Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardcover. This is one of the first books to focus on explicit linkages between the changing environment and disasters and suggests proactive approaches towards disaster management. A ready-reference for field practitioners it covers areas such as elements of environmental entry, impacts of environment and disaster, strategies, planning and the way forward. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Tran, Phong. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248657
- ISBN
- 9780857248657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.03
€ 250.03
Hardcover. The Asian monsoon region is one of these areas where consecutive years of droughts are causing severe problems for the lives and livelihoods of the communities. This book outlines the characteristics and challenges of the Asian monsoon drought and highlights innovative solutions and approaches undertaken in different parts of the region. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Nguyen, Huy. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248633
- ISBN
- 9780857248633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Hardcover. Contains papers presented at the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology held in South Korea in 2008. This book provides an international view of the advanced production in rural sociology. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Baker, Hans; Jussaume, Raymond; Kawamura, Yoshio; Shuksmith, Mark. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242815
- ISBN
- 9780857242815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.27
€ 200.27
Hardcover. While the individual benefits of car-based travel continues to be recognized, the wider environmental and social cost of automobiles is also significant. This title evaluates the evidence for better understanding 'what drives us to drive'. Editor(s): Lucas, Karen; Blumenberg, Evelyn; Weinberger, Rachel. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps,. BIC Classification: RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242334
- ISBN
- 9780857242334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.22
€ 90.22
Hardback. A collection of brief reflections on keywords related to energy, including the various substances and forces with which humans have produced energy, and their past, present, and future implications for values, politics, culture, and environment. Editor(s): Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 6452 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273904
- ISBN
- 9780823273904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Paperback. Makes the case that Orthodox Christianity offers unique spiritual resources especially suited to the environmental concerns of today Editor(s): Chryssavgis, John; Foltz, Bruce V. Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought (FUP). Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCX6; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- Signed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251452
- ISBN
- 9780823251452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.83
€ 46.99
€ 41.83
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
€ 17.99€ 17.62
€ 17.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. Treating cities as laboratories of the modern world, Infrastructures of the Urban examines how they are made and how they should be remade. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822367888
- ISBN
- 9780822367888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.29
€ 16.99
€ 16.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354208
- ISBN
- 9780822354208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353089
- ISBN
- 9780822353089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. A Primer. 160 pages, 37 colour illustrations. Illustrator(s): Fraser, Mary Edna. An internationally recognized expert on the geology of barrier islands takes on climate change deniers in an outstanding and much-needed primer on the science of global change and its effects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNPG. Dimension: 191 x 242 x 10. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351092
- ISBN
- 9780822351092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNAC; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349563
- ISBN
- 9780822349563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. Examines the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States over four centuries. This book focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and responses to perceived breakdowns in social order. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFSG; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344513
- ISBN
- 9780822344513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.32
€ 44.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Traces the emergence of the mammoth US flood management system, which is overseen by the federal government but implemented in conjunction with state governments and local contractors and levee districts. This book shows how the system initially developed as a response to the demands of farmers and business elite in outlying territories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBP; RNK; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337737
- ISBN
- 9780822337737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. A call to live with the coast, as opposed to living at the coast; unless Florida coastal communities conserve beaches and mitigate storm impacts, the future of the beach-based economy is in question Series: Living with the Shore S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 106 b&w photos, 23 tables, 56 maps. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332893
- ISBN
- 9780822332893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Lester, James P. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315698
- ISBN
- 9780822315698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Hardback. Beginning with a history of the environmental justice movement in the country, this book explores a range of conceptual and practical questions: How does environmental justice relate to issues of marginalization and poverty in South Africa? What are the links between environmental justice and other schools of environmental thought? Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQB; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821414156
- ISBN
- 9780821414156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80
€ 85.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697236
- ISBN
- 9780816697236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.09
€ 29.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFS; JFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689392
- ISBN
- 9780816689392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687770
- ISBN
- 9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.19
€ 24.99
€ 23.19