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Pollution & threats to the environment
Hardback. Climate change seems to be an insurmountable problem. Political solutions have so far had little impact. Some scientists are now advocating the so-called Plan B , a more direct way of reducing the rate of future warming by reflecting more sunlight back to space, creating a thermostat in the sky. Series: New Human Frontiers. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682051
- ISBN
- 9780745682051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. Consumers have taken the lead in rejecting genetically modified crops. Giving a voice to farmers who are being pressured by half a dozen giant corporations to grow these crops, this book provides an explanation of what is happening and what is at stake, and a statement of principles. Translator(s): Soani, Manisha; Rao, Vijaya. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes, boxes. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KNAC; RNP; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KCG0004504
- ISBN
- 9781856499002
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Editor(s): Mendoza, Glen. Num Pages: 85 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBJK; HBTB; KCY; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848862
- ISBN
- 9781634848862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.77€ 88.43
€ 115.77
€ 88.43
Paperback. Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013049
- ISBN
- 9781853830662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008621
- ISBN
- 9781853830662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Evidence has come to light regarding the impact of benzene emissions from road transport, the incidence of asthmatic attacks and the possible toll of particulate matter from diesel engines on human health. This book examines the issues. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; KNGR; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853832680
- ISBN
- 9781853832680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Hardcover. With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum products is taking on increasing importance, for the survival of our environment, our planet, and our future. Series: Energy and Environment. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSG; RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470938492
- ISBN
- 9780470938492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.25
€ 237.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Riewe, Rick; Oakes, Jill. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919058897
- ISBN
- 9780919058897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.05
€ 20.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. Includes case studies used to address impacts related to climate change across a broad spectrum of species and habitats from coastal krill and sea urchins to prairie grass and mountain bumblebees. This book shows how scientists and managers in any region can bridge the communication divide to manage biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Editor(s): Root, Terry Louise; Hall, Kimberly R.; Herzog, Mark Paul; Howell, Christine A. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286719
- ISBN
- 9780520286719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.85
€ 45.99
€ 32.85
Hardback. In Biodiversity and Democracy, Paul Wood argues that the problem of extinction can be traced to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; PS; RNF; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806886
- ISBN
- 9780774806886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.28
€ 113.28
Paperback. This book covers all aspects of bioavailability, as related to environmental contaminants. After a discussion of the definition of bioavailability and its context, focus is placed on the role of risk assessment and bioavailability. Series: Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (Ants). Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470025789
- ISBN
- 9780470025789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.10
€ 84.10
Hardcover. Environmental Contaminants: Bioavailability, Bioaccessibility and Mobility covers all aspects of bioavailability, as related to environmental contaminants. After a discussion of the definition of bioavailability and its context, focus is placed on the role of risk assessment and bioavailability. Series: Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (Ants). Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470025772
- ISBN
- 9780470025772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.20
€ 215.20
Paperback. Since the 9/11 attacks, many Western governments assume terrorism to be the greatest threat we face. This book shows why this approach has been such a failure, and how it distracts us from other, much greater, threats of climate change, competition over resources, marginalisation of the majority of the world and global militarisation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90. Clean copy of an ex library book with a neat label on spine and usual markings
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KEX0226665
- ISBN
- 9781846040702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. This book is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's assessment of options for switching to sustainable energy provision to avert potentially disastrous consequences of climate change. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 379 pages, 38 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RNPG; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107673724
- ISBN
- 9781107673724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. An argument that resource scarcity and environmental degradation can provide an impetus for cooperation among countries. Editor(s): Dinar, Shlomi. Series: Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 charts, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515580
- ISBN
- 9780262515580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.31
€ 38.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 19 illus. BIC Classification: JP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995601
- ISBN
- 9780295995601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
hardcover. In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: RNA; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295993683
- ISBN
- 9780295993683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. Toxicology--the scientific study of environmental factors that are harmful to living organisms--was established more than 400 years ago by the Swiss physician Paracelsus. Series: Preserving the Legacy. Num Pages: 416 pages, diagrams, photographs, glossary. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 272 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471299820
- ISBN
- 9780471299820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.25
€ 156.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tremblay, William O. Num Pages: 199 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617615580
- ISBN
- 9781617615580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.74€ 149.95
€ 219.74
€ 149.95
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319263557
- ISBN
- 9783319263557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.77€ 139.26
€ 141.77
€ 139.26