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Hardcover. Complete, practical coverage of the evaluation, analysis, and design and code requirements of seismic isolation systems. Based on the concept of reducing seismic demand rather than increasing the earthquake resistance capacity of structures, seismic isolation is a surprisingly simple approach to earthquake protection. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471149217
- ISBN
- 9780471149217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.83
€ 197.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851994628
- ISBN
- 9780851994628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 131 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607415602
- ISBN
- 9781607415602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.36€ 116.58
€ 170.36
€ 116.58
Hardcover. Explores questions of theoretical and practical import for understanding the politics that surround nature-society relations, from wildlife management in the Yukon to soil fertility in Kenya. This title asks what is at stake in the struggles surrounding environmental knowledge, and how such struggles shape conceptions of the environment. Editor(s): Goldman, Mara J.; Nadasdy, Paul; Turner, Matthew D. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 8 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301402
- ISBN
- 9780226301402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78€ 104.85
€ 127.78
€ 104.85
hardcover. The monograph covers the fundamentals and the consequences of extreme geophysical phenomena like asteroid impacts, climatic change, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and space weather. This monograph also addresses their associated, local and worldwide socio-economic impacts. Editor(s): Chavez, Mario; Ghil, Michael; Fucugauchi, Jaime Urrutia. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 438 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119157014
- ISBN
- 9781119157014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.40
€ 222.40
Paperback. Equips the reader with all the tools needed to predict and deal with local and distant weather conditions, whether on a day trip or a longer cruise; along the coast or further offshore. Num Pages: 144 pages, 19 colour illustrations, 5 black & white halftones, 52 colour illustrations, 5 maps, 12 c. BIC Classification: RBP; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574093544
- ISBN
- 9781574093544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Provides a theoretical framework that accounts for how different types of cities arrive at decisions about residential growth and economic development. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012561
- ISBN
- 9781589012561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback. Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049482
- ISBN
- 9780520049482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. The Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 3 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHB; PDX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413846
- ISBN
- 9781421413846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. The product of a special symposium held in 2008, this multidisciplinary volume is the first publication to take a holistic view of a range of aspects relating to the Baltic Sea Basin, including its genesis, structure, ongoing processes and utilisation. Editor(s): Harff, Jan; Bjorck, Svante; Hoth, Peer. Series: Central and Eastern European Development Studies (CEEDES). Num Pages: 449 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC; RGB; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642172199
- ISBN
- 9783642172199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.99
€ 252.99
Paperback. An accurate and comprehensive dictionary of terms used in the agricultural and environmental sciences. It includes many biological, chemical and health terms that are important to a full understanding of the subject fields. Num Pages: 553 pages, 270 illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RN; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 553
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813802831
- ISBN
- 9780813802831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.57
€ 153.57
Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management in South Asia
. Ed(S): Gunawardena, E. R. N.; Gopal, Brij; ...
Paperback. Editor(s): Gunawardena, E. R. N.; Gopal, Brij; Kotagama, Hemesiri. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; KNBW; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138663886
- ISBN
- 9781138663886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.94
€ 49.94
Paperback. Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This title explores the water in the West, and explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNFD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268029
- ISBN
- 9780520268029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531406
- ISBN
- 9780742531406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.59
€ 164.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 81 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 81
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569360
- ISBN
- 9781604569360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 44.90
€ 62.70
€ 44.90
Hardcover. This comprehensive, two-volume review of the atmospheric and hydrologic sciences promises to be the definitive reference for both professionals and laypersons for years to come. Editor(s): Potter, Thomas D.; Colman, Bradley R. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RBKF; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471214908
- ISBN
- 9780471214908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.94
€ 293.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brstilo, Sinisa; Madunic, Quentin. Num Pages: 266 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608764563
- ISBN
- 9781608764563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.41€ 198.51
€ 293.41
€ 198.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Naylor, Rosamond L. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199354061
- ISBN
- 9780199354061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.59
€ 78.59
Paperback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 16 line drawings, 97 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534190
- ISBN
- 9780226534190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.45
€ 44.99
€ 34.45
Hardback. Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch the Anthropocene one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509519743
- ISBN
- 9781509519743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.41€ 49.54
€ 62.41
€ 49.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 484. Geopiracy, the New Biomassters and Capturing Climate Genes. 182 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pambazuka Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857490445
- ISBN
- 9780857490445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
Paperback. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612884
- ISBN
- 9781442612884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.31
€ 40.99
€ 36.31
Paperback. "An insightful and inspiring collection from some of the foremost thinkers on climate change." Mark Lynas Editor(s): Cromwell, David; Levene, Mark. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: RNPG; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325675
- ISBN
- 9780745325675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.54
€ 35.99
€ 24.54
Hardback. Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is governed . Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361926
- ISBN
- 9781444361926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78