Pollution and threats to the environment

The world is witnessing climate change.

Improving the reliability of long-range forecasts of natural disasters, such as severe weather, droughts and floods, in North America, South America, Africa and the Asian/Australasian monsoon regions is of vital importance to the livelihood of millions of people who are affected by these events.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has measured numerous airborne contaminants in spacecraft during space missions because of the potential toxicological hazards to humans that might be associated with prolonged spacecraft missions.

The editor of the Handbook of Performability Engineering, Dr.

This book brings together environmental scientists and engineers to discuss the development of new approaches and methodologies which utilize microalgae for biological wastewater treatment.

The atmosphere is getting fat on our carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and it needs our help.

First published in 1966 these collected papers, written by the distinguished and visionary climatologist Hubert H.

Natural environments, and the human interactions that occur within, are continuously changing and evolving.

Das Buch beschreibt die statistisch-stochastische Modellierung des Kanalzustandes.

As progress towards a greater knowledge in sustainability science continues, the question of how better to integrate scientific progress with actual decisions made by practitioners remains paramount.

This book deals with the economic modelling of water at the global, national and sub-national levels.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This book gives a detailed account of the scarce water resources of Jordan, with a focus on their quantities, quality, and use for different sectors.

Satire, Humor, and Environmental Crises explores how satire and humor can be employed to address and mitigate ecological crises at individual and collective levels.

This is the third volume in a respected series edited by the Japan Environmental Council.

With an integration of theories, comparative and empirical studies, this book aims to find a treatment for Beijing's "e;urban diseases"e; and coordinate a low-carbon development plan for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China.

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the largest earthquake in its history, causing massive loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure.

The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century.

This book sheds new light on the transformative role of microorganisms in waste management, offering a comprehensive overview of microbial waste management strategies and their applications.

Don't just sit there, do something.

No environmental issue triggers such feelings of hopelessness as global climate change.

Rapidly increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, emerging evidence of global warming and the threat of uncontrollable climate feedback mechan:i,sms are now triggering international action to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.

Examines how ecosystems can collapse as a result of human activity, and the ecological processes underlying their subsequent recovery.

*Updated to include new section on the Green New Deal!

Recent flood events in Europe, the USA and elsewhere have shown the devastating impact that flooding can have on people and property.

Crime, Violence, and Global Warming introduces the many connections between climate change and criminal activity.

This book introduces readers to the known psychological aspects of climate change as a pressing global concern and explores how they are relevant to current and future clinical practice.

This book introduces readers to the known psychological aspects of climate change as a pressing global concern and explores how they are relevant to current and future clinical practice.

The years 2021 to 2030 have been designated as "e;The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration"e;.

Der Klimawandel ist allgegenwärtig und schickt sich an, auch in der Politik eine immer wichtigere Einflussgröße zu werden.

The book focuses on the key contemporary issue of Climate change, constructing the narrative from traditions' of Urbanism through its Axiology and Epistemology.

Trace gases are those that are present in the atmosphere at relatively low concentrations.

This book addresses the main challenges in implementing the concepts that aim to replace the regular fossil-fuels based energy pattern with the novel energy pattern relying on renewable energy.

As the time-scales of natural change accelerate and converge with those of society, Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society takes the reader into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change.

This book summarizes science and technology of a new generation of high-energy andinsensitive explosives.

The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) curve number (CN) method is one of the most popular methods for computing the runoff volume from a rainstorm.

This book unveils forestry science and its policy and management that connect past and present understanding of forests.

This book takes you on a seven-day journey with your guides: 60 coaches and thought-leaders from around the world.

This collection gathers a set of seminal papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist''s assessment of options for switching to sustainable energy provision to avert potentially disastrous consequences of climate change.

Lake Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe and, with its surface of 17,891 km2 and volume of 837 km3, it ranks among the top fifteen of the world's freshwater bodies.

This book examines changing gender roles, relations and hierarchies in an ethnic minority community in Central Viet Nam.

The interaction of sustainability governance and global value chains has crucial implications the world over.

When the Medicare program was established in 1965, it was viewed as a form of financial protection for the elderly against catastrophic medical expenses, primarily those related to hospitalization for unexpected illnesses.

Dieses Fachbuch ist ein praxisorientiertes Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk zu den wichtigsten Grundlagen der Gasreinigung und Luftreinhaltung.

This book provides the latest research on zero carbon industry and its practical implications for eco-innovation and environmental sustainability for businesses in current scenario.

This book is the final installation in a three-volume series synthesizing 30 years of mercury research in the Florida Everglades.

This book presents microplastics pollution in land and water bodies, their hazardous effects, characterization approaches, and suitable means of utilizing advanced treatment options to solve the problem.