Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Sustainable Development and Subnational Governments
. Ed(S): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander;...
Paperback. This book highlights the importance of the subnational level of governance in relation to sustainable development, exploring how subnational governments have taken up the challenge to design sustainable development policies and their involvement in international decision-making on sustainable development. Editor(s): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander; Brande, Karoline van den. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347865
- ISBN
- 9781349347865
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€ 62.03
€ 62.03
paperback. This EU-funded project examines the dynamics of conflict, collaboration and competition in relation to access to oil, gas and minerals. It involves 12 different institutions from across the EU and examines oil, gas and other minerals - spanning geology, technology studies, sociology, economics and political science. Editor(s): Dannreuther, Roland; Ostrowski, Wojciech. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; KCP; RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349347827
- ISBN
- 9781349347827
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Paperback. Housing policy has been central to the economic success stories of the major East Asian economies as well as a pillar of social and welfare provision. This book explores not only the development of their distinctive approach, but also the challenges posed in recent years, and currently, by rapid socio-economic and demographic change. Editor(s): Doling, J.; Ronald, R. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPQB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347537
- ISBN
- 9781349347537
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€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. Sustainability Analysis provides adetailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and psychological angles.Primarily focusing on macroeconomic policies andgreen national accounting, this book provides a strong basis for further study in sustainable development." Editor(s): Shmelev, Stanislav; Shmeleva, Irina. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346936
- ISBN
- 9781349346936
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€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It investigates the effects of economic development and foreign investment on pollution in China; the effects of corruption and governance quality on FDI location choice in China. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM; KCN; KCP; KCS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346264
- ISBN
- 9781349346264
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€ 118.65
€ 118.65
Paperback. Investigates the intimate relationship between regional governance processes and global crises. Analysing the current turmoil in the European Union, it also looks at regional cooperation and integration in the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Latin America through topical case studies. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPB; KCP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345793
- ISBN
- 9781349345793
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
The Politics of Resource Extraction. Indigenous Peoples, Multinational...
. Ed(S): Sawyer, S.; Gomez, E.
Paperback. "International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines"-- Editor(s): Sawyer, S.; Gomez, E. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL; JPS; JPSN; KCP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349344956
- ISBN
- 9781349344956
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Twenty years after the post-apartheid Government took office, this timely text interrogates the extent to which the attitudes, identities and everyday lives of British people have changed in accordance with the 'new' South Africa. New ethnographic research is drawn upon to explore important questions of mobility, locality and identity. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349344796
- ISBN
- 9781349344796
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Condition: New
€ 61.36
€ 61.36
Paperback. The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges. Editor(s): Van Lente, Dick. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBTB; PDX; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343645
- ISBN
- 9781349343645
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Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Paperback. The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343027
- ISBN
- 9781349343027
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Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBTD; HBTQ; JFC; JHM; RGL. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340989
- ISBN
- 9781349340989
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Paperback. This volumehighlights women's work sustaining local economies and environments, particularly in response to the current food, fuel and climate crises.It includes women's role in the green entrepreneurship, women's reproductive and productive work in the care economy, and a further examination of eco feminist debates." Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339754
- ISBN
- 9781349339754
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Using a case study based approach, Weissmannanalyses the post-Cold War East Asian security setting to demonstratewhy there is a paradoxical inter-state peace. He points out processes that have been important for the creation of a continuing relative peace in East Asia, as well as conflict prevention and peacebuilding mechanisms." Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JFC; JPS; JW; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339440
- ISBN
- 9781349339440
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Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Paperback. While the historical development of symbolic power has benefitted humanity enormously, there is an insidious and seldom recognised price that goes beyond environmental degradation and cultural disintegration. With insights from both social and natural sciences, this book explores the changing character of subjectivity in contemporary life. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBA; JMH; JMS; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339105
- ISBN
- 9781349339105
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€ 129.28
€ 129.28
Paperback. Virginia Woolf, Jeanette Winterson, and Ali Smith share an ecological philosophy of the world as one highly interconnected entity comprised of multiple and equal, human and non-human participants. This study argues that these writers' texts have an ecological significance in fostering respect for and understanding of difference, human and nonhuman. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ; JHB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 278 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339020
- ISBN
- 9781349339020
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Condition: New
€ 179.67
€ 179.67
Paperback. Energy in Europe and Russia is in flux. This book presents a rich set of case studies for analyzing the complex and intertwined regional dynamics of multiple actors, levels, and policy fields in energy throughout Europe and Russia, with the aim of offering an alternative view to the prevalent geopolitical or neoliberal approaches. Editor(s): Keating, M.; Kuzemko, Caroline; Belyi, Andrei V. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS; JPSN; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338825
- ISBN
- 9781349338825
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Based on the empirical analysis of the effectiveness of four provincial centres for the diffusion of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market mechanism for emission reductions, Miriam Schroder scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of hybrid actors' performance on the local Chinese carbon market." Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337217
- ISBN
- 9781349337217
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. An interdisciplinary collection exploring the practices and cultures of mapping in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It features contributions from scholars in critical cartography, social anthropology, film and cultural studies, literary studies, art and visual culture, marketing, museum studies, architecture, and popular music studies. Editor(s): Roberts, L. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFSR; JHM; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336807
- ISBN
- 9781349336807
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Condition: New
€ 36.57
€ 36.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 389.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336340
- ISBN
- 9781349336340
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Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
paperback. "Bringing together contributions from leading researchers, this volume reflects on the political, institutional and social factors that have shaped the recent expansion of wind energy, and to consider what lessons this experience may provide for the future expansion of other renewable technologies"-- Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN; RGB; RND; RNU; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349334964
- ISBN
- 9781349334964
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13