Large Floating Solutions builds on the foundations laid in Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances, extending the analysis to the next generation of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS) as integrated, climate-adaptive urban systems.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and solubility of the mineral schwertmannite, while also delving into characterization methods and techniques, environmental stability, and the potential to retain pollutants.
This book explains the fundamental and advanced topics related to the field of different nano and macro structure-based materials toward combating the problem of water treatment, focusing on smart and advanced materials, their necessity, and advantages over other conventional materials.
This book explains the fundamental and advanced topics related to the field of different nano and macro structure-based materials toward combating the problem of water treatment, focusing on smart and advanced materials, their necessity, and advantages over other conventional materials.
The book explores traditional water-conserving structures and discusses their role in enhancing valley dweller's livelihoods in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh.
The book explores traditional water-conserving structures and discusses their role in enhancing valley dweller's livelihoods in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh.
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of coral reefs—among Earth's most diverse yet vulnerable ecosystems—in the context of global climate change and local human pressures.
GEOPHYSICAL MONOGRAPH SERIES Hydrothermal Circulation and Seawater Chemistry Links and Feedbacks The chemical exchange between seawater and the underlying ocean crust occurs at temperatures ranging from about 2 C on the seafloor to more than 500 C deep in the crust.
GEOPHYSICAL MONOGRAPH SERIES Hydrothermal Circulation and Seawater Chemistry Links and Feedbacks The chemical exchange between seawater and the underlying ocean crust occurs at temperatures ranging from about 2 C on the seafloor to more than 500 C deep in the crust.
This book provides a conceptual framework, presenting a description and modelling of the regulating mechanisms of supply, demand and supply-demand dynamics, sketches the most relevant classification systems of phosphorus deposits and outlines how they are related and how they should be improved to provide reliable, comparable classification, which is accepted by mining companies, geological surveys, science, industry, politicians and the public.
This is the first book on the geology of Qatar, with a special focus on its petroleum and gas potential, which is studied within the context of the Arabian Plate tectonic configuration.
This is the first book on the geology of Qatar, with a special focus on its petroleum and gas potential, which is studied within the context of the Arabian Plate tectonic configuration.
Due to climate change, population growth and urbanization, competition for water resources is expected to increase, with a particular impact on agriculture.
Due to climate change, population growth and urbanization, competition for water resources is expected to increase, with a particular impact on agriculture.
A 2024 consensus report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales, examined the potential for offshore wind farms in the Nantucket Shoals region to affect oceanic physical processes and in turn impact ecosystem dynamics, including zooplankton productivity and aggregations relevant to right whale foraging and population health.
This book presents the proceedings of the 18th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-18), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on November 13–15, 2024.
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of coral reefs—among Earth's most diverse yet vulnerable ecosystems—in the context of global climate change and local human pressures.
The book will cover all aspects related to climate-resilient sustainable agriculture that is essential for addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
The book will cover all aspects related to climate-resilient sustainable agriculture that is essential for addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, Second Edition, Five Volume Set updates and expands the previous version to ensure coverage of topics relevant to current world problems such as population pressure, food security and global change.
This book unveils the ground-breaking technological advancements in natural environmental protection and pollution treatment, encompassing research spanning from the natural environment preservation, water pollution control, risk assessment, policies, nexus approach, and their related areas.
The book focuses on the Abbay Basin biophysical setting, the status of natural resources and degradation processes, agricultural practices, environmental resource conservation efforts, and the role of Earth observation and geospatial technologies in monitoring and planning for the wise utilization of natural resources under severe land resource degradation and climate change.
This book focuses on urban water supply and governance in the Global South using urban Zimbabwe as a case study to provide insights and perspectives into the realities of the water governance.
This book provides a conceptual framework, presenting a description and modelling of the regulating mechanisms of supply, demand and supply-demand dynamics, sketches the most relevant classification systems of phosphorus deposits and outlines how they are related and how they should be improved to provide reliable, comparable classification, which is accepted by mining companies, geological surveys, science, industry, politicians and the public.
Blue Sky, Blue Water is a timely and comprehensive resource that explores the dynamic intersection of air pollution, climate resilience, and water governance in the 21st century.
This book contains the proceedings of the 6th Global Summit of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) with the sub-theme of “Towards GADRI Objectives of Achieving a Sustainable Disaster-Resilient World”.
The book focuses on the Abbay Basin biophysical setting, the status of natural resources and degradation processes, agricultural practices, environmental resource conservation efforts, and the role of Earth observation and geospatial technologies in monitoring and planning for the wise utilization of natural resources under severe land resource degradation and climate change.
This book addresses ‘A to Z’ of Nadia Rivers including their etymology, mythology, geology, hydro-geomorphology, ecology, and socio-economic perspectives with an emphasis on the restoration of the environmental flow of the rivers through ecological modeling and Integrated River Basin Management.
This book focuses on urban water supply and governance in the Global South using urban Zimbabwe as a case study to provide insights and perspectives into the realities of the water governance.
This book presents the proceedings of the 18th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-18), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on November 13–15, 2024.
