Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Hardcover. The definitive, one-stop reference to the history of landscape architecture-now expanded and revised This revised edition of Landscapes in History features for the first time new information-rarely available elsewhere in the literature-on landscape architecture in India, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: AC; AMV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471293286
- ISBN
- 9780471293286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.18
€ 179.18
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
€ 17.99€ 16.65
€ 17.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. 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
€ 84.98€ 74.84
€ 84.98
€ 74.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chamberlin, Shaun. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFR; KC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 236 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603586481
- ISBN
- 9781603586481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 32.21
€ 51.99
€ 32.21
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
Paperback. Life's Work is a study of the shifting spaces and material practices of social reproduction in the global era. The volume blurs the heavily drawn boundaries between production and reproduction, showing through case studies of migration, education and domesticity how the practices of everyday life challenge these categorical distinctions. Editor(s): Mitchell, Katharyne; Marston, Sallie A.; Katz, Cindi. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBD; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111348
- ISBN
- 9781405111348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.32
€ 27.32
Hardcover. A behind--the--scenes exposure why our electricity system is headed for a state of emergency--and what can be done to head it off Most people dona t realize that skyrocketing global energy demand and economic growth severely affect the supply of electricity. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KC; KNBL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470109182
- ISBN
- 9780470109182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.98
€ 30.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. The cities of the developing world are hubs of economic growth, but they are increasingly ecologically unsustainable and, for ordinary citizens, increasingly unliveable. This book explores the issues of livelihood and ecological sustainability in cities of the developing and transitional world. Editor(s): Evans, Peter B. Num Pages: 290 pages, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSG; RNF; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230255
- ISBN
- 9780520230255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.60
€ 35.99
€ 25.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 267 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769407
- ISBN
- 9781608769407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.70€ 111.61
€ 165.70
€ 111.61
paperback. A unique, thought-provoking journey from early humans' evolutionary response to climate change to today's global crisis, for students and the general reader. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444. Climate Change and Human Evolution. 272 pages, 14 b/w illus. 3 tables. Unique, thought-provoking journey from early humans' evolutionary response to climate change to today's global crisis, for general reader and students. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; RNT. Dimension: 207 x 153 x 15. Weight: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107694736
- ISBN
- 9781107694736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.17
€ 43.99
€ 39.17
Paperback. An analysis of why people with knowledge about climate change often fail to translate that knowledge into action. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515856
- ISBN
- 9780262515856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.48
€ 37.99
€ 29.48
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.00
€ 129.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRKT; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226571638
- ISBN
- 9780226571638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Presents an account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between 1500-1800. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: RNT; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140146868
- ISBN
- 9780140146868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
paperback. Invaluable assessment for anyone interested in climate extremes, environmental disasters and adaptation to climate change including policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers. Editor(s): Field, Christopher B.; Barros, Vincente; Stocker, Thomas F.; Dahe, Qin. Num Pages: 592 pages, 40 colour illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1658. Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 592 pages, col. ill., tables. Editor(s): Field, Christopher B.; Barros, Vicente; Stocker, Thomas F.; Dahe, Qin. Invaluable assessment for anyone interested in climate extremes, environmental disasters and adaptation to climate change including policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Dimension: 217 x 279 x 27. Weight: 1658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107607804
- ISBN
- 9781107607804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68€ 66.46
€ 67.68
€ 66.46
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€ 175.64
€ 234.74
€ 175.64
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFC; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670125
- ISBN
- 9781583670125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.84
€ 24.99
€ 21.84
Paperback. aeo A clear and wide--ranging analysis of modernity and the a moderna from the perspective of geography. aeo Argues that there are three a prime modernitiesa which have been defined by the development of the modern world: from mercantile modernity to industrial modernity and then to todaya s consumer modernity. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTP; JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621302
- ISBN
- 9780745621302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.48
€ 22.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Diaz, Janet Winecoff. Num Pages: 105 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNF; RNT; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536101393
- ISBN
- 9781536101393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.48€ 99.25
€ 133.48
€ 99.25
Paperback. Explores related historical and contemporary themes and subjects involving Native Americans and the environment. This volume examines topics as divergent as Pleistocene extinctions and the problem of storing nuclear waste on modern reservations. Editor(s): Harkin, Michael E. Num Pages: 500 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273610
- ISBN
- 9780803273610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13