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The New Carbon Economy

Newell, Peter / Boykoff, Max / Boyd, Emily (eds.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:18:13 +0100

Covering the full range of elements of the carbon economy, The New Carbon Economy will be of interest to students, academics and activists alike, engaged with, interested in, or critical of, the 'nature' and politics of carbon markets as a response to the threat of climate change. It brings together a range of disciplinary insights on the question of what might be new about the carbon economy in terms of the way it is constituted, the practices of governance it has generated and the effects it has given rise to in social, political and ecological terms. [208 Seiten, Softcover]

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Global Issues

Seitz, John L. / Hite, Kristen A. — 6 Feb 2012 08:17:25 +0100

The fourth edition of Global Issues offers a comprehensive introduction to the most important environmental, economic, social and political concerns of modern life. Issues such as population growth, hunger, the extinction of species, climatic change, ozone depletion, energy use, deforestation and the misuse of technology are discussed in depth. The new edition also features the addition of a section dedicated to nuclear energy. The text is extensively illustrated with diagrams and photographs; contains guides to further reading, media, and internet resources; and includes suggestions for discussing and studying the material. [304 Seiten, Softcover]

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Study Guide t/a The World Today

Scheidt, Justin — 25 Jan 2012 08:17:30 +0100

This Fifth Edition of The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography maintains the quality you've come to expect from the foremost author team in geography. It continues to showcase authoritative content, outstanding cartography, currency, and flexibility in a technology-rich package. [244 Seiten, Softcover]

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Fractal Geography

Dauphine, A. — 29 Dec 2011 08:18:38 +0100

Our daily universe is rough and infinitely diverse. The fractal approach clarifies and orders these disparities. It helps us to envisage new explanations of geographical phenomena, which are, however, considered as definitely understood. Written for use by geographers and researchers from similar disciplines, such as ecologists, economists, historians and sociologists, this book presents the algorithms best adapted to the phenomena encountered, and proposes case studies illustrating their applications in concrete situations. An appendix is also provided that develops programs written in Mathematica. [Hardcover]

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Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education

Unwin, David / Tate, Nicholas / Foote, Kenneth / Dibiase, David (eds.) — 29 Dec 2011 08:17:45 +0100

Geographic Information Science (GISc&T) has been at the forefront of education innovation in geography and allied sciences for two decades. Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education is an invaluable reference for educators and researchers working in GISc and Technology providing coverage of the latest innovations in the field and discussion of what the future holds for GI Science education in the years to come. Stemming initially from the challenges and opportunities of integrating advanced GISc&T technologies into existing college and university programs, GISc&T scientists were soon leading the way in the development of web-based instructional materials, distance education, professional training and certification. This book clearly documents these innovations and takes stock of lessons learned. The content will be of interest to both educators and researchers working in GISc&T as well as educators in other disciplines. More importantly, this book also anticipates some of the opportunities and challenges in GISc&T education in the next decade. As such it will be of interest to chairs, deans, administrators, faculty in other subfields, and educators in general. The book is edited by arguably the top people in the field who bring a wealth of experience through their own teaching and research in the subject. There is simply no other book on the market and as a result of the Editors standing in the field, they are able to invite contributions from a broad range of academics in a range of institutional settings from an international perspective at all levels of higher education. [496 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Political Ecology

Robbins, Paul — 12 Dec 2011 08:17:24 +0100

Political ecology is a field that seeks to make sustainable outcomes more possible and imaginable, but also to critique and undermine the foundations of environmental injustice and destruction. Written in clear and straightforward language and fully updated in the light of recent events, this new edition presents the core concepts, central thinkers, and key works of a fast-growing field. Using urban and rural examples from the developed and underdeveloped world, the book provides the first full history of the development of political ecology over the last century and considers the challenges facing the field now and for the future. [298 Seiten, Softcover]

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Visualizing Human Geography

Greiner, Alyson — 7 Dec 2011 08:17:30 +0100

Visualizing Human Geography is a comprehensive, modern book for today's human geography course. With current examples, up-to-date content and a visual design that is accessible without sacrificing content, Visualizing Human Georgraphy will appeal to a broad range of students and generate enthusiasm for the discipline. [464 Seiten, Softcover]

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Food

Clapp, Jennifer — 28 Nov 2011 08:18:07 +0100

Food is one of the most basic resources that humans need for daily survival. Forty percent of the world's population gains a livelihood from agriculture and we all consume food. Yet control over this fundamental resource is concentrated in relatively few hands. The 2008 food price crisis illustrated both the volatility and vulnerability built into the current global food system; at the height of the crisis, the number of hungry people on the planet climbed to over 1 billion. At the same time, there are serious ecological consequences that stem from an increasingly industrial model of agriculture that has spread worldwide. This book aims to contribute to a fuller understanding of the forces that influence and shape the current global food system. Author Jennifer Clapp explores how corporate control, inequitable international agricultural trade rules, and the financialization of farm commodities have each had a fundamental influence on the practices that dominate today's global food system. By contrast, farmers and consumers, particularly in the developing world, have had little voice to change the rules of the game. But movements are emerging to challenge the dominant global system. The extent to which these alternative movements can displace it, however, remains to be seen. [200 Seiten, Softcover]

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Food

Clapp, Jennifer — 28 Nov 2011 08:18:06 +0100

Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia

Park, Bae-Gyoon / Child Hill, Richard / Saito, Asato (eds.) — 28 Nov 2011 08:17:58 +0100

Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia: Neoliberalizing Spaces in Developmental States examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and regional policies and practices in several Asian Pacific nations. * Represents one of the few studies of neoliberal changes in East Asia, one of the most important topics in social science research over the past two decades * Considers the Asian perspective by focusing on readings from Asian experts * Pays special attention to the 'spatial' dimension of the East Asian neoliberalization * Examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and regional policies and practices in several Asian Pacific nations * Explores the evolving relationship between the two political economies [332 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia

Park, Bae-Gyoon / Child Hill, Richard / Saito, Asato (eds.) — 28 Nov 2011 08:17:57 +0100

Study Guide t/a Realms, Regions and Concepts

Muller-Hames, Elizabeth — 22 Nov 2011 08:17:23 +0100

[336 Seiten, Softcover]

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Environmental Hazards and Disasters

Paul, Bimal Kanti — 14 Nov 2011 08:17:24 +0100

Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretations for why natural disasters occur. In such interpretations they often either blame others, in order to conceal their inability to protect themselves, or they blame themselves, attributing the events to either real or imagined misdeeds. The book contains a chapter devoted to the neglected topic of such reactions and explanations. Includes chapters on key topics such as the application of GIS in hazard studies; resiliency; disasters and poverty; climate change and sustainability and development. This book is designed as a primary text for an interdisciplinary course on hazards for upper-level undergraduate and Graduate students. Although not targeted for an introductory hazards course, students in such a course may find it very useful as well. Additionally, emergency managers, planners, and both public and private organizations involved in disaster response, and mitigation could benefit from this book along with hazard researchers. It not only includes traditional and popular hazard topics (e.g., disaster cycles, disaster relief, and risk and vulnerability), it also includes neglected topics, such as the positive impacts of disasters, disaster myths and different accounts of disasters, and disasters and gender. [334 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Environmental Hazards and Disasters

Paul, Bimal Kanti — 14 Nov 2011 08:17:23 +0100

Geography

de Blij, H. J. — 10 Nov 2011 08:18:57 +0100

[Hardcover]

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Introducing Physical Geography, Textbook and Laboratory Manual

Strahler, Alan H. — 10 Nov 2011 08:18:55 +0100

Introducing Physical Geography, Fifth Edition is a comprehensive text that builds upon the decades of success of Strahler, who is one of the foremost geographers in the world. This new fifth edition includes all new sections with the capabilities of connecting to multimedia and covers new updates to the subject area. The text also includes current examples of environmental phenomena relating to the global changes. The readability of the text has been enhanced with new placements of boxed features and supplementary material. [Softcover]

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Changing Cold Environments

French, Hugh M. / Slaymaker, Olav (eds.) — 7 Nov 2011 08:17:37 +0100

Changing Cold Environments; A Canadian Perspective is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada's cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global scale. The book places particular emphasis on the broader environmental science and sustainability issues that are of increasing concern to all cold regions if present global climate trends continue. Clearly structured throughout, the book focuses on those elements of Canada's cold environments that will be most affected by global climate change - namely, the tundra, sub-arctic and boreal forest regions of northern Canada, and the high mid-latitude mountains of western Canada. The book considers the implications this will have for similar environments around the world. [340 Seiten, Softcover]

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Changing Cold Environments

French, Hugh M. / Slaymaker, Olav (eds.) — 7 Nov 2011 08:17:36 +0100

The Creative Capital of Cities

Krätke, Stefan — 10 Oct 2011 08:17:46 +0200

The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in the cultural economy sector in the analysis of the 'creative capital of cities'. Kratke develops a transdisciplinary approach to the analysis of creativity and knowledge generation in an urban context by combining perspectives of economic geography, regional research, and socio-cultural urban studies. Providing deep insights backed up by rigorous empirical analysis. [264 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Creative Capital of Cities

Krätke, Stefan — 10 Oct 2011 08:17:45 +0200

Capitalism and Conservation

Brockington, Dan / Duffy, Rosaleen (eds.) — 29 Aug 2011 08:18:32 +0200

Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation's role as a central driver of global capitalism. * Features innovative new research on case studies on the connections between capitalism and conservation drawn from all over the world * Examines some of our most popular leisure pursuits and consumption habits to uncover the ways they drive and deepen global capitalism * Reveals the increase in intensity and variety of forms of capitalist conservation throughout the world [344 Seiten, Softcover]

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Learning the City

McFarlane, Colin — 8 Aug 2011 08:17:46 +0200

Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and developing a progressive international urbanism. * Presents a distinct approach to conceptualising the city through the lens of urban learning * Integrates fieldwork conducted in Mumbai's informal settlements with debates on urban policy, political economy, and development * Considers how knowledge and learning are conceived and created in cities * Addresses the way knowledge travels and opportunities for learning about urbanism between North and South [230 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Learning the City

McFarlane, Colin — 8 Aug 2011 08:17:45 +0200

Learning the City critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urbanism. The author combines the result of his fieldwork conducted in Mumbai and other regions with a synthesis of current theoretical research on knowledge, space, and materiality to show how learning should be viewed as central to the production and politics of cities. In doing so, he deploys the analytic of assemblage to explain the processes through which knowledge and learning enable and limit various forms of urbanism. Provocative and timely, this book offers invaluable insights into the role of learning in urban developmental studies. [232 Seiten, Softcover]

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Transparency Acetates to Accompany Realms, Regions and Concepts

de Blij, Harm J. / Muller, Peter O. — 27 Jul 2011 08:17:11 +0200

[Transperancies]

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Place, Exclusion and Mortgage Markets

Aalbers, Manuel B. — 27 Jun 2011 08:17:47 +0200

Utilizing research from the U.S., Italy, and the Netherlands, Place, Exclusion and Mortgage Markets presents an in depth examination of the practice of redlining and the broader implications of contemporary urban exclusion processes. * Covers exclusion in mortgage markets in three different countries - the U.S., Italy, and the Netherlands * Presents an interdisciplinary perspective to the practice of redlining * Connects the literature on social exclusion and financial exclusion [256 Seiten, Softcover]

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Place, Exclusion and Mortgage Markets

Aalbers, Manuel B. — 27 Jun 2011 08:17:46 +0200

Geographical Information and Urban Transport Systems

Banos, A. — 17 May 2011 08:17:57 +0200

Urban transport systems need to be analyzed from various perspectives: the offer on one hand, the demand on the other hand, but also their negative externalities (risks of transport systems). These three dimensions are rarely apprehended in an integrated perspective. This book provides a large collection of chapters dealing with these specific dimensions, each written by recognized specialists in their domain, and articulates them in an integrated way. [Hardcover]

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A Companion to Social Geography

Del Casino, Vincent / Thomas, Mary / Cloke, Paul / Panelli, Ruth (eds.) — 19 Apr 2011 08:19:15 +0200

This volume traces the complexity of social geography in both its historical and present contexts, while challenging readers to reflect critically on the tensions that run through social geographic thought. The text is organized to provide a new set of conceptual lenses through which social geographies can be discussed. The essays included present an original intervention into the debates about social geography and highlights the importance of social geography within the broader field of geography. [562 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Urban Remote Sensing

Yang, Xiaojun (ed.) — 13 Apr 2011 08:17:35 +0200

Urban Remote Sensing focuses on the development of remote sensing technology for monitoring, synthesis and modeling in the urban environment. It covers four major areas: the use of high-resolution satellite imagery for urban feature extraction; the development of improved image processing algorithms and techniques for deriving accurate and information on urban attributes from remote sensor data; analytical techniques and methods for deriving indicators of socioeconomic and environmental conditions within the urban landscape; and the development of remote sensing and spatial analytical techniques for urban growth simulation. [408 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The Map Reader

Dodge, Martin / Perkins, Chris / Kitchen, Rob (eds.) — 13 Apr 2011 08:17:31 +0200

The Map Reader provides, for the first time, a single source of all the important literature on maps. It is a comprehensive and coherent edited compendium of key writing about the nature of mapping practices from the last hundred years. The editorial selection of fifty classic and thought provoking texts demonstrates how cartography works as a powerful representational form and also explores how different mapping practices have been conceptualised. Themes covered include paradigms, politics, people, aesthetics and technology. Excerpts are drawn from leading scholars and researchers in a range of cognate fields, including, cartography, architecture, art, media theory and graphic design. The editors provide original thematic essays that set the literature into intellectual context. The Map Reader is also illustrated with colour plates of significant maps and the all readings are helpfully integrated with a unified bibliography and comprehensive keyword and author index. The Map Reader will bring together in a single authoritative source classic and hard to find articles relating to mapping, and introduce the changing significance of the field by situating these pieces with carefully crafted interpretative essay from the editors. [504 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography

Agnew, John A. / Duncan, James S. (eds.) — 11 Apr 2011 08:18:34 +0200

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography is an indispensable overview of the field. Unparalleled in scope and offering both historical and contemporary perspectives, this volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography. [620 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Arid Zone Geomorphology

Thomas, David S. G. — 7 Mar 2011 08:17:19 +0100

The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands. It now includes regional case studies throughout to enhance student understanding, divided into five distinct sections: Large Scale Controls and Variability in Drylands; Surface Processes and Characteristics; The Work of Water, The Work of the Wind; and a concluding section on Living with Dryland Geomorphology with a chapter on geomorphological hazards and the human impact on these environments. [648 Seiten, Softcover]

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Arid Zone Geomorphology

Thomas, David S. G. — 7 Mar 2011 08:17:17 +0100

Discovering Physical Geography

Arbogast, Alan F. — 23 Feb 2011 08:17:15 +0100

Discovering Physical Geography 2nd Edition is a comprehensive text the covers all the features of the physical landscape essential to an undergraduate physical geography course. The book is written in a conversational writing style that encourages students to find and appreciate features of physical geography in their everyday environments. This book emphasizes human-environmental interactions central to physical geography and incorporates recent research about interconnected systems and global climate change. The text and media package were created simultaneously by Alan Arbogast, who regularly teaches the physical geography course at Michigan State University. The media package for Discovering Physical Geography, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive suite of animations, simulations and interactivities that help students comprehend important Earth processes. Vivid images, animations, videos, simulations, assessments and virtual field trips all support the narrative material and enable students to interact with key processes and actively participate in visualizations. With the Discovering Physical Geography media package you get all the resources you need in one place, all organized around the chapters of the textbook. You can choose any combination of resources, or add your own to create highly personal class presentations that truly reflect your passion for physical geography. [672 Seiten, Softcover]

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Visualizing Physical Geography

Strahler, Alan H. — 22 Feb 2011 08:17:08 +0100

This debut edition of Visualizing Physical Geography encompasses the science of physical geography from local to global scales, using a uniquely visual approach to take students on a journey from the top layers of the Earth's atmosphere to the rocks underlying the ocean basins to the forests of the farthest continents. As students explore the critical topics of physical geography, their study of the climate, surface features, and habitats around the world uses basic concepts of ecology, geology, chemistry, environmental science, biology, and physics and many other disciplines. Visualizing Physical Geography reinforces these interacting components and, with its premier art program (in partnership with National Geographic), vividly illustrates the interconnectedness of physical processes that weave together to create our planet's dynamic surface and atmosphere. Visualizing Geography relies heavily on the integration of National Geographic and other visuals with text to elucidate concepts for students and solidify their understanding of them. The goal is to help students understand the world around them and interpret what they see in a meaningful, accurate and exciting way. The content, design and layout of the text takes advantage of the full capacity in which students process information - visual as well as verbal. Visualizing Geography also helps students examine their own personal studying and learning styles with several new pedagogical aids -- encouraging students to apply what they are learning to their everyday lives. Visualizing Geography continues to offer ongoing study tips and psychological techniques for mastering the material. Most importantly students are provided with numerous opportunities to immediately access their understanding. Looking for a more cost-effective way to purchase this text? Check out www.wiley.com/college.wileyflex to learn more! [624 Seiten, Softcover]

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Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change

Purkis, Sam J. / Klemas, Victor V. — 21 Feb 2011 08:17:26 +0100

Remote Sensing plays a key role in monitoring the various manifestations of global climate change. It is used routinely in the assessment and mapping of biodiversity over large areas, in the monitoring of changes to the physical environment, in assessing threats to various components of natural systems, and in the identification of priority areas for conservation. This book presents the fundamentals of remote sensing technology, but rather than containing lengthy explanations of sensor specifications and operation, it concentrates instead on the application of the technology to key environmental systems. Each system forms the basis of a separate chapter, and each is illustrated by real world case studies and examples. Readership The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in earth science, environmental science, or physical geography taking a course in environmental remote sensing. It will also be an invaluable reference for environmental scientists and managers who require an overview of the use of remote sensing in monitoring and mapping environmental change at regional and global scales. [384 Seiten, Softcover]

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Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists

Walford, Nigel — 10 Jan 2011 08:17:38 +0100

A statistics textbook that all students can work through, regardless of their geography or earth science stream degree pathway and their existing mathematical knowledge. The main rationale for the text is to demystify the mathematical component of statistics and to present these techniques in a digestible fashion. This will be achieved through case studies that illustrate the workings of each technique, through photographs and diagrams that help students visualise some of the processes involved and through a clear explanation of how statistical software packages work. [440 Seiten, Softcover]

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Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists

Walford, Nigel — 10 Jan 2011 08:17:37 +0100

Computer Processing of Remotely-Sensed Images

Mather, Paul / Koch, Magaly — 4 Jan 2011 08:18:15 +0100

This fully revised and updated edition deals with the mechanics of processing remotely-sensed images. Presented in an accessible manner, this book covers a wide range of image processing and pattern recognition techniques. A number of examples are included on the accompanying website to illustrate the practical use of specific techniques. [460 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Computer Processing of Remotely-Sensed Images

Mather, Paul — 4 Jan 2011 08:18:13 +0100

Geographic Information and Urban Dynamics

Theriault, Marius / des Rosiers, Francois — 15 Dec 2010 08:17:27 +0100

[256 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS

Langlois, Patrice — 15 Dec 2010 08:17:24 +0100

[Hardcover]

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Globalizing Responsibility

Barnett, Clive / Cloke, Paul / Clarke, Nick / Malpass, Alice — 29 Nov 2010 08:17:41 +0100

Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. * Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processes * Provides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaigns * Fills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair trade consumption * Locates ethical consumption within a range of social theoretical debates -on neoliberalism, governmentality, and globalisation * Challenges the moralism of much of the analysis of ethical consumption, which sees it as a retreat from proper citizenly politics and an expression of individualised consumerism [246 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Globalizing Responsibility

Barnett, Clive / Cloke, Paul / Clarke, Nick / Malpass, Alice — 29 Nov 2010 08:17:40 +0100

Sustainable Geography

Brunet, Roger — 22 Nov 2010 08:18:47 +0100

Sustainable Geography recalls the system and laws of geographical space production, tackles the hardcore of geography and presents models and organizations through a regional analysis and the dynamics of territorial structures and methods. The book also describes the general idea of discontinuities, trenches, the anti-dialectical and redivision-uniformity in the globalization and addresses the Transnational Urban Systems and Urban Network in Europe. [352 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Energy Storage

Brunet, Yves — 22 Nov 2010 08:18:46 +0100

Energy Storage comprehensively covers the latest applications in energy storage, such as transmission and distribution systems, while also analyzing the relevant advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of current technologies like thermal storage. It covers applications of energy storage such as electric power generation, transmission and distribution systems, pulsed systems, transportation, buildings and mobile applications. The book examines the most up-to-date technologies such as batteries, hydrogen, super capacitors, SMES, flywheels, CAES, thermal storage and hydraulic gravitational storage. And it analyzes relevant technologies in energy in the context of their advantages, disadvantages, and limitations. [272 Seiten, Hardcover]

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