The environment
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The environment
Hardback. The environmental justice movement, an organized social and political force in America in the '80s, is a global phenomenon today as activists worldwide try to understand the relationship between environment, race/ethnicity and social inequality. This volume examines domestic and international environmental issues. Editor(s): Taylor, Dorceta E. Series Editor(s): Youn, Ted I. K. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 504 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JPA; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857241832
- ISBN
- 9780857241832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.19
€ 273.19
Paperback. How has the human-nature relationship changed over time in Japan? How does Japan's environmental history compare with that of other countries, or that of the world as a whole? This volume attempts to answer these questions through a series of case studies by leading Japanese and Western historians, geographers, archaeologists, and climatologists. Editor(s): Batten, Bruce L.; Brown, Philip C. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, colour insert, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HDP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870718014
- ISBN
- 9780870718014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.71
€ 31.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. Environment at the Crossroads, the theme of the 2009 Gulbenkian Conference, addresses the most urgent crisis confronting the world today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847771193
- ISBN
- 9781847771193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.16
€ 31.99
€ 27.16
Paperback. Brings literary and environmental studies into a robust interdisciplinary dialogue, challenging dominant ideas about nature, conservation, and development in Africa and exploring alternative narratives offered by writers and environmental thinkers. Editor(s): Caminero-Santangelo, Byron; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419786
- ISBN
- 9780821419786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Hardcover. This is one of the first books to focus on explicit linkages between the changing environment and disasters and suggests proactive approaches towards disaster management. A ready-reference for field practitioners it covers areas such as elements of environmental entry, impacts of environment and disaster, strategies, planning and the way forward. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Tran, Phong. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248657
- ISBN
- 9780857248657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.61
€ 246.61
Paperback. Series: Duke Press global issues series. Num Pages: 207 pages, M. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150. . Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics,Subjects - Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology,Subjects - Scientific, Technical & Medical - Environment"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- SKU
- KHS0059682
- ISBN
- 9780822306214
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Significant Issues Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892064236
- ISBN
- 9780892064236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.32
€ 76.32
Paperback. Case studies from technologists, engineers, natural and social scientists, and practitioners present multiple perspectives on sustainable development. Examples from both developing and developed countries, show how environment, development and sustainability intertwine to form an issue of truly global concern. Editor(s): Wilson, Gordon; Furniss, Pamela; Kimbowa, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199560646
- ISBN
- 9780199560646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 369 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620817124
- ISBN
- 9781620817124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.75€ 172.55
€ 249.75
€ 172.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCN; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787908188
- ISBN
- 9780787908188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.43
€ 75.43
Paperback. Introduces the concepts of emergy and transformity. This book presents the natural energies such as solar radiation and the cycling of water, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen diagrammed in terms of energy and emergy flow. It also reveals the similarities between human economic and social systems and the ecosystems of the natural world. Num Pages: 432 pages, 216 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: KNB; RNA; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128872
- ISBN
- 9780231128872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.85
€ 54.99
€ 39.85
Hardback. Introduces the concepts of emergy and transformity. This book presents natural energies such as solar radiation and the cycling of water, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen diagrammed in terms of energy and emergy flow. It reveals the similarities between human economic and social systems and the ecosystems of the natural world. Num Pages: 432 pages, 216 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: KNB; RNA; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128865
- ISBN
- 9780231128865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.58€ 112.58
€ 146.58
€ 112.58
Paperback. Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 line illus., 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFR; JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089799
- ISBN
- 9780691089799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 42.52
€ 52.77
€ 42.52
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to environmental literacy. It demonstrates how the sciences, social sciences, and humanities contribute to understanding our interrelationships with the natural world. It presents an imaginative array of texts, from scientific papers to poetry, legal decisions to historical accounts, personal essays to economic analysis. Editor(s): Adelson, Glenn; Engell, James; Ranalli, Brent; Anglen, Kevin P. van. Num Pages: 864 pages, 127 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 241 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300110777
- ISBN
- 9780300110777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.99
€ 48.99
€ 35.99
Paperback. Written by bestselling author Manuel Molles and acclaimed science journalist Brendan Borrell, this new textbook gives non-major students the scientific foundation they need to understand environmental issues and think critically about possible solutions. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Publisher
- W. H. Freeman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716761877
- ISBN
- 9780716761877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.62€ 91.10
€ 92.62
€ 91.10
Hardback. Editor(s): Devin, Mario R. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: KNS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629480046
- ISBN
- 9781629480046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.09€ 151.08
€ 218.09
€ 151.08
hardcover. Contains several interesting articles dealing with different aspects of environmental disclosures. This book addresses the Kyoto Protocol on an international level, discusses how an accountant measures pollution-related performance and cost, and investigates the motive behind disclosure of environmental information. Editor(s): Freedman, Martin; Jaggi, Bikki. Series: Advances in Environmental Accounting & Management. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFC; KJG; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313662
- ISBN
- 9780762313662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.36
€ 184.36
Hardback. Focuses on the wave of environmental activism and grassroots movements that swept through America's older, industrial cities during late 1960s and early 1970s. This book offers incisive case studies of Baltimore, St Louis, and Chicago to show how urban activism developed as an impassioned response to a host of racial, and political conflicts. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBNC; JFSG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439904657
- ISBN
- 9781439904657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Bioremediation is a process applied to restore contaminated sites using biological tools. This book offers a treatment of the subject, linking soil ecotoxicity tests, bioremediation and environmental risk assessment. Editor(s): Sunahara, Geoffrey I; Renoux, Agnes Y.; Thellen, Claude; Gaudet, Connie L.; Pilon, Adrien. Series: Ecological & Environmental Toxicology Series. Num Pages: 490 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471986690
- ISBN
- 9780471986690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 299.12
€ 299.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cacioppo, Lucille T. Num Pages: 445 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TV. Dimension: 258 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631173257
- ISBN
- 9781631173257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.70€ 229.40
€ 337.70
€ 229.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cacioppo, Lucille T. Num Pages: 467 pages. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631170607
- ISBN
- 9781631170607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.70€ 232.18
€ 337.70
€ 232.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cacioppo, Lucille T. Num Pages: 477 pages. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631170614
- ISBN
- 9781631170614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.70€ 232.20
€ 337.70
€ 232.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cacioppo, Lucille T. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TV. Dimension: 258 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631174469
- ISBN
- 9781631174469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.70€ 232.18
€ 337.70
€ 232.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cacioppo, Lucille T. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 182 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631170904
- ISBN
- 9781631170904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.70€ 232.18
€ 337.70
€ 232.18