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The environment
Paperback. This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings. Editor(s): McShane, Thomas O.; Wells, Michael P. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127653
- ISBN
- 9780231127653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.32
€ 53.29
€ 42.32
Paperback. This text explains how non-profit environmental organizations can expand and activate their membership, put pressure on government officials, use the news media and shape public policy, arguing that the key to the success of all these efforts is communication. Numerous examples are provided. Num Pages: 200 pages, 136 illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801848957
- ISBN
- 9780801848957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.32
€ 45.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPWH; KNXB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456688
- ISBN
- 9780801456688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
Paperback. This guide enables students of human geography to take a critical look at the set of practices, hardware and software that are together described as GIS. * A guide to GIS for students of human geography. * Outlines the distinct approaches to inquiry employed in GIS and illustrates their relevance for human geographers. Series: Short Introductions to Geography. Num Pages: 184 pages, 54. BIC Classification: RGV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235330
- ISBN
- 9780631235330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.61
€ 43.61
Hardcover. This book covers the integration of chemical fate modeling for use in Geographic Information System (GIS) functions. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGW; RNP; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118059975
- ISBN
- 9781118059975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.60
€ 177.60
Hardback. Focusing on the biodiversity of Costa Rica, the contributors to this book demonstrate the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance conservation efforts. They give an overview of the spatial nature of conservation and management and the current status of digital mapping in Costa Rica. Editor(s): Savitsky, Basil G.; Lacher, Jr. Thomas E.; Lacher, T.E. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, 73 illus, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; RGW; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100267
- ISBN
- 9780231100267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 72.77
€ 94.74
€ 72.77
"Glaciers is a volume about the role glaciers play in our daily lives (often without us knowing), the risks posed to glaciers from natural and anthropogenic activity (including climate change and industrial pollution), and policies and practices that should be employed to protect this fundamental hydrological reserve"-- Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNF; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199367252
- ISBN
- 9780199367252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.19
€ 44.99
€ 43.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Doyle, Nicholas. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849418
- ISBN
- 9781634849418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.19
€ 168.15
€ 126.19
Paperback. Offers a look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. This title contains information related to functional biology. Drawing examples from creatures of land, air, and water, it demonstrates the many uses of biological diversity and how physical forces impact biological organisms. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones. 50 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSVD; RNCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138077
- ISBN
- 9780691138077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.44
€ 59.21
€ 46.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306434556
- ISBN
- 9780306434556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107072619
- ISBN
- 9781107072619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Hardback. The problem of global and regional climate interactions is receiving attention in light of anticipated global warming and its environmental and societal consequences. The Caspian Sea Basin is a region where such consequences may be significant. This book traces linkages between climatic changes in Caspian Sea Basin and global climatic processes. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSJ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327844
- ISBN
- 9780792327844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Regional and Global Mercury Cycles: Sources, Fluxes and Mass Balances, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 10-14, 1995 Editor(s): Baeyens, Willy R. G.; Ebinghaus, Ralf; Vasiliev, Oleg. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 591 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; RNC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1301.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 591
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343141
- ISBN
- 9780792343141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.43
€ 363.43
Paperback. The conclusions of the Global Biodiversity Assessment are presented in this 1995 Summary for Policy-Makers. Editor(s): Heywood, V. H.; Watson, R.T.; Baste, I.; Dias, B.; Gamez, R.; Reid, W.; Ruark, Gibbons. Num Pages: 56 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521564809
- ISBN
- 9780521564809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Hardback. This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759121324
- ISBN
- 9780759121324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.12
€ 184.12
Paperback. A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look at global changes that may occur over the next fifty years--whether sudden and cataclysmic world-changing events or gradually unfolding trends. Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 figures. BIC Classification: RBGL; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518222
- ISBN
- 9780262518222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.47
€ 26.99
€ 22.47
Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606504
- ISBN
- 9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardcover. Comprising a huge wealth of information, this timely and well-edited volume covers the 2nd International Symposium on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, which took place in Arendal, Norway between 3-7 July 2011. Editor(s): Moksness, Erlend. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657560
- ISBN
- 9780470657560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.25
€ 222.25
Hardback. Aims to show that protected areas may be the regions where early signs of the impact of global change can be observed. This book offers a collection of papers presented at the meeting 'Global Change and Protected Areas' held in L'Aquila, Italy, in September 1998. It deals with the physical evidence for climatic and environmental changes. Editor(s): Visconti, Guido; Beniston, Martin; Iannorelli, Emilio D. (Regione Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Italy); Barba, Diego (Parco Scientifico e Technologico d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Italy). Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369189
- ISBN
- 9780792369189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.47
€ 245.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: RNFF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319226613
- ISBN
- 9783319226613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80