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Book Title: Rationality And The Environment: Decision-Making In Environm...
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Rationality and the Environment : Decision-Making in Environmental Politics and Assessment
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Political Science, Philosophy, Social Science
Author: Bo Elling
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
