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The environment

Hardcover. Examines the economics of green consumerism, the reality of saving the environment, how historical cultures may have influenced environmental damage, and how being ecologically correct may have a more damaging effect on our environment. This book offers real-time strategies and alternatives to enhance our natural resources and our environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813808697
ISBN
9780813808697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Calahan, Thomas R. Num Pages: 130 pages, colour maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606928479
ISBN
9781606928479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.62
€ 68.31

Paperback. Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context. Num Pages: 488 pages, 226, 226 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RNF; TBX; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801846144
ISBN
9780801846144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.69

Paperback. What do we know about the possible poisons that industrial technologies leave in our air and water? How reliable is the science that federal regulators and legislators use to protect the public from dangerous products? This book shows that ideological or economic attacks on research are part of an extensive pattern of abuse. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; LNKJ; MBP; RNC; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047143
ISBN
9780674047143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.54

Hardback. Offers a pioneering social and environmental history of southern Chile, exploring the origins of forestry "miracle" in Chile. This book narrates the century-long struggles among peasants, indigenous communities, large landowners, and the state over access to forest commons in the frontier territory. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBLW; JFC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822355984
ISBN
9780822355984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.44

Hardcover. At the time of European discovery, the ancient North American forests stretched across nearly half the continent. And while today little remains of this past glory, efforts are underway to bring back some of the diverse ecosystems of that era. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSAF; RNF; TQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471136224
ISBN
9780471136224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Fleischner, Thomas Lowe. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250. 204 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RN. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 13. Weight: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595340740
ISBN
9781595340740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Climate change and rapid population growth mean that it's no longer possible for businesses, or the rest of us, to keep doing things the same old way. Things are going to have to change - and fast. This book provides a strategy for clean fuel, energy efficiency and conservation. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Updated, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036663
ISBN
9780141036663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardcover. Waste minimization is a waste-reducing strategy that focuses on what goes into a manufacturing process rather than on what comes out of it. Rethinking how raw materials (like chemicals) are purchased and used can result in reduced waste output and limit environmental cleanup problems that figure into a company's production costs. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNH; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471332848
ISBN
9780471332848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.63

Paperback. Series: Rivergate Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813548876
ISBN
9780813548876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.08

Hardcover. Sustainable Stormwater Management introduces engineers and designers to ideas and methods for managing stormwater in a more ecologically-sustainable fashion. It provides detailed information on the design process, engineering details and calculations, and construction concerns. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNU; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470096758
ISBN
9780470096758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.50

Hardback. This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect the rapid evolution of all areas of environmental science. Additionally, much of the text and organisation have been refined for enhanced clarity. New worked problems and end of chapter problems have also been included to make this an excellent university textbook. Num Pages: 550 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 273 x 209 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Publisher
University Science Books,U.S.
Number of pages
550
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891389702
ISBN
9781891389702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.94

Hardcover. The interactions between fishes and forests are complex, multifaceted, dynamic processes involving most inland surface waters, forests, subsurface waters, geology and soils, climate and its changes, and the biotic components of the relevant ecosystems. Editor(s): Northcote, T.G.; Hartman, G.F. Num Pages: 800 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; KNAL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632058099
ISBN
9780632058099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 415.96

Hardback. Thomas Andrews drills deep into the many pressures that have reshaped a small stretch of North America, from the ice age to the advent of the Anthropocene and controversies over climate change. He brings to the surface lessons about the critical relationships to land, climate, and species that only seemingly unimportant places on Earth can teach. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088573
ISBN
9780674088573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.46

Paperback. Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 line illus., 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFR; JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089799
ISBN
9780691089799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 235 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSAF; RBK; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498742900
ISBN
9781498742900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.12

Hardcover. Written for contractors and endorsed by the Associated General Contractors of America Written specifically for contractors, this "how-to" book enables you to meet the challenges of green building construction. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470056219
ISBN
9780470056219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.22

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641591
ISBN
9780691641591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988344
ISBN
9780295988344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Paperback. Drawing on more than half a century of intimate acquaintance with the South and its people, this is an informed account of a century of forest history - its destruction, conservation, replanting and recovery. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; KCZ; RNF; RNK; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190822
ISBN
9780813190822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNH; TQSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648535
ISBN
9780816648535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Tucker, Mary Evelyn. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149525
ISBN
9780231149525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619025325
ISBN
9781619025325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199773336
ISBN
9780199773336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.29

Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF7; PSAJ; PSVW6; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166195
ISBN
9780231166195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.22

Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14. BIC Classification: HP; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166188
ISBN
9780231166188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624683
ISBN
9780816624683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised, Updated, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400051571
ISBN
9781400051571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Chrulew, Matthew; Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178808
ISBN
9780231178808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom; Chrulew, Matthew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178815
ISBN
9780231178815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. This text addresses the common negative perception of polymer materials on the environment with a thorough analysis of what really occurs when industry and academia collaborate to find environmental solutions. The book examines the environmental and social effects of polymer materials and explains methods of quantifying environmental performance. Editor(s): Hamaide, Thierry; Deterre, Remi; Feller, Jean-Francois. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PNNP; RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848216211
ISBN
9781848216211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HREZ; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Parallax Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937006389
ISBN
9781937006389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Wise, Theresa. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RND; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634835602
ISBN
9781634835602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.23
€ 144.07

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

Paperback. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207097
ISBN
9780520207097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Roszak, Theodore; Gomes, Mary E.; Kanner, Allen D. Series: Sierra Club Books Publication. Num Pages: 366 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RNA; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Sierra Club Books United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871564061
ISBN
9780871564061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

paperback. Examines the use of incentive systems and improved institutional arrangements to protect the environment and conserve natural resources, as a means towards sustainable development. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853834677
ISBN
9781853834677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.72

Paperback. The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. This title reveals, many of the rainforest inhabitants - toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds, to name a few - are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 624 pages, 98 colour plates, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226253411
ISBN
9780226253411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.55

Paperback. There is an old fundamentalist argument that the world will eventually be destroyed in the Apocalypse, so there is no point in caring for it. When one reads about the delicate balance of the first moments of the cosmos, one can only marvel at the process which brought about the existence of the earth and the creatures that inhabit it. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ATF Press Australia
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921817120
ISBN
9781921817120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Gray, Thelma. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634842891
ISBN
9781634842891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.23
€ 144.07