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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “daniel stokols”
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  • Behavior, Health, and Environmental Stress

    by Sheldon Cohen, Gary W. Evans, Daniel Stokols, David S. Krantz ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Eight years ago, four psychologists with varying backgrounds but a common in terest in the impact of environmental stress on behavior and health met to plan a study of the effects of aircraft noise on children. The impetus for the study was an article in the Los Angeles Times about architectural interventions that were planned for several noise-impacted schools under the air corridor of Los ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Social Ecology in the Digital Age

    Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World

    by Daniel Stokols ...
    Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World provides a comprehensive overview of social ecological theory, research, and practice. Written by renowned expert Daniel Stokols, the book distills key principles from diverse strands of ecological science, offering a robust framework for transdisciplinary research and societal problem-solving. The existential ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

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  • Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

    Edited by Derek Armitage, Ryan Plummer ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Rapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform our interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive capacity - the ability of a social-ecological system (or the components of that system) to be robust to disturbances and capable of responding to changes - is increasingly recognized as a critical attribute of multi-level ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities

    Edited by R.B. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world’s urban population ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Climate Adaptation Santiago

    Edited by Kerstin Krellenberg, Bernd Hansjürgens ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book addresses the complexity of urbanization, impacts of climate change and climate change adaptation for the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chile, with a special focus on the most pressing issues of natural hazards, water and energy supply. The book exemplifies a conceptual approach for the development of adaptation measures, their evaluation and implementation in a decision support ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Land Use and Climate Change Interactions in Central Vietnam

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    Edited by Alexandra Nauditt, Lars Ribbe ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book summarizes the key findings of a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). It serves as a typical case study for a rapidly growing and developing urban center – Da Nang City, which is surrounded by remote areas characterized by increasing migration and limited development. A number of German and Vietnamese ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Sustainable Rural and Urban Ecosystems: Design, Implementation and Operation

    Manual for Practice and Study

    Edited by Gunther Geller, Detlef Glücklich ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    These days human beings have a profound influence on aspects of the planetary ecosystem, e.g. on climate change and biodiversity, to name only two. This manual is intended to help practitioners, who are dealing with human-based rural and urban settlement-ecosystems, in the key steps towards their realization (design, implementation, and operation) and helpful for all, who are concerned about ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions

    European and Asian Experiences

    Edited by Derk Loorbach, Julia M. Wittmayer, Hideaki Shiroyama, Junichi Fujino, Satoru Mizuguchi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Reading this book will lead to new insights compelling to an international audience into how cities address the sustainability challenges they face. They do this by not repeating old patterns but by searching for new and innovative methods and instruments based on shared principles of a transitions approach. The book describes the quest of cities on two continents to accelerate and stimulate such ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness, Updated 2021 Edition

    Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness

    by Alan Garner ...
    Learn the secrets of effective communication from the most popular book in the world for teaching conversation skills – almost one million copies sold!Fully updated for the 2020s, Conversationally Speaking provides proven communication strategies, based on hundreds of research studies, as well as the authors' own experience teaching conversation workshops. Now you can use this expertise to get ... Read more

    $12.49 USD

  • Global Frontiers of Social Development in Theory and Practice

    Climate, Economy, and Justice

    Edited by B. Mohan ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This volume examines developmentality and the archeology of its social practices, unfolding systemic failures that muffle progress. Economic, climate, and social justice are the areas of focus for this analysis of human-social development in the fog of ideological-institutional meltdowns. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Coastal Change, Ocean Conservation and Resilient Communities

    Edited by Marcha Johnson, Amanda Bayley ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This collection of essays and design case studies explores a range of ideas and best practices for adapting to dynamic waterfront conditions while incorporating nature conservation in urbanized coastal areas. The editors have curated a selection of works contributed by leading practitioners in the fields of coastal science, community resilience, habitat restoration, sustainable landscape ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Complete Personality Assessment

    Psychometric Tests to Reveal Your True Potential

    by Jim Barrett, Hugh Green ...
    Series series Testing Series
    How can you discover where your true potential lies? Is it possible to balance work and life more effectively? What has been holding you back? The Complete Personality Assessment uses psychometric and analytical techniques to help you answer all of these questions and more. Consisting of a series of personality tests, motivation tests and competency exercises, it takes a structured approach to ... Read more

    $18.79 USD