The environment
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The environment
Paperback. Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137119
- ISBN
- 9780231137119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137102
- ISBN
- 9780231137102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.49
€ 103.64
€ 80.49
Hardback. Weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, approx. 3 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; HDD; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813761
- ISBN
- 9780774813761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. This book covers the fundamentals of environmental engineering and applications in water quality, air quality, and hazardous waste management. It begins by describing the fundamental principles that serve as the foundation of the entire field of environmental engineering. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TQS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 188 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471144946
- ISBN
- 9780471144946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 306.35
€ 306.35
Hardback. Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management provides a series of cross-disciplinary approaches and methods which are exemplified by case studies from different parts of the world. Volume 18 looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786352965
- ISBN
- 9781786352965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.51
€ 115.51
Paperback. As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, an understanding of the context, mechanisms, and consequences of city and suburban environments becomes more critical. This title demonstrates the value of urban green. Focusing specifically on the role of vegetation and trees, it shows the costs and benefits reaped from urban open spaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 56 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226901466
- ISBN
- 9780226901466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.86
€ 36.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Explores and explains the evolution, occurrence and composition of wetlands and their physical and biological dynamics; considers the impact upon them of agriculture, industry, urbanization and recreation; and examines what steps are being and should be taken to manage and to preserve them. Editor(s): Williams, Michael. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGB; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 193 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191995
- ISBN
- 9780631191995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Williams, James A.; Jones, Caroline E. Num Pages: 118 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619427846
- ISBN
- 9781619427846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.22€ 116.23
€ 167.22
€ 116.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Owens, Willliam. Num Pages: 87 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 87
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626181038
- ISBN
- 9781626181038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.09€ 70.02
€ 100.09
€ 70.02
Hardcover. This comprehensive study of shipping activities in Arctic waters explores factors and conditions that will determine the scope and range of the industry for years to come. Topics include geopolitics, military affairs, global warming, sea ice melting and more. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSR; JPSL; KNGS; LNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642167898
- ISBN
- 9783642167898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.18
€ 287.18
Hardback. Real-world reservoirs are layered, heterogeneous and anisotropic, exposed to water and gas drives, faults, barriers and fractures. Series: Handbook of Petroleum Engineering. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RNU; THF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119283782
- ISBN
- 9781119283782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.25
€ 254.25
Hardback. The PILOT is a tool that enables you to find measures to environmentally improve your product within a short time. The instructions given are formulated in the language of product design and can be implemented directly in product development. It can be applied always when you are aiming at ECODESIGN solutions to environmentally improve products. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 99 pages, 431 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 99
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009655
- ISBN
- 9781402009655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
International Conflict Over Water Resources in Himalayan Asia
Wirsing, Robert G.; Jasparro, Christopher; St...
Paperback. The authors explore the fresh water crisis of Himalayan Asia. While the region hosts some of the world's mightiest rivers, it is also home to rapidly modernizing, increasingly affluent, and demographically multiplying societies, ensuring the rapid depletion of water resources and of disputes over ownership of transboundary waters. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JP; KCP; RGL; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315222
- ISBN
- 9781349315222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. A comprehensive analysis of nuclear energy policies in the key Western Europe countries over the entire post-war period. Editor(s): Thurner, Paul W.; Muller, Wolfgang C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: RND; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198747031
- ISBN
- 9780198747031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.49
€ 168.49
Paperback. This text presents an analysis and proposals for managing the transition to environmental sustainability in industrial countries. The concept of "environmental space" and its development of indicators for measuring an economy's national and global impact give the text potential political impact. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, figures, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JP; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprinted edition
- SKU
- KI20002278
- ISBN
- 9781856495080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How can those in poor countries raise their standards of living, on a planet with limited resources, without putting it under additional environmental stress? This book constructs the necessary intellectual and moral platform for fundamental progress in the decades of the 21st century. Editor(s): Sachs, Wolfgang. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012580
- ISBN
- 9781842777299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In its evaluation of the contribution of forestry projects to climate change mitigation, this book draws together a number of relevant aspects, including the stability of international agreements, causes and consequences of deforestation, and the CO2 effect of forestry projects. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361039
- ISBN
- 9780792361039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.03
€ 131.03
Hardcover. A complete guide to the financial requirements a nonprofit organization must follow to indefinitely maintain the volume and quality of their services An organization may have plenty of capacity in the long run, but in the short run, donor restrictions and limited financing options are constraining. Series: Wiley Nonprofit Authority. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV1; KJVX; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118004517
- ISBN
- 9781118004517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Taking the slogan "think globally, act locally" to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future. Editor(s): Woollard, Robert; Ostry, Aleck Samuel. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807869
- ISBN
- 9780774807869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, tables. BIC Classification: RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Health Organization
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789241548151
- ISBN
- 9789241548151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.75
€ 170.75