Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback. Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; RGC; RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047546
- ISBN
- 9780141047546
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. The location of hazardous waste facilities can be approached in different ways. This book describes various approaches in terms of the institutions involved and the arguments that are accepted, allowing lessons to be drawn on the practice of hazardous waste siting in general. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 520 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009693
- ISBN
- 9781402009693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.64
€ 243.64
Hardback. The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline. This book focuses on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118218
- ISBN
- 9780230118218
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Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517760
- ISBN
- 9781137517760
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Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. Essays on the ongoing dialectical relations between human acts and acts of nature as they are made manifest in the landscape. Presents theoretical commentary on the nature and course of environmental change and case studies from equatorial Africa, Greenland, Florida and ancient Egypt. Covers adaptat Editor(s): Crumley, Carole L. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- SAR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933452855
- ISBN
- 9780933452855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.32
€ 29.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300535
- ISBN
- 9781896300535
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.56
€ 26.99
€ 18.56
Hardback. This volume synthesizes the perspectives of several disciplines, such as ecology, anthropology, economy, and conservation biology in order to gain an understanding of how human and ecological processes interact to affect ecosystem functions and species in the Americas. Editor(s): Bradshaw, Gay A.; Marquet, Pablo A. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 383 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; RNC; RNT; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540436973
- ISBN
- 9783540436973
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Condition: New
€ 241.05
€ 241.05
Paperback. A collection of essays focusing on the implications of the sciences of complexity for environmental politics and practice Editor(s): Haila, Yrjo; Dyke, Chuck. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 1 photograph, 2 tables, 20 figures. BIC Classification: RNK; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336969
- ISBN
- 9780822336969
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. We are on the brink of an ecological mega-crisis threatening the future of life on earth and our actions over the next few years may well determine the destiny of our descendants. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780289724
- ISBN
- 9781780289724
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.20
€ 19.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. The word 'off-grid' refers to places or people without mains water, power or phone line. Off-grid locations can range from private islands to tree-houses. All are outside or in between the criss-crossing lines of power, water and phone that delineate the civilised world. This book is about that physical sense of off-grid. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: RNT; WK; WSZV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818192
- ISBN
- 9780553818192
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. The human condition is composed of culturally mediated biology, and this dual nature is key to our understanding of human/environment interaction. This book provides a view on the interrelationship between cultural strategies and their biological outcomes. It combines an ecosystems approach with cultural anthropological behavioural concepts. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 319 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540260851
- ISBN
- 9783540260851
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Condition: New
€ 187.09
€ 187.09
Paperback. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 319 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642065460
- ISBN
- 9783642065460
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€ 186.09
€ 186.09
Paperback. This book provides students in human geography with a vital resource - a collection of writings critical to understanding the field as a whole and revealing the interactions of its component parts. It is designed to give students ready access to the literature their studies are most likely to lead them to consult. Editor(s): Agnew, John A.; Livingstone, David J.; Rogers, Alasdair. Num Pages: 712 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194613
- ISBN
- 9780631194613
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Condition: New
€ 55.14
€ 55.14
Paperback. Featuring a sensitive and loving portrait of mankind as a community, as a family but most importantly as individuals, this book tries to answer the universal and ancient question of who we are and what we aspire to. It also reveals the dark side of the human condition, but it also sheds light on the best of it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 286 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500292143
- ISBN
- 9780500292143
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 5.70
€ 26.99
€ 5.70
Hardback. Depicts in nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. This title describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139663
- ISBN
- 9780231139663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.92€ 87.64
€ 115.92
€ 87.64
Paperback. Depicts in nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. This title describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139670
- ISBN
- 9780231139670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.19
€ 42.99
€ 30.19
Hardcover. This wide-ranging book considers the origins and rise of science and technology before moving on to discuss the state of our world and its possible futures, addressing the main challenges for social and economic development in the context of global change. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PBW; PDZ; PSAF; RNT; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642053597
- ISBN
- 9783642053597
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Condition: New
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Hardback. In a world which continues to experience dramatic suffering as a result of natural hazards, local level disaster risk reduction efforts are of increasing importance. With reference to examples in the Philippines, this book analyses a local disaster risk resilience approach and suggests an effective model for enhancing such efforts in the future. Editor(s): Matsuoka, Yuki; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509270
- ISBN
- 9781783509270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.84
€ 142.84
Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Amer...
Imperfect Balance 8211 Landscape Tra
paperback. This work offers an alternative view of the "New World" before the arrival of the Europeans. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of palaeo-climatology, historical ecology, and botany, this book examines how the Western Hemishpere's indigenous inhabitants transformed their natural environment. Editor(s): Lentz, Dr. David L. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 788 pages, 122 figures. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLC; PSAF; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 788
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111577
- ISBN
- 9780231111577
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Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities
. Ed(S): Leal, Walter; Leal Filho, Walter; Ad...
Hardback. Editor(s): Leal, Walter; Leal Filho, Walter; Adamson, Kathryn; Dunk, Rachel M.; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda; Illingworth, Sam; Alves, Fatima. Series: Climate Change Management. Num Pages: 414 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 783.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319285894
- ISBN
- 9783319285894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.87
€ 125.87