Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback. On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in the Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of surrounding countries, are suffering the effects. This title examines the vexed political, scientific, and social circumstances that followed the disaster. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. 2 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFFC; RNQ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New introduction by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151663
- ISBN
- 9780691151663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.26
€ 32.99
€ 24.26
Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; RNT; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613598
- ISBN
- 9780745613598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.43
€ 76.43
CD-Audio. A controversial tour de force. Weisman seeks to answer a fundamental question - how do we manage the global population without destroying the planet? Num Pages: 15 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 149 x 39. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781478924548
- ISBN
- 9781478924548
CD
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.05
€ 38.99
€ 26.05
Paperback. A collection of ethnographies grounded in second-generation political ecology, which focuses on the interchanges between nature and culture, and the local and the global. Editor(s): Biersack, Aletta; Greenberg, James B. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 color illus., 5 tables, 6 color maps, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336723
- ISBN
- 9780822336723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.33
€ 35.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. Environmental understandings and actions are complex. Environmental responses include both our responses to environmental change and responses of environments induced by human actions, and cover technical measures and tools of evaluation, environmental policy and regulation, and environmental politics. Editor(s): Blowers, Andrew; Hinchliffe, Steve. Series: Ou-Wiley Environment. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470850053
- ISBN
- 9780470850053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.78
€ 111.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320869
- ISBN
- 9781447320869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.96
€ 14.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. The perfect guide for anyone who wants to know more about genetically modified crops -- and why they're a problem Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KNDF; MBNH2; RNT; TVB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324395
- ISBN
- 9780745324395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
The perfect guide for anyone who wants to know more about genetically modified crops -- and why they're a problem Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; MBNH2; RNT; TVB; WB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324401
- ISBN
- 9780745324401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.12€ 81.71
€ 97.12
€ 81.71
Paperback. This book shows how promoting clean energy technologies - from solar panels to electric cars - can end human-induced climate change. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: RNFY; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107614970
- ISBN
- 9781107614970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.23
€ 46.23
Hardcover. This book shows how promoting clean energy technologies - from solar panels to electric cars - can end human-induced climate change. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: RNFY; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107024069
- ISBN
- 9781107024069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback. This work gives an appraisal of the relevance of philosophy to the problems of environmental degradation. The aim of the author is to encourage readers to seek a system which supports deep ecological principles, or an ecosophy, by reassessing the relationship between man and nature. Translator(s): Rothenberg, David. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370. Outline of an Ecosophy. 240 pages, line drawings, bibliography, index. This work gives an appraisal of the relevance of philosophy to the problems of environmental degradation. The aim of the author is to encourage readers to seek a system which supports deep ecological principles, or an ecosophy, by reassessing the relationship between man and nature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAF; RNT. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight: 380. Translator(s): Rothenberg, David.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521348737
- ISBN
- 9780521348737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. Opens the author's home to us, as she and her family attempt a year of eating only local food, much of it from their own garden. This title shows us how to put food back at the centre of the political and family agenda. It is full of original recipes that celebrate healthy eating, sustainability and the pleasures of good food. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 41. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571233571
- ISBN
- 9780571233571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.35
€ 15.99
€ 11.35
More than ten years into the debate, this collection of original essays seeks to assess both the impact and state of the debate around postmodernism and the spatial social sciences. It seeks to demonstrate the diversity of interpretations that has come about by the mutual discovery of postmodern discourses and human geography since the mid 1980s. Editor(s): Benko, Georges; Strohmayer, Ulf. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194668
- ISBN
- 9780631194668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.07
€ 163.07
Paperback. * The worlda s leading geographical theorists focus on the interactions of space, difference, culture and identity* A unique synthesis of social and spatial theory* Locks into current debates on gender, marginality and discourse, and brings a welcome perspective on realities of experience and everyday life. . Editor(s): Benko, Georges; Strohmayer, Ulf. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194675
- ISBN
- 9780631194675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.73
€ 50.73
Paperback. Presents a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment. This book introduces the concept of "environmental discourses" - explanations of the world around us - to help readers understand why human-environmental relationships take on the forms that they do. Editor(s): Benton, Lisa M.; Short, John Rennie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216377
- ISBN
- 9780631216377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
The integration of development and climate objectives is increasingly recognized as significant in research and policy making. This book explores what lessons exist for policy at the national and international level and looks at how promising options for local policies can be scaled-up through international initiatives. Editor(s): Metz, Bert; Kok, Marcel. Num Pages: 151 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076413
- ISBN
- 9781844076413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.11€ 86.02
€ 137.11
€ 86.02
Paperback. Explores the relationship between the causes of colossal toxic pollution and the manner in which pain caused by pollution insults porous human bodies Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; MMRP; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991382
- ISBN
- 9780295991382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.18
€ 33.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Home to more than 70 million people, the Mekong basin is undergoing profound changes as a result of China's rise as a global economic power. Last Days of the Mekong explores the ways in which region's diverse patchwork of peoples are responding to these changes, and their struggles to save the Mekong's fragile ecosystem. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JPSL; KCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783607198
- ISBN
- 9781783607198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.67
€ 16.99
€ 15.67
Home to more than 70 million people, the Mekong basin is undergoing profound changes as a result of China's rise as a global economic power. Last Days of the Mekong explores the ways in which region's diverse patchwork of peoples are responding to these changes, and their struggles to save the Mekong's fragile ecosystem. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JPSL; KCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783607204
- ISBN
- 9781783607204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.98€ 69.92
€ 79.98
€ 69.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482281
- ISBN
- 9780801482281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.77
€ 48.99
€ 43.77