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The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps Ben Coates 9781473665095
RRP: $21.43$14.43*SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through... -
Ponds, Pools and Puddles (Collins New Naturalist Library) by Jeremy Biggs 9780002200851
RRP: $126.75$82.49Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape – there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK – and they are also important wildlife habitats. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of these freshwater habitats... -
The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future by Peter Gleick
RRP: $58.50$35.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541702271Author Peter GleickFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint PublicAffairsPublisher PublicAffairsWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 165mm * 48mm -
Understanding Hydraulics by L. Hamill 9780230242753
$138.82Covering all the fundamental topics in hydraulics and hydrology, this textbook is an accessible, thorough and trusted introduction to the subject. The text builds confidence by encouraging readers to work through examples, try simple experiments and... -
Tides: A Very Short Introduction by David George Bowers
RRP: $17.53$12.58The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level... -
Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark A. Miodownik
RRP: $21.43$15.15BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING STUFF MATTERS Sometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always fascinating: the secret lives of liquids, from one of our best-known scientists________________A series of glasses of... -
H2O: A Biography of Water by Philip Ball
RRP: $21.43$14.43The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water.The extent to which water remains a scientific mystery is extraordinary, despite its prevalence and central... -
Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air by Theodor Schwenk
RRP: $43.88$36.60Why does water always take a winding course in streams and rivers? Do common principles and rhythms underlie its movement - whether it be in the sea, in a plant, or even in the blood of a human being? In this seminal and thought-provoking work, the laws... -
Water: A Very Short Introduction by John Finney
RRP: $17.53$12.58Water dominates the surface of Earth and is vital to life on our planet. It is a remarkable liquid which shows anomalous behaviour. In this Very Short Introduction John Finney introduces the science of water, and explores how the structure of water... -
Rivers of Power: How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World by Laurence C. Smith
RRP: $25.33$17.73'As fascinating as it is beautifully written' JARED DIAMOND, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelRivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization. Rivers have opened frontiers, defined... -
Bubbles: A Ladybird Expert Book by Helen Czerski
RRP: $17.53$12.58Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Bubbles is a clear, surprising and entertaining introduction to the science of bubbles. Bubbles are beautiful, ephemeral, fun, fragile, jolly and slightly unpredictable. We're all familiar with them, but we don't... -
Wild Waters: A wildlife and water lover's companion to the aquatic world by Susanne Masters
RRP: $39.00$28.24About seventy-one per cent of the Earth's surface is water, and even on dry land we remain closely connected to aquatic life. It provides us with oxygen, food, medicine and materials. Wild waterlife infiltrates our lives in many surprising ways. Every... -
Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid & Vapor by Gerald Pollack 9780962689536
RRP: $99.43$84.03Professor Pollack takes us on a fantastic voyage through water, showing us a hidden universe teeming with physical activity that provides answers so simple that any curious person can understand. In conversational prose, Pollack lays a simple foundation... -
Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge by Erica Gies 9781800247376
RRP: $21.43$13.88A journey through time and around the world to uncover water's true nature, and how it can help us adapt to climate change. Trouble with water - increasingly frequent, extreme floods and droughts - is one of the first obvious signs of climate change... -
Fundamentals of Hydrology Tim Davie 9780415858700
RRP: $85.78$75.74The third edition of Fundamentals of Hydrology provides an absorbing and comprehensive introduction to the understanding of how fresh water moves on and around the planet and how humans affect and manage the freshwater resources available to them. The... -
A Field Guide to British Rivers George Heritage (Dynamic Rivers Consultants, UK) 9781118487983
RRP: $126.65$110.21Temperate rivers are influenced by many factors including geology, climate, soils, sediment type, flow, as well as human activity. The complex interactions of the non-anthropogenic controlling factors have led to a wonderful diversity of river type... -
The Water Book Alok Jha 9781472209535
RRP: $21.43$14.43Water is the most every day of substances. It pours from our taps and falls from the sky. We drink it, wash with it, and couldn't live without it. Yet, on closer examination it is also a very strange substance (it is one of only a very small number of... -
Water and Peace: A journey through the world's most explosive conflict zones in search of deep water Dr Alain Gachet 9781529426885
RRP: $48.75$31.94In countries where scarce surface water causes disease and conflict, an abundance of water can bring peace.With the growing impact of climate change, an estimated one third of the world's population lacks fresh water. By 2050 it could well be over... -
The Way of the Water Priestess: Entering the World of Water Magic by Annwyn Avalon
RRP: $25.33$23.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578637249Author Annwyn AvalonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser -
Principles of Glacier Mechanics by Roger LeB. Hooke 9781108446075
RRP: $136.48$117.23The third edition of this successful textbook will supply advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the tools they need to understand modern glaciological research. Practicing glacial geologists and glaciologists will also find the volume useful... -
Where The Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen
RRP: $27.28$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216099Author David OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Energizing Water: Flowform Technology and the Power of Nature by Jochen Schwuchow
RRP: $48.75$39.59The poor quality of water, as well as its restricted supply and availability, is one of the biggest challenges of our time, with presently two-fifth's of the world's population unable to find adequate fresh water for essential usage. Over 40 years'... -
Hydrogeology: Principles and Practice Kevin M. Hiscock (University of East Anglia) 9781119569534
RRP: $153.95$134.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781119569534Author Kevin M. HiscockFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Wiley-BlackwellPublisher John Wiley and Sons LtdWeight(grams) 178g -
Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks by Robert W. Zimmerman 9781119248019
RRP: $118.85$107.54FLUID FLOW IN FRACTURED ROCKS "The definitive treatise on the subject for many years to come" (Prof. Ruben Juanes, MIT) Authoritative textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to fluid flow in fractured rocks Fluid Flow in... -
Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology: Seco by Luna B. Leopold
RRP: $57.51$36.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486845524Author Luna B. LeopoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Ocean Recovery: A sustainable future for global fisheries? by Ray Hilborn 9780198839767
RRP: $81.88$70.77Over the last two decades, the scientific and popular media have been bombarded by gloom and doom stories of the future of fisheries, the status of fish stocks, and the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems. Dozens of certification and labeling schemes... -
Water Wells and Boreholes Bruce Misstear (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) 9781118951705
RRP: $148.10$132.15Water Wells and Boreholes focuses on wells that are used for drinking, industry, agriculture or other supply purposes. Other types of wells and boreholes are also covered, including boreholes for monitoring groundwater level and groundwater quality. This... -
Engineering Hydrology by E.M. Wilson
$172.46An established and popular text written for students of civil engineering and practising engineers. Plenty of practical examples are provided, as well as problems for the reader to attempt.Book InformationISBN 9780333517178Author E.M. WilsonFormat... -
Essentials of Water: Water in the Earth's Physical and Biological Environments by Peter Blanken 9781108984379
RRP: $77.98$68.66Water shapes the planet and all life upon it. Breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, this accessible, holistic introduction to the role and importance of water in Earth's physical and biological environments assumes no prior knowledge. It... -
Essentials of Water: Water in the Earth's Physical and Biological Environments Peter Blanken 9781108833981
RRP: $194.98$170.45Water shapes the planet and all life upon it. Breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, this accessible, holistic introduction to the role and importance of water in Earth's physical and biological environments assumes no prior knowledge. It... -
Phycoremediation of Wastewater: Practical Applications for Sustainability Maulin P. Shah 9781032486758
$205.08Phycoremediation is an alternative method of water and wastewater remediation, which includes the use of algae for treatment, and is an environmentally friendly and sustainable technology. More conventional methods of wastewater treatment have been... -
Applied Hydrology Biswajit Mukhopadhyay 9781009376105
RRP: $243.75$206.45This comprehensive textbook combines the theoretical principles of engineering hydrology together with their practical applications, using modern industry-standard software. The textbook is written by the combination of a practitioner of water resources... -
Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water by Gregor Beck 9780228103233
RRP: $33.05$24.32Water is our most vital resource, yet few understand even the basics of watershed ecology. This new edition has been updated to reflect growing environmental challenges, such as climate change, the insidious spread of invasive species and the loss of... -
Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics 2 Volume Paperback Set: Past, Present and Future Hydrological Research for Integrated Land and Water Management by Michael Bonell 9780521123983
RRP: $155.98$145.39Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics is a comprehensive review of the hydrological and physiological functioning of tropical rain forests, the environmental impacts of their disturbance and conversion to other land uses, and optimum strategies... -
Understanding Mathematical and Statistical Techniques in Hydrology: An Examples-based Approach by Harvey J. E. Rodda 9781444335491
$145.24Pick up any hydrology textbook and it will not be long before you encounter pages listing sequences of equations representing complex mathematical concepts. Students and practitioners of hydrology will not find this very helpful, as their aim, generally,... -
Water Harvesting for Groundwater Management: Issues, Perspectives, Scope, and Challenges by Partha Sarathi Datta 9781119471905
$199.70Outlines the concept and principles of water harvesting for groundwater management for an international audience, and looks at the positives and negatives surrounding water harvesting technologies This book is the first to fully outline the concept and... -
Water Resources Planning and Management R. Quentin Grafton (Australian National University, Canberra) 9780521762588
RRP: $187.18$171.46Water is an increasingly critical issue at the forefront of global policy change, management and planning. There are growing concerns about water as a renewable resource, its availability for a wide range of users, aquatic ecosystem health, and global... -
Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach by Ian Maddock 9780470976005
$195.06Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approachprovides a research level text which highlights recent developments of this emerging and expanding field. With a focus on interdisciplinary research the text examines:- * the evolution and scope of ecohydraulics *... -
Water from Heaven: The Story of Water From the Big Bang to the Rise of Civilization, and Beyond by Robert Kandel 9780231122443
$192.45From where-and what-does water come? How did it become the key to life in the universe? Water from Heaven presents a state-of-the-art portrait of the science of water, recounting how the oxygen needed to form H2O originated in the nuclear reactions in... -
Basic Water Treatment by Chris Binnie 9781847558787
RRP: $77.90$65.42Revised, updated and expanded Basic Water Treatment remains an essential reference on all aspects of water quality and treatment systems. A bestselling text, this book has been written by two of the world's leading experts in the field and remains the...