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The environment
Paperback. Local Governments and Climate Change illustrates the response European communities have made to the issue, particularly through sustainable energy planning and implementation. Success stories are included and show the value of an integrated approach. Editor(s): Staden, Maryke van; Musco, Francesco. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 434 pages, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; JPA; PSAF; RNPG; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 741.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731875
- ISBN
- 9789400731875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.24
€ 251.24
In the wake of evidence demonstrating the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet, some have adopted a defeatist attitude toward environmental crises. This book illustrates how local groups in both Japan and the United States are refusing to surrender the earth to a depleted and polluted fate. Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P.; Suganuma, Unryu. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 photographs, 17 illustrations, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; RGL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124889
- ISBN
- 9780813124889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Salih, M.A. Num Pages: 203 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHBC; RGC; RN; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401721059
- ISBN
- 9789401721059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Salih, M. A. Mohamed. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHBC; RGC; RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001. Softcover reprint of the original 2
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401038782
- ISBN
- 9789401038782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.81
€ 135.81
Hardcover. Based on the empirical analysis of the effectiveness of four provincial centres for the diffusion of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market mechanism for emission reductions, Miriam Schroder scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of hybrid actors' performance on the local Chinese carbon market. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCN; KCP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301610
- ISBN
- 9780230301610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. Based on the empirical analysis of the effectiveness of four provincial centres for the diffusion of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market mechanism for emission reductions, Miriam Schroder scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of hybrid actors' performance on the local Chinese carbon market." Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337217
- ISBN
- 9781349337217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401044899
- ISBN
- 9789401044899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
hardcover. The Llobregat belongs to the most thoroughly studied rivers in Europe and is a paradigm of the confluence of human and natural disturbances in a single basin. This title highlights the available information, with emphasis on the hydrological, chemical and biological elements interspersed in the river. Editor(s): Sabater, Sergi; Ginebreda, Antoni; Barcelo, Damia. Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNF; RBKF; RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642309380
- ISBN
- 9783642309380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.23
€ 251.23
Paperback. Translator(s): Adams, I. Num Pages: 287 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGL; RNF; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642642760
- ISBN
- 9783642642760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. A call to live with the coast, as opposed to living at the coast; unless Florida coastal communities conserve beaches and mitigate storm impacts, the future of the beach-based economy is in question Series: Living with the Shore S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 106 b&w photos, 23 tables, 56 maps. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332893
- ISBN
- 9780822332893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Fire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But, as necessary as fire is to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in unacceptable ways. This volume explores the uncharted terrain at the intersection of fire policy, fire science, and fire management. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255890
- ISBN
- 9780520255890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.99
€ 45.99
€ 39.99
Paperback. Foreword by Kai Curry-Lindahl. The first book in English to describe Viktor Schauberger's prophetic work. Num Pages: 162 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; RNA; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717133901
- ISBN
- 9780717133901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Hardback. Wildfires are a fact of life in arid and semi-arid regions, such as the American West. With growing population, human communities begin to reside in so-called urban-wildland interface zones, where severe fire driven ecosystems co-exist with humans and their property. This work offers potential solutions from an interdisciplinary perceptive. Editor(s): Troy, Austin; Kennedy, Roger G. Series: Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources S. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKSW2; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080453279
- ISBN
- 9780080453279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.13
€ 186.13
Paperback / so. A how-to handbook to free yourself from the constraints of modern.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNU; VFV; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602393165
- ISBN
- 9781602393165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Hardback. Editor(s): Keyson, David V. Num Pages: 419 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319335261
- ISBN
- 9783319335261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.28
€ 229.28
Hardcover. Designed to equip students with the inspiration and knowledge they need to make a difference solving environmental issues, this book provides introductions to the multiple environmental problems that we face and balanced discussions to evaluate potential solutions. Num Pages: 816 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 276 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2020.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 18th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781133940135
- ISBN
- 9781133940135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.70
€ 234.70
Paperback. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847689279
- ISBN
- 9780847689279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. An analysis of why people with knowledge about climate change often fail to translate that knowledge into action. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515856
- ISBN
- 9780262515856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.79
€ 38.99
€ 30.79
Hardcover. Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future. Editor(s): Herring, Horace. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; RNF; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282254
- ISBN
- 9780230282254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85