Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Hardcover. Environmental debates often pit the protection of nature against economic growth. This book reveals that environmentalism has unsuspected roots in consumerism that extend deeper than our everyday dilemmas. It tells of an early confrontation that set the stage for Silent Spring, pushing the dawn of environmental politics back several decades. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JH; 3JJ; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614868
- ISBN
- 9780700614868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Hardback. Worldwide, the oceans are suffering. Corals are dying off at an alarming rate, victims of ocean warming and acidification. Simultaneously an ode to the diversity, resilience, and importance of the oceans, and an account of how conservation really can succeed against the toughest obstacles, this book is suitable for any ocean lover. Editor(s): Stone, Gregory S.; Obura, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 91 color plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775609
- ISBN
- 9780226775609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86
€ 52.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937557
- ISBN
- 9780813937557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.64
€ 23.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. Spectacular color photos capture the majesty of bald eagles in this inspiring story of how the United States saved its living symbol of independence. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNKH1; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762747900
- ISBN
- 9780762747900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.22
€ 19.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. Offers a look at how nature has been culturally constructed in South and Southeast Asia. This book looks at how social and natural landscapes are created, maintained, and transformed by scientists, government administrators, monks, and farmers. It also analyzes campaigns to eradicate smallpox and save forests, waterways, and animal habitats. Editor(s): Greenough, Paul R.; Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt. Num Pages: 440 pages, 3 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331490
- ISBN
- 9780822331490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Paperback. Interspersed with an abundance of wholesome exploitation-free recipes, the author provides solutions-based approaches to nurturing personal effectiveness and health, eco-friendly living, home and garden design, veganic food growing, reafforestation strategies, forest gardening, reconnection with wild nature and community regeneration. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w throughout, includes line drawings. BIC Classification: RNK; VSZ; WBJ; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Permanent Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856232012
- ISBN
- 9781856232012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.41
€ 20.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Enriched with nearly 100 beautiful color photographs, Floods of Fortune offers the first holistic view of the conservation drama unfolding in the Amazonian floodplain. Num Pages: 184 pages, 90 color photos, 3 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104210
- ISBN
- 9780231104210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardcover. Desert degradation is one of the great environmental problems which has become a matter of international concern. This volume reviews some of the technological solutions that could be applied to improve the status and productivity of arid lands. Series: Environmental Monographs and Symposia: A Series in Environmental Sciences. Num Pages: 286 pages, 29 tables, 15 half-tones, 29 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471921790
- ISBN
- 9780471921790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 825.73
€ 825.73
Hardcover. Offers a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by scientists, managers, and conservationists in the northern portion of the North Pacific rainforest Editor(s): Orians, Gordon H.; Schoen, John. Num Pages: 75 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1KBCB; RGBL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992617
- ISBN
- 9780295992617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.83
€ 67.83
Hardback. Conflicting and competing claims over the actual and imagined use of land and seascapes are exacerbated on islands with high population density. The management of culture and heritage is particularly tested in island environments where space is finite and the population struggles to preserve cultural and natural assets.. Editor(s): Baldacchino, Godfrey. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 ills and tables. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452597
- ISBN
- 9780857452597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.29
€ 149.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w & 5 colour illus. BIC Classification: AJCR; PDX; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837630855
- ISBN
- 9783837630855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.72€ 41.31
€ 52.72
€ 41.31
Hardback. Only then will we have any hope of preventing the worst-case scenario of the sixth mass extinction. Num Pages: 208 pages, 83, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1; WNCB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417189
- ISBN
- 9781421417189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.19
€ 30.99
€ 29.19
Paperback. Protected natural areas have historically been the primary tool of conservationists to conserve land and wildlife. This book provides a necessary addition to the conversation about the future of conservation in the so-called Anthropocene, one that will be useful for academics, policymakers, and conservation practitioners at all levels. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- None
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610915489
- ISBN
- 9781610915489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.97
€ 52.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Wuerthner, George; Crist, Eileen (Virginia Tech); Butler, Tom. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- None
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610915588
- ISBN
- 9781610915588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.14
€ 36.14
Paperback. Changes in seasonal movements and population dynamics of migratory birds in response to ongoing changes resulting from global climate changes are a topic of great interest to conservation scientists and birdwatchers around the world. This book evaluates the capacity of migratory birds to adapt to the challenges of a changing climate. Num Pages: 297 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW6; RNKH; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266888
- ISBN
- 9781597266888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.19
€ 71.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Halley, George T.; Fridian, Yeram T. Num Pages: 494 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606926673
- ISBN
- 9781606926673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.39€ 183.27
€ 275.39
€ 183.27
Hardback. The 70 years of observations now represent one of the largest and most detailed records in Europe of how a woodland develops under the influence of natural factors. Editor(s): Peterken, George; Mountford, Edward. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 1DBKWV; KNAL; RNK; TVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780648651
- ISBN
- 9781780648651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.39
€ 176.39
Paperback. How many of us sometimes feel that we are scratching at the walls of this life, seeking to find our way into a wider space beyond? That our mild, polite existence sometimes seems to crush the breath out of us? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975580
- ISBN
- 9780141975580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 maps, 27 colour plates. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736297
- ISBN
- 9780226736297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Amato, George; DeSalle, Rob; Ryder, Oliver A.; Rosenbaum, Howard C. Series: American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Series on Biodiversity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones, 13 color illus., 6 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128322
- ISBN
- 9780231128322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37