Sustainability
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Sustainability
Paperback. How can those in poor countries raise their standards of living, on a planet with limited resources, without putting it under additional environmental stress? This book constructs the necessary intellectual and moral platform for fundamental progress in the decades of the 21st century. Editor(s): Sachs, Wolfgang. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012580
- ISBN
- 9781842777299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The authors critically evaluate the fair trade movement's role in pursuing a more just and environmentally sustainable society. Using fair trade as a case study of the shift toward non-state forms of governance, they focus on its role not only as a regulatory tool, but as a catalyst for broader social and political transformation. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KNAC; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269843
- ISBN
- 9781137269843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Paperback. Series: Urban Agriculture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PSAF; RNU; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319347936
- ISBN
- 9783319347936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.87
€ 121.87
Paperback. A no-nonsense guide to farm digesters, providing a wealth of useful information for anyone who wants to know more. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNU; THX; TVB; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857842329
- ISBN
- 9780857842329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Covering all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems, this comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture. Editor(s): Wall, Ellen; Smit, Barry; Wandel, Johanna. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx. 10 b/w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAC; RBP; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813945
- ISBN
- 9780774813945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.72
€ 44.99
€ 39.72
Hardcover. Offering an overview of 20 years of farming systems research, this book retraces its emergence and development in Europe, summarizes the state of the art, and examines new explorations into farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment. Editor(s): Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David; Dedieu, Benoit. Num Pages: 490 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745025
- ISBN
- 9789400745025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.32
€ 242.32
Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: the New Dynamic
. Ed(S): Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David; Dedie...
Paperback. Offering an overview of 20 years of farming systems research, this book retraces its emergence and development in Europe, summarizes the state of the art, and examines new explorations into farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment. Editor(s): Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David; Dedieu, Benoit. Num Pages: 504 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; RNF; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783576
- ISBN
- 9789401783576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.66
€ 240.66
Paperback. Taking the slogan "think globally, act locally" to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future. Editor(s): Woollard, Robert; Ostry, Aleck Samuel. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774807876
- ISBN
- 9780774807876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.81
€ 44.99
€ 39.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Douthwaite, Richard; Jopling, John. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. . Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- FEASTA, The Foundation For the Economics of Sustainability
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012630
- ISBN
- 9780954051006
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. The book describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. The text focuses on Asia and Latin America. Num Pages: 204 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KNAC; RNU; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228294
- ISBN
- 9780807845936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. This volume examines current and previous environmental policies, and suggests alternative strategies for the future. Addressing resource depletion and climate change are pressing priorities for modern economies. Planning energy infrastructure projects is complicated by uncertainty, as such clear government policies have a crucial role to play. Editor(s): Arestis, P.; Sawyer, M. Series: International Papers in Political Economy. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCN; KCP; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349495931
- ISBN
- 9781349495931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardback. This volume examines current and previous environmental policies, and suggests alternative strategies for the future. Addressing resource depletion and climate change are pressing priorities for modern economies. Planning energy infrastructure projects is complicated by uncertainty, as such clear government policies have a crucial role to play. Editor(s): Arestis, Philip; Sawyer, Malcolm. Series: International Papers in Political Economy. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446121
- ISBN
- 9781137446121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Hardback. What has prompted the shift toward sustainability in numerous financial areas? Can investors' mindsets be changed to embrace a long-term view? Can shareholders and activists play a greater role in encouraging financial actors to behave more responsibly? These are some of the relevant topics that are explored in this forward-looking set of essays. Editor(s): Lepineux, Francois; Bettignies, Henri-Claude de. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551305
- ISBN
- 9780230551305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Hardcover. A complete guide to the financial requirements a nonprofit organization must follow to indefinitely maintain the volume and quality of their services An organization may have plenty of capacity in the long run, but in the short run, donor restrictions and limited financing options are constraining. Series: Wiley Nonprofit Authority. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV1; KJVX; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118004517
- ISBN
- 9781118004517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59
Paperback. The society-nature interaction of the Tsimane', an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon, is analyzed and presented as an empirical case study in this review. Socioecological research methods are used to address the challenges and constraints in the field. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBD; JHM; KCN; PSVS; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400790872
- ISBN
- 9789400790872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.86
€ 185.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KJMV6; RNU; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642436093
- ISBN
- 9783642436093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.51
€ 132.51
Hardcover. Over the course of a thoughtful conversation, authors John R. Ehrenfeld and Andrew J. Hoffman discuss how to leave our wasteful, consumption-addicted culture behind, revealing a new and necessary path to flourishing through sustainability. Editor(s): Ehrenfeld, John R. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford Business Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784146
- ISBN
- 9780804784146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.14
€ 112.14
Paperback. 15 leading proponents of sustainable agriculture present a detailed portrait of its social, economic and political aspects in this volume, which establishes the scientific basis for changing present agricultural practices and explores the food supply network that must be established. Editor(s): Allen, Patricia. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KNAC; RNU; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471580829
- ISBN
- 9780471580829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 237.76
€ 237.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFFC1; KNP; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319363479
- ISBN
- 9783319363479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.08
€ 185.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 189 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; KCT; KNAC; RNFF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319094946
- ISBN
- 9783319094946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.18
€ 186.18