Recent progress in numerical methods and computer science allows us today to simulate the propagation of seismic waves through realistically heterogeneous Earth models with unprecedented accuracy.
Die Liberalisierung der Energiemärkte schreitet voran: Die Entflechtung vertikal integrierter Unternehmen und der Zutritt neuer Marktteilnehmer haben die Zahl der Akteure und die Komplexität der Marktprozesse erhöht.
Forest road operations include all the activities to plan, design, construct, and maintain the infrastructure needed to move forest products from the ro- side to the mill or port destination.
Covering an area of over 130 million km2 spanning the Mediterranean, equator and tropics, the African continent features a spectacular geographic diversity.
Extensive grazing and browsing by domestic and wild herbivores shape the vegetation composition, structure and dynamics of many terrestrial ecosystems.
Das Buch behandelt rechtliche und naturschutzfachliche Fragen des Artenschutzes, denen sich die Praxis in Verfahren der Fachplanung, der kommunalen Bauleitplanung sowie bei der Zulassung von Eingriffsvorhaben zunehmend konfrontiert sieht.
Ingenieurgeochemie nutzt die Kenntnis natürlicher Prozesse der Schadstoffverteilung aus umweltgeochemischen Untersuchungen für die Entwicklung und Erfolgskontrolle auf natürlichen Ressourcen basierender Entsorgungstechnologien.
Plant roots may not only be colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, but also by a myriad of bacterial and fungal root endophytes that are usually not considered by the investigators of classic symbioses.
Managed ecosystems cover a large part of the Earth's land surface, provide almost all of our food and most of our wood and fibre, and are increasingly a source of renewable energy.
Research in tropical forestry is confronted with the task of finding strategies to alleviate pressure on remaining forests, and techniques to enhance forest regeneration and restore abandoned lands, using productive alternatives that can be attractive to local human populations.
Technologies for soil remediation require real knowledge and understanding of the processes involved and a correct and complete numerical approach in order to reach the best results at the lowest possible cost.
Das vollständig überarbeitete Gesamtwerk "Rietschel Raumklimatechnik" ist die Fortführung des erstmals 1893 erschienenen RIETSCHEL "Leitfaden zum Berechnen und Entwerfen von Lüftungs- und Heizungsanlagen".
Environmental chemistry is a new, fast developing science aimed at deciphering fundamental mechanisms ruling the behaviour of pollutants in ecosystems.
The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged)'The perfect companion for sustainable vegan living' VEGANUARYSo, you want to go vegan.
Exploring the sex life of birds and their wide range of fascinating mating and parenting habits, this comprehensive study gives you a detailed insight into bird family life.
This exciting new title in the Theatre And series explores how theatre and the environment have informed and continue to inform each other, considering both what theatre can do for the environment and what the environment can do for theatre.
The work of John Charles Fremont, Richard Byrd, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John Wesley Powell, Susan Cooper, Rachel Carson, and Loren Eiseley represents a widely divergent body of writing.
Back to the Future explores new urbanism and urban revitalization within the context of public policy trends such as regional governance and the role of nonprofits.
Black Beaches and Bayous: The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster provides a multidisciplinary, international perspective on one of the major disaster events within the United States during the last ten years.
