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Geology & the lithosphere

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Geology & the lithosphere

Paperback. Landscapes are all around us, but most of us know very little about how they have developed, what goes on in them, and how they react to changing climates, tectonics, and human activities. This Very Short Introduction discusses the key ideas and methods used to study and examine landscapes, and their importance in cultural terms. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199565573
ISBN
9780199565573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Emphasizing the interconnected nature of environmental geology and the multidimensional processes of the Earth, this new edition of Merritt's classic text provides a balanced approach to environmental issues and builds student understanding with case studies, conceptual explanations, and relevant presentation of material. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publisher
Macmillan Learning
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781429237437
ISBN
9781429237437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.84
€ 91.37

hardcover. This book situates sequences within the broader context of geological processes so that geoscientists are equipped to extract the maximum information from the record of sequences in a given basin or region. It is essential reading for professional geologists. Num Pages: 539 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Germany
Edition
2nd ed. 2010
Number of pages
539
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642050268
ISBN
9783642050268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.37

Hardcover. Incorporates developments in chronostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, and sedimentation and tectonics. This edition contains sections describing topics such as basin inversion and basement control of sedimentary basin development, and a range of case studies of the plate tectonics of sedimentary basins. Num Pages: 616 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGF; RBGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer
Edition
3rd, updated and enlarged ed. 2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540657903
ISBN
9783540657903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 287.53

Hardcover. Channelized Rivers Perspectives for Environmental Management Andrew Brookes Environmental Consultant, Reading, UK For centuries engineers have modified river channels in order to control floods, drain land, prevent erosion and improve navigation. Num Pages: 342 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471919797
ISBN
9780471919797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 559.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Vogel, Andreas; et al. Series: Theory & practice of applied geophysics. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Germany
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528064549
ISBN
9783528064549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.41

Hardcover. Geochemistry at the Earth's Surface Num Pages: 315 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGK; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642313585
ISBN
9783642313585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MMGT; RBGL; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620813201
ISBN
9781620813201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 299.96
€ 202.44

Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 182 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 43 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RBGD; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319390338
ISBN
9783319390338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.11

hardcover. Unlike man made materials such as concrete and steel, natural materials such as rocks and soils are subject to natural (virgin) stresses called in-situ stresses. Many theories have been proposed regarding their origin and various techniques have been developed to measure in-situ stresses. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; TNCC; TT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 266 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
1997th Edition
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412447006
ISBN
9780412447006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 411.41

Paperback. The motivation for this volume came from the idea that the Precambrian is the key, both to the present, and to the understanding of the Earth as a whole. The Precambrian constitutes about 85% of Eartha s history, and of that, about 3. 75 billion years of Precambrian time, represented by rocks, are accessible to geoscientists. Editor(s): Altermann, Wladyslaw; Corcoran, Patricia. Series: International Association of Sedimentologists Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 194. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632064151
ISBN
9780632064151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 234.10

Hardback. The Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), focus of this special publication, is a prolific hydrocarbon region and both exploration and production activity remains high to this day with a positive production outlook. Editor(s): Martinius, Allard W.; Ravnas, R.; Howell, J. A.; Steel, R. J.; Wonham, J. P. Series: International Association of Sedimentologists Series. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSF; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 213 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118920466
ISBN
9781118920466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.81

Paperback. Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background information that introduces and demonstrates the basics of the subject. Num Pages: 416 pages, 163. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Blackwell Scientific Publications inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865423138
ISBN
9780865423138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.36

Hardcover. Series: Regional Geology Reviews. Num Pages: 580 pages, 140 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUZ; PHVG; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319273938
ISBN
9783319273938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.72

Hardcover. Soil is the most complicated of materials and an essential element to life. Now in a new second edition, Introduction to Soil Chemistry provides professionals with the background they need to analyze soil, interpret their findings, and develop new analytical methods for soil. Series Editor(s): Vitha, Mark F. Series: Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and its Applications. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PNF; RBGB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118135143
ISBN
9781118135143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.14

hardcover. Deals with the quantitative physical modeling of subduction and subduction-related processes. This book presents a description of the modeling method, results from model experiments, theoretical analysis of results on the basis of continuum mechanics, and their geodynamic interpretation. Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1994th Edition
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792330424
ISBN
9780792330424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.28

Paperback. Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know is a concise, well-informed primer on one of the most promising yet controversial methods of accessing natural gas and oil. Exploring the promises and pitfalls of fracking, Alex Prud'homme offers an even-handed introduction for an interested general reader. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBGL; THFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199311255
ISBN
9780199311255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Maltman, Alex. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1005.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401043144
ISBN
9789401043144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 245.96

Paperback. The latest in a new series of books which explain how Scotland's scenery was made, why it looks the way it does today and how it has changed over millions of years Series: Landscapes in Stone. Num Pages: 48 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; RBG; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Birlinn General
Condition
New
SKU
9781780274409
ISBN
9781780274409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780273709
ISBN
9781780273709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

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