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Conservation of the environment

Paperback. "A true story of the battle for paradise .. men and women fighting for a slice of earth like no other."-New York Times Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353945
ISBN
9780393353945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Incorporates the history of regional politics and economics as they affected kuhls during the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods; the role of state involvement in kuhl construction and management; and the benefits of exchanges of labor and water among members of networked kuhls. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295987644
ISBN
9780295987644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised, Updated, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400051571
ISBN
9781400051571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 maps, 27 colour plates. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition.
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736297
ISBN
9780226736297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: LNKG; LNKN; PSVS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118876459
ISBN
9781118876459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.63

Hardback. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature's most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear. Editor(s): Spotila, James R.; Santidrian Tomillo, Pilar. Num Pages: 240 pages, 95, 9 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates, 70 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW5; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417080
ISBN
9781421417080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.25

Paperback. United in their belief that the conservation of biological diversity is a primary concern of humankind, the editors of this book bring together internationally known, similarly- minded experts from the scientific, societal, and conservation policy areas who address policy responses to the problem of biodiversity loss. Editor(s): Cracraft, Joel; Grifo, Francesca T. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108652
ISBN
9780231108652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

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

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

€ 40.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; HBLW; JPQB; RND; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164467
ISBN
9780231164467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Hardback. Series: Geopolitics of Information. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252041037
ISBN
9780252041037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.18

Paperback. Series: Geopolitics of Information. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082535
ISBN
9780252082535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937557
ISBN
9780813937557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.64

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. Offers information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This book helps the reader understand and value these irreplaceable natural resources, at a time when they are being called upon to produce an ever wider range of services to Scotland's people, while facing threats from climate change, pests and disease. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 8 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692859
ISBN
9780748692859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.28

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
€ 36.99

Paperback. Provides an understanding of the modern Pacific salmon crisis and is particularly instructive as salmon conservation practices increasingly approximate those of the pre-contact Native past Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JFSL9; KNAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
First Edition. First Printing.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991825
ISBN
9780295991825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

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. The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. This title reveals, many of the rainforest inhabitants - toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds, to name a few - are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 624 pages, 98 colour plates, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226253411
ISBN
9780226253411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.55

Paperback. Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. This title chronicles how national ideals about what a park "ought to be" have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS). Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277083
ISBN
9780520277083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH1; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162959
ISBN
9780691162959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780983
ISBN
9781783780983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.77

Hardcover. A meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and sciences Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; PDA; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137727
ISBN
9781934137727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.92

paperback. Explores the history of wilderness preservation politics in the United States. This title recounts that American pioneers originally viewed the wilderness as an enemy to destroy but with the rapid decline in natural resources in the nineteenth century, citizens realized their error and began to enact revolutionary environmental policies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602230255
ISBN
9781602230255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.66

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631653
ISBN
9780691631653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608934089
ISBN
9781608934089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569796
ISBN
9780813569796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.92

Hardcover. Examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964 Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 60 black & white illustrations, 16 maps, 60 b&w illus., 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991757
ISBN
9780295991757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

Hardback. Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 93 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; PSVW7; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084505
ISBN
9780231084505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.56

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
€ 31.56

Paperback. Struggle for Survival. 240 pages. Few animals face as violent, as well organised, and as determined an enemy as the world's rhinos. Across the continent, rhinos are being slaughtered on a daily basis and approximately 5,000 black rhinos and 21,000 white rhinos are all that prevent Africa's rhinos from extinction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCF. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431404230
ISBN
9781431404230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Tracing the history of ethical extension over two thousand years, this book focuses on the American experience where natural rights ideology expanded to encompass the rights of nature. It deals primarily with intellectual history, but also considers groups that have put their ideas into action. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNB; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299118440
ISBN
9780299118440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

Paperback. In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multi-faceted conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, showing how race, class, and gender influenced its every aspect. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361985
ISBN
9780822361985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. Advocates bottom-up planning to bring about more balanced development and sounder natural resource management in the Mekong region Num Pages: 240 pages, 146 illus., 100 in color. BIC Classification: 1FM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9786169005322
ISBN
9786169005322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

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. Management policies have tended to promote a one-size-fits-all mentality for large, complex landscapes. The author argues that instead we need a science-based approach that accounts for the dynamic nature of complex systems and gives local stakeholders a say in their futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 59 photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 272 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597269933
ISBN
9781597269933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.80

Hardcover. It is a meditation on nature, on ways of seeing, on the naming of things and why we feel so compelled to label. It is a story of friendships and camaraderie. But most of all it embraces and enfolds one into the curious and eye-opening world of the birdwatcher. For birdwatchers, twitchers, bird lovers, and about-to-become birdwatchers everywhere. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930315
ISBN
9781909930315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.31

Hardback. A landmark work of environmental philosophy that seeks to transform the debate about climate change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492839
ISBN
9781631492839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. A collection of essays discussing how the elite exploit the impact of climate change and how local communities can resist this process. Editor(s): Buxton, Nick; Hayes, Ben. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336961
ISBN
9780745336961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.66

Hardback. A collection of essays discussing how the elite exploit the impact of climate change and how local communities can resist this process. Editor(s): Buxton, Nick; Hayes, Ben. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336916
ISBN
9780745336916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.08