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Hardcover. The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. These are the most notable attempts at building new eco-cities to both face up to the 'crises' of the modern world and to use the city as an engine for transition to a low-carbon economy. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KCU; RG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298751
- ISBN
- 9781137298751
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Condition: New
€ 61.79
€ 61.79
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection explores what mobility meant, and still means, in the specific contexts of Soviet and East European socialist and post-socialist societies. Together the chapters consider diverse practices of mobility and their different contexts of power, resistance and inequality. Editor(s): Burrell, Kathy; Horschelmann, Kathrin. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; JFFN; JPFF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137267283
- ISBN
- 9781137267283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Hardback. Many Europeans think that town twinning has greatly contributed to integration in Europe after the Second World War. This book, based on observations and interviews with twinning practitioners in small towns, reveals the social and cultural processes that inform twinning as a transnational practice, its perspectives and its limits. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137021229
- ISBN
- 9781137021229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Trudinger, P a; Walter, M R; Ralph, B J. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PNV; PSAF; PSB; RBG; RG; RNK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780858470620
- ISBN
- 9780858470620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. Covering image processing methods for analyzing residential land use, this book combines theoretical framework with practical applications, and describes a high resolution system for effective detection of single houses, vegetation and shadow-water indices. Series: Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; UYQV; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857296665
- ISBN
- 9780857296665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.98
€ 179.98
Hardback. Approaches several important topics in GIS from a database perspective. This monograph begins with an overview of different application areas and their data and functional requirements. Next it addresses the following topics in the context of GIS: representation and manipulation of spatial data, data modeling, indexing, and query processing. Series: Advances in Database Systems. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; UN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399247
- ISBN
- 9780792399247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.76
€ 121.76
Hardback. Offers methods and techniques for detecting and delineating generic objects in images of complex scenes, and applies them to the specific task of building detection and delineation from monocular aerial imagery. This book is suitable as a textbook for a graduate-level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386810
- ISBN
- 9780792386810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.90
€ 185.90
Hardback. Geographic information systems have developed rapidly, and are a major class of software, with applications that include infrastructure maintenance, resource management, agriculture, Earth science, and planning. This book tells about efforts to improve the ability of GISs to interoperate. Editor(s): Egenhofer, Max J.; Fegeas, Robin; Kottman, Cliff. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 509 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; UN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 509
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792384366
- ISBN
- 9780792384366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.10
€ 250.10
Hardback. Presenting information about the scientific, legal-political, and technological hurdles that will have to be overcome if humanity is to reverse its self-destructive course, this text looks in particular at the 1987 Montreal Protocol for protecting the ozone layer. Editor(s): Le Prestre, Professor Philippe G.; Reid, John D.; Morehouse, E. Thomas, Jr. (Institute for Defense Analyses, USA). Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382454
- ISBN
- 9780792382454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.02
€ 120.02
Hardback. The coast and the continental shelf are two of the most important areas of the sea to understand. This text aims to motivate modelling the processes that occur in the sea through real life examples. It includes a systematic treatment of the modelling process in a marine context, the inclusion of diffusion in some detail, and ecosystems modelling. Series: Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RN; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379959
- ISBN
- 9780792379959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.04
€ 124.04
Institutions and Systems in the Geography of Innovation
. Ed(S): Feldman, Maryann P.; Massard, Nadine
Hardback. This volume provides a collection of theoretical articles and empirical studies on innovation and location by focusing on the institutions and systems that mediate knowledge spillovers. The objective is to provide an international comparison using a variety of approaches. Editor(s): Feldman, Maryann P.; Massard, Nadine. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376149
- ISBN
- 9780792376149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.88
€ 187.88
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Biogeography and Ecology
. Ed(S): Millington, Andrew C.; Walsh, Stephe...
Hardback. Gathers together a representative set of examples from the many varied spatial techniques and analytical approaches being used by geographers, ecologists, and biogeographers to study plant and animal distributions, to assess processes affecting the observed patterns at selected spatial and temporal scales. Editor(s): Millington, Andrew C.; Walsh, Stephen J.; Osborne, Patrick E. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374541
- ISBN
- 9780792374541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
Paperback. Examines Australia's external relations from a political-geographical perspective. This work stresses above all the changing orientation of these relationships towards the Asia-Pacific region. It takes a realistic perspective, emphasising the internal relationships among environment, society, economy and politics in a spatial context. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPSL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371274
- ISBN
- 9780792371274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.36
€ 184.36
Hardback. Examines the design and use of public space such as streets, squares, and parks in the cities of contemporary Asia Pacific, which has experienced the fastest urban and economic growth in the world. This volume provides first-hand reports on the unique characteristics of Asia Pacific public places (as compared to those in Western cities). Editor(s): Miao, Pu. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MK; AMVD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370833
- ISBN
- 9780792370833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.07
€ 183.07
Hardback. Supports the possibility of constructing a theory of local development. This book says that there is no single development model operating at a given time and valid for all places, but that it is more correct to talk of multiple development paths that co-exist in the same place at the same time (multiplicity of development paths). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368298
- ISBN
- 9780792368298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Hardback. Covers research in two domains: remote sensing techniques and climate models. This book covers such diverse areas within satellite remote sensing techniques as aerosol loading of the atmosphere, characterization of the land surface, and soil moisture. Editor(s): Beniston, Martin; Verstraete, Michel M. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; RBP; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368014
- ISBN
- 9780792368014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.32
€ 187.32
Mountain Geoecology and Sustainable Development of the Tibetan Plateau
. Ed(S): Zheng, Du; Zhang, Quingsong; Wu, Sha...
Hardback. Covers the fundamental issues regarding geoecology and sustainable mountain development on the Tibetean Plateau. This book discusses the evolution and differentiation of physical environments, uplifting, environmental changes, and natural zonation of the Plateau. It also contains case studies on Namjabarwa Mountains and Hengduan Mountains. Editor(s): Zheng, Du; Zhang, Quingsong; Wu, Shaohong. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; RGBS; RGW; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366881
- ISBN
- 9780792366881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.36
€ 188.36
hardcover. Explains Japanese regional structure and associated dynamism in terms of urban systems. By focusing on urban systems theory, this book attempts to theorize the factors related to the changing geography of Japan, such as the growth and decline processes of Japanese urban systems and, the strengthening of ties among cities and associated factors. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366003
- ISBN
- 9780792366003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Remote Sensing for Environmental Data in Albania: A Strategy for Integrated Management, 6-10 October 1999 Editor(s): Buchroithner, Manfred Ferdinand. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; RGW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365273
- ISBN
- 9780792365273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.73
€ 181.73
Observing Land from Space: Science, Customers and Technology (Volume 4...
Verstraete, Michel M.. Ed(S): Verstraete, Mic...
hardcover. Offers an overview of the science and technology of remote sensing, its policy implications, and the needs of operational users in the context of climate change and environmental degradation over land. This book contains chapters derived from presentations made at the ENAMORS conference on Optical Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Surfaces. Editor(s): Verstraete, Michel M.; Menenti, Massimo; Peltoniemi, Jouni. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365037
- ISBN
- 9780792365037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.32
€ 187.32
Hardback. Provides an assessment of the 'transitions' or 'transformations' in Central and Eastern Europe. This book offers insights into these transformations, in particular on the questions of what 'democratic consolidations' actually consist of, as well as the political economy, in a strict sense, of these transitions. Editor(s): Dobry, Michel. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363316
- ISBN
- 9780792363316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.15
€ 186.15
hardcover. Geographers regard fieldwork as a vital instrument for understanding our world through direct experience, for gathering basic data about this world, and as a fundamental method for enacting geographical education. This book demonstrates that the concept of fieldwork has a considerable history in the field of geography. Editor(s): Gerber, Rodney; Chuan, Goh Kim. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363293
- ISBN
- 9780792363293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.10
€ 124.10
Hardback. Examines the impact of globalization on frontier cities, and how various frontier cities in different regions have responded to these forces. This book explores various aspects of global change, including the economic, spatial and geopolitical dimensions. Editor(s): Lithwick, Harvey; Gradus, Yehuda. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360612
- ISBN
- 9780792360612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.49
€ 187.49
Hardback. Deals with the logic and functioning of international seaport administration. This volume offers insights for the deregulation, privatisation, liberalisation and deconcentration of former government duties. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNGS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359791
- ISBN
- 9780792359791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.62
€ 187.62