Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 484. Geopiracy, the New Biomassters and Capturing Climate Genes. 182 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pambazuka Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857490445
- ISBN
- 9780857490445
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
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
€ 27.99€ 25.46
€ 27.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Brings together artists, writers, scientists, scholars, environmentalists and activists who understand that our shared human need for clean water is key to building peace and good relationships with each other and the planet. Explores the key roles that culture, arts, and the humanities play in supporting healthy, water-based ecology. Editor(s): Christian, Dorothy; Wong, Rita. Num Pages: 307 pages, 28 colour illus. BIC Classification: KNBW; PSAF; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771122139
- ISBN
- 9781771122139
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Condition: New
€ 38.33
€ 38.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes. BIC Classification: AM; JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300035810
- ISBN
- 9780300035810
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Hardback. This volume addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster; disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. It argues this was the result of deliberate policy decisions. This volume is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and in creating livable, sustainable communities. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael R.; Cerny, Astrid; Gadaev, Abror. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781781903759
- ISBN
- 9781781903759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.49
€ 145.49
Paperback. In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. This title examines the factors that contributed to the outcomes of such tornadoes as the mid-April outbreak that devastated communities in North Carolina. Num Pages: 102 pages, 10 tables, 10 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; RBP; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220257
- ISBN
- 9781878220257
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376. Survivalism and Chaos in Modern Times. 276 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNT. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 16. Weight: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532462
- ISBN
- 9780226532462
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.46
€ 37.99
€ 29.46
Hardcover. An eye-opening account exploring common themes between major disasters and providing important lessons for successful natural hazard mitigation. Num Pages: 346 pages, 51 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFU; JKSR; RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107035188
- ISBN
- 9781107035188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.26
€ 30.99
€ 23.26
Hardback. Today, human ecology has split into many different sub-disciplines, such as historical ecology, political ecology or the New Ecological Anthropology. This collection of essays aims to prove that an interdisciplinary collaboration and understanding of the extreme complexity of the human-environment interface(s) is possible. Editor(s): Casimir, Michael J. Num Pages: 410 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571814784
- ISBN
- 9781571814784
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Condition: New
€ 183.29
€ 183.29
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
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Condition: New
€ 86.92
€ 86.92
Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001884
- ISBN
- 9781840468014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
CD-Audio. A controversial tour de force. Weisman seeks to answer a fundamental question - how do we manage the global population without destroying the planet? Num Pages: 15 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 149 x 39. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781478924548
- ISBN
- 9781478924548
CD
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.76
€ 40.99
€ 26.76
paperback. The author of this work was inspired by the need to develop a truly evolutionary vision of human culture and society. The text began as the Terry Lectures, given at Yale University in 1957. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 697.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765806048
- ISBN
- 9780765806048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Hardback. Contextualizing Disaster argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Editor(s): Button, Gregory V.; Schuller, Mark. Series: Catastrophes in Context. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHB; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332807
- ISBN
- 9781785332807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.28
€ 164.28
Paperback. Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPWD; JPWF; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209077
- ISBN
- 9780520209077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.99
€ 41.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. The Pleistocene was the age of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Shepard sets out to show how much of what we call "culture" can be traced back through our evolution from that formative stage. Num Pages: 237 pages, tables. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559635905
- ISBN
- 9781559635905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.81
€ 34.99
€ 32.81
Hardback. Shows that fears about global warming are vastly exaggerated and are driven by politics, not truth. This book shows that the earth is far more resilient than exopessimists pretend and that increasing wealth and technology ingenuity, far from being the enemies of the environment, are the only means we possess to solve environmental problems. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032103
- ISBN
- 9781594032103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.71
€ 24.99
€ 22.71
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€ 37.37
€ 38.99
€ 37.37
hardcover. Series: Anthem Environment and Sustainability. Num Pages: 284 pages, 56 b+w tables and figures. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783080205
- ISBN
- 9781783080205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.46
€ 140.46
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
€ 145.83
€ 145.83