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Hardback. The Aralkum, the new desert on the desiccated sea floor of the Aral Sea, has been under development since 1960. This volume covers all aspects of this ecological catastrophic area, in addition to its consequences. Editor(s): Breckle, Siegmar-W.; Wucherer, Walter; Dimeyeva, Liliya A.; Ogar, Nathalia P. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; PSAF; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642211164
- ISBN
- 9783642211164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.58
€ 252.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Brassard, Caroline; Giles, David W.; Howitt, Arnold M. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 227 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431561996
- ISBN
- 9784431561996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.89
€ 126.89
Hardback. An account of the environmental problems posed by different types of waste material, the current state of technology for dealing wth them, and what science and technology promises for the future. The book is aimed at all those concerned with finding practical ways forward in waste management. Editor(s): Bradshaw, Anthony D.; Southwood, R.; Warner, Sir Frederick. Series: Technology in the third millennium. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412393907
- ISBN
- 9780412393907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.61
€ 255.61
Paperback. In the present volume the most important current questions on lightning are described and analyzed under many experimental and theoretical aspects. The level of questions discussed is high, but the contents should be understandable for non-experts. Editor(s): Betz, Hans Dieter; Schumann, Ulrich; Laroche, Pierre. Num Pages: 641 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 641
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048180646
- ISBN
- 9789048180646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 320.07
€ 320.07
Hardback. In the present volume the most important current questions on lightning are described and analyzed under many experimental and theoretical aspects. The level of questions discussed is high, but the contents should be understandable for non-experts. Editor(s): Betz, Hans Dieter; Schumann, Ulrich; Laroche, Pierre. Num Pages: 641 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 641
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402090783
- ISBN
- 9781402090783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 320.96
€ 320.96
Paperback. Highlighting the environmental management challenges existing in highlands and headwater, this volume calls for a practical approach with integrated management solutions. Among the topics discussed are climate change, vegetal cover and sub-surface hydrology. Editor(s): Beheim, E.; Rajwar, G.S.; Krecek, Josef. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RG; RNF; RNR; RNU; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792630
- ISBN
- 9789400792630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Contains presentations made at the Second International Conference on Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 14-21 September 1998. This book is suitable for seismologists, geophysicists, earth scientists, engineers, architects, and psychologists interested in earthquake hazard and seismic risk research. Editor(s): Balassanian, Serguei; Cisternas, Armando; Melkumyan, Mikael. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 447 pages, 314 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363903
- ISBN
- 9780792363903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.87
€ 196.87
paperback. With contribution by many experts. Editor(s): Bahnemann, Detlef; Robertson, Peter. Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Num Pages: 506 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642055430
- ISBN
- 9783642055430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 373.17
€ 373.17
Paperback. This book examines Piton de la Fournaise and Karthala, two shield volcanoes. It presents geological, geophysical, geochemical and petrological aspects as well as studies on physical geography, natural hazards and the sociological and behavioural approaches. Editor(s): Bachelery, Patrick; Lenat, Jean-Francois; Di Muro, Andrea; Michon, Laurent. Series: Active Volcanoes of the World. Num Pages: 441 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 117 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662509579
- ISBN
- 9783662509579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.90
€ 151.90
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident. Final Report of the Aesj Inves...
. Ed(S): Atomic Energy Society Of Japan
Hardback. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident Editor(s): Atomic Energy Society of Japan. Num Pages: 572 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, 57 black & white tables, 1 colou. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; KNBN; RNQ; RNR; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431551591
- ISBN
- 9784431551591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.15
€ 199.15
Hardback. This interdisciplinary approach explores how adaptive capacity builds environmental governance in complex social-ecological systems. Cutting-edge theoretical developments are presented, in addition to empirical case studies from water, fisheries, forestry, as well as geographic settings. Editor(s): Armitage, Derek; Plummer, Ryan. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGC; RGL; RNF; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642121937
- ISBN
- 9783642121937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.69
€ 195.69
paperback. Editor(s): Armas, Iuliana; Goretti, Agostino. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 326 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402407785
- ISBN
- 9789402407785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Preliminary Reconnaissance Report of the 2011 Tohoku-Chiho Taiheiyo-Ok...
. Ed(S): Architectural Institute Of Japan
Hardback. The only official reconnaissance report of the Architectural Institute of Japan into the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, this volume contains a wealth of material on building damage in the Tohoku and Kanto regions as well as raw field data. Editor(s): Architectural Institute of Japan. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 484 pages, 44 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMC; RNR; TNCE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1095.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431540960
- ISBN
- 9784431540960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Ansal, Atilla; Sakr, Mohamed. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 494 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, 317 colour illustrations, 40 black & white tables, biogr. BIC Classification: RNR; TNCE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319107851
- ISBN
- 9783319107851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.46
€ 130.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Aneva, Boyka; Kouteva-Guentcheva, Mihaela; University Of Architecture Mihaela. Series: Springer Proceedings in Physics. Num Pages: 167 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHS; PHU; PHVG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319143279
- ISBN
- 9783319143279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Nonlinear Mathematical Physics and Natural Hazards: Selected Papers fr...
. Ed(S): Aneva, Boyka; Kouteva-Guentcheva, Mi...
paperback. Editor(s): Aneva, Boyka; Kouteva-Guentcheva, Mihaela. Series: Springer Proceedings in Physics. Num Pages: 167 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHS; PHU; PHVG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319359038
- ISBN
- 9783319359038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.34
€ 126.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Amendola, Aniello; Ermolieva, Tatiana; Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Mechler, Reinhard. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: K; PBT; RNR; RNU; TGPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401784986
- ISBN
- 9789401784986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardback. Presents unifying and distinguishing features of extreme events, including problems of understanding and modelling their origin, spatial and temporal extension, and potential impact. This book aims to help in the difficult problem of anticipation: forecasting the event and proposing measures to moderate or prevent it. Editor(s): Albeverio, Sergio; Jentsch, Volker; Kantz, Holger. Series: Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCJ; KCX; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540286103
- ISBN
- 9783540286103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.19
€ 69.19
Paperback. This book examines strong-motion networks around the globe, covering issues related to designing, maintaining and disseminating information. It details projects carried out within the context of arrays deployed for seismic risk studies in metropolitan areas. Editor(s): Akkar, Sinan; Gulkan, Polat; Eck, Torild van. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PHVG; RBP; RNR; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734791
- ISBN
- 9789400734791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Abu Bakar, Sahol Hamid; Tahir, Wardah; Wahid, Marfiah; Mohd Nasir, Siti Rashidah; Hassan, Rohana. Num Pages: 334 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 163 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNR; TNFL; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812873644
- ISBN
- 9789812873644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.40
€ 195.40