Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. This book develops a fresh and challenging perspective on the city. Drawing on a wide and diverse range of material and texts, it argues that too much contemporary urban theory is based on nostalgia for a humane, face-to-face and bounded city. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624136
- ISBN
- 9780745624136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
hardcover. Seeing like a city means recognizing that cities are living things made up of a tangle of networks, built up from the agency of countless actors. Cities must not be considered as expressions of larger paradigms or sites of human effort and organization alone. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745664255
- ISBN
- 9780745664255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Rule by Aesthetics draws on extensive fieldwork in Delhi's slums, courtrooms and state offices to shed fresh light on the violent underpinnings of contemporary city making. Presenting a new theory of urban power, Ghertner shows how aesthetic codes replaced conventional city planning tools in Delhi's millennial slum clearance drive. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199385577
- ISBN
- 9780199385577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Hardback. This text introduces the ten-nation region of Southeast Asia, taking into consideration its diversity, differential development, socio-economic and political changes. Physical, political, cultural, economplanological aspects are covered. Editor(s): Dutt, Ashok K. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341710
- ISBN
- 9780792341710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.93
€ 200.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, Allen G.; Costa, Frank J.; Thakur, Sudhir K.; Thakur, Rajiv R. Num Pages: 539 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 539
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401797856
- ISBN
- 9789401797856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.43
€ 207.43
Hardcover. This book offers a new approach to mapping populations, infrastructures and communities at risk, using remote sensing, GIS and census data to better grasp flood vulnerability in megacities of developing countries. Includes a case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Series: Springer Geography. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 37 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RGW; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400758742
- ISBN
- 9789400758742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. The book focuses on the role of advanced materials in the food, water and environmental applications. The monitoring of harmful organisms and toxicants in water, food and beverages is mainly discussed in the respective chapters. Editor(s): Tiwari, Ashutosh; Syvajarvi, Mikael. Series: Advanced Material Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RN; TDCT; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118773437
- ISBN
- 9781118773437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.07
€ 226.07
Hardcover. A technology-savvy engineer shows architects and engineers alike practical solutions for implementing advanced building technologies in sustainably designed buildings. Series: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMCR; RNU; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 207 x 21. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470546031
- ISBN
- 9780470546031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Hardcover. A powerful social science analysis and a compassionate philosophical perspective to face the twin challenges of environmental sustainability and human well-being. Num Pages: 126 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPDF; RNA; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308986
- ISBN
- 9781137308986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.58
€ 82.58
Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: Fifteen Contentious Question...
Assoc Prof. Benjamin K. Sovacool
Paperback. This book offers a much-needed critical appraisal of the central energy technology and policy dilemmas of our time and the impact of these on multiple stakeholders. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND; RNFY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418971
- ISBN
- 9781421418971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Paperback. "Performing Transversally" expands on Bryan Reynolds' controversial transversal theory in exciting ways while offering groundbreaking analyses of Shakespeare's plays--"Hamlet," "Othello," "Macbeth," "Taming of the Shrew," "Titus Andronicus," "Henry V," "The Tempest," and "Coriolanus"--and textual, filmic, and theatrical adaptations of them. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349633951
- ISBN
- 9781349633951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
Hardback. Describes how the traditional energy economy of medieval and early modern Europe was marked by stable or falling per capita energy consumption, and how the First Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century - fueled by coal and steam engines - redrew the economic, social, and geopolitical map of Europe and the world. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 472 pages, 15 halftones. 87 line illus. 89 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143620
- ISBN
- 9780691143620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Examining the foundations and policies of sustainable development, the contributors to this volume describe the principles and processes of ecosystems and the basic environmental management tools, including funding possibilities, particularly in developing countries. Editor(s): Atchia, Michael; Tropp, Shawna. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955184
- ISBN
- 9780471955184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 394.27
€ 394.27
paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: RBG; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1979th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468479904
- ISBN
- 9781468479904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. This book examines all techniques used in the thermal and materials sciences, fluid engineering and engineering mechanics to foster an understanding of the engineering design process from the recognition of a need and the definition of design objectives through product certification and manufacturing of a prototype. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KN; RN; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471136996
- ISBN
- 9780471136996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 289.78
€ 289.78
Paperback. The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4pp colour plates, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012431
- ISBN
- 9781870098946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4pp colour plates, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012540
- ISBN
- 9781870098946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4pp colour plates, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013038
- ISBN
- 9781870098946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change. Series: Schumacher Briefings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4pp colour plates, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013043
- ISBN
- 9781870098946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. With the decline in rural population from forty percent at the turn of the century, to about 4 percent now, many small towns have been virtually depopulated. However, some communities are planning and taking action to assure their development in sustainable ways. Editor(s): Audirac, Ivonne. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBD; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471152330
- ISBN
- 9780471152330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.41
€ 283.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Stacks, Audrey M. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: PSB; RBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634637428
- ISBN
- 9781634637428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 311.67€ 232.66
€ 311.67
€ 232.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138214934
- ISBN
- 9781138214934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.05
€ 67.05
Paperback. The awesome beauty and majesty of glaciers are presented through more than 100 photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 duotone photos. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 250 x 12. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295979106
- ISBN
- 9780295979106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.16
€ 37.99
€ 34.16
Paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400989
- ISBN
- 9781845400989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.54
€ 14.54