Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Twelve original essays on the meaning and implications of sustainable development. The collection assesses the theoretical debate over the concept of sustainable development, and looks at the unique experiment in applying this practically which has taken place in Norway. Topics covered include the limits of nature and the role of technology. Editor(s): Lafferty, William M. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333715215
- ISBN
- 9780333715215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Economic reforms in China began in 1979 and initiated some of the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country. While allowing some of the most astonishing economic growth the world has seen, they have also induced some of the most profound social and environmental shifts. Editor(s): Cannon, Terry (University of Greenwich). Num Pages: 335 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCM; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716595
- ISBN
- 9780333716595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Hardback. Investigates the EU policy-making process and why this process has taken major steps to advance environmental regulation in some areas and not others. The book develops a framework emphasizing decision-making modes, which provide a more nuanced understanding, compared to traditional EU theoretical approaches, of how EU actors make decisions. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333722145
- ISBN
- 9780333722145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. After considering how decisions on environmental policy in the EU are made, and the balance of power between business and environmental interests, this book draws on the specialisms of the authors to look in depth at the areas of global warming, water pollution and air pollution. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN2; KCN; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730669
- ISBN
- 9780333730669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
The Earthist Challenge to Economism. Theological Critique of the World...
Cobb, John B., Jr.. Ed(S): Thakur, Shivesh Ch...
Hardback. The World Bank is the economistic institution most open to Earthist concerns. This book evaluates the Bank's potential for leadership in broadening public goals from narrowly economic goods to inclusive ones. Editor(s): Thakur, Shivesh Chandra. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; JPA; KCA; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730881
- ISBN
- 9780333730881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardback. Sven Wunder gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case study of Ecuador provides an historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; KCN; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731468
- ISBN
- 9780333731468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardback. Will the flames of war in the Middle East be fanned or quenched by water? This is the central question addressed by this unusually forthright book. The book provides sobering analyses of Israel's water predicament and of the hydro-political implications for the country, particularly in the light of recent developments in the 'peace process'. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPA; JPS; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333734834
- ISBN
- 9780333734834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.24
€ 127.24
Tapping the Market: The Challenge of Institutional Reform in the Urban...
Nickson, Andrew, Franceys, Richard
Hardcover. This text examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Series: Role of Government in Adjusting Economies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KNBW; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333736203
- ISBN
- 9780333736203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardcover. This is an analysis of such contradictions of beliefs and actions in green politics as: belief in decentralization, yet authoritarian intervention to protect the environment; new age politics split between left and right; and rejection of rationalist science, but reliance on ecological science. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333739419
- ISBN
- 9780333739419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardcover. This work explores the relationship between land use planning and ethno-religious segregation. It explores the meaning attached to land in contested places, the challenges these present to planners, and the possibilities for accommodating differences over territory. Series: Ethnic & Intercommunity Conflict. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JPQ; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333739945
- ISBN
- 9780333739945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. This biography of David Livingstone provides an account of his strengths and weaknesses. He could be difficult and unsympathetic, but he was also single minded, patient and brave. This book tells of his life both in Britain and Africa, where he discovered Victoria Falls and was mauled by a lion. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740415
- ISBN
- 9780333740415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. The question of how genetic resources ought to be owned and controlled has become a controversial international political issue. The authors examine this issue from a normative perspective, discussing the four principles that govern the debate over genetic resource control. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPVH; LB; LNR; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745021
- ISBN
- 9780333745021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Hardcover. This text uses a specific case study to consider the role of scientific advice in shaping governmental decisions such as BSE and global warming - and the consequences of a divided scientific view. It looks at the use of the media by groups and companies attempting to control the political agenda. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; JPWD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745465
- ISBN
- 9780333745465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Hardback. This volume examines the policies and initiatives now underway on both sides of the Atlantic to revitalize the poorest urban areas. It explains the nature of specific community building programmes and explores critical issues such as the role of partnerships and the importance of race and gender. Editor(s): Pierson, John. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747650
- ISBN
- 9780333747650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JH; KNAC; PSAK; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751398
- ISBN
- 9780333751398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. The transformation and industrialization of rural China is the underlying theme of this book. It uses case studies of selected regions in south China where rural changes have been particularly dramatic. It looks at how capital and labour are mobilized and reallocated by change. Series: Studies in the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333772805
- ISBN
- 9780333772805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.53
€ 194.53
Paperback. Political thinkers and scientists write on nuclear weapons and war in the 21st century, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert McNamara, ex-US Defence Secretary and Nobel Peace Laureate Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to resign from the Manhattan Project, where the first nuclear weapons were made. Editor(s): Bruce, Maxwell. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWK; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333774823
- ISBN
- 9780333774823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Hardback. The text describes the basic mechanisms of the Common Agricultural Policy for the main sectors of agricultural production, the changes in Eastern Europe, the problems of developing countries and the GATT-WTO Agreement. It includes Berlin agreements on Agenda 2000 and 1999 developments. Num Pages: 281 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; KNAC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775769
- ISBN
- 9780333775769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Rural reform policy has been an important part of the government policy in post-revolutionary Iran. This book seeks to examine the post revolutionary rural policies and their socio-economic impact on rural people. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTF; JP; KCM; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776131
- ISBN
- 9780333776131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Hardback. In dictionary form, this work is an almanac of world history taking the place name or territory as its starting point. This is a detailed text, listing changes in world events up to 1999. It gives an insight into areas of conflict like the Balkans. Num Pages: 457 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 847.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333781777
- ISBN
- 9780333781777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.36
€ 216.36