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Pollution & threats to the environment

Paperback. This work demonstrates the advantages of macroecology for conservation, showing how it allows scientists to look beyond endangered species and ecological communities in order to consider the long history and large geographic scale of human impacts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: RNC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076157
ISBN
9780226076157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783509355
ISBN
9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.81

Hardback. A key approach to the issue of livestock production and climate change through three sections: I. Livestock production II. Climate change and III. Enteric methane amelioration. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: PSV; RNPG; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780644325
ISBN
9781780644325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; P; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
RAND United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833025005
ISBN
9780833025005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.61

Paperback. Evaluates various options in terms of the degree to which they create a level playing field for US industry, their effectiveness in guarding against emissions leakage, their impact on the cost of emissions reductions to the US economy, and the extent to which they would hurt or support efforts for constructive engagement with other nations. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324204
ISBN
9780881324204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Twenty-nine writers, poets, scientists, and scholars testify on behalf of darkness and against light pollution s diminishment of the night." Editor(s): Bogard, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874173284
ISBN
9780874173284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

Hardcover. This text presents the results of the a long-running and comprehensive study of forest fragmentation, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in central Amazonia. The study includes baseline data from before isolation from continuous forest took place. Editor(s): Bierregaard, Richard, Jr.; Gascon, Claude; Lovejoy, Thomas E., III; Mesquita, Rita. Num Pages: 496 pages, 93 b/w + 13 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGBL; RNKH; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300084832
ISBN
9780300084832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 55.72

Hardcover. This text aims to enhance the awareness of the regulations, legislation and enforcement powers available to local authorities and other enforcement bodies in the area of noise and vibration. Num Pages: 58 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNXC; LNKJ; RNP; TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
58
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860583070
ISBN
9781860583070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.47

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jackson, Carla H. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: RNP; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634637923
ISBN
9781634637923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 290.12
€ 216.89

Hardcover. Global watming through the enhanced greehouse effect is one of the major and most uncertain forces of global environmental change presently facing the earth. This book is a guide to the scientific and policy debate concerning the roles of agriculture, forestry and other activities leading to global warming. Num Pages: 282 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: RBP; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471948858
ISBN
9780471948858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 503.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 131 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413622
ISBN
9781607413622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52
€ 81.20

Paperback. The Kyoto Protocol, the world's first tentative step towards avoiding the threat of climate change, has failed. This book puts forward a solution. Using a system of finite production rights for greenhouse gases, which would be traded by organisations on a global auction, it seeks to succeed where the original agreement failed. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012583
ISBN
9781848130258
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Vasser, Christophe P. Num Pages: 282 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604569834
ISBN
9781604569834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.92
€ 95.53

Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327600
ISBN
9780226327600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

paperback. Bowden's classic study of "mining" the waters of the southwestern United States presents a historical, ethnological, and technological analysis in clean, compelling prose. Num Pages: 206 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGB; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780292743069
ISBN
9780292743069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.93

Hardback. Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137102
ISBN
9780231137102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.49

Paperback. Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137119
ISBN
9780231137119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardcover. Each year, thousands of people experiencing flu-like symptoms due to poor air quality and ventilation in the workplace. Other indoor environment dangers that can affect the health of workers range from exposed asbestos insulation to subtle psychological dangers such as limited sunlight. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; TNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471292289
ISBN
9780471292289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.62

Paperback. How can we tell who is right, and how we should respond? And why is there no scientific consensus on a matter of such vital importance? This work addresses these questions. It describes how the interplay between familiar phenomena, winds and clouds, light and air, maintains climates that permit a diversity of fauna and flora to flourish on Earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables, 85 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050348
ISBN
9780691050348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. The ecological crisis is the most overwhelming to have ever faced humanity and its consequences permeate every domain of life. This trenchant book examines its relation to Islamophobia as the dominant form of racism today, showing how both share roots in domination, colonialism and the logics of capitalism. Series: Debating Race. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JFSR2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745692272
ISBN
9780745692272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.55

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