Pollution and threats to the environment

A book for anybody who has, or works with, children (of any age) with 'out of control' behaviour, including parents, teachers and healthcare professionals.

This book illuminates the essential role of plant genetic resources (PGR) in tackling global challenges such as climate change, desertification, and salinization of agricultural land.

This book focusses on climate change and sustainable scientific and technological solutions.

This book presents a series of state-of-the-art methods for air quality monitoring in various engineering environment by using data science.

'Imaginative, impressive debut.

The global energy crisis is a two-dimensional phenomenon: on the one hand, the gap between a continuously depleting supply capacity of fossil fuel and rapidly increasing demand for energy is fast widening, and, on the other, the burning of fossil fuels intensifies the problem of global warming day by day.

Coeur d'Alene Lake in northern Idaho is an invaluable natural, recreational, and economic resource for communities in Idaho and eastern Washington.

Since its establishment in 1970, the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment.

Experiencing a single disaster - a hurricane, tornado, flood, severe winter storm, or a global pandemic - can wreak havoc on the lives and livelihoods of individuals, families, communities and entire regions.

There has been an exponential increase in desalination capacity both globally and nationally since 1960, fueled in part by growing concern for local water scarcity and made possible to a great extent by a major federal investment for desalination research and development.

The Encyclopedia of Estuaries, part of Springer's Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, provides a single, state-of-the-art, comprehensive reference volume on estuaries for research scientists, educators, students, and others.

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) conducted a systematic review of the evidence of adverse neurodevelopmental and cognitive effects of fluoride exposure.

At the forum held during the 2021 annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, distinguished engineers gathered virtually to explore the roles that engineers can play in both mitigating and helping society adapt to climate change.

Esta obra es una invitación para todos aquellos que creemos en la diversidad, en que cada persona es única y que la suma de potencialidades cambia su historia.

En "El cambio climático" se ofrecen un compendio conciso, tanto de los elementos científicos básicos del conocimiento acerca del cambio climático, la modificación de la composición química de la atmósfera y sus repercusiones en los climas del planeta, como en aspectos relacionados a las implicaciones económicas, sociales, legales y éticas de esta problemática, tanto a escala global, como especialmente en los aspectos que son pertinentes a México.

Esta obra da cuenta de la regulacion internacional de algunos de los agentes toxicos mas poderosos creados por la sociedad humana: los desechos, quimicos peligrosos y contaminantes organicos persistentes (pesticidas prohibidos).

Este trabajo explora las formas en que la desigualdad social se proyecta en las intimidades del servicio doméstico, y analiza las experiencias y trayectorias de vida de tres mujeres que trabajan como empleadas domésticas en Bogotá, en torno a las tensiones que implican las diferencias sociales entre patrones y empleadas.

"La historia de Luciano" es un largo camino, para algunos podrá medirse en pocos meses, quizás para otros solo algunos años, pero en mi caso fue casi una década, y se logra, solo transitándolo, con el amor y empuje de una madre, mejor aún de AMBOS PADRES, como en mi caso, conectados y unidos hacia un mismo fin, y el fin es perfecto, la superación y evolución de toda la familia.

¡Bienvenidos a un viaje de descubrimiento y expresión!

Partiendo del planteamiento que sostiene que el clima es un factor que incide en diferentes aspectos del territorio tales como la provision de medios esen-ciales de vida (agua, alimento, energia), la salud humana, la actividad socioe-conomica y los desastres, se propone un marco conceptual y metodologico que es fundamental para abordar los estudios de la relacion clima-territorio que deben ser la base o referencia para identificar el impacto potencial de posibles condiciones climaticas futuras (escenarios de cambio climatico).

Polar ice caps are melting.

Will we suffocate in our own plastic waste in the coming years?

Im Kontext von Umwelt- und Klimagerechtigkeit werden Umweltzerstörung und Klimastörung kritisch hinterfragt.

This book explores the relationship between the increased frequency, types, and severity of natural disasters and the significant increase in the number of social and violent disorders.

GLOBAL WARMINGThe greatest challenge that humanity is facing today is, how to assure our survival through this century and beyond.

Will we suffocate in our own plastic waste in the coming years?

"e;This marvelously accessible book highlights a full color presentation of climate science with solutions.

Jule ist eine Klimaaktivistin, die Erwachsenen immer wieder einen Spiegel vorhält und durch ihr eigenes Verhalten zu Veränderungen anregt.

To a child, the world is an alien place.

Im Kontext von Umwelt- und Klimagerechtigkeit werden Umweltzerstörung und Klimastörung kritisch hinterfragt.

We define popular science as interpretations of scientific concepts in plain language (i.

Wenn Autist*innen einmal ins Krankenhaus müssen, dann bekommen sie große Probleme allein schon bei der Unterbringung.

Auf dem Weg vom Holozän ins aufkommende Zeitalter des Anthropozäns zeichnen sich essenzielle und existenzielle Herausforderungen für die Menschheit ab.

The title of this short book is What's Next?

Auf dem Weg vom Holozän ins aufkommende Zeitalter des Anthropozäns zeichnen sich essenzielle und existenzielle Herausforderungen für die Menschheit ab.

To a child, the world is an alien place.

Climate change represents an increasing threat to the continued development of the people, preservation of ecosystems, and economic growth of Asia and the Pacific.

Asia and the Pacific has achieved rapid economic expansion in the recent years and has become a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Asia and the Pacific has achieved rapid economic expansion in the recent years and has become a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Climate change represents an increasing threat to the continued development of the people, preservation of ecosystems, and economic growth of Asia and the Pacific.

Climate change poses a significant challenge to human security, socioeconomic development, and the environment due to an increase in climate-related risks with more frequent and intense extreme weather events.

Climate change is a global concern of special relevance to Southeast Asia, a region that is both vulnerable to the effects of climate change and a rapidly increasing emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Climate change poses a significant challenge to human security, socioeconomic development, and the environment due to an increase in climate-related risks with more frequent and intense extreme weather events.