Environmental science, engineering and technology

In the home the intricate relations between architecture, gender and domesticity become visible.

Multiple Stressors in River Ecosystems: Status, Impacts and Prospects for the Future provides a comprehensive and current overview on the topic as written by leading river scientists who discuss the relevance of co-occurring stressors for river ecosystems.

This new edition of the bestselling Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook brings together all aspects of the design and implementation of measurement, instrumentation, and sensors.

Mark Rowlands presents a novel analysis of three epoch-defining environmental problems: climate, extinction, and pestilence.

This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development.

This book introduces fundamental, advanced, and future-oriented scientific quality management methods for the engineering and manufacturing industries.

New and Future Developments in Catalysis is a package of seven books that compile the latest ideas concerning alternate and renewable energy sources and the role that catalysis plays in converting new renewable feedstock into biofuels and biochemicals.

Most books covering the use of computer models in agricultural management systems target only one or two types of models.

Globally, nearly 70 billion animals are farmed annually for meat, milk and eggs.

The issue and finding the green solution of Solid Waste Management are important challenges throughout the world.

This book summarizes recent advances in the fabrication methods, properties, and applications of various ceramic-filled polymer matrix composites.

Decades of research and discussion have shown that the human population growth and our increased consumption of natural resources cannot continue - there are limits to growth.

This CD-ROM provides the facts, abstracts and figures needed to build environmental models together with information on the environmental effects of chemical substances.

This book contains peer-reviewed and selected papers presented during the International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE) 2023, held at NIT Jalandhar.

With new chapters, homework problems, case studies, figures, and examples, Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition, Third Edition encourages superior design and innovative applications in the field of ballistics.

This annual series of books includes scientific papers on mining profiles.

From pre-Columbian times to the environmental justice movements of the present, women and men frequently responded to the environment and environmental issues in profoundly different ways.

Ideal for Merchant Navy Officers from Cadet rank to Master Mariner, the fifth edition of this highly respected book is in full colour, and has been updated to include more information on topics as diverse as electronic navigation and AIS technology whilst still including essential information on subjects such as safety at sea, rescue operations, watchkeeping duties and pollution control.

This book describes emerging and established industrial processes of biomining technologies used for the recovery of metals of economic interest from, e.

This book comprises the main results of the Scenario (Support on Common European Strategy for sustainable natural and induced technological hazards mitigation) project, funded as a Specific Support Action under the VI FP.

National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century.

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.

Environmental issues, global warming, pollution, and chemical dumping, are ever present in the news.

A fully updated guide to no-dig engineeringThis thoroughly revised reference covers the latest techniques and materials for high-demand trenchless technology in underground projects.

'Lighting Engineering: Applied Calculations' describes the mathematical background to the calculation techniques used in lighting engineering and links them to the applications with which they are used.

An excellent critical analysis and scientific assessment of the nature and actual level of risk leading environmental health hazards pose to the public.

Metal-Crucible Interactions suggests solutions to a major challenge in high-temperature materials processing.

A balanced, rigorous and comprehensive exploration of the economics of climate change.

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

Wireless mesh networks (WMN) encompass a new area of technology set to play an important role in the next generation wireless mobile networks.

In the past thirty years, knowledge on flooding has greatly increased by moving away from purely hydrological and hydraulic science and opening up to other disciplines such as economics or human and geographical sciences.

The subject of vibro-acoustics is important for the design of machine elements and structures, to minimize sound generated by them.

Dam decommissioning or dam removal has been increasingly common since the past decade.

Focuses on how the theories underlying sustainability can be translated into practice and the challenges involved in achieving this.

This book presents an in-depth analysis covering climatic and weather conditions, house and building development history, construction methods and technologies, and environmental conditions.

Screw theory is an effective and efficient method used in robotics applications.

This time-saving book provides extensive coverage of all important aspects of nitrates in groundwater, ranging from prevention to problem assessment to remediation.

Sandwich Structural Composites: Theory and Practice offers a comprehensive coverage of sandwich structural composites.

In La Frontera, Thomas Miller Klubock offers a pioneering social and environmental history of southern Chile, exploring the origins of today's forestry "e;miracle"e; in Chile.

One of the most important issues in developing sustainable management strategies and incorporating ecodesigns in production, manufacturing and operations management is the assessment of the sustainability of business operations and organizations' overall environmental performance.

This informative book reviews the challenges of agribusiness in the Southeast Mediterranean.

Aluminum-Lithium Alloys: Process Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, and Welding provides theoretical foundations of the technological processes for melting, casting, forming, heat treatment, and welding of Al-Li alloys.

From wastestream to mainstream, a practical guide to composting toilet systems.

Carefully crafted to provide a comprehensive overview of the chemistry of water in the environment, Water Chemistry: Green Science and Technology of Nature's Most Renewable Resource examines water issues within the broad framework of sustainability, an issue of increasing importance as the demands of Earth's human population threaten to overwhelm t

Nanotechnology in biology and medicine: Research advancements & future perspectives is focused to provide an interdisciplinary, integrative overview on the developments made in nanotechnology till date along with the ongoing trends and the future prospects.

Currently, internationally dispersed teams are commonplace among global companies.

For all persons seriously concerned about the destruction of natural environments in the contemporary world, this book presents a comprehensive rationale for preserving wild species and ecosystems.

The history of robotics and artificial intelligence in many ways is also the history of humanity's attempts to control such technologies.

This book analyses how a water utility from a developing country, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, that was totally dysfunctional, corruption-ridden and literally bankrupt in 1993, became one of the most successful water utilities of the developing world in only about 15 years.