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Pollution & threats to the environment

Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144993
ISBN
9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

paperback. Forget the comfortable platitudes--this is our most likely future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFR; JFFS; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865718333
ISBN
9780865718333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262016681
ISBN
9780262016681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; VXA; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583949511
ISBN
9781583949511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Introducing a "timescape" perspective, the author dislodges taken-for-granted assumptions about environmental change, enables reformulation of environmental problems and their cures and provides the potential for strategies to deal with some of the most severe environmental hazards of our time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HPCF; PGZ; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415162753
ISBN
9780415162753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.23

Paperback. A funny and enlightening book that looks at climate change and football through a series of conversations between a Burnley fan and a professor - can each enlighten the other about their favourite topic? Illustrator(s): Mostyn, David. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UIT Cambridge United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906860356
ISBN
9781906860356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.06

Paperback. An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 color illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393331257
ISBN
9780393331257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. Deforestation - the thinning and clearing of forests for fuel, shelter, and agriculture - is among the important ways humans have transformed the environment. This book presents the history of this process and its consequences. It traces the impact of human activities from the Paleolithic age through the classical world and the medieval period. Num Pages: 520 pages, 33 halftones, 97 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 44. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226899473
ISBN
9780226899473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Redclift, Michael; Springett, Delyse. Series: Routledge International Handbooks. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JP; KCN; RNCB; RNPG; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138069039
ISBN
9781138069039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Paperback. Archer's Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast 2 nd Edition, is the first real text to present the science and policy surrounding climate change at the right level. Accompanying videos, simulations and instructional support makes it easier to build a syllabus to improve and create new material on climate change. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470943410
ISBN
9780470943410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.92

Paperback. Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage. Series: Blueprint Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Earthscan
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008621
ISBN
9781853830662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 17.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. This critical and cutting edge introduction to the key debates in green criminology shows readers how to approach environmental harm with a questioning mindset and demonstrates the contribution of criminologists towards solving global environmental concerns in the 21st century. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; LNKJ; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137310217
ISBN
9781137310217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNMT; JNU; RNPG; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415787345
ISBN
9780415787345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813563992
ISBN
9780813563992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.11

Paperback. Heartbreaking stories and pictures documenting the phenomenon of populations displaced by climate change--homes, neighborhoods, livelihoods, and cultures lost. Num Pages: 350 pages, 171 color illus. BIC Classification: AJCR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514392
ISBN
9780262514392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.18

Paperback. Evidence of climate change, resource shortages and biodiversity loss is growing in significance year by year. This book explains how policy can respond and bring about sustainability in individual lifestyles, corporate strategies, national policies and international relations. It discusses the interaction between environmental and human systems. Series: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones, 27 bl. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415497855
ISBN
9780415497855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74

Hardcover. Describes the management of remediation, combining Superfund requirements and site remediation strategy. This book clarifies and suggests remedies for the quagmire of confusing Superfund reform and site remediation by explaining the Superfund program and describing how its components can fit into an integrated planning and management strategy. Num Pages: 432 pages, 28 black & white tables, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566702072
ISBN
9781566702072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.12

Paperback. A study of pollution reform that considers how the use of transferable permits to control pollution has evolved, looks at how these programs have been implemented in the US and internationally, and offers an objective evaluation of the resulting successes, failures, and lessons learned over the last twenty-five years. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933115313
ISBN
9781933115313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141026275
ISBN
9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

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