The environment
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The environment
Paperback. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 446 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606. The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. 446 pages, illustrations. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 446
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275829
- ISBN
- 9780520275829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. Based on fieldwork carried out in Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and Ghana, this book shows how local governance institutions change the way that they work as they engage with climate change adaptation initiatives. Editor(s): Friis-Hansen, Esbern. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786390769
- ISBN
- 9781786390769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Paperback. Intended for use by natural resource managers and scientists, as well as by students in the fields of natural resource management, ecology, and conservation biology, this book takes readers through the process of developing a structured approach to decision making. Num Pages: 474 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 474
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pap/Psc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671740
- ISBN
- 9780470671740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
Hardcover. Intended for use by natural resource managers and scientists, as well as by students in the fields of natural resource management, ecology, and conservation biology, this book takes readers through the process of developing a structured approach to decision making. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671757
- ISBN
- 9780470671757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583229293
- ISBN
- 9781583229293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. This title chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse. Num Pages: 366 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710. A History of Natural History. 366 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. This title chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273764
- ISBN
- 9780520273764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.10€ 64.59
€ 84.10
€ 64.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fernandez, James B. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: RNH; RNR; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634825573
- ISBN
- 9781634825573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.25€ 145.07
€ 194.25
€ 145.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Michaels, Denis A.; Aston, Gregorio S. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619424999
- ISBN
- 9781619424999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.19€ 114.87
€ 168.19
€ 114.87
Hardcover. Editor(s): Leroy, Randy M.; Mullen, Carl J. Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSD; RNP; TQSR3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613249307
- ISBN
- 9781613249307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.90€ 108.80
€ 159.90
€ 108.80
paperback. Defending Illusions examines the science, philosophy, and law of ecosystem management. Allan Fitzsimmons clearly illustrates how efforts to make federal protection of ecosystems the centerpiece of national environmental policy rest on weak science and a worldview that places concern for the well-being of nature ahead of the well-being of people. Series: The Political Economy Forum. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCN; KCP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694228
- ISBN
- 9780847694228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.34
€ 82.34
Paperback. Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch the Anthropocene one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509519750
- ISBN
- 9781509519750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.49
€ 23.99
€ 17.49
Hardback. Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch the Anthropocene one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509519743
- ISBN
- 9781509519743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.23€ 50.37
€ 59.23
€ 50.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Agronne, Dianna M. Num Pages: 124 pages, tables & graphs. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617289163
- ISBN
- 9781617289163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.77€ 44.62
€ 62.77
€ 44.62
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sanchez, Ilya B.; Alonso, Carl L. Num Pages: 269 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604566765
- ISBN
- 9781604566765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.90€ 159.66
€ 236.90
€ 159.66
Paperback. Deforestation - the thinning and clearing of forests for fuel, shelter, and agriculture - is among the important ways humans have transformed the environment. This book presents the history of this process and its consequences. It traces the impact of human activities from the Paleolithic age through the classical world and the medieval period. Num Pages: 520 pages, 33 halftones, 97 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 44. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226899473
- ISBN
- 9780226899473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.64
€ 52.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Editor(s): D'Alisa, Giacomo; Demaria, Federico; Kallis, Giorgos. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; KCN; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138000773
- ISBN
- 9781138000773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.58
€ 50.58
Hardback. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKC; RGBP; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199764174
- ISBN
- 9780199764174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.74
€ 133.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Peterson, Adam R. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629480237
- ISBN
- 9781629480237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.52€ 128.36
€ 189.52
€ 128.36
hardcover. This book addresses water privatization from a historical-sociological perspective and rejects claims of 'neutrality' from actors across the political spectrum who are responsible for neoliberal water policies, interrogating the ethics of political pragmatism. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; JHB; KCP; RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2025
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2022 ed.
- SKU
- V9780230212107
- ISBN
- 9780230212107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardback. The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Taylor, Bob Pepperman. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515222
- ISBN
- 9780742515222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.16
€ 224.16