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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Andersson, Professor Kjell; Eklund, Erland; Lehtola, Minna. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901557
- ISBN
- 9781781901557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.41
€ 54.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hagihara, Kiyoko; Asahi, Chisato. Num Pages: 362 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 79 colour illustrations, 72 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN; KCP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431551683
- ISBN
- 9784431551683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Kitchell, James F. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNC; RNF; TVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387977423
- ISBN
- 9780387977423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.61
€ 249.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 417 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD; RBGB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048159666
- ISBN
- 9789048159666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.18
€ 187.18
Paperback. Desert plants have evolved unique survival strategies to cope with their environment. This book covers their seed biology, reproduction, mycorrhizae, stress physiology and metablosim. It also describes current biotechnological approaches to their cultivation. Editor(s): Ramawat, Kishan Gopal. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: PST; RGBA; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 801.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642426124
- ISBN
- 9783642426124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.89
€ 240.89
Paperback. This study in geomorphology regards systems as open but at the same time operationally closed, as self-organized, structure-building and potentially self-referential. Uses state-of-the-art systems theory as a bridge to Human Geography and related studies. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795228
- ISBN
- 9789400795228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.09
€ 121.09
hardcover. This study in geomorphology regards systems as open but at the same time operationally closed, as self-organized, structure-building and potentially self-referential. Uses state-of-the-art systems theory as a bridge to Human Geography and related studies. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728219
- ISBN
- 9789400728219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Paperback. Highlights South and Central American approaches to wildlife conservation and documents the state and the historical development of a Latin American conservation and management strategy. This book addresses the threats to bio-diversity caused by ranching, fishing, and hunting and assesses the benefits and risks of continued human use of wildlife. Editor(s): Silvius, Kirsten M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Fragoso, Jose M. V. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 line drawings, 2 halftones, 3 color figs, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127837
- ISBN
- 9780231127837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.93
€ 53.99
€ 38.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415744508
- ISBN
- 9780415744508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.22
€ 63.22
Hardback. In one form or another, water participates in the making and unmaking of people's lives, practices, and stories. Contributors analyse the union of water and social lives, thereby challenging anthropologists to foreground the mutable character of their subjects and responsibly engage with the generative role of cultural analysis. Editor(s): Hastrup, Kirsten; Hastrup, Frida. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782389460
- ISBN
- 9781782389460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.89
€ 158.89
Hardback. The "Vinland Map" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957 and the map's authenticity has been debated ever since in controversies ranging from the anomalous composition of the ink and the map's lack of provenance historical and cartographical riddles. This book addresses the full range of this debate. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 maps, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGS; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749626
- ISBN
- 9780804749626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.18
€ 165.18
Paperback. The "Vinland Map" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957 and the map's authenticity has been debated ever since in controversies ranging from the anomalous composition of the ink and the map's lack of provenance to historical and cartographical riddles. This book addresses the fuli range of this debate. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGS; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749633
- ISBN
- 9780804749633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.82
€ 36.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. Series: Modern Perspectives in Energy. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; THX; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461282310
- ISBN
- 9781461282310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94
Paperback. This work explores the diverse collection of microbes and viruses found in the oceans and the processes mediated by these microbes in aquatic environments. It reviews the basics of marine microbiology providing a firm foundation for researchers and students new to the field. Series: Wiley Series in Ecological & Applied Microbiology. Num Pages: 552 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSG; PSPM; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471299929
- ISBN
- 9780471299929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.15
€ 170.15
Paperback. Presents a framework for re-conceptualizing the relationship between neoliberal development and social movements. Moving beyond the notion that development is a hegemonic, homogenizing force that victimizes local communities, this book argues that development processes and social movements shape each other in uneven and paradoxical ways. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 photographs, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344834
- ISBN
- 9780822344834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.31
€ 31.99
€ 29.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Kinsley, Kassy. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631179020
- ISBN
- 9781631179020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.15€ 130.79
€ 191.15
€ 130.79
Hardback. Looks at changes in technology, policy, economy and society, and makes an argument for a future where, by necessity, the car system will be re-designed and re-engineered. This book suggests that there are some hugely bleak dilemmas facing the twenty first century. It lays out what the authors' consider to be possible 'post-car' future scenarios. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFR; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644219
- ISBN
- 9780745644219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardback. How might ethical deliberation proceed 'without nature' in the future? What does the religious drive to transform human nature have to do with the technological quest to transcend human limits? This book brings natural and social scientists into conversation with Christian theologians and ethicists to wrestle collectively with these questions. Editor(s): Albertson, David. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230693
- ISBN
- 9780823230693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.54
€ 137.54
Hardback. Editor(s): King, Sherwyn L.; Griffiths, Dally R. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620817452
- ISBN
- 9781620817452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.49€ 127.68
€ 186.49
€ 127.68
Hardcover. From his Kentucky farm, Wendell Berry preaches and practices stewardship of the land as he seeks to defend the value and traditions of farm life in an industrial capitalist society. This book explores key aspects of Berry's thought, as well as his overall contribution to environmental theory. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; KNAC; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612307
- ISBN
- 9780700612307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.94€ 58.02
€ 62.94
€ 58.02