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Society & culture: general

Hardback. In general, housing cannot be moved in response to shortages or excesses in particular areas; it is spatially fixed. The modelling of housing markets and the interlinkages between markets at different spatial levels, from urban to international, are the main themes of this book. Series: Advances in Urban and Regional Economics. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792373070
ISBN
9780792373070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.58

Hardback. This volume explores a number of different issues, including the operation of the tariff-rate quotas established under the Uruguay Round Agreement, the implications of sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions on trade, and the growing controversy over genetically modified organisms. Editor(s): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C. (College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Schmitz, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy G. (Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, USA); Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792374725
ISBN
9780792374725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.53

Hardback. Presents a view of Globalization and Regionalization that holds that the interaction between a more open trading system and the telecommunications and computer technology has substantially increased productivity and facilitated the fragmentation of the production process. Editor(s): Audretsch, David B.; Bonser, Charles F. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792375524
ISBN
9780792375524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.05

Hardback. The results of the Symposium on Internal Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries in January 1996. This volume aims to provide a better understanding, at global level, of internal migration issues of concern to policy analysts. Editor(s): Bilsborrow, Richard E. Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792380320
ISBN
9780792380320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.76

Hardback. Focuses on a relatively new research area which is becoming increasingly more important: the growing uncertainty of the middle class. This book is suitable for policy-makers, managers, and trade union representatives who deal with problems induced by the changes. Editor(s): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Mart-Jan de. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792381198
ISBN
9780792381198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.78

Hardback. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Batten, David F.; Bertuglia, Cristoforo S.; Martellato, Dino; Occelli, Sylvie. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792385776
ISBN
9780792385776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Harsman, Bjorn; Quigley, John M. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792390848
ISBN
9780792390848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.85

Hardback. This study on drought assessment and management first emphasizes theoretical aspects of drought assessment, management, and preparedness; it also includes a discussion of the concept of drought. It then presents case studies from Israel, India, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the US and China. Editor(s): Wilhite, Donald A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792393375
ISBN
9780792393375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.99

Hardback. Based on seminars held at Rutgers on October 22, 1993, and May 6, 1994 entitled 'Incentive Regulation for Public Utilities', this book contains papers that represent some research in public utility economics and include topics such as the theory of incentive regulation, dynamic pricing, transfer pricing, and issues in law and economics. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792394952
ISBN
9780792394952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Hardback. Analyses the role of Lisbon as a capital city within the Portuguese urban system and its regional trends, focusing on economic history and on the study of the Lisbon labour market and its changes in the context of economic development in the 19th and 20th centuries, during which it remained the principal job market in the country. Editor(s): Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Mata, Maria Eugenia. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792398301
ISBN
9780792398301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.17

Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030183
ISBN
9780896030183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

Hardback. Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book, women themselves raise critical questions about the ethics, the scientific nature, and the social context of these developments. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030220
ISBN
9780896030220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

paperback. Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book women themselves raise critical questions about the ethics, the scientific nature, and the social context of these developments. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
1980th Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030237
ISBN
9780896030237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.95

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030367
ISBN
9780896030367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.14

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 919.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030442
ISBN
9780896030442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.29

Paperback. Presented here is a full spectrum of views on how humans ought best to treat non-human animals. The defences of animal rights set out in this book are based not only on classical ethical principles, but also on firmly grounded scientific notions of evolutionary continuity among species. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030534
ISBN
9780896030534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.64

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 743.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030541
ISBN
9780896030541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.22

Hardback. This text analyzes and lays out specific coping strategies for dealing with the problems today's parents face with their adult offspring. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; VFJ; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896031593
ISBN
9780896031593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Hardback. Drawing together all the troubling issues of the nature and morality of surrogate motherhood, this book offers views and arguments - from law to theology from history to philosophy from sociology to public affairs to medicine - that bring salutary insights to these especially difficult and critical issues. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896031661
ISBN
9780896031661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.91

Hardback. Focuses on a key problem of our national welfare: the reduction of use and abuse of substances known to endanger health, such as alcohol, illicit drugs, and tobacco. This title offers a selection of reviews much of it gleaned from NIH-funded research that highlights specific methodologies and approaches targeted for selected populations. Editor(s): Watson, Ronald Ross. Series: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews. Num Pages: 551 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
551
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896031791
ISBN
9780896031791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.18

Hardback. This is a guide to the use of animal models for understanding the many facets of drug and alcohol abuse - problems that are now worldwide health concerns. Editor(s): Boulton, Alan A.; Baker, Glen B.; Wu, Peter H. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 436 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032170
ISBN
9780896032170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.86

Hardback. This work looks at the subject of euthanasia from the viewpoint of the hospice physician. Editor(s): Cundiff, David. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032378
ISBN
9780896032378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.79

Hardback. This text discusses current theories in the treatment of alcohol abuse. Series: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMJT; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032422
ISBN
9780896032422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.74

Paperback. Explores the many ethical issues involving the elderly, their care and their role in society. Nancy Jecker looks at: the ageing individual; ageing and filial responsibility; distributive justice in an ageing society; and philosophical reflections on ageing and death. Editor(s): Jecker, Nancy S. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032552
ISBN
9780896032552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.52

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