Geography
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Geography
Hardback. Provides information on human activities and the tropical rainforest. This book poses more questions than answers about the rainforest and it is hoped that it encourages readers to think about the rainforest in a wider way than hitherto. It is aimed at geographers, social anthropologists, archaeologists, pedologists, and foresters. Editor(s): Maloney, Bernard K. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348580
- ISBN
- 9780792348580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.01
€ 126.01
Hardback. This volume explores the history of the urban university and its political and cultural traditions. Case studies taken from the West and China analyze the locations of the universities within cities and the ways in which their administrators present the university in the local political arena. Editor(s): Wusten, Herman van der. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348702
- ISBN
- 9780792348702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. This text deals with the CENAS Project funded by the EU as part of the Environmental Programme 1990-1994 and addresses the issue of the coastland evolution of the Eastern Po Plain and future stability of the Upper Adriatic coastline in relation to mean sea level rise, natural and land subsidence. Editor(s): Gambolati, Giuseppe. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RGBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351191
- ISBN
- 9780792351191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.51
€ 189.51
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive and dynamic picture of the state of research in urban and regional planning evaluation, integrating contributions from key scholars in the field. This volume covers a variety of aspects, including methodological issues, analysis of practice, and epistemological and theoretical questions. Editor(s): Lichfield, Nathaniel; Barbanente, Angela (School of Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari, Taranto, Italy); Borri, Dino; Khakee, Abdul (Dept. of Political Science, University of Umea, Sweden); Prat, Anna (Dalia and Nathaniel Lichfield Associates, London, UK). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351771
- ISBN
- 9780792351771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.81
€ 194.81
Hardback. Contributions from the First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes, Bucharest, November 1-4, 1997 Editor(s): Wenzel, F.; Lungu, D. (Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania). Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; RBC; RGY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352839
- ISBN
- 9780792352839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardback. Presents 20 essays, which explore diverse cultural interpretations of the earth's surface. This volume shows how individual cultures see their own histories as offering protection for nature, while often viewing others as lacking such ethical restraints. Editor(s): Buttimer, Anne; Wallin, L. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356516
- ISBN
- 9780792356516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
Hardback. Comprises a collection of 40 chapters by experts dealing with the application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, cartography, visualisation and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to coastal and marine environments around the world. This book is aimed primarily at the practising marine and coastal zone manager. Editor(s): Green, David R.; King, Stephen D. Series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins. Num Pages: 616 pages, 204 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356868
- ISBN
- 9780792356868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 416.37
€ 416.37
Hardback. Examines Australia's external relations from a political-geographical perspective. This book stresses on changing orientation of these relationships towards the Asia-Pacific region. It takes a realistic perspective, emphasising the internal relationships among environment, society, economy and politics in a spatial context. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1QSPS; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359166
- ISBN
- 9780792359166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.42
€ 193.42
Hardback. Deals with the logic and functioning of international seaport administration. This volume offers insights for the deregulation, privatisation, liberalisation and deconcentration of former government duties. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNGS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359791
- ISBN
- 9780792359791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.37
€ 194.37
Hardback. Examines the impact of globalization on frontier cities, and how various frontier cities in different regions have responded to these forces. This book explores various aspects of global change, including the economic, spatial and geopolitical dimensions. Editor(s): Lithwick, Harvey; Gradus, Yehuda. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360612
- ISBN
- 9780792360612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.99
€ 193.99
hardcover. Geographers regard fieldwork as a vital instrument for understanding our world through direct experience, for gathering basic data about this world, and as a fundamental method for enacting geographical education. This book demonstrates that the concept of fieldwork has a considerable history in the field of geography. Editor(s): Gerber, Rodney; Chuan, Goh Kim. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363293
- ISBN
- 9780792363293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Provides an assessment of the 'transitions' or 'transformations' in Central and Eastern Europe. This book offers insights into these transformations, in particular on the questions of what 'democratic consolidations' actually consist of, as well as the political economy, in a strict sense, of these transitions. Editor(s): Dobry, Michel. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363316
- ISBN
- 9780792363316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.85
€ 192.85
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Remote Sensing for Environmental Data in Albania: A Strategy for Integrated Management, 6-10 October 1999 Editor(s): Buchroithner, Manfred Ferdinand. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; RGW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365273
- ISBN
- 9780792365273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.26
€ 188.26
hardcover. Explains Japanese regional structure and associated dynamism in terms of urban systems. By focusing on urban systems theory, this book attempts to theorize the factors related to the changing geography of Japan, such as the growth and decline processes of Japanese urban systems and, the strengthening of ties among cities and associated factors. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366003
- ISBN
- 9780792366003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Mountain Geoecology and Sustainable Development of the Tibetan Plateau
. Ed(S): Zheng, Du; Zhang, Quingsong; Wu, Sha...
Hardback. Covers the fundamental issues regarding geoecology and sustainable mountain development on the Tibetean Plateau. This book discusses the evolution and differentiation of physical environments, uplifting, environmental changes, and natural zonation of the Plateau. It also contains case studies on Namjabarwa Mountains and Hengduan Mountains. Editor(s): Zheng, Du; Zhang, Quingsong; Wu, Shaohong. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; RGBS; RGW; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366881
- ISBN
- 9780792366881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Hardback. Covers research in two domains: remote sensing techniques and climate models. This book covers such diverse areas within satellite remote sensing techniques as aerosol loading of the atmosphere, characterization of the land surface, and soil moisture. Editor(s): Beniston, Martin; Verstraete, Michel M. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; RBP; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368014
- ISBN
- 9780792368014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.06
€ 194.06
Hardback. Supports the possibility of constructing a theory of local development. This book says that there is no single development model operating at a given time and valid for all places, but that it is more correct to talk of multiple development paths that co-exist in the same place at the same time (multiplicity of development paths). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368298
- ISBN
- 9780792368298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardback. Examines the design and use of public space such as streets, squares, and parks in the cities of contemporary Asia Pacific, which has experienced the fastest urban and economic growth in the world. This volume provides first-hand reports on the unique characteristics of Asia Pacific public places (as compared to those in Western cities). Editor(s): Miao, Pu. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MK; AMVD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370833
- ISBN
- 9780792370833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.65
€ 189.65
Paperback. Examines Australia's external relations from a political-geographical perspective. This work stresses above all the changing orientation of these relationships towards the Asia-Pacific region. It takes a realistic perspective, emphasising the internal relationships among environment, society, economy and politics in a spatial context. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPSL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371274
- ISBN
- 9780792371274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.99
€ 190.99
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Biogeography and Ecology
. Ed(S): Millington, Andrew C.; Walsh, Stephe...
Hardback. Gathers together a representative set of examples from the many varied spatial techniques and analytical approaches being used by geographers, ecologists, and biogeographers to study plant and animal distributions, to assess processes affecting the observed patterns at selected spatial and temporal scales. Editor(s): Millington, Andrew C.; Walsh, Stephen J.; Osborne, Patrick E. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374541
- ISBN
- 9780792374541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.85
€ 193.85