Pollution and threats to the environment

This book presents systematic scientific appraisal, classification, genesis and viable technologies for reclamation and management of salt-affected soils and marginal quality waters across India and several other countries.

The role of the energy manager has evolved significantly as the task of cutting greenhouse gas emissions from buildings has become increasingly important.

In 1992, Resources for the Future conducted a workshop concerning the issues of global climate change.

This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on the state-of-the-art techniques and aspects involved in environment-friendly pulping technologies.

This book argues that there is no way to make progress in building a sustainable future without extensive participation of non-state actors.

Our house is on fire - it's time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it's too late.

An examination of how insurance arrangements can contribute to societies'' management of the risks of natural disasters in a changing climate.

This book studies R.

Provides a global analysis of policies to address deforestation, an important driver of climate change.

How is the struggle against climate change financed?

Without the effective participation of developing Asia, a climate crisis is certain.

This interdisciplinary edited collection explores and analyses the field of the blue humanities through an Australian lens.

The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, water, soil, and noise.

The long-term future for coal looks bleak.

This book reviews a draft report from the federal government that assesses the effects of oxygenated gasoline on public health, air quality, fuel economy, engine performance, and water quality.

This landmark essay collection explains the Anthropocene as a scientific concept and as a human dilemma, showing how it limits our future but liberates our imaginations.

In many places in the world, forests dominate landscapes and provide various products.

To honour the remarkable contribution of Michel David in the inception, establishment and development of Geostatistics, and to promote the essence of his work, an international Forum entitled Geostatistics for the Next Century was convened in Montreal in June 1993.

Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted pollutants cannot be confined to one country or even one continent.

WATER, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SUSTAINABILITY An in-depth review of sustainable concepts in water resources management under climate changeClimate change continues to intensify existing pressures in water resources management, such as rapid population growth, land use changes, pollution, damming of rivers, and many others.

This comprehensive volume presents the topic of water resources of Mexico from a different angle.

Concern over the effects of noise on marine life, particularly marine mammals, has emerged as a topic of considerable interest to both professionals and laypersons alike.

Following the recognition that airborne particulate matter, even at quite modest concentrations, has an adverse effect on human health, there has been an intense research effort to understand the mechanisms and quantify the effects.

This book explores interdisciplinary perspectives on socioecological challenges and offers innovative solutions at both a European and global level.

Based on state-of-the-art science and technologies, this book disseminates the latest advancements concerning the relationship between renewable energy and climate change and presents the best practices to further utilize renewable energy for mitigation.

The more the global north has learned about the existential threat of climate change, the faster it has emitted greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

This contributed volume describes management practices based on interdisciplinary and convergence science approaches from different disciplines of agricultural science to enhance the resilience of dryland agriculture.

The authoritative introduction to natural water chemistry THIRD EDITION Now in its updated and expanded Third Edition, Aquatic Chemistry remains the classic resource on the essential concepts of natural water chemistry.

The following listing represents a survey and a short description of 'Earth Observing Mis- sions' in alphabetical order.

The accruement of crises over the last two decades, with their particular manifestations in the European context, has evoked the feeling of living in exceptional times, as captured in the recurrent claim that we live in the "e;age of anxiety.

Global society in the 21st century is facing challenges of improving the quality of air, water, soil and the environment and maintaining the ecological balance.

The UN designated the decade 2005-2015 as the International Decade for Action - Water for Life.

One of the major findings in the 1992 IPCC report and the 1994 World Meteorological Organization's Ozone Assessment report was the identification of possible climatic effects over the last few decades resulting from anthropogenic ally-induced changes in atmospheric ozone.

This book is about the consequences of the Fukushima disaster in light of their technological, societal, political, cultural and environmental origins.

Integrating information from several areas of engineering geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, this book addresses the general field of groundwater from an engineering perspective.

Economic and environmental requirements for advanced power generating systems demand the removal of corrosive and other sulfurous compounds from hot coal gas.

Moving beyond most conventional thinking about energy security in Europe which revolves around stability of supplies and the reliability of suppliers, this book presents the history of European policy-making regarding energy resources, including recent controversies about shale gas and fracking.

This book examines changes and transitions in the way water is managed in urban environments.

The book examines a new concern in water quality policy, namely aquatic micropollutants.

An introduction to the complex world of climate models that explains why we should trust their predictions despite the uncertainties.

Pandemics, massive earthquakes, war, and other catastrophes inspire immediate action because their casualties and destruction are immediately visible.

Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands: Characterization, Impacts, and Mitigation serves as a go to reference for a foundational understanding of urban-climate drivers and impacts.

Environmental Economics and Policy is a best-selling text for environmental economics courses.

The indoor environment affects occupants' health and comfort.

This report is a review of the draft feasibility study that was issued at the request of Congress by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).