Sustainability
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Sustainability
Paperback. This work establishes a scenario of the disastrous future that awaits humankind as surplus populations collide with dwindling resources. Authors consider a number of cause-and-effect situations on industrialization, biophysical limits, exponential population growth, and genocide. Editor(s): Dobkowski, Michael N.; Wallimann, Isidor. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629436
- ISBN
- 9780815629436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.95
€ 26.95
Hardcover. Materials for Sustainable Sites provides detailed current information on construction materials for sustainable sites. Part 1 of the book introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing and specifying sustainable site materials. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; RNU; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470134559
- ISBN
- 9780470134559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.20
€ 109.20
Hardcover. Get the definitive resource guide for sustainable site design, construction, and management.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is transforming land design, development, and management practices across the United States with the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. Series: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470643556
- ISBN
- 9780470643556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.14
€ 119.14
Hardback. With 22 percent of the world's population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China's food situation is a matter of global concern. This volume introduces the threats to China's system of food production, distribution, and consumption. It analyzes the challenges of population growth, urbanization, and extraordinarily rapid economic development. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KNAC; RNU; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402091797
- ISBN
- 9781402091797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.62
€ 186.62
hardcover. Series: Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes. Num Pages: 250 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KJMV; RNU; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811041358
- ISBN
- 9789811041358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.39
€ 118.39
Paperback. Focusing on ways that energy-efficient building renovation can be accelerated, this book reviews current literature, offers policy recommendations and proposed regulations and sketches a business model supporting the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations. Series: Lecture Notes in Energy. Num Pages: 356 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TH; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662523735
- ISBN
- 9783662523735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardback. Today's environmental focus on sustainability requires us to apply the principles of comprehensiveness and life cycle perspective in assessing sustainability itself. These papers, from the LCM 2011 conference, explore scientific and practical ways of doing so. Editor(s): Finkbeiner, Matthias. Num Pages: 635 pages, 108 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJMV6; RNU; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 635
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400718982
- ISBN
- 9789400718982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.31
€ 237.31
hardcover. Series: Perspectives on Sustainable Growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KJJ; KJMV2; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319470177
- ISBN
- 9783319470177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.01
€ 181.01
Hardback. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351593
- ISBN
- 9781137351593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.63
€ 98.63
Hardcover. Over the next few years political and financial power will move in the direction of individuals, companies and nations that are able to use energy in a more efficient way. This book describes this challenge and presents a way forward by which we may achieve the goal of increased energy efficiency in the different areas that need to change. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KJC; KNBP; RNF; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628. Four Necessary Steps to Make Clean Energy the Next Success Story. 320 pages, 5 tables, 10 figures. Over the next few years political and financial power will move in the direction of individuals, companies and nations that are able to use energy in a more efficient way. This book describes this challenge and presents a way forward by which we may achieve the goal of increased energy efficiency in the different areas that need to change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCP; KJC; KNBP; RNF; RNPG; RNU. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229198
- ISBN
- 9780230229198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
paperback. This book examines fundamental concepts and case studies of the urban landscape, discussing the city under transformation, waste spaces, smart communities, regeneration programs, the role of environmental networks and new instruments for decision making. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Italy
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847028791
- ISBN
- 9788847028791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Asia and the Pacific Islands, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming. Editor(s): Tanaka, Masaru. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 388 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNH; RNP; RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811013263
- ISBN
- 9789811013263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.42
€ 119.42
Paperback. This book introduces to readers who are unfamiliar with thermodynamics the concept of exergy, discussing a variety of relevant topics in the built-environmental space such as heating, cooling, lighting and many more. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 380 pages, 22 black & white tables, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AM; KJMV4; RNU; TGMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159124
- ISBN
- 9781447159124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.34
€ 181.34
Hardback. Editor(s): Noguchi, Masa. Series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering. Num Pages: 370 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNFY; RNU; THX; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319319650
- ISBN
- 9783319319650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.61
€ 120.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: KJMV5; RNU; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 282 x 21. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119083542
- ISBN
- 9781119083542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.42
€ 106.42
hardcover. Editor(s): Curran, Mary Ann. Series: LCA Compendium - The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment. Num Pages: 181 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMR; RNPG; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9789402408546
- ISBN
- 9789402408546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.53
€ 189.53
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KCM; RNK; RNU; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1904
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662323298
- ISBN
- 9783662323298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardcover. A Good Disruption describes how disruptive technology can be used to combat the economic challenges of our age - faltering growth, rising inequality and environmental depletion - and sets out an inspirational vision of a more effective and sustainable growth model. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: KJG; KJJ; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472939784
- ISBN
- 9781472939784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.03
€ 33.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables, 19 black & white halftones, 20 b. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KNSG; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 476
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138013261
- ISBN
- 9781138013261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardback. Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, is the technology for electricity generation. This book explores the energy conversion potential of advanced approaches for improving photovoltaic performance and outlines possible implementation paths. Series: Springer Series in Photonics (Closed). Num Pages: 171 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; TGBN; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540401377
- ISBN
- 9783540401377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.49
€ 215.49