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Pollution & threats to the environment
Paperback. Originally published in 2012; this edition contains "a postscript from the author updating the story and a new foreword from Bill Nye the Science Guy"--Cover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152556
- ISBN
- 9780231152556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development. Num Pages: 392 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, 14 black & white halftones, 46 b. BIC Classification: GTF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415664271
- ISBN
- 9780415664271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 446 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606. The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. 446 pages, illustrations. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 446
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275829
- ISBN
- 9780520275829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. This book takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. Series: Modules in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: RB; RG; RNP; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985617
- ISBN
- 9780471985617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.90
€ 71.90
Paperback. The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. This title offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150284
- ISBN
- 9780691150284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RNC; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806781
- ISBN
- 9781609806781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.60
€ 24.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. How, then, do people decide which risks to take and which to ignore? On what basis are certain dangers guarded against and others relegated to secondary status? This book explores how we decide what risks to take and which to ignore, both as individuals and as a culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324. An Essay on the Selection of Technological and Environmental Dangers. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: RNP. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight: 338.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520050631
- ISBN
- 9780520050631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Series: Sacred Activism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583947678
- ISBN
- 9781583947678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNPG; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825306860
- ISBN
- 9780825306860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
€ 16.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Black and White Illustrations, Tables, Charts and Graphs. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603582872
- ISBN
- 9781603582872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.27
€ 33.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Jamie Woodward examines the environmental shifts that took place during the Great Ice Age of the Quaternary Period. Looking at evidence from the continents, the oceans, and the ice core records, he explores the evolution of ideas about our geological past, the great debates, and the human stories behind it all. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx, 35 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGF; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580699
- ISBN
- 9780199580699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821349489
- ISBN
- 9780821349489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.05
€ 19.05
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
€ 28.56
€ 28.56
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the global carbon cycle. This book tells about the many ways the global carbon cycle is woven into our climate system. It looks at the carbon cycle on three different time scales, describing how the cycle interacts with climate in very distinct ways in each. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 129 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144146
- ISBN
- 9780691144146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199270040
- ISBN
- 9780199270040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.24
€ 223.24
Paperback. Written for researchers and graduate students, this book explores the different processes through which corporations engage with climate change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b/w illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: KJG; KJJ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107435131
- ISBN
- 9781107435131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Is there anything we can really do about climate change? Have we left it too late? Or is there still hope? This book describes the revolutionary tools that could help avoid disaster. Cutting through the debates and noise to acknowledge that humans are not capable of perfection, it offers real-world solutions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141981048
- ISBN
- 9780141981048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In 2001 an international panel of distinguished climate scientists announced that the world was warming at a rate without precedent during at least the last ten millennia, and that warming was caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases from human activity. This book shows how the scientific consensus caught fire among the general world public. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031890
- ISBN
- 9780674031890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.65
€ 31.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 halftones. 20 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169064
- ISBN
- 9780691169064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 369 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620817124
- ISBN
- 9781620817124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.23€ 172.78
€ 253.23
€ 172.78