The environment
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The environment
Hardcover. At the time of European discovery, the ancient North American forests stretched across nearly half the continent. And while today little remains of this past glory, efforts are underway to bring back some of the diverse ecosystems of that era. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSAF; RNF; TQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471136224
- ISBN
- 9780471136224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.82
€ 274.82
Hardback. Offers a pioneering social and environmental history of southern Chile, exploring the origins of forestry "miracle" in Chile. This book narrates the century-long struggles among peasants, indigenous communities, large landowners, and the state over access to forest commons in the frontier territory. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBLW; JFC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822355984
- ISBN
- 9780822355984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.84
€ 176.84
Paperback. What do we know about the possible poisons that industrial technologies leave in our air and water? How reliable is the science that federal regulators and legislators use to protect the public from dangerous products? This book shows that ideological or economic attacks on research are part of an extensive pattern of abuse. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; LNKJ; MBP; RNC; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047143
- ISBN
- 9780674047143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context. Num Pages: 488 pages, 226, 226 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RNF; TBX; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846144
- ISBN
- 9780801846144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.01€ 49.12
€ 50.01
€ 49.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Calahan, Thomas R. Num Pages: 130 pages, colour maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606928479
- ISBN
- 9781606928479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.63€ 70.02
€ 100.63
€ 70.02
Hardcover. Examines the economics of green consumerism, the reality of saving the environment, how historical cultures may have influenced environmental damage, and how being ecologically correct may have a more damaging effect on our environment. This book offers real-time strategies and alternatives to enhance our natural resources and our environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813808697
- ISBN
- 9780813808697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.18
€ 126.18
paperback. The human impulse to religion can be seen to encompass environmentalism as an offshoot of the secular, material faith in human reason and power that dominates modern society. This book traces the history of environmentalism - and its moral thrust - from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985565
- ISBN
- 9780295985565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.55
€ 31.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFZ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264363
- ISBN
- 9780226264363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.56
€ 34.99
€ 27.56
hardcover. The American Wilderness: Reflections on Nature Protection in the United States explores the division between how Americans embrace protected landscapes and how they consider nature itself. The book argues for the validity of landscape protection and the benefits of achieving strict preserves and mixed-commodity places in a democratic society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21ill.3tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923369
- ISBN
- 9780813923369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.62
€ 78.62
Paperback. Using a case study of tropical deforestation in the upper reaches of the Amazon Basin, this study argues that small landholders and peasants play an active role in the destructive process only when they pool their resources or join with corporations to open up new regions for settlement. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 234 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; RGBL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080453
- ISBN
- 9780231080453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573091954
- ISBN
- 9781573091954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.68
€ 99.68
Hardback. The fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico make up the largest commercial fishery in the United States. But the ecology of the Gulf is in trouble: much of the Gulf is subject to critical problems with toxic microorganisms. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSD; PSAF; RBGB; RBGK; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471161745
- ISBN
- 9780471161745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.49
€ 274.49
Hardback. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKC; RGBP; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199764174
- ISBN
- 9780199764174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.04
€ 128.04
Paperback. The disposal of radioactive waste is a central issue in the future of nuclear power and poses considerable technical, political and social issues. This book addresses these topics in an integrated fashion using performance assessment of the disposal concept as a unifying theme. Editor(s): Savage, David. Num Pages: 454 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNH; RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471960904
- ISBN
- 9780471960904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 519.70
€ 519.70
Paperback. The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Editor(s): Sikor, Thomas; Lund, Christian. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JPVH3; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196567
- ISBN
- 9781405196567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.24
€ 29.24
Hardcover. Assessment and Control of VOC Emissions from Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities Thomas T. Shen, Ph.D. , Charles Schmidt, Ph.D. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK; TQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471285045
- ISBN
- 9780471285045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.78
€ 293.78
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
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Paperback. A study of pollution reform that considers how the use of transferable permits to control pollution has evolved, looks at how these programs have been implemented in the US and internationally, and offers an objective evaluation of the resulting successes, failures, and lessons learned over the last twenty-five years. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933115313
- ISBN
- 9781933115313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.02
€ 71.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pace, Thomas W. Num Pages: 165 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613243749
- ISBN
- 9781613243749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.83€ 108.89
€ 159.83
€ 108.89
Hardback. Presents the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. This book provides the synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Num Pages: 432 pages, 144 color illus. 21 halftones. 60 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151847
- ISBN
- 9780691151847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.75
€ 110.75
Hardcover. As an integral component of environmental policy, it has become essential to regulate and monitor toxic substances. Past emphasis has been primarily on analytical approaches to the detection of specific, targeted contaminants, thus allowing chemical characterisation. Editor(s): Thompson, Clive; Wadhia, Kirit; Loibner, Andreas. Series: Sheffield Analytical Chemistry Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 43. BIC Classification: RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405118194
- ISBN
- 9781405118194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 322.43
€ 322.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RNF; WM; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465055999
- ISBN
- 9780465055999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 23.67
€ 25.00
€ 23.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, Ill.tabs.ch.M. BIC Classification: RN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Edition
- 859th Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870815119
- ISBN
- 9780870815119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.68
€ 40.68
Paperback. This in-depth study of fourteen pulp manufacturing mills in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand provides the most extensive and systematic empirical examination, to date, of the reasons firms achieve the levels of environmental performance that they do. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; KND; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748520
- ISBN
- 9780804748520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60