The environment
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The environment
Hardback. This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. Editor(s): Leader-Williams, Nigel; Adams, William M.; Smith, Robert J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193849
- ISBN
- 9781405193849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Paperback. Delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. This book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 b/w images. BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292659
- ISBN
- 9780520292659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.95
€ 20.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. A detailed account of the complex and contested process that resulted in the establishment of the Great Bear Rainforest in coastal British Columbia. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; RNF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826716
- ISBN
- 9780774826716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.10
€ 106.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Full Color Photos throughout, 4 maps. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Patagonia Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938340628
- ISBN
- 9781938340628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Hardback. Part of the "Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research" series, this work deals mainly with physical and geochemical analytical techniques used in paleolimnology. Editor(s): Last, William M.; Smol, J. P. (Dept. of Biology). Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSPF; RBG; RBKF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006289
- ISBN
- 9781402006289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.84
€ 198.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 60 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RN; RNF; RNP; TQ; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811027925
- ISBN
- 9789811027925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.66
€ 184.66
Paperback. Trace gases are those that are present in the atmosphere at relatively low concentrations. Small changes in their concentrations can have profound implications for major atmospheric fluxes, and thereore, can be used as indicators in studies of global change, global biogeochemical cycling and global warming. Editor(s): Matson, Pamela A.; Harriss, R. C. Series: Ecological Methods & Concepts S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632036417
- ISBN
- 9780632036417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Hardback. Atmospheric abudance of trace gases since the pre-industrial time has forced the earth's climate to change, threatening food security; exchange of biogenic trace gases between the atmosphere and the biosphere is influenced by the plants. This text discusses this topic and issues arising. Editor(s): Singh, S. N. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365457
- ISBN
- 9780792365457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.85
€ 193.85
Hardcover. An exhaustive volume that provides state-of the-art findings on trace element contamination in the environment and its implications on human health. Provides a unique approach interfacing metal requirements of animals and plants and their nutritional benefits with the increasing problem of trace element contamination. Num Pages: 778 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 778
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470180952
- ISBN
- 9780470180952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.46
€ 263.46
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lankford, P.W.; Eckenfelder, Wesley. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471283973
- ISBN
- 9780471283973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.79
€ 236.79
Hardcover. Written from a chemist's perspective, this book provides coverage of all aspects of the occurrence, toxicity and analysis of toxicants in the aqueous ecosystem. Chapters in the book deal with toxicity measurement, control of pollution regulation and toxicity data. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PNF; PSBT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471972723
- ISBN
- 9780471972723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 465.46
€ 465.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770924
- ISBN
- 9780814770924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. By weaving together the insights of anthropology, political ecology, disaster studies, and science and technology studies, this book explores questions of theoretical and practical import for understanding the politics of risk and the ironies of technological disaster response in a time when IBM's stated mission is to build a "Smarter Planet." Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJJ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760697
- ISBN
- 9780814760697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Hardcover. An accessible yet scientifically challenging account of the ecological and human health impacts of pollutants. Uses authentic examples of well-known environmental problems such as Chernobyl, Love Canal and asbestos contamination to illustrate the principles and practice of environmental toxicology. Series: Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471507819
- ISBN
- 9780471507819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.67
€ 192.67
Hardcover. While not all metals in Soil----plant systems are inherently toxic, particularly in low concentrations, there is an increasing incidence of metal pollution from aerial fallout, spoils, wastes and agricultural amendments including sewage sludge. Editor(s): Ross, Sheila M. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; PSV; RBGB; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471942795
- ISBN
- 9780471942795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 594.42
€ 594.42
Hardback. Drawing on environmental and medical sociology, environmental justice, and social movement studies, this work looks at the ways scientific findings are made available to the public and the changing nature of policy offers a new perspective on health and the environment and the relationship among people, knowledge, power, and authority. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129480
- ISBN
- 9780231129480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
paperback. A wide range of perspectives on how Canadian criminal law, civil law, and policing strategies treat ecological transgressions are included in this introduction to the serious consequences of environmental crime, often perceived as an upper-class, "soft" crime. Editor(s): Chunn, Dorothy; Boyd, Susan C.; Menzies, Robert. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKV; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552660959
- ISBN
- 9781552660959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.56
€ 25.99
€ 22.56
Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479861781
- ISBN
- 9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Simmons, Jeremy B. Num Pages: 93 pages, tables & illus. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 93
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606921340
- ISBN
- 9781606921340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.65
€ 52.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. Explores the relationship between the causes of colossal toxic pollution and the manner in which pain caused by pollution insults porous human bodies Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; MMRP; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991382
- ISBN
- 9780295991382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82