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First Book of Geology (Hardcover): William S. Davis First Book of Geology (Hardcover)
William S. Davis
R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sustainable Management - A Complete Guide for Faculty and Students (Paperback, 3rd edition): Petra Molthan-Hill Sustainable Management - A Complete Guide for Faculty and Students (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Petra Molthan-Hill
R1,157 Discovery Miles 11 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A unique core text that provides both a framework and roadmap for lecturers designing a teaching programme as well as the core text for them to use with their students Fully updated with a new chapter on climate change education, along with coverage of many rising topics such as risk and resilience, blockchain, AI, and social justice issues The roadmap can also be used by lecturers that need to embed Sustainable Development Goals into their teaching on a range of business and management programmes, including marketing, HR, Economics, Operations Management and financial reporting Supported by a teacher's manual and PowerPoint slides

A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy - National Government Interventions in a Global Arena (Hardcover, New... A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy - National Government Interventions in a Global Arena (Hardcover, New ed.)
Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, Jan Pieters
R7,195 Discovery Miles 71 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences which can present many new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive Handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the critical effects of globalisation on environmental governance. Following a comprehensive introduction by the editors, the expert contributors analyse key concepts and recent developments in themes such as national regimes, types of environmental goods, trade rules and environmental policies, eco-innovation policy, government-business cooperation, the role of citizen-consumers in environmental politics, and governance in developing countries. They also present various societal perspectives, including the role of businesses and non-governmental organisations. Eight original case studies address global influences on domestic environmental policies and government participation in international and supranational fora. The Handbook concludes with innovative and challenging views on the future role of national governments in global environmental governance. Including contributions from leading authorities in academia, government, and business, this comprehensive new Handbook provides an insightful overview of the powerful effect of globalisation on national environmental policy. The depth and scope of the work will ensure a broad and varied readership, including academics, students, and policymakers in the fields of governance, environmental politics and law, international relations, and political science.

Environmental Policy and Public Health - Two Volume Set (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Barry L. Johnson, Maureen Y. Lichtveld Environmental Policy and Public Health - Two Volume Set (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Barry L. Johnson, Maureen Y. Lichtveld
R3,978 Discovery Miles 39 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. Introduces students to current and emerging environmental hazards to human and related ecosystem health. 2. Explains detrimental policy changes of existing policies and recently developed policies that impact the health of the environment and that of communities. 3. Presents a perspective for global sources of pollution and how international actions have emerged for control of environmental hazards such as climate change and global air pollution. 4. Includes foundation lectures, case studies, and practice questions to help create student-led discussions for both in-class and homework assignments. 5. Describes the integrated One Health concept and critically examines the interconnectedness of human- and ecosystem health. 6. Written by environmental health experts with a long teaching career on policy and public health.

Phosphor Handbook - Three Volume Set (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Ru-Shi Liu, Xiaojun Wang Phosphor Handbook - Three Volume Set (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Ru-Shi Liu, Xiaojun Wang
R12,068 Discovery Miles 120 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new edition of the Phosphor Handbook comprises three volumes and provides a comprehensive source of knowledge for researchers interested in synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of phosphor materials. The first volume covers the theoretical background and fundamental properties of luminescence as applied to solid-state phosphor materials. New sections include the rapid developments in principal phosphors in nitrides, perovskite, and silicon carbide. The second volume provides the descriptions of synthesis and optical properties of phosphors used in different applications, including the novel phosphors for some newly developed applications. New sections on smart phosphors, quantum dots for display applications, up-conversion nanophosphors for photonic application, phosphors for solar cells. The third volume addresses the experimental methods for phosphor evaluation and characterization and the contents are widely expanded from the Second Edition, including the theoretical and experimental designs for new phosphors as well as the phosphor analysis through high pressure and synchrotron studies.

Britain's Freshwater Fishes (Paperback): Mark Everard Britain's Freshwater Fishes (Paperback)
Mark Everard
R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In these short illustrated guides, Dr Mark Everard, avid nature-watcher, angler and scientist, takes a dedicated look at three British freshwater fishes, the Silver Bream, Gudgeon and Ruffe. Though an integral part of aquatic ecosystems and well-known to anglers, these fish are often overlooked by the wider public as well as scientists. Each book is in three sections, first exploring the biology of the fish itself, including science written in accessible style, second discussing angling history and tips, and thirdly exploring the fish's cultural connections, including etymology of the fish. A bibliography at the end of each guide directs the reader to additional resources.

The Corruption of Co-Design - Political and Social Conflicts in Participatory Design Thinking (Paperback): Otto Von Busch,... The Corruption of Co-Design - Political and Social Conflicts in Participatory Design Thinking (Paperback)
Otto Von Busch, Karl, Palmas
R1,115 Discovery Miles 11 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* One of the first critiques of participatory design processes that are currently the fashion in design and business * highlights political, social and methodological obstacles when designers turn to design thinking, participation and "living labs" * uses global examples to introduce a more critical and post-colonial perspective on participation and social innovation throughout the book

Clark's Essential Guide to Mammography (Hardcover): Claire Borrelli, Claire Mercer Clark's Essential Guide to Mammography (Hardcover)
Claire Borrelli, Claire Mercer
R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This easy-to-understand pocketbook in the highly respected Clark’s stable of imaging texts is an invaluable tool and training aid, providing essential information for mammographic positioning, technique and interpretation for mammography practitioners at all levels. Adopting a systematic and structured approach facilitating rapid reference in the clinical setting, the book covers general principles and all routine mammographic projections, including additional and adapted projections covered in a separate section, and is highly illustrated with clear explanatory line diagrams and imaging photographs. Clark’s Essential Guide to Mammography is ideal as an educational tool for trainee mammographers, trainee assistant and associate apprenticeship mammographers, mammography training teams and universities delivering mammography education and a convenient clinical guide for practising mammographers, including assistant and associate apprenticeship mammographers.

Advanced Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and Management (Hardcover): Mehraj U. Din Dar, Aamir Ishaq Shah, Shakeel... Advanced Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and Management (Hardcover)
Mehraj U. Din Dar, Aamir Ishaq Shah, Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, Syed Rouhullah Ali
R3,756 Discovery Miles 37 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new volume explores important current and recent approaches and advanced techniques for the effective management and treatment of wastewater. The book aims to provide a range of diverse techniques for achieving optimum water quality management, for restoration of water bodies, for the improvement of a circular water economy, and for effective water reuse. Many of the new methods and technologies included in the book focus on sustainable phytoremediation techniques, such as the use of earthworms, ecological floating beds, and anaerobic biovalorization. The book also discusses comprehensively the scope of nanomaterials for wastewater treatment. It also covers some of the least explored aspects of water quality improvement, such as use of eco-roofs, the role of remote sensing in water quality management, biosand filters for household wastewater treatment, and much more. Advanced Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and Management will be beneficial to students and researchers in providing technological support and a scientific foundation for achieving optimum water quality management.

The Economics of Biological Invasions (Hardcover): Charles Perrings, Mark Williamson, Silvana Dalmazzone The Economics of Biological Invasions (Hardcover)
Charles Perrings, Mark Williamson, Silvana Dalmazzone
R3,444 Discovery Miles 34 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Biological invasions - the introduction of living organisms beyond their original range - are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. They are a major threat to human health and a source of pests and pathogens in the world's farms, forests and fisheries. The growth of international trade and travel means that more species are being introduced to more places than ever before. This book represents the first concerted effort to understand the economic causes and consequences of biological invasions. The volume discusses the theoretical and methodological issues raised by invasion, including control strategies, modelling options, and a study of the economic, institutional and policy conditions that predispose countries to biological invasions. Also included are case studies of fisheries, agricultural systems, tropical forests and protected areas affected by invasive species in locations such as the Black Sea, Australia and Africa, and an evaluation of control programmes. The Economics of Biological Invasions provides an important first step towards codification of the advice needed to develop decision rules, tools and protocols for the effective management of invasive biological species. This volume will be a fascinating read for researchers, academics and students in ecology, economics and environmental science with an interest in the biodiversity problem. The book will also prove to be essential reading for policymakers responsible for health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and the environment in both developed and developing countries.

Forestland Investment - Valuation and Analysis (Paperback): Bin Mei, Michael L. Clutter Forestland Investment - Valuation and Analysis (Paperback)
Bin Mei, Michael L. Clutter
R1,157 Discovery Miles 11 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Forestland investment has surged in the past few decades as a result of land ownership change in the forestry industry. Timberland investment and management organizations and real estate investment trusts have bought up land and resources that were divested by vertically integrated forest products companies. This book provides a seminal coverage of this seismic shift in the industry, exploring the philosophy, driving factors, valuation, theory, research, implementation, practice, and effects of forestland investment. Across 15 chapters the book reviews the history of forestland investment; discusses the optimal forest rotation; explains timberland appraisal; examines the return drivers of forestland; analyzes timberland index construction methods and results; prices timberland assets; reviews financial and real options; investigates real option values in forestland management; evaluates timber harvest contracts; examines new opportunities in the emerging woody bioenergy market; and eventually offers prospects on forestland investment in the future. It also discusses how forest carbon can be used as a nature-based climate solution. This book is essential reading for forestry business students and scholars, as well as practitioners and policymakers in the industry.

The Playbook - How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World (Paperback): Jennifer Jacquet The Playbook - How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World (Paperback)
Jennifer Jacquet
R295 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R64 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'This brilliantly subversive and witty book lays bare the techniques of manipulation and disinformation that keep the rich and powerful rich and powerful. . . A landmark book' Brian Eno 'Very funny, as satire should be, until you realise it's deadly serious' Adam Rutherford, BBC Radio 4 Start the Week Knowledge is power. Which is why the rich and powerful don't want you to have it. The Playbook is an exposé of the extraordinary lengths that corporations will go to in order to spread disinformation and deny the scientific facts - around climate change, public health risks and worker safety - when they don't suit their agenda. Written in the form of a corporate handbook for tobacco, oil and pharmaceutical company executives, it is a litany of obfuscation techniques, denial, delays and outright lies, including: how to recruit an academic 'expert' who is willing to compromise their integrity (or is just short of cash), how to massage the statistics, how to use legal and even physical intimidation against reporters and activists, and how, just as in a casino, to keep your customers comfortable, unquestioning, unthinking and playing along for as long as possible. Part satire, part social history, part guide to resistance, The Playbook is a charge sheet against the powerful. It shows us how, by understanding the methods and motives of disinformation campaigns, we may be able to outwit them.

Finding the Mother Tree - Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Paperback): Suzanne Simard Finding the Mother Tree - Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Paperback)
Suzanne Simard
R494 R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Save R173 (35%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Biohydrogen Production: Sustainability of Current Technology and Future Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Anoop Singh,... Biohydrogen Production: Sustainability of Current Technology and Future Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Anoop Singh, Dheeraj Rathore
R4,405 R3,948 Discovery Miles 39 480 Save R457 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Increase in green, renewable and sustainable energy demand due to higher environmental impacts (e.g. Greenhouse gases emissions, climate change, etc.) on consumption of fossil fuel resource put down an extra pressure on government, researchers and industrialists. Among several available biofuel options, biohydrogen is considered as one of the best environmentally clean fuel and a strong candidate to fulfil the future demand of sustainable energy resource. Although, biohydrogen production technology and its use as a fuel is still in infancy stage. Selection of most sustainable production pathway, increase in production upto industrial scale and cost efficiency are some issue still persist with the biohydrogen research. "Biohydrogen Production: Sustainability of Current Technology and Future Perspective" is giving an insight for the sustainable production of biohydrogen at industrial scale. The process of biohydrogen production is complex and to opt the best suited production system for industrial scale is a frantic task. This book will provide an in depth information on all available technologies for biohydrogen production and feedstock options to choose upon. This book is also providing information on present status of the research in the field and possibility to change future fuel economy in to biohydrogen economy. Experts views provided in the chapters by renowned researchers from all over the globe in the field of biohydrogen research made this book a cornucopia of present research and future perspective of biohydrogen. This book is targeted at the researchers working on biohydrogen as well as the bioenergy scientist planning to move towards biohydrogen research. This book will provide a platform for motivation of researchers and industrialists for innovative ideas and thoughts to bring biohydrogen production at industrial scale.

ISE Introduction to Environmental Engineering (Paperback, 6th edition): Mackenzie Davis, David Cornwell ISE Introduction to Environmental Engineering (Paperback, 6th edition)
Mackenzie Davis, David Cornwell
R1,880 Discovery Miles 18 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Introduction to Environmental Engineering is designed for use in an introductory sophomore-level environmental engineering course with sufficient depth for use in more advanced courses. This book is written to be used in one of the first environmental engineering courses encountered by the student. As such, it provides the fundamental science and engineering principles that instructors in advanced courses may assume are common knowledge for an advanced undergraduate. This title will be available in Connect with the MHeBook, but does not include SmartBook at this time.

Fundamentals of Statistics for Aviation Research (Paperback): Michael A. Gallo, Brooke E. Wheeler, Isaac M. Silver Fundamentals of Statistics for Aviation Research (Paperback)
Michael A. Gallo, Brooke E. Wheeler, Isaac M. Silver
R1,257 Discovery Miles 12 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first textbook designed to teach statistics to students in aviation courses. All examples and exercises are grounded in an aviation context, including flight instruction, air traffic control, airport management, and human factors. Structured in six parts, theiscovers the key foundational topics relative to descriptive and inferential statistics, including hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, z and t tests, correlation, regression, ANOVA, and chi-square. In addition, this book promotes both procedural knowledge and conceptual understanding. Detailed, guided examples are presented from the perspective of conducting a research study. Each analysis technique is clearly explained, enabling readers to understand, carry out, and report results correctly. Students are further supported by a range of pedagogical features in each chapter, including objectives, a summary, and a vocabulary check. Digital supplements comprise downloadable data sets and short video lectures explaining key concepts. Instructors also have access to PPT slides and an instructor’s manual that consists of a test bank with multiple choice exams, exercises with data sets, and solutions. This is the ideal statistics textbook for aviation courses globally, especially in aviation statistics, research methods in aviation, human factors, and related areas.

Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere - Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 2 (Hardcover): Qi Lu, Mahesh... Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere - Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Qi Lu, Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires
R4,356 Discovery Miles 43 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Short Blurb (350 characters): Sand dunes are common aeolian landforms and are found on over ~40% of the Earth’s land surface. Distribution and characteristics of sand dunes in the northern hemisphere are the major focus. Standard Blurb (700 characters): Sand dunes are common aeolian landforms and are found on over ~40% of the Earth’s land surface. Distribution and characteristics of sand dunes in the northern hemisphere are the major focus. Practical advice on how to deal with migrating dunes and a description of proven practices are presented. The application of recently available high-resolution satellite data for mapping and change detection and a summary of advances in techniques for characterizing the mineralogy of sand is explained. The target audience of this book will be those working in the fields of arid land studies, geoinformatics, social sciences, and landscape ecology. Key Features: • Present a synthesis of past work, 'connect the dots' so that the work of physical geographers, geomorphologists, physicists and climatologists, hydrologists, and related fields can be made available within one book. • Exhaustively reviews the key recent research on the typology, distribution, formation and current status of sand dunes • Provides a synoptic overview of the current problems and prospects for controlling migrating sand dunes that threaten infrastructure, and encroaches on agricultural land and urban areas. • Demonstrates the utility of new advanced monitoring techniques such as high-resolution satellite imagery and specialized laboratory equipment to study the mineralogy and structure of dune sands

An Introduction to Python Programming for Scientists and Engineers (Paperback): Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, Hannah Aizenman, Erin... An Introduction to Python Programming for Scientists and Engineers (Paperback)
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, Hannah Aizenman, Erin Manette Cartas Espinel, Kim Gunnerson, Joanne Liu
R1,667 Discovery Miles 16 670 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Python is one of the most popular programming languages, widely used for data analysis and modelling, and is fast becoming the leading choice for scientists and engineers. Unlike other textbooks introducing Python, typically organised by language syntax, this book uses many examples from across Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth science, and Engineering to teach and motivate students in science and engineering. The text is organised by the tasks and workflows students undertake day-to-day, helping them see the connections between programming tools and their disciplines. The pace of study is carefully developed for complete beginners, and a spiral pedagogy is used so concepts are introduced across multiple chapters, allowing readers to engage with topics more than once. "Try This!" exercises and online Jupyter notebooks encourage students to test their new knowledge, and further develop their programming skills. Online solutions are available for instructors, alongside discipline-specific homework problems across the sciences and engineering.

Environmental Policy and Governance in China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Hideki Kitagawa Environmental Policy and Governance in China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Hideki Kitagawa
R3,881 Discovery Miles 38 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book focuses on how to create an environmentally friendly society in China from the viewpoint of environmental law and policy. The authors accessed a great number of valuable sources not available in English, and interviewed various scholars and public officials, in order to analyze the environmental policies in China while comparing some of the features to Japan. The book stresses the importance of introducing a brand-new policy of central and local government, and analyses why these policies have not been executed effectively in the local society. In addition to the economy-oriented policy and spirit of the Chinese nation, which are the main causes, this book also highlights shortcomings in the inspection system, information management, and the extremely low degree of public participation as important aspects to focus on in order to tackle the current problems. The individual chapters will help readers to understand the environmental issues in China in depth, and provide guidance on resolving the issues in China and in developing countries that are now or soon will be facing the challenge of combining economic growth and environmental improvement. Air, water and soil pollution are serious challenges in China. The deterioration of the environment often leads to rioting that influences social stability, which is also a great concern to foreign investors. This book will be of interest to a professional audience such as policymakers, journalists, members of environmental NGOs, managers and employees who do business with China, as well as academic researchers and students.

Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Kuldeep Bauddh, Bhaskar Singh, John Korstad Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Kuldeep Bauddh, Bhaskar Singh, John Korstad
R5,717 Discovery Miles 57 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The globally escalating population necessitates production of more goods and services to fulfil the expanding demands of human beings which resulted in urbanization and industrialization. Uncontrolled industrialization caused two major problems - energy crisis and accelerated environmental pollution throughout the world. Presently, there are technologies which have been proposed or shown to tackle both the problems. Researchers continue to seek more cost effective and environmentally beneficial pathways for problem solving. Plant kingdom comprises of species which have the potential to resolve the couple problem of pollution and energy. Plants are considered as a potential feedstock for development of renewable energy through biofuels. Another important aspect of plants is their capacity to sequester carbon dioxide and absorb, degrade, and stabilize environmental pollutants such as heavy metals, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons, poly-aromatic biphenyls, radioactive materials, and other chemicals. Thus, plants may be used to provide renewable energy generation and pollution mitigation. An approach that could amalgamate the two aspects can be achieved through phytoremediation (using plants to clean up polluted soil and water), and subsequent generation of energy from the phyto-remediator plants. This would be a major advance in achieving sustainability that focuses on optimizing 'people' (social issues), 'planet' (environmental issues), and 'profit' (financial issues). The "Phytoremediation-Cellulosic Biofuels" (PCB) process will be socially beneficial through reducing pollution impacts on people, ecologically beneficial through pollution abatement, and economically viable through providing revenue that supplies an energy source that is renewable and also provides less dependence on importing foreign energy (energy-independence). The utilization of green plants for pollution remediation and energy production will also tackle some other important global concerns like global climate change, ocean acidification, and land degradation through carbon sequestration, reduced emissions of other greenhouse gases, restoration of degraded lands and waters, and more. This book addresses the overall potential of major plants that have the potential to fulfil the dual purposes of phytoremediation and energy generation. The non-edible bioenergy plants that are explored for this dual objective include Jatropha curcas, Ricinus communis, Leucaena leucocephalla, Milletia pinnata, Canabis sativa, Azadirachta indica, and Acacia nilotica. The book addresses all possible aspects of phyto-remediaton and energy generation in a holistic way. The contributors are one of most authoritative experts in the field and have covered and compiled the best content most comprehensively. The book is going to be extremely useful for researchers in the area, research students, academicians and also for policy makers for an inclusive understanding and assessment of potential in plant kingdom to solve the dual problem of energy and pollution.

Cultivated Therapeutic Landscapes - Gardening for Prevention, Restoration, and Equity (Hardcover): Pauline Marsh, Allison... Cultivated Therapeutic Landscapes - Gardening for Prevention, Restoration, and Equity (Hardcover)
Pauline Marsh, Allison Williams
R3,836 Discovery Miles 38 360 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Cultivated Therapeutic Landscapes provides an in-depth and critical exploration of the impact of gardens and gardening on health and wellbeing. It explores the gardens and gardening provide prevention and restoration mechanisms, while also improving social and health equity via a range of traditional and innovative green space sites and actions. Therapeutic landscapes are relational, reciprocal, and evolving. In this book, leading scholars from across the globe demonstrate how therapeutic landscapes research and practice is expanded through and around the processes of cultivation. Deliberately interdisciplinary, the book explores how tending and caring for green spaces, collectively and individually, works to prevent and restore health and wellbeing, as well as impact upstream factors determining social justice and equity. A unique combination of academics, clinicians and practitioners deliver theoretical and practical insights into wide-ranging health-enabling factors, based on new evidence and autoethnographic experiences in home gardens, school, and community gardens, clinical settings, public green spaces and sites of conservation and wildness. This book pushes concepts of cultivation and horticulture into underexplored spatial, ontological, and wellbeing territories. Despite long-term practical interest, therapeutic horticulture is only now establishing a strong theoretical and research foundation. This book provides much needed critical insights toto impact on the key drivers of health, wellbeing and social equity, with a focus on practical skills for utilizing horticulture or designing for particular health needs. It will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners in the areas of health geography; cultural geography; cultural studies; therapeutic horticulture; environmental studies; community development and planning; landscape architecture; social work; health studies and health policy.

Cadastre: Geo-Information Innovations in Land Administration (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Tahsin Yomralioglu, John McLaughlin Cadastre: Geo-Information Innovations in Land Administration (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Tahsin Yomralioglu, John McLaughlin
R6,224 Discovery Miles 62 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book highlights the latest improvements in cadastre with examples and case studies from various parts of the world. Authors from different continents, in association with national and international organizations and societies, present the most comprehensive forum to date for cadastre, offering a broad overview of land administration and contemporary perspectives on current research and developments, including surveying, land management, remote sensing and geo-information sciences. Cadastre is a universal concept and is defined as "the work of officially mapping and systemically registering the areas, borders and values of all kinds of land and property". It is normally a parcel-based and up-to-date land information system containing a record of interests in land with rights, restrictions and responsibilities. It may be established for fiscal and legal purposes, to assist in management for better planning and other administrative purposes, and to enable sustainable development and environmental protection. As such, "cadastre" is an important public inventory documenting the records of ownership, bordering and responsibility regarding the land with "title deeds" to parcels and answering the questions of "whose land, where and how much". The materials included in the book can support courses at universities and related training institutions worldwide, and will greatly improve readers' understanding of the scholarly fields involved in cadastre: land registration and management, surveying and mapping, and geo-information management, land governance, land taxation and public administration etc.

Religion, Materialism and Ecology (Paperback): Sigurd Bergmann, Kate Rigby, Peter Manley Scott Religion, Materialism and Ecology (Paperback)
Sigurd Bergmann, Kate Rigby, Peter Manley Scott
R1,123 Discovery Miles 11 230 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This timely collection of essays by leading international scholars across religious studies and the environmental humanities advances a lively discussion on materialism in its many forms. While there is little agreement on what ‘materialism’ means, it is evident that there is a resurgence in thinking about matter in more animated and active ways. The volume explores how debates concerning the new materialisms impinge on religious traditions and the extent to which religions, with their material culture and beliefs in the Divine within the material, can make a creative contribution to debates about ecological materialisms. Spanning a broad range of themes, including politics, architecture, hermeneutics, literature and religion, the book brings together a series of discussions on materialism in the context of diverse methodologies and approaches. The volume investigates a range of issues including space and place, hierarchy and relationality, the relationship between nature and society, human and other agencies, and worldviews and cultural values. Drawing on literary and critical theory, and queer, philosophical, theological and social theoretical approaches, this ground-breaking book will make an important contribution to the environmental humanities. It will be a key read for postgraduate students, researchers and scholars in religious studies, cultural anthropology, literary studies, philosophy and environmental studies.

The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa - Housing Policy and Place Attachment (Hardcover): Lochner Marais The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa - Housing Policy and Place Attachment (Hardcover)
Lochner Marais
R3,460 R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Save R431 (12%) In Stock

investigates the relationship between mining, mine closure and housing policy in post-apartheid South Africa argues that the dependencies created by the mining industry and mine housing policies while a mine is operational causes serious societal problems when it closes applies the concepts of place attachment, asset-based development and social disruption will be of interest to students and scholars researching the social impacts of mining and the extractive industries, social geography and sustainable development, as well as policymakers and practitioners working with mine closure or social impact assessments.

LeadingGreen - LEED® Green Associate Exam v4 Study Guide (Paperback): Lorne Mlotek LeadingGreen - LEED® Green Associate Exam v4 Study Guide (Paperback)
Lorne Mlotek
R1,317 Discovery Miles 13 170 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

• Introduces LEED and green building principles for anyone in a built environment discipline • No expectation of prior knowledge, suitable for high school students to seasoned industry professionals • 100 question practice exams provided as online resources

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