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Environmental management
Paperback. This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015. It looks at: BSE, foot and mouth and salmonella; declining food variety/quality; and disappearing topsoil/ biodiversity in rural areas. It argues for a green, low-external input approach that can feed the hungry. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, guide to further reading, guide to relevant organisations/websites, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012689
- ISBN
- 9781842770191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. No body of international law regulates access to fresh water supplies. This work calls for a "world water contract". It exposes how corporate interests prevent adequate responses and describes a market-oriented system that sees water as a commodity and not a community resource and human right. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Series: Global Issues S. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps, tables, figures, notes. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012705
- ISBN
- 9781856499064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: KC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012767
- ISBN
- 9781559631600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Examines the future of oil and offers insights into what it will take to rebalance our energy needs and seize opportunities. This title offers a look into the future of our energy supply chains and how our consumption patterns may evolve, revealing how governments, businesses, and even individuals can meet the coming challenges with solutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KJ; KNBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012802
- ISBN
- 9780071468749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Shows how we can meet more of our material needs from local renewable and waste resources. Outlines the theoretical framework of bioregional development and the award winning practical solutions that BioRegional have developed with industry partners. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 112 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: RNA; RNF; RNH; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013050
- ISBN
- 9781903998076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The author argues for alternative policies to promote energy efficiency in response to the changing composition of the atmosphere and global warming. He focuses on the need to make the transition from a carbon economy to one based on renewable resources. Case studies illustrate some difficulties. Num Pages: 112 pages, bibliography, references, index. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 453. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013069
- ISBN
- 9780415086974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1KBBWF; RNF; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 210 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- International Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013113
- ISBN
- 9789057270277
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In The Hydrogen Economy, best--selling author Jeremy Rifkin takes us on an eye--opening journey into the next great commercial era in history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 560. 304 pages, 0. In The Hydrogen Economy, best--selling author Jeremy Rifkin takes us on an eye--opening journey into the next great commercial era in history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; THX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 8. Weight: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630410
- ISBN
- 9780745630410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Hardback. Based on research carried out within the farming community and academic studies, this book assesses and explains the core skills needed to become a successful farm manager. It covers practical methods for acquiring or improving these skills, with practice exercises to engage the reader in active participation. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; KNAC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936679
- ISBN
- 9781845936679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.48
€ 133.48
Paperback. Helps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecological diversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of species richness and abundance. This book explores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing fresh perspectives to a field beset by contradictory views and advice. Num Pages: 264 pages, 263 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056330
- ISBN
- 9780632056330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079013
- ISBN
- 9780231079013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Hardcover. Research on the large array of tropical estuarine fishes has increased markedly in recent years and hence scientific knowledge about most aspects of these important fishesa biology and ecology is now catching up with that of their temperate equivalents. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 384 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; KNAF; PSVW1; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056552
- ISBN
- 9780632056552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.83
€ 274.83
Paperback. Helps you in understanding and managing the ecological impacts of recreational activities in wildlands. This book shows the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are both important - and often conflicting - objectives. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118397008
- ISBN
- 9781118397008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. The story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table. Series: Food, Health, and the Environment Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518666
- ISBN
- 9780262518666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.95
€ 30.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities--their air, water, geology, plant, and animal life--to create better, more habitable urban environments. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNF; WMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465027064
- ISBN
- 9780465027064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.82
€ 41.82
Paperback. An expose of the oil industry's cover-up of the diminishing oil supply, that paints a bleak picture of the future in which the price of oil skyrockets, economies and communities shudder worldwide, and the globe must move to renewable source to give it power. Num Pages: 320 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: KNB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270055
- ISBN
- 9781846270055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.66
€ 11.99
€ 9.66
Paperback. Describes the water crisis-national and global, present and future - and then presents options for saving water through conservation, creating a water-wise landscape, and creating water-conserving systems. This book offers illustrated instructions on creating systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and set up a waterless composting toilet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612121697
- ISBN
- 9781612121697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.22
€ 25.99
€ 18.22
![Helmut Geist - Our Earth´s Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change [2 volumes] - 9780313327049 - V9780313327049](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780313327049.jpg "Helmut Geist - Our Earth´s Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change [2 volumes] - 9780313327049 - V9780313327049")
Multiple-component retail product. Provides an understanding of how land has changed over the last 300 years. This A-to-Z encyclopedia addresses various aspects of the science of land-use change. It focuses on one of the leading environmental concerns. It also includes entries from leading scholars from around the world. Num Pages: 792 pages, 54 halftones, 37 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; RNP; TQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313327049
- ISBN
- 9780313327049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.28
€ 167.28
Hardback. According to Sovacool, the fix for America's energy problems lies not in nuclear power or clean coal, but in renewable energy systems that produce few harmful byproducts. This title asks if renewable energy systems deliver such impressive benefits, why are they languishing at the margins of the American energy portfolio? Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313355400
- ISBN
- 9780313355400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.81
€ 47.99
€ 46.81
Paperback. Recognizing the need to engage experts across the life, social, and legal sciences as well as the humanities, this title draws together a wide variety of ecologists, historians, economists, legal scholars, policy makers, and communications scholars, to facilitate a dialogue among these disciplines and understand the invasive species phenomenon. Editor(s): Keller, Reuben P.; Cadotte, Marc William; Sandiford, Glenn. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 colour plates, 34 halftones, 15 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226166186
- ISBN
- 9780226166186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.52
€ 49.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. This third edition of the standard text Countryside Conservation charts and evaluates those changes which represent a fundamental revolution in the ways in which the countryside is planned and managed. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780419218807
- ISBN
- 9780419218807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.83
€ 81.83
paperback. An incisive examination of community forestry in a pan-national context, highlighting both the possibilities and challenges associated with its implementation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322. Local Values, Conflict and Forest Governance. 192 pages, 14 b/w illus. 4 tables. An incisive examination of community forestry in a pan-national context, highlighting both the possibilities and challenges associated with its implementation. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521137584
- ISBN
- 9780521137584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.90
€ 35.90
paperback. The first book to fully explore the potential applications of Social Network Analysis in the context of natural resource management. Editor(s): Bodin, Orjan; Prell, Christina. Num Pages: 390 pages, 26 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614. Uncovering the Social Fabric of Environmental Governance. 390 pages, 26 b/w illus. 17 tables. Editor(s): Bodin, Orjan; Prell, Christina. The first book to fully explore the potential applications of Social Network Analysis in the context of natural resource management. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RNF. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 18. Weight: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521146234
- ISBN
- 9780521146234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.18€ 56.64
€ 57.18
€ 56.64
hardcover. An incisive examination of community forestry in a pan-national context, highlighting both the possibilities and challenges associated with its implementation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430. Local Values, Conflict and Forest Governance. 192 pages, 14 b/w illus. 4 tables. An incisive examination of community forestry in a pan-national context, highlighting both the possibilities and challenges associated with its implementation. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: KNAL; RNF. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 14. Weight: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521190435
- ISBN
- 9780521190435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.03
€ 85.03