Zbirka: Geografija in okolje
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Billion Dollar Burger(2020) PURDY, CHASEAn insider's account of the global race to be the first company to put a lab-produced meat product on the market, and to enact the biggest upheaval to the food business in decadesVezava: Mehka24,94 € -
Physics of Flow in Porous Media(2022) FEDER, JENS (UNIVERSITETET I OSLO),FLEKKØY, EIRIK GRUDE (UNIVERSITETET I OSLO),HANSEN, ALEX (NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TRONDHEIM)Written for graduate students, this book presents the basic terminology, methods and theory of the physics of porous media. It uses a range of useful geometric concepts, analytical tools and simulations to help readers develop their understanding of hydroVezava: Trda108,50 € -
Ultrasocial(2021) GOWDY, JOHN M. (RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, NEW YORK)This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedicated to the production of surplus whose requirements take precedence over the needs of individuals. This is aVezava: Trda32,06 € -
Crude(2021) FAJARDO, PABLO,TARDY-JOUBERT, SOPHIEA graphic novel exploring Texaco’s involvement in the Amazon, as well as the ensuing legal battles between the oil company, the Ecuadorian government, and the region’s inhabitants, from the perspective of Ecuadorian lawyer and activist Pablo Fajardo.Vezava: Trda24,82 € -
Women's Economic Empowerment(2021)This book examines women’s economic empowerment in a range of developing country contexts, investigating the societal structures and norms which keep women from achieving economic equality. It is geared toward academics, practitioners, and policymakers woVezava: Mehka76,02 € -
Salmon(2021) KURLANSKY, MARKThe internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the worldVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith(2021) JENKINS, PHILIP (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY)Vezava: Trda39,94 € -
Affordable Housing for Smart Villages(2019) DOLOI, HEMANTA (THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA),DONOVAN, SALLYThis book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing, set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations. It provides a handy introduction to a body of knowledge serving 45% of the world's populationVezava: Mehka87,49 € -
Volcanoes(2020) BRANNEY, MICHAEL J (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER),ZALASIEWICZ, JAN (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)Throughout our planet's history volcanoes have played a large role in shaping landscapes, the climate, and biological evolution. This book explains the fundamental mechanisms of volcanism, considering why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth, and howVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Quantitative Analysis of Geopressure for Geoscientists and Engineers(2021) DUTTA, NADER C.,BACHRACH, RAN,MUKERJI, TAPAN (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA)A comprehensive overview of geopressure analysis explaining the mechanical and thermal processes that generate excess pore pressures. Providing a physical and geological basis for understanding geopressure, its prediction and detection, this is an ideal fVezava: Trda131,33 € -
Foundations(2020) WETHERELL, DR SAMAn urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation's politicsFoundations is a history of twentieth-century Britain told through the rise, fall, and reinvention of six different types of urban space: the industrial estate,Vezava: Trda61,40 € -
Left Behind(2022) MORRISON, JAMES (ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY)Examines the ways in which the 'Left Behind' have been used to symbolise and foment social divisions in contemporary BritainVezava: Mehka26,24 € -
Guide to the Birds of China(2022) MACKINNON, JOHN (HONORARY PROFESSOR (RETIRED), HONORARY PROFESSOR (RETIRED), DURRELL INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KENT IN CANTERBURY, UK)John MacKinnon's fully updated and refreshed work remains a truly comprehensive, taxonomically modern, fully illustrated, and authoritative field guide.Vezava: Mehka93,49 € -
Disaster by Choice(2022) KELMAN, ILAN (PROFESSOR OF DISASTERS AND HEALTH, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, AND PROFESSOR II, UNIVERSITY OF AGDER)We speak of earthquakes, floods, and wildfires as 'natural disasters'. In this provocative book, Ilan Kelman argues that the true disaster is not caused by natural phenomena, but by human choices which leave people unprepared and at terrible risk. He explVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Fiber Crop-Based Phytoremediation(2022) PANDEY, VIMAL CHANDRA (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA),MAHAJAN, POOJA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CENTRE FOR WATER SCIENCES, CHITKARA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, CHITKARA UNIVERSITY, PUNJAB, INDIA),SAIKIA, PURABI (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND, INDIA),PRAVEEN, ASHISH (DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AT MARKHAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, VINOBA BHAVE UNIVERSITY, HAZARIBAG, JHARKHAND, INDIA)Vezava: Mehka186,96 € -
Applied Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology: Analysis of Distribution, Abundance and Species Richness in R and BUGS(2020) KERY, MARC (SENIOR SCIENTIST, SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, BASEL, SWITZERLAND),ROYLE, J. ANDREW (RESEARCH STATISTICIAN, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER, LAUREL, MD, USA)Vezava: Trda155,04 € -
First Steps(2022) DESILVA, JEREMYHumans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Modern China(2016) MITTER, RANA (PROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF MODERN CHINA AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY CHINA CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)This Very Short Introduction addresses the themes, developments, and controversies that have shaped Modern China. Covering a range of social issues, Rana Mitter provides a contemporary view of the world's most populous nation, with a new acknowledgement oVezava: Mehka14,01 €
