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The environment

Paperback. Tells the story of nine volcanic events, explaining the related geology for the general reader and exploring the ways in which the earth's volcanism has affected human history. This book describes how volcanic activity has had long-lasting effects on societies, cultures, and the environment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones, 22 line illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118383
ISBN
9780691118383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. A new edition of Peter Francis's highly respected text, reflecting new research findings and new eruptions. Preserving the immense clarity and engaging humour of the first edition including a new chapter on hazards and risk mitigation. Num Pages: 536 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
534
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199254699
ISBN
9780199254699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 245.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Milburn, Trent. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634633086
ISBN
9781634633086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.29
€ 142.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Moore, Julian Patrick. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; TQD; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853705
ISBN
9781634853705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.05
€ 164.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hanks, Jonathan C.; Louglin, Sara O. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PNN; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613241561
ISBN
9781613241561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.71
€ 108.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Apex Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945257974
ISBN
9780945257974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Paperback. Focusing on national environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, The Wilderness Society, and Environmental Defense Fund, Voices and Echoes for the Environment demonstrates how the demands of organizational maintenance encroach on the goal of effective policy influence. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 300 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPA; JPWD; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113557
ISBN
9780231113557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRLK2; PSAF; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Phanes Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
02nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890482800
ISBN
9781890482800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.49

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

€ 82.97
€ 62.74

Paperback. Traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Virtual America identifies the connections (or lack thereof) between our individual selves, an American identity, and the geography oout there.o Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 photographs, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBA; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232785
ISBN
9780803232785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. An introduction to Viktor Schauberger's life and thinking. It shows how his approach developed over the course of his eventful life (which included both World Wars) and takes the reader on a journey through his discoveries, interspersed with lively anecdotes which illustrate how his mind worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157240
ISBN
9780863157240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. BIC Classification: RNU; VSZ; WBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Familius LLC
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942934516
ISBN
9781942934516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.80

Hardback. Dealing with one of the success stories of wildlife conservation, this book takes the position that sustainability is not guaranteed by sustainable use, and that both education and regulation are needed to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. Editor(s): Gordon, Iain J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387094755
ISBN
9780387094755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.80

Paperback. Theorizes the political agency of things and natural phenomena-such as trash, food, weather, and electricity-to examine how non-human elements exert force on human politics and social relations. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282. A Political Ecology of Things. 200 pages, illustrations. Argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. The author also explores how political analyses of public events might change were we to acknowledge that agency always emerges as the effect of ad hoc configurations of human and nonhuman forces. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346333
ISBN
9780822346333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.25

Num Pages: 149 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MZP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768837
ISBN
9781608768837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 41.25

Paperback. The response of forests to global climate change is one of the most hotly contested issues in the greenhouse effect debate. This title introduces students and professionals to the sophisticated mathematical and computational tools used to predict the rate of change in the world's forests. It emphasizes the importance of scale in global studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412036811
ISBN
9780412036811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 190.19

Hardcover. Vegetation Description and Data Analysis: A Practical Approach, Second Edition is a fully revised and up-dated edition of this key text. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PS; RB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471490920
ISBN
9780471490920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.04

Paperback. Vegetation Description and Data Analysis: A Practical Approach, Second Edition is a fully revised and up-dated edition of this key text. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PS; RB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471490937
ISBN
9780471490937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Paperback. Half of all known languages have disappeared in the last 500 years and 90 per cent of all languages are in danger of becoming extinct in the next 100. The authors argue that the loss of linguistic and biological diversity is part of a much larger problem - the collapse of our worldwide ecosystem. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 half-tones, 7 line, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195152463
ISBN
9780195152463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.81

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574592
ISBN
9780813574592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574585
ISBN
9780813574585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.34

Hardback. Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America's white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement. Num Pages: 262 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971561
ISBN
9780674971561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.15

Hardcover. Up-to-date coverage of vanadium research--in two accessible, self-contained volumes Vanadium in the Environment brings together the contributions of leading experts on the chemical and toxicological aspects of vanadium exposure and its effects on aquatic and terrestrial environments, human health, and wildlife. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMGT; PSB; RNP; TDM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Part 1
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471177784
ISBN
9780471177784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 295.62

Hardcover. Vanadium, the 21st most abundant element in the earth's crust, is a shiny silvery soft metal mainly known for its corrosion resistance. This book examines the effects, both detrimental and beneficial, of vanadium on humans and wildlife. Series: Advances in Environmental Science & Technology. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MMGT; RNP; TDM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Part 2
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471177760
ISBN
9780471177760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 284.24

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