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H2O: A Biography of Water
ISBN: 9780753810927 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume takes us on a gloriously offbeat and intelligent investigation into exactly what we do and do not know about water, the substance which sustains life.
This volume takes us on a gloriously offbeat and intelligent investigation into exactly what we do and do not know about water, the substance which su...
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The Transition to Sustainability: The Politics of Agenda 21 in Europe
ISBN: 9781853834684 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainable development is forming part of tax and industrial policies, social security and health issues and, through Local Agenda 21, is creeping into local government. This volume aims to chart the course of sustainable development as an idea and to analyze how far it has emerged as an organizing focus in a number of European countries (Germany, Greece, Norway, Portugal and the UK) as well as in the European Union itself. There is also a chapter for comparative purposes from the USA.
Sustainable development is forming part of tax and industrial policies, social security and health issues and, through Local Agenda 21, is creeping in...
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Custodians of the Commons: Pastoral Land Tenure in Africa
ISBN: 9781853834738 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of the conflicts facing traditional pastoralist societies within the developing nations of Africa. The book explores the forms of traditional land tenure and access to grazing resources, which are being increasingly eroded by modern forms of ownership and development. It shows how communal land tenure arrangements are essential not only for the survival of these societies but also to manage the pastures and rangelands in question. The case studies are by local experts. They cover Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Each looks at: the political and...
An examination of the conflicts facing traditional pastoralist societies within the developing nations of Africa. The book explores the forms of tradi...
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139,97 |
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Gem Identification Made Easy
ISBN: 9780719802515 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today, knowing your gems, being absolutely sure about what you are buying and selling is essential. Major changes in the gem world - new synthetic stones, new treatments to enchance and conceal, new gems and more stones available in every hue and tone of colour - make accurate gem identification more important than ever to both buyers and sellers. family-run business, someone who enjoys collecting or acquiring gems for personal pleasure, or a seriouos investor, insufficient knowledge can be costly. It can result in a bad purchase, damage to a reputation, and equally significant, failure to...
Today, knowing your gems, being absolutely sure about what you are buying and selling is essential. Major changes in the gem world - new synthetic sto...
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125,51 |
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Water Wars: Pollution, Profits And Privatization
ISBN: 9780745318370 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmentalist and campaigner, examines the water-war of the 21st century: the progressive privatization by the multinationals of communal water rights.
Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmentalist and campaigner, examines the water-war of the 21st century: the progressive privatization by the mult...
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140,49 |
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The woodland name trail: A key to the invertebrates of soil and leaf litter
ISBN: 9781851538324 / Angielski / Miękka / 8 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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24,99 |
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The Stated Preference Approach to Environmental Valuation, Volumes I, II and III : Volume I: Foundations, Initial Development, Statistical Approaches Volume II:Conceptual and Empirical Issues Volume I
ISBN: 9780754623342 / Angielski / Twarda / 1880 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is a truly enormous literature on using stated preference information to place a monetary value on environmental amenities. This three volume set provides the key papers for understanding the historical development of contingent valuation, its theoretical and statistical foundations, and the major controversies. It also contains representative papers covering all of the major application areas in environmental valuation.
There is a truly enormous literature on using stated preference information to place a monetary value on environmental amenities. This three volume se...
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State Policies to Manage Growth & Protect Open Space
ISBN: 9781590338971 / Angielski / Miękka / 131 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many states have been actively addressing the closely-related issues of sprawl and loss of open space in recent years by working to manage growth and protect remaining open spaces. The mix of issues and levels of activity vary widely from state to state. Federal polices and programs have impacts on these issues, both direct and indirect, and both positive and negative. Federal policies and programs with an impact include transportation, housing, the environment, and agriculture, among others, and others have important but less direct effects, such as the federal tax code. Some federal...
Many states have been actively addressing the closely-related issues of sprawl and loss of open space in recent years by working to manage growth and ...
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Economy and Environment: A Theoretical Essay on the Interdependence of Economic and Environmental Systems
ISBN: 9780521340816 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Studying the interaction of the economy with its environment, this essay shows the 'market solution' to environmental problems generates increasing uncertainty.
Studying the interaction of the economy with its environment, this essay shows the 'market solution' to environmental problems generates increasing un...
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481,97 |
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Loggers and Degradation in the Asia-Pacific: Corporations and Environmental Management
ISBN: 9780521806619 / Angielski / Twarda / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Corporate loggers have irreparably damaged much of the tropical forest throughout the Asia-Pacific over the last four decades. Despite a steady rise in global and local concern, few firms have changed their practices on the ground. This study examines why and how loggers have resisted and ignored calls for environmental reforms. Concentrating on the period after 1990, it explains what is happening on the ground as forests continue to disappear and highlights the structures within which firms and governments operate and make money. The volume takes a constructive, insightful approach to a...
Corporate loggers have irreparably damaged much of the tropical forest throughout the Asia-Pacific over the last four decades. Despite a steady rise i...
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Public Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources
ISBN: 9780521335744 / Angielski / Miękka / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Six contributors explore the role of governments in accelerating the rate of forest destruction by providing direct and indirect subsidies to support what would otherwise be non-commercial logging operations. Without these financial incentives, most timber operations in the tropics would cease. In a series of country-by-country investigations, including examples from the developed and developing worlds, this book documents the government policies that are leading to the misuse of forest resources. Each is written by an authority on the county, and each contains descriptive, analytical and...
Six contributors explore the role of governments in accelerating the rate of forest destruction by providing direct and indirect subsidies to support ...
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National Parks: Rights and the Common Good
ISBN: 9780847689781 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, Francis Lovett examines public parks, especially those administered by the National Park Service, from a communitarian perspective. The author views the parks as an example of a common good_something which is valued for its service to a community or society at large, and not merely for the benefits it brings to individuals or sub-groups. In all public spaces, such as parks, there arise issues regarding the proper balance between individual and sub-group rights and interests on the one hand, and the needs and value of community on the other. Lovett explores these issues in light...
In this book, Francis Lovett examines public parks, especially those administered by the National Park Service, from a communitarian perspective. The ...
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The North the South and the Environment
ISBN: 9781853832154 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The essays in this study contribute to an analysis of the prospects for the world's economy in the face of environmental constraints. The contributors examine the implications of development in both northern and southern hemispheres, and the extreme differ
The essays in this study contribute to an analysis of the prospects for the world's economy in the face of environmental constraints. The contributors...
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Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics
ISBN: 9780333777633 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics brings together a choice selection of some of the most enduring academic writing published in this field in a single volume. The fourteen papers included in this book are grouped into five sections: the intertemporal problem; externalities and market failure; property rights; institutions and public choice; the economics of exhaustible resources; and the economics of renewable resources. Each section represents a major area in natural resource economics. Written by distinguished resource economists, the papers in this volume probe, analyze and...
Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics brings together a choice selection of some of the most enduring academic writing published in this field ...
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401,58 |
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Trade Negotiations in Agriculture: A Future Common Agenda for Brazil and Canada?volume 1
ISBN: 9781552381571 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the current age of globalization, collaboration between nations is paramount. In September 2003, a group of academics, government officials, and business leaders gathered at the University of Calgary under the auspices of its Latin American Research Centre (LARC) to discuss issues related to international trade negotiations in agriculture. This innovative undertaking, which was a collaborative effort of York University, the University of Western Ontario, L'Universite du Quebec a Montreal, and the University of Calgary, had one main objective: to identify trade issues common to Canada and...
In the current age of globalization, collaboration between nations is paramount. In September 2003, a group of academics, government officials, and bu...
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111,00 |
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American National Parks: Current Issues & Developments
ISBN: 9781594540844 / Angielski / Twarda / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. National parks are supposed to provide a place of solace, reflection, observing beauty, learning, peace and recreation. Their beauty and resources, however, have also attracted plunders, developers and the jealous glances of greedy government officials. The National Park Service has responsibility for administering the 378 diverse units comprising 83.4 million acres of land. The NPS has done a good job in an extremely difficult mission. The book brings together the key issues threatening American national parks while at the same time shedding light on specific parks. Contents: Preface;...
National parks are supposed to provide a place of solace, reflection, observing beauty, learning, peace and recreation. Their beauty and resources, ho...
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The Cost of Land Use Decisions: Applying Transaction Cost Economics to Planning and Development
ISBN: 9781405151238 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By applying transaction cost economics to an evaluation of land use systems, the author here tackles the ongoing debate between market and government in planning. The book provides a fresh angle and a useful contribution to a growing field of study for researchers in urban planning, public administration and land economics.
By applying transaction cost economics to an evaluation of land use systems, the author here tackles the ongoing debate between market and government ...
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The Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment: Towards a More Systematic Approach
ISBN: 9781844074525 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive textbook introduces and covers all aspects of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). It covers all the main topics, examines the state of the art in theory and method, explains jargon and provides extra readings, boxed examples and case studies from across the world.
This comprehensive textbook introduces and covers all aspects of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). It covers all the main topics, examines the...
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Environmental & Geographical Education for Sustainability: Cultural Contexts
ISBN: 9781594549458 / Angielski / Twarda / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Geography, environment, sustainability, culture and education standing alone or in any combination, provide the ingredients for a variety of stews. This title is concerned with cultural foundations and curriculum issues related to geographical and environm
Geography, environment, sustainability, culture and education standing alone or in any combination, provide the ingredients for a variety of stews. Th...
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Gender and Natural Resource Management : Livelihoods, Mobility and Interventions
ISBN: 9781844075805 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment and natural resource management, especially where gender is understood as a political, negotiated and contested element of social relationships. This book is suitable for students of gender studies.
Explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment and natural resou...
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700,05 |
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