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Society & culture: general

Hardback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781848559066
ISBN
9781848559066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.30

Paperback. Presenting a look at inner-city youth programs, this book analyses the strategies of community leaders and organizations. It also describes how these leaders create and sustain youth programs in spite of enormous challenges. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787959418
ISBN
9780787959418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. This latest volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education series shows what urban leadership looks like from the inside. The authors have been leaders in big city schools and understand the unique managerial, instructional, and political tasks of this role. Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787986216
ISBN
9780787986216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

Hardback. Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution describes America's inner-city public schools and the failure of most to provide even a minimally adequate education for their students. With numerous examples, James Deneen and Carm Catanese argue that these failures are preventable. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610480864
ISBN
9781610480864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, B.; Wilson, R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349376193
ISBN
9781349376193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 49 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
49
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617613142
ISBN
9781617613142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.89
€ 45.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 108 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; KJS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137594907
ISBN
9781137594907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643724
ISBN
9780691643724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742561755
ISBN
9780742561755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349287550
ISBN
9781349287550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book focuses on how the political, cultural, and technical networks within the field of engineering provided the space within which an important professional middle class prospered in the city of Sao Paulo and made lasting contributions to the development of modern Brazil. Num Pages: 287 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; JFSG; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230103023
ISBN
9780230103023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. Urban Spaces is an interdisciplinary reader focusing on community-based versus corporate-based political and ideological struggles over the utilization of urban land and spaces. Editor(s): Jennings, James; Jordan-Zachery, Julia S. Num Pages: 150 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739137444
ISBN
9780739137444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.79

Paperback. Reports new research and provides a thorough discussion of theory and policy * Combines development of theory around the causes and consequences of sprawl with existing policy and authors' own proposals for new policy. Editor(s): Petschel-Held, Gerhard; Leontidou, Lila; Couch, Chris. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139175
ISBN
9781405139175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.15

Hardback. Series: The Urban Book Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCN; RGB; RGCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319544472
ISBN
9783319544472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446294529
ISBN
9781446294529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFR; JFSG; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 150. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837631111
ISBN
9783837631111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.39
€ 42.56

Hardcover. This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 195 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471758235
ISBN
9780471758235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.93

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mayer, Margit; Thorn, Hakan. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTV; JFF; JHBA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137504920
ISBN
9781137504920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Kuldova, Tereza; Varghese, Mathew A. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 289 pages, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319476223
ISBN
9783319476223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFS; JPP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137504258
ISBN
9781137504258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.26

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