Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28, 6 black & white line drawings, 18 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781501700286
- ISBN
- 9781501700286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.50
€ 46.50
paperback. On Friday, October 7, 1988, the rescue operation of three young gray whales trapped in ice off the Arctic coast, cost more than a million dollars. Using the story as a touchstone for critical comparison, the author explores three major traditions of environmental philosophy: extensionism, ecofeminism's 'care' ethic, and Heideggerian Phenomenology. Illustrator(s): Mason, Charles. Series: Environmental Ethics, Values, & Policy. Num Pages: 210 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566396165
- ISBN
- 9781566396165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.57
€ 42.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Emphasizing the key principles of conservation biology and showing how these principles can be applied to the management of biological resources, this text simplifies many difficult concepts. Each chapter summarizes a specific theme in the field and contains suggestions for further reading. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrationssome col.), maps. BIC Classification: RB; RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471595151
- ISBN
- 9780471595151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 229.18
€ 229.18
Hardback. This book assesses the latest trends in the adoption of conservation agriculture. Focusing on the most recent technologies to improve agricultural resilience to climate change, as well as increase profitability and sustainability, it takes a continental and sub-regional approach to African agriculture. Editor(s): Friedrich, Theodor; Mkomwa, Saidi; Kassam, Amir H. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; RNKH; TVF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 251 x 2. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780645681
- ISBN
- 9781780645681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.20
€ 131.20
Hardback. Revised and updated in light of recent developments, this new edition describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMT; RGBL; RNK; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780641409
- ISBN
- 9781780641409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.20
€ 131.20
Paperback. This second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671450
- ISBN
- 9780470671450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Bolton, Melvin. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401071468
- ISBN
- 9789401071468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Paperback. * The first book to examine the issues underlying the sustainable use debate in a fully interdisciplinary manner. Both the theoretical section and the case studies approach the issues using methods from economics, ecology, anthropology and other fields. Num Pages: 424 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865427389
- ISBN
- 9780865427389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.61
€ 118.61
hardcover. An in-depth analysis of the impact conservation behaviour can have to develop practical tools to safeguard against biodiversity extinction. Editor(s): Berger-Tal, Oded; Saltz, David Z. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 402 pages, 31 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSA; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107040106
- ISBN
- 9781107040106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.36€ 111.93
€ 114.36
€ 111.93
Paperback. This colourful textbook introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity. Num Pages: 355 pages, 119 b/w illus. 46 maps 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 760. 357 pages, 119 b/w illus. 46 maps 15 tables. This colourful textbook introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7; RNKH. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight: 960.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 357
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521644822
- ISBN
- 9780521644822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.41
€ 74.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L. Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 531
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468464283
- ISBN
- 9781468464283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.01
€ 188.01
Hardback. Suitable for conservation biologists' upper-division and graduate level conservation biology courses, as well as for individual reference, this book incorporates chapters, covering various aspects of one of the most dynamic areas in the life sciences. It includes topics such as ecosystem management and the economics of conservation. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L.; Kareiva, Peter M. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412096518
- ISBN
- 9780412096518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.32
€ 243.32
Paperback. Reflecting what a fresh generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this book explores where conservation biology is heading. It addresses ecosystem restoration and biotic invasions as well as the mechanics of population viability analysis, which are a routine facet of conservation efforts. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L.; Kareiva, P.H. Num Pages: 576 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412096617
- ISBN
- 9780412096617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.65
€ 196.65
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068904
- ISBN
- 9781402068904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.72€ 58.86
€ 92.72
€ 58.86
Hardback. This important new text introduces conservation criminology as the interdisciplinary study of environmental exploitation and risks at the intersection of human and natural systems. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118935484
- ISBN
- 9781118935484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.88
€ 87.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716693
- ISBN
- 9780198716693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.67
€ 76.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Loeschcke, V.; Tomiuk, J.; Jain, S. K. Series: Experientia Supplementum. Num Pages: 443 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034896573
- ISBN
- 9783034896573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
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
€ 92.73€ 70.74
€ 92.73
€ 70.74
Paperback. Conservation became the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. This title places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 273 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983752
- ISBN
- 9780295983752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. 312 pages, 25 illustrations. Presents an ethnographic examination of the social effects of conservation and development efforts in Papua New Guinea. This book focuses on the area that was the site of a biodiversity conservation project. It demonstrates the capacity of ethnography to illuminate the relationship between trans-national processes and individual lives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MKLP; GTB; JHMP; RNK. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337492
- ISBN
- 9780822337492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10