Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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
€ 217.04
€ 217.04
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
€ 243.10
€ 243.10
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
€ 174.18
€ 174.18
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
€ 169.96
€ 169.96
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
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
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
€ 154.09
€ 154.09
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
€ 148.80
€ 148.80
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
€ 136.47
€ 136.47
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
€ 215.09
€ 215.09
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
€ 93.00
€ 93.00
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
€ 136.92
€ 136.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Emison, Gerald Andrews; Morris, John Charles. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPQB; RNC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146521
- ISBN
- 9780739146521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
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
€ 147.25
€ 147.25
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
€ 151.60
€ 151.60
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
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
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
€ 213.62
€ 213.62
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
€ 164.00
€ 164.00
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
€ 82.31
€ 82.31
Paperback. This text looks to the history of "the commons" in American and European social thought to better understand contemporary environmental problems. The authors reveal the law's insufficient comprehension of community rights and advocate realistic policy alternatives. Series: New Social Formations. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501614
- ISBN
- 9780742501614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.08
€ 73.08
Paperback. Offers students and practitioners an introduction to important methods from ethnography and interviews to surveys and community mapping. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742504387
- ISBN
- 9780742504387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16