It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this provocative new book. They argue that the days of the car are numbered: powerful
The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasiv
Issues of movement – of people, things, information and ideas – are central to people's lives and to most organisations. From oil wars to SMS texting, from airport expansion controversies to the decli
Issues of movement - of people, things, information and ideas - are central to people's lives and to most organisations. From oil wars to SMS texting, from airport expansion controversies to the decli
The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasiv
Thinking about the future has become essential. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. But what exactly is the future? It remains a myste
Global Complexity is a path-breaking book, which examines how the ideas of chaos and complexity can help us to analyse global processes. Urry argues that there are major advantages in thinking about g
Global Complexity is a path-breaking book, which examines how the ideas of chaos and complexity can help us to analyse global processes. Urry argues that there are major advantages in thinking about g
This book explores the significance of human behaviour to understanding the causes and impacts of changing climates and to assessing varied ways of responding to such changes. So far the discipline th
This book explores the significance of human behaviour to understanding the causes and impacts of changing climates and to assessing varied ways of responding to such changes. So far the discipline th
Thinking about the future has become essential. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. But what exactly is the future? It remains a myste
This book presents practical concepts of EOR procedures. It describes the basics of bioremediation of oil contaminated sites with a simplified elucidation of EOR procedures to speed up the recovery of
In contemporary times, with rising demands oil exploration and extraction is on the highest peak. This book consists of various researches dealing with the prospects and exploration of crude oil all a
Petroleum is an intricate mixture of various phases and components. It is a nonrenewable source of energy. The organic compounds refined out of crude oil are used to produce petroleum based products w
John Urry has been discussing and writing on these and similar questions for the past fifteen years. InConsuming Places, he gathers together his most significant contributions. Urry begins with an ext
Urry (anthropology, U. of Wellington, New Zealand) traces the experiences of particular groups of Mennonites and their descendants to reveal a more complex picture than the simple image of a separated
This book discusses the latest advances in the field of oil and gas industry. Oil and gas are the most crucial non-renewable sources of energy. The tasks of producing, managing and exploring these res
What would a de-carbonised society be like? What are the implications of a general de-globalisation for our social futures? How will our high-carbon patterns of life be restructured in a de-energized
