Pandas and People. Coupling Human and Natural Systems for Sustainability
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Research Ink, Takoma Park, MD, U.S.A.Research Ink
AbeBooks seller since August 1, 2000
Condition: Used - As new
£ 29.19
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
xv + 278 pp.
Seller Inventory # 32990
- Title
- Pandas and People. Coupling Human and Natural Systems for Sustainability
- Author
- Liu, Jianguo, Vanessa Hull, Wu Yang, Andre?s Vin?a, Xiaodong Chen, Zhiyun Ouyand, and Hemin Zhang, Eds.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- As new
- Book Type
- book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198703554
- ISBN 13
- 9780198703556
- Seller catalogs
- Zoology
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Vanessa Hull is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University. Her research interests include animal behavior and ecology, landscape ecology, and conservation biology. She received her PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University in 2014. Her work has been published in journals such as Biological Conservation, Ecology and Society, and Science, and has been widely featured in the news media. She has also previously co-edited a book "Sources, Sinks, and Sustainability" (2011, Cambridge University Press).
Dr. Wu Yang is an Associate Scientist and Manager of Monitoring & Evaluation at Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia. He is interested in quantifying and understanding the interactions among policy interventions, natural capital, and human well-being. He received a dual PhD in Environmental Science and Policy and Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University in 2013. His work has been published in journals such as Science, PNAS, and Ecological Economics, has been featured by Science magazine as "Editors' Choice ", has been highlighted by NSF's website Science 360 as "Breaking Story ", has been selected by Elsevier as the Top 25 Hottest Articles in Ecological Economics, and has been widely covered by international news media.
Dr. Andrés Viña is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University. Dr. Viña's research is mainly focused on the use of data collected by optical sensors operating at both close (e.g., handheld spectroradiometers) and remote (e.g., sensors on aircraft and spacecraft) distances to analyze the spatio-temporal dynamics of vegetation. He received his PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004. His work has been widely published in journals such as Ambio, Biological Conservation, Ecological Indicators, Ecological Applications and Remote Sensing of Environment and has been widely featured in the news media.
Dr. Xiaodong Chen is an Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Curriculum for the Environment & Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is interested in studying how human activities affect the natural environment, how human livelihood may be changed due to changes in environmental conditions, what are complex interactions among components in human and natural systems, and how human-environment interactions are influenced by policies. He received a PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University in 2010. His work has been published in journals such as PNAS, Ambio, Conservation Biology, and Ecological Modelling, and has been widely covered by international news media.
Dr. Zhiyun Ouyang is Professor and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Regional and Urban Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He studies ecosystem services, ecosystem assessment and ecological planning, biodiversity conservation, and GIS applications in ecology and environmental research. His work has been published in journals such as Science, Nature, and PNAS. He is also a key advisor to the Chinese government who participates in national-level planning on environmental issues such as ecosystem service protection policies and nature reserve management.
Professor Hemin Zhang is Director of Wolong Nature Reserve. His research interests center on captive breeding and management, animal reintroduction, human-wildlife interactions, and nature reserve management. He is currently overseeing the reconstruction of the Wolong Nature Reserve after the devastating 2008 earthquake in China. Zhang's research is published in journals such as Science and Conservation Biology, and has been widely featured in the global news outlets.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Research Ink
Takoma Park, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 1, 2000
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 3.02 | £ 5.29 |
Payment methods
- Check
- Money Order
Store description
We stock scholarly titles in all fields, with an emphasis in the sciences.
Seller's business information
Research Ink
MD, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
All books subject to prior sale.
Payment: in US dollars only, by check or money order (or credit card via the "Buy Now through
ABE.COMmerce" option). Maryland residents add 5% sales tax.
Domestic shipping & handling: $4.00 for the first book, $1.50 for each additional volume; sent USPS
media mail ("book rate") in a padded mailing envelope. International shipping & handling rates vary by
country; sent USPS surface mail in a padded mailing envelope (expect 4-6 weeks delivery time).
Books can be returned for any reason within 7 days.
Research Ink, attn: Customer Service, P.O. Box 11491, Takoma Park, MD 20913-1491, USA. e-mail:
info@researchink.com
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Research Ink, Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.