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Conservation of the environment

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
€ 15.35

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

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

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

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

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. 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

€ 52.99
€ 34.57

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.55
€ 50.67

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

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

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

€ 140.44
€ 95.13

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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. 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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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

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

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. 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

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

Hardback. Suitable for those who are concerned about the natural world, this guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues features 79 full-color maps and other graphics paired with an informative, inviting discussion of major trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Num Pages: 272 pages, 229 color illustrations, 6 b/w photographs, 40 line illustrations, 79 maps. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262560
ISBN
9780520262560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. The people living in rural Africa are being asked by the world community to move their families, change their means of making a living and disrupt their cultures to save the wildlife. This book explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the aim of returning control to Africa. Num Pages: 266 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206717
ISBN
9780520206717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Presents a history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed over the three decades. This title explores the development of the field and its importance to environmental management as well as to the larger environmental movement and our understanding of the world. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597265133
ISBN
9781597265133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Hardback. Series: Anthem Environmental Studies. Num Pages: 148 pages, 4+ figures and photographs. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843318781
ISBN
9781843318781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.42

Hardcover. Series: The Louise Lindsey Merrick natural environment series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 colour and 35 b&w photographs, 11 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: 1H; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890968017
ISBN
9780890968017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741383
ISBN
9780295741383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741390
ISBN
9780295741390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Hardcover. This text presents the results of the a long-running and comprehensive study of forest fragmentation, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in central Amazonia. The study includes baseline data from before isolation from continuous forest took place. Editor(s): Bierregaard, Richard, Jr.; Gascon, Claude; Lovejoy, Thomas E., III; Mesquita, Rita. Num Pages: 496 pages, 93 b/w + 13 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGBL; RNKH; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300084832
ISBN
9780300084832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453304
ISBN
9780801453304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.08

Hardback. Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes are on the very edge of extinction. This atlas provides an overview of what is known about the six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western lowland gorilla. Num Pages: 456 pages, 150 color illustrations, 50 maps. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNKH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246331
ISBN
9780520246331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.28

Hardback. This book provides an inside look at Greenpeace's decades-long campaign against the Norwegian whaling industry. Combining historical narrative with sophisticated systems-theory analysis, it examines the organization's failure to end Norwegian whaling, providing valuable lessons for other protest movements. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 illustraions. BIC Classification: 1DNN; JPWF; KNAF; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335280
ISBN
9781785335280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.57