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Conservation of the environment
Hardback. Experts from both the natural and social sciences provide vital information for understanding the interactions of forest peoples and forest resources in the lowland tropics of Central and South America. They investigate patterns of traditional resource use, evaluate existing research, and explore new directions for furthering the conservationist agenda. Editor(s): Redford, Kent H. (Wildlife Conservation Society, New York); Padoch, Christine. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 475 pages, 12 figs. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076029
- ISBN
- 9780231076029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.62€ 96.78
€ 129.62
€ 96.78
Paperback. Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province. Num Pages: 346 pages, 27 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; LNKJ; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774807135
- ISBN
- 9780774807135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.74
€ 44.99
€ 39.74
Hardback. Sean Cubitt offers a large scale rethinking of theories of mediation by describing the ecological footprint of media. He investigates the energy, material, and space needed to create, operate, and dispose of electronic devices, and shows how changing how we use media is the only solution to planetary devastation. Series: A Cultural Politics Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; RNK; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362814
- ISBN
- 9780822362814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.02
€ 114.02
paperback. Bowden's classic study of "mining" the waters of the southwestern United States presents a historical, ethnological, and technological analysis in clean, compelling prose. Num Pages: 206 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGB; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780292743069
- ISBN
- 9780292743069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074240
- ISBN
- 9780252074240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. Large predators are among the most threatened species on the planet and ways of conserving them in the face of increasing human populations and associated resource requirements are becoming critical. Editor(s): Hayward, Matt W.; Somers, Michael. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PS. Dimension: 239 x 163. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176804
- ISBN
- 9781405176804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.95
€ 122.95
Hardcover. This comprehensive manual provides guidance to the legal mechanisms used to protect wildlife and to conserve nature in the UK. For each section (e.g. trees, hedgerows, SSIs, protected species) there is an introduction covering the scale of the problem, the level of decline of the species and why there is a need to protect. Num Pages: 440 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNJC; LNKJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632057436
- ISBN
- 9780632057436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.45
€ 169.45
Paperback. Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life-growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. This book tells stories of jellyfish both attractive and deadly while illuminating many interesting and unusual facts about their behaviors and environmental adaptations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 colour plates, 1 halftone, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSVT; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213033
- ISBN
- 9780226213033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
The Greening of Central Europe. Sustainable Development and Environmen...
Sutherlin, John W.; Indurthy, Rathnam
paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: G; JP; RNK; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761813538
- ISBN
- 9780761813538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.68
€ 75.68
hardcover. A comprehensive, full-colour work providing insights into recent advances in the ecological understanding of ladybirds. Editor(s): Roy, Helen; Brown, Peter. Num Pages: 408 pages, 192 colour illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1172.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107116078
- ISBN
- 9781107116078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13
€ 65.13
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609867
- ISBN
- 9780691609867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.16
€ 68.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Amato, George; DeSalle, Rob; Ryder, Oliver A.; Rosenbaum, Howard C. Series: American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Series on Biodiversity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones, 13 color illus., 6 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128322
- ISBN
- 9780231128322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 69.64
€ 91.76
€ 69.64
Hardcover. This book provides a cutting edge review of the multi-disciplinary sciences related to studies of global forest fragmentation. It specifically addresses cross-cutting themes from both an ecological and a social sciences perspective. Editor(s): Kettle, Chris J.; Koh, Lian Pin. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780642031
- ISBN
- 9781780642031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.69
€ 160.69
Hardcover. The development of agriculture has caused rapid changes to the rural environment. Today, with growing awareness and concern for environmental issues, there is a movement to stem further damage to the countryside and replace some of the values which have been lost. Num Pages: 314 pages, line drawings, halftones. BIC Classification: JKSN1; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948711
- ISBN
- 9780471948711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.84
€ 244.84
Forested Habitats and Human-Modified Land-Use Effects on Avian Diversi...
Redondo-Brenes, Alvaro; Montagnini, Florencia
Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages, tables, charts & maps. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 63
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608768790
- ISBN
- 9781608768790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.33€ 49.84
€ 71.33
€ 49.84
Hardback. A collection of essays discussing how the elite exploit the impact of climate change and how local communities can resist this process. Editor(s): Buxton, Nick; Hayes, Ben. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336916
- ISBN
- 9780745336916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.81€ 79.98
€ 97.81
€ 79.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Linwood, Nora. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RNK; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215801
- ISBN
- 9781633215801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 301.48€ 200.47
€ 301.48
€ 200.47
Hardback. This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. Editor(s): Leader-Williams, Nigel; Adams, William M.; Smith, Robert J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193849
- ISBN
- 9781405193849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.08
€ 165.08
paperback. Series: Music, Nature, Place. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 b&w illus., 1 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVG; JPW; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023001
- ISBN
- 9780253023001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 34, 12 colour illustrations, 3 maps, 19 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; RNK; RNP; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801456879
- ISBN
- 9780801456879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.23
€ 48.99
€ 43.23
Paperback. "City" and the "Environment" are not mutually exclusive terms. Facing urban conditions in the 21st century requires an understanding of the interaction between social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental factors. This book explores the city, its environment, and the role humans play in shaping the meaning and condition of both. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 407. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592132843
- ISBN
- 9781592132843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.70
€ 36.99
€ 32.70
Paperback. Explores the relationship between automobiles and national parks, and how - together they have shaped our ideas of wilderness. This title traces the history of Washington State's national parks - Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades - and considers what it means to view parks from the road and through a windshield. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990217
- ISBN
- 9780295990217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. With over 25 per cent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as 'the green republic'. This book explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721012
- ISBN
- 9780292721012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Saving Madagascar is an eyewitness account of First World conservationists' attempts to rescue the extraordinary biodiversity of Madagascar-and the environment of its people. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HSM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 41. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603176
- ISBN
- 9781783603176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.44
€ 22.44