This book aims to introduce scientists and educated laymen to the fascinating geology of the Bergell Alps, first with some background information on geology, tectonics, minerals and rocks and then to lead readers on excursions to observe geological features in the field.
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge.
Earthworm Ecology, Second Edition updates the most comprehensive work available on earthworm ecology with extensive revisions of the original chapters.
This contributed volume is focused on SDG 3, 6, 7 ,9, 11, 15, and it covers extensive knowledge on damage and loss contexts of climate change in a developing country.
This book focuses on integrated disaster risk reduction arising out of climate change and shows how communities build resilience through adaptive and transformative strategies at the local and global levels.
This book addresses the transdisciplinary subject of urban green space governance in Chinese cities through political sciences, organization theory, sociology, and new institutional economics lenses, with urban planning and ecology perspectives as research foundation and the science of climate change on health and wellbeing research background.
El ciclo extractivo de las aves silvestres se dio en Colombia de 1870 a 1930, cuando cientos de miles de ejemplares vivos fueron cazados, y sus insumos derivados (cuerpos disecados, pieles, plumas, cabezas, garras, picos, etc.
This book analyses the complex social and ecological processes of the Great Acceleration, the Great Transformation, and sustainable development that shape the future of the global society in the twenty-first century.
Drawing on the author's personal experiences working across the globe, this book explains why we need to conserve biodiversity, the threats it faces, how we can successfully conserve biodiversity, and some success stories of how we have conserved it.
Der Wert des Bodens, das Wunder der Unterwelt, jene Abermillionen von Wurzeln und Würmern, Käfern, Bakterien und Pilzen, die in symbiotischem Zusammenwirken immer wieder neues Leben schaffen, wurde lange unterschätzt und missachtet.
Enormes incendios forestales y de matorrales, aguaceros gigantescos, bosques moribundos , inundaciones, catastrofes por sequias y tornados: noticias de catastrofes casi diarias en periodicos y tickers de noticias.
When plans to overhaul Southwest Philadelphia in the 1950s scheduled both the integrated neighborhood of Eastwick and the ecologically valuable Tinicum marshes to be razed, two grassroots movements took up the cause-battling eminent domain in the name of environmental conservation and economic injustice.
This book presents practical, applicable solutions that contribute to built heritage conservation, discussing challenges like resource constraints, ineffective legislation, lack of coordination between different relevant bodies, and absence of public awareness and involvement.
Junge Menschen brechen auf der Straße das Recht und berufen sich dabei auf das Klima-Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts, nach dem die Lebenden nicht das Recht haben, die Freiheit künftiger Generationen zu halbieren.
This textbook provides an opportunity for undergraduate students studying the environment to work on addressing real-world environmental problems and practice the disciplinary and professional skills necessary to tackle complex issues.
This book aims to introduce scientists and educated laymen to the fascinating geology of the Bergell Alps, first with some background information on geology, tectonics, minerals and rocks and then to lead readers on excursions to observe geological features in the field.
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024 Couldn't be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport The ObserverThe world of sport has a new opponent: climate change.
This edited volume reviews important contemporary issues through relevant case studies and research in China and Australia, such as the challenges posed by climate change, the development of eco-urban design, research on sustainable habitats and the relationship between ecology, green architecture and city regeneration, as well as, in general, the future of the city in the new millennium.
This edited volume reviews important contemporary issues through relevant case studies and research in China and Australia, such as the challenges posed by climate change, the development of eco-urban design, research on sustainable habitats and the relationship between ecology, green architecture and city regeneration, as well as, in general, the future of the city in the new millennium.