Pollution & threats to the environment
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Pollution & threats to the environment
Paperback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144131
- ISBN
- 9780231144131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPW; JWLP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629633855
- ISBN
- 9781629633855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.68
€ 13.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171326
- ISBN
- 9780691171326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.91
€ 20.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. Earth is the only planet known to have fire. The reason is both simple and profound: fire exists because Earth is the only planet to possess life as we know it. Fire is an expression of life on Earth and an index of life's history. Few processes are as integral, unique, or ancient. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119953562
- ISBN
- 9781119953562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.35
€ 75.35
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. Offers an account of the challenges we face in responding to security and environmental change. This work argues that to understand climate change and the dislocations of global ecology, it is necessary to look back at how ecological change is tied to the expansion of the world economic system over the last few centuries. Series: Dimensions of Security. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642925
- ISBN
- 9780745642925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. A controversial, timely reassessment of the environmentalist agenda by outstanding historians, scientists, and critics. Editor(s): Cronon, William. Num Pages: 560 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: JFCX; RNK; RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393315110
- ISBN
- 9780393315110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.79
€ 24.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Schein, Allison; Vergnaud, Lara. Num Pages: 474 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; MBNH2; RNFF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972021
- ISBN
- 9781620972021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.29
€ 27.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Big Kid Science
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937548780
- ISBN
- 9781937548780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.04
€ 18.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118708514
- ISBN
- 9781118708514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.33
€ 54.99
€ 53.33
Paperback. * An important new collection based on a series of recent Miliband lectures. * Leading figures discuss the pressing issues of climate change and sustainability. * This features contributions by Ulrich Beck, Onora O'Neill, Peter Singer, and Ed and David Miliband. Editor(s): Held, David; Theros, Marika; Fane-Hervey, Angus. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652023
- ISBN
- 9780745652023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.06
€ 29.06
Paperback. Goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed and before the end of the century Earth is projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 million years. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205213
- ISBN
- 9780300205213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.19
€ 21.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807078044
- ISBN
- 9780807078044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718185855
- ISBN
- 9780718185855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. It is becoming feasible to take carbon dioxide from power stations and industry, and lock it away safely before it can enter the atmosphere. But can carbon capture compete with other low-carbon technologies, is it safe and environmentally-friendly, and will people and governments accept it? This book examines the need for carbon capture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040341
- ISBN
- 9781849040341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.72
€ 45.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138928084
- ISBN
- 9781138928084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.36
€ 31.36
Paperback. Presents the geological history of the Great Barrier Reef, the biology of coral reef ecosystems, and a primer on what we know about climate change. This book concludes that the Great Barrier Reef and most coral reefs may be dead from mass bleaching and irreversible acidification unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 48 color illustrations, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RGBR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034976
- ISBN
- 9780674034976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.63
€ 31.99
€ 27.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 75
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118825426
- ISBN
- 9781118825426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.43
€ 131.43
Paperback. How capitalism became caught up in the carbon-burning trap Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTK; KCZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781293
- ISBN
- 9781784781293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.14
€ 31.14
Hardback. Evaluates the role of ideas in the evolution of the politics of climate change. This book argues that Germany's federal system facilitated the political mainstreaming of popular environmental concerns that has led to the development of effective environmental domestic and foreign policy-making, influencing European and wider climate change policy. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JMC; JPSN2; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114091
- ISBN
- 9781845114091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.92€ 133.60
€ 150.92
€ 133.60