Environmental monitoring

Building on more than a decade of innovative research into multi-source forest inventory (MS-NFI) this book presents full details of the development, outputs and applications of the improved k-NN method.

Mathematical modelling is an essential tool in present-day ecological research.

In 1969, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established the C- mittee on Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS).

Large lakes are important because of their size and ecological distinctiveness as well as their economic and cultural value.

John Wesley Powell, U.

Background This book is the most obvious outcome of the "e;COST 351, WATMOVE"e; project (see www.

We are facing increasing environmental concerns associated with water, air, and soil pollution as well as climate change induced by human activities.

This volume includes a selection of papers presented at the conference "e;Susta- able Resource Use and Economic Dynamics"e; (SURED), held on Monte Verita ` in Ascona, Switzerland, in June 2004.

This book is a critical account of tropical agricultural science in the twentieth century, with its successes as well as its fads and failures.

It is widely stipulated that the world's water supply will come to symbolize the blue gold of the 21st century.

On June 28 through July 1, 2006, a NATO advanced research workshop was held in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Soil and groundwater pollution caused by contaminants including petroleum hydrocarbons, represents a serious threat to the environment in NATO and NATO Partner countries.

Chemicals are used to make virtually every man-made regard to their production, formulation, use and disposal.

Environmental pollution by harmful anthropogenic substances and uncontrolled use of natural reserves have become a global problem and require substantial efforts for developing and applying efficient measures of control, mitigation and abatement.

Recent ecological disasters make human beings aware of changes in the Earth's climate.

Like all limited and vulnerable resources, water has become one of the potential targets of terrorists.

A central asset of eco-efficiency analysis is that it does not depend on a specific evaluation of environmental impacts against economic effects, avoiding the often disputed results of neo-classical evaluation methods.

Groundwater constitute the most important reservoir of available clean water.

Flood damages are increasing as a result of frequent occurrence of large floods in many parts of the world, existing and continuing encroachment of development onto flood plains and aging flood protection structures.

The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "e;Radiation and Envir- mental Safety in North-West Russia - Use of Impact Assessments and Risk Estimation"e; was held in Moscow, Russia on December 8 - 10, 2004.

Floods are of increasing public concern world-wide due to increasing damages and unacceptably high numbers of injuries.

The concept of "e;environmental security"e; has emerged as one basis for understanding international conflicts.

In this volume, an improved Integrated Assessment methodology is used to analyze climate change impacts on agriculture, water resources, unmanaged ecosystems, irrigation, and land use in the United States and the economic implications of these impacts.

Interactions between agriculture, climate and patterns of land use are complex.

Interactions matter.

In recent years major floods have occurred across Europe causing serious damages and huge financial implications.

Economic dimensions have been somewhat neglected in research on nature policy and management of marine ecosystem exploitation.

The science of ecotoxicology and the practice of ecological risk assessment are evolving rapidly.

Soil-crop-atmosphere interactions play a central role in well with the interest of agro-meteorologists, who the multiple functions of rural landscapes.

At present, quantitative ecological risk assessment is widely used in different contexts, however very often without an understanding of the natural mechanisms that drive the processes of environmental and human risk.

This textbook is about the law, economics, practical assessment, and the management of risky activities arising from routine, catastrophic environmental and occupational exposures to hazardous agents.

MARTENS Bob and BROWN Andre Co-conference Chairs, CAAD Futures 2005 Computer Aided Architectural Design is a particularly dynamic field that is developing through the actions of architects, software developers, researchers, technologists, users, and society alike.

Developed, developing and emerging economies worldwide are collectively contributing multiple stresses on aquatic ecosystems by the release of numerous contaminants.

This book provides concise, up-to-date and easy-to-follow information on certain aspects of an ever important research area: multiphase flow in porous media.

Is 'development' passe?

As urban areas keep growing, water infrastructure ages, and the requirements on environmental protection become more rigorous, there is a continual need for upgrading water pollution control facilities and restoring degraded urban waters.

The protection of our environment is one of the major problems in the society.

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This is the third volume in the Environmental Management Accounting Network (EMAN) series of selected refereed papers on environmental management accounting drawn primarily from papers presented at EMAN-Europe's annual c- ferences.

Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.

Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.

This book explains the drivers and implications of unconventional gas at regional, national and global scales with case studies and in-depth analyses.

This book explains the drivers and implications of unconventional gas at regional, national and global scales with case studies and in-depth analyses.

An essential guide to the applications and usage of the diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique for students and professionals.

An essential guide to the applications and usage of the diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique for students and professionals.

This book examines the current state of economic regulation of renewable electricity and explores the possibilities for future harmonized EU regulation.

This book examines the current state of economic regulation of renewable electricity and explores the possibilities for future harmonized EU regulation.

Sir John Houghton''s definitive, full-colour guide to climate change is fully up-to-date with the latest IPCC findings.