Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. A survey of the entire ecological history of life on land--from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms over 400 million years ago to the beginning of human agriculture. Num Pages: 588 pages, 31 line drawings, 9 maps, 7 haltones, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041551
- ISBN
- 9780226041551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.24
€ 80.24
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
€ 38.42
Hardcover. Tells the story of New York's west side no longer stars the Sharks and the Jets. This book offers an analysis of the transforming district in New York's New Edge, and the result is a new understanding of how we perceive and interpret culture and the city in New York's gallery district. Num Pages: 432 pages, 63 halftones, 6 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032405
- ISBN
- 9780226032405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.49
€ 126.49
Paperback. Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. This book draws on research from psychology, economics, institutional design, and legal theory to suggest strategies to overcome obstacles to long-term planning in developing countries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- y First printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029177
- ISBN
- 9780226029177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 227 x 163. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023557
- ISBN
- 9780226023557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Discuss real estate with any young family and the subject of schools is certain to come up - in fact, it will likely be a crucial factor in determining where that family lives. In this title, the author shows how education policy makes overt attempts to prevent, or at least slow, middle-class flight to the suburbs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps, 2 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG; JNF; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226016825
- ISBN
- 9780226016825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Offers a narrative of the seventy-five-year struggle to house the "deserving poor." This title offers the novel concept of "design politics" to show how issues of architecture and urbanism are intimately bound up in thinking about policy. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 63 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: AM; JFFB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012452
- ISBN
- 9780226012452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Paperback. Explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube, this book shows us how pollution, such as in the Ganges and in the Ob of Siberia, has affected biodiversity in the water. Num Pages: 368 pages, 64 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF; WNCS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514. Environmental Change on Ten of the World's Great Rivers. 368 pages, 64 halftones, 1 line drawing. Explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube, this book shows us how pollution, such as in the Ganges and in the Ob of Siberia, has affected biodiversity in the water. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF; WNCS2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007601
- ISBN
- 9780226007601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.21
€ 44.21
Hardcover. "Transportation and Traffic Theory: Papers Selected for Presentation at 17th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, a Peer Reviewed Series Since 1959". Editor(s): Bell, Michael G. H.; Heydecker, Benjamin G.; Allsop, Richard E. Series: ISTTT Series. Num Pages: 880 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNG; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080453750
- ISBN
- 9780080453750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 401.75
€ 401.75
Hardcover. This book presents an academic investigation into the impact of devolution on the formulation and delivery of transport policy in the UK. Using interviews with key policy makers, transport providers, business organisations and user groups, this book draws upon concepts and ideas from across the social sciences to inform their analysis. Editor(s): MacKinnon, Danny; Shaw, Jon; Docherty, Iain. Series Editor(s): Tiesdell, Steven. Series: Current Research in Urban & Regional Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080453545
- ISBN
- 9780080453545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.71
€ 168.71
Hardcover. Transport systems, the vital arteries of modern societies and economies, shape our world and are shaped by it. This volume talks about the dynamic interactions between transport and the physical, economic, and human geographies it weaves through. It also discusses how to obtain appropriate data and model these transport-geographic phenomena. Editor(s): Hensher, David A.; Button, Kenneth J.; Haynes, Kingsley E.; Stopher, Peter. Series: Handbooks in Transport S. Num Pages: 694 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGC; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 269 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 694
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080441085
- ISBN
- 9780080441085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.75
€ 286.75
Paperback. This enlightening book offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental debates for anyone with an interest in development issues. Series: Human Geography in the Making. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340809648
- ISBN
- 9780340809648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.01
€ 55.01
Hardcover. Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It examines experiences from Asian and African countries. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248671
- ISBN
- 9780857248671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.32
€ 150.32
Paperback. This new edition analyses Leopold's essay, which explores issues of predation by studying the interrelationships between deer, wolves and forests. Flader shows how Leopold's approach to wildlife evolved from, amongst others, his experiences restoring the deer population in the USA. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSTS; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299145040
- ISBN
- 9780299145040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility. Num Pages: 206 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 18 bla. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; KNSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138082496
- ISBN
- 9781138082496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geoscience. Num Pages: 494 pages, 24 b/w illus. 13 maps. BIC Classification: RBGF; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316616123
- ISBN
- 9781316616123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
Paperback. In this 1853 work, Seemann recounts his time as naturalist on a British survey ship off the American West Coast. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781108049801
- ISBN
- 9781108049801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.37
€ 45.37
Paperback. Originally published in 1905, this book provides an introductory guide to the 'scope and methods' of geology. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 24.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781107426207
- ISBN
- 9781107426207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.69
€ 38.69
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province from 1938-50. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 310 pages, 19 b/w illus. 9 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JWL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071568
- ISBN
- 9781107071568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.28
€ 128.28
Hardback. Describes the structure, assumptions, philosophy and innovative results of an advanced global integrated assessment model for all those involved in exploring a sustainable global future. Editor(s): Rotmans, Jan; Vries, Bert de. Num Pages: 479 pages, 145 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 39 tables. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521621762
- ISBN
- 9780521621762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Paperback. The conclusions of the Global Biodiversity Assessment are presented in this 1995 Summary for Policy-Makers. Editor(s): Heywood, V. H.; Watson, R.T.; Baste, I.; Dias, B.; Gamez, R.; Reid, W.; Ruark, Gibbons. Num Pages: 56 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521564809
- ISBN
- 9780521564809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive yet accessible treatment of computer-based weather and climate prediction, for graduate students, researchers and professionals. Num Pages: 550 pages, 194 b/w illus. 20 tables 160 exercises. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1216. 548 pages, 194 b/w illus. 20 tables 160 exercises. Provides a comprehensive yet accessible treatment of computer-based weather and climate prediction, for graduate students, researchers and professionals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: RBP. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 33. Weight: 1322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521513890
- ISBN
- 9780521513890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.99
€ 88.99
Paperback. This book explores how wall-building traditions throughout the world illustrate universal themes of defensive strategy and the symbolism of power. Editor(s): Tracy, James D. Series: Studies in Comparative Early Modern History. Num Pages: 720 pages, 152 b/w illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521124157
- ISBN
- 9780521124157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.22
€ 50.22
Paperback. It provides an important reference for professional conservationists and wildlife biologists. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521101349
- ISBN
- 9780521101349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37