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Paperback. Describes the water crisis-national and global, present and future - and then presents options for saving water through conservation, creating a water-wise landscape, and creating water-conserving systems. This book offers illustrated instructions on creating systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and set up a waterless composting toilet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNK; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612121697
ISBN
9781612121697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. The first of four volumes in the Eco-Technology series, which makes available for the first time Viktor Schauberger's original writings and passionate debates. Translator(s): Coats, Callum. Num Pages: 224 pages, 160 photographs and line illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Gateway
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858600482
ISBN
9781858600482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. The water vole is one of Britain's most endangered mammals. Popularised as 'Ratty' in The Wind in the Willows, it is a cherished resident of our waterways. But this once ever-present mammal is now in danger. In The Water Vole, Christine Gregory tells the story of the water vole, principally through its history in the waterways of Derbyshire. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; AJ; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240540
ISBN
9781910240540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RNFD; RPC; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118897669
ISBN
9781118897669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.20

Paperback. No body of international law regulates access to fresh water supplies. This work calls for a "world water contract". It exposes how corporate interests prevent adequate responses and describes a market-oriented system that sees water as a commodity and not a community resource and human right. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Series: Global Issues S. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps, tables, figures, notes. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Zed Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012705
ISBN
9781856499064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

The Water Framework Directive imposes wide scale monitoring programs for all waters to achieve "good status" objectives by 2015. Editor(s): Quevauviller, Philippe P.; Borchers, Ulrich; Thompson, Clive; Simonart, Tristan. Series: Water Quality Measurements. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QFE; LNKJ; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470518366
ISBN
9780470518366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 284.87

Paperback. A biography of the strangest molecule in the universe. Alok Jha takes the most every day of subjects - water - and explodes it into a story that takes us from the Big Bang to the latest developments of modern science Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK; RBK; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472209535
ISBN
9781472209535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

As our dependence on technology has increased precipitously over the past centuries, so too has the notion that we can solve all environmental problems with scientific explanations. This book proposes an alternative to this dangerous worldview. It looks ahead to determine how humans can live sustainably on Earth. Editor(s): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124773
ISBN
9780813124773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862329655
ISBN
9780862329655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.46

Paperback. Interspersed with an abundance of wholesome exploitation-free recipes, the author provides solutions-based approaches to nurturing personal effectiveness and health, eco-friendly living, home and garden design, veganic food growing, reafforestation strategies, forest gardening, reconnection with wild nature and community regeneration. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w throughout, includes line drawings. BIC Classification: RNK; VSZ; WBJ; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Permanent Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856232012
ISBN
9781856232012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. The author's Gaia theory, the idea that our planet is a living, self-regulating system, has transformed the way we see our planet and what is now happening to it. In this book, he distils a lifetime's wisdom and observation of the Earth to reveal the rate at which our climate is altering, how conventional 'green' measures are not working. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039251
ISBN
9780141039251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Discusses the biology and plight of right whales, including their reproduction, feeding, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as fatal run-ins with ships and fishing gear. Employing individual identifications, acoustics, and population models, this title presents history of this animal. Editor(s): Kraus, Scott D.; Rolland, Rosalind M. Num Pages: 576 pages, 34 color illustrations, 116 halftones, 48 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: RNK; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034754
ISBN
9780674034754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.66

Hardcover. Urban forestry includes not only the city-street, it includes city parks and recreation areas as well as suburban areas. It involves city planning, forestry for development, construction of an infrastructure to care and nurture trees, funding, and community action. This title deals with the aspects of managing all facets of these areas. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: AMV; RNF; TVR; WMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471122753
ISBN
9780471122753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 385.93

Paperback. Shows how animal and plant life survive and often thrive among docklands, railways, factories and canals. Illustrator(s): Newcomb, Mary. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956254559
ISBN
9780956254559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. A fascinating journey through 1,000 years of human exploitation and exploration of the sea. Num Pages: 435 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNK; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Island Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597265775
ISBN
9781597265775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.35

Paperback. Despite its importance and the threat of its global crash, biodiversity is poorly understood both empirically and theoretically. This work presents a neutral, general theory to explain the origin, maintenance and loss of biodiversity in a biogeographical context. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 123 line illus. BIC Classification: PS; RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021287
ISBN
9780691021287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.27

Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork from Santa Barbara, California, this book sheds light on the ways that food insecurity prevails in women's experiences of migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHB; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285477
ISBN
9780520285477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.71

Hardcover. Since the launch of the UN Global Compact, over 12,000 organisations worldwide have voluntarily adopted and promoted its values and Ten Principles. This edited volume brings together international contributions that explore specific implications for business from managerial, legal, behavioural and sociological perspectives. Editor(s): Gonzalez-Perez, Maria-Alejandra; Leonard, Liam. Series: Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN2; KJG; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784412951
ISBN
9781784412951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.98

Paperback. Learn what it takes to go off the grid and become entirely.. Editor(s): Cassell, Jay. Num Pages: 800 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNU; VSZ; WKD; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626360938
ISBN
9781626360938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.68

Paperback. Series: The Ultimate Guides. Num Pages: 800 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNU; VSZ; WF; WKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629142166
ISBN
9781629142166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.93

Paperback. Presents an edition of the classic history of the US Forest Service. This book presents the Service's administrative and policy controversies and successes. It includes discussions of the spotted owl issue; wilderness and roadless areas; research on habitat, biodiversity, and fire prevention; below-cost timber sales; and workplace diversity. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983738
ISBN
9780295983738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.60

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160832
ISBN
9780691160832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. Considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. This book draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; GTB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993836
ISBN
9780295993836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RNF; WM; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465055999
ISBN
9780465055999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Livingston, James V. Num Pages: 229 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594543265
ISBN
9781594543265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 223.12
€ 149.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428561
ISBN
9781847428561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.93

Hardback. Offers a series of insights into real alternatives to the economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, traditional villages, new green financial concepts, the sustainable utopia, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities and a green philosophy of money. Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 209 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849506410
ISBN
9781849506410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.24

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565774
ISBN
9780813565774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.37

hardcover. Series: Nature, Society, and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 photographs, 5 figures, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: RNC; TVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813565781
ISBN
9780813565781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Montmollin, Bertrand de; Strahm, Wendy. Num Pages: 110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RNKH1; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature et de ses Ressources,Switzerland Switzerland
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9782831708324
ISBN
9782831708324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.23

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472523815
ISBN
9781472523815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603586764
ISBN
9781603586764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 halftones. 56 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Mpb Series: 57 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164847
ISBN
9780691164847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.14

Paperback. Posing the questions which underlie the many-sided debate of how to respond to and influence change, this text covers both scientific and sociological aspects of ecosystem management. It also includes discussion of the response of soils and vegetation to human impact. Series: Understanding Global Environmental Change: Themes in Physical Geography S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582303478
ISBN
9780582303478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: RNC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oregon State University United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870716799
ISBN
9780870716799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Embedded black and white photos, images, charts and diagrams. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNFY; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256350
ISBN
9781781256350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. This timely and comprehensive volume guides institutional leaders past the myths and misconceptions to the sustainable university. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 5 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNM; PSAF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412511
ISBN
9781421412511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.87

Hardcover. This timely and comprehensive volume guides institutional leaders past the myths and misconceptions to the sustainable university. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 5 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404592
ISBN
9781421404592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.31

Hardcover. Get the definitive resource guide for sustainable site design, construction, and management.

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is transforming land design, development, and management practices across the United States with the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. Series: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1378.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470643556
ISBN
9780470643556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

Hardcover. Provides syntheses of studies in three continents on the problem of achieving and understanding tropical rural development without compromising longer--term sustainability of the soil and water systems that underpin it. Editor(s): Harper, David; Brown, Tony. Num Pages: 396 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RGM; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471969143
ISBN
9780471969143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 418.36