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Paperback. Despite unprecedentedly high prices of natural resources such as oil and gas on the global market, resource-rich countries are home to over 60# of the world's poorest people. This book discusses the counterintuitive phenomenon known as the "resource curse" and how mineral wealth can impoverish countries. Editor(s): Khodeli, Irakli. Series: International Social Science Journal Monograph. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196970
- ISBN
- 9781405196970
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Condition: New
€ 29.06
€ 29.06
Paperback. The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Editor(s): Sikor, Thomas; Lund, Christian. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JPVH3; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196567
- ISBN
- 9781405196567
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Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Hardback. Plant phenolics are secondary metabolites that constitute one of the most common and widespread groups of substances in plants. Polyphenols have a large and diverse array of beneficial effects on both plants and animals. For example they are famous as antioxidants, hormones, constituents of essential oils and natural neurotransmitters. Editor(s): Santos-Buelga, Celestino; Escribano-Bailon, Maria Teresa; Lattanzio, Vincenzo. Series: Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 928.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193993
- ISBN
- 9781405193993
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Condition: New
€ 231.99
€ 231.99
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 168.97
€ 168.97
Hardback. Large predators are among the most threatened species on the planet and ways of conserving them in the face of increasing human populations and associated resource requirements are becoming critical. Editor(s): Hayward, Matt W.; Somers, Michael. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1128.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192736
- ISBN
- 9781405192736
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Condition: New
€ 197.35
€ 197.35
Hardback. Sustainable development is one of the most important challenges facing all stakeholders in the built environment. Since the first edition of Evaluating Sustainable Development was published, sustainable development has become prominent and behaviour around the globe is beginning to change. Yet few have addressed the question of measurement. Num Pages: 280 pages, ill. BIC Classification: RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 762.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192583
- ISBN
- 9781405192583
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Condition: New
€ 102.08
€ 102.08
Hardback. Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1DB; PDK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191746
- ISBN
- 9781405191746
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Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; PDK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191739
- ISBN
- 9781405191739
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Condition: New
€ 34.35
€ 34.35
Hardback. Places of Possibility reveals how community land ownership can lead to more socially just and sustainable possibilities than the privatization espoused by neoliberalism. Drawing on comprehensive qualitative research in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, environmental geography specialist A. Fiona D. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191722
- ISBN
- 9781405191722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.33
€ 77.33
Paperback. Places of Possibility reveals how community land ownership can lead to more socially just and sustainable possibilities than the privatization espoused by neoliberalism. Drawing on comprehensive qualitative research in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, environmental geography specialist A. Fiona D. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191715
- ISBN
- 9781405191715
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Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Paperback. Despite many successes in the field of conservation, species extinction rates continue to climb and wild areas and habitats continue to be lost. Many look to more (or better) biology and ecology to solve the problem but the obstacles are not just scientific but political. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190145
- ISBN
- 9781405190145
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Condition: New
€ 58.02
€ 58.02
Hardback. Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction is an overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions for thinking about, explaining and addressing the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world. Series: Critical Introductions to Geography. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187619
- ISBN
- 9781405187619
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Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. * Further advances the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group. Editor(s): Ewen, John G.; Armstrong, Doug P.; Parker, Kevin A.; Seddon, Philip J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 786.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186742
- ISBN
- 9781405186742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.14
€ 76.14
Hardback. Arsenic Pollution: A Global Synthesis compiles and summarizes the most up-to-date research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and the encouraging research that offers hope in mitigating this unfolding health crisis. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 618 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186025
- ISBN
- 9781405186025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.52
€ 83.52
Paperback. Arsenic Pollution: A Global Synthesis compiles and summarizes the most up-to-date research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and the encouraging research that offers hope in mitigating this unfolding health crisis. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 618 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186018
- ISBN
- 9781405186018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.63
€ 46.99
€ 46.63
Paperback. Rangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Editor(s): Du Toit, Johan T.; Kock, Richard; Deutsch, James. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 832.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405177856
- ISBN
- 9781405177856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.86
€ 90.86
Hardback. Through a series of multidisciplinary readings, Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions contextualizes environmental ethics within the history of Western intellectual tradition and traces the development of theory since the 1970s. Editor(s): Keller, David R. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1322.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176392
- ISBN
- 9781405176392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.80
€ 116.80
Hardback. The material of this book will derive its scientific under-pinning from basics of mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, engineering, soil science, and related disciplines and will provide sufficient breadth and depth of understanding in each sub-section of hydrology. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations , maps. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBKF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405171243
- ISBN
- 9781405171243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.97
€ 158.97
Hardback. * Ecosystem goods and services provide mankind with most necessities of life and survival * Addresses the hitherto under-estimation of Ecosystem Services in farmland, forestry and cities * Explores developing concepts, policies and methods of evaluating ecosystem services in engineered systems . Editor(s): Wratten, Stephen D.; Sandhu, Harpinder; Cullen, Ross; Wilson, Matthew; Costanza, Robert. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; RNF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 598.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170086
- ISBN
- 9781405170086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.99
€ 90.99
Hardback. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and are toxic to humans and wildlife. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169301
- ISBN
- 9781405169301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.59
€ 182.59