Ecology - Environment Studies

This book builds a bridge between sustainability science and engineering. It provides the latest information on sustainability issues and solutions by discussing them from basic concepts to scientific consensus to technical solutions. It identifies and addresses the major issues related to sustainab..

This book builds a bridge between sustainability science and engineering. It provides the latest information on sustainability issues and solutions by discussing them from basic concepts to scientific consensus to technical solutions. It identifies and addresses the major issues related to sustainab..

This series provides a fast track for publication of suitable papers from international contributors. The papers are chosen on the basis of abstracts submitted to a selection pannel in the autumn prior to the conference.IN addition to mainstream ergonomists and human factor specialists, contemporary..

The book aims to use economics to assess water systems for sustainable urban water management. An integrated and quantitative analysis of the economic, environmental, and social effects of water systems considering the viewpoints of different stakeholders is carried out, which is rare in the existin..

This book addresses critical components of the European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees. It considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and the implications of the past in shaping our environment today and in the futur..

This book addresses critical components of the European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees. It considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and the implications of the past in shaping our environment today and in the futur..

A review of open channel turbulence, focusing especially on certain features stemming from the presence of the free surface and the bed of a river. Part one presents the statistical theory of turbulence; Part two addresses the coherent structures .....

Of the known greenhouse gases, political attention has primarily focused on carbon dioxide, whereby it is assumed that underground storages of crude oil and natural gas through Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology could contribute significantly to global climate protection. This book covers m..

This book synthesizes urban biodiversity research at a level suitable for both students and professionals working in nature conservation and urban planning and management...

This book synthesizes urban biodiversity research at a level suitable for both students and professionals working in nature conservation and urban planning and management...

This book brings together examples of research at the cutting edge of urban landscape ecology across multiple contexts that investigate the state, maintenance and restoration of healthy and functional natural environments across urban and peri-urban landscapes...

A compilation of peer-reviewed contributions, this book covers water management and agricultural sustainability in conditions of a changing climate, an increasing world population, and expected shortages of food and potable water. It brings together the expertise of agronomists, soil scientists, eco..