Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. This book discusses the economic and political conditions that facilitate megaproject implementation and what are the impacts on urbanity and livability of such costly mode of urban development. It includes contributions from sociologists, planners, geographers and architects making it a truly multidisciplinary project. Editor(s): Cerro Santamaria, Gerardo del. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905937
- ISBN
- 9781781905937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.29
€ 162.29
Hardback. Based on papers presented at a workshop on the green transport agenda and its implications for Chinese cities, organised by the World Conference on Transport Research Society in September 2010, this volume reviews the challenges facing urban transport internationally and in China. Editor(s): Mackett, Roger L.; May, Anthony D.; Kii, Masanobu; Pan, Haixiao. Series Editor(s): Ison, Stephen; Shaw, Jon. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNU; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781904756
- ISBN
- 9781781904756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.34
€ 154.34
Hardback. Compiles the critical thinking on priority topics in contemporary transport policy and planning contexts. In this title, the contributed papers cover two key themes related to types of decision-making of importance to the development of data collection on both passenger travel and freight movements. Editor(s): Zmud, Johanna; Lee-Gosselin, Martin; Carrasco, Juan Antonio; Munizaga, Marcela A. Num Pages: 798 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 170 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781902875
- ISBN
- 9781781902875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.73
€ 172.73
Hardback. With current environmental, social and financial challenges facing society and the economy, there has been a rapid growth in interest in the role of social and sustainable enterprise. This volume seeks to draw together contemporary entrepreneurial research which addresses social and environmental issues. Editor(s): Underwood, Sarah; Blundel, Richard; Lyon, Fergus. Series Editor(s): Henry, Colette; Marlow, Susan. Series: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: KJH; KJJ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781902547
- ISBN
- 9781781902547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Hardback. Aims to map out the past and present of the tourism geographies sub-discipline within - and more importantly - beyond the English language contributions, and learn from the historical trajectories as well as experiences of tourism geographers working in different cultural and linguistic contexts. Editor(s): Wilson, Dr. Julie; Clave, Salvador Anton. Series Editor(s): Jafari, Jafar. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; KNSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781902127
- ISBN
- 9781781902127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.82
€ 133.82
Paperback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901595
- ISBN
- 9781781901595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.87
€ 54.87
Paperback. The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Andersson, Professor Kjell; Eklund, Erland; Lehtola, Minna. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901557
- ISBN
- 9781781901557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
Paperback. Achieving sustainable transport requires more than 'optimal' management of congestion and the effects on public health and the environment. This book is organized into three sections, each discussing a major set of challenges to the transition to a sustainable transport system. Num Pages: 352 pages, ill. BIC Classification: RPT; TR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901526
- ISBN
- 9781781901526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.42
€ 51.42
Hardback. Ecosystems are often examined from a ecological perspective because of the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services. This book makes a case for ecosystem-based adaptation by arguing that ecosystems and its services are critical in the climate change and disaster risk reduction fields. Editor(s): Uy, Noralene; Shaw, Rajib. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526904
- ISBN
- 9781780526904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardback. Presents and celebrates Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) through stories, experiences, reflections and specific works of key proponents and participants in ALAR World Congresses. This title argues for the benefits of action research for sustainable development and problem solving in a turbulent world in the 21st century. Editor(s): Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780525488
- ISBN
- 9781780525488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.26
€ 118.26
Hardback. This book presents a portrait of the social advantages and limitations of climate change related modeling in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. It addresses the implied but largely uncritiqued relationships between scientific modeling knowledge and local adaptation responses. It also presents theoretical perspectives on modeling and adaptation, Editor(s): Lamadrid, Armando; Kelman, Ilan. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780524863
- ISBN
- 9781780524863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardback. Provides an internationally grounded and critical review of grassroots sustainability enterprises, focusing on the processes that lead to their formation, the governing context that shapes their evolution, the benefits they create and the challenges that they face in different contexts. Editor(s): Davies, Anna. Series Editor(s): Leonard, Liam. Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780524849
- ISBN
- 9781780524849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Hardback. This topical volume covers the intersection between transport and climate change, with papers from the 'Transport & Climate Change' session of the RGS-IBG conference in London, September 2010. It considers the role of transport modes at varying spatial dimensions and a range of perspectives on the relationship between transport and climate change. Editor(s): Ryley, Tim; Chapman, Lee. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; RPT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780524405
- ISBN
- 9781780524405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.29
€ 162.29
Hardback. "This book is based on research and observations undertaken for the author's PhD thesis at the National University of Ireland, and represents a case study of national and regional campaigns against both the Irish state's Regional Waste Management Plans and the corporate sector's attempts to develop waste incinerators or dumps in various parts of Ir Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; RNA; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523804
- ISBN
- 9781780523804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72
€ 130.72
Hardback. Through international case studies, this book evaluates how various policy challenges are having an impact on specific agricultural policy regimes, and what future lessons might be learnt from key policy experiments around neoliberalism and multifunctionality. Editor(s): Almas, Reider; Campbell, Hugh. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RPG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523484
- ISBN
- 9781780523484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Hardback. Explores the reasons for difficulties in making cycling mainstream in many cultures, despite its claims for being one of the most sustainable forms of transport. This title examines the cultural development of cycling in countries with high use and the differences in use between different sub-groups of the population. Editor(s): Parkin, John. Series Editor(s): Ison, Stephen; Shaw, Jon. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNU; RPT; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522982
- ISBN
- 9781780522982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardback. Presents findings of a successful, international research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB). This title examines fresh perspectives in relation to social capital and WB and developing various economic methods to estimate the marginal value of additional travel. Editor(s): Currie, Graham. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522005
- ISBN
- 9781780522005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50
€ 93.50
Paperback. You may have mastered Arduino and 3D printing, but what will you make when the power goes out? This book, featuring projects drawn from previous issues of Make: and Craft:, features projects you can build with little or no technology. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: RNU; VSZ; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 248 x 8. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781680450545
- ISBN
- 9781680450545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.68
€ 16.99
€ 14.68
Paperback. Martin Holladay has been making weekly postings to his 'Musings of an Energy Nerd' blog on Green Building Advisor since January 2009. For the first time, the 50 most popular postings have been assembled in book form to give homeowners a great opportunity to live a more energy-efficient life in their homes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations, 72 photographs in full colour. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMKD; RNU; THT; VSZ; WKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taunton Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631862564
- ISBN
- 9781631862564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.19
€ 29.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. The failure of complex systems, and the future of energy Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 illus., 3 graphs, 5 figures. BIC Classification: RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611689310
- ISBN
- 9781611689310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.60
€ 30.99
€ 24.60