
ilość książek w kategorii: 52671
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Introducing Quantitative Geography: Measurement, Methods and Generalised Linear Models
ISBN: 9780415075589 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The purpose of quantitative geography is to train geographers in numeracy and in the vital skills of data collection, processing and interpretation.
Introducting Quantitative Geography describes quantification from first principles to cover all the key elements of quantitative geography. No previous knowledge of statistical procedures is assumed. Worked examples and computer analyses are used to explain measurement, scale, description, models and modelling. Building on this, the book explores and clarifies the intellectual and practical problems presented by numerical and... The purpose of quantitative geography is to train geographers in numeracy and in the vital skills of data collection, processing and interpretation. |
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171,72 |
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Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia
ISBN: 9780415075923 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In a unique survey, based on new census data, Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecological problems since 1945. Painting a grim picture, this book investigates how the combination of rapid population growth and declining per capita investment is causing economic conditions to slide in rural areas and encouraging an ecological catastrophe. The authors discuss the effects of low rural out-migration, and show that at current growth rates the rural working-age population will double with each generation. Unprecedented in a developed...
In a unique survey, based on new census data, Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecologic...
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932,46 |
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Wars and Peace Treaties: 1816 to 1991
ISBN: 9780415078221 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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760,69 |
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The Americas : World Boundaries Volume 4
ISBN: 9780415088367 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Americas offers a wide-ranging and original interpretaion of matters relating to territory, boundaries and societies in the American continent.
The Americas offers a wide-ranging and original interpretaion of matters relating to territory, boundaries and societies in the American continent.
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932,46 |
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Managing Museums and Galleries
ISBN: 9780415094979 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The current economic climate, coupled with an all embracing desire for museums to be respondent to 'the market' make a proper grounding in management essential. The 'bottom line' is one of the most powerful measures of management performance. Museums and galleries invariably have a neutral bottom line, they are not set up to make a profit and many of them are constrained by governmental accounting rules and charity legislation. Managing these organisations is difficult and this book tackles the issues that make it easier.
Managing the Museum examines the highly sophisticated... The current economic climate, coupled with an all embracing desire for museums to be respondent to 'the market' make a proper grounding in management ...
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225,71 |
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The Countryside Ideal : Anglo-American Images of Landscape
ISBN: 9780415104340 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. One of the contradictions of modern urban civilization is the persistence of a nostalgia for rural life and landscape which has raised the countryside to an idealized status. The discussion of this phenomenon is frequently restricted to the relatively narrow perspectives of literary and intellectual history. This work attempts to broaden the analysis of the countryside ideal by exploring the relationships between its cultural origins and its manifestation in contemporary landscapes.
One of the contradictions of modern urban civilization is the persistence of a nostalgia for rural life and landscape which has raised the countryside...
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981,54 |
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The Countryside Ideal: Anglo-American Images of Landscape
ISBN: 9780415104357 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. God made the country, man made the town.'
William Cowper's words, written two centuries ago, underline an idealisation of rural life and landscape which persists to this day. What are the main historical processes and ideas underlying the continuing attachment to the countryside? How have these shaped popular values and lifestyles influenced artistic expression, defined attitudes to nature, country life and 8andscape, and affected the development of both rural and urban landscapes? What are the consequences for society and the environment? These are the central... God made the country, man made the town.'
William Cowper's words, written two centuries ago, underline an idealisation of rural l... |
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294,41 |
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Geography of the World's Major Regions
ISBN: 9780415117425 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume presents a global view of today's most pressing issues through an analysis of the twelve major regions of the world. Environmental degradation, natural catastrophe, population pressures and human conflict all impact in different ways and to different degrees on the society and environment of these regions. Economic and political restructuring within each region is covered, and topics include: natural resources; agriculture; industry and services; the role of the military; and the impact of global economic change. This work is intended as an introduction for students studying the...
This volume presents a global view of today's most pressing issues through an analysis of the twelve major regions of the world. Environmental degrada...
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638,00 |
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Geographic Information Systems: Socioeconomic Applications
ISBN: 9780415125710 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The second edition of this text builds on the strengths of the first, taking into account recent advances in GIS development and major new socio-economic datasets including new census data. The author presents an accessible introduction to the history, principles and techniques of GIS, with a focus on socio-economic applications. This non-technical overview of the collection, input, storage, manipulation and output of data addresses the needs of students and professionals who must understand and use GIS for the first time.
The second edition of this text builds on the strengths of the first, taking into account recent advances in GIS development and major new socio-econo...
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981,54 |
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Geographic Information Systems: Socioeconomic Applications
ISBN: 9780415125727 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The second edition of this text builds on the strengths of the first, taking into account recent advances in GIS development and major new socio-economic datasets including new census data. The author presents an accessible introduction to the history, principles and techniques of GIS, with a focus on socio-economic applications. This non-technical overview of the collection, input, storage, manipulation and output of data addresses the needs of students and professionals who must understand and use GIS for the first time.
The second edition of this text builds on the strengths of the first, taking into account recent advances in GIS development and major new socio-econo...
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289,51 |
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Under the Map of Germany: Nationalism and Propaganda 1918 - 1945
ISBN: 9780415127493 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. At the close of the First World War, propaganda mapping played a crucial role in the creation of a consensus about German national territory.
Under the Map of Germany provides a detailed and vivid analysis of the history and techniques of nationalist mapping in inter-war Germany. Using extensive archival documentation - including many previously undiscovered maps - the author charts the development of new concepts of national territory and the establishment of an effective propaganda mapping network. His research demonstrates that a consensus about the extent of the Greater German... At the close of the First World War, propaganda mapping played a crucial role in the creation of a consensus about German national territory.
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981,54 |
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A Geography of the European Union
ISBN: 9780415143103 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Can the European Union continue to grow and also converge?
Is uniformity within the union desirable? The European Union has grown into a supranational entity formed from a mosaic of diverse regions. Its enlargement to encompass a number of Central European countries seems only a matter of time. With the EU's political and economic importance growing globally, the Union's influence is increasingly being felt within its Member States. A new geography is emerging with pressures to reduce regional disparities by a process of convergence. A Geography of the European Union... Can the European Union continue to grow and also converge?
Is uniformity within the union desirable? The European Union has grown into a supra... |
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981,54 |
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The History of Museums
ISBN: 9780415148726 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 2144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. These key texts open the investigation and appreciation of museum history. The author chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum (Natural History), takes a philsophical approach to the sphere of natural history in relation to museums. Similarly, Acland and Ruskin discuss and explore the relationships of art and architecture to museums.
Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. These key texts open the investigation and appreciation of museum history. The author ...
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6674,47 |
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The Linguistic Atlas of England
ISBN: 9780415151290 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This record of how English is spoken in England is now being reprinted. Over 400 maps detail differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology and syntax. The Atlas provides a survey of the linguistic geography of England. This volume was inspired by the English Dialect Survey which set out to elicit information about the current dialectical usages of the older members of the farming communities throughout rural England. The Survey secondly mapped this information to illustrate the regional distributions of those features of their speech which persisted from ancient times. Published after Orton's...
This record of how English is spoken in England is now being reprinted. Over 400 maps detail differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology and syntax....
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3754,39 |
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Tourism, Development and Growth : The Challenge of Sustainability
ISBN: 9780415160025 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Distinguishing between sustainable development and sustainable tourism, this text examines whether and in what form tourism can contribute to sustainable development and growth. Focusing on different types of tourism appropriate to particular situations, the contributors draw on examples from around the world - Canada, USA, Spain, Belgium, UK, Australia - to explore issues concerning tourism's contribution to economic, social, political and environmental advancement of developing countries, and the challenges to and importance of tourism in industrialized nations.
Distinguishing between sustainable development and sustainable tourism, this text examines whether and in what form tourism can contribute to sustaina...
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294,41 |
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The Changing Geography of the UK
ISBN: 9780415179003 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This fully revised edition of a widely used introductory text presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during the 1990s.
This fully revised edition of a widely used introductory text presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during ...
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289,51 |
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The Changing Geography of the UK 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780415179010 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Since 1990 the UK has undergone major shifts in terms of its land, economy, society, policy and environment, all of which have had a profound effect on the geographical landscape. This fully revised edition of a well-known book presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during the 1990s. It includes a great deal of new material from a revised team of contributors.
Since 1990 the UK has undergone major shifts in terms of its land, economy, society, policy and environment, all of which have had a profound effect o...
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294,41 |
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The Hydrology of the UK: A Study of Change
ISBN: 9780415187602 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Hydrology of the UK assesses the changing hydrology of the UK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hydrological processes and have important implications for water resource management, flood risk and environmental quality. The bookis divided into 3 sections: Section 1 examines the causes of change to the hydrology of the UK, including the impact of climate change, land use and geomorphological change, and dam construction. Section 2 assesses the effects of these pressures on UK rivers, goundwater, lakes, ponds, reservoirs and wetlands, looking at water quality,...
The Hydrology of the UK assesses the changing hydrology of the UK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hydrological processes ...
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981,54 |
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The State of Germany Atlas
ISBN: 9780415188265 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The State of Germany Atlas highlights the most significant political, social and economic trends in Germany today.
Thirty five maps in double page spreads show how Germany is changing, the impact of unification, and the continuing differences between the east and west. These maps also place Germany in its European context--they show the country in comparison with its European economic partners, other European neighbors and leading trading partners such as Japan and the US. This full-color atlas also looks internally, charting social and demographic issues including:... The State of Germany Atlas highlights the most significant political, social and economic trends in Germany today.
Thirty five maps in do... |
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157,00 |
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Geography and Ethics: Journeys in a Moral Terrain
ISBN: 9780415189682 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book represents a landmark exploration of the common terrain of geography and ethics. Drawing together specially commissioned contributions from distinguished geographers across the UK, North America and Australasia, the place of geography in ethics and of ethics in geography is examined through wide-ranging, thematic chapters.
Geography and Ethics is divided into four sections for discussion and exploration of ideas: Ethics and Space; Ethics and Place; Ethics and Nature and Ethics and knowledge, all of which point to the rich interplay between geography and moral philosophy... This book represents a landmark exploration of the common terrain of geography and ethics. Drawing together specially commissioned contributions from ...
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981,54 |