The environment
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The environment
Hardback. A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book "Environmental Conservation", when the term 'environment' was little known and 'conservation' to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This work gives an account of how Dasmann's thinking developed around issues that are important today. Num Pages: 269 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; RNB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229785
- ISBN
- 9780520229785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.57
€ 46.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. Provides a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil. Num Pages: 564 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234284
- ISBN
- 9780520234284
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.93
€ 52.99
€ 37.93
Paperback. Explores the remarkable diversity of life in this harsh yet fragile quarter of the Golden State. This book illuminates how that diversity, created by drought and heat, has evolved with climate change since the Ice Ages. It also takes the measure of the ecological condition of these deserts, presenting issues of conservation and restoration. Num Pages: 384 pages, 285 color illustrations, 40 line illustrations, 14 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520251458
- ISBN
- 9780520251458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. BIC Classification: RN. Dimension: 174 x 216. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520292246
- ISBN
- 9780520292246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Argues that the Earth is confronting a disaster in the making - an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could lead to mass extinction on the scale of that which killed the dinosaurs. This book reviews evidence for this "biodiversity crisis"�', showing that species are dying out at an unnaturally rapid rate. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050096
- ISBN
- 9780691050096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691083025
- ISBN
- 9780691083025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.52€ 64.13
€ 82.52
€ 64.13
paperback. Providing a theory to predict the evolution of plant traits, this book explores the effects of these on plant community structure and dynamics. It also includes the constraint and tradeoff theory and suggests that most field experiments have been of too short a duration to allow unambiguous interpretation of their results. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691084893
- ISBN
- 9780691084893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.52€ 63.82
€ 82.52
€ 63.82
Paperback. Shows how everything from the rising price of groceries to the subprime mortgage crisis has been exacerbated by the shrinking supply - and growing price - of oil. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 halftones. 50 line illus. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141190
- ISBN
- 9780691141190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601830
- ISBN
- 9780691601830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608006
- ISBN
- 9780691608006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.15
€ 53.05
€ 42.15
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DNS; 1KBB; RNF; RNQ; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609201
- ISBN
- 9780691609201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.30€ 48.21
€ 61.30
€ 48.21
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691624280
- ISBN
- 9780691624280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; RGC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634654
- ISBN
- 9780691634654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.10€ 105.74
€ 139.10
€ 105.74
Hardback. The perfect guide for anyone who wants to know more about genetically modified crops -- and why they're a problem Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; MBNH2; RNT; TVB; WB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324401
- ISBN
- 9780745324401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 83.19
€ 100.20
€ 83.19
Paperback. "An insightful and inspiring collection from some of the foremost thinkers on climate change." Mark Lynas Editor(s): Cromwell, David; Levene, Mark. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: RNPG; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325675
- ISBN
- 9780745325675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.54
€ 35.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. Shows how food and drug companies are destroying the planet and the health of the population. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: KNDF; KNDP; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327402
- ISBN
- 9780745327402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.86
€ 33.99
€ 22.86
Paperback. Shows that agrofuels, once heralded as a solution to climate change, do more harm than good due to the capitalist system in which they are produced. Translator(s): Bawtree, Victoria. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: KCN; RNT; THX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330129
- ISBN
- 9780745330129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
Hardback. Shows that agrofuels, once heralded as a solution to climate change, do more harm than good due to the capitalist system in which they are produced. Translator(s): Bawtree, Victoria. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: KCN; RNT; THX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745330136
- ISBN
- 9780745330136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 83.74
€ 100.20
€ 83.74
Hardback. Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745645469
- ISBN
- 9780745645469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resources beneath the thawing ice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; RGB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745652443
- ISBN
- 9780745652443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Hardcover. Energy security is one of the major global challenges of the 21st century. Many of the richest energy-producing regions of the world, such as the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, are unstable and torn with conflict. New fast-growing energy consumers, such as China, are significantly changing the geopolitics of energy resources. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745661902
- ISBN
- 9780745661902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Series: Gender and Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663821
- ISBN
- 9780745663821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Climate change seems to be an insurmountable problem. Political solutions have so far had little impact. Some scientists are now advocating the so-called Plan B , a more direct way of reducing the rate of future warming by reflecting more sunlight back to space, creating a thermostat in the sky. Series: New Human Frontiers. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682051
- ISBN
- 9780745682051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Hardcover. The emergence of modern sciences in the seventeenth century profoundly renewed our understanding of Nature. For the last three centuries new ideas of Nature have been continuously developed by theology, politics, economics, and science, especially the sciences of the material world. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745684338
- ISBN
- 9780745684338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78