Pollution & threats to the environment
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Pollution & threats to the environment
Paperback. This account of the industrialization of the Merrimack River Valley is a tale of environmental degradation and engineering triumph. It shows how water came to be defined as private property. The book is a reminder of the contribution of interdisciplinary approaches to the heritage of an area. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KND; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239434
- ISBN
- 9780870239434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Paperback. Series: Michigan Studies of South & Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIAN STUDI
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891480617
- ISBN
- 9780891480617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.96
€ 25.96
Hardback. Contemplating humanity s role in the world it is creating, Peter Goin and Peter Friederici ask if the uncertainties inherent in Glen Canyon herald an unpredictable new future. They challenge us to question how we look at the world, how we live in it, and what the future will be." Num Pages: 184 pages, 60 colour photographs and 2 fold-out colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; AJC; HBJK; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531929
- ISBN
- 9780816531929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.38
€ 40.99
€ 39.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286567
- ISBN
- 9781557286567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.81
€ 35.99
€ 29.81
Paperback. In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country, and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495821
- ISBN
- 9781558495821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.49
€ 43.49
Paperback. Boston Harbor served as a colonial gateway to the world, witnessed the Boston Tea Party, and helped the community transform itself from an outpost of a few hardy settlers into a metropolis and self-proclaimed hub of the universe. For hundreds of years Boston Harbor was also a cesspool. This title shows Boston's struggle to deal with its sewage. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496415
- ISBN
- 9781558496415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.98
€ 44.98
Paperback. A firsthand account of the political war on science and a primer on climate change that addresses the real questions at stake Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498693
- ISBN
- 9781558498693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
Paperback. Explores and estimates the intermediate-term security risks that climate change may pose for the United States, its allies and partners, and for regional and global order through the year 2030. Editor(s): Moran, Daniel. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 maps, 2 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017412
- ISBN
- 9781589017412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. CAPs are strategic plans that establish policies and programmes for mitigating a community's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They typically focus on transportation, energy use, and solid waste. This title guides preparers of CAPs through the entire plan development process, identifying the key considerations and choices that must be made. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597269629
- ISBN
- 9781597269629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.43
€ 54.43
Paperback. With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. The author traces the development of life's defence systems - the mechanisms that transform, excrete, and stow away potentially harmful chemicals - from over three billion years ago to today. Num Pages: 264 pages, figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: MMGT; PSAJ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597269773
- ISBN
- 9781597269773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.93
€ 44.93
Hardback. The first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their control Editor(s): Sellers, Christopher C.; Melling, Joseph. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439904688
- ISBN
- 9781439904688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.77
€ 88.77
Hardback. The geologically ancient Tidewater region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina rests precariously atop millions of years of erosion from the nearby Appalachian Mountains. An immense wetland at near sea level, it is host to every conceivable body of fresh water. This book delivers an ecohistory of this waterland. Num Pages: 10 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFV; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 10
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929217
- ISBN
- 9780813929217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
Paperback. In this volume, leading forest scientists David B. Lindenmayer and Jerry F. Franklin argue that the conservation of forest biodiversity requires a comprehensive and multiscaled approach that includes both reserve and non-reserve areas. Num Pages: 352 pages, tables, figures, maps, photographs, index. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559639354
- ISBN
- 9781559639354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.92
€ 74.92
Hardback. Shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. This title draws connections between the coming centuries and the end of the last ice age, when mass extinctions swept the planet. It gives us a portrait of what we stand to lose and the vitality of what can be saved. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PSV; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597261975
- ISBN
- 9781597261975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.98
€ 52.98
Paperback. Examines past experience and future directions in the management of so-called 'wicked' environmental problems - those characterized by large-scale, long-term policy dilemmas and contentious political stalemates. This title offers fresh approaches for managing environmental conflicts and shows how managers could apply these approaches. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597264754
- ISBN
- 9781597264754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.69
€ 57.69
Hardback. There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions - and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. This title weighs the merits of the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and, carbon taxes. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265317
- ISBN
- 9781597265317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.96
€ 92.96
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
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
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
Paperback. Climate Change Policy in North America is the first book to examine how cooperation respecting climate change can emerge within decentralized governance arrangements. Editor(s): Craik, A. Neil; Studer, Isabel; Nijnatten, Debora Van. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPQB; RND; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614581
- ISBN
- 9781442614581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.25
€ 54.25