Télécharger le livre :  Natural Disasters, Foreign Trade and Agriculture in Mexico
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This work responds to the increasing global need of measuring and analyzing impacts, vulnerabilities and coping capacity of countries, regions and communities regarding climate change, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters and institutional constraints. The case...

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Télécharger le livre :  Impaired Wetlands in a Damaged Landscape
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This work is a scientific monograph that examines the flora and vegetation of natural mineral wetlands in comparison to mineral wetlands affected by bitumen exploitation. The work is of broad relevance because (a) wetland loss and degradation is a global problem; (b)...

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Télécharger le livre :  Solar-to-Fuel Conversion in Algae and Cyanobacteria
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?This volume is focused on solar-to-fuel conversion using algae and cyanobacteria for advanced generation biofuels. Production of biofuels needs to rely on cheap and renewable resources, in order to be economically viable and environmentally sustainable in the long...

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Télécharger le livre :  Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
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The book provides a concise and interdisciplinary outlook on the impacts of climate change on coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them.The first chapter analyses how sea level rise, changing ocean conditions, or increased climate variability and the...

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Télécharger le livre :  Toxic Pollutants in China
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The book presents some of the findings of research into China’s water quality criteria for toxic pollutants, including heavy metals, PAHs and emerging pollutant. Water quality criteria (WQC) are the scientific basis for establishing water quality standards (WQSs). For a...

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Télécharger le livre :  Ecological Processes at Marine Fronts
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This book reviews and summarizes the results and hypotheses raised by studies directly or indirectly dealing with the ecology of fronts and aims to identify the themes that connect them to produce a synthesis of this knowledge. Though not immediately perceived the...

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Parution : 2015-02-20
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Télécharger le livre :  The Ethics of Energy Sustainability
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This book is an easy to use instructional aide. Explore sustainability issues in contemporary society through a transdisciplinary approach. Chapters include ethics, public resources, public policy, combustion, heat exchangers, nuclear, solar, water, and wind energy. A...

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Parution : 2015-02-16
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Télécharger le livre :  Loricate Ciliate Tintinnids in a Tropical Mangrove Wetland
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This book is an integrated approach to present a detailed case study in order to address the taxonomic and ecological features of this planktonic choreotrich protists in an iconic tropical mangrove wetland - Sundarban. To identify each tintinnid species, emphasis is...

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Parution : 2014-11-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Socioeconomic and Environmental Implications of Agricultural Residue Burning
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This book discusses the important issue of the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of agricultural residue burning, common in agricultural practices in many parts of the world. In particular, it focuses on the pollution caused by rice residue burning using primary...

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Parution : 2014-11-20
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Télécharger le livre :  The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas
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This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and evaluates the...

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Parution : 2014-10-17
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Télécharger le livre :  The Impact of Melting Ice on the Ecosystems in Greenland Sea
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Arctic marine ecosystems are largely impacted by changes associated with global warming. The sea ice in Greenland Sea plays an important role in regional and global climate system. The book investigate the relationships between phytoplankton biomass, measured using...

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Parution : 2014-10-09
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Télécharger le livre :  Rethinking Infrastructure Design for Multi-Use Water Services
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As we approach a historic tipping point in the global trend toward urbanisation – within two decades urban dwellers will increase from 49% to 60% of the planet’s population – this book identifies and addresses a critical problem: water. The editors show how cities can...

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Parution : 2014-08-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Life-cycle Cost Approach for Management of Environmental Resources
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This book demonstrates the application of Life-cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) in the management of infrastructure and other investment projects in the context of developing countries. The main goal is to identify potential opportunities for the adoption LCCA in developing...

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Parution : 2014-08-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Countering 21st Century Social-Environmental Threats to Growing Global Populations
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This book brings together in a single volume a grand overview of solutions - political, economic, and scientific - to social and environmental problems that are related to the growth of human populations in areas that can least cope with them now. Through progressive...

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Parution : 2014-08-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Plant Phenology as a Biomonitor for Climate Change in Germany
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The investigations refer to the development of plant phenology since the 1960s in Germany. Spatiotemporal trends were assessed by means of regression kriging. It could be shown that there already is a distinct shift of phenological onset towards the beginning of the...

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Parution : 2014-08-14
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Télécharger le livre :  Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
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This book examines and analyzes issues related to public finance in subnational governments, along with a discussion of case studies on decentralization. Most of the analysis applies to all public goods and services provided by subnational governments, with some placed...

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Télécharger le livre :  Modern Climate Change Science
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Composed of two extensive sections, this book surveys important work in climate change science, mainly in the United States, and introduces contributions to the body of science that have arrived on the scene between January 2013 and February 2014.The opening section...

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Parution : 2014-08-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Biological Odour Treatment
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Showcasing the very latest technologies for neutralising the unpleasant—and sometimes dangerous—odours from industrial and waste management processes, this Springer Brief in Environmental Sciences covers physical, chemical and biological methods. The volume includes...

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Parution : 2014-07-31
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Télécharger le livre :  Managed Realignment : A Viable Long-Term Coastal Management Strategy?
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Managed realignment has been a preferred coastal management strategy in England in the 21st century and has also been increasingly implemented elsewhere. Climate change and environmental and financial concerns have led to a shift from the traditional ‘hold-the-line’...

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Télécharger le livre :  Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
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This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient scriptures,...

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Parution : 2014-06-30
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