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Paperback. The world changes when you lose somebody you love.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Murray Publishers
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9781848545694
ISBN
9781848545694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226276182
ISBN
9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.46

Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500291931
ISBN
9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W art throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; RNC; RNK; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 244 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395304
ISBN
9781610395304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. A state-of-the-art assessment of how geomorphology contributes to the comprehension, mapping and modelling of hazardous Earth surface processes. Editor(s): Alcantara-Ayala, Irasema; Goudie, Andrew S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 112 b/w illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107414785
ISBN
9781107414785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.73

Hardcover. Bringing together some of the leading researchers from geography, political science, sociology, public policy and technology studies, this book exposes the politics of well-known disruptions such as devastation of New Orleans in 2005, the global SARS outbreak in 2002-3, and the great power collapse in the North Eastern US in 2003. Editor(s): Graham, Stephen; Marvin, Simon. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white tables, 35 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415991780
ISBN
9780415991780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea. Series: Routledge Humanitarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415640824
ISBN
9780415640824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAM; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138212336
ISBN
9781138212336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.57

Hardcover. Series: Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. Num Pages: 215 pages, 10 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHB; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138805620
ISBN
9781138805620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.29

Hardcover. Disasters can strike at any time. From the eruption of Vesuvius to Hurricane Katrina, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters have caused tremendous loss of life, human suffering, and environmental catastrophe. This title covers over 180 of the important disasters in history. Editor(s): Gunn, Angus M. Num Pages: 824 pages, 121 illustrations (b&w), 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313340024
ISBN
9780313340024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.85

Hardcover. This book follows environmental changes-including those caused by human actions, as well as those resulting from natural circumstances-and provides a process to manage their impact on the future. Editor(s): Nemeth, D.G.; Hamilton, Robert B.; Kuriansky, Judy. Series: Practical and Applied Psychology. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; RNR; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313397318
ISBN
9780313397318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.71

Hardcover. Series: Springer Water. Num Pages: 499 pages, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3H; RBK; RGB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
499
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319388625
ISBN
9783319388625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.08
€ 95.80

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smawfield, Dr. David. Series Editor(s): Brock, Dr. Colin. Series: Education as a Humanitarian Response. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JPS; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441199911
ISBN
9781441199911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.01

Hardcover. In the wake of floods, the pressure to initiate flood protection schemes that will provide security is enormous, and politicians promise quick solutions in the national interest. This book examines such projects from around the world - the Middle East, South Asia and Western Europe - aimed at the prevention of serious flooding. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNR; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118174
ISBN
9781845118174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.94

Hardcover. Since antiquity, on every continent, human beings in search of attractive landscapes and economic prosperity have made a Faustian bargain with the risk of devastation by an earthquake. Today, around half of the world's largest cities - as many as sixty - lie in areas of major seismic activity. This book presents a scientific study of earthquakes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518595
ISBN
9780500518595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689880
ISBN
9780816689880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.37

Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199606504
ISBN
9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w map & 50 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Harbour
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550176957
ISBN
9781550176957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.94

Hardcover. For the first time since the catasophic events caused the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, residents were given permission to return to their homes. Rebecca Bathory was one of the few outsiders granted permission to photograph in the exclusion zone - to capture for future generations this dark yet hopeful moment in their history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; AJCR; JFFC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 246. .
Publisher
Carpet Bombing Culture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908211484
ISBN
9781908211484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046815
ISBN
9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

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