Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Hardcover. Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential and the problems of our familiar ways of relating to environment, nature, and place Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992730
- ISBN
- 9780295992730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Hardback. Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America's white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement. Num Pages: 262 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971561
- ISBN
- 9780674971561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
paperback. Theorizes the political agency of things and natural phenomena-such as trash, food, weather, and electricity-to examine how non-human elements exert force on human politics and social relations. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282. A Political Ecology of Things. 200 pages, illustrations. Argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. The author also explores how political analyses of public events might change were we to acknowledge that agency always emerges as the effect of ad hoc configurations of human and nonhuman forces. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight: 274.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346333
- ISBN
- 9780822346333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Hardback. Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; West, Paige. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456191
- ISBN
- 9781845456191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Paperback. What we make and buy is a major indicator of society's collective priorities. Vital Signs Volume 22 explores significant global patterns in production and consumption. The book examines developments in six main areas: energy, environment and climate, transportation, food and agriculture, global economy and resources, and population and society. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 photographs and 91 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 300 x 9. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- None
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610916721
- ISBN
- 9781610916721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.85
€ 37.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: G; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631551
- ISBN
- 9780816631551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830960
- ISBN
- 9780824830960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479846429
- ISBN
- 9781479846429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.38
€ 131.38
Hardback. In Water Policy Reform in Southern Alberta, B. Timothy Heinmiller looks at how and why these (and other) reforms were adopted after nearly a century of stasis on water policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JPQB; RND; RNFD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500535
- ISBN
- 9781487500535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.94
€ 75.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; 3JJPR; BGA; RGBP; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Seren
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781723807
- ISBN
- 9781781723807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Series: American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas). Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619696
- ISBN
- 9780700619696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Hardcover. Editor(s): Baranyai, Andras; Benko, Dionysius. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621009184
- ISBN
- 9781621009184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.56€ 155.84
€ 229.56
€ 155.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Santiago, Nelson E. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: RGBF; RND; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827287
- ISBN
- 9781634827287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.07€ 144.40
€ 193.07
€ 144.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Berry, R. J. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844741809
- ISBN
- 9781844741809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.22
€ 23.22
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095578
- ISBN
- 9780691095578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.10
€ 58.10
Paperback. Water and land interrelate in surprising and ambiguous ways, and riparian zones, where land and water meet, have effects far outside their boundaries. Using the Malheur Basin as a case study, this book explores the ways people envisioned boundaries between water and land, the ways they have altered these places, and the often unintended results. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984995
- ISBN
- 9780295984995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.20
€ 40.20
Paperback. A creative, narrative approach to environmental destruction in urban waterscapes, focusing on neighborhood activists who pressure their governments to follow existing law Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909317
- ISBN
- 9781439909317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Paperback. The Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana are home to some of the most important remaining American wilderness areas. Where Roads Will Never Reach tells the stories of hunters, anglers, outfitters, scientists, and other concerned citizens who devoted themselves to protecting remnant wild lands and ecosystems in the Northern Rockies. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814047
- ISBN
- 9781607814047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.91
€ 25.99
€ 23.91
Paperback. Pummeled by a century of drought, depopulation, and soil erosion, America's Great Plains are in dire straits. Frank and Deborah Popper have a solution: create a Buffalo common by returning 139,000 acres in ten states to prairie and reintroducing the buffalo that once roamed there. Num Pages: 204 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGBC; RNKH; RPG; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226510965
- ISBN
- 9780226510965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.86
€ 38.86
Paperback. An examination of Sahtu Dene participation in the assessment of the Mackenzie Gas pipeline and other resource extraction projects, this book provides an in-depth account of the workings and effects of participatory environmental assessment in the Canadian North and its implications for the legitimization of resource co-management. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 480 pages, 6 b&w photos, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774828468
- ISBN
- 9780774828468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.89
€ 46.89