The environment

This book addresses water privatization from a historical-sociological perspective and argues against the unrelenting imposition of neoprivatist water politics worldwide.

This book presents the best practices necessary to embed climate change adaptation in the planning processes among the Adriatic coastal communities.

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.

The Agrochemicals Desk Reference is a revised volume inspired by the growing number of research publications and continued interest in the fate, transport, and remediation of hazardous substances.

This book provides an overview of the diverse multidisciplinary field of more-than-human design, offering a philosophical grounding of more-than-human design in posthumanism while putting practical design examples and methods to the forefront.

Inter-basin water transfers are complex human interventions on natural systems that can have profound adverse as well as beneficial social, economic and environmental implications.

The largest part of the world's food comes from its soils, either directly from plants, or via animals fed on pastures and crops.

Recent biodiversity studies, reported here for the first time, have shown that the molluscan fauna of the Gulf of Mexico is far richer and more complex than previously thought.

Paula Steingäßer erzählt, was es bedeutet, in einer Welt aufzuwachsen, in der die Zukunft nicht mehr sicher ist.

How do we listen to the earth?

This book gathers recent research work on emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods for processing and storing data generated by smart infrastructures.

Conflicts over water are human-caused events with socio-political and economic causes.

This book examines some of the successes and failures of actual implementation of modern water policy options in the light of the principles and concepts which have emerged from the Rio Earth Summit, the Dublin Statement and other international consensus.

The ongoing energy transition will require a number of emerging technological concepts (e.

This book takes a deep dive into the design and planning, and unique challenges of settlements in the European Arctic.

This textbook is tightly focused on the problem of anthropogenic climate change.

This book offers a comprehensive guide to sustainable financing, focusing on green finance, crowdfunding, and digital currencies.

Autism acceptance has led to - at least, at surface level - an increased understanding of what autistic children need, and of what they find difficult to cope with.

This book covers the recent developments in biopolymer nanocomposite materials and their possible impact on the food packaging industry.

Providing a practical and accessible introduction to a complex yet essential area, Business Sustainability Framework enables readers to integrate and report on sustainability from business and accounting perspectives.

Geospatial tools to Groundwater Resources explain the most recent methods in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geostatistics as they apply to groundwater through complete case studies that demonstrate actual remote sensing applications in this field.

The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the latest advances in science and practice.

Artificial Intelligence and Animal Ecology: A Review explores the transformative synergy between AI and animal ecology, unveiling how cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing ecological research and conservation.

Economic factors discussed include purchase price, utility requirements, maintenance costs, labor costs, auxiliary equipment purchase needs, sizing, space requirements, redundancy requirements, and all aspects necessary for the development of performance and equipment specifications.

Although upwards of 50,000 Environmental Assessments (EA) are prepared annually, the focus of the National Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA) Regulations is clearly on defining requirements for preparing environmental impact statements.

Travel was once a way in which the world changed us.

A widely respected ecological scientist and activist draws on the poets image and his own environmental research to demonstrate the many interconnections among the worlds ecosystems.

Being a teenager is tricky at the best of times.

Being a teenager is tricky at the best of times.

This book aims to be the preeminent university chemistry textbook for environmental engineers.

Let Nature Be Your Teacher: Integrating Nature-Based Learning in the Elementary Classroom advocates for a transformative shift in elementary education through incorporating nature-based learning into the curriculum.

Nanoferrites for Emerging Environmental Applications discusses the synthesis and structure of nanoferrites, as well as their electrical, optical, and magnetic properties.

This edited book includes more than four hundred short papers that were presented during the fourth edition of EMCEI, which was held in Sousse, Tunisia in November 2022.

Sustainable mining is need of hour to fulfil the increasing energy demand of the country and at the same time reduction in rate of carbon emission at utmost priority.