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Highlights South and Central American approaches to wildlife conservation and documents the state and the historical development of a Latin American conservation and management strategy. This book addresses the threats to bio-diversity caused by ranching, fishing, and hunting and assesses the benefits and risks of continued human use of wildlife. Editor(s): Silvius, Kirsten M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Fragoso, Jose M. V. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 line drawings, 2 halftones, 3 color figs, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127820
- ISBN
- 9780231127820
Condition: New
€ 139.19€ 105.65
€ 139.19
€ 105.65
Hardcover. Mountains, deserts, savannahs and the polar regions are fragile both in their ecologies and the cultures of their inhabitants. These fragile environments are characterised by a marked seasonality, and many human activities are limited to clearly defined times of the year. Editor(s): Price, Martin F. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471965848
- ISBN
- 9780471965848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.13
€ 133.13
Paperback. People & Permaculture widens the definition of permaculture from being mainly about land-based systems to include our own lives, relationships and society. This book provides a framework to help each of us improve our ability to care for ourselves, our friends, families and for the Earth. Illustrator(s): Storch, Rebecca. Num Pages: 320 pages, 140 b/w line drawings and diagrams. BIC Classification: RNA; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 187 x 9. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Hyden House Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2016 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856230872
- ISBN
- 9781856230872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.22
€ 27.99
€ 21.22
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992846
- ISBN
- 9780295992846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardcover. This book examines the major social and economic impacts of the Peak of the Oil Age. It explains everything you need to know to understand Peak Oil and its world-changing consequences from an insider's perspective. Illustrator(s): Qvennerstedt, Olle. Translator(s): Lardelli, Michael. Num Pages: 325 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 110 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RBGL; RNF; THF; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461434238
- ISBN
- 9781461434238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.99
€ 68.99
Paperback. Considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, Peatland Systems and Environmental Change provides a unique, timely look at the consequences of the functioning of peatlands to the paleoenvironmental record, carbon cycling, and conservation issues. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470844106
- ISBN
- 9780470844106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Draguhn, Claudio; Ciarimboli, Nigel. Num Pages: 173 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621001621
- ISBN
- 9781621001621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.92€ 116.23
€ 168.92
€ 116.23
Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Cultu...
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226285436
- ISBN
- 9780226285436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, food production and energy consumption. As the population shifted from rural areas to urban cities, the human impact on the environment increased dramatically. This book addresses various cultural, psychological and practical changes we need to make as nature rapidly dictates our new limits. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402. Waking Up to the Century of Decline in Earth's Resources. 224 pages, Illustrations. The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, food production and energy consumption. As the population shifted from rural areas to urban cities, the human impact on the environment increased dramatically. This book addresses various cultural, psychological and practical changes we need to make as nature rapidly dictates our new limits. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight: 402.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570133
- ISBN
- 9781905570133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118549421
- ISBN
- 9781118549421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.77
€ 196.77
Paperback. Timely ecology of the Peace-Athabasca Delta-home of wildlife, indigenous cultures, and Alberta's booming oilsands. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 209 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- Fol Pck Pa
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888647306
- ISBN
- 9780888647306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.59€ 74.90
€ 91.59
€ 74.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 200+ illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; JPW; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578588
- ISBN
- 9781877578588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. A new edition of a book that takes a comprehensive look at the ways economic processes affect global environmental outcomes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515825
- ISBN
- 9780262515825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.90
€ 44.99
€ 38.90
Hardback. Pandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases have become one of the key challenges for contemporary global society. The central claim of Pathological Lives is that any solution offered to these kinds of emerging and often communicable diseases requires a broad-based geographical scrutiny. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: RGC; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118997598
- ISBN
- 9781118997598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. Pandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases have become one of the key challenges for contemporary global society. The central claim of Pathological Lives is that any solution offered to these kinds of emerging and often communicable diseases requires a broad-based geographical scrutiny. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RGC; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118997604
- ISBN
- 9781118997604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. The first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy, this book takes a detailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces the evolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policy and federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774805575
- ISBN
- 9780774805575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55
€ 102.55
Paperback. Dealing with the imminent decline of cheap oil, this book shows how oil and war have been closely related in the 20th century. Tracing the crucial role of fossil fuels in the rise of industrialism, it discusses the degree to which energy alternatives can compensate for oil, and recommends a global programme of resource conservation and sharing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514. Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies. 320 pages. Dealing with the imminent decline of cheap oil, this book shows how oil and war have been closely related in the 20th century. Tracing the crucial role of fossil fuels in the rise of industrialism, it discusses the degree to which energy alternatives can compensate for oil, and recommends a global programme of resource conservation and sharing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNF; RNT. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight: 518.
- Publisher
- TEMPLE LODGE PUBLISH
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570003
- ISBN
- 9781905570003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. The public health risks posed by automotive particulate emissions are well known. Such particles are sufficiently small to reach the deepest regions of the lungs; and moreover act as carriers for many potentially toxic substances. Series: RSP. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNP; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470724552
- ISBN
- 9780470724552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.27
€ 157.27
Paperback. This work looks at the argument that fossil fuels are the major culprit in the production of particle air pollution. It cites studies on animals and epidemiological studies, and includes models describing mechanisms by which the effects of the particulates can be induced. Editor(s): Spengler, John D.; Wilson, Richard. Num Pages: 266 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674240773
- ISBN
- 9780674240773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
paperback. The poets nearest to us in time often seem the most remote and difficult. Helen Vendler closes the distance. She keeps the poet in view not only as thinker and artist, but as a man or woman whose humanity never disappears in her analysis. With her penetrating critical gift, Vendler assesses American poets from T. S. Eliot to Charles Wright. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674654761
- ISBN
- 9780674654761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.28€ 48.67
€ 52.28
€ 48.67