Many engineers, from the chemical and process industries, waste treatment system management and design to the clean-up of contaminated sites, are engaged in careers that address hazardous wastes.
There is increasing political and environmental pressure on industry to clean up the water which it uses in many processes, and to re-use this water where possible.
Introduction to Emergency Management, Second Edition is a practical reference for students and professionals covering disaster response planning and mitigation.
Emergency Response Planning for Corporate and Municipal Managers, Second Edition, outlines the essential roles of corporate and municipal managers when responding to a wide range of natural and man-made disasters.
Engaged Research for Community Resilience to Climate Change is a guide to successfully integrating science into urban, regional, and coastal planning activities to build truly sustainable communities that can withstand climate change.
This book gives a comprehensive guide on the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends and challenges, and research results in the area of Green Information and Communications Systems.
Das stille Nebeneinander von Zeit- und Umweltgeschichte hat sich in den letzten Jahren in Richtung eines beredten Austauschs bis hin zu punktueller Kooperation gewandelt.
Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste presents a critical review of designing, siting, constructing and demonstrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radioactive wastes.
The Evolution of the Genome provides a much needed overview of genomic study through clear, detailed, expert-authored discussions of the key areas in genome biology.
This book presents a comprehensive view of the different theories of risk management in water, drawing on recent studies that serve to inform the way that practitioners consider their own risk practice.
Any professional examination of existing or potential new toxins in a population must account for those already present from past problems and natural conditions.
Sustainable Nuclear Power provides non-nuclear engineers, scientists and energy planners with the necessary information to understand and utilize the major advances in the field.
Este libro nace con la intención de acercar a los lectores a los animales que viven y conviven en la Universidad del Rosario, por lo que a partir de una recopilación de fotografías y descripciones se documenta buena parte del patrimonio ambiental que reside en las diferentes sedes.
Situated within the richest oil area in the world, the Arabian Gulf represents a stressed ecosystem with scarce published data and environmental studies.
In our changing world, society demands more comprehensive and thoughtful solutions from environmental engineers, environmental consultants and scientists dealing with the degradation of our environment.
A unique and thorough investigation of the shift towards Europe-wide energy regulation, markets and business strategies, and the extent to which energy systems have become more liberalised over this period.
Technological improvements have greatly increased the ability of marine scientists to collect and analyze data over large spatial scales, and the resultant insights attainable from interpreting those data vastly increase understanding of poplation dynamics, evolution and biogeography.
'We urgently need Hannah Ritchie' GUARDIAN'Essential reading' RUTGER BREGMAN 'Read this book -- now' MARK LYNASWe can t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement it s hard to know where to turn.
Through a presentation of the oldest rock art dated in the Americas, located in Monte Alegre, Brazil, this book analyzes an ancient ecological-astronomy strategy that theoretically made the rapid human migration in the Americas successful.
En una época en que la lealtad humana hacia el mundo natural parece en entredicho, 'Parentesco' ofrece historias de solidaridad que subrayan la profunda interdependencia existente entre los humanos y el mundo no humano.
"e;Oceanic Oases Under Threat,"e; is a comprehensive analysis of the impact of climate change on various regions, focusing mainly on the Mediterranean, Gulf, and Indian Ocean areas.
El estudio de la biodiversidad marina se está convirtiendo no solo en una actividad académica que ayuda a conocer en mayor detalle las faunas y floras, sino en una urgencia social dada nuestra dependencia de los recursos naturales para poder mantener un nivel de vida aceptable.