Environmental science, engineering and technology

This book compiles the papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors held in April 2010.

The Road to Intervention (1988) uses rarely-seen British government papers to analyse the position of the Allied and Russian governments in the last year of the First World War, as the Russian revolution ended their participation in the war and the Western Allies feared a huge German offensive in France in consequence.

Technological Learning in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System: Conceptual Issues, Empirical Findings, and Use in Energy Modeling quantifies key trends and drivers of energy technologies deployed in the energy transition.

This book discusses the practical aspects of environmental technology organized into eight chapters relating to unit operations as follows: 1.

Earth First!

Containing chapter contributions from over 130 experts, this unique publication is the first handbook dedicated to the physics and technology of X-ray imaging, offering extensive coverage of the field.

Our automobile culture is devastating for the environment, but private passenger vehicles are unlikely to disappear from our roads anytime soon.

Cities and towns are the original producers of many of the global environmental problems related to waste disposal, and air and water pollution.

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.

Two large international conferences on Advances in Engineering Sciences were held in Hong Kong, March 13-15, 2013, under the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2013), and in London, U.

The third edition of Introduction to Composite MaterialsDesign is a practical, design-oriented textbook aimed at students and practicing engineers learning analysis and design of composite materials and structures.

An increasing number of hydrological datasets from earth observations, hydrological models and seasonal forecasts have become available for water managers, consultants and the general public.

The idea behind The Unity of Nature is a strong theoretical theme in a number of scientific and environmental fields from ecosystems ecology, through quantum physics to environmental philosophy and ecopolitics giving rise to an inspiring, optimistic, socially-responsive and environment-friendly worldview.

This book deals with the concerns of everyone involved with the use of energy in buildings.

Written by a well-known expert in reliability engineering, this book presents up-to-date information on robot reliability, safety, and related areas in a single volume, eliminating the need to consult diverse sources.

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and with the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur.

This book is an anthology of key essays that foregrounds coasts, islands, and shorelines as central to the scholarship on the oceanic environment and climate across South Asia.

While environmental catastrophes can be naturally occurring, often they are the result of criminal intent or malfeasance.

The exponential increase of the Internet of Things (IoTs) has revolutionized lives, but it has also resulted in massive resource consumption and environmental pollution.

The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with a wide applicability to all areas of health and disease prevention.

Environmental Biology offers an accessible introduction to the core elements of biology and the biosphere.

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Urban logistics has been a subject of interest to researchers and practitioners for more than 20 years in France and Europe, and more than 40 in the United States.

This work shows readers how to target task analysis TA resources effectively over the life cycle of a project from conceptual design Through To Systems Operation, Noting The Role Of TA In Safety And Quality assurance, minimizing operator error,

This book provides readers with a broad understanding of the fundamental principles driving atmospheric flow over complex terrain and provides historical context for recent developments and future direction for researchers and forecasters.

Part I is a supplement to the EMSL-Cincinnati publication "e;Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples"e; and was prepared to revise and place in the Environmental Monitoring Management Council (EMMC) format certain spectrochemical methods used for metals.

Providing a comprehensive look at the state-of-the-art detection technologies and materials used in the development of diagnostics for clinical, medicinal and environmental applications, the books in this series are a valuable reference for graduate students and professional researchers across academia and industry.

Through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives, and with an emphasis on exploring patterns as well as distinct and unique conditions across the globe, this collection examines advanced and cutting-edge theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the health of urban populations.

This book comprises the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2022.

Written by a renowned professional with more than 30 years of experience in environmental sampling and analysis, this reference describes in unparalleled detail all the essential elements for the development and execution of a successful sampling plan at both contaminated and uncontaminated sites.

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year.

Environmental Principles and Policies uses environmental and social principles to analyse the latest wave of economic-based and market-orientated environmental policies currently being adopted around the world.

Today, there are various textbooks dealing with a broad range of topics in the power system area of electrical engineering.

The basic function of companies is to add value to society.

Data communication standards are comprised of two components: The "e;protocol"e; and "e;Signal/data/port specifications for the devices involved"e;.

Arid and semi-arid regions can be defined as environments in which water is the limit- ing factor for bio-systems.

Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests?

The Second International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE) 2021 was organized by the International Press-in Association (IPA).

The escalating interdependecy of nations drives global geopolitics to shift ever more quickly.

Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life, essential to deep sustainability.

Real-Time Simulation Technologies: Principles, Methodologies, and Applications is an edited compilation of work that explores fundamental concepts and basic techniques of real-time simulation for complex and diverse systems across a broad spectrum.

Encyclopaedia on Environmental Guidelines, Policies, and Action Plans covers a plethora of related issues and presents them in a sensible manner, so that it becomes user-friendly.

Ideal for anyone interested in environmental issues, this dictionary draws together information from a variety of sources to better facilitate understanding of this wide-ranging subject.

SUSTAINABLE WATER TREATMENT: ADVANCES AND INTERVENTIONS This outstanding new volume is a compendium of reference material which will cover most of the relevant and state-of-art approaches in the field of water treatment, focusing on technological advances for water treatment in four categories: advanced oxidation technologies, nanoparticles for water treatment, membrane separations, and other emerging technologies or processes.

In Erosion, Gina Caison traces how American authors and photographers have grappled with soil erosion as a material reality that shapes narratives of identity, belonging, and environment.

Safety and health professionals face a variety of potential legal and ethical issues.

This book promotes a basic understanding of the concept of solubility and miscibility between halogenated hydrocarbons and water.

This book introduces the Map of Meaning which provides a clear, simple and profound framework of the dimensions and process of living and working meaningfully.

Identifying efficient solutions to protect coastal regions from marine pollution requires expertise from a range of specialties and strategic approaches.