Pollution and threats to the environment

Presenting an overview of agroecology within the framework of climate change, this book looks at the impact of our changing climate on crop production and agroecosystems, reporting on how plants will cope with these changes, and how we can mitigate these negative impacts to ensure food production for the growing population.

This book assesses the capacity of the rural populace in terms of their ability to perceive a change in climatic variables and, if so, how they react to these changes in order to minimize the adverse effect of climate change.

Die weltweit zunehmende Wassernutzung, das wachsende Umwelt- und Risikobewusstsein und der sich abzeichnende Klimawandel erfordern mathematisch und physikalisch basierte Methoden zur Einschätzung und Quantifizierung der Prozesse des Wasserhaushalts und ihrer Extreme, zur Bemessung und Bewirtschaftung wasserwirtschaftlicher Anlagen und Systeme und zum Schutz des Menschen und der Natur.

According to the latest CRS report in 2018, the diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future.

This book is compilation of studies related with the xenobiotics i.

Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems.

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of modern nanoscience, and encompasses advanced techniques of nanocomposite materials that make their way from the laboratory to the field for the revival of energy and environmental systems in a sustainable manner.

Fragen des betrieblichen Umweltschutzes haben in den letzten Jahren weltweit an Bedeutung gewonnen.

Substantial evidence suggests that we are currently living at the peak of oil production with few prospects for cheap oil ever returning.

The author provides new insights into the relationship between transport and the environment, the role of technology and the meaning of the concept of sustainable development for the transport sector.

Preface Uranium is a radioactive element and a heavy metal which is naturally occurring in ground and surface water.

'Makes a substantial contribution to the practical, effective analysis of climate change mitigation options in developing countries.

Accelerating sustainable energy transitions away from carbon-based fuel sources needs to be high on the agendas of developing countries.

This book provides an overview of climate change in India using river basin data and analytical and econometric methods.

We are the only species that uses fire.

The control of arsenic pollution has attracted worldwide attention, as it is one of the top 20 hazardous substances, and greatly threatens the human health, ecological balance, and industrial development.

This book, the second volume in the series, continues to raise contextual issues and presents perspectives regarding multifaceted challenges in management and governance of water in India.

"e;A landmark study in the struggle to contain climate change, the greatest challenge of our era.

A groundbreaking synthesis of climate change adaptation strategies for small island states, globally A wide ranging, comprehensive, and multi-disciplinary study, this is the first book that focuses on the challenges posed by climate change impacts on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

"e;An excellent starting place for research on plastic and its environmental impact.

Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments.

This ground-breaking book critically extends the psychological project, seeking to investigate the relations between human and more-than-human worlds against the backdrop of the Anthropocene by emphasising the significance of encounter, interaction and relationships.

Environment includes air, water, land and the inter relationship between air water, land and human beings and other living creatures, plants micro-organisms and property.

A comparative examination of domestic climate politics that offers a theory for cross-national differences in domestic climate policymaking.

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This textbook is the first to teach insect physiology and biology specifically to students who lack a strong background in biochemistry and molecular biology.

The long-term future for coal looks bleak.

Humanities for the Environment, or HfE, is an ambitious project that from 2013-2015 was funded by a generous grant from the Andrew W.

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on 'The Socio-economic causes and consequences of desertification in Central Asia' held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in June 2006.

Die sich gegenseitig verstärkenden Probleme des Verlustes an Biodiversität und der schnelle Klimawandel sind heute allgemein bekannt und anerkannt.

This book covers topics related to bioenergy production from various biomass sources, including agricultural residues and waste biomass from both domestic and industrial use.

The extent of harmful effects of pollution on atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments can be translated into extreme temperature changes, dirty air, clean water shortages, and increased incidence of toxicity that harms every life on earth.

Global Change is increasingly considered a critical topic in environmental research.

This book offers the first multidisciplinary overview of water resources issues and management in the Aral Sea Basin, covering both the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basins.

This book analyzes different perspectives around sustainable development, risk management and managing demand across various sectors in India.

Fast Forward is equal parts science primer, history lesson, policy prescription, and ethical treatise.

Radionuclides produced by past nuclear weapon test explosions comprise the largest source of anthropogenic radioactivity released into the earth's atmosphere to date.

Auf der Basis der physikalischen Grundlagen (Strahlung, Luftbewegung, Wolken- und Niederschlagsbildung) sowie der verschiedenen Methoden der Wetterbeobachtung (Boden, Radiosonde, Satelliten, Radar) werden Wettersysteme und Wettervorhersage verständlich erläutert.

This book examines in detail the clinical implications of those diseases that either are primarily triggered by air pollution or represent direct consequences of air pollutants.

This volume contains selected contributions from geoENV III - the Third European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Sciences, held in Avignon, France in November 2000.

Extremely hazardous substances can be released accidentally as a result of chemical spills, industrial explosions, fires, or accidents involving railroad cars and trucks transporting EHSs.

Environmental ethics presents and defends a systematic and comprehensive account of the moral relation between human beings and their natural environment and assumes that human behaviour toward the natural world can and is governed by moral norms.

Sweden has a long history of ambitious environmental, energy and climate policy.

Reservoirs for Wastewater Storage and Reuse is a compendium of available information on this emergent technology, from the role that wastewater reservoirs can play within general water resources management and wastewater reuse policy, to the design and operation of the units, including removal efficiencies for different pollutants.

A distinguished expert offers a dazzling preview of the cars of the future, while exploring the science and politics behind climate change.

This volume examines environmental law and governance in the Pacific, focusing on the emerging challenges this region faces.

It is hard to imagine an area of study or a discipline in which a basic knowledge of the issues would not be beneficial, since environmental concerns are very much in the public consciousness.

This Element addresses the often-neglected politics and governance of behaviour change needed to address the climate crisis.