Physical geography & topography
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Physical geography & topography
Paperback. This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the theories and methods of landscape studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904768678
- ISBN
- 9781904768678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.52
€ 63.52
Hardback. This text deals with the CENAS Project funded by the EU as part of the Environmental Programme 1990-1994 and addresses the issue of the coastland evolution of the Eastern Po Plain and future stability of the Upper Adriatic coastline in relation to mean sea level rise, natural and land subsidence. Editor(s): Gambolati, Giuseppe. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RGBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351191
- ISBN
- 9780792351191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.50
€ 188.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; RGBL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048177813
- ISBN
- 9789048177813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
hardcover. Drawing on ethnographic and archival research, this book explores how the indigenous Lenca community of La Campa, Honduras, has conserved and transformed their communal forests through the experiences of colonialism, opposition to state-controlled logging, and the recent adoption of export-oriented coffee production. Num Pages: 258 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; RGBL; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402069765
- ISBN
- 9781402069765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Hardback. Editor(s): Doezema, Marianne. Num Pages: 84 pages, 67. BIC Classification: AC; AGC; DSB; RGBS; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441196
- ISBN
- 9780801441196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.07
€ 31.99
€ 29.07
Hardcover. Channelized Rivers Perspectives for Environmental Management Andrew Brookes Environmental Consultant, Reading, UK For centuries engineers have modified river channels in order to control floods, drain land, prevent erosion and improve navigation. Num Pages: 342 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471919797
- ISBN
- 9780471919797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 547.44
€ 547.44
Paperback. This book introduces the scientific pioneers who first attempted to quantify and understand the vast diversity of tropical forests, along with their successors, who wield modern tools and technologies to dissect the chemical nature of rainforest interactions. Editor(s): Vivanco, Jorge M.; Weir, Tiffany. Series: Signaling and Communication in Plants. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642268069
- ISBN
- 9783642268069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.26
€ 184.26
Hardback. Series: Springer Geography. Num Pages: 348 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGB; RGC; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662494462
- ISBN
- 9783662494462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.94
€ 143.94
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBTB; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319518701
- ISBN
- 9783319518701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.62
€ 144.62
Hardback. Discusses distinctive corner of California - its desert, the driest and hottest environment in North America. This title illuminates the desert's intriguing flora and fauna as he explores a controversial, unresolved scientific debate about the origin and evolution of its unusual ecosystems. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PS; RBX; RGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256163
- ISBN
- 9780520256163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; KCN; RGB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468744
- ISBN
- 9781349468744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. This book details the climate of North American over the past 65 million years. It explains how global climate models are used to simulate climate and presents the application of these models to reproduce recent climate variations and predict future climate. Editor(s): Ohring, George. Series: Regional Climate Studies. Num Pages: 282 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 74 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319354590
- ISBN
- 9783319354590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.27
€ 122.27
Climate, Science, and Colonization: Histories from Australia and New Z...
O'gorman, Emily; Henry, Matthew. Ed(S): Beatt...
paperback. Editor(s): Beattie, J. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; PDX; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349462452
- ISBN
- 9781349462452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Climatic and Environmental History of Isla De Los Estados, Argentina
Fernandez, Marilen; Ponce, Juan Federico
Paperback. Contains different historical, social and natural aspects of this remote island and includes chapters about: the scientific and historical background; physiographic data, with a topographical and hydrological description; climate and oceanographic circulation; vegetation; geology, including stratigraphy, structure and geological history. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 139 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; RBP; RGB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743625
- ISBN
- 9789400743625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Paperback. Clumsy Solutions for a Complex World is a powerful and original statement on why well-intended attempts to alleviate pressing social ills too often derail, and how effective, efficient and broadly acceptable solutions to social problems can be found. Editor(s): Verweij, Marco; Thompson, M. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPP; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280582
- ISBN
- 9781349280582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Paperback. A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; RGBP; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520. 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; RGBP; WTM. Dimension: 241 x 213 x 11. Weight: 524.
- Publisher
- Anova Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905400386
- ISBN
- 9781905400386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.13
€ 13.99
€ 13.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Barnes, Dianna. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: RGBP; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823074
- ISBN
- 9781634823074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.45€ 138.43
€ 185.45
€ 138.43
Hardback. The coast and the continental shelf are two of the most important areas of the sea to understand. This text aims to motivate modelling the processes that occur in the sea through real life examples. It includes a systematic treatment of the modelling process in a marine context, the inclusion of diffusion in some detail, and ecosystems modelling. Series: Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RN; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379959
- ISBN
- 9780792379959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.80
€ 127.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Bayley, Amanda; Johnson, Marcha. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 90 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGBP; RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319419138
- ISBN
- 9783319419138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Paperback. Offering insight into the global occurrence, geomorphology, evolution, weathering and erosion of coastal cliffs and bluffs, this book treats stabilization and preservation of cliffs in detail. Mitigation of cliff hazards and preservation of scenery and scientific sites needs management based on thorough knowledge of the physical processes at work. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 100 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 106 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319290836
- ISBN
- 9783319290836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. The studies in this volume examine aeolian transport mechanisms, erosional landforms and the evolution, geomorphology and ecology of dunefields. Physical and human influences on coastal dunes are also examined. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Karl F.; Psuty, Norbert P.; Carter, Bill. Series: Coastal Morphology and Research Series. Num Pages: 410 pages, 100 line drawings, 62 half-tones, 16 tables, index. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471918424
- ISBN
- 9780471918424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 662.94
€ 662.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Masura, Theodore. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: RGBP. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631172359
- ISBN
- 9781631172359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.02€ 153.31
€ 226.02
€ 153.31
Paperback. The coastal zone is one of the most dynamic environments on our planet and is much affected by global change, especially sea-level rise. Coastal environments harbour valuable ecosystems, but they are also hugely important from a societal point of view. Editor(s): Masselink, Gerd; Gehrels, Roland. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RGBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656594
- ISBN
- 9780470656594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.10
€ 139.10
Paperback. This introduction to the study of coastal geomorphology provides a background for people inteested in how coastal features (such as cliffs, beaches, spits or deltas) have developed. It also demonstrates the dynamic nature of coastal landforms and provides a background for analytical planning. Num Pages: 340 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471899778
- ISBN
- 9780471899778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.65
€ 86.65