Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
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
Paperback. This book presents an interpretative ecological history of the Indian subcontinent. Using a general theory of ecological history, the authors provide a fresh interpretation of India's history, including an ecological account of the caste system and a sociological analysis of resource use. The Second Edition comes with a new Preface by the authors. Series: Oxford India Perennials Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSAF; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198077442
- ISBN
- 9780198077442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.06
€ 38.06
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. In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River, setting off a firestorm of protest. This work tells the epic story of the first major environmental battle of the 20th century. Num Pages: 332 pages, 28 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313093
- ISBN
- 9780195313093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Northscapes: History, Technology, and the Making of Northern Environme...
. Ed(S): Jorgensen, Dolly; Sorlin, Sverker
hardcover. Northscapes examines concepts of North and the way in which different northern environments are shaped by the intersection of technology and human societies. Editor(s): Jorgensen, Dolly; Sorlin, Sverker. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: RGCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825719
- ISBN
- 9780774825719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.41
€ 107.41
Paperback. An examination of the complex interrelationships between human culture and nature, this study covers the period from the beginning of agriculture right up to the present day. Focusing on issues relating to human health and well-being and the state of our natural environment, Boyden draws some key conclusions critical to the future of humanity. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868407661
- ISBN
- 9780868407661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Daly, Patrick; Feener, R. Michael; Reid, Anthony. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814311441
- ISBN
- 9789814311441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.26
€ 44.26
Paperback. Series: Studies in Security and International Affairs. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFSL9; JPS; KNBP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345628
- ISBN
- 9780820345628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.24
€ 35.24
Paperback. David Rothenberg is one of our most eloquent observers of the interplay between nature, culture, and technology. This title contains 19 pieces that exemplify what has been called Rothenberg's "amiable" mix of interests, styles, and approaches. It discusses the Hudson River School of painters, ecoterrorism, suburbia, the World Wide Web, and more. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; RNT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329536
- ISBN
- 9780820329536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.76
€ 38.76
Paperback. Thoughtfully engaging yet theoretically sophisticated, Into the Fire reveals how disasters bring traditional patterns of gender relations to light and often serve as catalysts for social change. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614703
- ISBN
- 9781442614703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Chen, Nancy N.; Sharp, Lesley A. Series: Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- SAR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938645426
- ISBN
- 9781938645426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Nature, science, religion. Each term carries with it claims to truth: nature inasmuch as it conveys our beliefs of how things naturally are and should be; science in and through its methods, evident results, and institutional prestige; and religion in its objects and the commitments they generate among devotees. Editor(s): Tucker, Catherine M. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRAM3; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934691526
- ISBN
- 9781934691526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
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
€ 62.88
€ 62.88
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
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492219
- ISBN
- 9781558492219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; KNAL; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870718090
- ISBN
- 9780870718090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
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.
- Format
- 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
Paperback. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933597
- ISBN
- 9780813933597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Application of Adjoint Equations to Problems of Dispersion and Control...
Skiba, Yuri N., Parra-Guevara, David
Hardcover. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNP; RNT; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 260 x 25. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634824699
- ISBN
- 9781634824699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.37€ 252.38
€ 339.37
€ 252.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 91 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNT; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608767083
- ISBN
- 9781608767083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.05€ 51.68
€ 73.05
€ 51.68