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The environment

Paperback. The word 'off-grid' refers to places or people without mains water, power or phone line. Off-grid locations can range from private islands to tree-houses. All are outside or in between the criss-crossing lines of power, water and phone that delineate the civilised world. This book is about that physical sense of off-grid. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: RNT; WK; WSZV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818192
ISBN
9780553818192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 figures, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; RNA; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175869
ISBN
9780231175869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180 Colour photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260. A Concise Guide. 96 pages, 180 Colour photographs and maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNB; WNCF. Dimension: 212 x 151 x 11. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Whittet Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873580813
ISBN
9781873580813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Series: Environment Human Condition. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065101
ISBN
9780252065101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Paperback. Series: WILDGuides. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175720
ISBN
9780691175720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.18

Paperback. Brings together the various discoveries of microbiology. Of interest to general readers, this book provides a view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of life on the planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; PSC; PSG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210646
ISBN
9780520210646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.54

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199270040
ISBN
9780199270040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.33

Hardcover. Translator(s): Jimenez-Williams, Ivan Humberto. Series: Anthem Environmental Studies. Num Pages: 172 pages, 4+ figuras y fotografias. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857284624
ISBN
9780857284624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.60

Paperback. Anthology of 80 texts selected from the Last whole Earth catalog (1971). Editor(s): Maniaque Benton, Caroline. Num Pages: 288 pages, 98 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMC; RNA; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529280
ISBN
9780262529280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Presents an introduction to the global carbon cycle. This book tells about the many ways the global carbon cycle is woven into our climate system. It looks at the carbon cycle on three different time scales, describing how the cycle interacts with climate in very distinct ways in each. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 129 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144146
ISBN
9780691144146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.81

Paperback. Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, the author blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a tale. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNF; WB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Vintage London
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281993
ISBN
9780099281993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. Greens are driven by a concern with the fate of future generations and the natural world on which we all depend. Part of "What Do We Believe" series, this work summarises Green historical roots and some of the main intellectual building blocks of Green thinking. It considers whether they have the appetite and potential to 'change the world'. Series: What Do We Believe. Num Pages: 100 pages, map. BIC Classification: JPF; RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. .
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078604
ISBN
9781862078604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.36

Paperback. The building of railways has had a profound but largely ignored physical impact on Britain's coasts. This book explores the coming of railways to the edge of Britain, the ruthlessness of the companies involved and the transformation of our coasts through the destruction or damage to the environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 2 line art. BIC Classification: KNGT; RGCM; RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697625
ISBN
9780748697625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651460
ISBN
9780745651460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

paperback. This book is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's assessment of options for switching to sustainable energy provision to avert potentially disastrous consequences of climate change. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 379 pages, 38 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RNPG; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107673724
ISBN
9781107673724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. The essential argument of this book is that food is an avenue towards freedom Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF; VFD; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846856
ISBN
9780847846856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. Working entirely in harmony with nature, The Permaculture Garden shows you how to turn a bare plot into a beautiful and productive garden. Num Pages: 170 pages, 65ill. BIC Classification: RN; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Permanent Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856230278
ISBN
9781856230278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. A Companion to American Cultural History offers a historiographic overview of the scholarship, with special attention to the major studies and debates that have shaped the field, and an assessment of where it is currently headed. Editor(s): Halttunen, Karen. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118798065
ISBN
9781118798065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821349489
ISBN
9780821349489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.41

Paperback. With illustrative and detailed examples, this work advances smart land conservation: largescale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. It also provides a detailed how-to for planners, designers, landscape architects, and citizen activists. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 tables, 65 figures, 35 photos, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559635585
ISBN
9781559635585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.47

Paperback. Series: State of the World (Paperback). Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCN; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610915410
ISBN
9781610915410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. This book examines the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. It allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL; JPA; JPVK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853835285
ISBN
9781853835285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. In this clear, concise, comprehensively revised and up-to-date introduction to environmental ethics, Robin Attfield guides the student through the key issues and debates in this field in ways that will also be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652535
ISBN
9780745652535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Paperback. A safe, sustainable future is certainly not assured, granted the awesome power of vested interest and inert bureaucracies. But on the evidence provided in Rays of Hope, such a future appears well worth fighting for. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; RNF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. 240p. Paperback. P.B. Keywords: "Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology - Natural Resources Management,Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General,Subjects - Science & Natur"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company Ltd Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KON0587605
ISBN
9780393064223
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780641386
ISBN
9781780641386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Van Horn, Gavin; Hausdoerffer, John. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226444833
ISBN
9780226444833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.02

Paperback. The Journal of a Soul on Fire. 224 pages. The name John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar in 1838, Muir is famed as a pioneer of conservation, and his passion, discipline and vision are still inspirational today. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; RNA; WN; WTL. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841957586
ISBN
9781841957586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. A much-needed account of what has gone wrong in our thinking about the environment. Val Plumwood argues that we need to see nature as an end itself, rather than an instrument to get what we want. Series: Environmental Philosophies. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415178785
ISBN
9780415178785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: RNB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665723
ISBN
9780816665723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447320869
ISBN
9781447320869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.16

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Jamie Woodward examines the environmental shifts that took place during the Great Ice Age of the Quaternary Period. Looking at evidence from the continents, the oceans, and the ice core records, he explores the evolution of ideas about our geological past, the great debates, and the human stories behind it all. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx, 35 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGF; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199580699
ISBN
9780199580699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Demonstrates, what John Muir was really seeing when he admired the grand vistas of Yosemite and the gold and purple flowers carpeting the Central Valley were the fertile gardens of the Sierra Miwok and Valley Yokuts Indians, modified and made productive by centuries of harvesting, tilling, sowing, pruning, and burning. Num Pages: 558 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280434
ISBN
9780520280434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.43

Paperback. This optimistic and richly-informed book evaluates all the options and explains how we can greatly reduce the amount of material demanded and used in manufacturing, while still meeting everyone's needs. Series: Without the Hot Air. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AMCR; PDZ; RNU; TGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Publisher
UIT Cambridge Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition, Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906860301
ISBN
9781906860301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Black and White Illustrations, Tables, Charts and Graphs. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 595.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603582872
ISBN
9781603582872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.91

Paperback. Using an international and multi-disciplinary approach, this book provides a timely overview of the current issues in environmentalism and social policy. It explores many current debates, including: cities, housing and transport; citizenship and care; employment and green jobs; environmental governance and legislation; and globalisation. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Tony. Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423795
ISBN
9781847423795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Paperback. The best-selling book on understanding sustainable energy and how we can make energy plans that add up. Series: Without the Hot Air. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1000 approx; colour throughout. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
UIT Cambridge Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954452933
ISBN
9780954452933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.58

Paperback. Combining theory with practical advice, this book is an invaluable source of information on how destinations, from small towns to entire nations, can enhance their competitiveness. It provides a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of the factors that affect destination competitiveness. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNSG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 664. A Sustainable Tourism Perspective. 304 pages, illustrations. Combining theory with practical advice, this book is an invaluable source of information on how destinations, from small towns to entire nations, can enhance their competitiveness. It provides a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of the factors that affect destination competitiveness. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: KNSG; RN. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 19. Weight: 672.
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845930103
ISBN
9781845930103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Clairview Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570195
ISBN
9781905570195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. The people living in rural Africa are being asked by the world community to move their families, change their means of making a living and disrupt their cultures to save the wildlife. This book explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the aim of returning control to Africa. Num Pages: 266 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206717
ISBN
9780520206717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardback. In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. Num Pages: 516 pages, 210 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135450
ISBN
9781405135450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.06