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Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046815
ISBN
9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Editor(s): De Young, Raymond; Princen, Thomas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262516877
ISBN
9780262516877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. This is the work of a man who has known and loved the Scottish Cairngorms for more than 30 years. Jim Crumley marks nature's rhythms with observations of bird, beast, flower and landscape, and proposes a radical solution to safeguard the mountains from the forces ranged against them. Num Pages: 200 pages, 24pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; RNC; RNF; RNK; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870325684
ISBN
9781870325684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Mikhail Gorbachev is living proof that the word is mightier than the sword; that ideas, not armies, change the world. Two key words, Perestroika and Glasnost, characterised his philosophy - words that came to represent change and freedom in the universal consciousness. This book traces the evolution of his vision. Num Pages: 344 pages, Colour plates + halftones. BIC Classification: RNA; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 732. From the Cold War to a Sustainable World. 344 pages, Colour plates + halftones. Mikhail Gorbachev is living proof that the word is mightier than the sword; that ideas, not armies, change the world. Two key words, Perestroika and Glasnost, characterised his philosophy - words that came to represent change and freedom in the universal consciousness. This book traces the evolution of his vision. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNA; RNU. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight: 732.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570317
ISBN
9781905570317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KNAF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803254251
ISBN
9780803254251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Gaia, in which James Lovelock puts forward his inspirational and controversial idea that the Earth functions as a single organism, with life influencing planetary processes to form a self-regulating system aiding its own survival, is now a classic work that continues to provoke heated scientific debate. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 black and white figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784883
ISBN
9780198784883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107480674
ISBN
9781107480674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.06

Paperback. Clive Walker has changed the face of conservation in South Africa and devoted his life to the preservation of our wildlife and natural heritage. Baobab trails is the story of his journey, spanning more than forty years, told through his experiences with some extraordinary and remarkable personalities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431408672
ISBN
9781431408672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.47

Hardback. Edited by three leading experts in wildlife management, this book explores the interface of humans with wildlife and their sometimes complementary, often conflicting, interests. It contains well-researched chapters which address conservation, wildlife use, and the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of wildlife management. Editor(s): Decker, Daniel J.; Riley, Shawn J.; Siemer, William F. Num Pages: 304 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406541
ISBN
9781421406541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.95

Paperback. A collection of ethnographies grounded in second-generation political ecology, which focuses on the interchanges between nature and culture, and the local and the global. Editor(s): Biersack, Aletta; Greenberg, James B. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 color illus., 5 tables, 6 color maps, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336723
ISBN
9780822336723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Black and White Reproductions of Original Brush and Ink Drawings. BIC Classification: RNFF; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603585224
ISBN
9781603585224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.64

Paperback. The ecological crisis is the most overwhelming to have ever faced humanity and its consequences permeate every domain of life. This trenchant book examines its relation to Islamophobia as the dominant form of racism today, showing how both share roots in domination, colonialism and the logics of capitalism. Series: Debating Race. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JFSR2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745692272
ISBN
9780745692272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and White Photos, Maps. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
10th anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603580564
ISBN
9781603580564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem - or thinks it does. Combining frontline investigation with fresh data, this title shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: KNDF; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036342
ISBN
9780141036342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome; Duckert, Lowell. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFCD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. .
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693092
ISBN
9780816693092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Pearce, C. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Other India Press India
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
17th
Condition
New
SKU
V9788185569314
ISBN
9788185569314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.68

Paperback. Changes in seasonal movements and population dynamics of migratory birds in response to ongoing changes resulting from global climate changes are a topic of great interest to conservation scientists and birdwatchers around the world. This book evaluates the capacity of migratory birds to adapt to the challenges of a changing climate. Num Pages: 297 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW6; RNKH; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597266888
ISBN
9781597266888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Hardcover. "The Whole Earth Catalog" grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon. In recovering the history of the Catalog's brand of environmentalism, this book recounts how San Francisco's Stewart Brand and his counterculture cohorts in the Point Foundation promoted a philosophy of pragmatic environmentalism. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615452
ISBN
9780700615452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.05

Paperback. How can we plan and design stronger communities? This handbook brings together the fields of planning, disaster response, and hazards management to provide a field-tested process on how to make communities disaster-resilient. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 photographs & 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610915854
ISBN
9781610915854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCY; KJMB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783531516
ISBN
9781783531516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JWK; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Millivres-Prowler Group Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KIN0001188
ISBN
9780946097166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages, 158 figures, 53 tables. BIC Classification: RNH; RNK; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262016650
ISBN
9780262016650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.78

Hardcover. A radical new theory of how languages were dispersed around the globe is debated by experts in historical linguistics, prehistoric archaeology, molecular genetics and human ecology. Editor(s): Bellwood, Peter; Renfrew, Lord Colin. Series: McDonald Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 520 pages, 88 figs, 21 tables. BIC Classification: CFF; HDDA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1798.
Publisher
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902937205
ISBN
9781902937205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.19

Hardback. Daanish Mustafa's outlines the need to develop an integrative approach. Introducing the concept of hydro-hazardscape he shows how diverse the social groups affected by a hazard may view it differently, resulting in a differing perception of the threat. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855366
ISBN
9781848855366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.51

Paperback. With a fresh, transdisciplinary approach, this title aims to probe the possibility of a green shift radical enough to permeate the ancient roots of our sensibility and the social sources of our practice. It explores our sense of how to proceed in the face of an ecological crisis that demands fresh thinking and acting. Editor(s): Kearns, Laurel; Keller, Catherine. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia S. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 40. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823227464
ISBN
9780823227464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610915915
ISBN
9781610915915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.02

Paperback. Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; providing clear and concise explanations of all syllabus requirements and topics, and practice questions to support and strengthen learning. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 4MB; RN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471899737
ISBN
9781471899737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Paperback. The perfect guide for anyone who wants to know more about genetically modified crops -- and why they're a problem Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KNDF; MBNH2; RNT; TVB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324395
ISBN
9780745324395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Paperback. A founder of soundscape ecology offers a pioneering field guide for listening to and recording the sounds of the wild Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVS; GBC; RNC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218190
ISBN
9780300218190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Carpet Bombing Culture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908211484
ISBN
9781908211484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. This book provides a common language for improving communication between researchers, biologists, environmental engineers and others managing or studying riverine environments. It summarises stream classification, stream rehabilitation and methods for determining instream flow requirements. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470843581
ISBN
9780470843581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.97

Paperback. Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; RNF; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621590
ISBN
9780748621590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.91

Hardback. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. This book provides a discussion of kelp species and forest ecology worldwide, with considerations of human uses and abuses, management and conservation, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, 95 b/w illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278868
ISBN
9780520278868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.85
€ 69.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Permanent Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856231855
ISBN
9781856231855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Includes information on buying and selling woods, useful contact addresses and a glossary of terms. Num Pages: 233 pages, Photographs, figures, glossary. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853834547
ISBN
9781853834547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479861781
ISBN
9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.09

Paperback. Fair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify? This book presents a study of coffee farmers in Mexico which offers the thorough investigation of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of fair trade. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCLT; KNAC; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282247
ISBN
9780520282247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. An overview of the issues surrounding marine pollution, including topics like how it originates, marine debris, oil, and climate change. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNP; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199996681
ISBN
9780199996681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Series: Preppers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNFD; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612434483
ISBN
9781612434483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.65

Paperback. On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe. Photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPN; HBT; MBNH2; RNQ; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851248035
ISBN
9780851248035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.29