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The environment

Paperback. Pesents the first systematic examination of the hundreds of novels that have been written about anthropogenic climate change. Drawing on climatology, the sociology and philosophy of science, geography, and environmental economics, Adam Trexler argues that the novel has become an essential tool to construct meaning in an age of climate change. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936925
ISBN
9780813936925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.36

Paperback. A recent report warns that nearly 20 per cent of the world's primates may go extinct by 2020. This work integrates theoretical advances with practical management priorities to give scientists and policymakers the tools they need to help keep these species from disappearing forever. Num Pages: 512 pages, 89 line drawings, 59 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116372
ISBN
9780226116372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. Val Plumwood explores the emergence of ecofeminism, explaining its relation to other feminist and radical green theories. A philosophical account of the relationship between women and nature. Series: Opening Out: Feminism for Today. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415068109
ISBN
9780415068109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Adamson, Joni; Gleason, William A.; Pellow, David N. Series: Keywords. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814760833
ISBN
9780814760833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRKT; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571638
ISBN
9780226571638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardcover. The author gives an account of his two years experience of the 'simple life' in the woods. In this book, he tells how he sought and found material and spiritual sustenance in the solitude of the cabin which he built for himself on the shore of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; RNA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151367
ISBN
9781857151367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

paperback. Nature as Teacher details Schauberger's thinking about environmental catastrophe. Translator(s): Coats, Callum. Num Pages: 192 pages, photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: RN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858600567
ISBN
9781858600567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226406442
ISBN
9780226406442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Embedded black and white photos, images, charts and diagrams. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNFY; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256350
ISBN
9781781256350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. From DNA sequences stored on computer databases to archived forensic samples and biomedical records, bioinformation comes in many forms. Its unique provenance the fact that it is 'mined' from the very fabric of the human body makes it a mercurial resource; one that no one seemingly owns, but in which many have deeply vested interests. Series: Resources. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509505463
ISBN
9781509505463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Horl, Erich. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350014695
ISBN
9781350014695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.61

Paperback. In 2001 an international panel of distinguished climate scientists announced that the world was warming at a rate without precedent during at least the last ten millennia, and that warming was caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases from human activity. This book shows how the scientific consensus caught fire among the general world public. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031890
ISBN
9780674031890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. A sophisticated and subversive guide on how to make a difference .. one day at a time. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
SKU
KNW0009330
ISBN
9780007242306
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom; Chrulew, Matthew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178815
ISBN
9780231178815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226285436
ISBN
9780226285436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, figures, tables, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Practical Action
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853390722
ISBN
9781853390722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Harris, Brett R. Num Pages: 110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNFY; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
110
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624175657
ISBN
9781624175657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.09
€ 135.17

Hardback. Interest in the geography of economic and social change has grown in Britain over recent years as people have become more aware of regional imbalances. Editor(s): Chisholm, Michael; Manners, Gerald. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ; RN. Weight in Grams: 574. 248pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KON0832082
ISBN
9780521082358
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HREP; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 115 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Parallax Press United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888375831
ISBN
9781888375831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to building green on any budget. Num Pages: 432 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: AMCR; RNU; TNK; VSZ; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865717794
ISBN
9780865717794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. * A vibrant reading of postmodern feminist and postcolonial thought* By the author of Postmodern Geographies (Verso, 1989)* Presents a new transdisciplinary mode of thinking about space and the spatiality of social life. . Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866752
ISBN
9781557866752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.68

Paperback. With perspectives drawn from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia, Globalization and Food Sovereignty is the first comparative collection to focus on food sovereignty activism worldwide. Editor(s): Andree, Peter; Ayres, Jeffrey M.; Bosia, Michael J.; Massicotte, Marie-Josee. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612280
ISBN
9781442612280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.20

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 369 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
369
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620817124
ISBN
9781620817124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.67
€ 169.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 396 pages, Full colour throughout with charts and illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 263 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931498791
ISBN
9781931498791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.33
€ 47.56

Paperback. Includes an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies. This book explores how three important groups within global society - the power elites, the organized opposition to the elites (the 'activist' movements), and ordinary people - are likely to respond to these options. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406. Options and Actions for a Post-carbon Society. 224 pages, Illustrations. Includes an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies. This book explores how three important groups within global society - the power elites, the organized opposition to the elites (the 'activist' movements), and ordinary people - are likely to respond to these options. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNB; RNF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570102
ISBN
9781905570102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Biography of conservationist and tv broadcaster Kenneth Allsop Editor(s): Foreword by Richard Mabey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493842
ISBN
9781908493842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. How to Permaculture Your Life is a resource book for anyone who wants to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. It discusses: some of the most nutritious food and fodder plants, how to build gardens and improve our soils, strategies for rural properties, how to harvest, store, conserve and reuse water and energy, and much more! Num Pages: 300 black and white illustrations, colour section. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; VSZ; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Permanent Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856232470
ISBN
9781856232470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780933280649
ISBN
9780933280649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 47.93

Paperback. The first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, especially its colonial and global aspects. Series Editor(s): Worster, Donald; Crosby, Alfred W. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 560 pages, 57 b/w illus. 5 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521565134
ISBN
9780521565134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603586764
ISBN
9781603586764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. Photographs capture the essence of the Burren: the weathered landscape of limestone pavement, hills, caves and lowlands; the ever-changing light; the exotic flora that bring together arctic, alpine and Mediterranean species; the elusive wildlife; the tombs, cairns, forts and churches; and the people. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AGN; AJC; RNA; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 252 x 20. Weight in Grams: 974.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Gill
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892514
ISBN
9781848892514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.74

Hardback. Examining urban environmental issues at the macro, municipal level down to the micro community and individual level, this volume features cities and metropolitan regions across the global north and south with case studies from the United States, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe to India, Central America, South America and Africa. Editor(s): Holt, William. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781900369
ISBN
9781781900369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.13

Paperback. This new edition of a popular book looks at global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of causes. In addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the book highlights the environmental and social impact of scientific developments, and examines how socio-economic and political factors affect the use of land and resources. Editor(s): Harris, Frances. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470684696
ISBN
9780470684696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.18

Paperback. Takes readers to extraordinary places to meet conservation's heroes and foot soldiers - and to discover the new ideas they are generating about how to make conservation work. In this title, the journey starts in the floodplains of Assam, where rangers and villagers have together helped bring Indian rhinos back from the brink of extinction. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036014
ISBN
9780226036014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.66

Paperback. Series: Forerunners: Ideas First. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD; JPFC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696079
ISBN
9780816696079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.73

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

Paperback. Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; RNR; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150161
ISBN
9780691150161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

Paperback. Discusses all aspects of water and the evolution of life, including how water acts as the medium of communication between all living organisms. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157387
ISBN
9780863157387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. State of the World first puts our current moment in context, tracing cities in the arc of human history. It also examines the basic structural elements of every city: materials and fuels; people and economics; and biodiversity. Num Pages: 300 pages, 35 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610917551
ISBN
9781610917551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.70