Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. This book shows how sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, and globalization. It assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers. Num Pages: 202 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634333
- ISBN
- 9780745634333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. This book shows how sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, and globalization. It assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634326
- ISBN
- 9780745634326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardcover. Examines the economics of green consumerism, the reality of saving the environment, how historical cultures may have influenced environmental damage, and how being ecologically correct may have a more damaging effect on our environment. This book offers real-time strategies and alternatives to enhance our natural resources and our environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KCN; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813808697
- ISBN
- 9780813808697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03
€ 101.03
Paperback. As the world's largest polluter and its wealthiest country, the United States has a potentially enormous impact on international efforts to protect the environment. This book examines how US foreign policy affects and is affected by global environmental change. Editor(s): Harris, Paul Gordon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408337
- ISBN
- 9780878408337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Haenn, Nora; Wilk, Richard; Harnish, Allison. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479876761
- ISBN
- 9781479876761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.23
€ 38.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. Focusing on the practical aspects of using economic incentives to achieve environmental goals, this book analyzes the design and implementation of market based programs and identifies critical issues for creating successful programs in the future. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780964687400
- ISBN
- 9780964687400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.85
€ 70.85
Paperback. Examines the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States over four centuries. This book focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and responses to perceived breakdowns in social order. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFSG; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344513
- ISBN
- 9780822344513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. Featuring contributions from historians, geographers, economists, ecologists, business management experts, public policy specialists, and community organizers, this book examines environmental issues ranging from national and regional policy and macroeconomics to local studies in community regeneration. Editor(s): Bochniarz, Zbignew; Cohen, Gary B. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 5 maps, 17 graphs, 14 tables, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DF; GTF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451448
- ISBN
- 9781845451448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Hardcover. Using as its background the successful landscape design of the Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressway in Jiangsu Province, China, which opened to traffic in 2007, this book includes reference to all aspects of the landscaping of highways, including interchanges, embankments, central reservations, bridges, service and toll station areas, and drainage systems. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: RPT; TNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118332979
- ISBN
- 9781118332979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.53
€ 152.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPVH; KJ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564321978
- ISBN
- 9781564321978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
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
€ 285.58
€ 285.58
Paperback. The Energy Reader presents a series of readings that examine the energy problem from an anthropological perspective and look at energy holistically, including social and cultural components and long term implications for global and social environmental change. Editor(s): Nader, Laura. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199841
- ISBN
- 9781405199841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
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
€ 14.47
€ 14.47
Hardback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503971
- ISBN
- 9781509503971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.06
€ 60.06
Paperback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503988
- ISBN
- 9781509503988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.34
€ 21.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNKH1; WNC; WTH; WTHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553659358
- ISBN
- 9781553659358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
€ 18.99
€ 17.81
paperback. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNK; RNU; TQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307396099
- ISBN
- 9780307396099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.88
€ 16.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. When Malthus famously outlined the brutal relationship between food and population, he never imagined the success of modern agriculture. This book is suitable for anyone concerned with what the coming decades hold for our planet and our diet if we don't take action now. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925228120
- ISBN
- 9781925228120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- International Books Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057270468
- ISBN
- 9789057270468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
€ 18.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. Takes a look at our plundering of natural resources, and the trouble we are in when they run out - which could be sooner than we imagine. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRF0022037
- ISBN
- 9780747570813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. BIC Classification: RG. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126401
- ISBN
- 9780691126401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sigurdsson, Haraldur; Houghton, Bruce; McNutt, Steve; Rymer, Hazel; Stix, John. Num Pages: 1456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 229 x 61. Weight in Grams: 3524.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123859389
- ISBN
- 9780123859389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.54
€ 185.54
Multiple-component retail product. In this two-volume encyclopedia for general readers and students of all levels, Bruce E. Johansen marshals scientific work on global warming into 300 articles presented in clear and understandable language. Num Pages: 738 pages, 60 illustrations, 10 charts. BIC Classification: GB; PD; RBP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 261 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1948.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 738
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313377020
- ISBN
- 9780313377020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.98
€ 230.98
Hardback. Provides an introduction to general field work through selected topics that illustrate specific techniques and methodologies. This book includes one hundred and twenty-three main entries that deal with aspects of exploration surveys, geotechnical engineering, environmental management, field techniques, mapping, prospecting, and mining. Editor(s): Finkl, Charles W. Series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Num Pages: 940 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 940
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780442224998
- ISBN
- 9780442224998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 674.53
€ 674.53