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Environmental Systems Studies
Springer 2013; US$ 69.99The environmental field is deep and wide. In the flood of information, how can people understand the underlying causes of what they hear about the environment from newspapers and television? This book was originally published in Japanese, with the aim of providing basic information about the ideas and methods to see and understand the interconnection... more...
Rationelle Energienutzung in Alten- und Pflegeheimen
Springer Fachmedien 2008; US$ 99.99Wiederverkaufskultur im Internet
Springer 2011; US$ 84.99Mit Blick auf einen nachhaltigen Konsum eröffnen elektronische Handelsplattformen neue Spielräume. In dem Band werden die Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie vorgestellt, für die das Kauf- und Verkaufsverhalten, die Motivationen sowie die mit dem Online-Handel verbundenen Umweltauswirkungen erhoben wurden. Am Beispiel von eBay zeigt die Untersuchung... more...
Sustainability Ethics and Sustainability Research
Springer 2011; US$ 99.99The book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues, and explores the notion of a new type of self-reflective inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research. With this, the... more...
Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 1
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99The poles undergo climate changes exceeding those in the rest of the world in terms of their speed and extent, and have a key role in modulating the climate of the Earth. Ecosystems adapted to polar environments are likely to become vulnerable to climate changes. Their responses allow us to analyse and foresee the impact of changes at lower latitudes.... more...
Nature, Raw Materials, and Political Economy
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 103.00Offers the study of the multifaceted nature-society relationship and the socioeconomic consequences of human dependence on nature forward in a variety of areas. This volume is divided into three sections. more...
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Environmental Science
McGraw-Hill 2003; US$ 19.95Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include:. * A pronunciation guide for every term. * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations. * Appendices with conversion tables;... more...
Principles of Environmental Sciences
Springer 2008; US$ 64.99Offers a comprehensive picture of the principles, concepts and methods that are applicable to problems originating from the interaction between the living/non-living environment and mankind. This book focuses on the societal, cultural and historical dimensions of environmental problems. more...
Global Environmental Issues
Wiley 2005; US$ 167.95Meeting the needs of upper level students, this book treats global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of human and biophysical causes. Each chapter interlinks human demands on the Earth's resources to natural biophysical change - not simply a 'cause and effect' treatment of global issues and environmental change Includes... more...
Battleground: Environment [Two Volumes]
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 175.00The environment inflames passions in people on all points of the political spectrum. Controversies over such issues as the rise of cancer in industrialized countries, climate change, and urban sprawl have skyrocketed as we recognize the impact that humans have on the environment. Many people become immersed in these controversies at a local level before... more...









