Sustainability
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Sustainability
Hardback. For various countries tourism is an industry of great economic significance; it is seen as a main instrument for regional development, as it stimulates fresh economic activities. This book presents general views on tourism and sustainable economic development, and some opinions on the relationship between tourism and the environment. Editor(s): Fossati, Amedeo; Panella, Giorgio. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379089
- ISBN
- 9780792379089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Hardback. Dynamic Management of Sustainable Development presents a concise summary of the authors' research in dynamic methods analysis of technical systems development. The text illustrates mathematical methods, with a focus on practical realization and applications. Num Pages: 196 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KNBT; PBWH; RNU; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857290557
- ISBN
- 9780857290557
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Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Hardback. Greening Airports considers the sustainable development of the entire air transport system, from airports and air traffic control to airlines. The text provides a broad overview of the topic, as well as a system for both monitoring and assessment. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNGV; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857296573
- ISBN
- 9780857296573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.14
€ 181.14
Hardback. Introduces the basic principles of multicriteria analysis (MCA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) techniques. This title gives detailed descriptions of a number of food and non-food agro-industrial applications of MCA and LCA, providing the reader with practical examples of the implementation of these tools in the field of agro-industry. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 155 pages, 68 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THRB; THX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857297037
- ISBN
- 9780857297037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. This book documents all aspects of the modern solar winery, from environmental, economic and political drivers to equipment, methodologies and processes, to available technologies. Case studies illustrate the diversity of solar winery technology in action. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 460 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TDCT2; THX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 865.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857298430
- ISBN
- 9780857298430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.44
€ 183.44
Hardback. Gas Hydrates opens up this fascinating, multidisciplinary field to non-specialists. It provides a scientific study of gas hydrates that considers their potential as an energy source, while assessing possible risks to the environment. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBKC; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857299550
- ISBN
- 9780857299550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
Hardback. This book provides a timely and insightful analysis of the expansion of biofuels production and use in recent years. Drawing on interviews with key policy insiders, Ackrill and Kay show how biofuels policies have been motivated by concerns over climate change, energy security and rural development. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNFY; RNU; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307880
- ISBN
- 9781137307880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.65
€ 119.65
Hardcover. The author explores the fraught politics of energy transitions in an age of climate change. She does so through an ecological modernisation and corporate social responsibility lens which she contends shapes and underpins sustainability today. Case studies cover climate policy, unconventional gas and renewable energy. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; RNFY; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 348 x 300 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352323
- ISBN
- 9781137352323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. This book focuses on various issues of energy, energy efficiency and environmental policy in China. It discusses different aspects on how China may maintain its fast economic growth through good management of energy consumption and development of various energy sources. Editor(s): Yao, Shujie; Herrerias Talamantes, Maria Jesus. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCN; RNFY; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372048
- ISBN
- 9781137372048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardcover. The author presents an anthropological analysis of the regulatory technologies that characterize contemporary resource frontiers. He offers an ethnographic portrayal of indigenous rights, resource extraction and environmental politics in the Peruvian Amazon. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; KCM; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381842
- ISBN
- 9781137381842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardback. Indigenous peoples have passed down vital knowledge for generations from which local plants help cure common ailments, to which parts of the land are unsuitable for buildings because of earthquakes. Here, Hendry examines science through these indigenous roots, problematizing the idea that Western science is the only type that deserves that name. Num Pages: 211 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM; PD; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435903
- ISBN
- 9781137435903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.77
€ 118.77
Paperback. Indigenous peoples have passed down vital knowledge for generations from which local plants help cure common ailments, to which parts of the land are unsuitable for buildings because of earthquakes. Here, Hendry examines science through these indigenous roots, problematizing the idea that Western science is the only type that deserves that name. Num Pages: 212 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM; PD; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435910
- ISBN
- 9781137435910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.70
€ 117.70
Hardcover. The author looks at the prospects for a transition from natural gas to low carbon gas, which could take several decades, and at how this will depend on the evolution of the fossil fuel industry. She investigates the technologies and energy systems for making the best use of renewable gas resources. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 figures, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441799
- ISBN
- 9781137441799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22
€ 150.22
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
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education
. Ed(S): Fadeeva, Zinaida; Galkute, Laima; Ma...
Hardback. Series/Pack/Set ISBN Editor(s): Fadeeva, Zinaida; Galkute, Laima; Mader, Clemens; Scott, Geoff; Mohun, Simon. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; KJMQ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137459138
- ISBN
- 9781137459138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardback. Proposing a renovation of the metaphor of the urban fabric, Interwoven Cities develops an analysis of how cities might be woven into alternative patterns, to better sustain social and ecological life. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546159
- ISBN
- 9781137546159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Hardback. The author shows how sustainable development may be organized, valued and distributed by introducing situational contracting as an interactive and contextual mode of governance. Situational contracting provides a road map for where we want to go, serving the prevailing ideology in implementing the trade between efficiency and fairness. Num Pages: 91 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCM; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137552747
- ISBN
- 9781137552747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Hardcover. Given that it has major environmental impacts, can the use of fossil fuels be phased out? Is there a way forward using renewable energy sources while avoiding nuclear power? This book say 'yes' and offers an overview of the technical, economic and environmental issues associated with shifting to greener, cleaner energy sources. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; RNQ; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137584427
- ISBN
- 9781137584427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 61.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KJJ; RNF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587220
- ISBN
- 9781137587220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 153 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCK; KCM; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587411
- ISBN
- 9781137587411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84