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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1978303 pages. Examines time series and ecological processes. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. Sound copy. Book
1975183 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Intended to help guide urban growth, ensuring environmental quality in major developments, and protecting critical environmental resources." - from back cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
1996Includes the following issues: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: Bell Island, Newfoundland; Bahamas; Transpac Expedition; To House or not to House; Filming a Salmon's Struggle; Manola - half a shipwreck; Blissful Beqa Lagoon; St. Kitts; Shipwrecks of Bermuda; Batchawana - in Lake Superior; Octopus at Argonaut Warf; Arrow - Nova Scotia Shipwreck; Catalina; Emergency ascent Lines; Wilcox - Lake Erie Schooner; Adventure Diving in Newfoundland; Ice Diving and Asbestos; Joyland - the honeymoon wreck; Canadian Cayman Islands; Cozumel; A Tribute to Brooks Wetsuits; Reel Diving; Wrecked in Nova Scotia; Socorro; Ghost Fleet of the St. Clair River; Good Samaritan Laws; Sea Urchins of the Bay of Chaleur; Label Your Tanks; Quebec Overview; Barbados - shipwreck haven; Haida Gwai; Tobermory's shipwrecks; Hard water diving - Banff; Romancing the Providenciales; Island Namesake - Jane McLeod; Lumpfish; Thailand; State of the Oceans; The Coral Reef; Project Aware; Preserving the Marine Environment; They are Eating the Ocean; Race Rocks, B.C.; Record-Breaking Cave Dive; Dive in an Aquarium; Florida Reefs; Columbia Sinking; Great Lakes - Narrow Island's B.B. Buckhout; Mexico Cave Adventure; Nitrox to the Arctic; Photography 101. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
1995184 pages including index. Records the early exploration years and accomplishments of the hundreds of men and women who worked the mine for 25 years, and touches on contributions to the community of the miners and their families. Primarily a chronological history of an open pit copper mine and mill which utilized the ingenuity and skills of its people to ensure the mine's survival in the face of the challenges of a rugged environment, a low grade orebody and economic recession. But it also tells a more personal story through photographs and anecdotes from the mines's veterans, many of whom have taken the lessons learned at Island Copper to other mining operations around the world where they are known affectionately as the "Island Copper Mafia." Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
1990Unpaginated. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. "It is easy to want, but harder to get, a pollution-free, ecologically sustainable society. As you soar along with Rainbow Wings, you and your child will learn that it will take each and everyone's small efforts to get us there. Children of the world need hope not despair. This book and your positive actions provide it!" - Dr. David Suzuki. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible signs of handling. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. Book
2003226 pages. "Offers a lively look at ocean habitats and creatures, with a harrowing description of the dangers posed by such things as pollution and overfishing." - from back cover. Appears to be a new unread copy which was partially damaged during shipping. Binding sound. Clean and unmarked. Quality working copy. Book
1991309 pages. Index. References. 205 colour photographs plus 100 in black and white. 40 graphs and charts. "The first book that examines the practice and politics of forestry in a format readily understandable to the lay reader... The definite blueprint for ecologically responsible forest use." - from dust jacket. "Here is a book that sees the forest as a dynamic biological entity, a perspective that must always be kept in mind as we deliberate over the future of the last untouched wilderness." - David Suzuki. Author is a Registered Professional Forester, forest ecologist, and citizen activist. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
1997616 pages. References. Index. "This compilation of studies on the biotic consequences of tropical deforestation provides a timely, valuable overview of issues at the heart of the biodiversity crisis." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy. Book
1974242 pages. Index. "The first practical primer for fishermen - how to protect, preserve, and restore our rivers." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Book
199027 Minute VHS videotape. New in shrinkwrap. "Addresses the issue of pulp mills as major polluters and we see how these problems have been tackled and unraveled by Harmac to the point where, today, it meets the world's toughest environmental standards for pulp mills. We discover that, in this process, important technology has been created in Canada that is now exported world wide." - from cover. Circa 1990? Book
1999391 pages. Minimal markings and high-lighting to contents. Light wear. Nice bright copy. Book
1976Features: Feather Dusters (serpulid polychaete worms); The SSIT - The Semisubmersible Icebreaking Tanker; A 'Narrow Squeak' for the Brown Pelican; Europe to Harness the Power of the Sea; Puffers (Fugu) - a Taste of Death; Coral Reefs of Moorea; The Fire of St. Elmo; Puerto Rico's Changing Fisheries. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1977Features: Strait of Magellan - the Ultimate Passage; Bluefin Tuna - Vulnerable Giant; The Oriental Art of Abalone Scrimshaw; The International Tsunami Warning System; Superstrain of Oil-Eating Microbes; Shrimps that Dwell with Anemones; Diving into the Future; Capturing Fishes; Progress of Marine Fish Farming in Britain. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1977Features: The World under the Reef; Supertankers - coming or going?; Deep-Water Corals; The Dead Sea; the Misunderstood Morays; Annobon - the forgotten island of the Atlantic; When Scientists and Oystermen Co-operate; Alvin - Window in the Deep. Sound copy. Book
1977Features: There is but one Ocean; Florida's Underwater Policemen; Ever Larger Propellers; How Salty is the Ocean; Farming Giant Kelp; Ararat's Mystery Ship; Ranching Atlantic Bluefin. Sound copy. Book
