Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
hardcover. "Society for Ecological Restoration International." Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 637.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265713
- ISBN
- 9781597265713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.17
€ 81.17
Paperback. Makes a contemporary case not for central government intervention, but for local government involvement in shaping food policy. This book profiles urban food growing efforts, illustrating that there is both a need and a desire to supplement our existing food production methods outside the city with opportunities inside the city. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; RNF; RPC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265881
- ISBN
- 9781597265881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.43
€ 42.43
Paperback. Outlines a paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with societal capabilities. This book describes flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the fresh understandings about river processes. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PSPF; RNF; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266352
- ISBN
- 9781597266352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.98
€ 42.98
paperback. Editor(s): Beckmann, Jon P.; Clevenger, Anthony P.; Huijser, Marcel P.; Hilty, Jodi A. Num Pages: 383 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266543
- ISBN
- 9781597266543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. Over the years, a select group of small but highly effective grassroots organizations have achieved remarkable success in protecting endangered species and forests in the United States. This title tells the story of these grassroots biodiversity groups. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266567
- ISBN
- 9781597266567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.16
€ 52.16
Paperback. Offers a road map for securing future energy supply while safeguarding wildlife. This title shows how science can help craft solutions to conflicts between wildlife and energy development by delineating core areas, identifying landscapes that support viable populations, and forecasting future development scenarios to aid in conservation design. Editor(s): Naugle, David E. Num Pages: 357 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266581
- ISBN
- 9781597266581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. Between 1994 and 2008, American voters approved almost $32 billion for local land conservation. This manual compiles and distills advice from professionals involved in successful conservation efforts across the country, including a list of 'best practices' for the most critical issues conservationists can expect to face. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266666
- ISBN
- 9781597266666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. Reports the results of a study based on financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the United States and ten other countries. This book analyzes the costs and financial benefits of building green on both large and small scales, and addresses the role of the built environment in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: AMCR; KCN; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 266 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266680
- ISBN
- 9781597266680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266840
- ISBN
- 9781597266840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.35
€ 41.35
Paperback / so. Illustrator(s): Vinyeta, Kirsten R. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597268042
- ISBN
- 9781597268042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.69
€ 45.69
Paperback. In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. This title captures the irony - and tragedy - of America's water crisis. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597268165
- ISBN
- 9781597268165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.84
€ 51.84
Paperback. On her deathbed, Sue asked her sister for one thing: to write about the connection between the industrial pollution in their hometown and the rare cancer that was killing her. Fulfilling that promise has been Nancy Nichols' mission for more than a decade. This title tells the story of her investigation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597268219
- ISBN
- 9781597268219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.13
€ 38.13
Hardback. Explores the relationship between science and practice in ecological restoration. Despite the often distinct cultures and methodologies of scientists and practitioners, this title shows how each has a vital role in effective restoration and offers suggestions for improving working relationships. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 3
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597269636
- ISBN
- 9781597269636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.96
€ 92.96
paperback. Explores the history of wilderness preservation politics in the United States. This title recounts that American pioneers originally viewed the wilderness as an enemy to destroy but with the rapid decline in natural resources in the nineteenth century, citizens realized their error and began to enact revolutionary environmental policies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230255
- ISBN
- 9781602230255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.66
€ 26.99
€ 25.66
hardcover. Russia encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire eighteenth century. For centuries since, cartographers have struggled to define and develop the enormous region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska. This book focuses on this foundational period in Arctic cartography. Translator(s): Black, Lydia T. Series: Rasmuson Library Historic Translation Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 75 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232518
- ISBN
- 9781602232518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.30
€ 105.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JHMC; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232662
- ISBN
- 9781602232662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.11
€ 35.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RNK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607325536
- ISBN
- 9781607325536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.13
€ 23.99
€ 21.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412534102
- ISBN
- 9780412534102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.31
€ 102.31
Hardback. The authors examine how far internal policies in the European Union move towards the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 80-95 per cent by 2050, and how or whether the EU's 2050 objective to 'decarbonise' could affect the EU's relations with a number of external energy partners. Editor(s): Dupont, Claire; Oberthur, Sebastian. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCN; RND; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406828
- ISBN
- 9781137406828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.50
€ 113.50
Hardback. This book examines the increasing role of development organizations in securitization processes and argues that the new security-development counter piracy framework is (re)shaping political geographies of piracy by promoting disciplinary strategies aimed at the prevention and containment of gendered and racialized actions and bodies in Somalia. Num Pages: 209 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434227
- ISBN
- 9781137434227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Conservative Economic Policymaking and the Birth of Thatcherism, 1964-...
Williamson, Adrian; Levitt, Annette Shandler
Hardback. In this book, Adrian Williamson investigates the processes by which Thatcherism became established in Tory thinking, and questions to what extent the politician herself is responsible for Thatcherism within the Conservative Party. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460257
- ISBN
- 9781137460257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.85
€ 155.85
Paperback. Using an engineera s perspective, it offers a concrete account of the basic facts and experiences regarding the behavior of different rock types in engineering construction. Details geological exploration techniques, stressing drilling and logging core samples. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 25. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471544241
- ISBN
- 9780471544241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 358.53
€ 358.53
paperback. The poets nearest to us in time often seem the most remote and difficult. Helen Vendler closes the distance. She keeps the poet in view not only as thinker and artist, but as a man or woman whose humanity never disappears in her analysis. With her penetrating critical gift, Vendler assesses American poets from T. S. Eliot to Charles Wright. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674654761
- ISBN
- 9780674654761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.29
€ 71.29
Paperback. Environmental history has traditionally told the story of Man and Nature. This book reintroduces gender as a meaningful category of analysis for environmental history, showing how women's actions, desires and choices have shaped the world and seeing men as gendered actors as well. Editor(s): Scharff, Virginia J. (Professor of History, University of New Mexico, USA). Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSJ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612857
- ISBN
- 9780700612857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.86
€ 50.86