The environment
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The environment
Paperback. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207097
- ISBN
- 9780520207097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Roszak, Theodore; Gomes, Mary E.; Kanner, Allen D. Series: Sierra Club Books Publication. Num Pages: 366 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RNA; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871564061
- ISBN
- 9780871564061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
paperback. Examines the use of incentive systems and improved institutional arrangements to protect the environment and conserve natural resources, as a means towards sustainable development. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853834677
- ISBN
- 9781853834677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Paperback. The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. This title reveals, many of the rainforest inhabitants - toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds, to name a few - are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 624 pages, 98 colour plates, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226253411
- ISBN
- 9780226253411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.14€ 47.68
€ 56.14
€ 47.68
Paperback. There is an old fundamentalist argument that the world will eventually be destroyed in the Apocalypse, so there is no point in caring for it. When one reads about the delicate balance of the first moments of the cosmos, one can only marvel at the process which brought about the existence of the earth and the creatures that inhabit it. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ATF Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921817120
- ISBN
- 9781921817120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.77
€ 36.99
€ 26.77
Hardback. Editor(s): Gray, Thelma. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634842891
- ISBN
- 9781634842891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.88€ 144.32
€ 195.88
€ 144.32
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster: Investigating th...
The Independent Investigation Fukushima Nucle...
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; KNBN; RNQ; RNR; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415713962
- ISBN
- 9780415713962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.50
€ 51.50
Hardback. Hawaii's forest bird community is the most insular and most endangered in the world and serves as a case study for threatened species globally. Ten have disappeared, nine are critically endangered, and even common species are in decline. This book describes the research and conservation efforts to save Hawaii's forest birds. Editor(s): Pratt, Thane K.; Atkinson, Carter T.; Banko, Mr. Paul C.; Jacobi, James D.; Woodworth, Ms. Bethany L. Num Pages: 640 pages, 97 black-&-white illustrations + 32 colour images. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSVW6; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141085
- ISBN
- 9780300141085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.56€ 73.14
€ 95.56
€ 73.14
paperback. Shows the origins, nature, and demise of colonial rule in East Africa and of the first fitful decades of independence. This title provides a story of shifting constellations of power over forests, beginning with African chiefs and forest spirits - both known as 'ax-wielders' - and ending with international conservation experts. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821418659
- ISBN
- 9780821418659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.09
€ 35.99
€ 32.09
Translation of the author's Kyodai jishin no hi. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346649
- ISBN
- 9781612346649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.06
€ 31.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Matthewson, Terry. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218918
- ISBN
- 9781633218918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.88€ 132.59
€ 195.88
€ 132.59
Hardcover. Saving the environment through free market enterprise Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948511
- ISBN
- 9780817948511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.25
€ 33.25
Paperback. Anderson, a senior fellow at Stanford U.'s Hoover Institution think tank, and his co-contributors respond to "doomsayers" who "contend that (economic) growth will ultimately deplete natural resources and destroy the environment." They offer arguments for why economic growth actually improves environmental quality, given the right incentives, and ex Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KC; LN; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817944827
- ISBN
- 9780817944827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.16
€ 22.16
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€ 32.76
€ 45.99
€ 32.76
Hardcover. The mountain environment provides a common ground for the diverse modes of engagement and mediation. By attempting to understand the meaning of Muir's assertion that "going to the mountains is going home," the author points us toward a practice of integrated reading, scholarship, teaching, and writing that is adequate to our environmental crisis. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: RN; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327969
- ISBN
- 9780820327969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; DSB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780816691586
- ISBN
- 9780816691586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.39
€ 30.99
€ 27.39
hardcover. This text examines different ways in which social scientists study environmental change and environmental problems. The history and geography of the relationship between environment and society is explored, as well as social dilemmas and cultural considerations faced when confronting issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789056991258
- ISBN
- 9789056991258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.27
€ 186.27
Paperback. Viewing the way of life in rich countries as unsustainable, this book looks at the forms a sustainable society might take. It shows that practical and attractive alternatives exist. The author also discusses examples of alternative communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: GTF; J; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly foxed endpapers. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013037
- ISBN
- 9781856492768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of Acts of God. With 32 pages of new material, including a new preface and new chapter on Hurricane Katrina, this is a natural answer to reader demands for thought-provoking and insightful disussion on who and what factors were responsible for the disaster in New Orleans. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309683
- ISBN
- 9780195309683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.00
€ 34.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Taylor, Rickey; Martin, Allen E. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBT; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620816455
- ISBN
- 9781620816455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.10€ 130.39
€ 191.10
€ 130.39