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Paperback. In offering a wealth of geographic and climatic data from Africa, this book provides the basis for comparison between various African regions, and between Africa and other continents, for such topics as rural development, agriculture, and ecosystems. Num Pages: 241 pages, 63 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; PSVS; RBP; RGM; RNR; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642098932
ISBN
9783642098932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.02

Hardback. In offering a wealth of geographic and climatic data from Africa, this book provides the basis for comparison between various African regions, and between Africa and other continents, for such topics as rural development, agriculture, and ecosystems. Num Pages: 241 pages, 63 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; PSVS; RBP; RGM; RNR; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540851912
ISBN
9783540851912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

Paperback. With contributions by numerous experts Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Num Pages: 298 pages, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642082931
ISBN
9783642082931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 249.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Monahan, Christopher D. Num Pages: 394 pages, tables, maps, diagrams, graphs. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617285127
ISBN
9781617285127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 368.60
€ 250.03

Paperback. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 568 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF; RNR; UGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048159390
ISBN
9789048159390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.38

Paperback. This book examines the regulatory environment for disaster prevention and management in broad social, economic and political contexts. It also addresses the important roles played by international law and regional regimes for cross-border cooperation. Editor(s): Butt, Simon; Nasu, Hitoshi; Nottage, Luke. Num Pages: 315 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 1 colour t. BIC Classification: KCN; LB; LNKJ; RNR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662522271
ISBN
9783662522271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardback. Asia-Pacific Disaster Management Editor(s): Butt, Simon; Nasu, Hitoshi; Nottage, Luke. Num Pages: 315 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 1 colour t. BIC Classification: KCN; LB; LNKJ; RNR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 637.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642397677
ISBN
9783642397677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.81

Paperback. Series: I blu. BIC Classification: RNR. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Milan
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847025431
ISBN
9788847025431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.29

Paperback / so. Series: I Blu. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: RNR; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847025462
ISBN
9788847025462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.51

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

Paperback. Many disasters are approached by researchers, managers and policymakers as if they have a clear beginning, middle and end. But often the experience of being in a disaster is not like this. This book offers non-linear, non-prescriptive ways of thinking about disasters and allows the people affected by disaster the chance to speak. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPP; RNR; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353286
ISBN
9781349353286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. This volume details the latest measurements of partial and total doubly differential cross-sections for the multiple ionization of rare gas atoms by electron impact. The data show, for example, the role of Auger transitions in producing multiply ionized atoms. Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHP; PNFS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441969460
ISBN
9781441969460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.26

Hardback. Focusing on natural hazards and disasters in Canada, this book is the result of a national assessment on this topic. It explores both the risks associated with these hazards, and adaptive strategies that can be used to reduce those risks. It is intended for academics, professionals and practitioners involved in hazard reduction activities. Editor(s): Etkin, David; Haque, C. Emdad; Brooks, Gregory R. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011795
ISBN
9781402011795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.73

paperback. This book draws on extensive observations as well as theory to develop a concise description of the impact of stress, rotation, and buoyancy on the turbulence scales that control exchanges between the atmosphere and underlying ocean when sea ice is present. Num Pages: 226 pages, 111 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; RBKC; RBP; RGB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441926852
ISBN
9781441926852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.38

Hardcover. The book constitutes an extraordinary innovative research approach in transferring the concepts and methods of complex systems to risk research. It ambitiously bridges the barriers between theoretical, empirical and methodical research work. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RGC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642323645
ISBN
9783642323645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. The book constitutes an extraordinary innovative research approach in transferring the concepts and methods of complex systems to risk research. It ambitiously bridges the barriers between theoretical, empirical and methodical research work. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RGBP; RGC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642433269
ISBN
9783642433269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Paperback. In exploring the worldwide political and environmental aftermath of the Bhopal disaster in 1984, this text discusses various differing claims by focusing on the dynamics and paradoxes of advocacy in competing power domains. Num Pages: 436 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: LASD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226257204
ISBN
9780226257204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Pares, Carlos; Vazquez Cendon, Carlos; Coquel, Frederic. Series: SEMA SIMAI Springer Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBWH; RNR; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319348858
ISBN
9783319348858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

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

Hardcover. Adapting to Climate Change Editor(s): Glavovic, Bruce C.; Smith, Gavin P. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 481 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401786300
ISBN
9789401786300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.45

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