Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Hardback. This collection provides a critical, interdisciplinary analysis of how everyday exposures to common chemicals are adversely affecting the health of Canadians and reveals the connections between social inequity, environmental risks, and the gendered division of health burdens in Canada. Editor(s): Scott, Dayna Nadine. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774828338
- ISBN
- 9780774828338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.49
€ 107.49
Paperback. In the mid 1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms. Num Pages: 304 pages, numerous halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJG; KNAC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 25th anniversary
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195174885
- ISBN
- 9780195174885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.46
€ 25.46
Paperback. David Rothenberg is one of our most eloquent observers of the interplay between nature, culture, and technology. This title contains 19 pieces that exemplify what has been called Rothenberg's "amiable" mix of interests, styles, and approaches. It discusses the Hudson River School of painters, ecoterrorism, suburbia, the World Wide Web, and more. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; RNT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329536
- ISBN
- 9780820329536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.76
€ 38.76
At Home on the Earth: Becoming Native to Our Place: A Multicultural An...
David Landis Barnhill (Ed.)
Paperback. Focuses on the possibilities of being at home on the earth: finding place, reinhabitation, and becoming native. This title includes essays that accentuate the links between culture and nature and speak to the loss of place and to being stewards of nature and of interdependent communities, be they in rural areas or urban neighborhoods. Editor(s): Barnhill, David Landis. Num Pages: 341 pages, 8 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: GT; RNA; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216846
- ISBN
- 9780520216846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.73
€ 35.99
€ 25.73
Paperback. Considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. This book draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; GTB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993836
- ISBN
- 9780295993836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. The energy world is dangerously divided between fossil fuel producers and environmentalists. A vicious head-on fight that affects everything - world poverty, governments, environmental catastrophe, big business. David Howell - Lord Howell of Guidlford - outlines the how we got here and the way ahead Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: KCN; KNB; RNB; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531636
- ISBN
- 9781908531636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. Series: Rural Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 b&w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3J; HBTB; RNT; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019512
- ISBN
- 9780271019512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. aeo One of the first major attempts to assess the contributions of contemporary social theory to the study of environmental issues. aeo Analyses the work of some of the most influential contemporary thinkers, including Anthony Giddens, Andre Gorz, Jurgen Habermas and Ulrich Beck. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613284
- ISBN
- 9780745613284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chamberlin, Shaun. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFR; KC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 236 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603586481
- ISBN
- 9781603586481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 33.69
€ 52.99
€ 33.69
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sandweiss, Daniel H.; Quilter, Jeffrey. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 438 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 69 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023531
- ISBN
- 9780884023531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.89€ 50.70
€ 54.89
€ 50.70
Paperback. Whether it is the growth of world population, of greenhouse gas concentrations and the accelerating rate of climate change, or the running down of oil and natural gas reserves - we are facing a mounting global crisis that may peak around the year 2030. This book explains what is going on - below the surface of our daily or weekly news bulletins. Num Pages: 316 pages, Figures, tables, boxes, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844073467
- ISBN
- 9781844073467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310075
- ISBN
- 9781447310075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Hardback. A comprehensive guide to understanding the crucial role estuaries play in the salmonid life cycle and what can be done to conserve - and recover - this important fish habitat. Num Pages: 776 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 2 maps, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; RNT; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774831734
- ISBN
- 9780774831734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.95
€ 90.95
Paperback. Goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed and before the end of the century Earth is projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 million years. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205213
- ISBN
- 9780300205213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
Paperback. Showcases the breadth of Mexican environmental history in a way that defines the key topics in the field and suggests avenues for subsequent work. It assesses the impacts of environmental changes that Mexico has faced in the past with an eye to informing national debates about the challenges that the nation will face in the future. Editor(s): Boyer, Christopher R. Series: Latin American Landscapes. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531394
- ISBN
- 9780816531394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LBBP; LNDC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199736072
- ISBN
- 9780199736072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.82
€ 44.99
€ 44.82
Paperback. Since the 9/11 attacks, many Western governments assume terrorism to be the greatest threat we face. This book shows why this approach has been such a failure, and how it distracts us from other, much greater, threats of climate change, competition over resources, marginalisation of the majority of the world and global militarisation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90. Clean copy of an ex library book with a neat label on spine and usual markings
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KEX0226665
- ISBN
- 9781846040702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 267 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769407
- ISBN
- 9781608769407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.99€ 117.66
€ 171.99
€ 117.66
Paperback. Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; RNR; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150161
- ISBN
- 9780691150161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.71
€ 26.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; RGC; RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047546
- ISBN
- 9780141047546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80