Environmental management

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

Whether you're a hiker taking a walk through your local wilderness, or a chef looking for new ingredients to incorporate in your dishes, Foraging for Survival is the book for you.

Champagne may be the most misunderstood category of wine in the world, as many labels of sparkling wines bear the name in error.

Ever since the Industrial Revolution energy has been a key driver of world politics.

By making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age and it still does.

Many of the richest energy-producing regions of the world are wrought with conflict and billions of the world's poorest suffer the daily insecurity of energy poverty.

The natural resources of the earth from oil and water to minerals and land are crucial to our basic economic and social existence.

Oil pulses through our daily lives.

There is more sugar in the world's diet than ever before, but life is far from sweet for the exploited producers making nature's 'white gold' and the unhealthy consumers eating it.

In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resources beneath the thawing ice.

As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations.

Revised with a new epilogue, ';We the People,' this fifth edition of National Parks: TheAmerican Experience continues the highly engaging story of how Americans invented and expanded the concept of national parks.

'A delight - as sweet and bubbly as a glass of champagne' BETH O'LEARY'This is romantic comedy PERFECTION and if you don't read it, you really are missing out' 'The romance, writing style and wit in this book is second to none.

Discover the transformative journey of motorhome living in this practical guide to creating a fulfilling life on the road.

The Sustainable Diet is a timely and practical guide to a healthy planet and a healthy you, complete with 100 nutritious and delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

If you love Holly Martin, Sarah Morgan and Jill Shalvis, you'll love Jaci Burton!

If you love Holly Martin, Sarah Morgan and Jill Shalvis, you'll love Jaci Burton!

'Cities cover just 2% of the world s surface, but consume 75% of the world s resources .

Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management.

Is the world running out of oil?

This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom.

The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro(geo)logical and water resources models, and particularly the relationships between each of them.

The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro(geo)logical and water resources models, and particularly the relationships between each of them.

Is the world running out of oil?

This volume is the fifth in a series of publications produced over the last five years on the ecology of tropical savannas.

This new series of readings from Conservation Biology gives easy access to some of the finest papers ever published in a range of important fields.

Once a purely technical sub-discipline of hydrology, water quality management is now a social and political discipline, with concerns ranging from ensuring adequate health standards to preserving biological diversity and ecosystem integrity.

This book presents the issues surrounding the conservation of wild species and ecosystems used by people.

Biodiversity has become a buzzword in the environmental movement and in science, and is increasingly being taught in university degree courses.

In this volume marine experts from countries of East Africa and southern Asia describe the conditions of marine resources of the large marine ecosystems of the Indian Ocean.

This succinct, technical reference of coastal-zone resource management is aimed both at students taking courses in coastal management or marine conservation and practitioners in these fields.

This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.

This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overview of how to measure biodiversity.

Drawing on entries from The Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management, this concise reference will provide an essential quick guide for those working in the field of environmental management: consultants, planners, environmental advisors in industry, and students.

This book addresses the fundamental requirement for an interdisciplinary catchment based approach to managing and protecting water resources that crucially includes an understanding of land use and its management.

This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom.

The world's population is increasing; but its supply of water is not.

Written by Stephen Grace, the companion book to The Great Divide, a film by Havey Productions, is a sweeping, magnificently illustrated story of Colorado water from the region's first inhabitants to the incoming settlers and developers to modern environmentalists.

A full-bodied exploration of wine!

Tips on buying, tasting, pairing, and storing wine--for novices and enthusiasts alike!

Dieser Tagungsband dokumentiert das Symposium Dürnstein 2024 zum Thema WAS WERDEN WIR MORGEN ESSEN?

Anyone who's ever walked into a wine store and found themselves befuddled by the myriad varieties and vintages available knows that choosing the right bottle of wine isn't easy.

Everything you need to know about buying, ordering, and serving wine!

Our future diet will be shaped by diverse forces.

This book identifies, defines and explains in detail property-related environmental issues.

Soil Erosion and Conservation provides a comprehensive treatment of the processes of soil erosion, the methods that can be used for their control, and the issues involved in designing and implementing soil conservation programmes.

As debates about the effects of fossil fuels on our climate and foreign policy intensify, the question of just how much longer we can depend on this finite source of energy becomes more and more pressing.

Explore present and future energy needs as well as options for continued use of fossil fuels and alternative energy sources with Dunlap's SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 2nd Edition.

Compares ancient Southwest Arabia with the American West to illustrate revealing similarities and contrasts surrounding water usage.

Compares ancient Southwest Arabia with the American West to illustrate revealing similarities and contrasts surrounding water usage.