Energy industries and utilities

The Niger delta with its gentle slope and low elevation is extremely sensitive to effects of climate change.

This bulletin 178, Operation of Hydraulic Structures of Dams, is an update of Bulletin 49A (1986), which was the second edition of Bulletin 49 (1984).

This is the 2nd edition of one of the most comprehensive accounts of debris flow, describing both theoretical and applied aspects.

This book highlights Thailand's growing demand for clean energy from coal.

China's rapid economic expansion raises questions internally and externally about how it will acquire the energy it needs to sustain growth.

Written to complement civil engineers' technical knowledge, this book explains the sociocultural contextual knowledge that civil engineers need if they are to be effective in their professions.

This thesis describes the occurrence of microbial and chemical contaminants in swimming pools and the investigation of an alternative disinfection technology, UVOX Redox(R) that could reduce reliance on chlorine and the formation of chlorinated disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in swimming pools.

This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States-and suggests how their influence can be reduced.

"e;The essential training manual for anyone who expects to profi tably engage the energy market while avoiding the devils lurking in the details.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and regulatory framework for the nuclear industry from an Asian perspective.

Without any doubt, the current prevailing Linear Economy principle of take-make-dispose is inherently unsustainable: Raw materials are extracted, transformed into products, and discarded as waste after use.

In most of the industries, industrial effluent treatment plants are playing vital roles to ensure the efficient management of industrial effluent for supporting sustainable development of our society.

Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles reviews the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV).

Bank filtration (BF) is a natural water treatment process which induces surface water to flow in response to a hydraulic gradient through soil/sediment and into a vertical or horizontal well.

Due to increasing demand for potable and irrigation water, water suppliers have to use alternative resources.

Volume V of theSix Volume Remote Sensing Handbook, Second Edition, is focused on the use of remote sensing technologies for studying water resources, including groundwater, floods, snow and ice, and wetlands.

An examination of how post-9/11 security concerns have transformed the public view and governance of infrastructure.

Studies of drought have increased in light of new data availability and advances in spatio-temporal analysis.

As the ice around the Arctic landmass recedes, the territory is becoming a flashpoint in world affairs.

Turbulence in Open Channel and River Flows covers turbulence and related fluid mechanics in open-channel flows, addressing both basic mechanisms and their applications.

Currently, most of the physical and chemical technologies generally employed for the treatment of wastewater are costly and inefficient.

Save time and effort with this practical guide to all aspects of water and soil conservation Soil and Water Conservation Handbook is a concise, compact encyclopedia of the policies, practices, conditions, and terms related to soil and/or water conservation.

There is much controversy over the development of new dams for hydropower, where concerns for environmental protection and the livelihoods of local people may conflict with the goals of economic development.

This book explores the many dimensions of water quality problems in different parts of the globe, with focus on problems of governance, from legal frameworks to social discourses and compensation measures.

Building Energy Management Systems and Techniques: Principles, Methods, and Modelling presents basic concepts, methodologies, modeling techniques, and fundamental design schemes of building energy management systems.

Ludwig's Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants Incorporating Process Safety Incidents is ever evolving starting with the first edition some 60 years ago.

This volume documents recent efforts to track the transformation and trajectory of silver during the early modern period, from its origins in ores located on either side of the Atlantic to its use as currency in the financial centres of continental Europe.

This book discusses imaginary future generations and how current decision-making will influence those future generations.

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge related to concerns about methylmercury (MeHg) in the soil-rice system.

The impacts of human-induced climate change are largely mediated by water, such as alterations in precipitation and glacial melt patterns, variations in river flow, increased occurrence of droughts and floods, and sea level rise in densely populated coastal areas.

Building Change investigates the shifting relationships between power, space and architecture in a world where a number of subjected people are reasserting their political and cultural agency.

The Ordos Basin: Sedimentological Research for Hydrocarbons Exploration provides an overview of sedimentological approaches used in the lacustrine Ordos Basin (but also applicable in other marine and lacustrine basins) to make hydrocarbon exploration more efficient.

Dieses Buch beleuchtet das Thema finanzielles Wasserrisiko, indem es die Modellierungs-Herausforderungen untersucht, die mit physischem, regulatorischem und Ruf-bedingtem Wasserrisiko in der Finanzwelt verbunden sind.

Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides a unique perspective on the connections between energy justice and human rights.

This book assesses the use of various non-seismic and non-conventional oil and gas exploration methods in Cuba.

Water Environment Modeling covers the formulations and applications of mathematical models that simulate water flow and chemical transport in rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries, coastal, and ocean waters.

To address the issue of discharge of untreated industrial effluent in the water body causing pollution, adoption of cleaner production technologies and waste minimization initiatives are being encouraged.

A unique and thorough investigation of the shift towards Europe-wide energy regulation, markets and business strategies, and the extent to which energy systems have become more liberalised over this period.

South Asia constitutes a key geography in the world today considering its large population and related daunting energy and environmental challenges.

This volume include over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world.

Groundwater is Africa's most precious natural resource, providing reliable water supplies for many people.

A Toolbox Talk (TBT) is a pre- job task made to ensure all parties involved in a task have full understanding of what they should do.

'The author leavens his discussion of a transition to a sustainable energy mix with the views of three prominent energy experts; following this is an introduction to aGoldilocks policy and a detailed discussion of its obstacles.

This book provides an in-depth assessment of the modern geopolitics of hydrocarbon resources in the territorial waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, highlighting the current conflicts and disputes in the maritime territories of Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Turkey.

In einer zunehmend digitalen und dynamischen Geschäftswelt stehen Unternehmen vor der Herausforderung, einerseits flexible und agile Prozesse zu etablieren und andererseits eine solide IT-Governance aufrechtzuerhalten.

Offering a comprehensive view of water-treatment technologies, Nanomaterials for Water Treatment and Remediation explores recent developments in the use of advanced nanomaterials (ANMs) for water treatment and remediation.

Oil has played a major role in Venezuela's economy since the first gusher was discovered along Lake Maracaibo in 1922.

Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy efficiency and reducing waste.

In order to properly plan, design, and operate groundwater resources projects, it is necessary to measure - over time or distance - pertinent groundwater variables such as drawdown and discharge in the field.