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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Results 14017 - 14040 of 19885
Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
paperback. This text aims to provide a fresh view of contemporary geography. The authors explore the role of four traditional themes in the "new cultural geography" including the interplay between the evolution of particular biophysical niches and the activities of the culture groups that inhabit them. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501065
- ISBN
- 9780742501065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.17
€ 87.17
Hardback. In this oral history, Ogata Masato, fisherman and Minamata disease sufferer, tells of the devastation of methyl mercury poisoning and the impact of industrial pollution on his own life, on his extended family and on the fishing culture in Minamata Bay, Japan. Editor(s): Ogata, Masato; Colligan-Taylor, Karen. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBTD; RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500204
- ISBN
- 9780742500204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.90
€ 173.90
Hardback. This volume offers a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the later 20th century. It explores themes including acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and frontier expansion. Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500181
- ISBN
- 9780742500181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.57
€ 226.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; KFFR; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739172896
- ISBN
- 9780739172896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.46
€ 70.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739164143
- ISBN
- 9780739164143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.73
€ 160.73
Hardback. After the Factory expores the challenges and opportunities facing the smaller industrial cities of America's heartland as they seek to reinvent themselves. It offers a unique, multidisciplinary look at communities often ignored by conventional urban studies and urban history scholarship. Editor(s): Connolly, James J. Series: Comparative Urban Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739148235
- ISBN
- 9780739148235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.11
€ 156.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Emison, Gerald Andrews; Morris, John Charles. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146514
- ISBN
- 9780739146514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.15
€ 145.15
The Quest to Understand Human Affairs. Natural Resources Policy and Es...
Ostrom, Vincent. Ed(S): Allen, Barbara
Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, Barbara. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739126103
- ISBN
- 9780739126103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.51
€ 98.51
The Quest to Understand Human Affairs. Natural Resources Policy and Es...
Ostrom, Vincent. Ed(S): Allen, Barbara
Hardback. Editor(s): Allen, Barbara. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739126097
- ISBN
- 9780739126097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.13
€ 228.13
Hardback. This provocative book offers a new theory of culture with a unique focus on our aesthetic response to order and meaningfulness. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739116388
- ISBN
- 9780739116388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.67
€ 144.67
Hardback. Changing Pathways is a full-length ethnography that argues that the Batek are not helpless victims of development but, rather, shrewd players who understand what are the political, environmental, and cultural implications of environmental degradation. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106501
- ISBN
- 9780739106501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.76
€ 157.76
Hardback. This text looks at the legendary puquios of Nasca, the underground aqueduct system built by Incans which is arguably responsible for this strange abundance of water. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106419
- ISBN
- 9780739106419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.36
€ 163.36
paperback. This work aims to show how the fundamental function of these parks is economic and political. It intends to provide an insight into United States labour, cultural and environmental history and to contribute to the understanding of American Parks and the meaning of American public space. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV; RGC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780739102299
- ISBN
- 9780739102299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Explores three interrelated questions: does the Hebrew bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not?; what Jewish teachings appropriately address the environmental crisis?; and do ecology, Judaism, and philosophy work together in confronting the crisis? Editor(s): Yaffe, Martin D. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101179
- ISBN
- 9780739101179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.21
€ 180.21
Hardback. Wildfires are a fact of life in arid and semi-arid regions, such as the American West. With growing population, human communities begin to reside in so-called urban-wildland interface zones, where severe fire driven ecosystems co-exist with humans and their property. This work offers potential solutions from an interdisciplinary perceptive. Editor(s): Troy, Austin; Kennedy, Roger G. Series: Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources S. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKSW2; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080453279
- ISBN
- 9780080453279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.13
€ 186.13
Hardback. Land Public Transport continues to gain greater attention in transport policy and economics, given its importance in assisting social cohesion and its contribution to reducing congestion and emissions. This book focuses behavioral science perspective on the threats to quality of urban life from car use and policy measures to reduce car use. Editor(s): Garling, Tommy; Steg, Linda. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080448534
- ISBN
- 9780080448534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.87
€ 259.87
Hardback. Examines how developed countries are solving the problem of providing capital for transportation goals. After describing the theoretical basis of funding, this book introduces the policies and financial systems established in several major countries. It appeals to higher level researchers and graduate students in transportation and economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080448527
- ISBN
- 9780080448527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.99
€ 231.99
hardcover. Urban freight transport has become an essential issue in urban planning. This book is an outcome of the Fourth International Conference on City Logistics (City Logistics IV held in Langkawi in 2005) organised by the Institute for City Logistics. It includes recent developments in the modelling, evaluation and planning of city logistics schemes. Editor(s): Taniguchi, Eiichi; Thompson, Russell. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780080447995
- ISBN
- 9780080447995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 303.30
€ 303.30
Hardback. Offers a sample of the papers presented at the Transport Science and Technology Congress, Athens 2004. Organized into four parts, this book adopts a global perspective with papers from the Americas, Asia and Europe. It aims to demonstrate the developments in merging scientific and technological discoveries to solve transportation problems. Editor(s): Goulias, Konstadinos G. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RPT; TR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 891.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080447070
- ISBN
- 9780080447070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 295.94
€ 295.94
Hardback. Much of land use and transportation planning aims to reduce traffic congestion. Comprehensive and policy relevant measures useful to land-use and transportation planning need to capture both land use and travel dimensions. This book focuses on the science and policy around the multi-modal concept of accessibility. Editor(s): Levinson, David; Krizek, Kevin. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080446783
- ISBN
- 9780080446783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.66
€ 195.66
Hardback. These papers from INSTR 2001, cover aspects of transport network reliability, such as definitions and methodological developments for reliability indices, behavioural analysis under uncertainty, and evaluation methods for the disaster resistance of transport networks. Editor(s): Bell, M. G. H.; Lida, Y. (Department of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan). Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080441092
- ISBN
- 9780080441092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.37
€ 229.37
Hardback. Consumerism is increasingly recognized as a major drain on global resources and the search for sustainable consumption is emerging as a key policy issue. This text locates the problem within a specific history and recruits specialist opinions from a variety of disciplines. Editor(s): Cohen, Mark J.; Murphy, J. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080439204
- ISBN
- 9780080439204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.69
€ 175.69
Hardback. Presents an international collection of papers on methodological and substantive findings from the analysis of personal travel written by travel behaviour researchers from the social and engineering sciences. This book is organised in 4 sections: traveller activity; stated preference methods; dynamic behaviour; and improvement of travel models. Editor(s): Stopher, Peter; Lee-Gosselin, Martin. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KNG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080423906
- ISBN
- 9780080423906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.77
€ 207.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Stehli, Francis G.; Webb, S. David. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 549 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 695.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 549
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468491838
- ISBN
- 9781468491838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.73
€ 195.73