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Instructor's Manual to Chris Park's The Environmentby Greg Lewis
Routledge 1998; US$ 164.00A lively, comprehensive introduction for environmental study, explaining how the environment functions, how environmental systems relate, and the ways in which people and the enviroment interact. more...
Basics of Environmental Scienceby Michael Allaby
Routledge 2000; US$ 63.95Offers an engaging introduction to environmental study, covering the entire breadth of the environmental sciences and providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. more...
Environmentby Chris Park
Routledge 2001; US$ 75.95Building on the resounding success of the first edition, this introductory text provides a comprehensive account of modern environmental issues and the physical and socio-economic framework in which they are set. more...
Just Environmentsby Joy Palmer; David Cooper
Taylor & Francis 1995; US$ 40.95Can we do what we want with other species? How do conflicting international interests effect global issues? What do we owe the next generation? Just Environments investigates these questions and the ethics which lie at their core. more...
Thinking Through the Environmentby Mark J. Smith
Taylor & Francis 1999; US$ 75.95This broad ranging and thought provoking set of readings stresses the diversity of responses in the way the natural environment has been understood and questioned in the modern world. more...
An Introduction to Global Environmental Issuesby Kevin T. Pickering
Taylor & Francis 1997; US$ 64.95An introduction to the key environmental issues presently threatening our global environment. Explanations of the evolution of the Earth's natural systems provide an understanding of the scientific concepts, processes and historical background behind key environmental issues. more...
Nature, Raw Materials, and Political Economyby Paul S Ciccantell; David A Smith; Gay Seidman
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...
Earth Science Demystifiedby Linda Williams
McGraw-Hill 2004; US$ 21.95Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know. McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written ''brush-ups'' you can find. Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence. Earth Science has never... more...
The Becher Wetlands - A Ramsar Siteby Christine Semeniuk
Springer 2006; US$ 329.00Presents a study of the Holocene evolution and functioning of a suite of seasonal wetland basins in the temperate coastal zone of Western Australia. This book presents ideas such as the importance of stratigraphy in understanding wetland development, the significance of physiographic setting in determining wetland development, and more. more...
Innovationen durch Umweltmanagementby Kathrin Ankele; Esther Hoffmann; Jan Nill
Springer 2005; US$ 84.95Ein wichtiges Ziel kologischer Modernisierung ist die Verbindung umweltfreundlichen Wirtschaftens mit einer Verbesserung der Wettbewerbsfhigkeit. Zentrale Instrumente in diesem Kontext sind Standards fr Umweltmanagementsysteme, wie beispielsweise das EG-ko-Audit (EMAS). Whrend das Kosten-Nutzen-Verhltnis von EMAS bereits erforscht wurde, sind die Innovations- und Wettbewerbswirkungen bislang noch nicht systematisch untersucht worden. Diese Forschungslcke wird in dieser Studie mit Tiefenfallstudien und einer telefonischen Breitenbefragung geschlossen. Aus der Studie des ZEW und des IW lsst sich fr Unternehmen die Handlungsempfehlung ableiten, durch Verzahnung von Umwelt- und Innovationsmanagement ihre Wettbewerbsfhigkeit zu strken. Entscheidend... more...









