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Paperback. This book discusses the value of the worst-scenario approach for improving earthquake resilience in buildings and nuclear reactor facilities. The approach is applied to modeling of inelastic structures, and passive-controlled and base-isolated buildings. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 340 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBP; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447162353
- ISBN
- 9781447162353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.74
€ 184.74
Hardback. Focuses on methodological advances within the field of water resource economics and shows how these advances can be applied to the economics of water issues. This book identifies five areas of particular importance - asymmetric information and game theory, uncertainty, space, water quality, and production and technology adoption. Editor(s): Goetz, Renan-Ulrich (Universitat de Girona); Berga, Dolors. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387300559
- ISBN
- 9780387300559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.64
€ 191.64
Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-influenced Areas
. Ed(S): Hong, Sun-Kee; Nakagoshi, Nobukazu; ...
Paperback. This book explores new dimensions of landscape ecological research in a global change such as urbanization, biodiversity, and land transformation. It also includes several case studies concerning landscape analysis and evaluation using spatial analysis. Editor(s): Hong, Sun-Kee; Nakagoshi, Nobukazu; Fu, Bojie; Morimoto, Yukihiro. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; PSAF; PSTS; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2007
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402092947
- ISBN
- 9781402092947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 241.77
€ 241.77
Paperback. Tipping points are thresholds of profound changes in natural or social conditions with considerable (largely unforecastable) consequences. This book explores the scientific, economic, social, and spiritual and creative approaches to identifying and anticipating tipping points so that societies can adapt to more sustainable ways of living. Editor(s): O'Riordan, Timothy; Lenton, Timothy. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCA; KCS; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265536
- ISBN
- 9780197265536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.17
€ 52.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Saucedo, Joel A. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629484570
- ISBN
- 9781629484570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 58.29
€ 82.81
€ 58.29
hardcover. This book provides critical reviews of advances, philosophy and areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. It includes an overview of aerospace toxicology. Editor(s): Whitacre, David M. Series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Num Pages: 184 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406679
- ISBN
- 9781461406679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.33
€ 122.33
Hardback. When did the coffee-table book become an object of scorn? Why did law courts forbid witnesses to kiss the Bible? What made Victorian cartoonists mock commuters who hid behind the newspaper, ladies who matched their books' binding to their dress, and servants who reduced newspapers to fish 'n' chips wrap? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114170
- ISBN
- 9780691114170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.64
€ 52.64
Paperback. This is a comprehensive book which tackles the important ecological issues including the ethics of woodland creation, the types of woodland, species considerations, the influence of new woodlands on the diversity and distribution of plant and animal species, and how ecological principles can be integrated with the planning process. Editor(s): Ferris-Kaan, Richard. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 256 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471954842
- ISBN
- 9780471954842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 492.73
€ 492.73
The Weather Revolution. Innovations and Imminent Breakthroughs in Accu...
Fishman, Jack; Kalish, Robert
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Plenum Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306447648
- ISBN
- 9780306447648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
hardcover. Provides a framework for the design, implementation, and measurement of sustainable urban development in developing countries. This book presents the findings of an AGS-sponsored project. It identifies challenges and potentials for sustainable urban development and suggests alternative ways that governments, city-regions, and planners can respond. Editor(s): Keiner, Marco; Zegras, Christopher; Schmid, Willy A.; Salmeron, Diego. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402028793
- ISBN
- 9781402028793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.28
€ 122.28
Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes: Volume 2
. Ed(S): Ahmad, Parvaiz; Wani, Mohd Rafiq; Az...
paperback. The world-leading contributors to Volume 2 demonstrate effective strategies for crop improvement and suggest priorities for future plant research. The book also elucidates strategies for translating current research into applied solutions. Editor(s): Ahmad, Parvaiz; Wani, Mohd Rafiq; Azooz, Mohamed Mahgoub; Tran, Lam-Son Phan. Num Pages: 385 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSF; PST; PSTD; PSTL; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493955664
- ISBN
- 9781493955664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.31
€ 186.31
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harrison, Cody O.; Gibson, Ted J. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619428584
- ISBN
- 9781619428584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.93€ 198.51
€ 293.93
€ 198.51
Paperback. Contributors from diverse backgrounds explore a range of issues in relation to the media and journalism's role in ascribing meaning to tourism practices. This fascinating account offers a thoroughly international and interdisciplinary perspective on an increasingly important field of journalism scholarship. Editor(s): Hanusch, Folker; Fursich, Elfriede. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL; KNTJ; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459599
- ISBN
- 9781349459599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.06
€ 63.06
Paperback. Fossil Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of this key resource. It offers comprehensive coverage of fundamentals, current areas of research, and goals for the future to support real progress in sustainability science and technology. Editor(s): Malhotra, Ripudaman. Num Pages: 640 pages, 44 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RNK; RNU; THF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489985361
- ISBN
- 9781489985361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 220.59
€ 220.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dubois, Anton N. Num Pages: 215 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604561449
- ISBN
- 9781604561449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.04€ 160.69
€ 237.04
€ 160.69
The Black Sea Flood Question. Changes in Coastline, Climate and Human ...
. Ed(S): Yanko-Hombach, Valentina (Avalon Ins...
Hardback. Stimulated by 'Noah's Flood Hypothesis' proposed by W Ryan and W Pitman in which a catastrophic inundation of the Pontic basin was linked to the biblical story, this title provides overviews of the authors' data and interpretations obtained through empirical scientific approaches. Editor(s): Yanko-Hombach, Valentina (Avalon Institute for Applied Science); Gilbert, Allan S.; Panin, Nicolae; Dolukhanov, Pavel M. Num Pages: 999 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402047749
- ISBN
- 9781402047749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.70
€ 307.70
Hardcover. The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there. In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them. Editor(s): Sodhi, Navjot S.; Raven, Peter H.; Gibson, Luke. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658635
- ISBN
- 9780470658635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.96
€ 85.96
Discover how the Singapore government rehabilitated the Singapore River and created Marina Bay, transforming both into lifestyle/commercial settings. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; HBTB; JPQB; KCM; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1458.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814385855
- ISBN
- 9789814385855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. The world's response to climate change has been deeply flawed. The Climate Fix is where we begin to get it back on track, as science policy expert Roger Pielke, Jr. dissects the disastrous climate debate and offers a solution: expanding energy access and increasing energy security while lowering costs through technological innovation. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465025190
- ISBN
- 9780465025190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.25
€ 27.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; DSB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780816691586
- ISBN
- 9780816691586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.33
€ 30.99
€ 27.33
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851992280
- ISBN
- 9780851992280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.92
€ 200.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCN; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553655282
- ISBN
- 9781553655282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.33
€ 20.99
€ 19.33
Hardback. Covers research in two domains: remote sensing techniques and climate models. This book covers such diverse areas within satellite remote sensing techniques as aerosol loading of the atmosphere, characterization of the land surface, and soil moisture. Editor(s): Beniston, Martin; Verstraete, Michel M. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; RBP; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368014
- ISBN
- 9780792368014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.74
€ 192.74
paperback. This work aims to show how the fundamental function of these parks is economic and political. It intends to provide an insight into United States labour, cultural and environmental history and to contribute to the understanding of American Parks and the meaning of American public space. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV; RGC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780739102299
- ISBN
- 9780739102299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18