Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

'Engineering acoustics' is a teaching textbook that can serve as a tool for self-study and as a compendium for lectures as well.

Based on the success of the previous four editions, this new fifth edition includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in the title, which is part of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

When the global economy and world order become uncertain, where do we look for a sense of where things are heading?

This text identifies the problems and opportunities of converting wastes into useful materials or fuels.

Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat.

Jets and plumes are shear flows produced by momentum and buoyancy forces.

Swathes of the human world are covered in ornamental grass lawns; they are the single most commonly encountered horticultural feature on the planet.

The Word in the World is a collection of essays and lectures by H S Shivaprakash, a well-known poet, playwright, and translator.

This book examines environmental issues through the lens of security studies and presents a comprehensive analysis of Indian policy in dealing with threats posed by climate change.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Combating climate change will increasingly impact on production industries and the workers they employ as production changes and consumption is targeted.

This book is a collection of peer-reviewed and presented papers from the 2024 11th International Conference on Geological and Civil Engineering.

Geodetic datum (including coordinate datum, height datum, depth datum, gravimetry datum) and geodetic systems (including geodetic coordinate system, plane coordinate system, height system, gravimetry system) are the common foundations for every aspect of geomatics.

The process of spraying concrete is one of the most versatile concrete placing techniques, and is used in a wide range of applications - from construction of new tunnels, domes, tanks and pools, to repair and strengthening of existing structure.

Analyzing the self-sufficient Danish island of Samso, this book explains sustainability through a bio-geophysical understanding of how to best use society's limited resources to achieve true sustainability.

Cumbria has been explored in many books over the years, but very little has been written about its rivers and yet, without them, the county would not have evolved in the way that it has.

In this updated edition of a groundbreaking text, concepts such as energy return on investment (EROI) provide powerful insights into the real balance sheets that drive our "e;petroleum economy.

In the course of the tremendous political and economic upheaval starting in 1989/1990 many industrial cities and regions in Central and Eastern Europe have been confronted with profound problems.

Digital disruption in healthcare is generating new technologies, applications, and large data sets, and these are all precipitating significant changes in healthcare processes.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

Southern Australia is one of the three most fire-prone areas on Earth.

Community Capacity and Resilience in Latin America addresses the role of communities in building their capacity to increase resiliency and carry out rural development strategies in Latin America.

For science to remain a legitimate and trustworthy source of knowledge, society will have to engage in the collective processes of knowledge co-production, which not only includes science, but also other types of knowledge.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of housing theory and policy with a focus on metropolitan regions.

Dieses Buch hilft im eigenen Unternehmen die Prozesse und Ergebnisse zum Energieverbrauch zu bewerten und Verbesserungspotenziale aufzuspüren.

Ressourcenverknappung durch den Raubbau an der Natur, steigende Rohstoffpreise und die globale Krise der Rohstoffversorgung sind Bedrohungsszenarien, welche uns immer wieder beschäftigen und allzu oft als kaum abwendbares Schicksal erscheinen.

There is more to appraising jewelry than just being parable sales and a value determination.

This book is about airborne particulate matter, sources, chemistry and health and contained a complete information about their emission source, transport, atmospheric chemistry, distribution at local, regional and global levels, and their level in indoor and outdoor settings.

The present book is intended as a reference guide for emergency and ambulatory care medicine, providing essential information on the most important problems and incidents caused by venomous, poisoning and traumatic marine and freshwater animals.

The book is one of the outcomes of the SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) project titled "e;Fine particulates matters in the air environment and their cancer risks in human beings,"e; sponsored by MHRD (now MoE), Govt.

At the turn of the century some cities and regions in Europe, Japan and the USA, displayed an exceptional capacity to incubate and develop new knowledge and innovations.

Offering guidance on writing poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, Environmental and Nature Writing is a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing about the environment in a wide range of genres.

This volume highlights recent research efforts in the conservation and investigation of works of art on wood.

The economics of sustainability is much more complex than the neoclassical (Newtonian) economic approach to economic efficiency.

The Committee on Hydrologic Science (COHS) of the National Research Council (NRC) is engaged in studying the priorities and future strategies for hydrologic science.

The ocean plays a central role in determining the climate of the earth.

Der Muskauer und der Branitzer Park, die Schlossgärten von Rheinsberg, Güstrow, Großsedlitz oder Pillnitz, die Parks des klassischen Weimar und des aufklärerischen Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreichs, Sanssouci natürlich und der Babelsberger Park - die Reihe ließe sich beliebig fortsetzen.

A 2004 textbook highlighting environmental concerns arising from use and misuse of soil and water resources.

The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management (IPM) as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how IPM can become a sustainable practice.

This book covers the latest advances in sustainable waste management and focuses on its implementation to mitigate water and air pollution, recycle and reuse raw material, and refine valuable metals.

Since the landmark contributions of C.

In nineteenth-century Europe, differences among human bodies were understood to be matters of scientific classification.

Worldwide, urbanization is steadily increasing, yet many modern cities are becoming less and less able to accommodate the growth in their population.

This book unveils forestry science and its policy and management that connect past and present understanding of forests.

To Pass On a Good Earth is the candid and compelling new biography of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive and influential scholars.

This book explores the development and significance of an Earth-oriented progressive approach to fostering global wellbeing and inclusive societies in an era of climate change and uncertainty.

Acclaimed for its unique ecosystem and Royal Bengal tigers, the mangrove islands that comprise the Sundarbans area of the Bengal delta are the setting for this pioneering anthropological work.