Pollution and threats to the environment

In regions as densely populated as Western Europe, prediction of the ecological implications of pollutant transport are important in order to minimise damage in the case of accidents, and to evaluate the possible influence of existing or planned sources.

This is the second book edited with a selection of papers from the two-yearly THIESEL Conference on Thermo- and Fluid Dynamic Processes in Diesel Engines, organised by CMT-Mvtores Termicos of the Universidad Po/itecnica de Valencia, Spain.

This book highlights current efforts and research on pollution management and advanced technology for pollution treatment.

This book forges a link between residential CO2 emissions and time use, focussing on China as a key case study.

This book analyses the impact of two vital and contemporary developments on shipping law and practice: disruptive technologies and climate change.

Socio-environmental crises are currently transforming the conditions for life on this planet, from climate change, to resource depletion, biodiversity loss and long-term pollutants.

This book analyses the German constitutional system's responses towards nuclear energy.

Somos los del tiempo de TVE, los mismos que entramos cada día en vuestras casas para avanzaros si viene una ola de calor, lluvias torrenciales o la nevada del siglo.

Examining urban environmental issues at the macro, municipal level down to the micro community and individual level, this volume features cities and metropolitan regions across the global north and south with case studies from the United States, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe to India, Central America, South America and Africa.

Although poisonous substances have been a hazard for the whole of human history, it is only with the development and large-scale production of new chemical substances over the last two centuries that toxic, manmade pollutants have become such a varied and widespread danger.

This work is intended as a textbook on the theory and practice of sustainable air pollution management.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the origins, occurrences, and remediation strategies for organic micropollutants in the environment.

Originally published in 1989, this book provides an overview of the economic dimensions of climate and human activities, and considers how the variable nature of the atmosphere must be accepted as an integral part of the management package.

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures.

Global pesticide use is currently estimated at approximately 2.

Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions.

The book presents the entire spectrum of the microplastics problem in our waters, from the collection of water samples to their analysis and interpretation.

In the context of growing global concerns about climate change, this book presents a regional and sub-continental synthesis of pastoralists' responses to past environmental changes and reflects on the lessons for current and future environmental challenges.

Within the contexts of the global warming crisis facing the world, climate change mitigation strategies must be developed with a deep understanding of the science behind the impact of climate change and adaptations that must be made.

This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth.

This volume, published in association with the United Nations Environment Programme, examines how co-ordinated action among neighbouring countries could reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ways which are environmentally, economically and socially beneficial.

What America does - or fails to do - in the next few years to solve the problem of climate change will largely determine the fate of the earth and humanity for centuries to come.

Every movement has its bellweathers, the ideas that lead the way and rally its adherents towards a set of shared values and visions.

This is a concise book with comprehensive information on coal and biomass ash generated from their combustion in thermal power plants.

A timely analysis of carbon pricing that contains important lessons for anyone concerned with the development of post-Copenhagen climate policy.

Aligning global governance to the challenges of sustainability is one of the most urgent international issues to be addressed.

This book provides detailed information on the history, analysis and applications of chlorine and bromine isotope geochemistry.

The interconnectedness of communities, organisations, governing bodies, policy and individuals in the field of disaster studies has never been accurately examined or comprehensively modelled.

Highly commended in the Public Health category, BMA Medical Awards 2010 There are enormous health benefits from tackling climate change.

This book describes the water sector as it is structured in Italy, presenting innovative engineering, financial and managerial solutions implemented by the Italian water sector, through the experiences of its major stakeholders.

All the things I left unsaid.

The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades.

President Carter's 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents' health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites.

Despite their obvious importance, the ethical implications of climate change are often neglected in economic evaluations of mitigation and adaptation policies.

Apply the tried-and-tested principles of Six Sigma to the fight against climate change In this much needed book, Dr Ron Basu delivers an insightful exploration as well as sage advice on how to apply the principles of Lean Six Sigma to today s climate crisis.

Introduction to Emergency Management sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers.

This book investigates the existing situation of photovoltaic systems regarding environmental questions and energy efficiency in the European Industry, particularly the industrial units at the Greek area.

Combustion is an old technology, which at present provides about 90% of our worldwide energy support.

This book presents a history of radioecology, from World War II through to the critical years of the Cold War, finishing with a discussion of recent developments and future implications for the field.

With 29 percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a model of green transport.

China faces many modernization challenges, but perhaps none is more pressing than that posed by climate change.

Offers hope for beating climate change by highlighting moments in history in which humans have successfully reversed environmental damage.

How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begunfrom lower test scores to higher crime ratesand how we might tackle them todayIt's hard not to feel anxious about the problem of climate change, especially if we think of it as an impending planetary catastrophe.

This book examines from different perspectives the moral significance of non-human members of the biotic community and their omission from climate ethics literature.

The Great Barrier Reef is located along the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia and is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem.

This text explores how to design, implement and sustain processes to meaningfully engage youth and marginalised populations in local and multilateral decision-making.

The success of international efforts to manage climate change depends on the participation of emerging economies.