Environmentalist thought & ideology
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Environmentalist thought & ideology
Hardcover. Arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change, Asia has different mechanisms for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities. This title provides 19 case studies, from 13 countries and regions in Asia, that highlight different aspects of CCA-DRR entry points. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Pulhin, Juan; Pereira, Joy. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 496 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1F; RNA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857244857
- ISBN
- 9780857244857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.51
€ 155.51
Hardcover. This is the first academic publication to highlight the linkages between Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Key issues and challenges related to CCA-DRR synergy and interactions are highlighted throughout, mostly drawing lessons and experiences from the field practices and greatly increasing current awareness. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Pulhin, Juan; Pereira, Joy. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: RNA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857244871
- ISBN
- 9780857244871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.26
€ 148.26
Paperback. Focuses on the issue of what must be done to mobilize and govern the necessary financial resources to combat climate change. This book shows how effective mitigation of climate change depends on a complex mix of public funds, private investment through carbon markets, and structured incentives that leave room for developing country innovations. Editor(s): Stewart, Richard B.; Kingsbury, Benedict; Rudyk, Bryce. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: L; RNA; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741382
- ISBN
- 9780814741382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Climate change is the most difficult threat facing humanity this century and negotiations to reach international agreement have so far foundered on deep issues of justice. Providing provocative and imaginative answers to key questions of justice, informed by political insight and scientific understanding, this book offers a new way forward. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA; RND; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198778745
- ISBN
- 9780198778745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.43
€ 40.43
Hardback. "This book is based on research and observations undertaken for the author's PhD thesis at the National University of Ireland, and represents a case study of national and regional campaigns against both the Irish state's Regional Waste Management Plans and the corporate sector's attempts to develop waste incinerators or dumps in various parts of Ir Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; RNA; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523804
- ISBN
- 9781780523804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Hardcover. Exploring environmental philosophy and its cultural traditions, this book looks at contemporary environmental ethics before environmental philosphy is brought into conversation with other fields and disciplines. The last section focuses on the environmental problems that stimulate modern debate. Editor(s): Jamieson, Dale. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 552 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1100.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869104
- ISBN
- 9781557869104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.33
€ 201.33
paperback. Offering a comprehensive look at the policymaking process, this title examines the motivations of public officials, the resources they have for shaping opinion, the influence of interest groups, and the evolution of waste reduction programs in Minnesota and other states. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC; JPVK; RNA; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407415
- ISBN
- 9780878407415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Hardback. The first environmental and socioeconomic history of the Jianghan plain in central China, focusing on the peasants' relationship with a volatile environment. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RGC; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825955
- ISBN
- 9780774825955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.13
€ 111.13
paperback. Lyon and Maxwell present an accessible theory of corporate environmentalism. Num Pages: 308 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: KJM; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521603768
- ISBN
- 9780521603768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.25
€ 45.25
Paperback. Guided by the principle waste equals food, this book explains how products can be designed from the outset so that, after their useful lives, they provide nourishment for something fresh - continually circulating as pure and viable materials within a 'cradle to cradle' model. It makes a viable case for putting eco-effectiveness into practice. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition Fifth Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535478
- ISBN
- 9780099535478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. This broad and accessible survey highlights - from both scientific and theological points of view - the seriousness of environmental degradation and climate change, the root causes and possible solutions, and the contribution of Christian thinking to these issues. Editor(s): White, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCX6; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281061907
- ISBN
- 9780281061907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.62
€ 18.99
€ 14.62
paperback. This text aims to provide a fresh view of contemporary geography. The authors explore the role of four traditional themes in the "new cultural geography" including the interplay between the evolution of particular biophysical niches and the activities of the culture groups that inhabit them. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501065
- ISBN
- 9780742501065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; PSAF; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177528
- ISBN
- 9780231177528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988344
- ISBN
- 9780295988344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583229293
- ISBN
- 9781583229293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch the Anthropocene one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509519750
- ISBN
- 9781509519750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.05
€ 21.99
€ 17.05
Hardback. Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch the Anthropocene one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509519743
- ISBN
- 9781509519743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 48.66
€ 57.54
€ 48.66
Hardback. The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Taylor, Bob Pepperman. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515222
- ISBN
- 9780742515222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.19
€ 216.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784096
- ISBN
- 9781784784096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.95
€ 14.99
€ 13.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RNA; RND; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780143130444
- ISBN
- 9780143130444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.29
€ 26.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126035
- ISBN
- 9781897126035
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Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 18.21
€ 23.00
€ 18.21
Paperback. Earth, Empire and Sacred Text examines the Muslim-Christian theology of creation and humanity, aiming to construct a dialogue to enable both faiths to work together to preserve our planet, to bring justice to its most needy inhabitants, and to contribute to peace-building. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRCM; HRHT; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790359
- ISBN
- 9781781790359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.45
€ 81.45
Hardback. Seeks to construct a Muslim-Christian theological discourse on creation and humanity, which could help adherents of both faiths work together to preserve our planet, bring justice to its needy inhabitants and contribute to peacebuilding in areas of conflict. This book draws together the elements for Muslim-Christian theology of human trusteeship. Series: Comparative Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 652 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRCM; HRH; HRLB; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532253
- ISBN
- 9781845532253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.75
€ 81.75
hardcover. A study of vegetarianism, raw food diets, organic farming, and other 'natural' ways to eat and farm in Germany since 1850. Num Pages: 412 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCV; JPFQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107188020
- ISBN
- 9781107188020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44