Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardcover. Arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change, Asia has different mechanisms for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities. This title provides 19 case studies, from 13 countries and regions in Asia, that highlight different aspects of CCA-DRR entry points. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Pulhin, Juan; Pereira, Joy. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 496 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1F; RNA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857244857
- ISBN
- 9780857244857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.44
€ 160.44
Hardcover. This is the first academic publication to highlight the linkages between Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Key issues and challenges related to CCA-DRR synergy and interactions are highlighted throughout, mostly drawing lessons and experiences from the field practices and greatly increasing current awareness. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Pulhin, Juan; Pereira, Joy. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: RNA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857244871
- ISBN
- 9780857244871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.30
€ 152.30
Hardcover. Editor(s): Peterson, David. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829830
- ISBN
- 9781634829830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.86€ 143.42
€ 192.86
€ 143.42
Hardcover. Climate change adaptation is increasingly recognized as complementary part to climate change mitigation. Climate change affects sea level, the extent of flood prone areas and precipitation patterns among many others. Editor(s): Schmidt-Thome, Philipp; Klein, Johannes. Num Pages: 338 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470977002
- ISBN
- 9780470977002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.30
€ 150.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFFR; JHB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837630572
- ISBN
- 9783837630572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.79€ 45.68
€ 58.79
€ 45.68
Hardcover. Editor(s): Abrahams, Cory. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RND; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634638395
- ISBN
- 9781634638395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.86€ 142.65
€ 192.86
€ 142.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Torquebiau, Emmanuel. Num Pages: 348 pages, 114 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 110 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNPG; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401774604
- ISBN
- 9789401774604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.58
€ 225.58
Paperback. Trends such as the massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight are among those which have led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. Presenting the science of the environmental issues, this book covers drivers and trends of growth, socio-economics and politics, as well as mitigation options. Editor(s): Gossling, Stefan; Upham, Paul. Series: Earthscan Climate. Num Pages: 408 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KNDV; RNPG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076208
- ISBN
- 9781844076208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.63
€ 60.63
Paperback. Provides students with a solid foundation in climate science, to help understand global warming, natural climate variations, and climate models. Num Pages: 304 pages, 137 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 676. 304 pages, 137 b/w illus. 8 tables. Provides students with a solid foundation in climate science, to help understand global warming, natural climate variations, and climate models. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RBP. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 13. Weight: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521602433
- ISBN
- 9780521602433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. 320 pages, 50 illustrations. Editor(s): Reynolds, M.P. Trends in population growth suggest that global food production is unlikely to satisfy future demand under predicted climate change scenarios unless rates of crop improvement are accelerated. This book provides an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production in unpredictable environments. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVK. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 24. Weight: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936334
- ISBN
- 9781845936334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50
Paperback. Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development. Num Pages: 392 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, 14 black & white halftones, 46 b. BIC Classification: GTF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415664271
- ISBN
- 9780415664271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.19
€ 58.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Zimmerer, Jurgen. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPVH; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138886421
- ISBN
- 9781138886421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77€ 140.64
€ 158.77
€ 140.64
hardcover. Written by international experts, this book is a comprehensive examination of the potential effects climate change, particularly greenhouses gases, will have on agrosystems. It also reviews the effects such systems have on climate change itself. Editor(s): Reddy, K. R.; Hodges, H.F. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNPG; TQ; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1.
- SKU
- V9780851994390
- ISBN
- 9780851994390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.03
€ 173.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ethans, Dustin. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634630610
- ISBN
- 9781634630610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.86€ 130.67
€ 192.86
€ 130.67
Hardback. The latest book in the successful CABI Climate Change Series sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Christer; Niemala, Pekka. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643786
- ISBN
- 9781780643786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability
. Ed(S): Sundaresan, J.; Sreekesh, S.; Ramana...
Hardback. This book argues that biodiversity of islands should be protected as a natural mechanism to mitigate climate change. Includes information on coral bleaching, data on core records in the Arabian Sea spanning ten thousand years, and much more. Editor(s): Sundaresan, J.; Sreekesh, S.; Ramanathan, A. L.; Sonnenschein, Leonard; Boojh, Ram. Num Pages: 287 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RGBP; RGM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400760158
- ISBN
- 9789400760158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.30
€ 126.30
Paperback. Explores and estimates the intermediate-term security risks that climate change may pose for the United States, its allies and partners, and for regional and global order through the year 2030. Editor(s): Moran, Daniel. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 maps, 2 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017412
- ISBN
- 9781589017412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.33
€ 73.33
Paperback. Climate change and poverty offers a timely new perspective on the 'ecosocial' understanding of the causes, symptoms and solutions to poverty and applies this to recent developments across a number of areas, including fuel poverty, food poverty, housing, transport and air pollution. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; RNPG; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300861
- ISBN
- 9781447300861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.78
€ 38.99
€ 36.78
Paperback. Orchestrating and coordinating contributions from more than 75 selected public health specialists and environmental scientists, the editors have developed a concise and comprehensive book that represents a core curriculum on climate change and public health, including key strategies for adaptation and mitigation. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190202453
- ISBN
- 9780190202453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.58
€ 143.58
Paperback. * This is the first book to develop a proper sociology of climate change and will be an excellent companion to Tony Giddens The Politics of Climate Change. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650371
- ISBN
- 9780745650371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.43
€ 24.43
Paperback. Both the causes of and solutions to climate change are grounded in human society. Climate Change and Society summarizes the existing approaches to understanding the social dimensions of climate change from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, analyzing its origins, impacts, and responses. Editor(s): Dunlap, Riley E.; Brulle, Robert J. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 bw line art. BIC Classification: JHB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199356119
- ISBN
- 9780199356119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.23
€ 57.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Klinenberg, Eric. Num Pages: 220 pages, 18. BIC Classification: RND; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822368427
- ISBN
- 9780822368427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.30
€ 18.30
Hardback. The first scholarly effort to offer a systematic examination of doctrinal issues in climate law, this book explores the diverse international, regional, national, sub-national and transnational legal responses to climate change. Includes regional case studies. Editor(s): Hollo, Erkki J.; Kulovesi, Kati; Mehling, Michael. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 693 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 2 colour t. BIC Classification: K; LB; RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 610
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400754393
- ISBN
- 9789400754393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.00€ 285.16
€ 294.00
€ 285.16
Hardback. This pioneering study provides the theoretical basis for archaeological data to be included in climate change debate. Applying an approach which uses archaeological research as a repository of ideas and concepts, it illustrates the pathways implemented in times of climate change in the past and how these can help prepare modern communities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; RGBF; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199699551
- ISBN
- 9780199699551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.36
€ 190.36