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Southeast Asia : Region in Transition - A Thematic Human Geography of the ASEAN Region

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Rigg, JonathanMareMagnum

Southeast Asia : Region in Transition - A Thematic Human Geography of the ASEAN Region

1994267 pages including references and index. A contemporary human geography of the 'market' economies of the region usually defined by membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Deals with such topics as environment and development, plural societies, agrarian change, urbanization and primacy, natural resource development and land settlement. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Usual amount of markings to contents. Moderate wear. Book

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De Angelo, DoryMareMagnum

The Plaza - Kansas City's World-Famous Shopping District

1989137 pages. Here, where prehistoric mastadons once roamed, shoppers stroll in a sophisticated environment that has managed to maintain its warm, hospitable Midwestern personality. Indeed, the whole of Kansas City has taken the Plaza to its heart. Includes many archival black and white photos plus many contemporary colour photographs. Faint wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book

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Evennett, H. OutramMareMagnum

The Spirit of the Counter-Reformation

1970159 pages including index. Represent's some twenty years' work on the sources of the Counter-Reformation. Isolates the special and positive characteristics of the Counter-Reformation and accounts for them in relation to the environment in which they developed. He sees in the spirit of the Counter-Reformation an attempt not to check but to expand and come to terms with the more individualistic and modern environment in which the Catholic Church found itself. The Jesuits are treated as agents of change. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. Would be graded Very Good if not for three sticker scars upon front cover. Solid working copy. Book

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Martin, VirgilMareMagnum

Changing Landscapes of Southern Ontario

1988241 pages. Uses carefully matched before-and-after photographs to explore Southern Ontario's landscapes. Depicts a dramatic reworking of the urban environment, particularly on the "urban frontier" where the countryside is disappearing under a wave of development. Minor evidence of moisture exposure to glossy back board and some pages. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book

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Johnston, Barbara R. (editor)MareMagnum

Life and Death Matters : Human Rights & the Environment at the End of the Millennium

1997351 pages. A collection of stories, events, and experiences that provide a sense of what life is like for those who confront environmental crises of our time. Topics discussed: Local responses to economic development (cases from Indonesia and china); Conservation and conflict (cases from Africa); Gold mining in the Amazon and Wisconsin; Food, conflict, and justice (cases from the US and Honduras; and more. First half of book is high-lighted in yellow. Second half has blue pen underlining. Moderate wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Solid working copy. Book

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Gibson, Edward M.MareMagnum

The Urbanization of the Strait of Georgia Region: A Study of the Impact of Urbanization on the Natural Resources of Southwestern British Columbia - Geographical Paper No. 57

197663 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations. Text provides a commentary on the cultural and political forces which shape both the process of urbanization and its influence on the utilization of resources. A massive 40"x58" wall map (stored in sleeve) plays a mutually supportive role by providing background information, documenting the dynamic urbanization process, and presenting an analysis of relevant material. Together they provide an interesting collection of information concerning urban growth and its impact in the Strait of Georgia Region. Moderate wear to book. Map in excellent condition. Nice copy of this excellent and now historical reference. Book

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Schafer, R. MurrayMareMagnum

The Tuning of the World

1977301 pages including index and reference notes. A pioneering exploration into the past history and present state of the most neglected aspect of our environment: the SOUNDSCAPE, a term coined by the author. The soundscape is our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises, pleasant and unpleasant, loud and soft, heard or ignored, that we all live with. From the murmur of bees to the blast of an explosion, this vast, ever-changing compendium of bird-song, jackhammers, chamber music, screams, train whistles and rain has been a part of human existence since the beginning of time. Dust jacket is price-clipped and shows light to moderate wear with a quarter inch tear to bottom edge of back panel. Book clean and unmarked with light bumping and mild warp to front board. Nice copy. Book

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Keeble, Sir FrederickMareMagnum

Life of Plants

1926256 pages including index. Over 50 black and white illustrations. Author's intent was to suggest that Science is more than a body of doctrine - an illumination of life. Chapter titles include: Introductory; The Vegetable Kingdom and the Members Thereof; The Manufacture of Food-Materials by the Green Plant; The Absorption of Radiant Energy by the Green Leaf; The Mobilization of Food-Materials; The Use of the Food-Materials for Construction and Power Production; The Environment of the Land Plant; Variation and Heredity; The Plant Commonwealth and its Government. Prior owner's name and date upon front endpaper else unmarked. Partial lean to spine. Average wear to navy cloth boards adorned with bright gilt lettering. Faintly visible staining to front board. Nice copy. Book

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Hadden, Walter J.; Robinson, Charles H. (editor)MareMagnum

The Science of Eugenics and Sex Life Plus Sex-life, Love, Marriage, Maternity

1914648 pages. Two volumes bound together. Complete title of first book continues - The regeneration of the human race - the privileges and duties of bringing children into the world, elimination-segregation-selection, the right to get married, the law of opposites, the mother the sole arbiter of her child's fate, how to have perfect children, the effects of environment on children, the science of reproduction in all animal and plant life, how the human body can be made immune to disease, physical and mental training of children and the development of the brain of a child, the sexual laws of nature and the effects of their violation, the bible on sex hygeine. Title of second volume continues: Life centers, man's ideal woman, woman, woman's ideal man, choosing a mate, scientific mating, cupid's conquest, the honeymoon, what marriage involves, the reproductive organs, pure sex-love, womanhood, pre-natal influence, the gift of motherhood, the successful mother, the power of the mind, etc. etc. etc. Lots to sink your teeth into.! Black and white plates plus line drawings. Textblock and front free endpaper detached. Heavily worn. Rebind this copy and you'll really have something! Book

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Charlton, Mark; Riddell-Dixon, ElizabethMareMagnum

Crosscurrents : International Relations in the Post-Cold War

1993582 pages. A lively anthology in which experts from around the world debate 24 issues that dominate the world arena today - from the New World Order to the Persian Gulf War, GATT to NAFTA, human rights to the environment. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Nice working copy. Book

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Bookhout, Theodore A. (editor)MareMagnum

Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats: Fifth Edition

1994740 pages including index. "The combined impact of the first four editions of this work has been greater than that of any other single publication in the field of wildlife management... This edition will do more than add to this proud history as it is more comprehensive than all of its predecessors combined." - W. Alan Wentz. Contents divided into the following sections: Experimental Design and Treatment of Data; Field and Laboratory Techniques; Population Analysis and Management; Habitat Analysis and Management. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name and phone number upon front endpaper. Light wear to illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book

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Moxen, John (editor); Strachan, Peter A. (editor)MareMagnum

Managing Green Teams : Environmental Change in Organisations and Networks

1998268 pages including index. Will be of particular interest to educationalists, consultants and practitioners. Teamworking is a well-established field, but, to date, no book has made any attempt to fully integrate teamworking and environmental issues. 'NA' ink stamp upon front endpaper and discard stamp upon top edge of text, otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book

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Rowe, StanMareMagnum

Home Place : Essays on Ecology - Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Henderson Book Series No. 12

1990253 pages. "A collection of essays on human ecology, comprising a selection of articles written over the last decade. All of them, in one way or another, circle around the concept of Earth-as-Home-Place, an idea whose crystallization began from a chance encounter with a book back in 1947." - from preface. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Solid copy. Book

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May, ElizabethMareMagnum

Paradise Won - The Struggle for South Moresby

1990320 pages. Black and white illustrations. "The magnificent story of how - given enough determination - the natural world can be saved." - Farley Mowat. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A nice clean copy. Book

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Spearing, David N.MareMagnum

Living on Mountain Slopes

197648 pages. The result of a study of mountain slopes and their potential for providing for human settlement. It grew out of a belief that mountain slopes could be developed into an exhilarating and satisfying environment in which to live, as well as from the recognition of a need to relieve population pressures on agricultural flatlands through the development of mountainous areas. Applies in particular to British Columbia, Canada. Illustrated. Contents include: Climate; Mountain Hazards; Human Attitudes to Physical Setting; Financing Transportation and Pedestrian Movement; Landscaping and Design; Slope Designation, Platform Creation and Construction; Mount Ekos - Sketch of a Prototype. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Book

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Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

Groundwater Resources of British Columbia - Revised Edition

1994Varying paginations. Over 0.5" thick. Glossary. References. Provides an overview of the groundwater resources of British Columiba; how groundwater occurs, where it is found and what conditions favour its development for social and economic benefits. Intended to assist in future groundwater resource planning initiatives at all levels of government, to minimize potential impact of human land use activities on groundwater resources thereby sustaining available quantities and a high degree of groundwater quality for future generations. Subjects include: Origin, Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater; Groundwater and the Hydrologic Cycle; Water Table and the Saturation Zone; Groundwater Flow System; Groundwater Quality; Geology and its Importance; Groundwater Contamination; Contaminant Transport; Preventative Measures; Thermal Springs; Groundwater Regions of British Columbia. Prior owner's name atop title page else clean, bright and unmarked. One page is loose but present. Very nice copy overall. Book

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Gayton, Don (Signed)MareMagnum

The Wheatgrass Mechanism - Science and Imagination in the Western Canadian Landscape SIGNED BY AUTHOR

1990156 pages. Author's signature upon title page. "Don Gayton has the eye of a scientist and the soul of a poet." - Stuart McLean. Looks at the industrialization of our Western landscapes and the exploitation of our resources, and makes a plea for a greater understanding and symbiosis with nature. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book

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Thein Durning, Alan; Bauman, YoramMareMagnum

Tax Shift : How to Help the Economy, Improve the Environment, and Get the Tax Man off Our Backs (New Report, No. 7)

1998115 pages including notes. Describes the tangled maze that is our tax system, explains how we got it, and offers a novel way to fix it. Clean, bright and umarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book

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English, H.O.MareMagnum

Mastering Our Environment

1952414 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Colour plates including frontis. Prepared for students 12 to 16 years of age. Units include: Man's Mastery of Plants; Man Utilizes the Materials of the Earth's Crust; The Earth's Crust Yields Substances of Great Importance; Applying Scientific Principles to Building Construction; Propagating Useful Plants and Animals. School stamps and card pocked to endpapers else unmarked. Average wear. Nice copy of this informative text. Book

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Cone, Joseph (Signed)MareMagnum

Fire under the Sea

1991285 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon half-title page. Notes. Index. Colour photographic plates. The discovery of the most extraordinary environment on earth - volcanic hot springs on the ocean floor. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket which is now in an archival grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book

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Hoos, Lindsay M. Hoos; Packman, Glen A.MareMagnum

The Fraser River Estuary Status of Environmental Knowledge to 1974

1974518 pages. Report of the estuary working group, Department of the Environment, Regional Board Pacific Region. Summarizes existing knowledge pertinent to potential ecological changes rising from estuarine modification. Contents include: Geology; Climatology, Hydrology and Water Quality; Oceanography; Invertebrate Biology; Fish; Bacteria; Flora; Wildlife; Land Use; Waste Disposal and Pollution Problems; Food Chains; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy. Book

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Vipond, Don: EditorMareMagnum

Ecoforestry Journal - Volume 17, Number 1 Spring 2002

200244 pages. Topics include: Performance Improvement; Mountain Pine Beetles; The Canadian Eco-Lumber Co-op; The Science-Policy Interface; Forestry in Bulgaria; Forest Health Should Drive Management; America's Private Forests; Wildwood's Future; The Macktush Creek watershed. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book

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Vipond, Don: EditorMareMagnum

Ecoforestry Journal - Volume 16, Number 2 Summer 2002

200144 pages. Topics include: Ecoforestry at the Landscape Scale; Hill Holt Wood; Wave Hill Farm; Magnifica Comunitaa Di Fiemme (in Italy); Fungus Roots in the Forest; Review of 'In Search of Sustainability'; Reaction Wood; The Earth Charter; The Forest is more than a Collection of Trees. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book

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Vipond, Don: EditorMareMagnum

Ecoforestry Journal - Volume 15, Number 4 Winter 2000

200044 pages. Topics include: Three pillars of operational ecoforestry; The Wildwood Initiative; Cooking the Forestry Books by Ignoring Depletion of Capital; Certification - Seeking the Right Questions; Ecological Characteristics of Inland Rainforests; Banging Heads with the Foresters; Horse Logging at Footstep Hill Farm; What's Wrong with the BC Forest Industry. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book