Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback. Depicts in nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. This title describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139670
- ISBN
- 9780231139670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.17
€ 42.99
€ 31.17
Hardback. In a world which continues to experience dramatic suffering as a result of natural hazards, local level disaster risk reduction efforts are of increasing importance. With reference to examples in the Philippines, this book analyses a local disaster risk resilience approach and suggests an effective model for enhancing such efforts in the future. Editor(s): Matsuoka, Yuki; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509270
- ISBN
- 9781783509270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.15
€ 214.15
hardcover. The first systematic treatment of the spatial dimensions of the colonization of the prairie west, Improved Earth is a unique and thorough study certain to provoke new debates about the way space and time are imagined. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCS; 3JH; 3JJ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087829
- ISBN
- 9780802087829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Paperback. Offers a range of information to help the reader understand environmental politics, from the Flood to present-day holes in the sky, and from the earthworm to Agribiz and the photobiological reactor. The book presents a portrait of our beleaguered Earth and points to sustainable alternatives. Illustrator(s): Rankin, William. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, facsimiles, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KCN; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 208 x 140. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KTG0005928
- ISBN
- 9781840461596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
Landscapes Beyond Land: Routes, Aesthetics, Narratives (EASA Series)
Jo Vergunst, Arnar Arnason, Nicolas Ellison, ...
Hardcover. The contributors explore how landscapes become known primarily through movement and journeying rather than stasis. Working across four continents, they explain how landscapes are constituted and recollected in the stories people tell of their journeys through them, and how, in turn, these stories are embedded in landscaped forms. Editor(s): Arnason, Arnar; Ellison, Nicolas; Vergunst, Jo Lee; Whitehouse, Andrew. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857456717
- ISBN
- 9780857456717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.13
€ 161.13
Hardcover. The definitive, one-stop reference to the history of landscape architecture-now expanded and revised This revised edition of Landscapes in History features for the first time new information-rarely available elsewhere in the literature-on landscape architecture in India, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: AC; AMV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471293286
- ISBN
- 9780471293286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.44
€ 188.44
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Zube, Ervin H. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870230721
- ISBN
- 9780870230721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Paperback. Home to more than 70 million people, the Mekong basin is undergoing profound changes as a result of China's rise as a global economic power. Last Days of the Mekong explores the ways in which region's diverse patchwork of peoples are responding to these changes, and their struggles to save the Mekong's fragile ecosystem. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JPSL; KCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783607198
- ISBN
- 9781783607198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
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
€ 51.99€ 33.69
€ 51.99
€ 33.69
Paperback. On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in the Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of surrounding countries, are suffering the effects. This title examines the vexed political, scientific, and social circumstances that followed the disaster. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. 2 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFFC; RNQ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New introduction by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151663
- ISBN
- 9780691151663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. A behind--the--scenes exposure why our electricity system is headed for a state of emergency--and what can be done to head it off Most people dona t realize that skyrocketing global energy demand and economic growth severely affect the supply of electricity. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KC; KNBL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470109182
- ISBN
- 9780470109182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.74
€ 29.99
€ 25.74
Paperback. The cities of the developing world are hubs of economic growth, but they are increasingly ecologically unsustainable and, for ordinary citizens, increasingly unliveable. This book explores the issues of livelihood and ecological sustainability in cities of the developing and transitional world. Editor(s): Evans, Peter B. Num Pages: 290 pages, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSG; RNF; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230255
- ISBN
- 9780520230255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.80
€ 35.99
€ 26.80
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
€ 168.55€ 117.66
€ 168.55
€ 117.66
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.25
€ 197.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRKT; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226571638
- ISBN
- 9780226571638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Paperback. Presents an account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between 1500-1800. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: RNT; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140146868
- ISBN
- 9780140146868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
hardcover. Editor(s): Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849302
- ISBN
- 9781634849302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.78€ 181.62
€ 238.78
€ 181.62
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFC; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670125
- ISBN
- 9781583670125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.84
€ 25.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; KNAT; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528790
- ISBN
- 9780816528790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45