Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback. Exploring the intersection of working-class studies and environmental justice Editor(s): Robertson, Christina; Westerman, Jennifer. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179637
- ISBN
- 9780874179637
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.56
€ 49.99
€ 41.56
Cities, Sagebrush, and Solitude: Urbanization and Cultural Conflict in...
Judd, Dennis R., Witt, Stephanie L.
Paperback. Explores the transformation of the largest desert in North America, the Great Basin, into AmericaAEs last urban frontier. The blooming of cities in a fragile desert region poses a host of environmental challenges. This book addresses a pressing question: are large cities ultimately sustainable in such a fragile environment? Editor(s): Judd, Dennis R.; Witt, Stephanie L. Series: The Urban West Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179699
- ISBN
- 9780874179699
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.56
€ 49.99
€ 41.56
Paperback. Looking at climate change not only as a feature of the physical world but also as a state of the human spirit. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RGC; RNC; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773547629
- ISBN
- 9780773547629
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€ 38.03
€ 38.03
Paperback. A collection of papers on alternative approaches to environmental issues, written in an accessible style and aimed at a general audience. Sections cover the elements and our understanding of them, social institutions and human-nature interactions, and modern technology's affect on our imagination. Editor(s): Conway, Jill K.; etc.; Keniston, Kenneth (Andrew Mellon Professor of Human Development, MIT, USA); Marx, Leo (William R. Kenan Jr Professor of American Cultural History (emeritus), MIT, USA). Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492219
- ISBN
- 9781558492219
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€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Offers a collection of articles that demonstrates the power of the human spirit to transform the environments in which we live. This inspiring book profiles people who refused to accept that things couldn't change, who saw the possibility of making something better and didn't hesitate to act. Editor(s): Hammett, Jerilou; Wrigley, Maggie. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; JHB; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826346865
- ISBN
- 9780826346865
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet: Summary for Decisio...
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
paperback. Summarizing the findings of the four working groups, this book presents the key findings of each of the working groups, and meets the needs of policy makers and other professionals. It also provides an overview of the framework used by the assessment, and will serve as a guide for assessment, planning, and management for the future. Series: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment S. Num Pages: 250 pages, 6 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559633871
- ISBN
- 9781559633871
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Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Hardback. In this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not. Editor(s): Elliott, David. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGM; RNQ; RNT; RNU; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230020023
- ISBN
- 9780230020023
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Condition: New
€ 145.63
€ 145.63
Hardback. The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline. This book focuses on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118218
- ISBN
- 9780230118218
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Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardback. Environmental History as a distinct discipline is now over a generation old, with a large and diverse group of practitioners around the globe. This book provides a reflection on the achievements, diversity, and direction of environmental history in its varied national, international and continental contexts. Editor(s): Sorlin, Sverker; Warde, Paul. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; RNA; RNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 733.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203464
- ISBN
- 9780230203464
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Condition: New
€ 124.40
€ 124.40
Paperback. As environmental issues increasingly impinge on society, sociologists have turned their attention to nature and the environment. This book concentrates on empirical studies in environmental sociology, showing what sociologists bring to current debates and demonstrating how sociologists can best pursue practical work on environmental topics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNB; RNK; RNT; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237117
- ISBN
- 9780230237117
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Condition: New
€ 121.52
€ 121.52
Paperback. The Political Economy of Sustainable Energy analyzes the extent to which the current political paradigm is capable of meeting the challenges of climate change. Placing the UK in comparative perspective, leading energy expert Catherine Mitchell argues for a new way of approaching policy towards energy and sustainability. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 247 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KCN; RNF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241725
- ISBN
- 9780230241725
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Condition: New
€ 217.28
€ 217.28
Paperback. Examines the problem of growing concern and importance: obtaining accurate estimates of the ecological costs of human activities. This book covers a range of subjects, from the management and function of ecosystems to ecological issues affecting public policy. It focuses on the trade-offs inherent in environmental and conservation policy. Editor(s): Simpson, Ralph D.; Christensen, Norman L. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1090.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412096716
- ISBN
- 9780412096716
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Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65
Hardback. Addresses comparisons between human-environmental health and the health of the natural. Series: Chapman & Hall Ecotoxicology Series. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412624001
- ISBN
- 9780412624001
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Condition: New
€ 191.64
€ 191.64
Hardback. Presenting the component activities of environmental impact assessment within a methodological framework, this text provides a grounding in EIA theory, including biophysical, strategic and cumulative assessment activities, and examines the crucial role, and limitations, of the science of EIA. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412729904
- ISBN
- 9780412729904
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Condition: New
€ 248.13
€ 248.13
Paperback. Provides students and practitioners alike with a grounding in EIA theory, including biophysical, social, strategic and cumulative assessment activities, and examines the role, and limitations, of the science of EIA. This book aims to move from the notion of EIA as a technical procedure towards a concept of EIA as a form of problem-solving. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1010.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412730009
- ISBN
- 9780412730009
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Condition: New
€ 245.76
€ 245.76
Hardback. Implies that societies are socio-spatial entities which come into being and acquire their collective self-consciousness and self-identity through a process of spatial dialectics. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792318866
- ISBN
- 9780792318866
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. The complex relations between territory and the social sciences are explained by investigators from different disciplines: geography, economy, sociology and history. This title demonstrates the vigor of the concept of space within the social sciences in general, and within the historical social sciences in particular. Editor(s): Benko, Georges; Strohmayer, Ulf. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325437
- ISBN
- 9780792325437
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Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Natural Resource Systems
. Ed(S): Frederick, Kenneth D.; Rosenberg, No...
Hardback. This text covers the current state of natural science and socioeconomic modelling of the impacts of climate change and current climate variability on forests, grasslands and water. It identifies what can be done currently with impact assessments and suggests how to undertake such assessments. Editor(s): Frederick, Kenneth D.; Rosenberg, Norman J. Series: Climatic Change S. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE, 28:1-2
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332114
- ISBN
- 9780792332114
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Condition: New
€ 192.04
€ 192.04
Hardback. This work examines the risks of locating hazardous industries near heavily populated, environmentally sensitive areas. It highlights the main procedures for the assessment of risks to health and deals with the assessment of consequences of accidental releases. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337171
- ISBN
- 9780792337171
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Condition: New
€ 194.80
€ 194.80
Hardback. Highlights the main procedures for the assessment of risks to health and environmental impacts from continuous emissions of pollutants into air, water and soil under normal operating conditions. This title reviews criteria and guidelines for the implementation of risk assessment and management at different stages. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337188
- ISBN
- 9780792337188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.97
€ 194.97