Sustainability
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Sustainability
Hardcover. This book examines key subjects in the design and management of modern built environments to meet carbon emission reduction targets. An international group of experts cover sustainable urban and building design, management and assessment. Editor(s): Yao, Runming. Num Pages: 451 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; RPC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447147800
- ISBN
- 9781447147800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.22
€ 241.22
Hardcover. This book provides a picture of the principles, concepts and methods applicable to problems originating from the interaction between the living and non-living environment and mankind. It presents a large number of practical examples and case studies. Editor(s): Boersema, Jan J.; Reijnders, Lucas. Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGF; RNF; RNU; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 203 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402091575
- ISBN
- 9781402091575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.46
€ 246.46
Hardcover. The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance, criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging issues such as green growth. Editor(s): Hanson, Kobena T.; D'Alessandro, Cristina; Owusu, Francis. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM; KCP; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365606
- ISBN
- 9781137365606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary theoretical and programmatic issues in the fields of sustainability, culture, communication, development and social change, this book explores the relationship between communication and sustainability from a social change perspective. Editor(s): Servaes, Jan. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329400
- ISBN
- 9781137329400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Researchers and practitioners explore the effect of evolving global economic and political powers on energy security within the UK and puts forward practical options for moving towards a more energy secure system over both the short and long terms. Editor(s): Mitchell, Catherine; Watson, Jim; Whiting, Jessica; Britton, Jessica. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPSL; RNFY; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298843
- ISBN
- 9781137298843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardcover. The outcome of a major research project on development, security and culture, this collection along with a second volume Human Values and Global Governance, outlines the emerging field of global studies and the theoretical approach of global social theory. It focuses on the problem of development in the context of the globalized condition. Editor(s): Hettne, Bjorn. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FK; 1KL; GTF; JFFS; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551275
- ISBN
- 9780230551275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.22
€ 123.22
Hardcover. This book highlights the importance of the subnational level of governance in relation to sustainable development, exploring how subnational governments have taken up the challenge to design sustainable development policies and their involvement in international decision-making on sustainable development. Editor(s): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander; Brande, Karoline van den. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360525
- ISBN
- 9780230360525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future. Editor(s): Herring, Horace. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; RNF; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282254
- ISBN
- 9780230282254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. The authors explore the complex dynamics of mining and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Latin America, including a reflection on the African continent, presenting arguments and case studies based on new research on a set of urgent and emerging questions surrounding mining, development and sustainability. Editor(s): Sagebien, Julia; Lindsay, Nicole Marie. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS; KCP; KNAT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277649
- ISBN
- 9780230277649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable, and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion, presenting the current research of some of the world's leading scholars. Editor(s): Heal, Geoffrey. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232471
- ISBN
- 9780230232471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan; Gardetti, Miguel. Series: Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes. Num Pages: 153 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV; RNF; RNU; TDH; TGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811005657
- ISBN
- 9789811005657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.27
€ 122.27
Paperback. This book covers the application of geostatistics in precision agriculture, reflecting the wide range of methods available and showing how they can be applied in practice. Covers minimal theory, focusing on case studies, and offers two chapters on sampling. Editor(s): Oliver, Margaret A. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNU; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783705
- ISBN
- 9789401783705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.72
€ 239.72
Paperback. Will the future be a climate disaster? Will biotechnologies bring huge improvements to lifespan? Predictions vary, but children's status as human embodiments of the future puts them at the centre of attempts to shape the world and the discipline of childhood studies can therefore make a critical and creative contribution to future-making. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JPQB; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321889
- ISBN
- 9781349321889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Paperback. A structured series of guidelines for development and implementation of business strategies, programs, and models with core sustainability values. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; KJC; KJM; KJU; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289097
- ISBN
- 9781349289097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.30
€ 64.30
Water Governance Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mutondo, Joao; Farolfi, Stefano; Dinar, Ariel
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology. Num Pages: 137 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 137
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319294209
- ISBN
- 9783319294209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Assessment of Environmental Impact by Grocery Shopping Bags: An Eco-Fu...
Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan; Li, Yi
paperback. This book reviews the manufacturing processes of shopping bags. It gives a cross country description of the consumption of different shopping bags and their end-of-life stages. The book also examines consumer behavior and its relation to eco-impact. Series: EcoProduction. Num Pages: 173 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV; RNF; RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811013317
- ISBN
- 9789811013317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.09
€ 121.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Motet, Gilles; Bieder, Corinne. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 132 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; KJU; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319329383
- ISBN
- 9783319329383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardcover. Sustainable Development for the Healthcare Industry Editor(s): Morgon, Pierre A. Series: Perspectives on Sustainable Growth. Num Pages: 154 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCQ; KJMV5; KJMV6; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319125251
- ISBN
- 9783319125251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. In this book the authors have applied research knowledge to the solution of practical problems facing wildlife conservation in freshwater habitats. Subjects covered include: evaluation of the conservation interest of sites; practical protection and management of freshwater habitats; species conservation. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401064750
- ISBN
- 9789401064750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.42
€ 185.42
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 117 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNU; RPC; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 197.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319173375
- ISBN
- 9783319173375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.06
€ 79.06