The environment
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The environment
The Earthist Challenge to Economism. Theological Critique of the World...
Cobb, John B., Jr.. Ed(S): Thakur, Shivesh Ch...
Hardback. The World Bank is the economistic institution most open to Earthist concerns. This book evaluates the Bank's potential for leadership in broadening public goals from narrowly economic goods to inclusive ones. Editor(s): Thakur, Shivesh Chandra. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; JPA; KCA; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730881
- ISBN
- 9780333730881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Hardback. Sven Wunder gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case study of Ecuador provides an historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; KCN; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731468
- ISBN
- 9780333731468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.85
€ 122.85
Tapping the Market: The Challenge of Institutional Reform in the Urban...
Nickson, Andrew, Franceys, Richard
Hardcover. This text examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Series: Role of Government in Adjusting Economies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KNBW; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333736203
- ISBN
- 9780333736203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.67
€ 121.67
Hardcover. This is an analysis of such contradictions of beliefs and actions in green politics as: belief in decentralization, yet authoritarian intervention to protect the environment; new age politics split between left and right; and rejection of rationalist science, but reliance on ecological science. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333739419
- ISBN
- 9780333739419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.36
€ 121.36
Hardcover. The question of how genetic resources ought to be owned and controlled has become a controversial international political issue. The authors examine this issue from a normative perspective, discussing the four principles that govern the debate over genetic resource control. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPVH; LB; LNR; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745021
- ISBN
- 9780333745021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.04
€ 121.04
Hardcover. This text uses a specific case study to consider the role of scientific advice in shaping governmental decisions such as BSE and global warming - and the consequences of a divided scientific view. It looks at the use of the media by groups and companies attempting to control the political agenda. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; JPWD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745465
- ISBN
- 9780333745465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21
€ 65.21
Hardback. Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JH; KNAC; PSAK; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751398
- ISBN
- 9780333751398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Hardback. The transformation and industrialization of rural China is the underlying theme of this book. It uses case studies of selected regions in south China where rural changes have been particularly dramatic. It looks at how capital and labour are mobilized and reallocated by change. Series: Studies in the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333772805
- ISBN
- 9780333772805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.53
€ 186.53
Paperback. Political thinkers and scientists write on nuclear weapons and war in the 21st century, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert McNamara, ex-US Defence Secretary and Nobel Peace Laureate Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to resign from the Manhattan Project, where the first nuclear weapons were made. Editor(s): Bruce, Maxwell. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWK; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333774823
- ISBN
- 9780333774823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.40
€ 68.40
Hardback. Explores one dimension of the value-knowledge system needed in any movement towards humane governance for the planet: the ecological sustainability and integrity of the Earth's environment. Contributors explore various ethical issues that must inform future global regulation of the environment. Editor(s): Gleeson, Brendan; Low, Assoc Prof Nicholas. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; RNB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793725
- ISBN
- 9780333793725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Hardcover. By applying his theoretical framework describing international relations to a study of the environmental protection of the River Rhine and the Great Lakes, Marco Verweij offers an explanation of how transboundary environmental problems have been, and can be, solved. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JPA; JPS; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333915639
- ISBN
- 9780333915639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Hardback. This work is an analysis of the whole frontier between religion and the environment. It considers the religious impact on human uses of time, space, materials, transport and foods, and the environmental effects of religious influence on various contemporary topics. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLP5; RN; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919743
- ISBN
- 9780333919743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17
€ 64.17
Sustaining Liberal Democracy: Ecological Challenges and Opportunities
Barry, John, Wissenburg, Marcel, Dobson, A.
Hardcover. Assuming that liberalism, liberal democracy and the free market are here to stay, this book asks how sustainability can be interpreted in ways that respect liberal democratic values and institutions. Editor(s): Wissenberg, Marcel L. J.; Barry, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919811
- ISBN
- 9780333919811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.57
€ 121.57
hardcover. As environmental problems multiply, and as welfare reform becomes more vital, so the debate concerning ecological social policies grows in importance. This title is a comprehensive review of the main questions, problems and themes that bring together the principal contributors to this debate. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Tony; Cahill, Michael. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333919842
- ISBN
- 9780333919842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardback. Judith A. Cherni identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks and, backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333929568
- ISBN
- 9780333929568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.96
€ 121.96
Hardback. This volume conceptualizes the profound Europeanization of British environmental government and policy both as a lagged response to European integration and as an important determinant of Britain's contribution to that process. Series: One Europe or Several?. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPH; JPSN2; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333946312
- ISBN
- 9780333946312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Paperback. Instead of simply advocating the construction of new international institutions to respond to challenges such as global warming, this work argues that the construction of alternative social and political structures is necessary. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSL; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968550
- ISBN
- 9780333968550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Hardback. This text looks at the future of urban transport. Money is being poured into roads, railways and airports at a time when the global atmosphere is threatened and oil production has reached its peak. If world environments and societies are to be sustained, urban transport must change. Editor(s): Low, Assoc Prof Nicholas; Gleeson, Brendan; Whitman, Jim. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 319 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333981986
- ISBN
- 9780333981986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. This text discusses the issues and strategies which have characterized the environmental campaigns mounted against recent controversial infrastructure projects in France. It looks at why some protests succeed where others fail and at the relationship between states and social movements. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 257 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPWF; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990438
- ISBN
- 9780333990438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Paperback. At the heart of the green debate are a set of basic contradictions concerning beliefs and actions. This book reveals the problems associated with these contradictions, including adherence to decentralized political forms while accepting authoritarian intervention on behalf of the environment. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; RNA; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995778
- ISBN
- 9780333995778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.76
€ 120.76
Hardback. 'Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology' provides detailed review articles concerned with aspects of chemical contaminants, including pesticides, in the total environment with toxicological considerations and consequences. Series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387002149
- ISBN
- 9780387002149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Hardback. Provides critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy, and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. Editor(s): Ware, Dr. George W.; Albert, L. A. Series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Num Pages: 180 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387004419
- ISBN
- 9780387004419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.82
€ 125.82
Hardback. Provides critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy, and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. Editor(s): Ware, Dr. George W. Series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Num Pages: 141 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNK; RNP; TQ; YQSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387006208
- ISBN
- 9780387006208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.13
€ 125.13
Hardback. Dealing with one of the success stories of wildlife conservation, this book takes the position that sustainability is not guaranteed by sustainable use, and that both education and regulation are needed to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. Editor(s): Gordon, Iain J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094755
- ISBN
- 9780387094755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80