Geophysics

Earthquakes form one of the categories of natural disasters that sometimes result in huge loss of human life as well as destruction of (infra)structures, as experienced during recent great earthquakes.

Earthquakes form one of the categories of natural disasters that sometimes result in huge loss of human life as well as destruction of (infra)structures, as experienced during recent great earthquakes.

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field.

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field.

This book provides an integrated description of the indicators of rangeland sustainability that capture ecological, economic, and social dimensions.

This book provides an integrated description of the indicators of rangeland sustainability that capture ecological, economic, and social dimensions.

This book summarizes the most essential concepts that every engineer designing a new building or evaluating an existing structure should consider in order to control the damage caused by drift (deformation) induced by earthquakes.

This book summarizes the most essential concepts that every engineer designing a new building or evaluating an existing structure should consider in order to control the damage caused by drift (deformation) induced by earthquakes.

With an increased demand for wastewater reuse, groundwater recharge with treated wastewater has been practiced across the globe.

With an increased demand for wastewater reuse, groundwater recharge with treated wastewater has been practiced across the globe.

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that promotes social justice.

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that promotes social justice.

The ultimate aim of the oil exploration industry is to determine the distribution of rock types and underground fluids.

The ultimate aim of the oil exploration industry is to determine the distribution of rock types and underground fluids.

This is a comprehensive resource that integrates the application of innovative remote sensing techniques and geospatial tools in modeling Earth systems for environmental management beyond customary digitization and mapping practices.

This is a comprehensive resource that integrates the application of innovative remote sensing techniques and geospatial tools in modeling Earth systems for environmental management beyond customary digitization and mapping practices.

Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts.

Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts.

This book is devoted to the Anthropocene, the period of unprecedented human impacts on Earth's environmental systems, and illustrates how Geographers envision the concept of the Anthropocene.

This book is devoted to the Anthropocene, the period of unprecedented human impacts on Earth's environmental systems, and illustrates how Geographers envision the concept of the Anthropocene.

Bow Ties in Process Safety and Environmental Management: Current Trends and Future Perspectives aims to combine the process safety aspects and the potential dangers to the ecology including the source of the contamination, and especially, the unbalanced utilization of toxic chemicals in process industries.

Bow Ties in Process Safety and Environmental Management: Current Trends and Future Perspectives aims to combine the process safety aspects and the potential dangers to the ecology including the source of the contamination, and especially, the unbalanced utilization of toxic chemicals in process industries.

The book discusses the basic of atmospheric dynamics where the curved surface of the earth and its rotation around its own axis plays very important roles.

The book discusses the basic of atmospheric dynamics where the curved surface of the earth and its rotation around its own axis plays very important roles.

Real risk management is predicated on the eventuality of human erraticism and therefore necessitates the design of resilient systems, such as control measures, policies, procedures, processes, rules, checklists, and protocols, to protect organizations against unpredictability.

Real risk management is predicated on the eventuality of human erraticism and therefore necessitates the design of resilient systems, such as control measures, policies, procedures, processes, rules, checklists, and protocols, to protect organizations against unpredictability.

Numerical methods are very powerful tools for use in geotechnical engineering, particularly in computational geotechnics.

Numerical methods are very powerful tools for use in geotechnical engineering, particularly in computational geotechnics.

The primary purpose of this book is to prepare the ground for coordinated efforts aiming to answer the question: where and when life originated.

The primary purpose of this book is to prepare the ground for coordinated efforts aiming to answer the question: where and when life originated.

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.

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.

Originally published in 1955 Atmospheric Turbulence examines dynamic meteorology and the fundamental part it plays in the overall science of meteorology.

Nitrate Handbook: Environmental, Agricultural, and Health Effects provides an overview of the entire nitrate cycle and the processes influencing nitrate transformation.

Nitrate Handbook: Environmental, Agricultural, and Health Effects provides an overview of the entire nitrate cycle and the processes influencing nitrate transformation.

This book explores practices and approaches on pre-disaster prevention and post-disaster reconstruction for vulnerable countries and areas enhancing earthquake disaster resilience.

This book explores practices and approaches on pre-disaster prevention and post-disaster reconstruction for vulnerable countries and areas enhancing earthquake disaster resilience.

Originally published in 1955 Atmospheric Turbulence examines dynamic meteorology and the fundamental part it plays in the overall science of meteorology.

The endurance time method (ETM) is a seismic analysis procedure in which intensifying dynamic excitations are used as the loading function, and it provides many unique benefits in the design of structures.

The endurance time method (ETM) is a seismic analysis procedure in which intensifying dynamic excitations are used as the loading function, and it provides many unique benefits in the design of structures.

These three volumes provide valuable information to help bring rational and scientifically feasible solutions to petroleum contaminated soils.

These three volumes provide valuable information to help bring rational and scientifically feasible solutions to petroleum contaminated soils.

An essential text for today's emerging professionals and higher education community, the third edition of Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness provides accessible and actionable strategies to create safer, more resilient communities.

An essential text for today's emerging professionals and higher education community, the third edition of Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness provides accessible and actionable strategies to create safer, more resilient communities.

This book aims to develop a framework for the assessment of population 'preferences in climate change mitigation policies by applying a Willingness to Pay (WTP) approach and presents the results from several case studies in Lithuania on renewable energy generation and renovation in different households.

This book aims to develop a framework for the assessment of population 'preferences in climate change mitigation policies by applying a Willingness to Pay (WTP) approach and presents the results from several case studies in Lithuania on renewable energy generation and renovation in different households.

Waste Management Policies and Practices in BRICS Nations explores recent developments in waste management.

Waste Management Policies and Practices in BRICS Nations explores recent developments in waste management.

This book provides an enlightening picture of the role of microbes for sustaining life systems and how climatic factors will change the course of the processes.

This book provides an enlightening picture of the role of microbes for sustaining life systems and how climatic factors will change the course of the processes.