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NHBS Monthly Catalogue: October 2008Environmental ScienceANIMAL HEMATOTOXICOLOGY GO Evans Hematology data from in vivo toxicology studies remains one of the most predictive measures for human risk, as the same measurements made in pre-clinical toxicology studies can be made in early ...... 224 pp, illus. hardcover | 2008 | £41.99 | approx. $70/€54 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Edited by Sue Ellen Haupt, Antonello Pasini and Caren Marzban New Paperback Edition How can environmental scientists and engineers use the increasing amount of available data to enhance our understanding of planet Earth, its systems, and processes? This book describes various ...... 438 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £79 | approx. $132/€100 softcover | 2008 | £47.99 | approx. $80/€61 BEYOND ENVIRONMENTALISM The Foundations of a New Environmental Philosophy Jeffrey E Foss New Paperback Edition This is an accessible book that puts environmental thinking on a new footing by discussing the inconsistencies, both scientific and philosophical, of popular environmentalism. The primary focus is to ...... 338 pp. softcover | NYP 02/2009 | £34.50 | approx. $58/€44 BIOCLIMATOLOGY AND NATURAL HAZARDS Edited by K Strelcova, C Matyas, A Kleidon, M Lapin, F Matejka, J. Holecy et al Anthropogenic influences upon the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the risk of rapid climate change present the most serious threats to ecosystems and the natural ...... 315 pp, 200 illustrations, 47 in colour. hardcover | 2008 | £103 | approx. $172/€131 BOREAL FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE Edited by Pertti Hari and Liisa Kulmala An active co-operation between forest ecologists and physicist has continued for decades at the University of Helsinki. These scientists have the common vision that material and energy fluxes ...... 582 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £118.50 | approx. $197/€150 CLIMATIC CHANGES AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Edited by F Zereini and H Hötzl "Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa" is dedicated to high-priority topics related to the impact of climate change on water resources in a water scarce region. ...... Environmental Science and Engineering Series 552 pp, 213 illustrations. hardcover | 2008 | £118.50 | approx. $197/€150 THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE Brian Dawson and Matt Spannagle For anyone trying to separate the fact from the fiction, "The Complete Guide to Climate Change" is an indispensable resource. Taking you through the A to Z of the key scientific, geographical ...... 480 pp, illustrations, tables. hardcover | 2008 | £60 | approx. $100/€76 ENERGY DEMAND AND CLIMATE CHANGE Issues and Resolutions Franklin H Cocks This scientifically sound, yet easily readable book provides the fundamentals necessary to understand today's energy and climate problems and provides possible answers based on current technology ...... 200 pp. softcover | NYP 01/2009 | £18.99 | approx. $32/€25 THE ENVIRONMENT EQUATION 100 Factors that Can Add to or Subtract from Your Total Carbon Footprint Alex Shimo-Barry Can one person - you - really make a difference to the environment? Yes, if you know how. "The Environment Equation" shows you everything you need to know about making a positive or negative ...... 240 pp, col photos. softcover | NYP 01/2009 | £5.99 | approx. $10/€8 EVAPOTRANSPIRATION COVERS FOR LANDFILLS AND WASTE SITES Victor L Hauser As technology and production escalate, the scourge of landfill waste increasingly threatens the environment. This book examines the evapotranspiration (ET) landfill cover, a new and innovative ...... 216 pp, illus, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £62.99 | approx. $105/€80 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence: Workshop Summary DA Relman, MA Hamburg, ER Choffnes and A Mack Long before the germ theory of disease was described, late in the nineteenth century, humans knew that climatic conditions influence the appearance and spread of epidemic diseases. Ancient notions ...... 304 pp. softcover | 2008 | £32.99 | approx. $55/€42 GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE - 2 VOLUME SET Ten Years After Kyoto and Still Counting Edited by VI Grover This book combines philosophical approach to climate change with scientific facts, impact of climate change and/or Kyoto (non) implementation in different regions or countries including impact ...... 1200 pp, 2 Volumes. hardcover | 2008 | £72.80 | approx. $121/€93 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY WITH MATLAB Reza Malek-Madani "Physical Oceanography with MATLAB" provides an introduction to the fundamental analytical and computational tools necessary for modeling ocean currents, focusing on partial differential equations ...... 512 pp, 80 black & white illustrations. hardcover | 2008 | £41.99 | approx. $70/€54 PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Edited by Jan J Boersema and Lucas Reijnders International experts provide a comprehensive picture of the principles, concepts and methods that are applicable to problems originating from the interaction between the living/non-living ...... 555 pp. hardcover | 2008 | £79 | approx. $132/€100 THE USE AND FATE OF PESTICIDES IN VEGETABLE-BASED AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS IN GHANA William Joseph Ntow "The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-based Agro-ecosystems in Ghana" reviews current knowledge on pesticides use in vegetable farming in Ghana and establishes the fate of pesticides in situ in ...... 120 pp, 20 b/w illustrations, 2 col illustrations. softcover | 2008 | £28.99 | approx. $49/€37 WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF E-WASTE Cynthia A Billy This book focuses a wide range of viewpoints onto this single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates. Articles are printed in their entirety and footnotes and ...... 80 pp. softcover | 2008 | £25.50 | approx. $43/€33 |
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