Environmental science, engineering and technology

The age of European high imperialism was characterized by the movement of plants and animals on a historically unprecedented scale.

On an August night in 1893, the deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history struck the Lowcountry, killing thousandsalmost all African American.

This is a history of precious-metals extractivism as lived in Cerro de San Pedro, a small gold- and silver-mining district in Mexico.

In the wake of a 1952 revolution, leaders of Bolivias National Revolutionary Movement (MNR) embarked on a program of internal colonization known as the March to the East.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 1,0, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit will die Frage beantworten, ob Lula innerhalb seiner Regierungszeit tatsächlich ökologische Politik betrieb, die auf die Ideologie seiner Partei zurückzuführen ist.

In the Shadow of the Seawall journeys to the low-lying lands of Guyana and the Maldives to grapple with the existential dilemma of seawalls alongside struggles to resist displacement.

In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 2,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Institut für Politikwissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Frage der Klimagerechtigkeit die wohl wichtigste Frage sozialer Gerechtigkeit unserer Zeit.

Celebrating the beauty, diversity, and significance of the states natural landscapes, Wild North Carolina provides an engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to North Carolinas interconnected webs of plant and animal life.

Each year, thousands of tourists visit Mount Mitchell, the most prominent feature of North Carolinas Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the eastern United States.

Life in Ancient Ice presents an unparalleled overview of current research into microbial life in ancient glacial ice and permafrost.

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Studies, grade: +B(3.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 1,7, Universität Siegen, Veranstaltung: Soziologische und Politische Theorie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ist die Demokratie ein Hemmnis für die Bewältigung der Klimakrise?

Flooding in California.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 2,8, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (Institut für Politik - und Kommunikationswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Forscungspraxis vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Machen Frauen einen Unterschied in der Politik?

Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 1,7, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Bis 2030 sollen laut den Plänen der Bundesregierung die Treibhausgasemissionen des deutschen Verkehrswesens im Vergleich zu 1990 um mehr als 40 Prozent verringert werden.

Master's Thesis from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: A, University of Buea, course: LLM PUBLIC LAW, language: English, abstract: This thesis critically examines the Principle of Sustainable Development under International Law and unravels the challenges to its realization and the prospects.

This book presents bio-electrochemical conversion of waste into fuel—a cutting-edge process that leverages biological and electrochemical techniques to transform organic waste materials into valuable energy sources.

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: 1.

Master's Thesis from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: 1,3, Ruhr-University of Bochum (Fakultat fur Sozialwissenschaft), language: English, abstract: For this Master's thesis and the corresponding research question specifically, the nexus between the EU's ambitions regarding climate change and the subsequent negotiations between its member states, serves as a starting point for the inquiry and analysis at hand.

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Politik - Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Note: 2,3, Hochschule Schmalkalden, ehem.

In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them.

Outdoor work for environmental professionals in ecological, engineering, or resource management settings frequently brings workers into contact with arthropods.

In November 2016, the flight Lamia Flight 2933 crashed, claiming nearly all members of the Brazilian Chapecoense soccer team.

With 1350 active volcanoes on Earth and 50-70 erupting annually, this volume delves beneath the surface, explaining what makes these natural forces tick.

With 1350 active volcanoes on Earth and 50-70 erupting annually, this volume delves beneath the surface, explaining what makes these natural forces tick.

This book provides an understanding of the mechanical response and failure of continuous fibre-reinforced polymer matrix composites.

This book offers a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of microreactor systems as transformative tools for modern chemical, materials, and environmental research.

This book offers a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of microreactor systems as transformative tools for modern chemical, materials, and environmental research.

This book is of interest to practical engineers and scientists in the field of ecology and energy.

This book constitutes peer-reviewed full-length papers contributed by the authors and tailored on various thematic areas of the 4th International Conference on “Advanced Technologies for Industrial Pollution Control” (ATIPC-2024).

This book constitutes peer-reviewed full-length papers contributed by the authors and tailored on various thematic areas of the 4th International Conference on “Advanced Technologies for Industrial Pollution Control” (ATIPC-2024).

Outdoor work for environmental professionals in ecological, engineering, or resource management settings frequently brings workers into contact with arthropods.

What are humans doing to our one and only planet?

In November 2016, the flight Lamia Flight 2933 crashed, claiming nearly all members of the Brazilian Chapecoense soccer team.

Operations are where strategy becomes reality.

Operations are where strategy becomes reality.

Scientists around the world rise up for climate and ecological justice In April 2022, hundreds of scientists rose incivil disobedience, breaking the law in more than twenty-eightcountries.

This book presents selected proceedings from the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Building Materials (AIRISE 2025) and addresses the urgent need for resilient infrastructure.

This book provides an understanding of the mechanical response and failure of continuous fibre-reinforced polymer matrix composites.

Weather has always affected human life.

Weather has always affected human life.

This Encyclopaedia is very different from existing environment and development texts, whose emphasis is on listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy.

The book ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for coastal infrastructure, water resources, and waste management along the coasts’ offers a critical exploration of the profound challenges that climate change poses to Indian coastline districts.

Water is central to all life, but we use it to destroy.

Water is central to all life, but we use it to destroy.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the transformative potential of robust, innovative AI techniques like machine learning and deep learning in revolutionizing water management to achieve UN sustainability goals.

Geology for Nongeologists introduces basic concepts in geology: how rocks, minerals, and fossils are classified, how wind, ice, and water have shaped the earth, how mountains are formed, and how volcanoes, geysers, earthquakes, glaciers, and groundwater work to modify the physical structure of Earth.

The pollution state of various resources has deteriorated to such an extent that survival of human life is at stake.