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The environment
Hardback. Summarizing the state of the art in risk perception research and core issues of cross-cultural comparisons, this work consists of four cross-cultural studies on public attitudes towards risk in different countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Japan, and China. Editor(s): Renn, Ortwin; Rohrmann, Bernd. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377474
- ISBN
- 9780792377474
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Condition: New
€ 190.57
€ 190.57
Hardback. Contains papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS '99). This title covers enviromatics; environmental issues; environmental information systems; tools and techniques; environmental information systems; implementations; and environmental decision support systems. Editor(s): Denzer, Ralf; Swayne, David A. (University of Guelph, ON Canada); Purvis, Martin; Schimak, Gerald (Austrian Research Centre, Seibersdorf, Austria). Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378327
- ISBN
- 9780792378327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.71
€ 189.71
hardcover. Water quality is useful to the welfare of humans and aquatic ecosystems. The study of water quality draws information from a variety of disciplines including chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, engineering, and resource management. This text provides a simple treatment of water quality. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PN; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378532
- ISBN
- 9780792378532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.47
€ 192.47
Hardback. Policy making in the electric utility and natural gas sectors involves important trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental criteria. This work reviews useful tools for multicriteria decision analysis that can be used to quantify trade-offs and contribute to more informed decision making. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378754
- ISBN
- 9780792378754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Hardback. Energy strategies will have to deal with energy as a complex issue that incorporates environmental, economic, social, cultural, educational, and material resource attributes. This title provides the reader with a method for energy system evaluation based on multi-criteria indicators for the evaluation of energy as a system. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378761
- ISBN
- 9780792378761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.44
€ 123.44
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379089
- ISBN
- 9780792379089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Estimating abundance of wildlife is an essential component of a wildlife research programme. This book compiles the most relevant techniques for counting African mammals, with guidelines for selecting the appropriate methodology for a range of conditions commonly found in the field. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; RNF; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379591
- ISBN
- 9780792379591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.72
€ 190.72
Hardback. The coast and the continental shelf are two of the most important areas of the sea to understand. This text aims to motivate modelling the processes that occur in the sea through real life examples. It includes a systematic treatment of the modelling process in a marine context, the inclusion of diffusion in some detail, and ecosystems modelling. Series: Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RN; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379959
- ISBN
- 9780792379959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardback. Explains how to use computerized tools to tackle problems in systems engineering. This book covers: expert systems, fuzzy logic, networks, process dynamics, control and statistical approaches to systems analysis. It emphasizes on computer simulation, mathematical models, and methods that apply artificial intelligence. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RN; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380498
- ISBN
- 9780792380498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65
Hardback. Explores the concepts concerning the regulation and privatization of water resources, of water pricing, of public policies concerning the allocation of water supplied to users, and examines the issues involved in a truly market-determined framework. This book informs and prepares the persons studying water problems. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380962
- ISBN
- 9780792380962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.17
€ 193.17
Hardback. This text introduces the general principles of diffusion in the subsurface environment and discusses the implications for the fate and transport of contaminants in soils and groundwater. Series: Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381020
- ISBN
- 9780792381020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.57
€ 126.57
Hardback. Provides an empirical and interdisciplinary study of water markets in Chile. This book combines law, political economy, and geography to analyze the disadvantages, problems, and contexts of water markets. It is suitable for those who are interested in property rights and market-friendly environmental policies. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382270
- ISBN
- 9780792382270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.06
€ 125.06
Hardback. Presenting information about the scientific, legal-political, and technological hurdles that will have to be overcome if humanity is to reverse its self-destructive course, this text looks in particular at the 1987 Montreal Protocol for protecting the ozone layer. Editor(s): Le Prestre, Professor Philippe G.; Reid, John D.; Morehouse, E. Thomas, Jr. (Institute for Defense Analyses, USA). Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382454
- ISBN
- 9780792382454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.46
€ 123.46
Hardback. Dispelling many of the myths surrounding water markets, this text gives readers a comprehensive picture of the way that markets have developed in different parts of the world. Editor(s): Easter, K. William; Rosegrant, M.W. (International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA); Dinar, Ariel. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382560
- ISBN
- 9780792382560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.02
€ 192.02
Hardback. Developing some guiding principles to be used when evaluating alternative proposals for reorganizing the US electric power industry, this text contains preliminary versions of papers that were presented at a Workshop convened by the Electric Power Research Institute at Stanford University in 1997. Editor(s): Chao, Hung-Po; Huntington, Hillard C. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382829
- ISBN
- 9780792382829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65
Hardback. Deals with atomic energy costing on three levels: patterns, parameters, and politicization of atomic energy costing. The Introduction to this book provides an overview of some of the debates on the early costing of atomic energy. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 830.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383291
- ISBN
- 9780792383291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.93
€ 124.93
Hardback. Dry sulfurization processes offer the advantages of low capital and low operating costs. This book presents the research for development of technologies that use coal in an economic, environmentally-sound manner. It identifies various areas for research, including reaction mechanisms, sorbent material, transport effects, and process development. Editor(s): Toole-O'Neil, Barbara. Num Pages: 862 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; TGBN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1437.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 862
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383468
- ISBN
- 9780792383468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.44
€ 245.44
Hardback. Aims to introduce a variety of energy-environmental modeling concepts, and to provide an overview of these modeling concepts. This book also deals with the application of management science techniques to energy and environment policy issues. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383482
- ISBN
- 9780792383482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.75
€ 189.75
Hardback. Describes the relationship between subjective and objective elements in Life Cycle Impact Assessment. This title offers a framework that allows people to master the problems associated with LCA: the difficulty of separating subjective from objective elements, and the tendency for impact assessment to record 'phantoms' rather than actual damages. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383772
- ISBN
- 9780792383772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.79
€ 201.79
Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Gen...
Ariza, Maria E.; Bijur, Gautam N.; Williams, ...
Hardback. Humans are exposed daily to low concentrations of metals that are released into the environment by both natural and industrial processes. This book examines concerns about the acute and/or chronic exposure of humans to concentrations of these metals that are below the threshold levels established by various federal regulatory agencies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792384489
- ISBN
- 9780792384489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.63
€ 189.63
Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in ...
. Ed(S): Casey, Frank; Schmitz, Andrew; Swint...
Hardback. Identifies and structures more flexible economic incentives for the achievement of environmental goals in agriculture. This work provides a conceptual framework and presents case studies that analyze how flexible incentives can address environmental problems that are caused by agricultural production. Editor(s): Casey, Frank; Schmitz, Andrew; Swinton, Scott M.; Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385592
- ISBN
- 9780792385592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.37
€ 193.37
Hardback. Environmental biotechnology refers to the use of micro-organisms and other living systems to solve current environmental problems such as the detoxification of pollutants and clean-up of oil tanker spills. Beginning with an introduction to microbial growth, this work provides the non-specialist with an overview of environmental biotechnology. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385691
- ISBN
- 9780792385691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.17
€ 125.17
Hardback. Presents the principles of human health risk analysis as they are applied in environmental decisions. This book balances the discussion of scientific theory and methods, philosophical analysis, and applications in regulatory decisions. It is designed around a series of detailed case studies of environmental risk analysis. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386247
- ISBN
- 9780792386247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardback. Focuses on the areas of engineering and about the different decision components within the project planning process. This book highlight the ability of Multicriteria Decision Aid to reconcile the economic, technical and environmental dimensions of the projects for its planners. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386476
- ISBN
- 9780792386476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65