Environmental management

In the natural gas industry, competition and contracting are gradually replacing monopoly and regulation.

Russia is the world's foremost energy superpower, rivaling Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer and accounting for a quarter of the world's exports of natural gas.

This book presents strategies for managing disasters and reducing risks in Asian countries.

This work traces the development of residential natural gas markets in the United States from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.

Borowiec surveys North African history and current efforts to halt the movement of the Sahara into surrounding countries.

This is the first book of its kind to present sustainable eating with a failsafe 30-way recipe plan for readers to follow and cook from.

Electricity has penetrated deeply into virtually every aspect of American life, be it in industry, the home, or in the rapidly growing commercial and service sectors.

The Middle Eastern and North African region (MENA) dominates world energy exports today and will likely do so for decades to come, even if world consumers make steady progress in conservation, renewable energy sources, and increases from gas, coal, and nuclear power.

China has reduced the energy intensity of its economy dramatically.

The price of food commodities - such as wheat, corn and rice - is unstable.

The price of food commodities - such as wheat, corn and rice - is unstable.

Air pollution has become a major global issue due to rapid industrialization, human population growth and increasing urbanization.

Air pollution has become a major global issue due to rapid industrialization, human population growth and increasing urbanization.

A complete guide to the management and restoration of water in karst environmentsWritten by the co-chair of the Karst Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, this book addresses the unique challenges related to the characterization, management, and protection of karst aquifers, which are present on all continents and numerous oceanic islands.

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management.

The subject of food security and land issues in Africa has become one of increased importance and contention over recent years.

The subject of food security and land issues in Africa has become one of increased importance and contention over recent years.

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In 2006, world oil consumption will exceed one thousand barrels per second.

The most practical, up-to-date guide for turning Brownfields into Greenfields This ready-to-use, how-to manual--edited by active developers who have bought, remediated, and sold brownfields--gives you a commanding look at one of today's leading environmental issues.

Whether the prospective buyer is a farmer or rancher looking to expand operations, a sportsman seeking to preserve habitat for wildlife, or a nature enthusiast trying to conserve native flora and fauna, acquiring rural land can be a rollercoaster of exciting and stressful experiences.

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute's landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated approach was tested in both the US and in Mexico.

Louisianas Atchafalaya River Basin is one of the most dynamic and critical environments in the country.

After World War II, the discovery and production of onshore oil in the United States faced decline.

Careers for Nature Lovers and Other Outdoor Types takes an enticing look at the possibilities and training requirements for dozens of jobs.

With a wide variety of soil and climatic conditions as well as types of landscape in its territory, the Crimean Peninsula has a very long history of economic activity that can be broken down into multiple stages.

When author and homesteader Nicole Faires decided to retrofit an old school bus and tour Americas small farms with her husband and two small children, she expected to learn a lot, be inspired, and have some fun.

A shocking expos from the most powerful insider in nuclear regulation about how the nuclear energy industry endangers our livesand why Congress does nothing to stop it.

This volume analyzes ecological and socio-economic risks due to climate change in the Himalayan mountain ecosystems, communities, and proposes adaptation strategies and sustainability practices.

This book discusses current knowledge and challenges with the ecological management and conservation of wetlands, with a focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands of India.

Who Turned Out the Lights?

Sustainable management of natural resources is an urgent need, given the changing climatic conditions of Earth systems.

Sustainable management of natural resources is an urgent need, given the changing climatic conditions of Earth systems.

Protecting Watershed Areas: Case of the Panama Canal provides foresters, hydrologists, and park managers with a case study of the Panama Canal watershed area to help you make the most of your efforts in protecting ecological areas.

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2023The Sunday Times Science Book of the YearAs seen on Countryfile'If anyone was born to save Britain's rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole' Sunday TimesShortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary PrizeTemperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic druids, Welsh wizards, Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved creations.

'Sprinkled with humour and warmth' Cathy Bramley'Hilariously funny .

This book outlines, within the Italian national framework, the current and potential paths oriented towards a new concept of Architectural Heritage, through actions referring to Innovation and Experimentation and Protection and Transformation of the Architectural Heritage.

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.

Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future.

The Frackers by Gregory Zuckerman, bestselling author of The Greatest Trade Ever, tells the untold story of the tycoons behind the US fracking controversy.

What happens when vast population growth endangers the world's food supplies?

The book offers a comprehensive account of how the world evolved to its present state in which humans now exercise a powerful, in many cases dominant, influence for global environmental change.

Our planet's resources are running out.

With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem - or thinks it does.

Pesticides and Pollution examines the problems of pollution of air, land, river, and the sea, by herbicides, pesticides, sewage, industrial effluents, gases, radiation, leakages, over-drainage, mistakes and mismanagement, in Britain today.

Farming and Wildlife argues forcefully that wild species are, in fact, beneficial to the land as a whole: without them its productivity will fall and farming will inevitably suffer.

The soil is one of the great unsung disappearing resources, with over 100m tonnes being destroyed every year.

Can't tell a Gin Fizz from a Gimlet?

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week'A subject that could not be more important.