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This book provides the detailed transition journey of landscape conversion from resource rich natural entity to a human dominated 'hazardscape'. It also explains how the expansion of population and...

Generating New Urbanity--An Action Research for Milan

Die Festschrift zur Verabschiedung von Prof. Bernhard Heck enthält 41 Beiträge aus dem Freundeskreis, der Kollegenschaft sowie von ehemaligen Promovierenden. Der Schwerpunkt der Arbeiten liegt auf ...

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This book dedicates to publish exceptionally important and high-quality, agenda-setting research so as to tackle the key global and societal challenges of ensuring the provision of energy and prote...

Explore ocean physics with 24 easy experiments! - In your home, only using common household items - One each day as an Advent calendar, or pick & choose - Safe for children without supervision - On...

Haben Sie schon einmal versucht, sich IHRE EIGENE Zukunft vorzustellen? Und die der nachfolgenden Generationen? So realistisch wie möglich? In Anbetracht der immer schlimmer werdenden Unwetter-Kata...

Haben Sie schon einmal versucht, sich IHRE EIGENE Zukunft vorzustellen? Und die der nachfolgenden Generationen? So realistisch wie möglich? In Anbetracht der immer schlimmer werdenden Unwetter-Kata...

Haben Sie schon einmal versucht, sich IHRE EIGENE Zukunft vorzustellen? Und die der nachfolgenden Generationen? So realistisch wie möglich? In Anbetracht der immer schlimmer werdenden Unwetter-Kata...

Sie denken, dass die Erde eine Kugel ist? Wirklich? Was untermauert Ihr Wissen? Das was Sie in der Schule gelernt haben? Wieso ist der Horizont gerade und wieso stößt man in der Antarktis an eine g...

Die Geschichte des Klimaschutzes ist eine Geschichte des Versagens. Während Wissenschaftler klare Beweise für den katastrophalen menschlichen Einfluss auf unsere wichtigsten Lebensgrundlagen vorleg...

This book is a result of a career spent developing and applying computer techniques for the geosciences. The need for a geoscience modeling reference became apparent during participation in several...

Zur Geschichte der Seilbahn auf den Hohen Sonnblick.- Von der schweizerischen Schnee- und Lawinenforschung.- Niederschlagsverhältnisse im Gebiet des Rauriser Sonnblicks.- Neue Niederschlagszahlen a...

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These proceedings of the EPS 2018: 5th International Conference on Geofoam Blocks in Construction Applications, held in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus on May 9 to 11, 2018, present a collection of contri...

These proceedings of the EPS 2018: 5th International Conference on Geofoam Blocks in Construction Applications, held in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus on May 9 to 11, 2018, present a collection of contri...

Der Aufbau und Abbau der Schneedecke auf dem Sonnblick im Wechselspiel der Wetterlagen.- Der Jahresgang der Temperatur in der Schneedecke am Hohen Sonnblick (3100 m).- Die Änderungen der Sonnensche...

Die Schneeverhältnisse Österreichs und ihre ökonomische Bedeutung.- Regen im Hochgebirge (Analysen auf Grund der wahren Tageswerte des Niederschlags auf dem Sonnblick).- Der Zustand von Gletschern ...

Zur Berechnung der Schneeverdunstung auf dem Sonnblick.- Die Änderungen klimatischer Elemente in Österreich seit 1930.- Das Verhalten von Gletschern im Großglockner- und Sonnblickgebiet in den Eish...

A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology

A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology

For Women and Under-Represented Groups

For Women and Under-Represented Groups

All chapters are based on open-access research articles covering various environmental issues and solutions that are not often disseminated in popular discourse but are nonetheless important for no...

This well illustrated book presents a compact history of the Solar System from its dusty origins 4,600,000 years ago to the present day. Its primary aim is to show how the planets and their satelli...

Dependable Reuse of Components and Systems

Dependable Reuse of Components and Systems

Theory and Model.- The Free Oscillations.- Synthesis of Forced Oscillations.- Synthesis of Forced Oscillations.

This book focuses on the Nordic countries through a European perspective and wishes to draw attention to their place in the new world order. The volume emphasizes the specificity of their cooperati...

Integrated Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multifunctional Land-use Systems

Integrated Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multifunctional Land-use Systems

Solutions to societal and organizational problems require people from diverse fields of expertise to effectively work in team-based, collaborative environments. To create these environments, we nee...

This open access title presents atmospheric simulation chambers as effective tools for atmospheric chemistry research. State-of-the-art simulation chambers provide unprecedented opportunities for a...

This open access title presents atmospheric simulation chambers as effective tools for atmospheric chemistry research. State-of-the-art simulation chambers provide unprecedented opportunities for a...

Perspectives on Energy, Economy, Industry, Cities and Environment

This text forms part of material taught during a course in advanced reservoir simulation at Delft University of Technology over the past 10 years. The contents have also been presented at various s...

Innovations in Water Management

This book provides a critical approach to research on the social acceptance of renewable energy infrastructures and on energy transitions in general by questioning prevalent principles and proposin...

Die CO2-Konzentration in der Atmosphäre ist um fast 50 % angestiegen. Einzelne Kommunen, Städte, Länder und Staaten, aber auch das europäische Parlament haben den Klimanotstand ausgerufen. Fridays ...

Innerhalb der letzten zwei Jahrtausende sind verschiedene abrupte Klimaschwankungen nachweisbar. Der fortwährende Wandel des Klimas verzeichnete allein fünf große Klimaepochen und zahlreiche kleine...

Die ökologische Krise zeigt, dass unsere Wirtschafts- und Lebensweise nicht zukunftsfähig ist. Was sind die Gründe für diese Krise? Warum ändern wir nichts, obwohl die Grundlagen unserer Zivilisati...

Die ökologische Krise zeigt, dass unsere Wirtschafts- und Lebensweise nicht zukunftsfähig ist. Was sind die Gründe für diese Krise? Warum ändern wir nichts, obwohl die Grundlagen unserer Zivilisati...

Arten und Mengen des Abwassers.- Grundlagen des Entwässerungsentwurfs.- Bauliche Gestaltung von Entwässerungsanlagen.- Abwasserreinigung.

Die Abwasserentsorgung stellt nach wie vor eine der größten Aufgaben des Umweltschutzes dar. Das Handbuch deckt den gesamten Bereich der Abwassertechnologie ab: - Abwasseranfallmengen und Konzentra...

Factors controlling organic carbon accumulation.- Reconstruction of depositional environments from sediment data.- Methods.- Accumulation of organic carbon in Baffin Bay and Labrador Sea sediments ...

The book provides an assessment of whether sustainability is realizable in the current societal framework. What are the challenges and the barriers - and what are the levers necessary to meet and o...

The heart of this book is three chapters presenting the results of industry scenario modelling. These chapters cover twelve industry and service sectors as well as transportation and buildings. The...

The heart of this book is three chapters presenting the results of industry scenario modelling. These chapters cover twelve industry and service sectors as well as transportation and buildings. The...

This monograph provides an international perspective on pit lakes in post-mining landscapes, including the problem of geogenic acidification. Much has been learned during the last decade through re...

Acoustic Investigation of Complex Seabeds

This book, which is divided into three parts, gives a state-of-the-art report on technical developments in instrumentation and on theoretical advancements in acoustic remote sensing. It explains th...

This volume teaches readers how to sort through the vast mountain of climate and environmental science data to extract actionable insights. With the advancements in sensing technology, we now obser...

This book presents conceptual and empirical discussions of adaptation to climate change/variability in West Africa. Highlighting different countries' experiences in adaptation by different socio-ec...

This book presents conceptual and empirical discussions of adaptation to climate change/variability in West Africa. Highlighting different countries' experiences in adaptation by different socio-ec...

This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards. Thes...

This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current climate risks. The different contributors show ...

This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current climate risks. The different contributors show ...

This book examines the water-related impacts of climate change in the UNESCO Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (IBRM) straddling Spain and Morocco. This is the first in-depth ...

Lessons From Practice

This book presents unique features of the adaptive modeling approach based on new machine learning algorithms for petroleum exploration, development, and production. The adaptive approach helps sim...

This book presents unique features of the adaptive modeling approach based on new machine learning algorithms for petroleum exploration, development, and production. The adaptive approach helps sim...

Rapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform our interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive capacity - the ability...

Drought and Flood in Rural Areas

Drought and Flood in Rural Areas

First, the study focuses on the theory of repurposing existing buildings for food production, which is then summarised in the form of a guide for the analysis of the adaptive reuse potential of inn...

First, the study focuses on the theory of repurposing existing buildings for food production, which is then summarised in the form of a guide for the analysis of the adaptive reuse potential of inn...

Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty

Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty

This book offers a concrete contribution towards a better understanding of climate change communication. It ultimately helps to catalyse the sort of cross-sectoral action needed to address the phen...

This book offers a concrete contribution towards a better understanding of climate change communication. It ultimately helps to catalyse the sort of cross-sectoral action needed to address the phen...

This open access book brings together a collection of cutting-edge insights into how action can and is already being taken against climate change at multiple levels of our societies, amidst growing...

This book focuses on the traditional ecological knowledge in addressing the current climate crisis in the Indian Himalayas. Local or indigenous people in the Himalayas, through their low-carbon pro...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhalt des dritten Bandes -- XV. Abschnitt. Aufenthalt in Ochozk und Excursion zum Marekanischen Gebirge -- XVI. Abschnitt. Einschiffung im Kuchtui und Ueberfahrt nach Kam...

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This book discusses the adoption of learning management systems (LMS) in higher education institutions. It presents influential predictors that may impact instructors' behavioral intention to adopt...

The book (COST Action Final report) summarises the proceedings from COST Action ES1206. COST Action ES1206, Advanced GNSS Tropospheric Products for Severe Weather Events and Climate (GNSS4SWEC), wa...

The book (COST Action Final report) summarises the proceedings from COST Action ES1206. COST Action ES1206, Advanced GNSS Tropospheric Products for Severe Weather Events and Climate (GNSS4SWEC), wa...

This book focuses on industrial wastes that either join the streams or other natural water bodies directly, or are emptied into the municipal sewers, and their characteristics vary widely depending...

This book focuses on industrial wastes that either join the streams or other natural water bodies directly, or are emptied into the municipal sewers, and their characteristics vary widely depending...

This book compiles 15 chapters about the synthesis, characterizations, and application of many kinds of magnetic adsorbents for water treatment. It is devoted to the scientific community that works...

This book compiles 15 chapters about the synthesis, characterizations, and application of many kinds of magnetic adsorbents for water treatment. It is devoted to the scientific community that works...

Thus, this work will consist of 8 sections/chapters with a technical appendix as an important part of the book, where some technical details and standardized protocols will be clearly presented for...

Thus, this work will consist of 8 sections/chapters with a technical appendix as an important part of the book, where some technical details and standardized protocols will be clearly presented for...

This book deals with the advanced analysis of the shallow foundations. Several research studies are considered including soil plasticity, cracking, reaching the soil bearing capacity, and creep. Dy...

This book focuses on motions of incompressible ?uids of a freely moving surface being in?uenced by both the Earth's rotation and density strati?cation. In contrast to traditional textbooks in the ?...

This volume deals with the advanced analysis of shallow foundations. Several research studies are considered including soil plasticity, cracking, reaching the soil bearing capacity, creep, etc. Dyn...

Advanced Strategies for Biodegradation of Plastic Polymers

This book explains how learning from past mistakes in urban design can help to enhance sustainable cities and how the principles of Green Urbanism can yield more resilient urban settlements. Enviro...

This book explains how learning from past mistakes in urban design can help to enhance sustainable cities and how the principles of Green Urbanism can yield more resilient urban settlements. Enviro...

Several sections show the application of developed approaches to the description of natural phenomena. The book is of interest to specialists working in the field of ocean physics, as well as under...

Several sections show the application of developed approaches to the description of natural phenomena. The book is of interest to specialists working in the field of ocean physics, as well as under...

This proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques...

This proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques...

Water Purification

Advanced Treatment Technologies for Urban Wastewater Reuse

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds

Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

This book describes the contributing aspects of contemporary developments related to sustainable agricultural resources and assessment of sustainable agriculture in developing nations. The issues l...

This book presents the collection of technical papers which includes research on two important topics in geotechnical engineering; the characterization of unsaturated soils. The papers in this coll...