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Conservation of the environment

Hardback. Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife unites academics and practitioners to consider the political and social dimensions of 'human-wildlife conflicts'. Editor(s): Hill, Catherine M; Webber, Amanda D; Priston, Nancy E. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334627
ISBN
9781785334627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.95

Paperback. A lively, engaging ethnography that demonstrates how a volatile politics of race, class, and nation animates the infamously violent struggles over forests in the U.S. Southwest. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JHMP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822338475
ISBN
9780822338475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Hardback. Worldwide, the oceans are suffering. Corals are dying off at an alarming rate, victims of ocean warming and acidification. Simultaneously an ode to the diversity, resilience, and importance of the oceans, and an account of how conservation really can succeed against the toughest obstacles, this book is suitable for any ocean lover. Editor(s): Stone, Gregory S.; Obura, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 91 color plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775609
ISBN
9780226775609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.86

Paperback. An overview of our current understanding of how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of urban environments. Editor(s): Gaston, Kevin J. Series: Ecological Reviews. Num Pages: 332 pages, 55 b/w illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666. Series: Ecological Reviews. 330 pages, 55 b/w illus. 12 tables. Editor(s): Gaston, Kevin J. Overview of our current understanding of how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of urban environments. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RNK. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 18. Weight: 666.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
327
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521743495
ISBN
9780521743495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.87

Hardcover. This comprehensive manual provides guidance to the legal mechanisms used to protect wildlife and to conserve nature in the UK. For each section (e.g. trees, hedgerows, SSIs, protected species) there is an introduction covering the scale of the problem, the level of decline of the species and why there is a need to protect. Num Pages: 440 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNJC; LNKJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632057436
ISBN
9780632057436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.64

Hardcover. Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential and the problems of our familiar ways of relating to environment, nature, and place Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992730
ISBN
9780295992730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.01

Hardback. Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America's white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement. Num Pages: 262 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971561
ISBN
9780674971561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.39

paperback. Theorizes the political agency of things and natural phenomena-such as trash, food, weather, and electricity-to examine how non-human elements exert force on human politics and social relations. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282. A Political Ecology of Things. 200 pages, illustrations. Argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. The author also explores how political analyses of public events might change were we to acknowledge that agency always emerges as the effect of ad hoc configurations of human and nonhuman forces. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; RNK. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight: 274.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346333
ISBN
9780822346333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Hardback. Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; West, Paige. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456191
ISBN
9781845456191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Paperback. What we make and buy is a major indicator of society's collective priorities. Vital Signs Volume 22 explores significant global patterns in production and consumption. The book examines developments in six main areas: energy, environment and climate, transportation, food and agriculture, global economy and resources, and population and society. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 photographs and 91 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 300 x 9. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610916721
ISBN
9781610916721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: G; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631551
ISBN
9780816631551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

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

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

€ 131.38

hardcover. Editor(s): Sorrenti, Francesca; Shibuya, Marisha. Num Pages: 216 pages, 90 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 289 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781904563099
ISBN
9781904563099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.32

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

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; 3JJPR; BGA; RGBP; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135. .
Publisher
Seren
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781723807
ISBN
9781781723807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Series: American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas). Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619696
ISBN
9780700619696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

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. Editor(s): Santiago, Nelson E. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: RGBF; RND; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634827287
ISBN
9781634827287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.23
€ 141.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Berry, R. J. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844741809
ISBN
9781844741809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Paperback. Focusing on a contract involving Mexico's National Autonomous University, this book examines the practices through which researchers, plant vendors, indigenous cooperatives, and other actors put prospecting to work. It considers the consequences of linking scientific research and rural 'enfranchisement' to the logics of intellectual property. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHM; KNDP; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095578
ISBN
9780691095578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Water and land interrelate in surprising and ambiguous ways, and riparian zones, where land and water meet, have effects far outside their boundaries. Using the Malheur Basin as a case study, this book explores the ways people envisioned boundaries between water and land, the ways they have altered these places, and the often unintended results. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984995
ISBN
9780295984995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. A creative, narrative approach to environmental destruction in urban waterscapes, focusing on neighborhood activists who pressure their governments to follow existing law Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909317
ISBN
9781439909317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.27

Paperback. The Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana are home to some of the most important remaining American wilderness areas. Where Roads Will Never Reach tells the stories of hunters, anglers, outfitters, scientists, and other concerned citizens who devoted themselves to protecting remnant wild lands and ecosystems in the Northern Rockies. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607814047
ISBN
9781607814047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.91

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. An examination of Sahtu Dene participation in the assessment of the Mackenzie Gas pipeline and other resource extraction projects, this book provides an in-depth account of the workings and effects of participatory environmental assessment in the Canadian North and its implications for the legitimization of resource co-management. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 480 pages, 6 b&w photos, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774828468
ISBN
9780774828468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

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

Paperback. Looks at why the numbers of bird species have fallen and what efforts are being made to encourage their recoveries. This title also examines why birds matter in the first place and considers the role of the birdwatcher - one species that is certainly not in decline. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552157544
ISBN
9780552157544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback. Padraic Fogarty authoritatively charts how the failure to manage our natural resources has impoverished our country. But he also reveals the possibilities for the future, describing how we can fill our seas with fish, farm in tune with nature, and create forests that benefit both people and wildlife. Num Pages: 300 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JP; RNKH; TV; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893108
ISBN
9781848893108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 264 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318158
ISBN
9780226318158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318011
ISBN
9780226318011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.18

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630151
ISBN
9780691630151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.76

paperback. Shows the origins, nature, and demise of colonial rule in East Africa and of the first fitful decades of independence. This title provides a story of shifting constellations of power over forests, beginning with African chiefs and forest spirits - both known as 'ax-wielders' - and ending with international conservation experts. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821418659
ISBN
9780821418659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.23

Paperback. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933597
ISBN
9780813933597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.48

Paperback. Chronicles the author's experiences tracking down and interacting with the few remaining members of nine of North America's most endangered species. This book describes the factors, both manufactured and natural, that have led to the animals' endangerment. It examines the efforts of those who hope to pull species back from the brink of extinction. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071256
ISBN
9780252071256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

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): Ransom, Jason I.; Kaczensky, Petra. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: PS; PSAF; RNKH; WNGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419091
ISBN
9781421419091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.04

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

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

€ 38.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 122 pages, tables, charts & photos. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606929629
ISBN
9781606929629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.62
€ 69.55