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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning

Paperback. Community development emerged as a recognisable occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This title traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers. Editor(s): Craig, Gary; Mayo, Marjorie; Popple, Keith. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSF; JFSG; RP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427045
ISBN
9781847427045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 47.87

Paperback. Lays out a picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century - that would dwarf any in our previous experience. This book describes a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge - combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 line illustrations, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376. The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it. 264 pages, illustrations. Lays out a picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century - that would dwarf any in our previous experience. This book describes a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge - combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFR; RNF; RNT. Dimension: 154 x 223 x 17. Weight: 370.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271234
ISBN
9780520271234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Showing how scarcity and surplus populations can lead to disaster, the contributors to this text discuss "ethnic cleansing" and the world's expanding killing fields. They anticipate mass death and genocide for the 21st century and provide responses to this impending catastrophe. Editor(s): Dobkowski, Michael N.; Wallimann, Isidor. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJD; HBTZ1; JHBD; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627449
ISBN
9780815627449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.38

Paperback. In 1972, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. In this edition the author reflects on the book and its creation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, biographies, indexes. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
30th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275980924
ISBN
9780275980924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.93

Paperback. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 43 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112338
ISBN
9780231112338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBT; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112321
ISBN
9780231112321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.17
€ 82.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 240. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJCR; RNP; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037782958
ISBN
9783037782958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.98

Hardcover. Presents a critique of the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan and its extensions into Palestine and Iraq. This work argues the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that were profoundly colonial in nature. It is illustrated and packed with empirical detail. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180890
ISBN
9781577180890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.34

Paperback. Traces the long history of British and American involvements in the Middle East. This work argues that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that were profoundly colonial in nature. It traces the connections between geopolitics and the lives of ordinary people. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180906
ISBN
9781577180906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. Explains why the Kyoto Protocol was never likely to become an effective legal instrument. This book explores how its collapse offers opportunities to establish a more realistic alternative. It proposes a hybrid in which governments set targets for both emission quantities and tax levels. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 halftone. 2 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120263
ISBN
9780691120263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Hardback. This new book aims to understand how both specific planning and broader public sector reforms have been experienced and understood by chartered town planners working in local authorities across Great Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305118
ISBN
9781447305118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.75

Paperback. In 1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. This volume finishes the tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure. Num Pages: 416 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099218
ISBN
9780300099218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Hardcover. Presenting the extreme variety of coastal forms in all dimensions and from all latitudes and climates, this book shows the beauty of our planet. It contains over 170 colour images from Google Earth and terrestrial and oblique aerial photos from the authors. Series: Coastal Research Library. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RGBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400707375
ISBN
9789400707375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.31

Hardback. Borrowing from the experience of cooperative artists' studios, business incubators, and the corner copy shop, this book explains why office infrastructure can be important for productivity as well as the quality of work life. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809696
ISBN
9780774809696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the variety of available climate models. Num Pages: 456 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119943372
ISBN
9781119943372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.31

Paperback. The world's response to climate change has been deeply flawed. The Climate Fix is where we begin to get it back on track, as science policy expert Roger Pielke, Jr. dissects the disastrous climate debate and offers a solution: expanding energy access and increasing energy security while lowering costs through technological innovation. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025190
ISBN
9780465025190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.25

paperback. A concise and clear overview of the essential scientific information on climate change for students and the general reader. Num Pages: 260 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 570. An Introductory Guide to Climate Change. 260 pages, 6 tables. A concise and clear overview of the essential scientific information on climate change for students and the general reader. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RBP; TQ. Dimension: 240 x 189 x 13. Weight: 570.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521732550
ISBN
9780521732550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.90

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415670791
ISBN
9780415670791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Judd, Dennis R.; Simpson, Dick. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665761
ISBN
9780816665761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities Series: The Future Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204803
ISBN
9780300204803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardcover. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 6 black & white tables, 44 b&w illus., 5 maps, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTB; JFFZ; PSVS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999340
ISBN
9780295999340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

hardcover. Series: Anthem Environmental Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 36+ images, figures and tables. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857287724
ISBN
9780857287724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
JOVIS Verlag Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783868591446
ISBN
9783868591446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.28

Paperback. Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Editor(s): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517561
ISBN
9780742517561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.87

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