Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Examining urban environmental issues at the macro, municipal level down to the micro community and individual level, this volume features cities and metropolitan regions across the global north and south with case studies from the United States, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe to India, Central America, South America and Africa. Editor(s): Holt, William. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781900369
- ISBN
- 9781781900369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.81
€ 147.81
Paperback. With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. Editor(s): Muller, Norbert; Werner, Peter; Kelcey, J. G. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; PSAF; RNCB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332674
- ISBN
- 9781444332674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.62
€ 103.62
With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. Editor(s): Muller, Norbert; Werner, Peter; Kelcey, J. G. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; PSAF; RNCB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332667
- ISBN
- 9781444332667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.86
€ 251.86
Hardback. What is the role of the neighbourhood in our understanding of community and how has this role changed over the last century? Talja Blokland seeks to answer this question in this careful ethnographic study of the changing nature of social relationships and urban communities. Translator(s): Mitzman, Lee K. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628011
- ISBN
- 9780745628011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.77
€ 36.77
Paperback. What is the role of the neighbourhood in our understanding of community and how has this role changed over the last century? Talja Blokland seeks to answer this question in this careful ethnographic study of the changing nature of social relationships and urban communities. Translator(s): Mitzman, Lee K. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628028
- ISBN
- 9780745628028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
Paperback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653594
- ISBN
- 9780745653594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.05
€ 26.05
Hardback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653587
- ISBN
- 9780745653587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Explores the prospect for winding back current levels of household consumption in high income societies. Editor(s): Newton, Peter. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFCD; KCU; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780643096875
- ISBN
- 9780643096875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.68
€ 147.68
Paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415858137
- ISBN
- 9780415858137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.07
€ 36.07
Paperback. Modernity and metropolis in East Africa Num Pages: 394 pages, 27 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222558
- ISBN
- 9780253222558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.53
€ 26.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Valenca, Marcio Moraes; Cravidao, Fernanda Delgado; Fernandes, Jose Alberto Rio. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614708926
- ISBN
- 9781614708926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 338.08€ 229.00
€ 338.08
€ 229.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Valenca, Marcio Moraes. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1KLSB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629481500
- ISBN
- 9781629481500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.37€ 88.24
€ 127.37
€ 88.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634638081
- ISBN
- 9781634638081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.13€ 158.23
€ 232.13
€ 158.23
Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764245
- ISBN
- 9780226764245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. An overview of our current understanding of how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of urban environments. Editor(s): Gaston, Kevin J. Series: Ecological Reviews. Num Pages: 332 pages, 55 b/w illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666. Series: Ecological Reviews. 330 pages, 55 b/w illus. 12 tables. Editor(s): Gaston, Kevin J. Overview of our current understanding of how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of urban environments. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RNK. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 18. Weight: 666.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 327
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521743495
- ISBN
- 9780521743495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.65
€ 78.65
Hardcover. This Second Edition arms real estate professionals with a comprehensive approach to the economic factors that both define and affect modern urban areas. The text considers the economics of cities as a whole, instead of separating them. Emphasis is placed on economic theory and empirical studies that are based in economic theory. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470591482
- ISBN
- 9780470591482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.25
€ 189.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322924
- ISBN
- 9781447322924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.57
€ 37.99
€ 36.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449925
- ISBN
- 9780801449925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.18
€ 36.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781501713590
- ISBN
- 9781501713590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
Paperback. Includes preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254282
- ISBN
- 9780520254282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Divided into six parts, this book outlines the field of urban geography and explains the importance of a global perspective. It explores the growth of cities from the earliest times and examines the urban geography of the major world regions. It considers the dynamics of urban structure and land use change in Western cities. Num Pages: 744 pages, 253 black & white illustrations, 306 black & white tables, 61 black & white halftones, 16. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415462020
- ISBN
- 9780415462020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.61
€ 65.61
Paperback. An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer Num Pages: 320 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340837351
- ISBN
- 9780340837351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardback. Guerrilla insurgencies rage across the globe, fueled by ethnic and religious conflict and the easy availability of weapons. This title examines eight key examples of urban guerrilla conflict across 4 continents, including Warsaw in 1944, Budapest in 1956, Algiers in 1957, Montevideo and Sao Paulo in the 1960s, and Grozny from 1994 to 1996. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSG; JPS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016289
- ISBN
- 9780813124377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Friesinger, Guenther; Grenzfurthner, Johannes; Ballhausen, Thomas. Num Pages: 230 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837615364
- ISBN
- 9783837615364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.92
€ 45.99
€ 32.92