The environment

This book explains how to combine Lean (including Hoshin Kanri) with Digital solutions to maximize sustainable performance that complies with people's and planet's performance expectations and needs.

Transform how you see the economy-and what's possible.

Crecimiento y Produccion Forestales, Fundamentos y Aplicaciones a la Gestion es el primer y unico libro de su tipo, una obra maestra que recoge todos los conocimientos sobre crecimiento y produccion forestal europea, actualizados y en lengua espanola.

This book addresses the global challenge of feeding a growing population while grappling with diminishing land resources, deteriorating soil quality, and the impact of climate change.

This book chronicles six decades of exploration and ecological studies of Western American coral reefs, a vibrant and diverse ecosystem in a marginal tropical Pacific region that has long been overlooked.

The climate crisis has emerged as a consequence of the linear economic system that developed in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution.

This book provides an overview of generalised helices, or Lancret helices, in both Riemannian and Lorentzian backgrounds.

How do we manage to transition to a more sustainable world without the collapse of the economy?

Mit der Natur, nicht gegen die Natur•Klimakrise begegnen•Landwirtschaft als Teil der Lösung, nicht des Problems•Nachhaltig und standortangepasstEs gibt eine Zukunft jenseits von Monokulturen, Massentierhaltung und Raubbau an der Natur.

Recent studies on extremophiles have focused on thermophiles, microbes that thrive in high temperatures, while psychrophiles, which prefer cold environments, have received less attention.

Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather, they are inherently disruptive.

Mit der Natur, nicht gegen die Natur•Klimakrise begegnen•Landwirtschaft als Teil der Lösung, nicht des Problems•Nachhaltig und standortangepasstEs gibt eine Zukunft jenseits von Monokulturen, Massentierhaltung und Raubbau an der Natur.

Many kids now get as little as 4-7 minutes of unstructured outdoor play a day while screen time soars.

This book offers a pioneering exploration of the financial, operational, and societal impacts stemming from biodiversity loss and associated ecosystem collapse.

Die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Natur ist komplex, dynamisch und von entscheidender Bedeutung für unsere Zukunft.

This book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the Andean herpetofauna, covering topics ranging from natural history and thermal ecology to biogeography and conservation.

All Shook Up is the first full-length study to explore how the Soviet government and citizens responded to major disasters.

Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather, they are inherently disruptive.

The global agri-food system faces critical challenges from climate change, evolving consumer demands, sustainability needs, and economic uncertainties.

This book delves into integrating sustainable practices within enterprise resource planning (S-ERP) systems framework, particularly in the context of Industry 4.

Marcel Hänggi, Journalist, Buchautor und Initiator der Gletscher-Initiative, zeigt in Weil es Recht ist, wie die Schweizer Bundesverfassung unter ökologischen Gesichtspunkten zu revidieren wäre.

This timely book discusses the importance of teaching environmental justice at the elementary level and provides teachers with the tools to implement this instruction in their existing curriculum.

This volume is a continuation of the author’s book Watershed Erosion Processes (Springer, 2021).

Nanotechnology is redefining the future of agriculture by offering innovative solutions for enhanced crop productivity, sustainable farming, and improved soil health.

This book aims to create a comprehensive guide that explores the lifecycle of electronic waste, from its creation to its disposal.

This book explores experimental and numerical research findings from the literature, aimed at evaluating and improving the livability of temporary housing solutions.

This unique book investigates the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through geospatial information lenses, making the case that geospatial information is central to the SDGs and is imperative to understand the place, location, communities, and the people to identify where the root of the problem lies.

After her previous book, Rethinking Our World, eloquently untangled the complex world we live in, Maja Gopel delivers the encouragement and the tools we need to go into action and build the world we want to live in.

This book explains how to combine Lean (including Hoshin Kanri) with Digital solutions to maximize sustainable performance that complies with people's and planet's performance expectations and needs.

The edited book follows a systematic and situation-sensitive approach for discussing the socio-ecological, economic, cultural, and traditional perspectives of using and promoting wild edibles.

This book is a thorough guide that navigates the convergence of environmentally friendly techniques and cutting-edge nanotechnology.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urban environments and the crucial function of wetland ecosystems in enhancing the resilience of cities worldwide.

'Wise, compassionate, and urgent.

El Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, parte integral del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SINAP) desde la adopción de la Convención de Diversidad Biológica a través de la Ley 165 de 1994, enfrenta varios desafíos que podrían comprometer su conservación y eficacia.

COVID-19 devastated countries in both developed and developing countries.

This contributed volume studies the important associations existing among climate change, biodiversity, and human welfare.

The global agri-food system faces critical challenges from climate change, evolving consumer demands, sustainability needs, and economic uncertainties.

This book is a thorough guide that navigates the convergence of environmentally friendly techniques and cutting-edge nanotechnology.

The field of evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) has been profoundly shaped by a handful of classical model organisms — such as Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, zebrafish, mouse, and Arabidopsis — which have provided fundamental insights into the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying development.

This contributed volume addresses the global scale of urbanization and its impacts on biodiversity.

For readers of Entangled Life and The Hidden Life of Trees, a fascinating journey into the world of plants and animals, and the ways they communicate with each other.

The field of evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) has been profoundly shaped by a handful of classical model organisms — such as Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, zebrafish, mouse, and Arabidopsis — which have provided fundamental insights into the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying development.

This book addresses critical issues that align seamlessly with sustainability strategies.

This volume is a continuation of the author’s book Watershed Erosion Processes (Springer, 2021).

El libro que aquí se presenta tiene aportes fundamentales en la construcción del currículo en ciencias naturales, una reflexión que dinamiza los elementos de las ciencias y los relaciona con experiencias que muestran el contexto real en la enseñanza y aprendizaje, además da una visión fresca del desarrollo en los últimos años, de investigaciones formativas y de orden estructural guiadas primero, a la formación y actualización constante del profesorado y segundo, a las reflexiones de la enseñanza de las ciencias.

La industria siderurgica genera un sinnumero de residuos solidos contaminantes.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urban environments and the crucial function of wetland ecosystems in enhancing the resilience of cities worldwide.

Universities are in a unique position to be agents of change in their communities and to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This book provides a comprehensive overview of surface water and groundwater quality, including its analytical methods, and remote sensing and soft computing techniques.