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Hardback. This comparative assessment of the lifestyles and environmental impact of Maasai tribespeople in Kenya and Tanzania analyzes what people do and why, and traces the complex interaction between conservation and development in this remote part of Africa. Editor(s): Homewood, Katherine; Kristjanson, Patti; Trench, Pippa. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 811.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387874913
- ISBN
- 9780387874913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.52
€ 187.52
Hardback. Aims to assist in choosing ecotechnological solutions for slopes that are prone to a variety of mass movements like shallow failure or erosion. This title reviews the types of problematic slopes that may occur and describes briefly the nature of mass movements and the causes of these movements. Editor(s): Norris, Joanne E.; Stokes, Alexia; Mickovski, Slobodan B.; Cammeraat, Erik; Beek, Rens van; Nicoll, Bruce C.; Achim, Alexis. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402066757
- ISBN
- 9781402066757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.96
€ 189.96
Paperback. A discussion of monitoring techniques for conservation and ecology, for plant, insect and animal populations. The book covers monitoring at field and county levels and monitoring overseas, as well as detailing methods for the calculation of index numbers from wildlife monitoring data. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412356001
- ISBN
- 9780412356001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Hardback. Looks at the temporal and volatile ways in which Frankfurt and Tel Aviv engage the global economy and function as nodes within global networks. Drawing on a combination of qualitative and quantitative empirical studies of leading sectors, this title analyzes the process of network formation and highlights the role of national and regional policy. Editor(s): Felsenstein, D.; Schamp, Eike W.; Shachar, Arie. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009242
- ISBN
- 9781402009242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Paperback. The Key to Earth History introduces students to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct the Eartha s history, and shows how these tools can be used to chart the pattern of global environmental change since the formation of the Earth some 4600 million years ago. Num Pages: 304 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471492153
- ISBN
- 9780471492153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.70
€ 86.70
Paperback. Long-term Forest Dynamics Plots (FDPs) allow ecologists to explain patterns in diversity and dynamics in tropical forests around the world. In this collection, Elizabeth Losos and Egbert Giles Leigh Jr. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 36. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226493466
- ISBN
- 9780226493466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 45.65
€ 53.34
€ 45.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Jarvis, Devra; Padoch, C.; Cooper, H. D. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 line drawings, 55 tables. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNK; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136495
- ISBN
- 9780231136495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Various international and cross-cultural partnerships have been established, often with impressive speed, to facilitate the protection of natural resources and the environment. However, many problems exist within these partnerships. This book is based on these difficulties. Editor(s): Arler, Finn; Svennevig, Ingeborg. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778383471
- ISBN
- 9788778383471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.59
€ 31.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. Presents thirteen important scientific perspectives on the evolution and biology of this familiar group. This book includes discoveries of dinosaurs and primitive relatives of mammals; studies of mammalian chewing and locomotion; and examinations of the evolutionary process in plesiosaurs, mammals, and dinosaurs. Editor(s): Carrano, Matthew; Gaudin, Timothy; Blob, Richard; Wible, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 37 halftones, 86 line drawings, 47 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 30. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094786
- ISBN
- 9780226094786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 45.92
€ 53.34
€ 45.92
Paperback. This book discusses changing attitudes towards science and technology, nature, animals, and the environment in twentieth-century Germany and their representation in selected novels, plays, poems, and essays. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358403
- ISBN
- 9781349358403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.33
€ 122.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Daniels, Justin A. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 183 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631178139
- ISBN
- 9781631178139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.70€ 157.27
€ 230.70
€ 157.27
Mineral Resources Science and Technology in China: A Roadmap to 2050
. Ed(S): Hu, Ruizhong; Liu, Jianming; Zhai, M...
paperback. Comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this title addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of mineral resources science. Editor(s): Hu, Ruizhong; Liu, Jianming; Zhai, Mingguo; Bi, Xianwu. Num Pages: 86 pages, 22 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- SKU
- V9783642053436
- ISBN
- 9783642053436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardcover. KERRY The Iveragh Peninsula, often referred to as the 'Ring of Kerry', is one of Ireland's most dramatic and beautiful landscapes. This cultural atlas provides readers with a broad range of perspectives on the peninsula and the human interactions with it. It explores the physical and environmental setting of the peninsula. Editor(s): Crowley, John; Sheehan, John. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 244 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2682 495pp Another extraordinary volume in the Cultural Atlas Series published by Cork University Press, this one is on the Iveragh Peninsula, popularly known as the Ring of Kerry
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184301
- ISBN
- 9781859184301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.00€ 45.48
€ 59.00
€ 45.48
Hardback. Aims to establish a Canadian presence in the sustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities and constraints facing both the public and private sectors as Canada strives to move public policy and industrial practice forward. This work is useful for those in business, public policy and engineering. Editor(s): Toner, Glen. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774812511
- ISBN
- 9780774812511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Burlinghouse, Gerald N. Num Pages: 138 pages, tables, charts & photos. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606928318
- ISBN
- 9781606928318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 70.11
€ 100.56
€ 70.11
Hardback. This book offers global perspectives on institutions and regulations promoting sustainable economic growth in the Post 2015 development agenda. It addresses sustainability issues from multidisciplinary viewpoints. This second volume, focusing on The UN Global Compact, advances perspectives on the non-compulsory alternative to market regulations. Series Editor(s): Leonard, Liam. Series: Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN; KJG; RND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785605581
- ISBN
- 9781785605581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.21
€ 147.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGG; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1965
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780045500260
- ISBN
- 9780045500260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Hardcover. Using as its background the successful landscape design of the Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressway in Jiangsu Province, China, which opened to traffic in 2007, this book includes reference to all aspects of the landscaping of highways, including interchanges, embankments, central reservations, bridges, service and toll station areas, and drainage systems. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: RPT; TNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118332979
- ISBN
- 9781118332979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.40
€ 148.40
Hardback. Covering image processing methods for analyzing residential land use, this book combines theoretical framework with practical applications, and describes a high resolution system for effective detection of single houses, vegetation and shadow-water indices. Series: Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; UYQV; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857296665
- ISBN
- 9780857296665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.19
€ 185.19
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the connections between global marine and atmospheric conditions to global political phenomena. This book shows how human survival is intricately linked to the sustainability of the world ocean, a singular connected body of regional oceans. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759105843
- ISBN
- 9780759105843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.72
€ 147.72
Hardcover. Bioremediation and Sustainability is an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of research and applications for some of the most important low-cost, "green," emerging technologies in chemical and environmental engineering. . Num Pages: 438 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118062845
- ISBN
- 9781118062845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.65
€ 226.65
The Greening of Central Europe. Sustainable Development and Environmen...
Sutherlin, John W.; Indurthy, Rathnam
paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: G; JP; RNK; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761813538
- ISBN
- 9780761813538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.85
€ 72.85
Paperback. Petroleum is not as easy to find as it used to be. In order to locate and develop reserves efficiently, ita s vital that geologists and geophysicists understand the geological processes that affect a reservoir rock and the oil that is trapped within it. This book is about how and to what extent, these processes may be understood. Num Pages: 264 pages, 211 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBGL; THFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632034338
- ISBN
- 9780632034338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.17
€ 136.17
Scientific, Environmental and Political Issues in the Circum-Caspian R...
. Ed(S): Glantz, Michael H.; Zonn, Igor S.
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on The Scientific, Environmental, and Political Issues of the Circum-Caspian Region, Moscow, Russia, 13-16 May 1996 Editor(s): Glantz, Michael H.; Zonn, Igor S. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSJ; JPA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346265
- ISBN
- 9780792346265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.27
€ 192.27