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  • The Golden Age of Yorkshire Steam and Beyond

    Memories of the 50s, 60s & 70s

    by Peter Hadfield ...
    Seven friends recall the days when steam power was king in Yorkshire, England.The Golden Age of Yorkshire Steam and Beyond includes a wealth of unique memories and experiences from a collection of railway enthusiasts, who in their youth were fascinated by the steam locomotives that ruled the rails. Discover what it was like growing up in York and experiencing the sights and sounds of the giants of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barnsley and Beyond

    by Peter Hadfield ...
    Series series Railway Memories
    A collection of memories of a bygone age of the railway system that operated around the Barnsley area and beyond. It was a time when steam was still kind (the local passenger, express and freight traffic were worked by steam), however the advent of diesel, although not initially noticeable, was gradually waking place. Towards the end of the 1950s and throughout the 1960s, rationalisation of the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Children Living in Sustainable Built Environments

    New Urbanisms, New Citizens

    by Pia Christensen, Sophie Hadfield-Hill, John Horton, Peter Kraftl ...
    Urban living has dramatically changed over the past generation, refashioning children’s relationships with the towns and cities in which they live, and the modes of living within them. Focusing on the global shift in urban planning towards sustainable urbanism - from master planned ‘sustainable communities’, to the green retrofitting of existing urban environments - Children Living in Sustainable ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Cities and Consumption

    by Mark Jayne ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
    In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities?Consumption stands at the intersection of different spheres of everyday life: between the public and the private, the political and the personal, the individual and the social. It is considered to be a means ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Design and Ethics

    Reflections on Practice

    Edited by Emma Felton, Oksana Zelenko, Suzi Vaughan ...
    The value of design for contributing to environmental solutions and a sustainable future is increasingly recognised. It spans many spheres of everyday life, and the ethical dimension of design practice that considers environmental, social and economic sustainability is compelling.Approaches to design recognise design as a practice that can transform human experience and understanding, expanding ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Narrow Gauge Railways

    by Peter Johnson ...
    Series Book 772 - Shire Library
    Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations.Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Flying Scotsman

    The Train, The Locomotive, The Legend

    by Bob Gwynne ...
    Series Book 586 - Shire Library
    The Flying Scotsman is probably the most famous railway locomotive in the world. It's also the popular name for the most important daytime service between London and Edinburgh on the East Coast mainline.Bob Gwynne outlines the history of this great train and its namesake locomotive, from the instigation of the '10 a.m.' in 1862, through the glamorous years of non-stop running in the 1930s, to the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Cultural Geographies

    An Introduction

    by John Horton, Peter Kraftl ...
    Cultural geography is a major, vibrant subdiscipline of human geography. Cultural geographers have done some of the most important, exciting and thought-provokingly zesty work in human geography over the last half-century.This book exists to provide an introduction to the remarkably diverse, controversial, and sometimes-infuriating work of cultural geographers. The book outlines how cultural ... Read more

    $106.99 USD

  • Birmingham Canals

    by Ray Shill ...
    Birmingham is famously reputed to have more miles of canals than Venice. These canals contributed much to the city's growth, bringing coal and merchandise from the surrounding areas. As the city prospered economically, it continued to grow and absorb neighbouring communities, a process in many ways bound together by the waterways. Although part of the national network, Birmingham's canals, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Practices, Intervention and Sustainability

    Beyond behaviour change

    Edited by Yolande Strengers, Cecily Maller ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainability
    In an era of dramatic environmental change, social change is desperately needed to curb burgeoning consumption. Many calls to action have focused on individual behaviour or technological innovation, with relative silence from the social sciences on other modes and methods of intervening in social life. This book shows how we can go beyond behaviour change in the pursuit of sustainability.Inspired ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The Lost Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    by John Christopher ...
    ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL is famous for the engineering wonders he left behind - from the SS Great Britain to the delights of Paddington and Temple Meads stations, but much of what he designed has been lost. From the ships Great Western and Great Eastern to the majestic water towers of Crystal Palace, the Hungerford Bridge and the South Devon atmospheric railway, many of Brunel's achievements have ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Popular Education Practice for Youth and Community Development Work

    by Rod Purcell, David Beck ...
    Series series Empowering Youth and Community Work PracticeýLM Series
    Drawing on the legacy of Paulo Freire and the insights of Antonio Gramsci, this book provides new ways of working with communities which put people at the heart of the development agenda. In addition, it offers a strong theoretical basis for action and an insight into the practical application of popular education methods and is based upon strong traditions of practice experience from both the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD