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“david kemp”

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  • The Pleasures and Treasures of Britain

    A Discerning Traveller's Companion

    Edited by David Kemp ...
    Is a famous queen of Britain really bured beneath platform 10 at King’s Cross station in London?What is the telephone number of the National Theatre?what is the best place to eat in Worcester?Where is the National Bagpipe Museum? (Hint: not in Scotland)Was Pointius Pilate born in Pitlochry?The answers to these questions and literally thousands more are to be found in David Kemp’s fascinating ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Consent of the People

    Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality

    by David Kemp ...
    Consent of the People: Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality 1966-2022 explores how Australia's founding Enlightenment ideals were shaped into a unique national liberalism, embodied in liberal democratic institutions, political parties and shared values. Despite intense partisan loyalties, conservative and radical resistance, and a politics of unequal power and influence, inequality was ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Global Environmental Issues

    A Climatological Approach

    by David Kemp ...
    This book provides a balanced account of the global environmental issues which threaten our society and which we neglect at our peril. Analysing both social and environmental components of the issues - global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain and drought - the book offers a valuable integrative approach and a detailed analysis of environmental issues in a clear, non-technical manner.Emphasising ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

  • The Environment Dictionary

    by David Kemp ...
    The Environment Dictionary provides an essential source of information on all aspects of the environment. It includes all the basic scientific terms and concepts along with socio-economic, cultural, historical and political elements which impact on the environment. This dictionary provides the interdisciplinary approach required to understand environmental issues worldwide.Designed for a wide ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

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    What We Have Taken from Nature

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    $18.99 USD

  • Introduction to Geography and the Environment, An

    by Joseph Holden ...
    This highly respected and best-selling textbook provides an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to the major topics within physical geography. It focuses on understanding the inter-linkages between processes, places and environments and is comprehensively illustrated to demonstrate how the physical environment works.Now in its fourth edition, the book has been thoroughly updated ... Read more

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  • Economic Geology

    Principles and Practice

    by Walter L. Pohl ...
    Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance.This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The God Species

    Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans

    by Mark Lynas ...
    We humans are the God species, both the creators and destroyers of life on this planet. As we enter a new geological era - the Anthropocene - our collective power now overwhelms and dominates the major forces of nature. But from the water cycle to the circulation of nitrogen and carbon through the entire Earth system, we are coming dangerously close to destroying the planetary life-support systems ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Basics of Environmental Science

    by Michael Allaby ...
    The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include: * ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Economic Geology

    Principles and Practice

    by Walter L. Pohl ...
    Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance.This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of ... Read more

    $91.00 USD

  • Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals

    An Introduction

    by Anthony M. Evans ...
    Series series Geoscience Texts
    Much new data and many new ideas have emerged in the area of ore geology and industrial minerals since publication of the second edition of this text in 1987. The overriding philosophy behind this new edition is the inclusion and integration of this new material within the established framework of the text. The third edition is re-presented in the modern double-column format.Non-metallic deposits ... Read more

    $153.95 USD

  • Applied Climatology

    Principles and Practice

    by Allen Perry, Dr Russell Thompson, Russell Thompson ...
    'Big freeze' conditions, storms, severe flooding, droughts, and heatwaves - recent extremes in weather, with their resultant physical, economic and human losses, highlight the vulnerability of society to changes in the atmosphere. Atmospheric pollution, urbanization, natural atmospheric disasters are causing dramatic changes in climatic environments.Applied Climatology examines the effects of ... Read more

    $110.99 USD