Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Written by an architect with Duany Plater-Zyberk with expertise in design for an aging society, this is a guide to urban planning and urban design solutions to accommodate the needs of a population aging in place in both existing and new communities of various scales. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSP31; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470641927
- ISBN
- 9780470641927
Condition: New
€ 98.13
€ 98.13
The Water Framework Directive. Ecological and Chemical Status Monitori...
. Ed(S): Quevauviller, Philippe P.; Borchers,...
The Water Framework Directive imposes wide scale monitoring programs for all waters to achieve "good status" objectives by 2015. Editor(s): Quevauviller, Philippe P.; Borchers, Ulrich; Thompson, Clive; Simonart, Tristan. Series: Water Quality Measurements. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QFE; LNKJ; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470518366
- ISBN
- 9780470518366
Condition: New
€ 284.87
€ 284.87
Considered from the perspective of sustainability, water in the urban environment must be approached as a single resource that can be continuously reused and recycled. This book is the first to capture all of the current work on this idea in a single, integrated, plan for designing the water-centric cities of the future. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470476086
- ISBN
- 9780470476086
Condition: New
€ 149.64
€ 149.64
Hardcover. As consumers are becoming more green-conscious, businesses are rushing to deliver the sustainable products, services, and business practices they want. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470387795
- ISBN
- 9780470387795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.02
€ 30.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. A strong teaching tool, this book goes well beyond previous endeavors in its ability to not only teach the models used in hydrogeology, but apply and understand their impacts. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470242346
- ISBN
- 9780470242346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.81
€ 106.81
Hardcover. Environmentally Conscious Materials Handling provides a foundation for understanding and implementing methods for reducing the environmental impact of all forms of handling packaged goods, as well as raw, hazardous, and toxic materials. Contributors present relevant practical and analytic techniques to ensure reliable materials handling. Series: Environmentally Conscious Engineering, Myer Kutz Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV9; RNH; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470170700
- ISBN
- 9780470170700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.12
€ 157.12
Hardcover. A behind--the--scenes exposure why our electricity system is headed for a state of emergency--and what can be done to head it off Most people dona t realize that skyrocketing global energy demand and economic growth severely affect the supply of electricity. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KC; KNBL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470109182
- ISBN
- 9780470109182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.02
€ 27.99
€ 24.02
Self-Organising Maps: Applications in GI Science brings together the latest geographical research where extensive use has been made of the SOM algorithm, and provides readers with a snapshot of these tools that can then be adapted and used in new research projects. Editor(s): Agarwal, Pragya; Skupin, Andre. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470021675
- ISBN
- 9780470021675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.69
€ 180.69
Hardcover. How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Organisms Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet. 240 pages, illustrations. Combining astronomy and biology, this title provides the answers to the following three questions: Are we alone? Where did life come from? And where is life going?. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: PHVB; RNCB. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 21. Weight: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465021932
- ISBN
- 9780465021932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.90
€ 26.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. An homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352375
- ISBN
- 9780393352375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.20
€ 18.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. "Superbly reported and written with clarity, insight, and great skill." -Washington Post Book World Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393342567
- ISBN
- 9780393342567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. A guide to planning new studies by covering various aspects of study design, including surveys of major types of studies and variables, impact assessment, statistics, sampling techniques, inventorying and monitoring, and analysis of data. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 386 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387755274
- ISBN
- 9780387755274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.39
€ 125.39
Paperback. Lyanda Lynn Haupt's sublime tribute to the crow and an invitation to engage with the wild life in our midst. Num Pages: 240 pages, Integrated: 10, line drawings. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316019118
- ISBN
- 9780316019118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.51
€ 18.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307398253
- ISBN
- 9780307398253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.98
€ 18.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Focuses on concrete, achievable measures that can be implemented in a market economy giving it broad appeal to professionals and engaged citizens across the political spectrum Num Pages: 15 illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991719
- ISBN
- 9780295991719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Hardcover. Shared concern for nature can be a way of transcending national, ethnic, religious, and cultural boundaries, yet conservation efforts often pit the interests of historically rooted or indigenous people against the state and international environmental organizations. This title examines the cultural politics around nature conservation. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSTA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989983
- ISBN
- 9780295989983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Paperback. When first published in 1982, this work was one of the most remarkable scholarly projects ever undertaken by an America historian: a systematic rewriting of U.S. history that put fire at the center of the narrative. From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW2; PSAF; RNF; TNKF; TTP; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / vocational (manuals etc). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975924
- ISBN
- 9780295975924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.18
€ 49.18
Paperback. A study of the struggle for environmental justice, focusing on conflicts over solid waste and pollution in Chicago. Series: Urban and Industrial Environments. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262661874
- ISBN
- 9780262661874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.18
€ 25.99
€ 21.18
"This book is on the emergence of mammals in Asia, based largely on new fossil finds throughout Asia and cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical methods of dating the fossils and their geological substrate"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Wang, Xiaoming; Flynn, Lawrence J.; Fortelius, Mikael. Num Pages: 752 pages, 143 figures. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2630.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150125
- ISBN
- 9780231150125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.76
€ 170.76
Hardback. Attempts to answer such concerns as why some interplate subduction earthquakes are modest in rupture length, while others rupture along 1000 km or more. This book addresses why certain subduction zones are locked, accumulating elastic strain at essentially the full plate convergence rate, while others appear to be coupled or even freely slipping. Editor(s): Dixon, Timothy H.; Moore, J. Casey. Series: Margins Theoretical and Experimental Earth Science Series. Num Pages: 692 pages, 10 tables, 242 figures, and 3 plates. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138666
- ISBN
- 9780231138666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.44
€ 178.44
Paperback. Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park. Num Pages: 264 pages, 114 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070430
- ISBN
- 9780231070430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.70
€ 30.99
€ 30.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227679654
- ISBN
- 9780227679654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.44
€ 45.44
Hardcover. Every decision about energy involves its price and cost. This title contains information from and about business, academic, and government perspectives. It is suitable for unifying and systematizing research and analysis in business, universities, and government. Num Pages: 1056 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; KCN; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 4050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123750679
- ISBN
- 9780123750679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 2,089.25
€ 2,089.25
paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFFB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415708586
- ISBN
- 9780415708586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.46
€ 51.46