Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- International Human Resources Development Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934634205
- ISBN
- 9780934634205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.85
€ 189.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934634519
- ISBN
- 9780934634519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardback. Marty Branagan uses Australian and international case studies to show that nonviolence is a viable alternative to militarism for national defence and regime change. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPW; JW; RNB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137010094
- ISBN
- 9781137010094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.63
€ 196.63
Hardback. Many Europeans think that town twinning has greatly contributed to integration in Europe after the Second World War. This book, based on observations and interviews with twinning practitioners in small towns, reveals the social and cultural processes that inform twinning as a transnational practice, its perspectives and its limits. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137021229
- ISBN
- 9781137021229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.22
€ 64.22
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection explores what mobility meant, and still means, in the specific contexts of Soviet and East European socialist and post-socialist societies. Together the chapters consider diverse practices of mobility and their different contexts of power, resistance and inequality. Editor(s): Burrell, Kathy; Horschelmann, Kathrin. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; JFFN; JPFF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137267283
- ISBN
- 9781137267283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardback. John Vogler examines the international politics of climate change, with a focus on the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC). He considers how the international system treats the problem of climate change, analysing the ways in which this has been defined by the international community and the interests and alignments of state governments. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273406
- ISBN
- 9781137273406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources
. Ed(S): Grant, Mr J. Andrew; Compaore, W. R....
Hardback. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources. Editor(s): Grant, Mr J. Andrew; Compaore, W. R. Nadege; Mitchell, Matthew I. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM; KCP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280404
- ISBN
- 9781137280404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Hardback. Explores the role of entrepreneurs in bringing about community rebound after disasters, with particular attention to recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJH; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286086
- ISBN
- 9781137286086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.13€ 98.26
€ 120.13
€ 98.26
Hardcover. The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCU; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286864
- ISBN
- 9781137286864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardback. The world is changing. Human population is surging towards 10 billion, food, water, climate and energy security are all at risk. Nitrogen could be our life raft in this global 'perfect storm'. Get it right and it can help to feed billions, fuel our cars and put a dent in global warming. Get it wrong and it will make things a whole lot worse. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286949
- ISBN
- 9781137286949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Paperback. The world is changing. Human population is surging towards 10 billion, food, water, climate and energy security are all at risk. Nitrogen could be our life raft in this global 'perfect storm'. Get it right and it can help to feed billions, fuel our cars and put a dent in global warming. Get it wrong and it will make things a whole lot worse. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286956
- ISBN
- 9781137286956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardback. We live in an age of crises that are global in scale and potentially apocalyptic in severity, affecting the lives of millions - billions - of people. Peter Lee examines the struggle for truth at the heart of these crises to show how political leaders attempt to shape individual behavior, attitudes and identity. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFL; JPS; JPSF; JPV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298478
- ISBN
- 9781137298478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Paperback. We live in an age of crises that are global in scale and potentially apocalyptic in severity, affecting the lives of millions - billions - of people. Peter Lee examines the struggle for truth at the heart of these crises to show how political leaders attempt to shape individual behavior, attitudes and identity. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFL; JPS; JPSF; JPV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298485
- ISBN
- 9781137298485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.90
€ 38.90
Hardback. Benjamin K. Sovacool applies concepts from justice and ethics theory to contemporary energy problems, and illustrates particular solutions to those problems with examples and case studies from around the world. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; RNA; RNFY; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298645
- ISBN
- 9781137298645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Hardcover. The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. These are the most notable attempts at building new eco-cities to both face up to the 'crises' of the modern world and to use the city as an engine for transition to a low-carbon economy. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KCU; RG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298751
- ISBN
- 9781137298751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Hardback. This book provides a timely and insightful analysis of the expansion of biofuels production and use in recent years. Drawing on interviews with key policy insiders, Ackrill and Kay show how biofuels policies have been motivated by concerns over climate change, energy security and rural development. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNFY; RNU; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307880
- ISBN
- 9781137307880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Planning and the Case Study Method in Africa: The Planner in Dirty Sho...
Duminy, James, Andreasen, J?Rgen, Lerise, Fre...
Hardcover. This book addresses the relevance of the case study research methodology for enhancing urban planning research and education in Africa and the global South. It provides an introduction to the case study methodology and features examples of its application to planning research and education on the continent. Editor(s): Duminy, James; Andreasen, Jorgen; Lerise, Fred; Odendaal, Nancy; Watson, Vanessa. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white tables, 9 colour illustrations, 5 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307941
- ISBN
- 9781137307941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. Against the backdrop of the environmental impact of household electricity consumption and the history of cooling practices, Marlyne Sahakian considers how people keep cool, from Metro Manila to other mega-cities in Southeast Asia. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTF; JFF; RNFY; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308825
- ISBN
- 9781137308825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Hardback. A comprehensive examination of the inability of liberal capitalism to generate the technological innovations necessary to prevent dangerous climate change. The case is made for the need for institutional evolution to drive the climate innovation, and the potential for climate innovation in an increasingly economically interconnected world. Editor(s): Harrison, Neil E.; Mikler, John. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; KCN; KCP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319876
- ISBN
- 9781137319876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Hardcover. Of the two kinds of philosophical questions - epistemic and ethical - raised by the public debate about climate change, professional philosophers have dealt almost exclusively with the ethical. This book is the first to address both and examine the relationship between them. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326270
- ISBN
- 9781137326270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14