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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; RNF; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621590
ISBN
9780748621590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.41

Hardback. Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621583
ISBN
9780748621583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.25
€ 122.29

Paperback. This new edition of a popular book looks at global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of causes. In addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the book highlights the environmental and social impact of scientific developments, and examines how socio-economic and political factors affect the use of land and resources. Editor(s): Harris, Frances. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470684696
ISBN
9780470684696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.50

Paperback. This book examines the question of why effective action has been taken to ameliorate some global environmental problems while no improvement has been made on others. This book provides a comprehensive typology of the potential costs and benefits of effective agreements and clarifies the leader's true interests on particular environmental issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349531844
ISBN
9781349531844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
2006th Edition
SKU
V9781403970213
ISBN
9781403970213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gargano, Monte. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608762040
ISBN
9781608762040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.13
€ 195.17

Hardcover. As globalization influences the transformation of environmental politics, the accumulation of diverse processes and movements requires systematic analysis. This volume responds to the need for an integrative framework in which to situate the trends and practices of environmental protection. Editor(s): Jeong, Ho-Won. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333779019
ISBN
9780333779019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.12

paperback. Editor(s): Suzuki, Yuji; Ueta, Kazuhiro; Mori, Shunsuke. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; RNK; RNP; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642801549
ISBN
9783642801549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.35

Paperback. World Ethics and Climate Change combines the science of climate change with ethical critique to expose its impact, the increasing intensity of dangerous trends, particularly growing global affluence, material consumption and pollution and the intensifying moral dimensions of changes to the environment. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Global Ethics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNPG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403993
ISBN
9781474403993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.14

Hardcover. Every decade since 1950 has seen more floods and more wildfires on every continent. Deserts are expanding, coral reefs are dying, fisheries are declining, and hurricanes are strengthening. Global warming has made the Earth sick. This book delivers a diagnosis and a prescription. Num Pages: 352 pages, 118 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092041
ISBN
9780226092041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Rothschild, B.J. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNFF; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461254690
ISBN
9781461254690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.49

Paperback. By 2050 the world will face the enormous challenge of feeding 9 billion people in the face of climate change, rising energy costs and pressure on food-growing land and resources. This is the first scholarly yet accessible account of the global food situation, synthesising the key issues in one volume. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFCV; JFFR; KCB; RNFF; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857851550
ISBN
9780857851550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Humankind and the world's ecosystems face the toughest of challenges: how to feed billions more people while the climate changes, energy becomes scarcer and competition for resources intensifies. This book advocates paradigm- and policy shifts at all levels. Editor(s): Behnassi, Mohamed; Draggan, Sidney; Yaya, Sanni. Num Pages: 431 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNU; TDCT; THRB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400792289
ISBN
9789400792289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.67

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hanjra, Munir A. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626181922
ISBN
9781626181922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 294.96
€ 197.99

Paperback. With the global population projected to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, the need for nations to secure food supplies for their populations has never been more pressing. Finding better supply chain solutions is an essential part of achieving a secure and sustainable diet for a rapidly increasing population. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118699324
ISBN
9781118699324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.97

Paperback. The ultimate goal of 'Global Forest Fragmentation' is to provide a detailed scientific base to support future forest landscape management and planning to meet global environmental and societal needs. Editor(s): Kettle, Chris J.; Koh, Lian Pin. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNKH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780644974
ISBN
9781780644974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.77

Hardcover. This book provides a cutting edge review of the multi-disciplinary sciences related to studies of global forest fragmentation. It specifically addresses cross-cutting themes from both an ecological and a social sciences perspective. Editor(s): Kettle, Chris J.; Koh, Lian Pin. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
CABI
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780642031
ISBN
9781780642031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.86

Hardcover. This volume examines developmentality and the archeology of its social practices, unfolding systemic failures that muffle progress. Economic, climate, and social justice are the areas of focus for this analysis of human-social development in the fog of ideological-institutional meltdowns. Editor(s): Mohan, Brij. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137460707
ISBN
9781137460707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Geodesy plays a key role in geodynamics, geohazards, the global water cycle, global change, atmosphere and ocean dynamics. This book covers geodesy's contribution to science and society and identifies user needs regarding geodetic observations and products. Editor(s): Plag, Hans-Peter; Pearlman, Michael. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: PHVG; RGW; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642424946
ISBN
9783642424946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 185.56

Paperback. This book examines the growth and geography of the internet from a political economy perspective. It illustrates that cyberspace does not exist in some aspatial void, but is deeply rooted in national and local political and cultural contexts. Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography. Num Pages: 166 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2013
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400712447
ISBN
9789400712447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.88

Paperback. Global geomorphology is the subject of this book, working from the perspective that an adequate appreciation of landform genesis must encompass a knowledge of the large-scale framework of landscapes as well as an understanding of the smaller-scale processes which create individual landforms. Num Pages: 560 pages, 355 line drawings, 6 half-tones, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1336.
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582301566
ISBN
9780582301566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

hardcover. Editor(s): Flury, Jakob (TU Munchen, Germany). Series: Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 10 colou. BIC Classification: PBWH; PHVG; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319499406
ISBN
9783319499406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138912755
ISBN
9781138912755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Burke, Anthony; Parker, Rita. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFS; JPS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349951444
ISBN
9781349951444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.45

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