Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Paperback. Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. This title chronicles how national ideals about what a park "ought to be" have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS). Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277083
- ISBN
- 9780520277083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Hardback. Features David Brower, a dynamic leader in the environmental movement over the last half of the twentieth century. This book explores Brower's impact on the movement from its beginnings until his death in 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278363
- ISBN
- 9780520278363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.23
€ 32.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, the author tells the story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, he provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b/w image. BIC Classification: RBX; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292642
- ISBN
- 9780520292642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. This work is a practical guide describing precisely what conservationists should do. It is not a textbook but, like the author's edited books on habitat management and census techniques, it should be of use to undergraduate students as well as to conservation professionals. Num Pages: 296 pages, 111. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632053445
- ISBN
- 9780632053445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback. Discusses the biology and plight of right whales, including their reproduction, feeding, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as fatal run-ins with ships and fishing gear. Employing individual identifications, acoustics, and population models, this title presents history of this animal. Editor(s): Kraus, Scott D.; Rolland, Rosalind M. Num Pages: 576 pages, 34 color illustrations, 116 halftones, 48 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034754
- ISBN
- 9780674034754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.74
€ 33.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Can we live with the consequences of wiping our closest relatives off the face of the Earth, and all the biological knowledge about ourselves that would die along with them? Extinction of the great apes threatens to become a reality within a few human generations. Stanford tells us how we can redirect the course of an otherwise bleak future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNCB; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416840
- ISBN
- 9780674416840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.07
€ 34.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. Focusing on a contract involving Mexico's National Autonomous University, this book examines the practices through which researchers, plant vendors, indigenous cooperatives, and other actors put prospecting to work. It considers the consequences of linking scientific research and rural 'enfranchisement' to the logics of intellectual property. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHM; KNDP; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095578
- ISBN
- 9780691095578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.69
€ 45.99
€ 32.69
Hardback. A collection of essays discussing how the elite exploit the impact of climate change and how local communities can resist this process. Editor(s): Buxton, Nick; Hayes, Ben. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336916
- ISBN
- 9780745336916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.71€ 81.71
€ 97.71
€ 81.71
Paperback. aeo A concise, readable introduction to a political ecologya ; this is a new political movement which aims towards economic, social & political transformation around problems that affect us all. aeo Will appeal to students on a range of courses interested in the implications of political ecology for left politics in the 90a s. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPF; RNB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613277
- ISBN
- 9780745613277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.76
€ 22.76
Hardback. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821407
- ISBN
- 9780774821407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
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
€ 62.14
€ 62.14
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
€ 32.64
€ 32.64
Hardback. Bat ecologists, bat conservationists, forest ecologists, and forest managers will find in this book an indispensable synthesis of the topics that concern them. Editor(s): Lacki, Michael J.; Hayes, John P.; Kurta, Allen. Num Pages: 352 pages, 46, 12 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884993
- ISBN
- 9780801884993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.67€ 81.11
€ 89.67
€ 81.11
Paperback. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects. Num Pages: 468 pages, 56, 26 maps, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890949
- ISBN
- 9780801890949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.61
€ 40.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. A road map that reveals the Keystone State's most sensitive species and what can be done to manage and conserve these important natural resources, Terrestrial Vertebrates of Pennsylvania is a valuable tool for wildlife managers, conservationists, and naturalists. Editor(s): Steele, Michael A.; Brittingham, Margaret C.; Maret, Timothy J.; Merritt, Joseph F. Num Pages: 528 pages, 301, 135 black & white illustrations, 135 maps, 31 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; PSVW; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895449
- ISBN
- 9780801895449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.33€ 52.08
€ 56.33
€ 52.08
Hardback. Offers fresh insights into the changing perceptions of the relationship between humans and the environment and a new understanding of environmental and animated cinema Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235120
- ISBN
- 9780803235120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Hardcover. * Focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. * Provides key background on the parameters needed for new sitings and expansion of existing aquaculture operations, habitat management, and potential restoration. Editor(s): Shumway, Sandra E. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813814131
- ISBN
- 9780813814131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.77
€ 253.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762387
- ISBN
- 9780814762387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687770
- ISBN
- 9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.65
€ 24.99
€ 24.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Barrett, Ross; Worden, Daniel. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689682
- ISBN
- 9780816689682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68