The environment
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The environment
Paperback. With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. The author traces the development of life's defence systems - the mechanisms that transform, excrete, and stow away potentially harmful chemicals - from over three billion years ago to today. Num Pages: 264 pages, figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: MMGT; PSAJ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597269773
- ISBN
- 9781597269773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.93
€ 44.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; KNAL; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870718090
- ISBN
- 9780870718090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.96
€ 27.99
€ 24.96
Hardback. In this systematic account of aesthetics in relation to the natural environment, Emily Brady provides critical understanding of what aesthetic appreciation of nature involves and develops her own distinctive aesthetic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614370
- ISBN
- 9780748614370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.39€ 143.64
€ 152.39
€ 143.64
Paperback. Environment at the Crossroads, the theme of the 2009 Gulbenkian Conference, addresses the most urgent crisis confronting the world today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847771193
- ISBN
- 9781847771193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.33
€ 30.99
€ 25.33
Paperback. New Perspectives in Climate Change is a unique collection of articles that discuss key areas of research among academics in the field. These include the following: - Climate change adaptation - Vulnerability to and mitigation of climate change This collection provides an unparalleled insight into the subject of climate change Series: Emerald Gems. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785608797
- ISBN
- 9781785608797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Paperback. New Perspectives in Global Environmental Disasters is a collection of articles that represent high levels of scholarship in emergent themes and key issues. These include the following: - Crisis management - Emergency planning - Community-based disaster management Series: Emerald Gems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785608094
- ISBN
- 9781785608094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Hardback. Editor(s): Clarke, Emelia. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634632638
- ISBN
- 9781634632638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.23€ 128.85
€ 192.23
€ 128.85
Hardback. Moving away from a simplified food politics that is largely land based, Elspeth Probyn looks at food politics from an ocean-centric perspective by tracing the global movement of several marine species to explore the complex and entangled relationship between humans and fish. Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362135
- ISBN
- 9780822362135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.46
€ 164.46
Paperback. Moving away from a simplified food politics that is largely land based, Elspeth Probyn looks at food politics from an ocean-centric perspective by tracing the global movement of several marine species to explore the complex and entangled relationship between humans and fish. Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362357
- ISBN
- 9780822362357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.21
€ 34.99
€ 31.21
Paperback. Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049482
- ISBN
- 9780520049482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 64 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; RGBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870819636
- ISBN
- 9780870819636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.74
€ 25.99
€ 23.74
Hardcover. Far from being the serene, natural streams of yore, modern rivers have been diverted, dammed, dumped in, and dried up, all in efforts to harness their power for human needs. But these rivers have also undergone environmental change. This title explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 64 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226904788
- ISBN
- 9780226904788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. Covering all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems, this comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture. Editor(s): Wall, Ellen; Smit, Barry; Wandel, Johanna. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx. 10 b/w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAC; RBP; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813945
- ISBN
- 9780774813945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Parker, Ellen K. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; KNAF; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634855952
- ISBN
- 9781634855952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.78€ 149.01
€ 202.78
€ 149.01
Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327600
- ISBN
- 9780226327600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Paperback. Series: Sacred Activism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583947678
- ISBN
- 9781583947678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JHMC; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232662
- ISBN
- 9781602232662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.11
€ 35.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408851241
- ISBN
- 9781408851241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New Revised ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408860441
- ISBN
- 9781408860441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108076739
- ISBN
- 9781108076739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.14
€ 46.14
Hardcover. A whole host of motivations are driving the development of the "renewables" industry- ranging from the desire to develop sustainable energy resources to the reduction of dangerous greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Editor(s): Hood, Elizabeth E.; Nelson, Peter; Powell, Randall. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNF; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813816944
- ISBN
- 9780813816944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.02
€ 241.02
Hardback. Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 photo, 11 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNAC; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349389
- ISBN
- 9780822349389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.45
€ 154.45
Paperback. Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNAC; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349563
- ISBN
- 9780822349563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.92
€ 46.92
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
€ 13.99€ 11.46
€ 13.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. The study of global environmental politics draws on a variety of academic traditions. This title examines four important aspects of the field: international environmental cooperation; the issues of science, uncertainty and risk; the experience of developing states in global environmental negotiations; and the role of non-state actors. Series: International Relations for the 21st Century S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826490520
- ISBN
- 9780826490520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.33
€ 81.33
Paperback. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476136
- ISBN
- 9780801476136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.56
€ 20.56
Paperback. Clear, authoritative, and provocative, By All Means Necessary is a sweeping account of where China's pursuit of raw materials may take the country in the coming years and what the consequences will be-not just for China, but for the whole world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RGCM; RNF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190229221
- ISBN
- 9780190229221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472924018
- ISBN
- 9781472924018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Examines current and prospective challenges surrounding global challenges of education, energy, healthcare, security, and resilience This book discusses issues in large-scale systems in the United States and around the world. Series: Stevens Institute Series on Complex Systems and Enterprises. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: GPFC; JN; MBP; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118984093
- ISBN
- 9781118984093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.61
€ 98.61
paperback. Tackles one of the most enduring and contentious issues of positive political economy: common pool resource management. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 294 pages, 20 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107569782
- ISBN
- 9781107569782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.38
€ 25.99
€ 25.38
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780640884
- ISBN
- 9781780640884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.06
€ 160.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Svensson, Elias P. Num Pages: 204 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSBT; PSP; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 11. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604561920
- ISBN
- 9781604561920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.43€ 156.44
€ 234.43
€ 156.44
Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937052
- ISBN
- 9780813937052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.36
€ 45.36
Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937045
- ISBN
- 9780813937045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.67
€ 94.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Turunen, Elen; Koskinen, Anton. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614701279
- ISBN
- 9781614701279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.57€ 152.62
€ 228.57
€ 152.62
Paperback. This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation. Editor(s): Sterling, Eleanor; Bynum, Nora; Blair, Mary. Series: Techniques in Ecology and Conservation. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659456
- ISBN
- 9780199659456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.43
€ 104.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chance, Eleanor G. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611223576
- ISBN
- 9781611223576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.23€ 128.85
€ 192.23
€ 128.85
Paperback. Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of tropical rainforest communities. Australian communities. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044682
- ISBN
- 9780226044682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.24
€ 80.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC; RNK; TQSW; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239931
- ISBN
- 9781936239931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.61
€ 21.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. How and why the working class are being blamed for climate change, and what we can do about it. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: KCP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782797401
- ISBN
- 9781782797401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19