Pollution & threats to the environment
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Pollution & threats to the environment
Hardback. While there is undeniable progress in the acknowledgment of both the dangers of climate change and the importance of working to mitigate it, little has actually been done. This title argue that we need to take a different tack, moving away from reliance on centralized, top-down approaches and towards a flexible, multi-level approach. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220974
- ISBN
- 9781878220974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.03
€ 47.03
Paperback. It is generally assumed that, in polite company, you don't talk politics, religion, or money. But in recent years, it seems "climate change" needs to be added to that list. This book presents a journey through how we as humans think, individually and collectively, about the debate. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935704744
- ISBN
- 9781935704744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Climate change affects us all, but it can be a confusing business. Three leading South African scientists who have worked on the issue for over two decades help you to make sense of this topic. Climate Change: Briefings from Southern Africa takes the form of 55 "frequently-asked questions", each with a brief, clear scientifically up-to-date reply. Num Pages: 260 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868149186
- ISBN
- 9781868149186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JFSJ1; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559329
- ISBN
- 9781875559329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.58
€ 26.99
€ 18.58
hardcover. Emphasising the importance and significance of the coastal environment, the uses and conflicts which occur and the results of human activity, this book explains the ways in which conservation and management policies and practices can protect the ecosystem. In the ROUTLEDGE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT series. Series: Routledge Environmental Management. Num Pages: 268 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNF; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415137584
- ISBN
- 9780415137584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.63
€ 238.63
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Wiley United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118640661
- ISBN
- 9781118640661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
paperback. Started to worry about just how hot our world is going to get, and whether you can do anything about it? As the effect of climate change grows by the day, so does the amount of hot air and bluster spouted by politicians and businessmen on what we should do about it. Using investigative journalism, this work presents facts and inspiring ideas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNPG; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242. Good copy showing light signs of aging and shelf wear. Internally very clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024863
- ISBN
- 9780141026626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. An impassioned manifesto for ecological action in the face of rapid climate change by the director of Friends of the Earth. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372. Very good copy with minimal signs of wear and tear and spine intact. Light scoring throughout the text
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024870
- ISBN
- 9781847243713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Tells about the causes and effects of global warming - and the pros and cons of all the proposed solutions. This book tackles reservations and objections helping you to reach your own conclusions on issues like: Will building more nuclear power stations solve our energy problems? Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 261. Very good copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Ex Libris stamp to title page. Interior is very clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Watkins Publishing LTD London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025224
- ISBN
- 9781844838226
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; MBN; RNP; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227008
- ISBN
- 9781583227008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.07
€ 23.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. Concrete Jungles explores the hidden geographies of injustice in the Caribbean islands, demonstrating how mainstream environmentalism reflects and reproduces racial and economic inequalities. Series: Global and Comparative Ethnography. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 bw line art, 9 bw halftone. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSG; JHMC; RGC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190273590
- ISBN
- 9780190273590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.53
€ 53.53
Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date account of the range of materials that constitute 'marine pollutants', their observed impacts, the management responses used to mitigate them, and the underlying science of how we measure their effects. Num Pages: 288 pages, 116 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNP. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198726289
- ISBN
- 9780198726289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.14
€ 172.14
Paperback. This volume documents and analyses the experiences of the urban periphery in three developing nationsIndia, Nepal, and Bangladeshin terms of water security and access, adaptation to climate change, and urban expansion. Editor(s): Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 44 diagrams, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; KNBW; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199464166
- ISBN
- 9780199464166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardback. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKC; RGBP; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199764174
- ISBN
- 9780199764174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.28
€ 124.28
Paperback. This collection gathers a set of central papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195399615
- ISBN
- 9780195399615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.99
€ 83.99
Hardcover. This volume seeks to make normative theorising on climate justice more relevant and applicable to political realities and public policy. Editor(s): Heyward, Clare; Roser, Dominic. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPQB; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744047
- ISBN
- 9780198744047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.29
€ 148.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSL; LBBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733125
- ISBN
- 9780199733125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RNA; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199829361
- ISBN
- 9780199829361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.21
€ 32.21
Hardback. Dutch environmental policy has undergone some pivotal changes, the most significant of which have been decentralisation and deregulation, encouraging local communities to develop and deliver policies which are tailor-made to their particular situation. This book discusses these methods for environmental externalities. Series Editor(s): Miller, Professor Donald; Gurran, Dr. Nicole. Series: Urban Planning and Environment. Num Pages: 232 pages, Includes 71 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JPQB; RNF; RNP; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409425441
- ISBN
- 9781409425441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Paperback. Orchestrating and coordinating contributions from more than 75 selected public health specialists and environmental scientists, the editors have developed a concise and comprehensive book that represents a core curriculum on climate change and public health, including key strategies for adaptation and mitigation. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190202453
- ISBN
- 9780190202453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.65
€ 141.65
Paperback. One of every six children suffers from a neurodevelopmental abnormality of unknown cause. Environmental pollutants such as lead, mercury, and pesticides interfere with brain development, yet we do not test industrial chemicals for brain toxicity. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MJN; MJTF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190239732
- ISBN
- 9780190239732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.71
€ 55.71
Paperback. Tipping points are thresholds of profound changes in natural or social conditions with considerable (largely unforecastable) consequences. This book explores the scientific, economic, social, and spiritual and creative approaches to identifying and anticipating tipping points so that societies can adapt to more sustainable ways of living. Editor(s): O'Riordan, Timothy; Lenton, Timothy. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCA; KCS; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265536
- ISBN
- 9780197265536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.73
€ 51.73
hardcover. Series: Oxford Series in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; MJN; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199917518
- ISBN
- 9780199917518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.01
€ 122.01
Editor(s): Glavovic, Bruce C.; Kelly, Mick P.; Kay, Robert; Kelly, Michael; Travers, Ailbhe. Num Pages: 596 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white tables. BIC Classification: RNPG; RP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415464871
- ISBN
- 9780415464871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.57
€ 223.57