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Conservation of the environment

Paperback. "The world's greatest naturalist" (Jeffrey Sachs) proposes a plan to save Earth's imperiled biosphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492525
ISBN
9781631492525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Hardcover. This book is written for upper elementary audience and is an introduction to the amazing behavioral adaptations of some of Hawaiis most intriguing animals. The book presents twelve animals along with biological and environmental information on how and why these animals may have developed their unique behaviors. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839628
ISBN
9780824839628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.41

Paperback. Lays out new strategies for advocacy groups to achieve a sustainable, healthy food system. Editor(s): MacRae, Rod; Abergel, Elisabeth. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774822695
ISBN
9780774822695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.13

Hardcover. "Heart of Palms "is a clear-eyed memoir of Peace Corps service in the rural Panamanian village of Tranquilla through the eyes of a young American woman trained as a community forester. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; BM; RGBL; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817318185
ISBN
9780817318185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) was far ahead of his time. From his unusually detailed observations of the natural world, he pioneered a completely fresh understanding of how nature works. He also foresaw, and tried to warn against, the global waste and ecological destruction of our age. This book describes and explains Schauberger's insights. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; THX; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863154324
ISBN
9780863154324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. This is the work of a man who has known and loved the Scottish Cairngorms for more than 30 years. Jim Crumley marks nature's rhythms with observations of bird, beast, flower and landscape, and proposes a radical solution to safeguard the mountains from the forces ranged against them. Num Pages: 200 pages, 24pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; RNC; RNF; RNK; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870325684
ISBN
9781870325684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. For more than a century, the world has recognized the extraordinary biological diversity of the forests of Tanzania's Usambara Mountains. This title unravels the complex interactions among agriculture, herding, forestry, the colonial state, and the landscape itself. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821415535
ISBN
9780821415535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.94

Paperback. A long-awaited update to Allan Savory's paradigm-changing work in managing agricultural resources. Num Pages: 500 pages, two 8 page inserts, 75 photographs, 45 figures. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 316 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610917438
ISBN
9781610917438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.16

Describes about the rich tradition, drawing on the organization's continuing work to identify, research, and document biologically diverse yet dangerously threatened regions. This book presents the analyses of the ecology of endangered areas - including information on freshwater fish and other animal populations. Num Pages: 392 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: GBC; RNCB; RNKH1; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 356 x 299 x 36. Weight in Grams: 3898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Agrupacion Sierra Madre,Mexico United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9789686397772
ISBN
9789686397772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.24

Paperback. A collection of essays focusing on the implications of the sciences of complexity for environmental politics and practice Editor(s): Haila, Yrjo; Dyke, Chuck. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 1 photograph, 2 tables, 20 figures. BIC Classification: RNK; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336969
ISBN
9780822336969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157054
ISBN
9780691157054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Permanent Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856231855
ISBN
9781856231855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.04

Hardcover. Editor(s): Napier, Ted L. Num Pages: 388 pages, tables & graphs. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNFD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617289576
ISBN
9781617289576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 364.22
€ 245.31

Hardback. Edited by three leading experts in wildlife management, this book explores the interface of humans with wildlife and their sometimes complementary, often conflicting, interests. It contains well-researched chapters which address conservation, wildlife use, and the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of wildlife management. Editor(s): Decker, Daniel J.; Riley, Shawn J.; Siemer, William F. Num Pages: 304 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406541
ISBN
9781421406541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.95

Hardback. Salt marshes are vitally important coastal ecosystems that filter water, buffer against storm erosion, and provide essential nursery habitat for important fishery species. This book details how humans have modified salt marshes around the world and why these critical habitats desperately need protection. Editor(s): Silliman, Brian R.; Bertness, Mark D.; Grosholz, Edwin D. Num Pages: 432 pages, 92 b/w photographs, 37 line illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: RNB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258921
ISBN
9780520258921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

Paperback. Laura Westra argues that international and environmental law must place the rights of the collective before those of the individual if we are to protect our common heritage -- the environment, its air, water, and biodiversity -- and ensure humanity's survival. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821186
ISBN
9780774821186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199687152
ISBN
9780199687152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.34

Paperback. Featuring a sensitive and loving portrait of mankind as a community, as a family but most importantly as individuals, this book tries to answer the universal and ancient question of who we are and what we aspire to. It also reveals the dark side of the human condition, but it also sheds light on the best of it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 286 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500292143
ISBN
9780500292143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 5.70

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

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black and white illustrations and 8 color plates. BIC Classification: HPJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689231
ISBN
9780816689231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.18

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

Hardback. For far too long humans have been ignoring nature. As the most dominant, overproducing, overconsuming, big-footed, arrogant, and invasive species ever known, we are wrecking the planet at an unprecedented rate. In this title, the author argues that we need a new mind-set about nature, one that centers on empathy, compassion, and being proactive. Editor(s): Bekoff, Marc. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925332
ISBN
9780226925332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.48

Paperback. For far too long humans have been ignoring nature. This title features a host of renowned contributors who argue that we need a new mind-set about nature, one that centers on empathy, compassion, and being proactive. Editor(s): Bekoff, Marc. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925356
ISBN
9780226925356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.59

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805858488
ISBN
9780805858488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226358161
ISBN
9780226358161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 29 b/w photos, 8 line drawings & 3 maps. BIC Classification: JPWH; RNKH1; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607321835
ISBN
9781607321835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Supported by a website featuring computer code, data used in the book, and tutorials and solutions, Improving Natural Resource Management demonstrates how to find the most politically acceptable but effective plan for managing an at-risk ecosystem. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBWH; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470661130
ISBN
9780470661130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Evans, Christina L.S. Num Pages: 227 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634843775
ISBN
9781634843775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.25
€ 185.99

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781603585637
ISBN
9781603585637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813536811
ISBN
9780813536811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.42

Paperback. Collects essays that offer important reflections on the image and rhetoric of the rain forest. Attentive to such complexities, this title focuses on specific portrayals of rain forests and the consequences of these representations for both forest inhabitants and outsiders. Editor(s): Slater, Candace. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b&w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4623 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332183
ISBN
9780822332183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

hardcover. Brings the Sonoran Desert alive, not as a place where well-meaning people can go to enjoy "nature," but as a raw reality that defies bureaucratic and even literary attempts to define it, that can only be experienced through the senses. Series: Bill and Alice Wright Photography Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 66 duotones. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713307
ISBN
9780292713307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. Explores some of the myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics, to the designs of nature envisioned in philosophy, law, and religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102221
ISBN
9780226102221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.55

Hardcover. Argues that environmentalism will never achieve its goals unless it sheds its fundamentalist logic. This work explores some of the myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359441
ISBN
9780226359441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Hardcover. Covers various topics including climate change, habitat management, ecosystem processes, conservation genetics, impact of GM technology, and the integration of insects into wider conservation agendas. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVT7; RNKH; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
CABI
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845932541
ISBN
9781845932541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 280.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 203 pages, colour photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608763962
ISBN
9781608763962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 276.10
€ 187.15

Hardcover. Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy wildland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Editor(s): Simberloff, Daniel; Hoddle, Mark; Heinz, Kevin M.; Wagner, David L.; Blossey, Bernd; Causton, Charlotte; Marks, Christian O.; Warner, Keith Douglas. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; RNKH; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118392591
ISBN
9781118392591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.02

Paperback. Student-focused, robust teaching package, with a strong illustration programme, now including references to software and databases and two new chapters. Num Pages: 644 pages, 6 b/w illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1372. 642 pages, 6 b/w illus. 45 tables. Student-focused, robust teaching package, with a strong illustration programme, now including references to software and databases and two new chapters. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNK. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 30. Weight: 1340.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
644
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521702713
ISBN
9780521702713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.32

Paperback. This book provides students with the skills to develop their own models for application in conservation biology and wildlife management. Assuming no special mathematical expertise, the computational models used are kept simple and show how to develop models in both spreadsheet and programming language format. Num Pages: 336 pages, 156. BIC Classification: RNKH; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405144391
ISBN
9781405144391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.23

Hardback. Restoration ecology is a field that integrates theory and knowledge from a range of disciplines, including the biological, physical, and social sciences as well as the humanities. This book offers a real-life introduction to the field and an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it. Num Pages: 464 pages, four colour figures throughout. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597261890
ISBN
9781597261890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.43