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Hardback. Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and property along the coasts of most of the world's oceans. This volume chronicles the development and accomplishments of a joint State/Federal partnership that was forged to reduce tsunami hazards along US coastlines - the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. Editor(s): Bernard, E.N. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)). Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033537
- ISBN
- 9781402033537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.25
€ 122.25
hardcover. Comprises a full critical appraisal of policies and plans for countryside recreation, and proposes, in the context of rural restructuring as a whole, a range of new directions for policy that will better serve the needs of both the public and the countryside to the turn of the 20th century. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- E & FN Spon United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780419155508
- ISBN
- 9780419155508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.71
€ 70.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Colston, Kenneth; Flik, Raymond. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAL; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619421585
- ISBN
- 9781619421585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.63€ 129.19
€ 189.63
€ 129.19
Paperback. Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went on to control the Sudanese state at independence. Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Num Pages: 277 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL; JPA; KCP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480708
- ISBN
- 9781349480708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.47
€ 63.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 110 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCD; KCP; RGCM; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489983305
- ISBN
- 9781489983305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.85
€ 187.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Islam, M. Rafiqul. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 258 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560091
- ISBN
- 9781604560091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.73€ 70.38
€ 100.73
€ 70.38
Hardcover. Covers the international standards that need to be implemented by companies to operate an efficient and effective environmental management system (EMS). Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV; RN; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470851289
- ISBN
- 9780470851289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.37
€ 181.37
hardcover. As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance, however precarious. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509504619
- ISBN
- 9781509504619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
hardcover. This book reviews the problems of designing, measuring and controlling the relative trajectories of earth-monitoring satellites. Covers issues that arise when payloads are distributed on different satellites, from both theoretical and practical points of view. Editor(s): D'Errico, Marco. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 700 pages, 32 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RGW; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461445401
- ISBN
- 9781461445401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 359.72
€ 359.72
Paperback. This book provides a background to the fundamental principles of parameterization physics for accurate numerical predictions of cloud and precipitation. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521297592
- ISBN
- 9780521297592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. Across America, stadiums and sports centres have become an increasingly important aspect of urban redevelopment action. This study looks at examples in Chicago and the effects on the community there, and suggests ways of involving communities for more successful modernization. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGC; JFS; RPC; WSBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803050
- ISBN
- 9780875803050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.49
€ 33.99
€ 32.49
Climatic Change and Global Warming of Inland Waters
. Ed(S): Goldman, Charles R.; Kumagai, Michio...
Effects of global warming on the physical, chemical, ecological structure and function and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems are not well understood and there are many opinions on how to adapt aquatic environments to global warming in order to minimize the negative effects of climate change. Editor(s): Goldman, Charles R.; Kumagai, Michio; Robarts, Richard D. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RBKF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119968665
- ISBN
- 9781119968665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.25
€ 156.25
Advances in the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide
. Ed(S): Lombardi, S. (Universita Di Roma "La...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Advances in CO2 Geological Sequestration in Eastern and Western European Countries, held in Tomsk, Russia, November 15-18, 2004 Editor(s): Lombardi, S. (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza"); Altunina, L.K. (Siberian Branch - Russian Academy of Sciences); Beaubien, S.E. (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza"). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402044700
- ISBN
- 9781402044700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 241.60
€ 241.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white halftones, 137 colour illustrations, 33 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; RNKH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799035
- ISBN
- 9781589799035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.97
€ 31.99
€ 30.97
Mathematical Methods on Optimization in Transportation Systems
. Ed(S): Pursula, Matti; Niittymaki, Jarko
Hardback. The chapters in this book address developments in the theory and applications of transportation science, particularly those based on OR-methods such as optimization, simulation, mathematical optimization, and artificial intelligence. Editor(s): Pursula, Matti; Niittymaki, Jarko. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RPT; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367741
- ISBN
- 9780792367741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.84
€ 190.84
Hardback. The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Taylor, Bob Pepperman. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515222
- ISBN
- 9780742515222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.98
€ 211.98
Hardcover. Water Wells and Boreholes focuses on wells that are used for drinking, industry, agriculture or other supply purposes. Other types of wells and boreholes are also covered, including boreholes for monitoring groundwater level and groundwater quality. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: RBKF; TNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118951705
- ISBN
- 9781118951705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.20
€ 99.20
Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011831
- ISBN
- 9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Special Papers in Palaeontology, published by The Palaeontological Association, is a series of substantial separate works conforming to the style of the Palaeontology journal. Two issues are published each year and feature high standard illustrations. Editor(s): Barrett, Paul M.; Batten, David J. Series: Special Papers in Palaeontology. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Number 77
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169332
- ISBN
- 9781405169332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.32
€ 109.32
Hardback. The long-range transport of air pollutants and the reduction of air pollution to an acceptable level is an environmental problem. The mathematical models by which this problem can be studied are normally described by partial differential equations. This book discusses problems connected with the computer treatment of air pollution models. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333289
- ISBN
- 9780792333289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.11
€ 193.11
Paperback. Series: NATO Science Series A. Num Pages: 868 pages, 302 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 868
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461296997
- ISBN
- 9781461296997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.49
€ 161.49
Hardback. Presents the synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. These islands encompass a range of climate, geography and geology. This book is intended for biogeographers, plant ecologists, conservation biologists, and all scientists with an interest in island biology. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 760 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; PSTS; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387982854
- ISBN
- 9780387982854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
Transylvanian Dinosaurs strikes an engaging balance between biography and scientific treatise and is sure to capture the imagination of professional paleontologists and amateur dinophiles alike. Num Pages: 328 pages, 104, 55 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white line drawings, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400273
- ISBN
- 9781421400273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.00
€ 74.00
Paperback. Social work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a low-key role in environmental issues that increasingly impact on people's well-being, both locally and globally. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654010
- ISBN
- 9780745654010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.28
€ 26.28