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The environment

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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.
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

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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. 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. 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

Hardcover. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRJ; RN. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jewish Lights Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580232685
ISBN
9781580232685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.20

Hardback. This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry. Editor(s): Tollefson, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPQB; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 0. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774806824
ISBN
9780774806824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.41

Paperback. This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry. Editor(s): Tollefson, Chris. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPQB; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774806831
ISBN
9780774806831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

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

€ 12.45

Paperback. In this title, the authors trace the principles of natural resource governance across the history of western settlement and reveal how they have met at the beginning of the twenty-first century to create a turbid, contentious confluence of laws, regulations, and policies. They offer practical suggestions for resolving current and future disputes. Num Pages: 256 pages, Fig.tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559639637
ISBN
9781559639637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.46

Hardcover. With a timely tale of a boat and the people it carried, of fisheries exploited, and of fortunes won and lost, this book offers an environmental history, a journey through time and across the sea, charting the ebb and flow of the cobalt waters of the Pacific coast. Num Pages: 184 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; KNAF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116761
ISBN
9780226116761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Blair, Robert. Num Pages: 406 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; RNF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Colorado,Department of Fine Arts United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870813788
ISBN
9780870813788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.60

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

€ 41.67

Paperback. "First published in France under the title Planete blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008." Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173474
ISBN
9780691173474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.26

Hardcover. In The Whole Worlda s Watching the authors explain how money can be channeled into the technology that will preserve the lifestyles we currently enjoy and create a new era of economic growth. This is a book that proposes real, concrete solutions. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; KFF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471499817
ISBN
9780471499817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.02

hardcover. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is best known for having been Florida's most passionate environmentalist, but she was first, foremost and always a writer. This text presents a collection of her best articles from her daily column "The Galley", which ran from 1920 until 1923. Series: The Florida History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DNF; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813024585
ISBN
9780813024585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Charivari Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781895166323
ISBN
9781895166323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.24

Paperback. This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park. Illustrator(s): Kruger, Karin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; RNKH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813340
ISBN
9780553813340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862415860
ISBN
9780862415860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.74

Hardcover. Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. This book deals with these works. Editor(s): Harvey, Mark. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993911
ISBN
9780295993911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.97

Hardcover. A concise up-to-date guide to all aspects of environmental pollution and cleanup. Human invention and innovation have brought about tremendous improvements in the quality of life of millions of people around the world today-but progress has its price. Environmental pollution is rapidly attacking the Earth's ecosphere. Series: Wiley Encyclopedia Series in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 1936 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: GBC; RN; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 224 x 95. Weight in Grams: 5018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1936
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471316121
ISBN
9780471316121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 985.92

Paperback. Originally published in 1956, The Windward Road helped set in motion a movement to protect sea turtles that spread throughout the world and remains strong today. Archie Carr's unmatched style of nature writing, accessible to experienced naturalists and laypersons alike, explores some of nature's darkest mysteries with humour and much delight. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813044842
ISBN
9780813044842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.33

Paperback. From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; RGBL; RNC; WNP; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008104696
ISBN
9780008104696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardcover. Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; RNKH; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780643108707
ISBN
9780643108707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.53

paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; PSAD; RNT; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Press, The
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595587091
ISBN
9781595587091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Rothenberg, David; Ulvaeus, Marta. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816520633
ISBN
9780816520633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.03

Paperback.
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551524986
ISBN
9781551524986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. The grey wolf is one of the world's most polarizing and charismatic species. Respected, adored, or held in awe by many as an icon of wilderness. This book offers a provocative look at the trends in wolf and wildlife management. It is of interest to conservationists, scientists, and wildlife managers seeking a better understanding of wolves. Editor(s): Musiani, Marco, Ph.D; Boitani, Luigi. Num Pages: 352 pages, colour photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552382691
ISBN
9781552382691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10

Paperback. Part of the biennial The World's Water series, this title offers a collection of all kinds of water-related material. Suitable for anyone interested in the water resource field, it includes chapters on particularly subjects such as fracking and emerging contaminants. Editor(s): Gleick, Peter H. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610914826
ISBN
9781610914826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: RNKH1; RNP; RNR; RNT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176024
ISBN
9780691176024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.33