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The ongoing population growth is resulting in rapid urbanization, new infrastructure development and increasing demand for the Earth's natural resources (e.g., water, oil/gas, minerals). This, together with the current climate change and increasing impact of natural...
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Springer
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2018-11-07
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This book explores the emerging field of political geology, an area of study dedicated to understanding the cross-sections between geology and politics. It considers how geological forces such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and unstable ground are political forces and how...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-03
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Carbon (C), Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) are three of the most important elements used to build living beings, and their uptake from the environment is consequently essential for all organisms. Photosynthesis is the process in which plants absorb atmospheric C as...
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Springer
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2018-10-12
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Despite significant development in earthquake analysis and design in the last 50 years or more, different structures related to industry, infra structure and human habitats get destroyed with monotonic regularity under strong motion earthquake. Even the recent...
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Springer
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2018-10-06
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GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences
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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden die laterale Sedimentation und Korngrößenverteilung untersucht. Die laterale Sedimentation in natürlichen Gewässern beschreibt die Bildung von Sandbänken besser als das Modell einer longitudinalen Sedimentation. Die Korngrößen verteilen...
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Springer Vieweg
Parution :
2018-10-05
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This Brief discusses a unique mechanism to combine historical and archaeological evidence with statistical geodynamic modeling to study the historical development of the Eura region in lower Satakunta, Finland; this region is known for its rich cultural...
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Springer
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2018-09-25
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A comprehensive and practical guide to methods for solving complex petroleum engineering problems Petroleum engineering is guided by overarching scientific and mathematical principles, but there is sometimes a gap between theoretical knowledge and practical...
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American Geophysical Union
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2018-09-21
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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This book is the result of the work of the first international congress of the ArabGU (Arabian Geosciences Union) which took place in Algiers (Algeria) in February 2016. It presents research articles and review papers on geology of the North Africa and Arabian Middle...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-21
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Springer Geology
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The book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes suggested excursions especially for individual tours.The most popular tourist...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-20
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With respect to the vital work of maintaining and increasing much needed petroleum reserves within the continental United States, the Southeast is intriguing because it has been under-explored for many years at the expense of far more promising areas such as the Gulf...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-14
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Geotechnische Messungen liefern wichtige Werte über den Untergrund. Diese Werte bilden die Basis für die Planung von Bauwerken. Die häufigsten Schäden am Bau beruhen erfahrungsgemäß nicht auf Rechenfehlern, sondern auf falschen Annahmen für die...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2018-09-11
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This book discusses the theoretical and practical issues of glaciokarsts. After a research history, a general description of glaciokarsts is provided. Thereafter, the glacial erosion on karst, the karstic features of glaciokarsts, the development of these features, the...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-04
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This book focuses on the spatial distribution of landslide hazards of the Darjeeling Himalayas. Knowledge driven methods and statistical techniques such as frequency ratio model (FRM), information value model (IVM), logistic regression model (LRM),...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-03
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In diesem seit Jahrzehnten bewährten Werk stellen Helmut Prinz und Roland Strauß die Ingenieurgeologie kurz, aber doch umfassend dar. Dem interdisziplinären Charakter dieser Disziplin entsprechend berücksichtigen sie dabei auch die...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2018-08-29
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Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath our feet, and on other planets. The fruits of geology provide most of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-07-16
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This book reviews and assesses the various methodologies for site characterization and site effect estimation to carry out seismic zonation at micro and macro levels. Readers will learn about the suitability of these methodologies for each level of zoning that needs to...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-30
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Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath our feet, and on other planets. The fruits of geology provide most of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-06-28
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This book summarizes four decades of glacial-geomorphological field research in Central and High Asia in an attempt to draw a significant link between Quaternary science research and paleoclimatology. Based on the latest geomorphological findings, this study offers a...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-27
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This is the first book that analyses the future raw materials supply from the demand side of a society that chiefly relies on renewable energies, which is of great significance for us all. It addresses primary and secondary resources and substitution, not only from...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-25
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This book analyses the state of the natural environment and the causes of its degradation using the biosphere approach. Further, those issues that must be resolved immediately on the global level are identified following the ideas defined by V.I. Vernadsky, and new...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-20
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