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Hardback. Economic reforms in China began in 1979 and initiated some of the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country. While allowing some of the most astonishing economic growth the world has seen, they have also induced some of the most profound social and environmental shifts. Editor(s): Cannon, Terry (University of Greenwich). Num Pages: 335 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCM; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716595
- ISBN
- 9780333716595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
Paperback. Economic reforms in China began in 1979 and initiated some of the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country. While allowing some of the most astonishing economic growth the world has seen, they have also induced some of the most profound social and environmental shifts. Editor(s): Cannon, Terry (University of Greenwich). Num Pages: 335 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCM; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716601
- ISBN
- 9780333716601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Rossetto, Tiziana; UCL Library Services, Open Access Funding Team; Joffe, Helene; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761834
- ISBN
- 9789400761834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Paperback. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Joffe, Helene; Rossetto, Tiziana; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RBGL; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783262
- ISBN
- 9789401783262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.29
€ 121.29
Hardback. Civil Society Organization and Disaster Risk Reduction Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Izumi, Takako. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, 35 black & white tables, 1 colour. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431548768
- ISBN
- 9784431548768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.34
€ 124.34
paperback. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Izumi, Takako. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, 35 black & white tables, 1 colour. BIC Classification: JHBC; RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431561521
- ISBN
- 9784431561521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Leal Filho, Walter; Musa, Haruna; Cavan, Gina; O'Hare, Paul; Seixas, Julia. Series: Climate Change Management. Num Pages: 468 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 49 colour illustrations, 39 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 859.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319398792
- ISBN
- 9783319398792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.57
€ 188.57
Paperback. Series: Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441950130
- ISBN
- 9781441950130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.97
€ 124.97
Paperback. Offering insight into the global occurrence, geomorphology, evolution, weathering and erosion of coastal cliffs and bluffs, this book treats stabilization and preservation of cliffs in detail. Mitigation of cliff hazards and preservation of scenery and scientific sites needs management based on thorough knowledge of the physical processes at work. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 100 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 106 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319290836
- ISBN
- 9783319290836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. This book examines innovative livelihood and agricultural innovation adoption by rural farmers. It shows the impact of changing climate on crop yields, short and long term revenues with adequate incorporation of adaptive responses in Ghana and Nepal. Editor(s): Maharjan, Keshav Lall. Num Pages: 203 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 35 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: JFF; RNR; RNU; RP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431563792
- ISBN
- 9784431563792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Hardback. Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 248 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431542452
- ISBN
- 9784431542452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.90
€ 123.90
Paperback. Through many years and many disasters, Japan has developed innovative technology and tools for risk reduction. This book is one of the first comprehensive attempts to focus on community-based disaster risk reduction, highlighting the experiences of Japan. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 248 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431561361
- ISBN
- 9784431561361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.01
€ 122.01
Hardback. Explores the role of entrepreneurs in bringing about community rebound after disasters, with particular attention to recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJH; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286086
- ISBN
- 9781137286086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.78€ 99.21
€ 119.78
€ 99.21
Paperback. Explores the role of entrepreneurs in bringing about community rebound after disasters, with particular attention to recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJH; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137559715
- ISBN
- 9781137559715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.14€ 77.51
€ 92.14
€ 77.51
Hardcover. Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It examines experiences from Asian and African countries. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248671
- ISBN
- 9780857248671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.81
€ 151.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441950840
- ISBN
- 9781441950840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Ravello, Italy, 8-17 November 1999 Editor(s): Gruntfest, Eve; Handmer, John. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 340 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368250
- ISBN
- 9780792368250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.76
€ 245.76
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Ravello, Italy, 8-17 November 1999 Editor(s): Gruntfest, Eve; Handmer, John. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 340 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368267
- ISBN
- 9780792368267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.35
€ 243.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hagihara, Kiyoko; Asahi, Chisato. Num Pages: 362 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 79 colour illustrations, 72 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN; KCP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431551683
- ISBN
- 9784431551683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197704
- ISBN
- 9781845197704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03