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The environment
Paperback. This book unites the ideas, data and insights of ecologists and other scientists with those of urban designers, creating a dialog that helps to promote urban resilience. Offers strategies aimed at making today's urban environments more resilient. Editor(s): Pickett, Steward T. A.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; McGrath, Brian. Series: Future City. Num Pages: 499 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 127 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMV; PSAF; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753433
- ISBN
- 9789400753433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 271.47
€ 271.47
Hardcover. Presenting the voices of women from every continent, and analyzing data on women who face vastly different climate events and challenges, this book heralds a new way of understanding climate change that incorporates gender justice and human rights for all. Editor(s): Alston, Margaret; Whittenbury, Kerri. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; RGC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755178
- ISBN
- 9789400755178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.68
€ 123.68
Hardcover. Focuses on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modelling; data assimilation and air quality forecasting; model assessment and evaluation; aerosol transformation; the relationship between air quality and human health and the interaction between climate change and air quality. Editor(s): Steyn, Douw G.; Builtjes, Peter J. H.; Timmermans, Renske M. A. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 770 pages, 278 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 822
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755765
- ISBN
- 9789400755765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.09
€ 244.09
Hardcover. With contributions from dozens of renowned experts, this volume honors the 40-year career of geotechnician Hideki Ohta, covering recent advances in monitoring and predicting geohazards. It features a special section on the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Editor(s): Chu, Jian (Professor); Wardani, Sri P. R.; Iizuka, Atsushi. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 417 pages, 196 black & white illustrations, 147 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756748
- ISBN
- 9789400756748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.46
€ 124.46
Hardcover. This book examines the development and application of molecular tools for the prediction of plant performance. Editor(s): Lubberstedt, Thomas; Varshney, Rajeev. Num Pages: 521 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 34 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSTL; RNCB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756861
- ISBN
- 9789400756861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.26
€ 242.26
Hardcover. The book examines sustainable resource use. It identifies needs and areas for action, describes measures and instruments to increase resource efficiency, and gives practical recommendations and develops proposals to improve resource efficiency. Editor(s): Angrick, Michael; Burger, Andreas; Lehmann, Harry. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 311 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 3 colour. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757059
- ISBN
- 9789400757059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. This book explores the role of recycling in efforts to achieve a sustainable world. It reviews current initiatives and activities, identifies areas for action and describes measures to increase resource efficiency. Editor(s): Angrick, Michael; Burger, Andreas; Lehmann, Harry. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 289 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757110
- ISBN
- 9789400757110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.71
€ 123.71
Hardcover. This is volume 3 of a three-volume final report which describes, synthesizes and analyzes the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE - Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment. Quantifies the physical impacts of climate change. Editor(s): Navarra, Antonio; Tubiana, Laurence. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 225 pages, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757684
- ISBN
- 9789400757684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Hardcover. This is volume 2 of a three-volume final report which describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE - Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Editor(s): Navarra, Antonio; Tubiana, Laurence. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, 83 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757714
- ISBN
- 9789400757714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.54
€ 188.54
Hardcover. This book offers a detailed examination of the main sources of Israel's water, its principle consumers, the gap between supply and demand and the complex, contentious process of analyzing, devising and implementing the nation's water management and use policies. Editor(s): Becker, Nir. Series: Global Issues in Water Policy. Num Pages: 308 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 40 colo. BIC Classification: 1FBH; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759107
- ISBN
- 9789400759107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.11
€ 187.11
Hardcover. This book investigates the impact of planning policy on spatial planning implementation, from viewpoints encompassing land-use patterns, housing development, transportation, green design, and agricultural and ecological systems in the urbanization process. Editor(s): Kawakami, Mitsuhiko; Shen, Zhen-jiang; Pai, Jen-te; Gao, Xiao-Lu; Zhang, Ming. Series: Strategies for Sustainability. Num Pages: 459 pages, 139 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759213
- ISBN
- 9789400759213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.74
€ 187.74
Hardcover. This book explores the main methods, models and approaches of food consumer science applied to six countries of the Western Balkans, illustrating each with case studies. Includes research conducted 2008 to 2011 for the Focus-BALKANS project. Editor(s): Barjolle, Dominique; Gorton, Matthew; Milosevic Dordevic, Jasna; Stojanovic, Zaklina. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMS; KJS; KJSM; MBN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759459
- ISBN
- 9789400759459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.56
€ 121.56
Hardcover. This book provides advanced analytics and decision management techniques and tools for creating sustainable competitive advantages. Covers multi-criteria decision making; Six Sigma methodology; supply chain evolution for sustainability-focused firms and more. Editor(s): Luo, Zongwei. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white tables, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMV5; RNU; THX; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759947
- ISBN
- 9789400759947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.54
€ 123.54
Hardcover. This volume details how interactive governance theory and the governability perspective contribute to the resolution of key fisheries problems, including overfishing, unemployment and poverty, food insecurity, and social injustice. Editor(s): Bavinck, Maarten; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Jentoft, Svein; Kooiman, Jan. Series: MARE Publication Series. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KNAF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761063
- ISBN
- 9789400761063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.11
€ 124.11
Hardcover. This book details the Product-Oriented Environmental Management System (POEMS), an innovative chain-focused tool for exploiting environmental performance of products. Editor(s): Salomone, Roberta; Clasadonte, Maria Teresa; Proto, Maria; Raggi, Andrea. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJM; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761155
- ISBN
- 9789400761155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.59
€ 186.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Veziroglu, Ayfer; Tsitskishvili, Marat. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 438 pages, 106 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761513
- ISBN
- 9789400761513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.65
€ 240.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Veziroglu, Ayfer; Tsitskishvili, Marat. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 438 pages, 106 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761575
- ISBN
- 9789400761575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 238.28
€ 238.28
Hardcover. This book examines issues of landscape change and the eco-cultural nature of the environment. It looks at how widespread landscape abandonment, rural depopulation, and urbanisation effects the environment and appropriate protection and conservation measures. Editor(s): Rotherham, Ian D. Series: Environmental History Series. Num Pages: 457 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761582
- ISBN
- 9789400761582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.39
€ 125.39
Hardcover. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Rossetto, Tiziana; UCL Library Services, Open Access Funding Team; Joffe, Helene; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761834
- ISBN
- 9789400761834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.97
€ 121.97
Hardcover. This book compiles contributions presented during celebrations of the half-centenary of long term field experiments done at Selectia Experimental Station, Republic of Moldova (UNESCO site as a World Heritage Site). Editor(s): Dent, David. Num Pages: 502 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 201 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNK; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761865
- ISBN
- 9789400761865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.09
€ 188.09
Hardcover. This book explores the major themes of design for sustainability; sustainability metrics and analysis; sustainable energy; and sustainable supply and value. Covers life cycle assessment; product end-of-life options; environmental footprint assessment and more. Editor(s): Jawahir, I. S.; Sikdar, Subhas K.; Huang, Y. Num Pages: 351 pages, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNP; RNU; TBC; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400762282
- ISBN
- 9789400762282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.28
€ 124.28
Hardcover. Based on results of the 2010 Oslo Science Conference on the International Polar Year of 2077-2009, this book explores the broad-ranging consequences of a business-as-usual approach to the Antarctic environment, and surveys alternative plans of action. Editor(s): Tin, Tina; Liggett, Daniela; Lamers, Machiel; Maher, Patrick T. Num Pages: 380 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 29 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RG; RNF; RNKH; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400765818
- ISBN
- 9789400765818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.62
€ 124.62
Hardcover. This book, written by leading experts in the field, focuses on recent advancements in understanding the controls on plant-driven volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions, including efforts to quantitatively predict emissions using computer models. Editor(s): Niinemets, Ulo; Monson, Russell K. Series: Tree Physiology. Num Pages: 562 pages, 50 black & white tables, 36 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTD; RNP; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400766051
- ISBN
- 9789400766051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.12
€ 190.12
Hardcover. This book shows how scientists, water managers and policy makers approach drought and water scarcity in arid and semi-arid areas of Spain, Mexico, Australia, South Africa and the US. Covers irrigation, ecological impacts, economic considerations and more. Editor(s): Schwabe, Kurt; Albiac Murillo, Jose; Connor, Jeffery D.; Hassan, Rashid M.; Gonzalez, Liliana Meza. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RGBA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400766358
- ISBN
- 9789400766358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.77
€ 189.77