Search Results: Environment/Conservation from Whiting Books

Claremore, Oklahoma: The Rogers College Foundation, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nice, clean condition. The dust jacket is protected in a Mylar sleeve. Inscribed by the author on the title page to the previous owners, one of whom was a former president of Phillips Petroleum Company. xiv, 272 pages, illustrations, Index. Profiles a group of dedicated Oklahomans who recognized and confronted the geographic and human factors that had stunted the economic development and social growth in the northeastern part of the state for generations. They accepted the challenge and went to work to improve their homeland..

Austin, Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology, the University of Texas at Austin, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Soft Cover in Slipcase. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover and about the last 20 pages. Slipcase shows minor wear. Maps (plates) collected together in a sleeve inside slipcase. From the Submerged Lands of Texas series, this volume is about the Corpus Christi area. From the Preface by William L. Fisher, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology: "The atlases of the submerged lands of Texas will present an extensive spatial data base of sediment textural parameters, sediment geochemistry, benthic macroinvertebrates, and associated wetlands. Identifying, mapping, and characterizing these essential components of nearshore coastal environments provide important baseline information in anticipating, managing, and measuring the effects of the multitude of coastal activities that are directly and indirectly tied to submerged lands." 154 pages, illustrated with many figures tables and the following… Read More

Stockholm: Royal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1970. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 48-page stapled pamphlet with a bit of rubbing to the rear cover..

New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Some discoloration to rear panel of dust jacket, but a clean, unmarked copy. 603 pages, with References and Index. Illustrated with numerous Figures. Jacket write-up states this book is the first major attempt to assess the potential health effects of coal-based technologies and processes such as gasification and liquification, analyzing the toxicity associated with the products, byproducts, and chemistry of these processes..