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Conservation of the environment

Paperback. A fascinating popular science book that reveals how much we really know - and don't know - about the natural world. Explains why we need to be more concerned about ecosystems than individual iconic species such as the giant panda and gorilla. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Green Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900322867
ISBN
9781900322867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Includes information on buying and selling woods, useful contact addresses and a glossary of terms. Num Pages: 233 pages, Photographs, figures, glossary. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853834547
ISBN
9781853834547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Nagy, Kelsi; Johnson, Phillip David. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680559
ISBN
9780816680559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

Hardback. This book reveals how the illegal ivory trade is tied to corruption, conflicts, colonialism and local livelihoods. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JKV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046763
ISBN
9781849046763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 67. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441790
ISBN
9780801441790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781602232785
ISBN
9781602232785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. Examines the negotiations and controversies that took place during the planning and construction of The Dalles Dam and the profound impact the project had on both the Indian community of Celilo Village and the non-Indian town of The Dalles, intertwined with local concerns that affected the entire American West. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985466
ISBN
9780295985466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Traces Brazil's complex environmental politics as they have unfolded over time, from their mid-twentieth-century conservationist beginnings to the contemporary development of a distinctive 'socio-environmentalism' which seeks to address ecological destruction and social injustice simultaneously. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340317
ISBN
9780822340317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; RNK; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804011624
ISBN
9780804011624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.03

paperback. In the years following World War II, federal plans to build a mammoth new dam on the Snake River in Idaho were thwarted by a coalition of irrigators, private-power executives, and state politicians who wanted local control. The unintended result was the preservation of high deserts and mountain rivers from radical change. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 line drawings, 7 maps,. BIC Classification: 3JF; HB; RNA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989129
ISBN
9780295989129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
F 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923311
ISBN
9780939923311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Oberhauser, Karen S.; Nail, Kelly R.; Altizer, Sonia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 colour plates, 98 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453151
ISBN
9780801453151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97

Paperback. Details how this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; GTB; HBJD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992938
ISBN
9780295992938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

Paperback. Traces the emergence of the mammoth US flood management system, which is overseen by the federal government but implemented in conjunction with state governments and local contractors and levee districts. This book shows how the system initially developed as a response to the demands of farmers and business elite in outlying territories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBP; RNK; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337737
ISBN
9780822337737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Daniels, Justin A. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: RND; RNF; RNK; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634857864
ISBN
9781634857864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 301.24
€ 223.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: RNK; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629482040
ISBN
9781629482040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.57
€ 155.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Daniels, Justin A. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RND; RNF; RNK; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634854641
ISBN
9781634854641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 301.24
€ 219.83

Paperback. Aldo Leopold's Odyssey underscores the ever-growing importance of Leopold's ideas in an increasingly human-dominated landscape. Drawing on unpublished archives, Julianne Lutz Warren traces Leopold's quest to define and preserve land health. Num Pages: 520 pages, 46 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610917537
ISBN
9781610917537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.19

Hardback. This book provides an inside look at Greenpeace's decades-long campaign against the Norwegian whaling industry. Combining historical narrative with sophisticated systems-theory analysis, it examines the organization's failure to end Norwegian whaling, providing valuable lessons for other protest movements. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 illustraions. BIC Classification: 1DNN; JPWF; KNAF; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335280
ISBN
9781785335280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.57

Hardback. Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes are on the very edge of extinction. This atlas provides an overview of what is known about the six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western lowland gorilla. Num Pages: 456 pages, 150 color illustrations, 50 maps. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNKH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246331
ISBN
9780520246331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453304
ISBN
9780801453304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNCB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Edition
Third Edition, Third edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742199061
ISBN
9781742199061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. This text presents the results of the a long-running and comprehensive study of forest fragmentation, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in central Amazonia. The study includes baseline data from before isolation from continuous forest took place. Editor(s): Bierregaard, Richard, Jr.; Gascon, Claude; Lovejoy, Thomas E., III; Mesquita, Rita. Num Pages: 496 pages, 93 b/w + 13 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGBL; RNKH; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300084832
ISBN
9780300084832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741390
ISBN
9780295741390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741383
ISBN
9780295741383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.07

Hardcover. Series: The Louise Lindsey Merrick natural environment series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 colour and 35 b&w photographs, 11 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: 1H; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890968017
ISBN
9780890968017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardback. Series: Anthem Environmental Studies. Num Pages: 148 pages, 4+ figures and photographs. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843318781
ISBN
9781843318781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.42

Paperback. Presents a history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed over the three decades. This title explores the development of the field and its importance to environmental management as well as to the larger environmental movement and our understanding of the world. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597265133
ISBN
9781597265133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Paperback. The people living in rural Africa are being asked by the world community to move their families, change their means of making a living and disrupt their cultures to save the wildlife. This book explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the aim of returning control to Africa. Num Pages: 266 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206717
ISBN
9780520206717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardback. Suitable for those who are concerned about the natural world, this guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues features 79 full-color maps and other graphics paired with an informative, inviting discussion of major trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Num Pages: 272 pages, 229 color illustrations, 6 b/w photographs, 40 line illustrations, 79 maps. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262560
ISBN
9780520262560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Hardback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101769
ISBN
9780231101769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.68

Paperback. This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, web sources. BIC Classification: JPQB; LBBP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471985747
ISBN
9780471985747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.74

Hardback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 photos, 96 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
300th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109765
ISBN
9780231109765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.70

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938420750
ISBN
9780938420750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

Hardback. Provides a blueprint for managing the challenges of ocean conservation using marine historical ecology an interdisciplinary area of study that is helping society to gain a more understanding of past human-environmental interactions in coastal and marine ecosystems and of the ecological and social outcomes associated with these interactions. Editor(s): Kittinger, John Nils; McClenachan, Loren; Gedan, Keryn B.; Blight, Louise K. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276949
ISBN
9780520276949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Paperback. Muir recounts in vivid detail the three worlds of his early life: his first eleven years in Scotland; the years 1849 1860 in the central Wisconsin wilderness; and two-and-a-half most inventive years at the University of Wisconsin during that institution s infancy." Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
No Edition Stated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299036546
ISBN
9780299036546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862415860
ISBN
9780862415860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. In the summer of 1869, the author set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. This title tells his story. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114437
ISBN
9781782114437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardcover. With emphasis on practical application and quantitative skill development, this book weaves together these disparate elements in a single coherent textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students. It reviews analytical techniques, explaining the mathematical and statistical principles behind them. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118291061
ISBN
9781118291061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.69

Paperback. To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. This book weaves together these disparate elements for senior undergraduate and graduate students. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118291078
ISBN
9781118291078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.51