Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
hardcover. As environmental problems multiply, and as welfare reform becomes more vital, so the debate concerning ecological social policies grows in importance. This title is a comprehensive review of the main questions, problems and themes that bring together the principal contributors to this debate. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Tony; Cahill, Michael. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333919842
- ISBN
- 9780333919842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Biomonitors and Biomarkers as Indicators of Environmental Change
. Ed(S): Butterworth, Frank M.; Gunatilaka, A...
Paperback. Based on an International Association of Great Lakes Research conference, this text covers biomonitors and biomarkers, which, combined with chemical monitoring, offer the only approach to making assessments about environmental cleanup efforts. Editor(s): Butterworth, Frank M.; Gunatilaka, Amara; Gonsebatt, Maria Eugenia. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 508 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNT; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463877
- ISBN
- 9780306463877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.84
€ 243.84
Hardback. Focuses on the idea of sustainable development, asking what conditions are necessary for humanity to achieve continued improvement in standards of living. This book reviews issues of demographic change and environmental protection in sketching out the means of managing the Earth's fragile ecosystem in the decades to come. Editor(s): Micklin, Michael; Poston, Dudley L., Jr. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306456107
- ISBN
- 9780306456107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Bates, Daniel G.; Lees, Susan H. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306452468
- ISBN
- 9780306452468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.64
€ 191.64
Hardback. A practical text that responds to renewed interest in environmental issues by providing accessible case study material for courses in human ecology, cultural ecology, and cultural geography. Editor(s): Bates, Daniel G.; Tucker, Judith E.; Lees, Susan H. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306452451
- ISBN
- 9780306452451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.13
€ 194.13
Hardback. Approaches the effect of inter-regional interaction on social change from a number of perspectives, thereby demonstrating the varied and dynamic quality of current research across the spectrum of the social sciences. This volume is a contribution to these enduring issues of social science. Editor(s): Schortman, Edward Mark; Urban, Patricia A. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 259 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; HD; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306440687
- ISBN
- 9780306440687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. This book 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: JPQB; RNPG; RNT; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537118
- ISBN
- 9780230537118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.75
€ 196.75
Eco-Standards, Product Labelling and Green Consumerism (Consumption an...
Bostrom, Magnus, Klintman, Mikael, Boström, ...
Paperback. As conscientious consumers, we have become overwhelmed with scares over food contamination, climate change, chemical pollution and other environmental and health-related risks. This book explores green and politically engaged consumersim, asking the question: does green labelling offer ways toward a greener and more democratic society? Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNP; RNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321724
- ISBN
- 9780230321724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.92
€ 121.92
Hardcover. This volume highlights women's work sustaining local economies and environments, particularly in response to the current food, fuel and climate crises. It includes women's role in the green entrepreneurship, women's reproductive and productive work in the care economy, and a further examination of eco feminist debates. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230316485
- ISBN
- 9780230316485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
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
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227679654
- ISBN
- 9780227679654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996752
- ISBN
- 9780851996752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.11
€ 151.11
paperback. Examining the mechanism and action of natural selection in evolution, the author offers his own synthesis of modern evolutionary theory, including discussions of the gene as the unit of selection, clade selection and macroevolution, diversity within and among populations, and other central issues. Series: Oxford Series in Ecology & Evolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAK; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195069334
- ISBN
- 9780195069334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.57
€ 134.57
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
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48
The Way the Wind Blows. Climate Change, History and Human Action.
. Ed(S): Mcintosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Jose...
paperback. Experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including geology, climatology, history, and anthropology--consider such topics as the dynamics of climate, human perceptions of and responses to the environment, and issues of sustainability and resiliency. Editor(s): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Joseph A.; McIntosh, Susan Keech. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, facsim.,maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112093
- ISBN
- 9780231112093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 47.84
€ 53.99
€ 47.84
Paperback. An engaging critical account of the aviation industry, which debunks a number of misconceptions and self-justifying myths. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KNAC; KNAF; RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330327
- ISBN
- 9780745330327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.35
€ 33.99
€ 22.35
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w illus., 5 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253025937
- ISBN
- 9780253025937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.98
€ 69.98
Hardcover. Our world teeters on a knife-edge between a peaceful and prosperous future for all, and a dark winter of death and destruction that threatens to smother the light of civilization. This book serves as a guidebook to build a bright, peaceful, and prosperous future in which all humans have the opportunity to thrive and build a better civilization. Num Pages: 250 pages, Index. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844070183
- ISBN
- 9781844070183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
Paperback. An important and timely study of environmental degradation in Central and South America Editor(s): Painter, Michael; Durham, William H. Series: Linking Levels of Analysis S. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065608
- ISBN
- 9780472065608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.69
€ 44.99
€ 37.69
Paperback. An imaginative novel about our environmental plight and attitudes. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210210
- ISBN
- 9780253210210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.15
€ 16.15