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This is a highly illustrated book with each landform being described with the following structure: (1) Main characteristics, including geometric, morphometric and sedimentological features. (2) Genetic processes and controlling factors. (3) Different typologies if...
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Springer
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2016-04-29
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Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from them. It is a discipline of synthesis, with roots in geology, geography, and river engineering, and with strong interactions with allied...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-04-28
Collection :
Advancing River Restoration and Management
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The Carboniferous Shannon Basin of Western Ireland has become one of the most visited field areas in the world. It provides an ideal opportunity for examining a wide range of ancient sedimentary environments, including carbonate shelf, reefs and mud mounds, black shales...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-04-26
Collection :
International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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This book discusses the perceptions and sketches, geological background, materials and coastal processes of the East Coast of India. It also suggests strategies for effectively managing natural coastal processes in these areas. India has a coastline of about 7,516 km...
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Springer
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2016-04-25
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Arid-semiarid regions have suffered from sharp conflicts among water resource utilization, mining, and the environmental protection. Sustainable development in these regions requires a close coordination between economy, society and the environment. Based on systematic...
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Springer
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2016-04-22
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This book investigates the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), one of the oldest and largest mining areas not only in Poland but also in Europe. Using uniform research methods for the whole study area, it also provides a summary of the landscape transformations. Intensive...
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Springer
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2016-04-21
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This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present a scientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community engagement, extreme weather, and...
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Springer
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2016-04-20
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This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia. It has a major focus on India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal...
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Springer
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2016-04-20
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This volume addresses the physical foundation of remote sensing. The basic grounds are presented in close association with the kinds of environmental targets to monitor and with the observing techniques. The book aims at plugging the quite large gap between the thorough...
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Springer
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2016-04-19
Collection :
Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
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This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons,...
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Springer
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2016-04-14
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The question in the title of this book draws attention to the shortcomings of a concept that has become a political tool of global importance even as the scientific basis for its use grows weaker.The concept of desertification, it can be argued, has ceased to be...
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Springer
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2016-04-12
Collection :
Springer Earth System Sciences
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This book is about digital soil morphometrics which is defined as the application of tools and techniques for measuring, mapping and quantifying soil profile properties, and deriving depth functions of soil properties. The book is structured along four research topics:...
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Springer
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2016-04-06
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Wie Florian Neukirchen in diesem Buch aufzeigt, spielten Metalle in der Geschichte der Menschheit eine herausragende Rolle, selbst einzelne Epochen wie Bronzezeit und Eisenzeit wurden nach ihnen benannt.Archäologen versuchen, die frühe Geschichte der Metallurgie anhand...
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Springer Spektrum
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2016-04-04
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This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the global
health impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air,
conducted on the basis of a high-resolution emission inventory, global chemical
transport modeling, and probabilistic risk assessment....
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Springer
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2016-03-26
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This atlas presents a collection of geographical maps showing human impact on the environment. A wide variety of human impacts are discussed, ranging from the energy, mining, transport and agricultural industries as well as less visible impacts such as those of space...
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Springer
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2016-03-25
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This university-level reference work covers a range of remote sensing techniques that are useful for mapping and visualizing benthic environments on continental shelves. Chapters focus on overviews of the history and future of seafloor mapping techniques, cartographical...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-03-24
Collection :
Coastal Research Library
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This book analyzes the Early Cretaceous volcanic processes in Misiones Province and in Sierra Chica de Córdoba (Argentina). The volcanism in Misiones is tholeiitic and belongs to the Parana Magmatic Province (PMP), which extends throughout South America. In contrast,...
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Springer
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2016-03-23
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This book provides recent environmental, ecological and hydrodynamic information for the major estuaries and the coastal marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean Region. It covers various functions and values of the region’s estuarine ecosystems and their respective...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-03-22
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This book highlights the estimation of crop yield in Central
Gujarat, especially with regard to the development of Multiple Regression
Models and Principal Component Regression (PCR) models using climatological
parameters as independent variables and crop yield as a...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-03-21
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Understanding Ethiopia is a detailed description of Ethiopia’s geological story and enables non-specialist readers to share the author’s thrill at gaining a deeper insight into the processes which produced, and continue to shape, this amazing country. Ethiopia’s...
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Springer
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2016-03-21
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