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The environment

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

Hardcover. How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Organisms Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet. 240 pages, illustrations. Combining astronomy and biology, this title provides the answers to the following three questions: Are we alone? Where did life come from? And where is life going?. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: PHVB; RNCB. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 21. Weight: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465021932
ISBN
9780465021932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. Bess traces the technological transformations that shook post-war France, and shows how they led, in turn, to the rise of environmentalist ideas. As technological modernity merged with environmentalism, he contends, the boundaries between nature and society became profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 266 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044187
ISBN
9780226044187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Paperback. The apparently excellent safety record with nuclear weapons has led scholars, policy-makers, and the public alike to believe that nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. This book challenges such optimism. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 302 pages, 8 figs. 5 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021010
ISBN
9780691021010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Useful to people involved in creating human communities, this book teaches how to develop better environments while conserving natural resources. It presents an approach to planning that is rooted in ecology and design, with an emphasis on sustainable development. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Island Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597263962
ISBN
9781597263962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.01

Paperback. United in their belief that the conservation of biological diversity is a primary concern of humankind, the editors of this book bring together internationally known, similarly- minded experts from the scientific, societal, and conservation policy areas who address policy responses to the problem of biodiversity loss. Editor(s): Cracraft, Joel; Grifo, Francesca T. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108652
ISBN
9780231108652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP; KJVS; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603585750
ISBN
9781603585750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFC1; KNDF; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 246 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623170004
ISBN
9781623170004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Hardback. This is a study of the different architectures of decentralization using empirical evidence from the forestry and water sector of Uttarakhand. It examines the political economy of how institutional designs for environmental governance are created and the important role of politics in shaping institutions and their outcomes. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: JPRB; KCP; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199468966
ISBN
9780199468966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

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

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586489403
ISBN
9781586489403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 halftones. 20 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169064
ISBN
9780691169064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint LLC United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619020016
ISBN
9781619020016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

hardcover. Contains scenarios of geophysical and economic impacts from global warming beyond a doubling of greenhouse gases. This work examines geophysical, ecological, and economic impacts, alternative scenarios with and without policy intervention, institutional change, political-economic barriers to effective policy, and prescriptions for change. Editor(s): Hall, Darwin C.; Hall, Jane Vise; Howarth, Richard B. Series: Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources S. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780762303052
ISBN
9780762303052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.44

Paperback. In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSVW7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988146
ISBN
9780295988146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 53 cartoons. BIC Classification: FXZ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177863
ISBN
9780231177863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Little Toller
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213105
ISBN
9781908213105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619672
ISBN
9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Hardcover. Widely regarded as one of the leading environmentalists in American history, Gaylord Nelson is best known as the founder of Earth Day. This political biography tells the rest of the story - how a small town boy from Wisconsin became a national champion of a progressive agenda. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299196400
ISBN
9780299196400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.47

paperback. The simple idea - a day set aside to focus on protecting our natural environment - was the brainchild of US Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. This book presents the life of Nelson, a small-town boy who learned his values and progressive political principles at an early age, is woven through the political history of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 704 pages, 29 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
Large Print
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299196462
ISBN
9780299196462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; HBLW; JPQB; RND; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164467
ISBN
9780231164467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Paperback. Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 B&W illustrations, two-color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: KJVS; RNU; TVF; TVG; WMQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865717657
ISBN
9780865717657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. The marshes along the Ohio shore of Lake Erie represent less than ten percent of the vast wetlands that were there two hundred years ago. This book explores both the human and natural history of the marshes between Toledo and Port Clinton, Ohio. Num Pages: 262 pages, Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGM; RNC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ohio University Press Ohio
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821410943
ISBN
9780821410943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.37

Paperback. Series: New Frontiers in Historical Ecology. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611329988
ISBN
9781611329988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.50

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. Series: Geopolitics of Information. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252041037
ISBN
9780252041037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.18

Paperback. Series: Geopolitics of Information. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082535
ISBN
9780252082535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

Hardback. * Before his sudden death in January 2015, Ulrich Beck was one of the world s foremost sociologists. This new book is the last book he wrote before his death; it was completed in December 2014 * In this book Beck introduces a new concept 'metamorphosis' to describe what is happening in our world today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690216
ISBN
9780745690216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.45

Paperback. * Before his sudden death in January 2015, Ulrich Beck was one of the world s foremost sociologists. This new book is the last book he wrote before his death; it was completed in December 2014 * In this book Beck introduces a new concept 'metamorphosis' to describe what is happening in our world today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690223
ISBN
9780745690223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.29

Hardcover. Throughout the Southern Hemisphere, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? More generally, why are species found where they are across the Earth? This narrative describes a new theory of how species dispersal occurred through ocean crossings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020515
ISBN
9780465020515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937557
ISBN
9780813937557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.64

Paperback. A new defence of a mortally threatened natural world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: RNA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792799
ISBN
9781444792799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. Once upon a time our society was rich in stories. They united us and helped us to understand the world and ourselves. We called them myths. Today, we have a myth gap. Does that matter? The author argues powerfully and persuasively that it does. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPSL; PDR; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Eden Project Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909513112
ISBN
9781909513112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RNC; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806781
ISBN
9781609806781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.16

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Drubich, Maksim; Moser, Alisa. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNP; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613248768
ISBN
9781613248768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.44
€ 114.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Reynolds, Sabrina. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: LBBP; RN. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633214644
ISBN
9781633214644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.62
€ 69.48

Paperback. Offers information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This book helps the reader understand and value these irreplaceable natural resources, at a time when they are being called upon to produce an ever wider range of services to Scotland's people, while facing threats from climate change, pests and disease. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 8 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692859
ISBN
9780748692859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.28

paperback. Editor(s): Reed, Arnold. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBG; LNKN; MBNH2; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634855280
ISBN
9781634855280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.96
€ 103.06

Hardback. The Natural History of Selborne (1789)is written as a series of letters, which describe with wit and precision the flora and fauna White observes in his Hampshire parish. A classic of nature writing, this edition includes contemporary illustrations, a contextualizing introduction, and an appendix of readers' responses over 200 years. Editor(s): Secord, Anne. Num Pages: 352 pages, c. 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199591961
ISBN
9780199591961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.70