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Paperback. The 2500-year-old tradition of Jainism offers a worldview seemingly compatible with the goals of environmental activism. This volume reflects the dynamic nature of the Jain faith and its willingness to engage in discussion on a modern social issue. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HRKJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454342
- ISBN
- 9780945454342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.85
€ 31.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. In this volume, prominent Buddhist scholar Donald Swearer posits that the future requires a radical shift toward living in recognition of the interdependence of all life forms and the consequent ethic of communality and a life style of moderation or "enoughness" that flows from that recognition, which he calls "an ecology of human flourishing." Editor(s): Swearer, Donald K.; McGarry, Susan Lloyd. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454458
- ISBN
- 9780945454458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
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
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. The perfect primer for both the layperson and the engineer, for the new hire and the old hand, describing, in easy-to-understand language, one of the biggest and most lucrative industries in the world. There is only one substance known to mankind that can cause wars, influence global economies, and make entire countries rich: petroleum. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF; THFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118012994
- ISBN
- 9781118012994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.16
€ 102.16
Hardcover. This book covers the integration of chemical fate modeling for use in Geographic Information System (GIS) functions. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGW; RNP; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118059975
- ISBN
- 9781118059975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.60
€ 177.60
Hardcover. Bioremediation and Sustainability is an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of research and applications for some of the most important low-cost, "green," emerging technologies in chemical and environmental engineering. . Num Pages: 438 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118062845
- ISBN
- 9781118062845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.39
€ 237.39
Hardcover. This volume covers the most cutting-edge pretreatment processes being used and studied today for the production of biogas during anaerobic digestion processes using different feedstocks, in the most efficient and economical methods possible. Editor(s): Mudhoo, Ackmez. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RN; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118062852
- ISBN
- 9781118062852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.86
€ 224.86
Hardcover. Can green petroleum reverse global warming and bring down high gasoline prices? This book investigates and details how the oil and gas industry can "go green" with new processes and technologies, thus bringing the world's most important industry closer to environmental and economic sustainability. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNU; THFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118072165
- ISBN
- 9781118072165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.72
€ 184.72
Hardcover. Taking a problem-oriented approach, Environmental Impact Assessment provides an in-depth, practical, and comprehensive guide for designing and implementing effective Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes. Num Pages: 490 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118097373
- ISBN
- 9781118097373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.53
€ 162.53
Hardcover. The first book of its kind, the LCA Handbook will become an invaluable resource for environmentally progressive manufacturers and suppliers, product and process designers, executives and managers, and government officials who want to learn about this essential component of environmental sustainability. . Editor(s): Curran, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV5; RNU; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118099728
- ISBN
- 9781118099728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.23
€ 237.23
Hardcover. Important topic: previously thought of as a safe and efficient practice but studies refute this proving it to be highly pulluting and dangerous Highlights different flare designs, misrepresentations made by industry and the ambiguity in the regulations Includes case studies to bring the topic into context . Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNBG; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118237878
- ISBN
- 9781118237878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.83
€ 178.83
Hardcover. This book is designed to help scientifically astute non-specialists understand basic geophysical and computational fluid dynamics concepts relating to oil spill simulations, and related modeling issues and challenges. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, fig. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118290385
- ISBN
- 9781118290385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.50
€ 214.50
Hardcover. Offering a rare glimpse of rural life in modern-day Cuba, this book examines how ordinary Cubans carve out their own spaces for appropriate acts of consumption, exchange, and production within the contradictory normative and material spaces of everyday economic life. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFCV; RGC; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118302002
- ISBN
- 9781118302002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardcover. This anthology brings together important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change. The essays cover a range of topics, including environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, and climatic disasters. Editor(s): Dove, Michael R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118383551
- ISBN
- 9781118383551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.92
€ 133.92
Hardcover. The third in a trilogy of global overviews of conservation of diverse and ecologically important insect groups. The first two were Beetles in Conservation (2010) and Hymenoptera and Conservation (2012). Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118409213
- ISBN
- 9781118409213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118549421
- ISBN
- 9781118549421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.54
€ 188.54
Hardcover. Within an organization, the responsibilities for environment, health, and safety are often under the direction of the same executive team in an organization. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118639788
- ISBN
- 9781118639788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.26
€ 97.26
Hardcover. Focuses on the failure of the efforts to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay and suggests an approach often used in cleaning up environmentally damaged sites. This book presents a view of the environmental condition of Chesapeake Bay. It covers a part of the history of the Bay that is not widely known, including how the Bay was formed. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; 1QSAN; JW; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118686270
- ISBN
- 9781118686270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.52
€ 61.52
Paperback. With the global population projected to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, the need for nations to secure food supplies for their populations has never been more pressing. Finding better supply chain solutions is an essential part of achieving a secure and sustainable diet for a rapidly increasing population. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118699324
- ISBN
- 9781118699324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.91
€ 75.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: RNU; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118843727
- ISBN
- 9781118843727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.93
€ 193.93