Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. This volume provides a comprehensive assessment of the uses of chromium, its sources and occurrence in the air, water and soils. It gives a detailed and expert description of chromium chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry and known health effects. Editor(s): Nriagu, Professor Jerome O.; Nieboer, Evert. Series: Advances in Environmental Science & Technology. Num Pages: 572 pages, index. BIC Classification: PNF; PSBT; RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471856436
- ISBN
- 9780471856436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 364.85
€ 364.85
Paperback. Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049482
- ISBN
- 9780520049482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.58
€ 33.99
€ 24.58
Hardcover. In the past two decades young people, environmentalists, church activists, leftists, and others have mobilized against nuclear energy. This book compares the rise and fall of these protest movements in Germany and the United States, illuminating the relationship between national political structures and collective action. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JPWF; RNF; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078130
- ISBN
- 9780520078130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.75€ 48.30
€ 61.75
€ 48.30
Paperback. This text chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic Forest. Based on documentary and scientific resources, the book is a history of Brazil told from an environmental perspective. Num Pages: 504 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; RGBL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 248 x 44. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, (a Centennial Book) ed.
- SKU
- V9780520208865
- ISBN
- 9780520208865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.56
€ 41.99
€ 29.56
Paperback. This work draws ideas from two projects which took place in French Guiana - the Ariane Rocket programme and the Devil's Island penal experiment. The two are compared and connected with developments and events, with a focus on place, and the incorporation of this place into greater extended systems. Num Pages: 361 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; JHM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219854
- ISBN
- 9780520219854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Tells how aboriginal Americans and then early Spanish and Mexican immigrants contrived to use and share the available water and how American settlers, arriving in ever-increasing numbers after the Gold Rush, transformed California into the home of the nation's preeminent water seekers. Num Pages: 832 pages, 94 b/w photographs, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224568
- ISBN
- 9780520224568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.56
€ 41.99
€ 29.56
Hardback. A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book "Environmental Conservation", when the term 'environment' was little known and 'conservation' to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This work gives an account of how Dasmann's thinking developed around issues that are important today. Num Pages: 269 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; RNB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229785
- ISBN
- 9780520229785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.97
€ 45.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. Provides a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil. Num Pages: 564 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234284
- ISBN
- 9780520234284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.23
€ 51.99
€ 37.23
Paperback. Explores how Italy's Mezzogiorno became both backward and picturesque, an alternately troubling and fascinating borderland between Europe and its others. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248267
- ISBN
- 9780520248267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.85
€ 37.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Explores the remarkable diversity of life in this harsh yet fragile quarter of the Golden State. This book illuminates how that diversity, created by drought and heat, has evolved with climate change since the Ice Ages. It also takes the measure of the ecological condition of these deserts, presenting issues of conservation and restoration. Num Pages: 384 pages, 285 color illustrations, 40 line illustrations, 14 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520251458
- ISBN
- 9780520251458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.71
€ 38.99
€ 28.71
Hardback. BIC Classification: RN. Dimension: 174 x 216. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520292246
- ISBN
- 9780520292246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.58
€ 33.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. aeo First systematic attempt to link planning and geography with social justice as developed in moral and political philosophy. aeo Bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical action. aeo Shows how the geographical dimension of justice can resolve issues of universal standards and behaviour. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKS; JPVH; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190264
- ISBN
- 9780631190264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47
€ 53.47
Paperback. The purpose of this text is to introduce some techniques for dealing with problems such as the description of spatial patterns of populations across continents, the description of the degree of fragmentation of a population and the relationship between population dynamics and population fraction. Series: Ecological Methods & Concepts S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 101. BIC Classification: JHBD; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Oxford
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632037414
- ISBN
- 9780632037414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.12
€ 123.12
Hardcover. Offers a unique insider's perspective on the unfolding discovery of a crucial link in our evolution: Proconsul, a fossil ape named whimsically after a performing chimpanzee called Consul. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674016750
- ISBN
- 9780674016750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.56
€ 46.99
€ 39.56
Hardback. In multidisciplinary efforts to understand and manage our planet, contemporary ocean science plays an essential role. Volumes 13 and 14 of The Sea focus on two of the most important components in the field of ocean science today--the coastal ocean and its interactions with the deep sea, and coupled physical-biogeochemical and ecosystem dynamics. Editor(s): Robinson, Allan R.; Brink, Kenneth H. Series: The Sea: Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the Seas. Num Pages: 810 pages, 24 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 150 line illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 1530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 810
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021174
- ISBN
- 9780674021174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.21€ 151.94
€ 171.21
€ 151.94
Hardback. Though centered on a single Jamaican sugar estate, and dealing largely with the period of formal slavery, this book is firmly placed in far wider contexts of place and time. The "Invisible Man" of the title is found, in the end, to be not just the formal slave but the ordinary black worker throughout the history of the plantation system. Num Pages: 466 pages, 39 halftones, 44 figures and charts, 14 maps, 71 tables. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674796294
- ISBN
- 9780674796294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.07€ 132.70
€ 149.07
€ 132.70
Paperback. The description for this book, A View of the Sea: A Discussion between a Chief Engineer and an Oceanographer about the Machinery of the Ocean Circulation, will be forthcoming. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024318
- ISBN
- 9780691024318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Argues that the Earth is confronting a disaster in the making - an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could lead to mass extinction on the scale of that which killed the dinosaurs. This book reviews evidence for this "biodiversity crisis"�', showing that species are dying out at an unnaturally rapid rate. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050096
- ISBN
- 9780691050096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.15
€ 36.99
€ 27.15
Paperback. Introduces readers to the basics of volcanology. This book follows the author as he descends into the steaming crater of the Soufri re Volcano on the island of St Vincent, as he conducts research on lava flows on the desolate south shore of the Island of Hawaii, and as he struggles to understand the explosion at Mount St Helens. Num Pages: 180 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070179
- ISBN
- 9780691070179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.01
€ 36.99
€ 27.01
Paperback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691083025
- ISBN
- 9780691083025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 58.06
€ 75.73
€ 58.06
paperback. Providing a theory to predict the evolution of plant traits, this book explores the effects of these on plant community structure and dynamics. It also includes the constraint and tradeoff theory and suggests that most field experiments have been of too short a duration to allow unambiguous interpretation of their results. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691084893
- ISBN
- 9780691084893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 58.06
€ 75.73
€ 58.06
Hardback. Northeast Utilities Company adopted a new competitive strategy in the mid-1980s. Curtailing outlays on nuclear operations meant high risk that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would close the plants because of prolonged outages. This is just what happened in 1996. This book describes ten years of corporate performance preceding the shutdown. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119946
- ISBN
- 9780691119946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.23€ 60.60
€ 79.23
€ 60.60
Paperback. Shows how everything from the rising price of groceries to the subprime mortgage crisis has been exacerbated by the shrinking supply - and growing price - of oil. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 halftones. 50 line illus. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141190
- ISBN
- 9780691141190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601830
- ISBN
- 9780691601830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54