The environment
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The environment
Paperback. The Pacific Northwest is a global ecological "hotspot" because of its healthy native ecosystems, a high degree of biodiversity, and the number of restoration initiatives that have been undertaken. This work presents examples of the restoration techniques and projects, and is useful for restorationists and students working in the Pacific Northwest. Editor(s): Apostol, Dean; Sinclair, Marcia. Series: Science & Practice of Ecological Restoration. Num Pages: 500 pages, 25 tables, 50 figures, 75 colour photos, maps, boxes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559630788
- ISBN
- 9781559630788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.92
€ 110.92
Hardback. Explores the implications of an idea: we must understand the oceans of the past to protect the oceans of the future. This title shows how skewed visions of the past have led to disastrous marine policies and why historical perspective is critical to revitalize fisheries and ecosystems. Editor(s): Jackson, Jeremy B.C.; Alexander, Karen; Sala, Enric. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: KNAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610910002
- ISBN
- 9781610910002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.77
€ 100.77
Paperback. While rising seas are inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting communities, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated response - we can save property, and ultimately lives. This title helps us in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG; RP; TNFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610910040
- ISBN
- 9781610910040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Paperback. Presents case studies from around the world of various projects focused on climate change adaptation - regional-scale endeavours where scientists, managers, and practitioners are working to protect biodiversity by protecting landscapes and seascapes in response to threats posed by climate change. Editor(s): Chester, Charles C.; Hilty, Jodi A.; Cross, Molly. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 figures, 7 tables, 3 boxes. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610911719
- ISBN
- 9781610911719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. Tells a story of life, death, and revival. This book begins in the eighteenth century when Spanish and French explorers encountered a rocky shoreline brimming with life - raucous sea birds, abundant sea otters, barking sea lions, halibut the size of wagon wheels, waters thick with whales. Num Pages: 224 pages, two colour inserts, photos, & figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610911900
- ISBN
- 9781610911900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. How can each of us live Cooler, Smarter? This book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not to sweat the small stuff. It also turns many eco-myths on their head, like the importance of locally produced food or the superiority of all hybrid cars. It can help save you money and live healthier. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610911924
- ISBN
- 9781610911924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.79
€ 46.79
Paperback. Nature's Fortune shows how viewing nature as green infrastructure allows for breakthroughs not only in conservation, protecting water supplies; enhancing the health of fisheries; making cities more sustainable, liveable, and safe; and dealing with unavoidable climate change, but in economic progress, as well. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: KJJ; RNB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610916950
- ISBN
- 9781610916950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
Paperback. A veteran journalist explores the changing Arctic and why it should matter to the rest of the world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QMP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610917179
- ISBN
- 9781610917179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.68
€ 32.68
Hardback. The first book to show the importance of collaboration in marine ecosystem-based management. Num Pages: 290 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610917988
- ISBN
- 9781610917988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.64
€ 117.64
Hardcover. Tropical Storm Irene in Vermont, from the perspective of Vermonters who rebuilt their state Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611683189
- ISBN
- 9781611683189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.56
€ 20.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. By focusing on the affective dimensions of Green Romanticism, Wordsworth and the Green Romantics advances a vision of Romantic ecology that complicates scholarly perceptions of Romantic Nature, as well as popular caricatures of the Romantics as naive nature lovers. Editor(s): Reno, Seth T.; Ottum, Lisa. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New Hampshire
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688955
- ISBN
- 9781611688955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625340221
- ISBN
- 9781625340221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.30
€ 57.30
Hardcover. Relating the biographies of four European and two North American rivers, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links between their history, culture and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 black and white. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231068
- ISBN
- 9781780231068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861894335
- ISBN
- 9781861894335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Presenting results from many scientific disciplines, including geology, anthropology and sociology, The End is Nigh explores the global history of natural disasters whilst investigating how these tragedies have changed us, the way that we live and how we think. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rep Tra
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898982
- ISBN
- 9781861898982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Hardback. While there is undeniable progress in the acknowledgment of both the dangers of climate change and the importance of working to mitigate it, little has actually been done. This title argue that we need to take a different tack, moving away from reliance on centralized, top-down approaches and towards a flexible, multi-level approach. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220974
- ISBN
- 9781878220974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Paperback. Over the years economists Kevin M Simmons and Daniel Sutter have been studying the economic impacts and social consequences of the approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the United States annually. This title presents their findings. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 halftones, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220998
- ISBN
- 9781878220998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.75
€ 40.75
Biological Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecosystem of the Draw Rriver,...
. Ed(S): McCullough, Jennifer; Decher, Jan; K...
Paperback. Editor(s): McCullough, Jennifer; Decher, Jan; Kpelle, David Guba. Series: Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program. Num Pages: 154 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781881173908
- ISBN
- 9781881173908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.19
€ 29.19
Paperback. A report that contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Tepuis in the Upper Nangaritza River Basin in Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador. It provides data to support increased protection for the newly created Colon-Shuar Nangaritza Tepuis Conservation Area, a private, protected forest. Editor(s): Guayasamin, Juan M.; Bonaccorso, Elisa. Series: RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Num Pages: 135 pages, 29 colour plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934151433
- ISBN
- 9781934151433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.94
€ 28.94
Paperback. A report that contains the findings from marine biological assessments of fifty-two sites around the coast of Bali. It collects data on biodiversity and coral reef health in order to provide recommendations for the government of Bali to establish a network of marine protected areas. Editor(s): Mustika, Putu Liza Kusuma; Ratha, I Made Jaya; Purwanto, Saleh. Series: RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Num Pages: 135 pages, 72 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934151518
- ISBN
- 9781934151518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.94
€ 28.94
Paperback. A report that contains the findings from rapid biological assessments around Mont Panie, the tallest mountain in New Caledonia, southwest Pacific. It intends to gather data on biodiversity, analyze local climate trends, assess threats, and identify conservation priorities. Editor(s): Tron, Francois; Cassan, Jean-Jerome; Larsen, Trond Halvor; Franquet, Romain. Series: RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MKLN; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934151549
- ISBN
- 9781934151549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.24
€ 29.24
Paperback. It is generally assumed that, in polite company, you don't talk politics, religion, or money. But in recent years, it seems "climate change" needs to be added to that list. This book presents a journey through how we as humans think, individually and collectively, about the debate. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935704744
- ISBN
- 9781935704744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.20
€ 40.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature et de ses Ressources,Switzerland Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 63
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782831703886
- ISBN
- 9782831703886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
paperback. Editor(s): Brooks, Daniel M.; Strahl, Stuart D. Series: IUCN/SSC Cracid Specialist Group S. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature et de ses Ressources,Switzerland Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782831705118
- ISBN
- 9782831705118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46