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Conservation of the environment

Paperback. Provides up-to-date information on the use of biological control agents to manage wild rabbit populations. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780643096127
ISBN
9780643096127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.29

Paperback. In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSVW7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988146
ISBN
9780295988146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Hardback. The Carbon Code provides a framework to do this, and helps you to become a hero in the fight against climate change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422534
ISBN
9781421422534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354208
ISBN
9780822354208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992846
ISBN
9780295992846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813035772
ISBN
9780813035772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.46

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. Brings together a consortium of voices comprised of renowned scientists, historians, philosophers, environmental writers, activists, policy makers, and land managers to negotiate the incredible challenges that environmentalism faces. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Pyne, Stephen J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259963
ISBN
9780226259963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.10

Hardcover. Brings together a consortium of voices comprised of renowned scientists, historians, philosophers, environmental writers, activists, policy makers, and land managers to negotiate the incredible challenges that environmentalism faces. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Pyne, Stephen J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259826
ISBN
9780226259826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.55

hardcover. Presents the 500-year history of Florida's forests, beginning before the Spaniards colonized the state, when Native American tribes felled trees to build shelters and canoes, carve ritual masks and weapons, and make firewood. This book offers first-person accounts by the people who explored, logged, reforested, and managed Florida's forests. Num Pages: 544 pages, 300 b&w images, 14 line art, 5 maps, 15 tables, sidebars, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; RGBL; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813030227
ISBN
9780813030227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.38

Hardcover. Wetlands are crucial ecosystems that help filter a great number of toxicants out of the earth's waters. They must be managed and occasionally even built from scratch, including all of the flora and fauna that grows there. Invertebrates play a key role in the wetland food chain. Editor(s): Batzer, Darold P.; Rader, Russell B.; Wissinger, Scott A. Num Pages: 1120 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSVT; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471292586
ISBN
9780471292586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 402.91

Hardback. Focusing on the biodiversity of Costa Rica, the contributors to this book demonstrate the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance conservation efforts. They give an overview of the spatial nature of conservation and management and the current status of digital mapping in Costa Rica. Editor(s): Savitsky, Basil G.; Lacher, Jr. Thomas E.; Lacher, T.E. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, 73 illus, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; RGW; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100267
ISBN
9780231100267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.41

Paperback. Tackling ocean pollution, this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Where's the Elephant? presents a suitable way to introduce the topic of the environment to boys and girls aged 3 and over. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNKH; YBC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 275 x 245. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Egmont UK Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405271394
ISBN
9781405271394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Hardcover. Aquaculture is a rapidly growing, successful approach to improving diets by providing more high quality fish and shellfish protein. It is also an industry with major unresolved issues because of its negative impact on the environment. This book is a pioneering effort in the development of environmentally benign aquaculture methods. Editor(s): Bardach, John E. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471148296
ISBN
9780471148296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 435.30

Paperback. Tracks, Sctas and Other Traces contains hundreds of illustrations and extensive text, and is organized in an accessible format for easy identification of the visible traces left by Australian mammals in their passage. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Australia Australia
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195550993
ISBN
9780195550993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; RNK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019363
ISBN
9780253019363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; RNK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019523
ISBN
9780253019523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

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

€ 228.57
€ 152.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 photographs, 4 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; BM; RNKH1; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803296428
ISBN
9780803296428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.54

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oasis Design
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
6th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780964343337
ISBN
9780964343337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Hills, Arianna R. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611225594
ISBN
9781611225594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.62
€ 68.31

Paperback. Originally published in 1956, The Windward Road helped set in motion a movement to protect sea turtles that spread throughout the world and remains strong today. Archie Carr's unmatched style of nature writing, accessible to experienced naturalists and laypersons alike, explores some of nature's darkest mysteries with humour and much delight. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813044842
ISBN
9780813044842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback / so. Illustrator(s): Vinyeta, Kirsten R. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597268042
ISBN
9781597268042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.69

hardcover. "Society for Ecological Restoration International." Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 637.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Island Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597265713
ISBN
9781597265713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Krause, Anton; Weir, Erich. Num Pages: 284 pages, colour & b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608767243
ISBN
9781608767243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.72
€ 104.33

Paperback. Explores our species role as a source of both discord and balance in Serengeti ecosystem dynamics. This book shows how the people and landscapes surrounding crucial protected areas like Serengeti National Park can and must contribute to Serengeti conservation. Editor(s): Sinclair, Anthony R. E.; Metzger, Kristine L.; Mduma, Simon A.R.; Fryxell, John M. Num Pages: 832 pages, 84 halftones, 100 line drawings, 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226196169
ISBN
9780226196169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.08

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292642
ISBN
9780520292642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. This text presents the life story of one of America's best known and most popular photographers and environmentalists of the 20th century. Adams has also been a teacher, musician and crusader over the last six decades. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Ansel Adams
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821222416
ISBN
9780821222416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Here, for the first time, is a simple, single explanation for the major problems facing the world today. Environmental superstar Annie Leonard has already reached millions worldwide with her message about the way stuff is ruining our lives. It's time she reached you, too. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348. How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health - and a Vision for Change. 400 pages. Tells the story of the 'stuff' we use everyday - where our bottled water, mobile phones and jeans come from, how they're made and distributed, and where they really go when we throw them away. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; RNK. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight: 406.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010382
ISBN
9781849010382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198723288
ISBN
9780198723288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.53

Hardback. Achieving Sustainable Development provides an overall introduction to critical subjects in sustainable development -- industrial growth, women, institutional arrangements, industrial practices, and aboriginal people -- and argues for the immediate development of a research and policy agenda for Canada and suggests mechanisms for its implementation. Editor(s): Dale, Ann; Robinson, John B. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 303 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KCM; KFFR; RNK; RNU; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805568
ISBN
9780774805568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.31

Paperback. Nelson Island elders describe hundreds of traditionally important places in the landscape Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Rearden, Alice. Num Pages: 496 pages, 97 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; RG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991351
ISBN
9780295991351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.61

Hardcover. "The Whole Earth Catalog" grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon. In recovering the history of the Catalog's brand of environmentalism, this book recounts how San Francisco's Stewart Brand and his counterculture cohorts in the Point Foundation promoted a philosophy of pragmatic environmentalism. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615452
ISBN
9780700615452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.05

Hardcover. Tropical deforestation. The collapse of fisheries. Unprecedented levels of species extinction. Faced with the plethora of gloom-and-doom headlines about the natural world, we might think that environmental disaster is inevitable. This title offers several stories of successful conservation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035970
ISBN
9780226035970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Paperback. Takes readers to extraordinary places to meet conservation's heroes and foot soldiers - and to discover the new ideas they are generating about how to make conservation work. In this title, the journey starts in the floodplains of Assam, where rangers and villagers have together helped bring Indian rhinos back from the brink of extinction. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036014
ISBN
9780226036014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.66

Hardback. Suitable for practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives from backyard volunteers to trained academic scientists and professional consultants, this title focuses on clarifying terminology, stressing the importance of precision in language for a field that is quickly becoming an established discipline. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Island Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610911672
ISBN
9781610911672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.60

Paperback. Offers a treatment of the controversial topic of the restoration of semicultural ecosystems. This title includes a full discussion of the global issue of ecosystem impairment and the complex topics of what restoration recovery means and how it is accomplished. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610911689
ISBN
9781610911689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David G.; Berglund, Eeva. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: JHM; RG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814647
ISBN
9781571814647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.91