Americans and their weather [[electronic resource] /] / William B. Meyer
| Americans and their weather [[electronic resource] /] / William B. Meyer |
| Autore | Meyer William B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2/5/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatology - Social aspects
Weather - Social aspects Nature - Effect of human beings on Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-47282-0
9786610472826 0-19-535117-7 1-4294-0137-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; ONE: Climate, Cultures, and Founding Myths; TWO: Antebellum America; THREE: Postbellum America; FOUR: Modernizing America; FIVE: Since 1945: New Amenities, New Hazards; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458302303321 |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 | ||
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Americans and their weather [[electronic resource] /] / William B. Meyer
| Americans and their weather [[electronic resource] /] / William B. Meyer |
| Autore | Meyer William B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2/5/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatology - Social aspects
Weather - Social aspects Nature - Effect of human beings on Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-47282-0
9786610472826 0-19-535117-7 1-4294-0137-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; ONE: Climate, Cultures, and Founding Myths; TWO: Antebellum America; THREE: Postbellum America; FOUR: Modernizing America; FIVE: Since 1945: New Amenities, New Hazards; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784790103321 |
Meyer William B
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 | ||
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The environmental advantages of cities [[electronic resource] ] : countering commonsense antiurbanism / / William B. Meyer
| The environmental advantages of cities [[electronic resource] ] : countering commonsense antiurbanism / / William B. Meyer |
| Autore | Meyer William B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA ; ; London, : MIT Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development Climatic changes - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-31410-X
1-299-35603-6 0-262-31409-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Ecological Disruption""; ""3 Resource Consumption""; ""4 Pollution""; ""5 Natural Hazards""; ""6 Technological Hazards""; ""7 Infectious Disease""; ""8 Human Habitat""; ""9 Conclusion""; ""Appendix A""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Urban and Industrial Environments""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452462103321 |
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| Cambridge, MA ; ; London, : MIT Press, c2013 | ||
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Neo-Environmental Determinism : Geographical Critiques / / by William B. Meyer, Dylan M.T. Guss
| Neo-Environmental Determinism : Geographical Critiques / / by William B. Meyer, Dylan M.T. Guss |
| Autore | Meyer William B |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Palgrave pivot |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences - Social aspects
Physical geography Philosophy of nature Ecology Environmental Social Sciences Physical Geography Philosophy of Nature Environmental Sciences |
| ISBN |
9783319542324
331954232X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | - Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Environmental Determinism: What Is It? -- Chapter 3. Environmental Determinism: What Was It? -- Chapter 4. Environment as Determinant vs. Environment as Irrelevant? A False Dichotomy and an Alternative -- Chapter 5. Neo-Environmental Determinism -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: "'Geography' vs. Institutions"?. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910252711503321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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The Progressive Environmental Prometheans : Left-Wing Heralds of a "Good Anthropocene" / / by William B. Meyer
| The Progressive Environmental Prometheans : Left-Wing Heralds of a "Good Anthropocene" / / by William B. Meyer |
| Autore | Meyer William B |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences - Social aspects
Ecology Physical geography Environmental Social Sciences Environmental Sciences Physical Geography |
| ISBN |
9783319292632
3319292633 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | - Introduction: Earthviews and Worldviews -- Chapter 1: The Technocratic Prometheans: Engineering Society and Environment -- Chapter 2: The Scientific Prometheans: Studying Nature to Improve It -- Chapter 3: The Prophetic Prometheans: Envisioning a New World and New Earth -- Conclusion: The Politics of Prometheanism Revisited. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253345603321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
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