The environment

Most of the time, industrial wastes contain recoverable resources that would be useful in other applications.

Increasing awareness of the irreversible and long-lasting impacts of deterioration and pollution of soils and sediments has had an important influence on environmental policies and research in the last decade.

Economic development, population growth and poor resource management have combined to alter the planet's natural environment in dramatic and alarming ways.

Salinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world.

Brazil is considered one of the world's most important environmental powers.

The book presents a novel socio-economic approach to analysing the - ergy system and energy consumption in India from a household persp- tive.

This volume examines the impact of and responses to historic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the Azores.

This book is intended to be an introductory reference to green technology and design for the environment (GTDFE) for working professionals as well as a basic text for graduate course work in engineering, covering all facets of GTDFE.

Since 2010, a significant quantity of international climate change finance has begun to reach developing countries.

Loss of biodiversity is one of the great environmental challenges facing humanity but unfortunately efforts to reduce the rate of loss have so far failed.

The concept of food and nutrition security has evolved and risen to the top of the international policy agenda over the last decade.

Human health exists at the interface of environment and society.

Die erneuerbaren Energien spielen angesichts des fortschreitenden Klimawandels eine größere Rolle denn je.

WILDLAND RECREATION THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN WILDLANDS This third edition provides an updated and thorough examination of the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are important and often conflicting objectives.

***SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020*** FT Best books of 2020: Business 'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option.

This book describes a recent effort combining interdisciplinary expertise within the Collaborative Research Centre "e;Energy transfers in atmosphere and ocean"e; (TRR-181), which was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

This book comprises the selected proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'22), Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Island, Azores, 2022.

No other city in the Indian subcontinent can lay claim to having so many lives as Delhi.

This book provides an in-depth study of Japanese whaling culture, emphasizing how the Japanese have considered whales and whaling in relation to their understanding of nature and religion.

Markets, Politics and the Environment answers three groups of question: What is planning?

The influence of the past, and of the future on current-time tradeoffs in the forest arena are particularly relevant given the long-term successions in forest landscapes and the hundred years' rotations in forestry.

This book highlights selected papers presented during the bi-annual World Renewable Energy Network's 2019 Med Green Forum.

Drawing on powerful personal testimonies of the hazards of mountaintop removal in southern West Virginia, Combating Mountaintop Removal critically examines the fierce conflicts over this violent and increasingly prevalent form of strip mining.

This book focuses on biodiesel combustion, including biodiesel performance, emissions and control.

The work describes the general ecological aspects of Iran as well as West and Central Asia in the introduction.

This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe and beyond.

This book offers an authoritative analysis of the challenges that have arisen as a result of modern technologies.

Megastructure proposals by the Japanese Metabolism group are commonly identified with the concept of utopia.

The ultimate guide to streamlining your life.

As the global nature of pollution becomes increasingly obvious, successful hazardous waste treatment programs must take a total environmental control approach that encompasses all areas of pollution control.

Mega-events represent an important moment in the life of a city, providing a useful lens through which we may analyse their cultural, social, political and economic development.

This book presents both the importance of energy transition and its associated difficulties.

The Water Science and Technology Board has released the first report of the Committee on PublicWater Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks, which is studying water quality issuesassociated with public water supply distribution systems and their potential risks to consumers.

'The perfect accompaniment to a year of forest walks'Gardens Illustrated 'Books of the Year'A seductive mix of science, history and culture'Tracy Chevalier'I love this book'Lauren Laverne, as featured on BBC Radio 6 MusicA wondrous seasonal journey through Britain and Ireland's trees.

This book is a comprehensive economic and legal study of the theoretical and practical aspects of the problems of increasing energy efficiency; self-motivation of energy saving by business entities within the framework of their corporate responsibility; regulatory mechanisms to stimulate energy conservation in the economy; civil-law regulation of foreign trade turnover of energy resources between economic entities of the Russian Federation and companies of member states of international integration associations - the CIS, EEMP, the EU and BRICS.

This book is a comprehensive collection of information about the features, functions, and services of aquatic macrophytes.

Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York examines the cinematic representation of New York from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, placing the dominant discourse of urban decline in dialogue with marginal perspectives that reimagine the city along alternative paths as a resilient, adaptive, and endlessly inspiring place.

This book provides an accessible overview of the societal relevance of contemporary geosciences.

Due to the adverse outcomes of the recent global recession and the public deficit crisis in the USA and Europe, Western companies can expect flattening or declining sales in their domestic markets.

When first published in 2009, Nature's Matrix set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity.

This book introduces readers to spatiotemporal analytics that are extended from spatial statistics.

Waterjet technology is used in a variety of industries including civil engineering, mining, geotechnical engineering, tunnelling, defence, construction and conservation.

Perspective as Logic offers an architectural examination of the filmic screen as an ontologically unique element in the discipline's repertoire.

Emerging contaminants (ECs) are predominantly unregulated anthropogenic chemicals that occur in air, soil, water, food, and plant/animal tissues in trace concentrations.

The "e;business case"e; for corporate social responsibility, which suggests that socially and environmentally aware companies can expect to reap financial rewards, is seemingly gaining widespread acceptance within the business community.

As floods and fires rage across the planet, ever more people are embracing nonviolent action to achieve political change.

This book examines the politics of rural development with special reference to watershed development interventions in the desert province of Rajasthan in India.