Social impact of environmental issues
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Social impact of environmental issues
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749993
- ISBN
- 9789400749993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
hardcover. This book presents more than a hundred case studies showing that the historical relationships between man and nature have generated not deterioration, but cultural, environmental, social and economic values. Editor(s): Agnoletti, M. Series: Environmental History Series. Num Pages: 564 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; RNF; RNT; RPG; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1055.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753532
- ISBN
- 9789400753532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.50
€ 197.50
Hardback. Series: Springer Geography. Num Pages: 227 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, 87 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; RGB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811016356
- ISBN
- 9789811016356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
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.
- Format
- 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€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
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
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Hardback. Attempts to bring together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem research with researchers, administrators and practitioners, to show how an understanding of urban ecosystems is vital for urban dwellers to grasp the fundamentals of ecological and environmental science and to understand their own environment. Editor(s): Berkowitz, Alan R.; Nilon, Charles H.; Hollweg, Karen S. Num Pages: 526 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 951.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387954967
- ISBN
- 9780387954967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.94
€ 204.94
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
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
A Geography of Heritage: Power, Culture and Economy (Hodder Arnold Pub...
Graham, Brian, Ashworth, Greg, Tunbridge, Joh...
Paperback. Attempts to integrate the study of heritage into human geography. This book is structured around the diversity of use and consumption of heritage as a multi-sold cultural and economic resource; the conflicts and tensions arising from this multiplicity of uses, producers and consumers; and the relationship between heritage and identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: KNSG; RGC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340677780
- ISBN
- 9780340677780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. A unique assessment of the current state and future direction of human geography. A major book that includes especially written contributions by internationally respected figures in the field. Accessible and wide-ranging, it will be widely read by students and academics. Editor(s): Massey, Doreen; Allen, John; Sarre, Phil. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621890
- ISBN
- 9780745621890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.81
€ 33.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon. This title provides an introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Num Pages: 312 pages, Diagrams, tables, graphs, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RNPG; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844078653
- ISBN
- 9781844078653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 52 halftones. 31 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; RNF; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164342
- ISBN
- 9780691164342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Building on recent developments in social ecology, this book advances a new critical theory of society and nature, exploring social metabolism and global resource flows in contemporary society. Barriers to global sustainability are identified and conditions for transforming industrial economies towards new sustainable resource use are described. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300606
- ISBN
- 9780230300606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.11€ 15.90
€ 95.11
€ 15.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Sutou, Shizuyo. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; KNBN; RNQ; RNR; RNT; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634637480
- ISBN
- 9781634637480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.26€ 189.73
€ 253.26
€ 189.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Diaz, Janet Winecoff. Num Pages: 105 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNF; RNT; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536101393
- ISBN
- 9781536101393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.92€ 104.77
€ 137.92
€ 104.77
Hardback. * Before his sudden death in January 2015, Ulrich Beck was one of the world s foremost sociologists. This new book is the last book he wrote before his death; it was completed in December 2014 * In this book Beck introduces a new concept 'metamorphosis' to describe what is happening in our world today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690216
- ISBN
- 9780745690216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. 'The Forest People without a Forest' explores how the Baka, who live in Eastern Cameroon, assert forms of belonging in order to participate in development interventions, and how community life is shaped and reshaped through these interventions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 252 x 2. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333804
- ISBN
- 9781785333804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.24
€ 161.24
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.15€ 166.09
€ 221.15
€ 166.09
Hardback. Translator(s): Soucek, Svat. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBTP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640006
- ISBN
- 9780691640006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.46
€ 157.46
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JHB; RGB; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176307
- ISBN
- 9780691176307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68