The environment
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The environment
Hardcover. Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; RNKH; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643108707
- ISBN
- 9780643108707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.49
€ 70.49
Hardcover. A concise up-to-date guide to all aspects of environmental pollution and cleanup. Human invention and innovation have brought about tremendous improvements in the quality of life of millions of people around the world today-but progress has its price. Environmental pollution is rapidly attacking the Earth's ecosphere. Series: Wiley Encyclopedia Series in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 1936 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: GBC; RN; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 224 x 95. Weight in Grams: 5018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1936
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471316121
- ISBN
- 9780471316121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 802.57
€ 802.57
Hardcover. Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. This book deals with these works. Editor(s): Harvey, Mark. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993911
- ISBN
- 9780295993911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.71
€ 132.71
Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415860
- ISBN
- 9780862415860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.11
€ 23.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Charivari Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895166323
- ISBN
- 9781895166323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Hardcover. In The Whole Worlda s Watching the authors explain how money can be channeled into the technology that will preserve the lifestyles we currently enjoy and create a new era of economic growth. This is a book that proposes real, concrete solutions. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; KFF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471499817
- ISBN
- 9780471499817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.65
€ 40.99
€ 31.65
Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144993
- ISBN
- 9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit...
Roess, Roger P., Sansone, Gene
Hardcover. This book tells the fascinating story of how the development of a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community at the southern tip of Manhattan Island into a world financial capital that is today home to more than 8,000,000 people. Series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304835
- ISBN
- 9783642304835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141026275
- ISBN
- 9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry. Editor(s): Tollefson, Chris. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPQB; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774806831
- ISBN
- 9780774806831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.00
€ 51.99
€ 46.00
Hardback. This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry. Editor(s): Tollefson, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPQB; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 0. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774806824
- ISBN
- 9780774806824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
The Way the Wind Blows. Climate Change, History and Human Action.
. Ed(S): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Jose...
Experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including geology, climatology, history, and anthropology--consider such topics as the dynamics of climate, human perceptions of and responses to the environment, and issues of sustainability and resiliency. Editor(s): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Joseph A.; McIntosh, Susan Keech. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, facsim.,maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112086
- ISBN
- 9780231112086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.77
€ 185.77
Hardcover. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRJ; RN. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580232685
- ISBN
- 9781580232685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.81
€ 29.99
€ 25.81
Paperback. Describes the water crisis-national and global, present and future - and then presents options for saving water through conservation, creating a water-wise landscape, and creating water-conserving systems. This book offers illustrated instructions on creating systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and set up a waterless composting toilet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612121697
- ISBN
- 9781612121697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.89
€ 30.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319484075
- ISBN
- 9783319484075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.26€ 20.53
€ 130.26
€ 20.53
Paperback. The first of four volumes in the Eco-Technology series, which makes available for the first time Viktor Schauberger's original writings and passionate debates. Translator(s): Coats, Callum. Num Pages: 224 pages, 160 photographs and line illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Gateway
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858600482
- ISBN
- 9781858600482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. The water vole is one of Britain's most endangered mammals. Popularised as 'Ratty' in The Wind in the Willows, it is a cherished resident of our waterways. But this once ever-present mammal is now in danger. In The Water Vole, Christine Gregory tells the story of the water vole, principally through its history in the waterways of Derbyshire. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; AJ; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240540
- ISBN
- 9781910240540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RNFD; RPC; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118897669
- ISBN
- 9781118897669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.50
€ 82.50
Paperback. No body of international law regulates access to fresh water supplies. This work calls for a "world water contract". It exposes how corporate interests prevent adequate responses and describes a market-oriented system that sees water as a commodity and not a community resource and human right. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Series: Global Issues S. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps, tables, figures, notes. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012705
- ISBN
- 9781856499064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biography of the strangest molecule in the universe. Alok Jha takes the most every day of subjects - water - and explodes it into a story that takes us from the Big Bang to the latest developments of modern science Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK; RBK; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472209535
- ISBN
- 9781472209535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89