Stratigraphy

"Unlocking the Stratigraphical Record"

Advances in Modern Stratigraphy

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Stratigraphy is the key to understanding the Earth, its materials, structure, and past life. By the authors of The Key to Earth History (1994), this book explores the advanced tools with which to order and interpret the stratigraphical record. With index. Paperback, 542 pages. Size: 242 x 164 mm. Weight: 910g.

Author: (Doyle, Peter, ed.)
ISBN: 0471974633
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Stratigraphy

"Principles of Stratigraphy Instructor's Manual"

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Reaffirms the vital importance of stratigraphy to the earth sciences, and introduces the undergraduate to its key elements. This text devoted to stratigraphic principles and applications. It contains details of the stratigraphic techniques. It includes numerous case studies and real-world examples. With 362 illustrations. Paperback, 340 pages. Size: 245 x 188 mm. Weight: 713g.

Author: Brookfield, M.E.
ISBN: 140511164X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Stratigraphy

"The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change"

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A lavishly illustrated textbook on sequence stratigraphy, supported by numerous learning features and supplementary website. With 150 plates. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 277 x 218 mm. Weight: 1049g.

Author: Coe, Angela L. Bosence, Dan W.J. Church, Kevin D. (The Open University, Milton Keynes) Flint, Stephen Howell, John A. (Universitetet I Bergen, Norway) Wilson, R.C.L.
ISBN: 0521538424
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Stratigraphy

"A Breviary of Seismic Tomography"

Imaging the Interior of the Earth and Sun

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The first textbook to provide an extensive introduction to seismic tomography for advanced students and research practitioners. With 97 line figures 3 halftones. Hardback, 360 pages. Size: 253 x 179 mm. Weight: 859g.

Author: Nolet, Guust
ISBN: 0521882443
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Structure & Properties of the Earth

"Future Energy"

Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet

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Increasing global energy demand requires fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources. This includes solving questions like how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. This book contains contributions by expert scientists and engineers on various sources of energy available to us. With illustrations. Hardback, 400 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 964g.

Author: (Letcher, T.M., ed.)
ISBN: 0080548083
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sustainability

"Green Chemistry Metrics"

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Quantifying the environmental impact of chemical technologies and products, and comparing alternative products and technologies in terms of their 'greenness' is a challenging task. In order to characterize various aspects of a complex phenomenon, a number of different indicators are selected into a metric. With illustrations. Hardback, 344 pages. Size: 253 x 183 mm. Weight: 907g.

Author: (Lapkin, Alexei, ed.)
ISBN: 1405159685
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"Sustainability Or Collapse?"

An Integrated History and Future of People on Earth

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"Dahlem Workshop Reports" series; Develops an integrated human and environmental history over millennial, centennial, and decadal time scales. This book focuses on the human-environment interactions that have shaped historical forces since ancient times and discusses such key methodological issues as data quality. With 47 illustrations. Hardback, 520 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 840g.

Author: (Costanza, Robert, ed.)
ISBN: 0262033666
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sustainability

"Sustainable Development in Practice"

Case Studies for Engineers and Scientists

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Provides background theory on the concept of sustainable development and presents a series of practical case studies on such topics as waste water management, air quality, solid waste management, renewable energy and ethical considerations. This book looks at the ways of integrating sustainability aspects into science and engineering. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 458 pages. Size: 245 x 174 mm. Weight: 869g.

Author: (Azapagic, Adisa, ed.)
ISBN: 0470856092
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sustainability

"The Sustainable Urban Development Reader"

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"Routledge Urban Readers (Paperback)" series; Provides important material on the history of the sustainability concept and specific applications within urban planning specialities related to land use, transportation, urban design, environmental protection, economic development and social justice. With 8 tables, 30line drawings, 54 b&w photos. Paperback, 348 pages. Size: 250 x 190 mm. Weight: 885g.

Author: (Wheeler, Stephen M., ed.)
ISBN: 041531187X
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sustainability

"Sustainable Urban Development Reader"

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"Routledge Urban Reader Series" series; Presents a selection of classic material on sustainable community development. This work begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, before presenting classic readings on a number of dimensions of the sustainability concept. With 93 black & white illustrations, 65 black & white halftones, 28 black & white line drawings. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 512 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 1105g.

Author: (Wheeler, Stephen M., ed.)
ISBN: 0415453828
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Sustainability

"Ecovillages"

A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities

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A comprehensive manual for planning, establishing and maintaining a sustainable community. Includes issues of management, design, farming and food, water and sewage, energy sources and economics. With 100 colour photographs. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 244 x 188 mm. Weight: 720g.

Author: Bang, Jan Martin
ISBN: 0863154808
Publisher: Floris Books
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sustainability

"Environmental Management for Sustainable Development"

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"Routledge Introductions to Environment" series; Explores the nature and role of environmental management, covering key principles, practices, tools, strategies and policies, and offering an introduction. This work focuses on sustainable development. It covers topics such as key resources under stress, environmental management tools, climate change and urban environmental management. With 43 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 19 black & white halftones, 22 black & white. N.e of 2r.e. Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 907g.

Author: Barrow, Christopher J.
ISBN: 041536535X
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
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"Ecology of Building Materials"

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Introduces to issues such as using raw materials from renewable sources, and the possibilities of designing and manufacturing reusable building materials. This book discusses the alternatives to building materials from an ecological perspective. It presents an interpretation of complicated Life Cycle Analysis issues. With 1. New ed. Paperback, 476 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 1103g.

Author: Berge, Bjorn
ISBN: 0750654503
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sustainability

"Design for Sustainability"

A Sourcebook of Integrated Ecological Solutions

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With radical design solutions, everyone could be living in environments that are more like gardens than cargo containers, and that purify air and water, generate energy and produce food - at lower cost. Birkeland introduces an innovative approach to environmental and social problem- solving. With figures, tables, exercises, index. Paperback, 289 pages. Size: 264 x 209 mm. Weight: 733g.

Author: Birkeland, Janis
ISBN: 1853838977
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sustainability