Earth sciences Books

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Allgemeines, Grundlagen, Note: 2,0, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (Institut für Geographie und Geologie), Veranstaltung: Seminar Humangeographie, Sprache:...

Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Art - Architecture / History of Construction, grade: Excellent, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development), course: Housing and Sustainable...

Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: Improper management of solid waste poses many challenges to the stakeholders such as residents, council authorities, business...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Untersuchungsobjekt dieser Arbeit stellt die ethnische Ökonomie in Deutschland dar...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Paläontologie, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Dieses Buch hat die Relativität erd- und lebensgeschichtlicher Vorgänge zum Inhalt. Dabei nimmt die Paläontologie als...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Energiewissenschaften, Note: 1,7, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Veranstaltung: Aktuelle Konzepte zu Energiegewinnung, Klima- und Umweltschutz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Energiepolitik in...

Ecotourism is concerned with safeguarding and sustainable development of the natural environment by implementing low impact tourism and concerned with the benefit of local communities by producing revenue, and it has to be both ecologically and socially...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Sonstiges, Note: 2,0, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Institut für Geographie und Geologie), Veranstaltung: Energiegeographie, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Sonstiges, Note: 1,7, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Institut für Geographie Lehrstuhl Fernerkundung ), Veranstaltung: Angewandte Fernerkundung, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2005 in the subject Urban and Regional Planning, grade: A+, , course: M.Phil in Planning and Development, language: English, abstract: This study attempts to understand how the Slum Rehabilitation Programme (SRP) of the...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2006 in the subject Urban and Regional Planning, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: The present study seeks to understand and analyze the Slum Rehabilitation Schemes (hereafter SRS), designed specifically...

Rivers have been intensively degraded due to increasing anthropogenic impacts from a growing population in a continuously developing world. Accordingly, most rivers suffer from pressures as a result of increasing dam and weir construction, habitat...

Satellite Earth observation (EO) data have already exceeded the petabyte scale and are increasingly freely and openly available from different data providers. This poses a number of issues in terms of volume (e.g., data volumes have increased 10×...

Advances in the knowledge of the tangible components (position, size, shape) and intangible components (identity, habits) of an historic building or site involves fundamental and complex tasks in any project related to the conservation of cultural...

In the last decades, there has been increasing interest in Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) and asbestos containing materials (ACMs) as a source of possible environmental risk. A crucial theme of interest related to environmental pollution is the...

The book presents a collection of papers focused on recent progress in key areas of photogrammetry for environmental research. Applications oriented to the understanding of natural phenomena and quantitative processes using dataset from photogrammetry...

Forest pests have diverse negative impacts on forestry economy, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable ecosystem management. The first step towards effectively managing forest pests would be to monitor their occurrence and assess their impact...

This special issue book includes 10 original research papers that discuss and solve some problems of ore-forming processes in magmatic and hydrothermal systems. Some of these papers in the issue deal with experimental and thermodynamical modeling, while...

Basin hydrology is related to the soil–atmosphere interaction driven by several blended processes constrained by the space–time variability of precipitation and soil moisture, along with overland flow and flood routing in natural channels...

Mechanical and hydraulic soil properties are strongly affected by the degree of saturation, with important consequences for earthen embankments, soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions, geoenvironmental applications, and risk mitigation. The presence of...

Medical mineralogy and geochemistry constitute an important field, yet little attention has been paid to it by scientists, administrators, or the public. The aims of this book are: (a) to focus on a selection of current challenges and research...

This Special Issue contains ten papers which focus on emerging geophysical techniques for mineral exploration, novel modeling, and interpretation methods, including joint inversions of multi physics data, and challenging case studies. The papers cover a...

The book collects seven original contributions in the field of climate and underlying human influences on renewable groundwater resources and/or stream-aquifer interactions. The first contribution introduces the following six ones into the overall...

This book collects selected full papers presented at the International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2018 (SEG-2018), held on 25th - 28th September 2018, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). It covers a wide range of...

This book gathers the peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Working Group on Internal Erosion in Embankment Dams, Levees and Dikes, and their Foundations (EWG-IE), held in Milano, Italy, on 10-13 September 2018...

This book compiles the first part of contributions to the China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering held 13.-16. August 2016 in Vienna, Austria. About 400 papers from 35 countries cover virtually all areas of geotechnical engineering and make...

This unique volume discusses various aspects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Aswan High Dam (AHD) including their positive and negative impacts. It presents up-to-date research findings by Egyptian scientists and researchers...

This unique volume presents up-to-date information and the latest research findings on unconventional water resources in Egypt and their connections to agriculture. It investigates how to cope with the severe shortage of water and how to improve the...

This volume investigates the challenges facing the Egyptian Northern coastal lakes, focusing on the impact of climate change, their biodiversity and sustainable management. Presenting up-to-date research, it covers the following topics: climate change...

This book is devoted to the biogeochemical environment of the White Sea, an inland sea in the Northwestern region of Russia. It provides a comprehensive review and discusses the latest research findings on the oceanology, sedimentology and...

This book presents a new perspective on the sedimentation processes in the White Sea, based on a multidisciplinary research study conducted between 2001 and 2016. It provides a comprehensive review and discusses the latest research findings on the...

La hausse du niveau de la mer, liée au réchauffement climatique, est un phénomène certain et en accélération. Elle affecte de plus en plus les littoraux et les zones côtières où se concentrent populations et activités économiques. Il est important d'en...

Geology has been used to challenge the authority of the Bible by establishing millions of years of earth history. But does the actual scientific data back up this idea? As an example, if you calculate the size of the river deltas in the world in...

High temperature gas-solid reactions are ubiquitous on planetary bodies, distributing chemical elements over a range of geologic settings and temperatures. This volume reviews the critical role gas-solid reactions play in early solar system formation,...

V. I. Keilis-Borok (1921-2013) is one of the founders of computational seismology and mathematical geophysics and a pioneer in advance predictions of extreme events in complex systems, including earthquakes, economic recessions, outcomes of elections,...

The marine environment is one of our most precious yet fragile natural resources. It provides a wide range of essential goods and services, including food, regulation of climate and nutrient cycling, as well as a setting for transport, recreation and...

Mit diesem Malbuch für Erwachsene lädt Wallace Moody Farbfans jeden Alters dazu ein, eine bezaubernde Unterwasserwelt zu entdecken, die in den Tiefen des Meeres verborgen ist.Durch Feder- und Tusche-Illustrationen zum Ausfüllen, Ausmalen und Verschönern...

Soil erosion and torrential floods, as destructive processes, have serious implications on the economy, society, and environment. The severity of torrential floods lies in their sudden occurrence and high intensity, and hence, the defense against...

Need to plan for the next La Nina?Need to know when floods are returning? Need to know when to rest and when to invest?Ken Ring's weather predictions have been relied on by people around Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for over 20 years, and his...

Need to plan for the next La Nina?Need to know when floods are returning? Need to know when to rest and when to invest?Ken Ring's weather predictions have been relied on by people around Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for over 20 years, and his...

Over the last 100 years, scientists in various fields have persuasively argued that the Earth was formed by natural processes operating over long periods of time. How is a Christian to reconcile these ideas with the Genesis creation account?...

Allow yourself to be transported to the ocean with this beautiful coloring book. In the following pages, you can work on waves, shells and the awesome images you see under the sea. What's really nice about this coloring book is that it's so effective in...

These whales are more than happy to stay to teach you your colors, shapes, lines and patterns. This coloring book is a wonderful tool if you're trying to get your child to love learning and be aware of these magnificent beasts too. Coloring is a personal...

This is Mr. Willie, and he's excited to bring you to his watery world. Turn the pages of this book to meet the rest of Mr. Willie's pod. Coloring whales increases your awareness of their existence, and their habitat. Hopefully, this hands-on learning...

The development of ocean sensors remains a ripe area for future investigation from science, policy and systemsengineering standpoints. Clearly, there are many options forrealizing integrated molecular analytical sensing systems. The definition of key...

The dynamics of flows in density-stratified fluids has been and remains now an important topic for scientific enquiry. Such flows arise in many contexts, ranging from industrial settings to the oceanic and atmospheric ...

Based on an American Chemical Society Symposium organized by Professors Glenn Seaborg and Oliver Manuel, this volume provides a comprehensive record of different views on this important subject at the end of the 20th century...