wyszukanych pozycji: 9
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Sociology and the Environment
ISBN: 9780745613604 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. He reviews the key sociological debates in the field and sets out a new framework for analysis and practice. Among the themes examined are constructivism and realism, sustainable development and theories of the risk society. Readers are also introduced to communities at risk, institutional regulation and...
Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and conse...
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97,28 zł |
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Citizen Science: A Study of People, Expertise and Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9780415115483 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public groups of many different kinds. While science seems central to our understanding of such threats, the statements of scientists are increasingly open to challenge in this area. Meanwhile, citizens may find themselves labelled as ignorant' in environmental matters. In Citizen Science Alan Irwin provides a much needed route through the fraught relationship between science, the public and the environmental threat.
We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists ...
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693,51 zł |
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Sociology and the Environment: A Critical Introduction to Society, Nature and Knowledge
ISBN: 9780745613598 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. He reviews the key sociological debates in the field and sets out a new framework for analysis and practice.
Among the themes examined are constructivism and realism, sustainable development and theories of the risk society. Readers are also introduced to communities at... Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and conse...
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324,45 zł |
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Misunderstanding Science?: The Public Reconstruction of Science and Technology
ISBN: 9780521525206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Misunderstanding Science? offers a challenging new perspective on the public understanding of science. In so doing, it also challenges existing ideas of the nature of science and its relationships with society. Its analysis and case presentation are highly relevant to current concerns over the uptake, authority, and effectiveness of science as expressed, for example, in areas such as education, medical/health practice, risk and the environment, technological innovation. Based on several in-depth case-studies, and informed theoretically by the sociology of scientific knowledge, the book shows...
Misunderstanding Science? offers a challenging new perspective on the public understanding of science. In so doing, it also challenges existing ideas ...
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239,35 zł |
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Citizen Science: A Study of People, Expertise and Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9780415130103 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this text, the difficult relationship between science, society and the environment is explored. Drawing upon sociological studies of scientific knowledge and of the risk society, the author argues that sustainable development will not be possible without attention to questions of citizenship and citizen knowledge. Building upon a critical discussion of the relationship between science and environmental policy-making, he considers the existence of more contextual forms of knowledge and understanding. Irwin suggests that both environmental policy and environmental understanding need to be...
In this text, the difficult relationship between science, society and the environment is explored. Drawing upon sociological studies of scientific kno...
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354,41 zł |
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How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
ISBN: 9781789907148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. It is an old cliche that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams to managing tensions between research and teaching. The book is a practical and stimulating guide to different pathways to successful academic leadership, both in personal and organizational terms.
It is an old cliche that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many ...
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740,83 zł |
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How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
ISBN: 9781035309030 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. It is an old cliche that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams to managing tensions between research and teaching. The book is a practical and stimulating guide to different pathways to successful academic leadership, both in personal and organizational terms.
It is an old cliche that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many ...
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221,43 zł |
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The Genesis of the GATT
ISBN: 9780521515610 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book is part of a wider project that aims to propose a model GATT that makes good economic sense without undoing its current basic structure. It asks: What does the historical record indicate about the aims and objectives of the framers of the GATT? To what extent does the historical record provide support for one or more of the economic rationales for the GATT? The book supports that the two main framers of the GATT were the United Kingdom and the United States; developing countries influence was noticeable only after the mid-1950s. The framers understood the GATT as a pro-peace...
This book is part of a wider project that aims to propose a model GATT that makes good economic sense without undoing its current basic structure. It ...
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283,71 zł |
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The Genesis of the GATT
ISBN: 9780521142069 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book is part of a wider project that aims to propose a model GATT that makes good economic sense without undoing its current basic structure. It asks: What does the historical record indicate about the aims and objectives of the framers of the GATT? To what extent does the historical record provide support for one or more of the economic rationales for the GATT? The book supports that the two main framers of the GATT were the United Kingdom and the United States; developing countries influence was noticeable only after the mid-1950s. The framers understood the GATT as a pro-peace...
This book is part of a wider project that aims to propose a model GATT that makes good economic sense without undoing its current basic structure. It ...
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cena:
234,45 zł |