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Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback. Environmental Anthropology: A Historical Reader is a collection of historically significant readings, dating from early in the twentieth century up to the present, on the cross-cultural study of relations between people and their environment. Editor(s): Dove, Michael; Carpenter, Carol. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111379
- ISBN
- 9781405111379
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Condition: New
€ 49.11
€ 49.11
Hardback. The contributors present empirical and theoretical insights on current debates on environmental change, adaptation and migration. While focusing on countries subject to environmental degradation, it calls for a regional perspective that recognises local actors and a systematic link between development studies and migration research. Editor(s): Hillmann, Felicitas; Pahl, Marie; Rafflenbeul, Birte. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 figures, 13 black & white tables, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; RNK; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137538901
- ISBN
- 9781137538901
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Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Hardback. Editor(s): Marsh, Alice. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634859325
- ISBN
- 9781634859325
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€ 219.04€ 166.09
€ 219.04
€ 166.09
Paperback. Presents a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment. This book introduces the concept of "environmental discourses" - explanations of the world around us - to help readers understand why human-environmental relationships take on the forms that they do. Editor(s): Benton, Lisa M.; Short, John Rennie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216377
- ISBN
- 9780631216377
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Condition: New
€ 68.08
€ 68.08
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300403
- ISBN
- 9781447300403
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Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. Explores the links between the Cold War and the global environment, ranging from the environmental impacts of nuclear weapons to the political repercussions of environmentalism. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Unger, Corinna R. Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 map 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBTW; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107694354
- ISBN
- 9781107694354
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Condition: New
€ 59.26
€ 59.26
Environmental Impacts and Policies for the E.E.C. Tanning Industry
Urwick Technology Management Ltd.
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 891.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860100652
- ISBN
- 9780860100652
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Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83
Paperback. All forms of tourism have impacts on the natural environment. This book considers the impact of off-road vehicles, recreational boats and activities such as hiking and camping on destination areas, as well as impacts particular to specific ecosystems such as marine, polar and mountain environments. Series: Ecotourism Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934569
- ISBN
- 9781845934569
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.09
€ 54.99
€ 53.09
Hardback. All forms of tourism have impacts on the natural environment. The impacts of ecotourism tend to be concentrated in areas of highest conservation value, hence the need to manage and minimize these. Editor(s): Buckley, Ralf. Series: Ecotourism Book S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNT; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851998107
- ISBN
- 9780851998107
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Condition: New
€ 290.83
€ 290.83
Paperback. Although environmental laws are rarely able to provide the simple solutions that people want from them, they are essential for the future of our planet. This book explores how legal responses are shaped in response to the problems facing the environment today, and the socio-political conflicts facing environmental legislation. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white figures. BIC Classification: LBBP; LNK; LNKJ; RNT; TQ. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198794189
- ISBN
- 9780198794189
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. What impact are we having on the environment around us? How can we limit the effect of human life on the natural world? These questions and more are considered in Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice volume 13, which looks at environmental philosophy, humanity's place in the world, and how we can live in harmony with our planet. Editor(s): Leonard, Liam; Barry, John; Geus, Marius De. Series: Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RNA; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783501366
- ISBN
- 9781783501366
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Condition: New
€ 141.24
€ 141.24
Paperback. Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development uses Hong Kong to explore environmental economic and social development in China, providing concepts of sustainability, contexts for environmental policymaking, and key challenges in sustainable development. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; RNT; RNU. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305071
- ISBN
- 9781447305071
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. Environmental understandings and actions are complex. Environmental responses include both our responses to environmental change and responses of environments induced by human actions, and cover technical measures and tools of evaluation, environmental policy and regulation, and environmental politics. Editor(s): Blowers, Andrew; Hinchliffe, Steve. Series: Ou-Wiley Environment. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470850053
- ISBN
- 9780470850053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Environmental Sustainability in Transatlantic Perspective: A Multidisc...
Achilles, Manuela, Elzey, Dana
Hardcover. Experts from business, academia, governmental agencies and non-profit think tanks to form a transnational and multi-disciplinary perspectives on the combined challenges of environmental sustainability and energy security in the United States and Germany. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JPB; RNK; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334473
- ISBN
- 9781137334473
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Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity: The Politics of Friends o...
Doherty, Brian, Doyle, Timothy
Hardcover. Drawing from a rich mix of survey data, interviews, and access to internal meetings, Brian Doherty and Timothy Doyle show how FoEI has developed a distinctive environmentalism, which allows for the differences in context between regions and across the North-South divide. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPWH; RNA; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250352
- ISBN
- 9780230250352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardback. Everyday Exposure documents the adverse health effects experienced by Aamjiwnaang citizens in the heart of Canada's Chemical Valley and argues for a transformative and experiential "sensing policy" approach that takes the voices and experiences of Indigenous citizens seriously. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 photo essays, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; LNKJ; MBNH2; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774832632
- ISBN
- 9780774832632
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Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Hardcover. The authors critically evaluate the fair trade movement's role in pursuing a more just and environmentally sustainable society. Using fair trade as a case study of the shift toward non-state forms of governance, they focus on its role not only as a regulatory tool, but as a catalyst for broader social and political transformation. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KNAC; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269843
- ISBN
- 9781137269843
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Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. Series: Intersections: Histories of Environment, Science, and Technology in the Anthropocene. Num Pages: 464 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; KCN; RNT; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944539
- ISBN
- 9780822944539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Hardcover. Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires. Editor(s): Pfeifer, Katrin; Pfeifer, Niki. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749993
- ISBN
- 9789400749993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Paperback. The papers in this volume highlight in various ways the complex articulations of local processes and global forces in tropical forest struggles. Taken together, they show how social science research has come of age, moving beyond the crude a tragedy of the commonsa and a prisonera s dilemmaa approaches of the 1970s and early 1980s. Editor(s): Doornbos, Martin; Saith, Ashwani; White, Ben. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNPD; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631221883
- ISBN
- 9780631221883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.24
€ 32.24