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hardcover. Viewing the need for adaptation to climate change as a central issue of governance, this book details two case studies that demonstrate the utility of decentralizing the praxis of adaptation to key societal actors as well as to different levels of government. Editor(s): Tennberg, Monica. Num Pages: 138 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738423
- ISBN
- 9789400738423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Paperback. The enzymatic polymerization of phenolic compounds has been generating interest in several fields such as food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. In this title, these compounds are employed for their antioxidant properties; however, their use is limited by their low solubility and thermal stability. Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science / SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability. Num Pages: 52 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PNNP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 2. Weight in Grams: 107.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739185
- ISBN
- 9789400739185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
The Mekong Delta System: Interdisciplinary Analyses of a River Delta
. Ed(S): Renaud, Fabrice; Kuenzer, Claudia
Hardback. This unique collection of multidisciplinary contributions by international experts analyzes the characteristics of, and challenges to, the Mekong delta in Vietnam-home to 17m people and facing threats such as rising sea levels, salination and overextraction. Editor(s): Renaud, Fabrice; Kuenzer, Claudia. Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 480 pages, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFF; RNPG; RNU; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739611
- ISBN
- 9789400739611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.41
€ 197.41
Hardcover. This unique exploration of biodiversity breaks down the distinctions between science and economics, dissenting from the prevailing view in challenging the widely cherished assumptions that underpin the seemingly unassailable arguments of environmentalists. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 575 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739901
- ISBN
- 9789400739901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 374.64
€ 374.64
Hardcover. In this volume, the only such resource with a worldwide scope, international experts cover the main insect and mite pests of viticulture and review current pest management practices as well as proposing a range of new directions for future research. Editor(s): Bostanian, Noubar J.; Vincent, Charles; Isaacs, Rufus. Num Pages: 508 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT; RNC; TVP; TVSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740310
- ISBN
- 9789400740310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.58
€ 341.58
Hardcover. Incorporating case studies and empiricial analysis, this book builds an evidence-based understanding of green-growth strategies and challenges to their implementation by companies and nations. Coverage includes both success factors and obstacles to adoption. Editor(s): Vazquez Brust, Diego A.; Sarkis, Joseph. Num Pages: 342 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744165
- ISBN
- 9789400744165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.37
€ 251.37
Hardcover. This fully rewritten third edition has wider scope and expanded coverage. It offers the various scientists using data on soil contaminants a detailed account of the general principles, followed by focused assessment of 21 elements from antimony to zinc. Editor(s): Alloway, Brian J. Series: Environmental Pollution. Num Pages: 632 pages, 78 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744691
- ISBN
- 9789400744691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.86
€ 430.86
Hardcover. Agroecology not only encompasses aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Campbell, W. Bruce; Lopez Ortiz, Silvia. Series: Issues in Agroecology -- Present Status and Future Prospectus. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNK; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744844
- ISBN
- 9789400744844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.57
€ 250.57
Hardcover. Offering an overview of 20 years of farming systems research, this book retraces its emergence and development in Europe, summarizes the state of the art, and examines new explorations into farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment. Editor(s): Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David; Dedieu, Benoit. Num Pages: 490 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745025
- ISBN
- 9789400745025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.55
€ 252.55
Hardcover. This volume examines the way climate change affects the lives and environments of the poor. It offers a vital policy framework for linking our response to climate change with progressive principles of global justice and sustainable development. Editor(s): Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Wallacher, Johannes; Edenhofer, Ottmar; Reder, Michael; Knopf, Brigitte; Muller, Johannes. Num Pages: 382 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745391
- ISBN
- 9789400745391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.98
€ 129.98
Hardcover. This book details theoretical and applied aspects of the evaporation and evapotranspiration process supported by data from experimental studies. It presents a new technology, remote sensing application to evaporation and evapotranspiration estimation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RBP; RGW; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747364
- ISBN
- 9789400747364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. A seminal book that is based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop at the University of Cambridge with Russian co-directorship, enabling the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about security issues in the Arctic Ocean. Editor(s): Berkman, Paul Arthur; Vylegzhanin, Alexander N. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 459 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; LNKJ; RBKC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747517
- ISBN
- 9789400747517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.51
€ 250.51
Hardcover. This book summarizes all aspects of contemporary understanding of allergenic pollen: production, atmospheric distribution, and health impacts, and reviews the latest technological means of detecting, monitoring and forecasting these phenomena. Editor(s): Sofiev, Mikhail; Bergmann, Karl-Christian. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM1; MMR; PST; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400748804
- ISBN
- 9789400748804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.94
€ 194.94
Hardback. This book conveys the complexities of climate change science and policy, showing that global warming can not can easily be addressed by simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions in rich countries, in part because of the needs of poor and developing ones. Num Pages: 468 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; RBP; RGCM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 937.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749870
- ISBN
- 9789400749870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.56
€ 197.56
Hardcover. Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires. Editor(s): Pfeifer, Katrin; Pfeifer, Niki. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749993
- ISBN
- 9789400749993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Economic Sustainability and Environmental Protection in Mediterranean ...
. Ed(S): Coca-Prados, Jose; Gutierrez-Cervell...
Hardback. Editor(s): Coca-Prados, Jose; Gutierrez-Cervello, Gemma. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 164 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750784
- ISBN
- 9789400750784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Economic Sustainability and Environmental Protection in Mediterranean ...
. Ed(S): Coca-Prados, Jose; Gutierrez-Cervell...
Paperback. Editor(s): Coca-Prados, Jose; Gutierrez-Cervello, Gemma. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 164 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750814
- ISBN
- 9789400750814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.90
€ 192.90
Hardcover. Offering a fresh perspective on the topic, this book presents not only an innovative conceptual and methodological framework for a practice based approach to forest and nature governance, but also rich collection of case studies and ethnographies. Editor(s): Arts, Bas; Behagel, Jelle; Bommel, Severine van; Koning, Jessica de; Turnhout, Esther. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 276 pages, 7 black & white tables, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RGBL; RNCB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751125
- ISBN
- 9789400751125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.49
€ 194.49
Hardcover. This book offers a cutting-edge analysis of the governance of ecosystems and the environment. It provides a worldwide perspective and shows how solutions must be decentralized, more flexible, and more on polycentric institutional arrangements. Editor(s): Muradian, Roldan; Rival, Laura. Series: Studies in Ecological Economics. Num Pages: 500 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; RNF; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751750
- ISBN
- 9789400751750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
Hardcover. Bringing together experts in landscape studies, natural resource management and forest restoration, conflict management, environmental economics and urban studies, this book defines the nature and potential of FLR to address a global environmental problem. Editor(s): Stanturf, John A.; Lamb, David; Madsen, Palle. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; PSTS; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753259
- ISBN
- 9789400753259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.73
€ 195.73
Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration
. Ed(S): Stanturf, John A.; Madsen, Palle; La...
Hardback. Applying principles of landscape ecology, restoration ecology, planning theory and conflict management, this book presents case studies which document Forest Landscape Restoration and discusses how the approach can help with priority setting for the future. Editor(s): Stanturf, John A.; Madsen, Palle; Lamb, David. Series: World Forests. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753372
- ISBN
- 9789400753372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.23
€ 197.23
Hardback. This book unites the ideas, data and insights of ecologists and other scientists with those of urban designers, creating a dialog that helps to promote urban resilience. Offers strategies aimed at making today's urban environments more resilient. Editor(s): Pickett, Steward T. A.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; McGrath, Brian. Series: Future City. Num Pages: 525 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 127 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMV; PSAF; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1025.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753402
- ISBN
- 9789400753402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.22
€ 253.22
Paperback. This book unites the ideas, data and insights of ecologists and other scientists with those of urban designers, creating a dialog that helps to promote urban resilience. Offers strategies aimed at making today's urban environments more resilient. Editor(s): Pickett, Steward T. A.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; McGrath, Brian. Series: Future City. Num Pages: 499 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 127 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMV; PSAF; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753433
- ISBN
- 9789400753433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 284.55
€ 284.55
hardcover. This book presents more than a hundred case studies showing that the historical relationships between man and nature have generated not deterioration, but cultural, environmental, social and economic values. Editor(s): Agnoletti, M. Series: Environmental History Series. Num Pages: 564 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; RNF; RNT; RPG; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1055.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753532
- ISBN
- 9789400753532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.50
€ 197.50