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The environment

Paperback. An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079013
ISBN
9780231079013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Hardcover. Research on the large array of tropical estuarine fishes has increased markedly in recent years and hence scientific knowledge about most aspects of these important fishesa biology and ecology is now catching up with that of their temperate equivalents. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 384 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; KNAF; PSVW1; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632056552
ISBN
9780632056552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 350.77

Paperback. Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate. This title presents the history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth - and the environmental cost of that development. Editor(s): Melosi, Martin V.; Pratt, Joseph A. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNBP; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822959632
ISBN
9780822959632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.50

Paperback. Helps you in understanding and managing the ecological impacts of recreational activities in wildlands. This book shows the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are both important - and often conflicting - objectives. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118397008
ISBN
9781118397008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.80

Hardback. Provides a simple framework to organize the debate on what we should do for the future. This title outlines the basic theory of the discount rate and the various arguments that favor using a smaller discount rate for more distant cash flows. It offers a suitable framework for dynamic problems and decision making. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148762
ISBN
9780691148762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.68

Paperback. Focuses on the possibilities of being at home on the earth: finding place, reinhabitation, and becoming native. This title includes essays that accentuate the links between culture and nature and speak to the loss of place and to being stewards of nature and of interdependent communities, be they in rural areas or urban neighborhoods. Editor(s): Barnhill, David Landis. Num Pages: 341 pages, 8 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: GT; RNA; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216846
ISBN
9780520216846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Paperback. A detailed analysis of America s first national recreation area " Series: America's National Parks Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; RG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781943859153
ISBN
9781943859153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Daniels, Justin A. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634832786
ISBN
9781634832786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.00
€ 208.88

Paperback. The story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table. Series: Food, Health, and the Environment Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518666
ISBN
9780262518666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.99

Hardcover. Examining the dynamics of industry, recreation, and environment; Chiang explores the social history of Monterey's development from a seaside resort to a working-class fishing town and, finally, to a tourist attraction again Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KNAF; KNSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991399
ISBN
9780295991399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; RND; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870717161
ISBN
9780870717161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Draws together a large amount of research on different animals. This book provides examples and case studies. It is suitable for those who work with or study animals in captivity. Series: UFAW Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632064076
ISBN
9780632064076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.59

Paperback. This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities--their air, water, geology, plant, and animal life--to create better, more habitable urban environments. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNF; WMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465027064
ISBN
9780465027064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 551 pages. BIC Classification: KNAF; MZ; PSV; R; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Astral International India
Number of pages
551
Condition
New
SKU
V9789351241379
ISBN
9789351241379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.22
€ 111.81

Paperback. Whether it is the growth of world population, of greenhouse gas concentrations and the accelerating rate of climate change, or the running down of oil and natural gas reserves - we are facing a mounting global crisis that may peak around the year 2030. This book explains what is going on - below the surface of our daily or weekly news bulletins. Num Pages: 316 pages, Figures, tables, boxes, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844073467
ISBN
9781844073467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.17

Paperback. This work shows how historians, geographers and philosophers have invoked nature in its various manifestations - climate, topography, vegetation, wildlife and disease - as a dynamic force in human history. It covers a whole cycle of environmental history and its interpretation Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190219
ISBN
9780631190219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 38 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; KNXC; MBNH2; MMGT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 275 x 215 x 3. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
38
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816906475
ISBN
9780816906475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036026
ISBN
9781594036026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. In "A Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles, "a scientist, a conservationist, and a journalist have come together to provide a guide to the places where people can view sea turtles and participate in authentic conservation projects. Covering five continents and including the South Pacific and Caribbean. Series: Marine, Maritime, and Coastal Books. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCS1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623491611
ISBN
9781623491611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Opens the author's home to us, as she and her family attempt a year of eating only local food, much of it from their own garden. This title shows us how to put food back at the centre of the political and family agenda. It is full of original recipes that celebrate healthy eating, sustainability and the pleasures of good food. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 41. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571233571
ISBN
9780571233571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.06

Paperback. An expose of the oil industry's cover-up of the diminishing oil supply, that paints a bleak picture of the future in which the price of oil skyrockets, economies and communities shudder worldwide, and the globe must move to renewable source to give it power. Num Pages: 320 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: KNB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846270055
ISBN
9781846270055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

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

Hardback. Editor(s): Tucker, Mary Evelyn. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149525
ISBN
9780231149525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. Twenty-nine writers, poets, scientists, and scholars testify on behalf of darkness and against light pollution s diminishment of the night." Editor(s): Bogard, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874173284
ISBN
9780874173284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Paperback. Recognizing the need to engage experts across the life, social, and legal sciences as well as the humanities, this title draws together a wide variety of ecologists, historians, economists, legal scholars, policy makers, and communications scholars, to facilitate a dialogue among these disciplines and understand the invasive species phenomenon. Editor(s): Keller, Reuben P.; Cadotte, Marc William; Sandiford, Glenn. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 colour plates, 34 halftones, 15 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226166186
ISBN
9780226166186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.49

Paperback. A one-stop resource for quantitative environmental science methodology, this guide walks readers through their research project from the initial stages of choosing a suitable topic, conducting the relevant experiments, and interpreting the data through an effective presentation of the results. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470845660
ISBN
9780470845660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.67

Paperback. Globalization and the Environment critically explores the actors, politics and processes that govern the relationship between globalization and the environment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647234
ISBN
9780745647234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Hardcover. Robert J. Spear presents the untold story behind the importation and release of the gypsy moth in North America and the astonishing series of coincidences that brought the state of Massachusetts to a decade-long war against this tenacious insect. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJC; RNR; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558494794
ISBN
9781558494794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Paperback. BIC Classification: RNU; VSZ; WBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Familius LLC
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942934516
ISBN
9781942934516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RNA; RND; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780143130444
ISBN
9780143130444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.85

Hardcover. Take readers on Dinerstein's - one of conservation's key scientists, unlikely journey to conservation's frontiers, from early research in Nepal to recent expeditions as head of Conservation Science at the World Wildlife Fund. Along the way, each locale is brought to life by the author's vivid descriptions, amusing stories, and poetic voice. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559635783
ISBN
9781559635783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1. BIC Classification: RNU; TVH; VSZ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781578264735
ISBN
9781578264735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Backes, David. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DNS; DSBH; RNA; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780816637096
ISBN
9780816637096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

Hardback. Suitable for graduate courses and a reference for appropriate statistical approaches to specific environmental problems, this title begins by describing the important role statistics play in environmental science. It then focuses on how to collect data, highlighting the importance of sampling and experimental design in conducting rigorous science. Series Editor(s): Smith, Richard L. Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Environmental Statistics. Num Pages: 310 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 70 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PBT; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781420061475
ISBN
9781420061475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.04

Hardback. Favoring both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice, this title makes a case that the best - and possibly only - way to get an effective climate treaty is to exclude measures designed to redistribute wealth or address historical wrongs against underdeveloped countries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137759
ISBN
9780691137759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.13

Paperback. It provides an important reference for professional conservationists and wildlife biologists. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521101349
ISBN
9780521101349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.04

Paperback. The conclusions of the Global Biodiversity Assessment are presented in this 1995 Summary for Policy-Makers. Editor(s): Heywood, V. H.; Watson, R.T.; Baste, I.; Dias, B.; Gamez, R.; Reid, W.; Ruark, Gibbons. Num Pages: 56 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521564809
ISBN
9780521564809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Hardback. Describes the structure, assumptions, philosophy and innovative results of an advanced global integrated assessment model for all those involved in exploring a sustainable global future. Editor(s): Rotmans, Jan; Vries, Bert de. Num Pages: 479 pages, 145 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 39 tables. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
479
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521621762
ISBN
9780521621762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.64

Hardback. This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province from 1938-50. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 310 pages, 19 b/w illus. 9 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JWL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107071568
ISBN
9781107071568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.28

Paperback. This new edition analyses Leopold's essay, which explores issues of predation by studying the interrelationships between deer, wolves and forests. Flader shows how Leopold's approach to wildlife evolved from, amongst others, his experiences restoring the deer population in the USA. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSTS; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299145040
ISBN
9780299145040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40