Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardcover. Can religions help us tackle the ecological crisis we are now facing? Can we redefine our relationship with the Earth, giving spiritual depth to ecological issues? This book attempts to answer these questions by exploring the relationship between ecology and theology. Editor(s): Reijnen, Anne Marie. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361752
- ISBN
- 9781137361752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardcover. Soil degradation is real and global, even if the evidence is not so easy to glean. Degradation poses comparable risks to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and nonhuman animal extinctions. Few have noticed soil degradation as the problem it has become, except most indigenous peoples in their struggles for survival. Series: Environmental Politics and Theory. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RGB; RNA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358219
- ISBN
- 9781137358219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.85
€ 118.85
Hardcover. As the National Park Service prepares for its 2016 centennial, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of philanthropy and the national parks - exploring the challenges faced when working with non-profit philanthropic partners. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPW; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358202
- ISBN
- 9781137358202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.57
€ 118.57
Hardcover. The author explores the fraught politics of energy transitions in an age of climate change. She does so through an ecological modernisation and corporate social responsibility lens which she contends shapes and underpins sustainability today. Case studies cover climate policy, unconventional gas and renewable energy. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; RNFY; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 348 x 300 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352323
- ISBN
- 9781137352323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
Hardcover. This book offers the most updated research on the dynamics, challenges, and prospects in China's environmental governance. Editor(s): Shou, Huisheng. Series: Environmental Politics and Theory. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPQ; RNA; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350688
- ISBN
- 9781137350688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardback. This volume reflects the diverse perspectives presented on each of the major governance groups that contribute directly and indirectly to the G20 political process. It examines how these groups interact and what the outcomes have been of such interactions, including a fresh concept for the organization of a G20 system. Editor(s): Mo, Jongryn. Series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSD; JPSL; JPSN; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350633
- ISBN
- 9781137350633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. Monique Taylor analyses the policy rationale and institutional underpinnings of China's state-led or neomercantilist oil strategy, and its development, set against the wider context of economic transformation as the country transitions from a centrally planned to market economy. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350541
- ISBN
- 9781137350541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Hardback. This collection analyses various European rural locations through a relational lens, attending to key aspects and dimensions of the 'relational rurals' such as cooperation, contestation, solidarity and consensus. By observing rural settings in such terms, contributors are able to rethink European rurality from a distinctly relational perspective. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSF; RGC; TTVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348883
- ISBN
- 9781137348883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Hardback. The environment is part of everyone's life but there are difficulties in communicating complex environmental problems, such as climate change, to a lay audience. In this book Klockner defines environmental communication, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the issues involved in encouraging pro-environmental behaviour. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JMH; JMR; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348319
- ISBN
- 9781137348319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.73
€ 119.73
Hardcover. Majia Holmer Nadesan analyzes the Fukushima nuclear disaster and its radiological aftermath for the citizens of Japan and elsewhere in the context of historical and contemporary understandings of radiation-caused health and reproductive effects. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; KCP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343116
- ISBN
- 9781137343116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Hardcover. This book provides authoritative and up-to-date research for anyone interested in the study of international environmental politics. It demonstrates how the field of international environmental politics has evolved and identifies key questions, topics and approaches to guide future research. Editor(s): Betsill, Michele M.; Hochstetler, Kathryn; Stevis, Dimitris. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; KCP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition,New Edition,2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338969
- ISBN
- 9781137338969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
Hardback. Based on a decade of study, this book provides a scholarly overview of organic dairy politics, showing how politics, policy, and protest both inside and outside of agriculture can determine a future of pastoral landscapes resembling an earlier time in the western world or, alternatively, one made of dystopian ruralities. Num Pages: 311 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNT; TVF; TVHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 625.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330604
- ISBN
- 9781137330604
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Condition: New
€ 120.37
€ 120.37
Hardcover. This book draws on social theories to understand lifestyle migration as a social phenomenon. The chapters engage theoretically with themes and debates relevant to contemporary social science such as place and space, social stratification and power relations, production and consumption, individualism, dwelling and imagination. Editor(s): Benson, Michaela; Osbaldiston, Nick. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328663
- ISBN
- 9781137328663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardcover. This collection examines the intersections and dynamics of bordering processes and citizenship politics in the Global North and Australia. By taking the political agency of migrants into account, it approaches the subject of borders as a genuine political and socially constructed phenomenon and transcends a state-centered perspective. Editor(s): Schwenken, Helen; Russ-Sattar, Sabine. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JPVH1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326621
- ISBN
- 9781137326621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
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
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
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
€ 120.37
€ 120.37
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
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
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
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
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
€ 119.65
€ 119.65
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
€ 61.72
€ 61.72