Pollution & threats to the environment
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Pollution & threats to the environment
Hardcover. Arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change, Asia has different mechanisms for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities. This title provides 19 case studies, from 13 countries and regions in Asia, that highlight different aspects of CCA-DRR entry points. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Pulhin, Juan; Pereira, Joy. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 496 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1F; RNA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857244857
- ISBN
- 9780857244857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.24
€ 164.24
Hardback. Provides a platform for knowledge exchange between different disciplines and for learning from both theory and practice in the context of tourism and climate change. This book examines subjects as diverse as: the European hotel sector; the North American cruise tourism industry; and, New Zealand youth hostels and campervans. Editor(s): Schott, Christian. Series Editor(s): Jafari, Jafar; Cai, Liping. Series: Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857246196
- ISBN
- 9780857246196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Hardcover. Global climate change creates new challenges in particular for cities and regions. As centres of human activity they are especially vulnerable to climate change impacts. Adapting to a changing climate requires dealing with multiple uncertainties and complexity in order to allow proactive action. Editor(s): Knieling, Jorg. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118451717
- ISBN
- 9781118451717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.35
€ 148.35
Hardcover. This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 286 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118708521
- ISBN
- 9781118708521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.92
€ 202.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Redden, Robert; Yadav, Shyam Singh; Maxted, Nigel; Ehsan Dulloo, Mohammad; Guarino, Luigi; Smith, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118854334
- ISBN
- 9781118854334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.80
€ 224.80
Hardback. Pandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases have become one of the key challenges for contemporary global society. The central claim of Pathological Lives is that any solution offered to these kinds of emerging and often communicable diseases requires a broad-based geographical scrutiny. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: RGC; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118997598
- ISBN
- 9781118997598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Johnson, Scott N.; Jones, T. Hefin. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PSVT; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 253 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119070900
- ISBN
- 9781119070900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.69
€ 126.69
Paperback. Series: Midwest Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119341321
- ISBN
- 9781119341321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Focusses on basic ethical systems in forestry and forest management. This title also includes: philosophical issues in forestry ethics, codes of ethics in forestry and related natural resource sciences such as fisheries science and wildlife biology, ethical advocacy and whistleblowing in government resource agencies, and ecoforestry. Series: Environmental Ethics, Values, & Policy. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; RNA; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397858
- ISBN
- 9781566397858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardback. 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): Shaw, Rajib; Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848559066
- ISBN
- 9781848559066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Paperback. This work looks at the argument that fossil fuels are the major culprit in the production of particle air pollution. It cites studies on animals and epidemiological studies, and includes models describing mechanisms by which the effects of the particulates can be induced. Editor(s): Spengler, John D.; Wilson, Richard. Num Pages: 266 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674240773
- ISBN
- 9780674240773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562797
- ISBN
- 9780813562797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762313716
- ISBN
- 9780762313716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.63
€ 123.63
Hardback. A systematic and critical discussion of the nature of environmental harm from an eco-justice perspective, challenging conventional criminological definitions of environmental harm. It features examples and illustrations from many national contexts. Series: Studies in Social Harm. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RNP; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300403
- ISBN
- 9781447300403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. Climate change and poverty offers a timely new perspective on the 'ecosocial' understanding of the causes, symptoms and solutions to poverty and applies this to recent developments across a number of areas, including fuel poverty, food poverty, housing, transport and air pollution. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; RNPG; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300861
- ISBN
- 9781447300861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428127
- ISBN
- 9781847428127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPSL; RN; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195396072
- ISBN
- 9780195396072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
How the World's Religions are Responding to Climate Change
. Ed(S): Globus Veldman, Robin; Szasz, Andrew...
paperback. Editor(s): Globus Veldman, Robin; Szasz, Andrew; Haluza-Delay, Randolph. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JHM; KCN; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 639.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138656536
- ISBN
- 9781138656536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardcover. In a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226251110
- ISBN
- 9780226251110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
paperback. Bowden's classic study of "mining" the waters of the southwestern United States presents a historical, ethnological, and technological analysis in clean, compelling prose. Num Pages: 206 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGB; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780292743069
- ISBN
- 9780292743069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.93
€ 21.99
€ 20.93