Environmental science, engineering and technology

When a country emerges from violent conflict, the management of the environment and natural resources has important implications for short-term peacebuilding and long-term stability, particularly if natural resources were a factor in the conflict, play a major role in the national economy, or broadly support livelihoods.

Ancient times witnessed the origins of the theory of continued fractions.

In Abundant Earth, Eileen Crist not only documents the rising tide of biodiversity loss, but also lays out the drivers of this wholesale destruction and how we can push past them.

This Second Edition of "e;Photonic Signal Processing"e; updates most recent R&D on processing techniques of signals in photonic domain from the fundamentals given in its first edition.

A unique compilation of papers on the emergent topic of temporal dynamics in community ecology, ecosystem biology and evolution.

This set of two volumes comprises the collection of the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2020) that was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 16 to 19 November 2020.

From Biofiltration to Promising Options in Gaseous Fluxes Biotreatment: Recent Developments, New Trends, Advances, and Opportunities provides an overview on the biological tools used for the treatment of the gaseous fluxes, with emphasis on traditional and perspective options, opening new horizons for research and implementation in practice.

Military capability is delivered operationally at a team and collective level, be it a unit as small as a squad or section, or as large as a maritime task group.

The Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method is an essential tool in modeling inhomogeneous, anisotropic, and dispersive media with random, multilayered, and periodic fundamental (or device) nanostructures due to its features of extreme flexibility and easy implementation.

Advances in Ecological Research is one of the most successful series in the highly competitive field of ecology.

Cover TextLink Adaptation for Relay-Based Cellular Networks focuses on the implementation of various link adaptation methods in OFDM(A) (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing/Multiple Access)?

Originally published in 1994, The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade provides a detailed analysis of the economic linkages between the trade and forest degradation.

This book explores an escalating modern-day crisis; managing waste in a sustainable way.

Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future.

This book explores alternative ways of understanding our environmental situation by challenging the Western view of nature as purely a resource for humans.

This book examines an issue of constant concern in the construction industry, that of productivity.

Earlier works on plant essential elements have revealed a series of complicated, counter-intuitive relationships among various chemical elements in different plant species, due to both unlike usage of certain elements in plants and to different carriers effecting resorption and transport.

This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis.

This book explores how participatory governance processes help to find integrated solutions to resource-based development while protecting ecosystems in UNESCO designated areas.

Water is now at the centre of world attention as never before and more professionals from all walks of life are engaging in careers linked to water - in public water supply and waste treatment, agriculture, irrigation, energy, environment, amenity management, and sustainable development.

A large number of boreal lakes are ice-covered in winter.

This revised text discusses key aspects for protective gloves, including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance.

For researchers and practitioners, an accessible and integrated treatment of hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices.

Environmental chemistry is the scientific study of the chemical and biochemical phenomena that occur in natural places.

This book demonstrates how the philosophy of science can enhance our understanding of sustainability and the practices we use to enact it.

This book comprises the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2021.

Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region summarizes and collates scientific developments around water resources in the Mediterranean socio-economic environment through a multidisciplinary framework synthesizing hydrology, hydrogeology, climate, bioclimatology, economics, and geography.

Although most public health and environmental engineers are aware of the importance of microbial activity, many civil engineers do not appreciate the part microbiological process play in, for example, biodeterioration of concrete and other construction materials, alteration of soil and rock properties, clogging of boreholes, distribution and irriga

As defined by the EPA, an environmental management system refers to a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency.

Demystifying the entire workspace industry, for the non-expert and expert alike, this unique book sets out every step and consideration in how to lead a project to create a fantastic workspace.

Medical Device Safety: The Regulation of Medical Devices for Public Health and Safety examines the prospects for achieving global harmonization in medical device regulation and describes a possible future global system.

Some of us work to live.

The last few decades have witnessed substantial liberalization trends in various industries and countries.

This book provides a clear view of various applications for water resource management using different state-of-the-art technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT, and cellular automata.

This book presents a comprehensive treatment of recently developed scalable algorithms for solving multibody contact problems of linear elasticity.

Metabolic systems engineering combines the tools and approaches of systems biology, synthetic biology, and evolutionary engineering.

This book introduces and reviews recent advances inthe field in a comprehensive and non-technical way by focusing on the potentialof emerging citizen-science and social-computation frameworks, coupled with thelatest theoretical and modeling tools developed by physicists, mathematicians,computer and social scientists to analyse, interpret and visualize complex datasets.

Leadership is a risky business.

This book discusses the radical technological changes occurring due to Industry 4.

The hydrogeologic environment of fractured rocks represents vital natural systems, examples of which occur on every continent.

The world is undergoing major transitions due to changes in three driving forces-population, climate, and energy resources-making it essential for us to achieve sustainability in the implementation of projects and programs as well as our everyday life.

The use and management of forests in the United States, especially the public owned ones, have been the focus of considerable controversy.

This state of the art report from an international task group (TG44) of CIB, the International Council of Building Research Organizations, presents a highly authoritative guide to the application of innovative technologies on response control and seismic isolation of buildings to practice worldwide.

Approximate Analytical Methods for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) is the first book to present all of the available approximate methods for solving ODEs, eliminating the need to wade through multiple books and articles.

First published in 1992.

This up-to-date reference is the most comprehensive summary of the field of nanoscience and its applications.