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Hardback. This book details the TERM (The Enormous Regional Model) approach to regional modeling. It focuses on applications to water policy and includes details of additional theory and database requirements of dynamic TERM-H2O. Editor(s): Wittwer, Glyn. Series: Global Issues in Water Policy. Num Pages: 204 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KCN; KCP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728752
- ISBN
- 9789400728752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Hardback. The ongoing financial crisis has engendered growing calls for stronger ethical norms in business and society. This book combines theology, economy and philosophy to examine the idea that functional free markets require sound cultural and ethical foundations. Editor(s): Schlag, Martin; Mercado, Juan Andres. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; HRA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729896
- ISBN
- 9789400729896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.88
€ 119.88
Paperback. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and propose alternative solutions. It will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for the future. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 524 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNU; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730557
- ISBN
- 9789400730557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 347.59
€ 347.59
Paperback. Al Kahn was one of the most influential researchers on child welfare in the 20th century. This book, a tribute to him, describes the history of the last fifty years of child welfare as well as its current status and future promise. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Phipps, Shelley; Ben-Arieh, Asher. Series: Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730700
- ISBN
- 9789400730700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.91
€ 182.91
The Quality of Life in Confucian Asia. From Physical Welfare to Subjec...
. Ed(S): Shin, Doh Chull; Inoguchi, Takashi
Paperback. In recent decades, East Asian nations have expanded their economies more successfully than any other region in the world. This book covers the impact that has had on its citizens, probing the dynamics and sources of citizen well-being within building nations. Editor(s): Shin, Doh Chull; Inoguchi, Takashi. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731530
- ISBN
- 9789400731530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. This book presents the contributions from a workshop entitled "Electricity security in the cyber age: Managing the increasing dependence of the electricity infrastructure on ICT," which was organized in the Netherlands in May 2009. Editor(s): Lukszo, Zofia; Deconinck, Geert; Weijnen, Margot P. C. Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KNBL; TGPR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731561
- ISBN
- 9789400731561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. In 2007, Melbourne University hosted a workshop to discuss many ethical questions that International NGOs face. This book is borne of that workshop. It fully considers current challenges and dilemmas INGOs confront and offers new ideas for meeting them. Editor(s): Horton, Keith; Roche, Chris. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; J; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731950
- ISBN
- 9789400731950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This book offers papers delivered at the World Congress of the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE) held in Cape Town in 2008. The project drew together scholars in five regions in the first attempt at such a global perspective. Editor(s): Moore, Geoff. Series: The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCL; KCM; KCP; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732186
- ISBN
- 9789400732186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. This book makes the case that the Mediterranean states share a unique set of commonalities. In doing so, it offers a close comparative analysis of policies towards children, families and gender in these nations-Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Israel. Editor(s): Ajzenstadt, Mimi; Gal, John. Series: Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMG; KCP; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732803
- ISBN
- 9789400732803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. Transforming Water Management in South Africa analyses and documents these experiences for the benefit of water managers and policy makers in the country, the developing world and the international community at large. Editor(s): Schreiner, Barbara; Hassan, Rashid M. Series: Global Issues in Water Policy. Num Pages: 306 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; LNKJ; RNF; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734050
- ISBN
- 9789400734050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Paperback. This summary of the findings of the INFRADEM project to estimate the effects of demographic change on infrastructure demand focuses on Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. Its multidisciplinary studies employed a broad range of methods. Editor(s): Kronenberg, Tobias; Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 31 black & white tables, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBD; KCN; RGCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735217
- ISBN
- 9789400735217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.93
€ 118.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Toth, Ferenc L. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 637 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; LNKJ; RBG; RNPG; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 991.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 637
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735439
- ISBN
- 9789400735439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.30
€ 236.30
Paperback. This volume explores the links between women's employment and fertility in Norway and Switzerland. The discussion focuses on four main areas: living standards, family policies, labour market structures, and social norms. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JMG; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736467
- ISBN
- 9789400736467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. This book contains best practices of community quality-of-life indicator systems. Coverage includes history of the community indicators work, the planning of community indicators, and the use of the indicators to guide development decisions and public policy. Editor(s): Sirgy, Joseph; Phillips, Rhonda; Rahtz, Don. Series: Community Quality-of Life Indicators. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCM; RGC; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736917
- ISBN
- 9789400736917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. Part of a series on community quality-of-life indicator systems implemented throughout the world, this volume details cases of communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Editor(s): Sirgy, Joseph; Phillips, Rhonda; Rahtz, Don. Series: Community Quality-of Life Indicators. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCM; RGC; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736924
- ISBN
- 9789400736924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Hamington, Maurice; Sander-Staudt, Maureen. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSJ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737266
- ISBN
- 9789400737266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.73
€ 181.73
Paperback. A key principle in sustainable development is justice to future generations. Synthesizing research in law, philosophy and economics, this volume puts these generations centre-stage in discussing issues such as climate change, sustainability and 'eco-justice'. Editor(s): Mathis, Klaus. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; LAQ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737686
- ISBN
- 9789400737686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.40
€ 181.40
Paperback. Continuous cover forestry is the selective management of uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, a methodology with clear advantages over diversity-destroying monocultures. This book uses examples from around the world to demonstrate its implementation. Editor(s): Pukkala, Timo; Gadow, Klaus von. Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 black & white tables, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJT; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738034
- ISBN
- 9789400738034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 294.99
€ 294.99
Hardback. Asserting that globalization is untenable because it does not foster equity, peace, and respect for the environment, this book deploys case studies of failed states such as Somalia and Afghanistan in advocating a new paradigm that advances global peace. Editor(s): Ballesteros, Jesus; Fernandez, Encarnacion; Talavera, Pedro. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740198
- ISBN
- 9789400740198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.14
€ 120.14
Hardback. This book offers a unique and multifaceted collection of essays and studies about the role of energy in socioeconomic development. It provides a comprehensive overview of key issues at the nexus of energy, development, and the environment. Editor(s): Toth, Ferenc L. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 239 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG; RNU; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400741614
- ISBN
- 9789400741614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.12
€ 120.12