Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books
Lotus Press The Illustrated Dictionary of Geography
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£4.74
Bookwell Publications Ganga Pollution
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£999.99
Bookwell Publications Environmental Changes and Geomorphic Hazards
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£999.99
Bookwell Publications International Water Security Domestic Threats and
Book SynopsisWater is crucial for life. Managing shared water basins is challenging due to sovereignty issues. Democratization and globalization impact decision-making. Case studies explore domestic and international water security dynamics.
£999.99
Bookwell Publications Climate Change in Asia: Perspectives on the
Book SynopsisIntense global debate on future climate regime in Asia due to high population, emissions, economies, vulnerabilities. Limited capacity hinders participation. Book studies domestic processes, barriers to international debate, proposes climate regime from Asian perspective, links climate change to sustainable development.
£999.99
Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Energy and Natural Resources: Sustainability and
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£999.99
The Times Group Books Climate Change Society & Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisThis book talks about human induced environmental degradation, changing weather patterns, rise in sea level and the effect that it has and will have on mankind. The authors have shed solutions and steps to take to arrest the alarming situation.
£999.99
Regal Publications Environment Management
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£999.99
Shree Publishers & Distributors Nutrition Science
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£31.49
Shree Publishers & Distributors Insectivorous Plants
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£52.49
Shree Publishers & Distributors Rural Geography
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£32.99
Shree Publishers & Distributors Urban Geography
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£32.99
Amiga Press Inc Agriculture and Water Management
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£999.99
Amiga Press Inc Climate Change and Environment
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£999.99
The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Green Homes and Workplaces
Book SynopsisIf it's too hot, you switch on a fan. If it's cold, you turn on a room heater. We do this unthinkingly, and it never occurs to us that had the building itself been designed differently, neither may have been necessary. Amory Lovins's home high up in the mountains in Colorado uses no grid-supplied electricity and yet is warm enough to grow bananas and comfortable 24/7 all the year round. It all comes to wise building design. Living in a hot and dry climate? You need thick walls and shaded windows. Living along a coast? The warm and moist climate means you need ample ventilation and thin walls. These are obvious solutions but architects have more tricks up their sleeves. After having helped many buildings to being certifiably green', the authors of this book explain what sustainable buildings are and how to ensure that our homes and workplaces are not only thermally comfortable' but well-lit and well-ventilated as well. But I have no plans to build a new home or I live in a rented flat, you may say. Never mind; the book offers some useful info to you as well. For example, do not set your AC too low: approximately 27 C is good enough, and you will save much more. What sets Green Homes and Workplaces apart from other books is the simple and clear explanations of fundamentals and liberal use of illustrations.
£14.11
Konark Publishers Pvt.Ltd The Raging Himalayas and a Warming Planet:
Book SynopsisIn the midst of this discussion, the author contemplates the wisdom and invaluable contributions made by a select few visionaries who dedicated their lives to safeguarding and preserving our natural habitats and environment. With 240 illustrations.
£14.39
Fagbokforlaget Utopia Revisited: Towards a Carbon-Neutral
Book SynopsisThis book summarises eight years of research, evaluation, and hands-on experience in developing Brøset as a future carbon-neutral settlement. The project has from the outset tried to tackle one of the most burning questions of our time: how to reconcile the increasingly alarming messages from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with everyday practices in modern societies. These include transport, energy, food, housing, and the general consumption of products and services following in the wake of all affluent societies. The overall vision for Brøset is to demonstrate how a new urban district can be planned in accordance with the IPCC''s 2C target and thereby show the way towards a carbon-neutral society. In order to accomplish this very ambitious goal, it is necessary for cultural, social, and physical structures to work together. Herein lies the biggest challenge of the Brøset project and other initiatives that aim to close the gap between rhetoric and reality in this field.
£37.40
Tapir Academic Press From Where Life Flows: The Local Knowledge &
Book SynopsisWhilst a large number of foreign and state initiated water management systems have failed for various reasons, locally developed water harvesting systems have proven their viability by surviving for hundreds of years. Whilst there has to be some recognition of the geographical limits and some questions asked about the quality of these water supplies, even with these detractors accounted for these systems often remain superior to those imposed by political and private interests, not only in terms of their reliability, but also in terms of their flexibility and more equitable control. This book aims to offer a closer look at local flexible strategies for securing water resources under demanding climatic conditions and during environmental changes. The research dealt with here aims to identify a range of initiatives that have been created by and for members of indigenous communities to address such challenges, such as traditional structures for collecting run-off and rainwater. It poses the questions: How have these strategies been formed and made to operate? What positive and negative lessons can be learned from the interplay between local knowledge, subsistence strategies, and the influx of knowledge and initiatives from the outside? As well as describing the function and social significance of water harvesting systems, a further aim of this book is to highlight the wider political and economic context of local knowledge about water harvesting and its uses, and the impact of contrasting management strategies on social development in the local communities involved. Water harvesting and irrigation systems form an important part of the vast knowledge that indigenous and local populations have of their natural environment. Such knowledge is embedded within complex social organisations, and forms the basis of both formal and important non-formal social networks. Indeed, together with the management of land, the management of water resources frequently provides the basis of social institutions and relationships to which ideas of belonging and community membership are tied. Indeed, water resources, along with other natural resources, comprise not only a vital element of subsistence, but also a vital field of social and political inter-action and practice.
£20.70
Tapir Academic Press GIS: The Geographic Language of Our Age
Book SynopsisFew textbooks offer a comprehensive overview of geographic information systems (GIS) today. The literature common in academic circles is highly technical and pays little attention to the role GIS plays, and has played, as a tool in the planning and shaping of society and the world around us. The authors of this book feel strongly about the potential inherent in the concepts and methodologies that make up a geographic information system. Similarly, the authors are aware of the limitations of the uniformly technical and structural approach that dominates discussions about GIS in many professional circles. The authors'' ambition with this book is to guide the reader on an educational, easy-to-understand journey that introduces the concepts and methodologies that lie behind today''s geographic information systems. Their goal is thus to make GIS both more familiar and relevant to a far broader section of the professional circles who plan, organise and shape our surroundings.
£42.50
Tapir Academic Press Barents Sea: Ecosystem, Resources, Management --
Book SynopsisThe joint management of Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea has been successful in conserving the living marine resources and is a major factor contributing to the present rich fisheries in the area. The basis for this conservation success is scientific research, which, to a large extent, has been conducted through a long-lasting co-operation between Russian and Norwegian scientists that has expanded greatly over the past half century. Based on joint Russian-Norwegian authorships, this monumental book celebrates the scientific co-operation by reflecting on the historical development and the scientific methods applied, and by offering a comprehensive presentation of the vast knowledge of the Barents Sea resources and ecosystem obtained through these co-operative efforts.
£999.99
Tapir Academic Press Conservation of Natural Resources: Some African &
Book SynopsisThis scientific anthology on conservation of wildlife in Africa and Asia is a comprehensive book, easy to consult and can be used by anyone dealing with conservation. While most of the data and case studies originally are from Tanzania and Bangladesh, the usefulness of this book is not limited to Tanzania and developing countries, but to the entire conservation community globally.
£45.89
terraQuest Cuba lam.
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Prologue Magazine Prologue Magazine ISSUE 05 â The End
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£24.70
Adrados Ediciones, ES Cordillera Cantabrica Escaladas Selectas De Los
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£999.99
Museum Tusculanum Press Orientation Systems of the North Pacific Rim
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£32.39
University Press of Southern Denmark Cross-Cultural Protection of Nature & the
Book SynopsisOver the last few decades, various international and cross-cultural partnerships have been established, often with impressive speed, to facilitate the protection of natural resources and the environment. However, many problems exist within these partnerships: international declarations and conventions are not binding in the same ways as national laws; the motivations behind the involvement of a country or culture are not always easy to identify and are often understood differently in different places; environmental obligations are often interpreted and implemented differently in different places; and common aims are often not mutual at all. These difficulties surrounding the establishment and implementation of workable international and cross-cultural environmental policies form the basis of this book.
£21.15
Museum Tusculanum Press Ilimaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland
Book SynopsisAn Overview of 200 years of Reseach and an outlook.
£25.19
ListLab Climatica: The Sustainability of Urban Form
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£20.90
ListLab PROTECTED AREAS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES: A
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£28.50
Osservatorio Fotografico The Sound of Stars
Book SynopsisXiaoxiao Xu took these photos in October 2014, while she was staying in Ravenna. Almost all taken in the Piallassa and in the chemical hub located between the city and thesea, Xu''s photos explore the contrast between the natural landscape ofthe pinewood areas, and the wideindustrial area comprising of Hamon cooling-towers - symbolising the peak of the city'seconomic development -, which have now been abandoned for decades. (curated by Silvia Loddo and Cesare Fabbri forOsservatorio Fotograficowithin the framework of theprojectDove Viviamo, book design Emilio Macchia)lli.
£19.00
ListLab The City at the End of the Underground
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£23.75
ListLab Land Stocks: New Operations Landscapes of City
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£19.00
ListLab Airports on Hold
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£19.95
ListLab What is Landscape
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£22.50
ListLab Re-Cyclical Urbanism
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ListLab Dross City: Urban Metabolism
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£28.50
ListLab Mikrokosmos: Industrial production Areas in an
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£17.10
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij How to Save Our World: The Ultimate Spiritual
Book SynopsisMany books have been written about how we might save life on Earth. Some people believe that saving the Earth will cost 125 billion dollars while others claim that 1000 billion dollars will not be enough to achieve that goal. The solution as described in this book will not cost a penny! Indeed, all people will get the possibility for enlarging inner wisdom and material welfare. Forming a better future requires a different way of thinking, a different way of living together. That is the message of this book. On scrutinising the history of the world, one may discover a number of remarkable issues which are typical for human development. It determines the state of affairs in our present society and reveals a number of serious problems putting our entire world at risk. This situation is giving rise to a number of possible future scenarios which do not seem to be all that bright and shining. Are we going to let this happen? Does mankind want to evolve like plants and animals or do we want to show that we are intelligent creatures determined to shape our own future? Look at the positive developments in our current society and look at the results a spiritual society may offer. The spiritual society may provide different objectives and principles and might genuinely solve problems. Thus, it might be a world of love in which people strive to be in balance with our planet as well as with the universe. This ideal future might become a real world in which the term ''together'' refers to warm human values instead of purely economic ones. Your future, our world?
£14.20
Kult Books Searching for Sivagami
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£29.70
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Insignia de la Nutrición
Book SynopsisLa Insignia de la Nutrición está diseñada para ayudar a los niños y jóvenes a aprender sobre la importancia de una dieta equilibrada y variada para garantizar que se satisfagan todas las necesidades nutricionales del cuerpo para una vida feliz y saludable.Este folleto incluye información sobre cómo elegir alimentos saludables, tomando en cuenta la importancia de la inocuidad de los alimentos, y brinda orientación sobre cómo adoptar una dieta sostenible para reducir los impactos en nuestro medio ambiente.La serie YUNGA ‘Aprender y actuar’– Insignias, desarrollada en colaboración con otras agencias de las Naciones Unidas, consiste en libros cortos que tienen como objetivo sensibilizar a los jóvenes sobre temas de actualidad y alentarlos a convertirse en agentes activos de cambio en sus comunidades locales.
£999.99
Readworthy Publications Pvt Ltd Water Conservation, Management and Analysis
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£999.99
OM Books International Go Green- Renewable Energy
Book SynopsisThis brilliantly illustrated book is a must-read to create awareness in young minds about how our planet can be saved from further damage.
£8.06
OM Books International Go Green- Waste Management
Book SynopsisThis vividly illustrated, delightful and extremely informative book answers all your queries and makes you aware of the importance of waste management.
£8.06
Juggernaut Publications India Scaling Up
Book SynopsisOriginally published as Snakeman over thirty years ago to great acclaim.
£19.99
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Global Cities: Past, Present and Future
Book SynopsisThe pivotal nodes in the world city network are global cities---cities of supreme strategic value in global economy and politics, science and technology, culture, and society. Global Cities: Past, Present and Future explores the evolution of global cities---their formation, rise, development and tendencies. This book summarizes and interprets global tendencies and also puts forward a theoretical framework that will help researchers understand these cities better. It also makes a compelling case for understanding every city in terms of evolutionary dynamics. The first eight chapters of the book discuss the ontology of global city evolution and patterns, forms and trends of development. The last two chapters study the case of Shanghai, which aims to build itself into an important global city by 2050. This case study illustrates the shaping of a new type of global city that demonstrates new characteristics of the globalized space.Table of ContentsIntroduction Literature Review Global Cities Research The Studies of Global Space Studies on the World City Network Dynamic Evolution Research Definition of Global Cities Methodology of Conceptualization Global City Paradigm Clarification of Some Confusing Concepts Evolutionary Ontology and Its Core Category Ontology of Global Cities The Core Category Connected Spaces Evolution Framework: World City Network Complex Interlocking Network Model Network Structure Evolutionary Dynamics Framework of Dynamics Influencing Factors Evolutionary Process Evolutionary Model Dominant Model of Evolution Diversity in Evolution (Types) Evolutionary Tendencies of Global Cities Evolutionary Tendencies Based on Network Intensification Evolution Trend Based on the Isotropic World City Network The Evolution of Space Space Expansion Evolutionary Trend of Spatial Expansion Processes A Case Study of ‘Shanghai 2050’ Global City Vision (Part I) Strategic Drive: Prospects of Globalization Strategic Opportunities: Reshaping of World Pattern The Rise of China as Strategic Support Shanghai’s Endogenous Foundation for Global Cities Evolution A Case Study of ‘Shanghai 2050’ Global City Vision (Part II) Prospects of Shanghai’s Evolution to a Global City Shanghai’s Vision of Becoming a Global City Core Functions of Shanghai as a Global City Bibliography
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SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Energy Economics and the Environment:
Book SynopsisEnergy is a basic prerequisite for the growth and development of national wealth. Based on primary research, Energy Economics and the Environment integrates a network of diverse disciplines to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the constantly neglected challenges associated with conservation, preservation and sustainability of environment and energy. It highlights the issues and prospects in safeguarding environmental biodiversity and renewable energy efficiency, ecosystem chains and human living standards. This book studies the vulnerability associated with global climate alterations that limits direct social and economic benefits from ecosystem goods and services, and presents significant methods through illustrative case studies to tackle energy and environmental questions. In its final analysis, the book proposes possible unconventional mitigation strategies to restore sustainable biodiversity of ecosystems. Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Introduction Ecosystem Services: Concepts, Methods and Synthesis of Valuation Techniques - Sulakshana Rao C. and R. Balasubramanian Indigenous Knowledge for Ecological Resilience from Pre-Mining Period of a Mined-Out Area - Narendra Nath Dalei and Yamini Gupt Natural Resources: Classification, Scarcity and Management - Jaweriah Hazrana Economics of Bioenergy in India - Mohammad Younus Bhat and Arfat Ahmad Sofi Energy Governance in India: A Conundrum of Competing Claims - Debasis Poddar Waste-based Power Generation Supply Chain: A Case Study - Md Hafiz Iqbal Rural Household Decision-Making about Water Consumption - Karthick Radhakrishnan, Aparna Radhakrishnan and Niti Saxena Coal Mining: Development of Eco Parks - Afkar Ahmad and Aounkar Anand Environmental Externality to Human Health Near the Coal Mining Area - Tapaswini Nayak and Indrani Roy Chowdhury Global Sustainability Shift and Hydropower Development - Bhartendu Kumar Chaturvedi, Atri Nautiyal and Mohammed Yaqoot Man-Nature Relationship in South Asia - Shakir ul Hassan Domino-effect of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Food Security and Oceanic Acidification - Rakhi Dawar, Mohammad Younus Bhat and Aswani R. S. Exploring the Sustainability of Urban Sanitation Models - Zoya Khan CO2 Emission, Energy Consumption and Human Development Nexus in BRICS - Hiranmoy Roy and Tarun Dhingra The Multidimensionality of Water Scarcity - Jasleen Kaur and M. S. Bhatt Index
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SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Critical Themes in Environmental History of India
Book SynopsisA first of its kind in India, the book addresses the fundamental questions of environmental concern and enquires into the complex patterns of human–nature interaction within the discipline of environmental history in India. This book delves into history to examine a number of critical themes, such as waterbodies and water, forests, land use, wildlife and the issue of the history of climate in India. It focuses on the methodological and historiographical aspects of environmental history and raises new questions to open up new windows leading to fresh research questions. The book argues that environmental history would serve as an important gateway to the history of the human–nature relationship, for example, exploring the role of water history would help in understanding the present context of water crisis in Indian cities. Critical Themes in Environmental History of India is a powerful reminder of the fact that in the context of Indian history it is now necessary to listen to the voice of nature more carefully.Table of ContentsForeword - Arvind P. Jamkhedkar Preface Acknowledgements SECTION I: Environmental History of India: Methodology and Scope Environmental History of India: An Introduction - Ranjan Chakrabarti Sources, Environment and Historians - Mayank Kumar SECTION II: Rivers and Water Environmental History of Water in Indian Cities - Gopa Samanta History of Waterbodies in India - M. Amirthalingam SECTION III: Forest, Land Use, Wildlife and Animals Ancient Forests and Sacred Groves - Nanditha Krishna Plant Domestication and Evolution of Agriculture in India - Anantanarayan Raman Environmental Change and Forest Conservancy in Southwest Bengal (1890–1964) - Nirmal Mahato Hunting, Wildlife and Preservation in Colonial India (1850–1947) - Kakoli Sinha Roy SECTION IV: Climate and Disaster Climate, Environment and the Harappan Civilization - Michel Danino History of Earthquakes in India - M. Amirthalingam Cyclones of Coastal Eastern India - Mili Ghose Climatic Change and Its Impact on North East India - Sajal Nag Index
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Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Making Development Happen:: Transformational
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