Applied ecology
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Applied ecology
Paperback. Reveals the short-sightedness behind conceiving of floods, fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes as natural disasters. This book argues that such thinking has led to policies that have done the environment more harm than good. It points out ways in which we can better address the environmental problems that humanity faces. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 line illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113685
- ISBN
- 9780691113685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Dissecting the new theoretical buzzword of the "Anthropocene" Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; RNA; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 302 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784785031
- ISBN
- 9781784785031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.14
€ 15.99
€ 15.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones. 18 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSC; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167428
- ISBN
- 9780691167428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Hardcover. Nonliving organic matter (NLOM) comprises the bulk of the organic carbon stored in the terrestrial biosphere and a major part of the organic carbon in the sea. Editor(s): Zepp, Richard G.; Sonntag, C.H. Series: Dahlem Workshop Reports: Environmental Sciences. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682. Dahlem Workshop : Papers. Series: Dahlem Workshop Reports: Environmental Sciences. 358 pages. Editor(s): Zepp, Richard G.; Sonntag, C.H. Nonliving organic matter (NLOM) comprises the bulk of the organic carbon stored in the terrestrial biosphere and a major part of the organic carbon in the sea. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: RNC; TQ. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 27. Weight: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471954637
- ISBN
- 9780471954637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 542.52
€ 542.52
Paperback. Original publication and copyright date: 2009. Editor(s): Levin, Simon A.; Carpenter, Stephen R.; Godfray, H. Charles J.; Kinzig, Ann P.; Loreau, Michel; Losos, Jonathan B.; Walker, Brian; Wilcove, David S. Num Pages: 832 pages, 25 color illus. 14 halftones. 185 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 205 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156040
- ISBN
- 9780691156040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 48.94
€ 63.23
€ 48.94
Paperback. Something is stirring. People around the world are deciding that the well being of their local community and its economy lies with them. In the post cheap oil era, we have to share resources. Transition groups in the UK and Europe have already started, and they have found that just doing stuff can transform their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857841179
- ISBN
- 9780857841179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.27
€ 16.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. This title reveals, many of the rainforest inhabitants - toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds, to name a few - are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 624 pages, 98 colour plates, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226253411
- ISBN
- 9780226253411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.04€ 45.84
€ 54.04
€ 45.84
Paperback. Translator(s): Korn, Larry. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173138
- ISBN
- 9781590173138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.04
€ 15.99
€ 12.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160566
- ISBN
- 9780691160566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RNC; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806781
- ISBN
- 9781609806781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
Hardcover. Throughout the Southern Hemisphere, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? More generally, why are species found where they are across the Earth? This narrative describes a new theory of how species dispersal occurred through ocean crossings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020515
- ISBN
- 9780465020515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.64
€ 30.99
€ 25.64
Hardcover. How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Organisms Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet. 240 pages, illustrations. Combining astronomy and biology, this title provides the answers to the following three questions: Are we alone? Where did life come from? And where is life going?. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: PHVB; RNCB. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 21. Weight: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465021932
- ISBN
- 9780465021932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.59
€ 27.99
€ 22.59
Paperback. "For years we wasted land with impunity," William H. Whyte writes in this classic work at last returned to print, "now we no longer can." Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: RNC; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217995
- ISBN
- 9780812217995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.12
€ 46.99
€ 41.12
hardcover. Originally published in 1999, this book was the first to synthesise ecological studies of this unique southern African region. Editor(s): Dean, W. Richard J.; Milton, Suzanne. Num Pages: 398 pages, 107 b/w illus. 59 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1035.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521554503
- ISBN
- 9780521554503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.82
€ 138.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157186
- ISBN
- 9780231157186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Hardback. This book addresses those involved in research or R&D. It introduces the principles of eco-innovation and the importance of the impact of their activity. This topic is considered in the context of natural and digital ecosystems powered by intelligent assistants (technology). Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848215566
- ISBN
- 9781848215566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.72
€ 171.72
Hardback. A thoughtful citizen scientist contemplates our changing natural world and the value of stewardship Illustrator(s): Kaspari, Debby Cotter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178791
- ISBN
- 9780300178791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, 8 Pages of Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; TNK; TNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781890132347
- ISBN
- 9781890132347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 19.13
€ 37.99
€ 19.13
Paperback. A highly illustrated, practical handbook on eco-friendly self-building Series: Sustainable Building. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 100 colour photos and 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNC; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 358 x 253 x 117. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998731
- ISBN
- 9781903998731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.73
€ 31.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Presenting a wide range of views and strategies, The Green Halo analyzes the problematic relations between humans and the rest of the natural world. The author looks at the views of thinkers including John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Al Gore, and suggests alternative ways to view nature, assign it value, and respond to ecological crises. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694116
- ISBN
- 9780812694116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.56
€ 29.99
€ 24.56