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Paperback. This book traces reactions to Ptolemy from his own times to ours. It shows the complex processes by which an ancient scientist and his work gained and subsequently lost an overreaching reputation and authority. Editor(s): Jones, Alexander. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HB; PDX; PG; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730861
- ISBN
- 9789400730861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.56
€ 232.56
Paperback. This book offers an in-depth account of malaria in South Asia. It examines the resurgence of malaria in the region towards the end of the twentieth century. It also covers past, present and future ways to curb, control and ultimately conquer malaria. Editor(s): Akhtar, Rais; Dutt, Ashok K.; Wadhwa, Vandana. Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Num Pages: 276 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBN; MMR; RGB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731240
- ISBN
- 9789400731240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Paperback. This text focuses on state-of-the-art methodologies to extract information about urban areas from Synthetic Aperture Radar data. It includes case studies that are sorted into two groups-the mapping of the current urban state and the monitoring of change. Editor(s): Soergel, Uwe. Series: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Num Pages: 294 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RGW; UGK; UYQP; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731721
- ISBN
- 9789400731721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.50
€ 119.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Stoffel, Markus; Bollschweiler, Michelle; Butler, David R.; Luckman, Brian H. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 505 pages, 177 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGB; RNPG; RNR; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732179
- ISBN
- 9789400732179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.41
€ 234.41
Paperback. This volume explores the potential of multimedia to enrich and transform urban planning. It examines a broad range of new information and communication technologies, from film and video to digital ethnography and the internet. Editor(s): Sandercock, Leonie; Attili, Giovanni. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 428 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732193
- ISBN
- 9789400732193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.20
€ 181.20
Paperback. These essays explore the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. From the 16th to the 20th centuries, they examine the formation and changing geographies of such scientific centers as museums, laboratories and world fairs. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Livingstone, David; Jons, Heike. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDX; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732261
- ISBN
- 9789400732261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.86
€ 180.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Jiang, Bin; Yao, Xiaobai. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 473 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; RGC; RGW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732292
- ISBN
- 9789400732292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.11
€ 183.11
Paperback. This book details environmental changes in Siberia with a focus on the terrestrial biosphere. It also discusses information system approaches that are being developed to safeguard and make accessible spatial and temporal data for environmental studies. Editor(s): Balzter, Heiko. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGB; RGM; RGW; RNPG; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732353
- ISBN
- 9789400732353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 233.05
€ 233.05
Paperback. This book provides balanced coverage of fundamental issues in both remote sensing and urban studies. Topics have been chosen to bridge the gap between remote sensing and urban studies through a better understanding of the science that underlies both fields. Editor(s): Rashed, Tarek; Jurgens, Carsten. Series: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732407
- ISBN
- 9789400732407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.48
€ 99.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph; Oren, Aharon. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 606 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSAF; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 955.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732414
- ISBN
- 9789400732414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.10
€ 236.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Lindert, Paul van; Verkoren, Otto. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; JPA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732520
- ISBN
- 9789400732520
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This book reviews the latest in geographically referenced soil databases, exploring strategies for bridging research, production, and environmental uses of digital soil mapping. Includes examples from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Editor(s): Boettinger, Janis L.; Howell, David W.; Moore, Amanda; Hartemink, Alfred E.; Kienast-Brown, Suzann. Series: Progress in Soil Science. Num Pages: 462 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 99 colour illustrations, 77 black & white tables, 1 colou. BIC Classification: RBGB; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732551
- ISBN
- 9789400732551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 265.52
€ 265.52
Paperback. Attempts at an autonomous planning theory are inadequate if they do not explore the interconnected fields of architecture and public policy. This is a documented critique of the eclecticism and abstraction of current international trends in planning theory. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732728
- ISBN
- 9789400732728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Proximal Soil Sensing presents a comprehensive account of data acquisition using proximal soil sensors. The text discusses high resolution digital soil mapping, which uses optical, geophysical, electrochemical, mathematical and statistical methods to collect information on soil. Editor(s): Rossel, Raphael A. Viscarra; McBratney, Alex; Minasny, Budiman. Series: Progress in Soil Science. Num Pages: 472 pages, 48 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGB; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732889
- ISBN
- 9789400732889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 296.54
€ 296.54
Paperback. 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: PSAF; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733398
- ISBN
- 9789400733398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.93
€ 234.93
Paperback. This book discusses strategic spatial planning but emphasizes the role that values, ideas and dynamics play in the planning. The material covers theory and practice and includes different methodologies and approaches to support collaborative decision making. Editor(s): Cerreta, Maria; Concilio, Grazia; Monno, Valeria. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 452 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733435
- ISBN
- 9789400733435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.85
€ 182.85
Geospatial Technologies in Environmental Management
. Ed(S): Hoalst-Pullen, Nancy; Patterson, Mar...
Paperback. 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: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733558
- ISBN
- 9789400733558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.46
€ 170.46
Paperback. This book includes work from both new and established researchers who are using laboratory, field and data-base techniques to characterize and quantify the temporal and spatial variation in taphonomic bias. Editor(s): Allison, Peter A.; Bottjer, David J. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 612 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGK; RBX; RGM; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734036
- ISBN
- 9789400734036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.31
€ 184.31
Paperback. Chile's range of environments, from the neotropics to the temperate sub-Antarctic, makes it a key marker of evolutionary patterns in flora. Focusing on botany/systematics, geography and biogeographical analysis, this book thoroughly updates the subject. Series: Plant and Vegetation. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; RGM; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735040
- ISBN
- 9789400735040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 264.63
€ 264.63
Paperback. This summary of the findings of the INFRADEM project to estimate the effects of demographic change on infrastructure demand focuses on Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. Its multidisciplinary studies employed a broad range of methods. Editor(s): Kronenberg, Tobias; Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 31 black & white tables, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBD; KCN; RGCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735217
- ISBN
- 9789400735217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.93
€ 118.93
Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process
. Ed(S): Murayama, Yuji; Thapa, Rajesh Bahadu...
Paperback. With the surge in available spatial data from sources such as GPS and remote sensing, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever. This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of spatial analysis methodologies related to human settlements. Editor(s): Murayama, Yuji; Thapa, Rajesh Bahadur. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RGW; RNU; RP; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735460
- ISBN
- 9789400735460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.56
€ 181.56
Paperback. Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health provides an overview of the major issues in the field of Environmental Health Spatial Sciences today. Each chapter contains original research that utilizes geotechnical tools to address an environmental health, environmental justice, or health disparities problem. Editor(s): Maantay, Juliana A.; McLafferty, Sara L. Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735576
- ISBN
- 9789400735576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.39
€ 183.39
Paperback. Focusing on the unusual use of riverine sandbars, this rare human-environmental study analyzes the remarkable way in which inward migrants unfamiliar with the riverine environment have adapted to the altered hydrologic regime of the river's lower reaches. Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Num Pages: 337 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RGB; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735743
- ISBN
- 9789400735743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.81
€ 181.81
Paperback. Climate change and transformations in economy and agriculture will have a major impact on the Baltic region. Focusing on coastal zones, this book addresses these changes, their consequences, practical challenges and adaptation strategies and measures. Editor(s): Schernewski, Gerald; Hofstede, Jacobus; Neumann, Thomas. Series: Coastal Research Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DVU; RGBP; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735798
- ISBN
- 9789400735798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64