This book tells the story of the Earth itself, explaining the interplay of its gradual geologi- levolution, presented as a generally slow and safe process, with the sudden manifestations of natural hazards, which involve disasters that affect the environment and lead to huge material damage and human losses.
The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) was established as a means of raising worldwide public and political awareness of the vast, though frequently under-used, potential the Earth Sciences possess for improving the quality of life of the peoples of the world and safeguarding Earth's rich and diverse environments.
Reconstruction of the climate variability of the past 500 years is a topic of great scientific interest not only in global terms, but also at regional and local levels.
Tropical cyclones are topic that is not appropriately known to the public at large, but climate change has been on the public's mind since the last decade and a concern that has peaked in the new millennium.
Recent global events such as the devastating 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami, the 2004 Sumatran tsunami and the 2006 SE Asia undersea network cable failure underscore the societal and economic effects of submarine mass movements.
This book deals with the major issues being faced by the coastal population in Asia with emphasis on natural and man-made hazards, climate change impact and pressures caused by mega cities along Asian coasts.
Man's intensifying use of the Earth's habitat has led to an urgent need for scientifically advanced 'geo-prediction systems' that accurately locate subsurface resources and forecast the timing and magnitude of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and land subsidence.
Understanding water circulation in rocks represents a very important element to solving many of the problems linked with civil, environmental and mining engineering.
El tema desarrollado esta vinculado estrechamente al agua, el territorio y la produccion, y se centra en la elaboracion de un modelo de gestion renovado para la administracion del recurso hidrico, considerado este como un bien publico y estrategico en un area representativa del oasis de la cuenca del rio Mendoza.
Este volumen recoge 28 contribuciones consagradas a la geografía física del País Valenciano que inciden en las transformaciones territoriales y antrópicas.
Reinhold Messner es un defensor del mantenimiento del paisaje cultural y de la protección de la montaña ante la amenaza de su desertizaciónEl turismo de masas amenaza la naturaleza única y virgen de las montañas.
La guía de bolsillo de culto sobre los extraños e intrigantes secretos del Mojave —sus mitos y leyendas, parias y bichos raros, flora, fauna y ovnis— se convierte en el libro definitivo y oracular del desierto.
Desde hace algunos años, en la estela de importantes descubrimientos científicos relacionados con la comunicación vegetal, una fuerte tendencia nos incita a tomar el árbol como modelo, incluso a penetrar los arcanos de su "vida secreta".
Montañas singulares recoge en sus páginas el descubrimiento personal de 14 geografías olvidadas debido a su peculiar entorno o a la propia acción del hombre.
Messner és un defensor del manteniment del paisatge cultural i de la protecció de la muntanya davant l'amenaça de la seva desertitzacióEl turisme de masses amenaça la naturalesa única i verge de les muntanyes.
Las claves imprescindibles para entender la compleja relación de ser humano con el medio natural, desde las antiguas civilizaciones hasta las sociedades contemporáneas del mundo globalizado.
Este libro proporciona una guia para llevar a cabo el mapeo de la biomasa aerea del bosque en grandes superficies relacionando datos de campo con la informacion derivada de imagenes de satelite.
This volume synthesizes critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in South Asia emphasizing geographical dimensions.
This is the first book to systematically describe the formation and historical changes of the Monpa people's area (Monyul) through its nature, society, culture, religion, agriculture and historically deep ties with Bhutan, Tibet and the Tibetan Buddhist faith.
This book features research on historical land use and land cover in the Amur River Basin, which are important not only for residents there but also for those affected by its material and water cycles.
It is an honor and pleasure for me to write the foreword of this book comprising the of Forest Resources for proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on the Improvement Recyclable Forest Products.
Caesar and Cleopatra Bernard Shaw - Caesar and Cleopatra is a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw that depicts a fictionalized account of the relationship between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
Fridtjof Nansen: In Nacht und Eis – Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893–1896 – Erster und zweiter Band | Über 1000 Seiten, mit 418 Fotos, Skizzen, Grafiken und Karten und 220 Fußnoten | Neu editierte Ausgabe 2021 |Als sich von September 2019 bis Oktober 2020 das deutsche Forschungsschiff ›Polarstern‹, festgefroren im Eis, durch die zentrale Arktis treiben ließ um Klimaprozesse zu studieren, hatten die Planer dieser wagemutigen Expedition ein Vorbild: Bereits 1893 startete der Norwegische Forscher Fridtjof Nansen ein ähnliches Unterfangen: Auch er ließ sein Schiff ›Fram‹ von Eis umschließen, um mit der Drift die Arktis zu durchqueren und dabei den Nordpol zu erreichen.
This book seeks to showcase the ongoing challenges of water resource and its management through innovative and cutting-edge approaches (flooding and droughts and their respective impacts; spatial and urban planning; early warning systems; estimation of losses; water resource in the age of global climate change; risk communication; meteorology; integrated analysis; risk mitigation; infrastructures; nature-based management; watershed management; transport; legal assessment; vulnerability analysis; public participation; or case studies).
"e;Nature's Fury: Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies"e; shall be a comprehensive guide to the unique challenges and hazards associated with mountainous regions, and the efforts being made to mitigate their impact.
Kaum eine andere Tiergruppe hat die Entwicklung der Meerwasseraquaristik so nachhaltig beeinflusst wie die hermatypischen, also riffbildenden Steinkorallen.
Geology and Natural Resources of Nigeria is an up to date and comprehensive overview of the geological framework of the continental crust of Nigeria, its evolution, and the natural resources it holds.
