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The environment
Paperback. The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. This title offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150284
- ISBN
- 9780691150284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. This second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671450
- ISBN
- 9780470671450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island's baobad trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. This book helps you explore these land animal extinctions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 colour plates, 87 halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143972
- ISBN
- 9780226143972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.52
€ 49.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. This book takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. Series: Modules in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: RB; RG; RNP; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985617
- ISBN
- 9780471985617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
Paperback. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 446 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606. The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. 446 pages, illustrations. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 446
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275829
- ISBN
- 9780520275829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118795385
- ISBN
- 9781118795385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.64
€ 50.99
€ 48.64
Paperback. The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented in the near future Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: KCN; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212679
- ISBN
- 9780300212679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.10
€ 23.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 70
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337448
- ISBN
- 9781590337448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.52
€ 35.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Apale, Alisha; Stam, Valerie. Num Pages: 200 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPWH; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248. 200 pages, maps. Editor(s): Apale, Alisha; Stam, Valerie. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPWH; RNU. Dimension: 138 x 185 x 14. Weight: 248.
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897071755
- ISBN
- 9781897071755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.73
€ 23.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. This unique book asks how Britain can organise itself to build a fairer and sustainable society. It explores the value to society of social town planning and offers a doorway for how planning both morally and practically can help to meet key challenges of the 21st century. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNU; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447317593
- ISBN
- 9781447317593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.68
€ 24.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Demonstrates that the movement to protect wilderness areas reflected a belief that the modern forces of capitalism were eroding the ecology of North America, and American values Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295982205
- ISBN
- 9780295982205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Each year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. This book highlights the critical role of social capital in the ability of a community to withstand disaster and rebuild the infrastructure and ties that are at the foundation of any community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012889
- ISBN
- 9780226012889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.27
€ 38.99
€ 30.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817028
- ISBN
- 9780774817028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.12
€ 44.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. Energy security is one of the major global challenges of the 21st century. Many of the richest energy-producing regions of the world, such as the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, are unstable and torn with conflict. New fast-growing energy consumers, such as China, are significantly changing the geopolitics of energy resources. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661919
- ISBN
- 9780745661919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
Paperback. Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158434
- ISBN
- 9780300158434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Although environmental laws are rarely able to provide the simple solutions that people want from them, they are essential for the future of our planet. This book explores how legal responses are shaped in response to the problems facing the environment today, and the socio-political conflicts facing environmental legislation. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white figures. BIC Classification: LBBP; LNK; LNKJ; RNT; TQ. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198794189
- ISBN
- 9780198794189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Traces the historical roots of modern conservation thought and practice, and explores current perspectives from evolutionary and community ecology, conservation biology, anthropology, political ecology, economics, and policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 halftones. 34 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049809
- ISBN
- 9780691049809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.16
€ 102.16
Paperback. Originally published in 2012; this edition contains "a postscript from the author updating the story and a new foreword from Bill Nye the Science Guy"--Cover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152556
- ISBN
- 9780231152556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.44
€ 29.99
€ 21.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- F 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923311
- ISBN
- 9780939923311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.20
€ 20.99
€ 15.20
Hardback. Sustainable Surface Water Management: a handbook for SUDS addresses issues as diverse as flooding, water quality, amenity and biodiversity but also mitigation of, and adaptation to, global climate change, human health benefits and reduction in energy use. Editor(s): Charlesworth, Susanne M.; Booth, Colin A. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118897706
- ISBN
- 9781118897706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.40
€ 126.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNT. Dimension: 159 x 209 x 13. Weight: 230.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672419
- ISBN
- 9781583672419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.88
€ 16.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252009884
- ISBN
- 9780252009884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Greenleaf Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Completely Revised and Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907643934
- ISBN
- 9781907643934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.83
€ 42.99
€ 41.83
Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the latest theories and research in restoration ecology. Num Pages: 600 pages, 16 photographs, 83 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610916974
- ISBN
- 9781610916974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.00
€ 60.00