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Spatial analysis is an increasingly important tool for detecting and preventing numerous risk and crisis phenomena such as floods in a geographical area. This book concentrates on examples of prevention but also gives crisis control advice and practical case studies. Editor(s): Brugnot, Gerard. Series: ISTE. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848210462
- ISBN
- 9781848210462
Condition: New
€ 173.10
€ 173.10
Hardback. Drawing on environmental and medical sociology, environmental justice, and social movement studies, this work looks at the ways scientific findings are made available to the public and the changing nature of policy offers a new perspective on health and the environment and the relationship among people, knowledge, power, and authority. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129480
- ISBN
- 9780231129480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Hardcover. The planet is sick. Human beings are guilty of damaging it. We have to pay. Today, that is the orthodoxy throughout the Western world. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669762
- ISBN
- 9780745669762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Hardback. What impact are we having on the environment around us? How can we limit the effect of human life on the natural world? These questions and more are considered in Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice volume 13, which looks at environmental philosophy, humanity's place in the world, and how we can live in harmony with our planet. Editor(s): Leonard, Liam; Barry, John; Geus, Marius De. Series: Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RNA; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783501366
- ISBN
- 9781783501366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
Paperback. This book sheds light on what drought and climate change mean to rural Australians - in their words. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RNFD; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781486301201
- ISBN
- 9781486301201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.93
€ 54.93
Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001884
- ISBN
- 9781840468014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; KCX; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomberg Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576603208
- ISBN
- 9781576603208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.37
€ 24.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. This book uses innovative research methods to examine why so many people fail to travel in ways that are deemed by most to be desirable - on foot or by bike. It proposes evidence-based policy solutions that could increase levels of walking and cycling substantially. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG; RNT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310082
- ISBN
- 9781447310082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.54
€ 41.99
€ 39.54
paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; PSAD; RNT; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587091
- ISBN
- 9781595587091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.53
€ 26.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. Environmental Issues and Low-cost Housing. 220 pages, 50 line drawings, glossaries, index. Illustrated throughout with line drawings; case studies and glossaries; and lists of resource organisations and further readings, this book is of interest to community-based organisations and self-help housing schemes, as well as local authorities and housing officials. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JKSB; RNF; RNT. Dimension: 244 x 186 x 13. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Juta Academic
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919713182
- ISBN
- 9781919713182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.77
€ 20.99
€ 18.77
Hardcover. This book follows environmental changes-including those caused by human actions, as well as those resulting from natural circumstances-and provides a process to manage their impact on the future. Editor(s): Nemeth, D.G.; Hamilton, Robert B.; Kuriansky, Judy. Series: Practical and Applied Psychology. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; RNR; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313397318
- ISBN
- 9780313397318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.92
€ 54.99
€ 53.92
Paperback. This collection brings together diverse geographical work on the social construction of nature, looking at the concrete ways in which it is made and the political implications of its construction. International case studies to illustrate the contributors' theoretical positions. Editor(s): Castree, Noel; Braun, Bruce. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14. BIC Classification: JH; RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215684
- ISBN
- 9780631215684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.83
€ 48.99
€ 47.83
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€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. Series: Endgame. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227305
- ISBN
- 9781583227305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
hardcover. Independent, scientifically based, integrated, policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues for specialists and policymakers in academia, industry, government. Editor(s): Nakicenovic, Nebojsa. Num Pages: 1882 pages, 680 colour illus. 389 tables. BIC Classification: KCN; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 224 x 74. Weight in Grams: 5318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1882
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107005198
- ISBN
- 9781107005198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.11
€ 279.11
Hardback. This book shows why political theorists must take account of ecological concerns as part of their core enterprise, and how they can do so. It mounts a challenge to the received wisdom, of political theorists and their ecological critics alike, that specifically ecological values go against human interests. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618081
- ISBN
- 9780745618081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Paperback. Julian Agyeman argues that environmental justice and the sustainable communities movement are compatible in practical ways. He explores the ideological differences between these two groups and shows how they can work together, using examples of potential model organizations that employ the types of strategies he advocates. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707111
- ISBN
- 9780814707111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. This text examines the social, spatial and property practices of New Zealand's high country. It combines historical, literary and ethnographic approaches to draw a portrait of families whose many features can be used in the debates about land use in the colonies of the British diaspora. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; JFSL9; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509528
- ISBN
- 9780742509528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.83
€ 74.83
Hardback. This volume addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster; disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. It argues this was the result of deliberate policy decisions. This volume is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and in creating livable, sustainable communities. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael R.; Cerny, Astrid; Gadaev, Abror. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781781903759
- ISBN
- 9781781903759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.14
€ 140.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRCG; PSAF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169080
- ISBN
- 9780231169080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. Ecosystem Dynamics focuses on long-term terrestrial ecosystems and their changing relationships with human societies. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 244 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119970774
- ISBN
- 9781119970774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.32
€ 62.32
Paperback. In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in the body, and in the environment. Adam suggests ways not merely to deconstruct but to reconstruct both common--sense and social science understanding. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PGZ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614618
- ISBN
- 9780745614618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.05
€ 24.05
Hardcover. Our world teeters on a knife-edge between a peaceful and prosperous future for all, and a dark winter of death and destruction that threatens to smother the light of civilization. This book serves as a guidebook to build a bright, peaceful, and prosperous future in which all humans have the opportunity to thrive and build a better civilization. Num Pages: 250 pages, Index. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844070183
- ISBN
- 9781844070183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.50
€ 51.99
€ 51.50