Earth sciences

This book examines the landforms, soils, and geomorphological processes of deserts, which cover over 20% of Earths land surface.

Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, with an average depth of approximately 3,800 meters.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

The Earth system functions and connects in unexpected ways - from the microscopic interactions of bacteria and rocks to the macro-scale processes that build and erode mountains and regulate Earth's climate.

This book represents an original investigation employing a multidisciplinary approach to elucidate autonomous adaptation, which denotes the spontaneous responses of individuals and communities to mitigate the impacts and seize the opportunities arising from climate change in Indian contexts.

Uranium Deposits of the World, in three volumes, comprises an unprecedented compilation of data and descriptions of the uranium regions in Asia, USA, Latin America and Europe structured by countries.

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia that can occur in epidemics of several hundred cases.

The collection focuses on the advancements of characterization of minerals, metals, and materials and the applications of characterization results on the processing of these materials.

The Encyclopedia of Applied Geology is an international compendium of engineering geology topics prepared by experts from many countries.

Millions upon millions of salmon and steelhead once filled California streams, providing a plentiful and sustainable food resource for the original peoples of the region.

As of 2021, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached historically unprecedented levels, higher than at any time in the past 800,000 years.

Gaia Wakes presents a compelling new framework for understanding the past, present, and future of our planet.

This book includes original and peer-reviewed research papers presented at 11th International Conference on Coastal and Ocean Engineering, which was held during August 9-11, 2024.

This book examines the detrimental impact of electronic waste on human health, animal welfare, and environmental ecosystems.

The Earth system - the atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic, and biologic cycles that circulate energy, water, nutrients, and other trace substances - is a large, complex, multiscale system in space and time that involves human and natural system interactions.

This book includes peer reviews articles from the First International Conference on Engineering Structures (ICES2024), held at Guangzhou, China, on 8-11 November 2024.

This book provides the readers with a description of climate change and the role of the University in promoting climate change education.

Acknowledging the multidimensional nature of disasters’ impacts and subsequent recovery pathways as well as the central role of communities’ agency, this book introduces and discusses the political, architectural and social dimensions of disaster-induced displacement and reconstruction in the long-term view.

This book highlights recent research and development in floating solutions for sustainable ocean development and blue economy.

Today's greater public awareness of how climate affects our quality of life and environment has created an increasing demand for climatological information.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give the UN a road-map for development, with Agenda 2030 as the target.

Geochemistry uses the methods and philosophies of chemistry to explore and understand the Earth from the most elementary levels.

This book discusses how the relationship between climate neutrality, smart eco-innovation, and environmental sustainability can be understood as well as possible with an emphasis on relevant matters and challenges of a sustainable environment.

The coastal zone is subject to strong pressures from a large number of users.

This book presents selected papers from the 13th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering in Tropical Regions (GEOTROPIKA), held during 4-5 September, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Metallogeny of Tin attempts to develop a general metallogenic model for tin in identifying the essential or relevant processes in tin ore formation.

An unparalleled reference resource, the "e;Dictionary Geotechnical Engineering"e; consists of more than 70.

Notre monde est dangereux et anxiogène : changements climatiques, guerres alimentées par les impérialismes, pandémies, inégalités sociales.

This book provides an analysis of the concurrence of energy politics and global climate change.

This book critically analyzes the reasons for the lack of tangible success in preventing progressing eutrophication and its negative effects as a global environmental problem without a clear solution until now.

This book presents the select proceedings of the First Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC) 2024 showcasing the overarching theme of "e;Geotechnics for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure.

This unique volume, organized alphabetically by country, provides a current overview of the general geology of Europe and Asia, excluding the Arab countries and Israel.

The purpose of the book is a mathematical and experimental study of extreme, multivalued waves based on scalar field equations.

Wetlands are, by their very nature, ephemeral and transitional, which makes them challenging to characterize.