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A timely intervention on climate change from the internationally acclaimed scientist and author of the hugely influential The Weather Makers.How close is the great climate crisis? Can our desire to overcome it drive humanity's next great waves of positive technological...
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Penguin
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2015-10-06
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Covers the most recent topics in the field of environmental management and provides a broad focus on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of environmental management Provides an up-to-date survey of the field from the perspective of different disciplines...
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Wiley
Parution :
2015-09-30
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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology provides concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as...
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Springer
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2015-09-30
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This book presents advanced methods to analyse and clean pollutants, such as nanotechnology to treat water, techniques to remediate building materials, and bioindicators. It is very important that the understanding of these methods are brought to the attention of...
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Springer
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2015-08-31
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The socio-economic activities due to world development are promoting increasing pressures on land, creating competition and conflicts, resulting in suboptimal use of resources. Integrated planning and management of land resources is a top subject of Agenda 21 (managed...
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Springer
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2015-08-25
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This work is intended as a textbook on the theory and practice of sustainable air pollution management. The book discusses the fundamental aspects of traditional air pollution topics as well as some more advanced topics (such as atmospheric brown cloud, trans-boundary...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-08-21
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This book provides an integrated analysis of the methodologies and main processes occurring at the entire river basin, from upstream until the coast, by merging the biological and hydrological processes with the social and economic components, thus providing an...
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Springer
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2015-07-17
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Solid waste management is a global concern, and landfilling remains the predominant management method in most areas of the world. This book provides a comprehensive view of state-of-the-art methods to manage landfills more sustainably, drawing upon more than two...
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Springer
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2015-07-16
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This book presents an up-to-the-minute overview of arsenic and fluoride pollution of soil and groundwater in Pakistan. It includes the author’s doctoral dissertation on Lahore as a case study and describes the mechanism of pollution on the basis of the findings in that...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-06-23
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Details the design and process of water supply systems, tracing the progression from source to sink Organized and logical flow, tracing the connections in the water-supply system from the water’s source to its eventual use Emphasized coverage of water supply...
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Wiley
Parution :
2015-05-27
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Das Buch beschreibt den aktuellen Stand des Wissens und der Erfahrung anaerober Verfahren zur Behandlung industrieller und kommunaler Abwässer, zur Schlammstabilisierung sowie zur Vergärung von nachwachsenden Roh- und Reststoffen. Neben den biologischen und chemischen...
Editeur :
Springer Vieweg
Parution :
2015-05-26
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This book examines changes and transitions in the way water is managed in urban environments.This book originated from a joint French-Australian initiative on water and land management held in Montpellier, France. The book delivers practical insights into urban water...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-05-06
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This book addresses those involved in research or R&D. It introduces the principles of eco-innovation and the importance of the impact of their activity.This topic is considered in the context of natural and digital ecosystems powered by intelligent assistants...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2015-05-04
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This book provide a series of designs, materials, characterization and modeling, that will help create safer and stronger structures in coastal areas. The authors take a look at the different materials (porous, heterogeneous, concrete...), the moisture transfers in...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2015-05-04
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This volume provides a comprehensive perspective on geomorphic approaches to management of lowland alluvial rivers in North America and Europe. Many lowland rivers have been heavily managed for flood control and navigation for decades or centuries, resulting in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-04-29
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Dieses Essential vermittelt einen grundlegenden Einblick in die Systemische Bionik als Grenzen überwindende Disziplin. Der Autor erläutert auf leicht verständliche Weise, welchen Wert die Bionik für ganzheitliche Problemlösungen bietet und welche Rolle eine intakte...
Editeur :
Springer Vieweg
Parution :
2015-04-23
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The recent rise to prominence of renewable energy and energy efficiency has been driven by their potential to lower the environmental impacts of energy use. As these technologies mature they must demonstrate not only their environmental benefits, but also their economic...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-04-16
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This book offers a detailed presentation of the principles and practice of life cycle impact assessment. As a volume of the LCA compendium, the book is structured according to the LCIA framework developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation...
Editeur :
Springer
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2015-03-24
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This book deals with the water policy and management in Canada. It discusses various problems and risks in the fresh and drinking water supply in the second largest country in the world. Mohammed Dore argues that water is underpriced and used wastefully in Canada. In...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-03-11
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This book is about the consequences of the Fukushima disaster in light of their technological, societal, political, cultural and environmental origins. The magnitude of the nuclear accident is investigated in this book in the contexts of politics, economy, and society....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-02-26
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