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The environment
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1. BIC Classification: RNU; TVH; VSZ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781578264735
- ISBN
- 9781578264735
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Condition: New
€ 9.58
€ 9.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Backes, David. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DNS; DSBH; RNA; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780816637096
- ISBN
- 9780816637096
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.72
€ 18.99
€ 18.72
Hardback. Suitable for graduate courses and a reference for appropriate statistical approaches to specific environmental problems, this title begins by describing the important role statistics play in environmental science. It then focuses on how to collect data, highlighting the importance of sampling and experimental design in conducting rigorous science. Series Editor(s): Smith, Richard L. Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Environmental Statistics. Num Pages: 310 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 70 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PBT; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781420061475
- ISBN
- 9781420061475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.00
€ 114.00
Hardback. Favoring both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice, this title makes a case that the best - and possibly only - way to get an effective climate treaty is to exclude measures designed to redistribute wealth or address historical wrongs against underdeveloped countries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137759
- ISBN
- 9780691137759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.28
€ 40.28
Paperback. An essential handbook for anyone concerned with the restoration of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems, worldwide. Editor(s): Perrow, Martin R.; Davy, Anthony J. Num Pages: 624 pages, 60 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1122.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521047753
- ISBN
- 9780521047753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.71
€ 98.71
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521564809
- ISBN
- 9780521564809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province from 1938-50. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 310 pages, 19 b/w illus. 9 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JWL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071568
- ISBN
- 9781107071568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.75
€ 139.75
Paperback. Explores the links between the Cold War and the global environment, ranging from the environmental impacts of nuclear weapons to the political repercussions of environmentalism. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Unger, Corinna R. Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 map 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBTW; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107694354
- ISBN
- 9781107694354
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Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
Hardcover. Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It examines experiences from Asian and African countries. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248671
- ISBN
- 9780857248671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.80
€ 157.80
Paperback. Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. This book draws on research from psychology, economics, institutional design, and legal theory to suggest strategies to overcome obstacles to long-term planning in developing countries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- y First printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029177
- ISBN
- 9780226029177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. Tropical deforestation. The collapse of fisheries. Unprecedented levels of species extinction. Faced with the plethora of gloom-and-doom headlines about the natural world, we might think that environmental disaster is inevitable. This title offers several stories of successful conservation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035970
- ISBN
- 9780226035970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. A survey of the entire ecological history of life on land--from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms over 400 million years ago to the beginning of human agriculture. Num Pages: 588 pages, 31 line drawings, 9 maps, 7 haltones, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041551
- ISBN
- 9780226041551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 50.94
€ 59.48
€ 50.94
Paperback. In this volume many of the world's leading conservation and population biologists evaluate what has become a key tool in estimating extinction risk and evaluating potential recovery strategies - population viability analysis, or PVA. Editor(s): Beissinger, Steven R.; McCullough, Dale R. Num Pages: 496 pages, 71 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041780
- ISBN
- 9780226041780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 46.16
€ 53.53
€ 46.16
Paperback. Bess traces the technological transformations that shook post-war France, and shows how they led, in turn, to the rise of environmentalist ideas. As technological modernity merged with environmentalism, he contends, the boundaries between nature and society became profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 266 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044187
- ISBN
- 9780226044187
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of tropical rainforest communities. Australian communities. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1226.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044682
- ISBN
- 9780226044682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 50.94
€ 59.48
€ 50.94
Paperback. This work demonstrates the advantages of macroecology for conservation, showing how it allows scientists to look beyond endangered species and ecological communities in order to consider the long history and large geographic scale of human impacts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: RNC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076157
- ISBN
- 9780226076157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Every decade since 1950 has seen more floods and more wildfires on every continent. Deserts are expanding, coral reefs are dying, fisheries are declining, and hurricanes are strengthening. Global warming has made the Earth sick. This book delivers a diagnosis and a prescription. Num Pages: 352 pages, 118 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092041
- ISBN
- 9780226092041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092959
- ISBN
- 9780226092959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Paperback. These papers are organized into sections on related topics, each introduced with a discussion of their role in subsequent research. Topics include: perspectives on the origins of tropical diversity, plant-animal interactions, patterns of species diversity, and conservation biology. Editor(s): Chazdon, Robin L.; Whitmore, T.C. Num Pages: 850 pages, 169 line drawings. BIC Classification: PST; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 850
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102252
- ISBN
- 9780226102252
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Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 46.16
€ 53.53
€ 46.16
Paperback. Through detailed studies of two different orphan support organizations in Uganda, the author shows how many Ugandans view material forms of Catholic charity as deeply intertwined with their own ethics of care and exchange. She reassesses the generally assumed paradox of material aid as both promising independence and preventing it. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JKSN1; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226119670
- ISBN
- 9780226119670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. News headlines would often have us believe that conservationists are inevitably locked in conflict with the people who live and work on the lands they seek to protect. This book delves into the history and evolution of western land use policy and of the working landscapes themselves. Editor(s): Charnely, Susan; Sheridan, Thomas E.; Nabhan, Gary Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226165684
- ISBN
- 9780226165684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.50€ 86.30
€ 103.50
€ 86.30
Serengeti IV: Sustaining Biodiversity in a Coupled Human-Natural Syste...
Anthony R. E. Sinclair (Ed.)
Paperback. Explores our species role as a source of both discord and balance in Serengeti ecosystem dynamics. This book shows how the people and landscapes surrounding crucial protected areas like Serengeti National Park can and must contribute to Serengeti conservation. Editor(s): Sinclair, Anthony R. E.; Metzger, Kristine L.; Mduma, Simon A.R.; Fryxell, John M. Num Pages: 832 pages, 84 halftones, 100 line drawings, 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226196169
- ISBN
- 9780226196169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.62€ 56.67
€ 66.62
€ 56.67
Paperback. The story of the proposed - and ultimately thwarted - building of a dam, nearly 50 years ago in Arizona, which would have destroyed wildlife, flooded archaeological sites and forced the Havapai Indians off their ancestral home. It is also a study of rationality as a cultural, organisational and political construct. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226217949
- ISBN
- 9780226217949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. This text offers a critique of the ideological roots of the "Deep Ecology" movement spreading throughout Germany, France and the United States. The author examines European legal cases concerning the status and rights of animals and key ideas that German Romanticism embraced. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HPCF; LNKJ; LNS; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244839
- ISBN
- 9780226244839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46