Conservation of the environment
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Conservation of the environment
Hardcover. Purchased by the city of Manchester in the 1870s, Thirlmere was dammed and converted into a reservoir. This book examines the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to meet the needs of industry and a growing urban population. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBTK; RNFD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720821
- ISBN
- 9780226720821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.86
€ 37.86
Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 b&w illustrations, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; RGBF; RGC; RNK; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 50638th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670277
- ISBN
- 9780816670277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. This new handbook provides a detailed reference for environmentally concerned purchasers of building products, Invaluable for the speifier, this handbook will be useful to all interested in finding greener ways of designing and building. Num Pages: 192 pages, drawings, b&w photographs, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AM; RNK; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780419253808
- ISBN
- 9780419253808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.06
€ 138.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Frisiras, Chris Thomas. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613244937
- ISBN
- 9781613244937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.51€ 152.62
€ 228.51
€ 152.62
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
€ 90.60
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
€ 26.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. The River Rhine is Europe's important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. This study focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985008
- ISBN
- 9780295985008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.05
€ 34.99
€ 31.05
Paperback. The worldwide development of ecotourism - including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting has been extensively studied. The author argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356004
- ISBN
- 9780822356004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.89
€ 46.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNCB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Edition
- Third Edition, Third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742199061
- ISBN
- 9781742199061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619025325
- ISBN
- 9781619025325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.02
€ 17.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. Mountain Gorillas features stunning photos and four appendices documenting key biological and ecological information, habitat vegetation, milestones in mountain gorilla conservation, and travel information. Num Pages: 320 pages, 204, 199 colour illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 291 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890116
- ISBN
- 9780801890116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.38
€ 56.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, Ross; Worden, Daniel. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689743
- ISBN
- 9780816689743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. Saving Madagascar is an eyewitness account of First World conservationists' attempts to rescue the extraordinary biodiversity of Madagascar-and the environment of its people. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HSM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 41. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603176
- ISBN
- 9781783603176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.22
€ 25.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Encourages readers to think critically about the role of corporations in everyday life, health, and culture Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JHM; KNDP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724736
- ISBN
- 9780814724736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Paperback. Documentary filmmakers and PR professionals exemplify Alberta's internationally escalating clash between environment and economy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JFC; KCN; RNFY; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772121407
- ISBN
- 9781772121407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.44
€ 40.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. A fascinating journey through 1,000 years of human exploitation and exploration of the sea. Num Pages: 435 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNK; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265775
- ISBN
- 9781597265775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Paperback. Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at the work still to be done. Illustrator(s): Wright, Amy Bartlett; Ward, George. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, maps, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001853
- ISBN
- 9780140291612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Discusses extinction as a force shaping socio-cultural and biological life Editor(s): Sodikoff, Genese Marie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253223647
- ISBN
- 9780253223647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.76
€ 29.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Editor Chris Highland pairs 60 insightful Muir quotes with selections from other celebrated thinkers and spiritual texts. Take this pocket-size guide with you on backpacks, nature hikes, and camping trips. Num Pages: 168 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRLK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wilderness Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780899972855
- ISBN
- 9780899972855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.54
€ 12.54
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
€ 33.96