Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
hardcover. Editor(s): Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849302
- ISBN
- 9781634849302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.74€ 172.17
€ 234.74
€ 172.17
Hardback. Contextualizing Disaster argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Editor(s): Button, Gregory V.; Schuller, Mark. Series: Catastrophes in Context. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHB; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332807
- ISBN
- 9781785332807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.24
€ 156.24
Hardback. These 13 workshop-based papers critique ecofeminist assumptions about traditional societies viewing women as closer to nature and more spiritual than men. Following an overview by Low (history, Open U.) and Tremayne (social and cultural anthropology, U. of Oxford), the first contribution frames the Editor(s): Low, Alaine; Tremayne, Soraya. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571814678
- ISBN
- 9781571814678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.14
€ 157.14
The Way the Wind Blows. Climate Change, History and Human Action.
. Ed(S): Mcintosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Jose...
paperback. Experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including geology, climatology, history, and anthropology--consider such topics as the dynamics of climate, human perceptions of and responses to the environment, and issues of sustainability and resiliency. Editor(s): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Joseph A.; McIntosh, Susan Keech. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, facsim.,maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112093
- ISBN
- 9780231112093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.37
€ 53.99
€ 46.37
The Way the Wind Blows. Climate Change, History and Human Action.
. Ed(S): Mcintosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Jose...
Experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including geology, climatology, history, and anthropology--consider such topics as the dynamics of climate, human perceptions of and responses to the environment, and issues of sustainability and resiliency. Editor(s): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Joseph A.; McIntosh, Susan Keech. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, facsim.,maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112086
- ISBN
- 9780231112086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.43
€ 184.43
hardcover. Series: Anthem Environment and Sustainability. Num Pages: 284 pages, 56 b+w tables and figures. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783080205
- ISBN
- 9781783080205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.94
€ 133.94
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€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. 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
€ 75.68
€ 75.68
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.
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- CD
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781478924548
- ISBN
- 9781478924548
CD
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 25.90
€ 38.99
€ 25.90
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
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Marsh, Alice. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634859325
- ISBN
- 9781634859325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.03€ 157.24
€ 214.03
€ 157.24
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
€ 110.67
€ 110.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320869
- ISBN
- 9781447320869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.80
€ 14.99
€ 14.80
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
€ 32.99€ 22.04
€ 32.99
€ 22.04
Hardback. 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
€ 97.81€ 80.21
€ 97.81
€ 80.21
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
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
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
€ 87.36
€ 87.36
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
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Goodbody, Axel. Series: Culture and Society in Germany. Num Pages: 8tabs,3figs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816702
- ISBN
- 9781571816702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.35
€ 44.35
paperback. Time is at the forefront of contemporary scholarly inquiry across the natural sciences and the humanities. Yet the social sciences have remained substantially isolated from time--related concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: J; PGZ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745614076
- ISBN
- 9780745614076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.93
€ 24.93