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Conservation of the environment

Hardback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101769
ISBN
9780231101769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.68

Paperback. This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, web sources. BIC Classification: JPQB; LBBP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471985747
ISBN
9780471985747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.74

Paperback. 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 black & white illustrations, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1500th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109772
ISBN
9780231109772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

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

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938420750
ISBN
9780938420750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.40

Paperback. Traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Virtual America identifies the connections (or lack thereof) between our individual selves, an American identity, and the geography oout there.o Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 photographs, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBA; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232785
ISBN
9780803232785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardback. Provides a blueprint for managing the challenges of ocean conservation using marine historical ecology an interdisciplinary area of study that is helping society to gain a more understanding of past human-environmental interactions in coastal and marine ecosystems and of the ecological and social outcomes associated with these interactions. Editor(s): Kittinger, John Nils; McClenachan, Loren; Gedan, Keryn B.; Blight, Louise K. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276949
ISBN
9780520276949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Paperback. Muir recounts in vivid detail the three worlds of his early life: his first eleven years in Scotland; the years 1849 1860 in the central Wisconsin wilderness; and two-and-a-half most inventive years at the University of Wisconsin during that institution s infancy." Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
No Edition Stated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299036546
ISBN
9780299036546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862415860
ISBN
9780862415860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. In the summer of 1869, the author set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. This title tells his story. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114437
ISBN
9781782114437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardcover. With emphasis on practical application and quantitative skill development, this book weaves together these disparate elements in a single coherent textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students. It reviews analytical techniques, explaining the mathematical and statistical principles behind them. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118291061
ISBN
9781118291061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.69

Paperback. To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. This book weaves together these disparate elements for senior undergraduate and graduate students. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118291078
ISBN
9781118291078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.51

Paperback. Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all but extinct in England. And the hare is running for its life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; RNKH1; TVG; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160746
ISBN
9781784160746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Offers specific information to help scientists and managers develop rigorous plans for ensuring the long-term survival of the prairie dog and its habitat. Illustrated with tables, figures, photos, and charts, this book will be useful to those concerned with prairie dogs, prairie dog conservation, or the conservation of grassland ecosystems. Num Pages: 325 pages, tables, figures, charts, photos, maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559634984
ISBN
9781559634984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.68

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 black and white illus. BIC Classification: RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955597
ISBN
9781904955597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.79

Hardcover. George Catlin gained renown for his nineteenth-century paintings of Indians and their lands. The author argues that, despite his sympathies, Catlin's work embodied the same prevailing sentiment toward Nature that sanctioned Indian removal and thus undercut his own alternate vision for westward expansion. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616312
ISBN
9780700616312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.76

Hardback. Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. This title chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse. Num Pages: 366 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710. A History of Natural History. 366 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. This title chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight: 706.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273764
ISBN
9780520273764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 141, 141 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSVW73; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 229 x 16. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421919
ISBN
9781421421919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Darby, John; Fordyce, R. Ewan; Mark, Alan; Probert, Keith; Townsend, Colin. Num Pages: 386 pages, colour photos, maps & charts. BIC Classification: 1MBN; RNK; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
386
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877133510
ISBN
9781877133510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris, John D.; Brown, Paul L. Num Pages: 366 pages, tables, maps, diagrams, graphs. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606929742
ISBN
9781606929742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.62
€ 95.13

Paperback. Focuses on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. This title examines the overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities of the park service and the national wilderness preservation system. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988757
ISBN
9780295988757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99

Hardback. The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. This book demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138985
ISBN
9780691138985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.76

Num Pages: 456 pages, 209 b/w illus, 33 tables & 40 colour illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; RBK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935778110
ISBN
9781935778110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.65
€ 50.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 209 b/w illus, 33 tables & 40 colour illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; RBK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Orignial
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935778103
ISBN
9781935778103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 34.57

Paperback. Some of our best thinkers on urban nature turn to the Big Apple in this highly original collection of new essays on why nature matters to New Yorkers Editor(s): Waldman, John. Num Pages: 160 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; RNK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823249893
ISBN
9780823249893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.10

Paperback. Rangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Editor(s): Du Toit, Johan T.; Kock, Richard; Deutsch, James. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405177856
ISBN
9781405177856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Focal Point
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426205750
ISBN
9781426205750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Hardback. In Quantified, Joe Whitworth draws lessons from the world's most tech-savvy, high-impact organisations to show how we can make real gains for the environment. The principles of his approach will be familiar to any thriving entrepreneur: situational awareness, bold outcomes, innovation and technology, data and analytics, and gain-focused investment. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 photographs and 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610916141
ISBN
9781610916141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.57

Paperback. BIC Classification: RNK; VFMD; VXH; WBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248465
ISBN
9781909248465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846948084
ISBN
9781846948084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Written by experts with unrivalled information and knowledge of Silbury Hill, and combining scholarly research and readable narrative, this book sets out the archaeological story of Silbury. Discussing the early recognition of its importance, antiquarian and modern archaeological investigations of the hill and what Silbury means to people today. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HDL; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
English Heritage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020467
ISBN
9781848020467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.31

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
€ 19.09

Paperback. Presents an overview of China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. This report covers water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, and water pollution control. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821376454
ISBN
9780821376454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJ; RGBS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619320
ISBN
9780700619320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.98

Paperback. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Print on Demand
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522856668
ISBN
9780522856668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 19 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 19 illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995298
ISBN
9780295995298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.76

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

€ 121.20

hardcover. Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape -- there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK -- and they are also important wildlife habitats. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of these freshwater habitats. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 b/w, 32 col illus, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PSPF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780002200851
ISBN
9780002200851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.08
€ 68.61

Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619672
ISBN
9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.61