Volume V of theSix Volume Remote Sensing Handbook, Second Edition, is focused on the use of remote sensing technologies for studying water resources, including groundwater, floods, snow and ice, and wetlands.
'[It] reminds us that history can be a treasure trove - if one looks in the right places and asks the right questions' Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads 'A must-read' Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History at Oriel College, OxfordFishing quotas on Lake Constance.
A richly illustrated atlas of the world's deserts and drylands, their ecosystems, and their environmentsDeserts and drylands account for more than 40 percent of land on our planet.
The concept of sustainable development was described in the United Nations' 1987 Bruntland Commission Report as "e;development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Como mecanismo diagnóstico para la restauración ecológica de áreas disturbadas por el pastoreo, la ampliación de la frontera agrícola y las plantaciones de especies exóticas, entre otras, en este libro se presenta la caracterización de la vegetación, el banco de semillas y los factores limitantes, tensionantes y potenciadores en la finca El Pensil, vereda Pirineos Bajo, municipio de San Bernardo (Cundinamarca, Colombia).
Focusing on one of the most significant and critical issues facing the world today, this important book explores multiple aspects of climate change through the use of Jungian symbols and "e;signs"e; of this environmental shift, while diving deep into the politics of loss in reaction to climate chaos, uncertainty, and ambiguity.
Sanctuary of EarthIn a world where nature's symphony is fading, "e;Sanctuary of Earth"e; emerges as a powerful testament to the resilience of life in the face of environmental degradation.
This book begins by describing the Tuned Mass Dampers (TMD) systems to familiarize readers with the basic concepts, followed by a brief review of the state-of-the-art research findings culled from recent studies in the archival literature.
Converting old landfills to energy producing sites, while capturing emitted greenhouse gases, has faced numerous technical, financial and social challenges and developments lately.
Illustrates the Global Relevance of SustainabilityApplicable to roads, bridges, and other elements of the infrastructure, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction, Second Edition provides an overview of all available information on the role of concrete in green building.
The astounding array of colours found on the Scarini tribe (family: Labridae), commonly known as the Parrotfish, is showcased to breathtaking effect in this book.
El libro es un relato sobre el factor ecologico, esa suma de ideas filosoficas, eticas, politicas y economicas que buscan un nuevo rumbo para la conduccion humana.
Why did the place of formerly powerful Eurasian land empires, like that of Iran, change so dramatically in global affairs over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
The Routledge Anthology of Climate Fiction brings together key works from the Bible to the twentieth century, in an accessible resource for students and teachers alike.
This book investigates African philosophical contributions to the concept of deep ecology, which advocates for rethinking human and non-human relationships within our ecosystems, by promoting the inherent and earned worth of all beings.
This timely and informative book reasserts the value of Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR): an approach to participatory action research (PAR) that is informed by critical theories attending to questions of privilege and power, and that generates collaborations focused on challenging structural inequality.
The second edition of Ecological Forest Management Handbook continues to provide forestry professionals and students with basic principles of ecological forest management and their applications at regional and site-specific levels.
We live in a moment rife with mixed emotions-existential anxieties about catastrophic climate change, presumptuous confidence in planet-hacking geoengineering technologies, and hopefulness of youth climate activism.
The advent of relational databasing and data storage capacity, coupled with revolutionary advances in molecular sequencing technology and specimen imaging, have led to a taxonomic renaissance.
A comprehensive collection of contributions from the Middle East and Japan, dealing with pressing problems concerning sustainability in arid zones, this time with the accent on environmental science and engineering.
A crucial reference/textbook that provides a wide spectrum of information in one easily understandable sourceThe essence of agroecology lies in harnessing and harmonizing the forces of nature for productive purpose.
The success of the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles revealed a need for broad but comprehensive reviews of major recent advances in sea turtle biology.
Atlantic cod is an important fish species in human history and continues to be a major influence on North Atlantic fisheries management, as stock collapses and recoveries impact coastal communities and shelf sea food webs.
In the near future the appearance and spatial organization of urban and rural landscapes will be strongly influenced by the generation of renewable energy.
Recalcitrant Pollutants Removal from Wastewater examines the role of indigenous microbes in the degradation and detoxification of wastewater utilizing the latest biological treatment technologies.
