policies and management practices have on the landscape. It includes a range of case studies that highlight different environmental aspects. Editor(s): Hoalst-Pullen, Nancy; Patterson, Mark W. Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment. Num Pages: 228 pages, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195244
- ISBN
- 9789048195244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.04
€ 181.04
Hardback. This book examines management systems in fishing communities in Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. It demonstrates that good management systems must account for cultural, ecological, economic, political and social factors to succeed. Editor(s): Ruddle, Kenneth; Satria, Arif. Num Pages: 188 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; PSXE; RGC; RNKH; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195541
- ISBN
- 9789048195541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.96
€ 183.96
Hardback. This book highlights recent advances in a range of vent and seep-related topics, including cases of host-symbiont coevolution, worms living on frozen methane, and a fossil record providing insights into the history of these ecosystems since the Paleozoic. Editor(s): Kiel, Steffen. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSP; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195718
- ISBN
- 9789048195718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.14
€ 235.14
Hardcover. This book applies the latest thinking and techniques of systematic conservation planning to the issues that arise in protecting ecosystem pattern and process in human-dominated landscapes such as seascapes, multiple countries and conservation targets. Editor(s): Trombulak, Stephen C.; Baldwin, Robert F. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RGL; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 794
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195749
- ISBN
- 9789048195749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 266.26
€ 266.26
Hardback. Small-scale Distributed Generation (DG), which run off diesel generators, could provide electricity to rural communities without an electricity grid. Rural Electrification compares around 20 DG enterprises and projects in Brazil, Cambodia and China, and each is a possible model for distributed rural electrification. Num Pages: 203 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGCM; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195930
- ISBN
- 9789048195930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.92
€ 180.92
Demographic Change in Australia's Rural Landscapes: Implications for S...
. Ed(S): Luck, Gary W.; Race, Digby; Black, R...
hardcover. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume examines the patterns of demographic change in Australia's rural landscapes. The text uses case studies to illustrate the driving factors behind these changes, and outlines the impact they have on society and the environment. Editor(s): Luck, Gary W.; Race, Digby; Black, Rosemary. Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSTS; RGL; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196524
- ISBN
- 9789048196524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.40
€ 182.40
Hardback. Written by leading authors and experts in the field, this volume deals with a wide variety of biogeochemical and organic geochemical aspects of chitin. It is the first volume on chitin formation, distribution and preservation in the environment. Editor(s): Gupta, Neal S. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSV; RBGK; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196838
- ISBN
- 9789048196838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Quality-of-life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism...
. Ed(S): Budruk, Megha; Phillips, Rhonda
Hardback. This book offers cutting-edge research in community indicator applications in the context of parks, recreation and tourism, focusing on quality of life aspects. It details models of successful indicator systems and includes case studies from around the world. Editor(s): Budruk, Megha; Phillips, Rhonda. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; MBNH; RGL; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048198603
- ISBN
- 9789048198603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development in Africa and Asia
. Ed(S): Yuen, Belinda; Kumssa, Asfaw
Hardback. Using selected case cities, this book explores key topics concerning housing, sustainable urban development and climate change in Africa and Asia, along with ways that policy interventions and partnerships deliver specific forms of urban development. Editor(s): Yuen, Belinda; Kumssa, Asfaw. Num Pages: 266 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; AMVD; RGL; RNPG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048198665
- ISBN
- 9789048198665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
The European Landscape Convention: Challenges of Participation
. Ed(S): Jones, Michael; Stenseke, Marie
Hardback. This insightful book provides, for the first time, a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning. The book follows the 2000 European Landscape Convention which came into force in 2004. Editor(s): Jones, Michael; Stenseke, Marie. Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; PSTS; RGL; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048199310
- ISBN
- 9789048199310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.79
€ 237.79
Hardback. This book covers Hungarian climate change research that is directly related to greenhouse gases, with discussion ranging from monitoring of greenhouse gases to the anthropogenic contribution of Hungary to the greenhouse gas budget of the atmosphere. Editor(s): Haszpra, Laszlo. Num Pages: 406 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGM; RNPG; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048199495
- ISBN
- 9789048199495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.24
€ 188.24
Transdisciplinary Knowledge Production in Architecture and Urbanism
. Ed(S): Doucet, Isabelle; Janssens, Nel
Hardback. This volume questions how spatial knowledge is produced through creative and critical writing. It examines how innovative modes of writings and readings contribute to other ways of knowledge production. Editor(s): Doucet, Isabelle; Janssens, Nel. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; JFC; RGC; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400701038
- ISBN
- 9789400701038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.40
€ 121.40
The Amazon V?rzea: The Decade Past and the Decade Ahead
. Ed(S): Pinedo-Vasquez, Miguel; Ruffino, Mau...
Hardback. This text covers what has changed over the last decade in the Amazon floodplain. It also looks forward, assessing trends that will determine the fate of its environment and people, offering information vital for strategies to confront these looming realities. Editor(s): Pinedo-Vasquez, Miguel; Ruffino, Mauro; Padoch, Christine J.; Brondizio, Eduardo S. Num Pages: 401 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNC; RNKH; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400701458
- ISBN
- 9789400701458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.27
€ 183.27