Environmental management Books

Bringing together a multidisciplinary set of scholars and diverse case studies from across the globe, this book explores the management, governance, and understandings around water, a key element in the assemblage of hydrosocial territories. Hydrosocial...

Environmental education is an important and widely used tool for dealing with environmental problems worldwide. Developing a citizenship that is aware of and knowledgeable about environmental problems, has the skills to address these problems, and is...

Several interesting results on the economics of industrial districts are collected in this book. The first part investigates over internal determinants of industrial district competitiveness looking at internal productivity, at...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich BWL - Rechnungswesen, Bilanzierung, Steuern, Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit untersucht die verpflichtende nichtfinanzielle Firmenberichterstattung...

This book draws on social science analysis to understand the ongoing dynamics within and surrounding local energy communities in reliably electrified countries: Belgium, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and...

In diesem Buch erforscht John Tyndall die verschiedenen Formen des Wassers und wie sie unsere Erde beeinflussen. Von Wolken und Flüssen bis hin zu Eis und Gletschern - dies ist eine faszinierende Reise durch die verschiedenen Zustände des Wassers...

This book examines the importance of fisheries as a natural resource, and discusses the various laws and regulations that govern fishing practices. From sustainable catch limits to conservation efforts, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the...

New edition of book which is a course text in woodland conservation and management. The text has been updated throughout and has a major new chapter dealing with developments in conservation and management policies over the...

This book synthesizes knowledge from several fields that are crucial to sustainable rural development: the physical environment, biological and agricultural production, rural sociology and economics. It takes a systems...

""" This book has been written as a guide to the management and use of formulated feeds in intensive fish and shrimp culture. While its focus is on the use of commercially pro­ duced feeds in intensive production systems, it is...

This publication serves as a guide for Maldives' energy transition-from being powered by costly and polluting fossil fuels to being sustained by clean and efficient renewable energy sources.Maldives has no proven fossil fuel reserves, but it has abundant...

It is already clear that economics, not science or technology, will determine the direction of sustainable energy in the future. Renewable energy sources have found it difficult to compete with the decades-long government support and tax benefits given...

In the last three decades, forestry has emerged as a new practice among Aboriginal communities in Canada to provide them with economic development. Without a historical perspective of the interrelatedness between Aboriginal communities and mainstream...

This authoritative reference work gives timely information on the global politics of water. Readers will find case studies on a variety of complex water situations, from the Okavango River that flows through Angola, Namibia and Botswana, to the...

Would you like to cure yourself with natural remedies instead of traditional medicine for fear of adverse effects due to chemicals contained in drugs?If so, then keep on reading...For thousands of years, Native Americans have used herbs to heal the body...

The production of biomethane, the renewable version of natural gas, from the biological conversion of organic matter at an industrial scale is fast advancing in several areas of the world. A confluence of factors is fueling the rapid expansion:...

A recuperar nuestros suelos perdidos!!!El más completo manual en español sobre la ingeniería de los procesos erosivos y el diseño de estructuras y prácticas destinadas a la conservación de suelos. Esta publicación está dirigida a profesionales,...

Originally published in 1922, this is a fascinating illustrated guide to various fieldsports and the woodcraft connected with them. Contents Include: Life Habits of British Animals Game Birds of Great Britain Vermin Destruction of Vermin Hints for the...

Confronting the challenges of nuclear power governance, this book provides pathways to nuclear safety cooperation between countries in East Asia where regional cooperation is challenged by geopolitical tensions.

Written by one of the leading experts in the field, Paul Ekins, Stopping Climate Change provides a comprehensive overview of what is required to achieve Real Zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, and negative emissions thereafter, which is the only way...

This book advances our understanding of security and its intricate interactions with geopolitics and the environment in Eurasia.

This book presents a novel examination of transboundary water governance, drawing on global case studies and applying new theoretical approaches.

This volume can aid scholars and policymakers in understanding the complex relation between mining and social change.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of underground water resources in Alabama, including their characteristics, distribution, and use. The authors highlight the economic and environmental importance of these resources and provide valuable insights...

Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on the Results of EC Geothermal Energy Research and Demonstration, Florence, April 27-30, 1989

Here?s the little underground book you?ve been waiting for that tells exactly what?s happening to our planet and our bodies. Don?t wait until it?s too late! Read it now and take control of your future.

From Yellowstone to the Great Smoky Mountains, America's national parks are sprawling tracts of serenity, most of them carved out of public land for recreation and preservation around the turn of the last century. America has changed dramatically since...

The electricity business is changing so fast and so radically that what you think you know about it is probably wrong. A deep evolution is at work, never apparent in headlines or social media unless you know how the clues fit together. The old world is...

Archeological Investigations At Paragonal, Utah is a book written by Neil M. Judd that provides a detailed account of the archaeological excavations conducted in Paragonal, Utah. The book covers the findings of the excavations, including the discovery of...

Due to increasing practical needs, software support of environmental protection and research tasks is growing in importance and scope. Software systems help to monitor basic data, to maintain and process relevant environmental...

Focusing on transboundary river systems and their basins, the authors explore the fresh water crisis of Himalayan Asia. While the region hosts some of the world's mightiest rivers, it is also home to rapidly modernizing, increasingly affluent, and...

In this intriguing new volume, Dianne L. Chambers covers new ground on the life and literary career of Edith Wharton by examining her work against the backdrop of the significant challenges faced by women writers in America at the time. Chambers argues...

Energy storage is central for the entire grid, improving resources from wind, solar and hydro to nuclear and fossil fuels, to demand side resources and system efficiency benefits. Energy storage can be performed as a generation, transmission, or...

Internationalization of the economy accelerated at the turn of the century. Growing national, regional, and global environmental problems associated with globalization present new challenges for policy-makers and international...

The Green New Deal has become the global emblem for combatting climate change and averting planetary disaster. But it couldn't be more wrong in its characterization of the problem and prescription for what to do about it. Masquerading as the pinnacle of...

Title: The early and later History of Petroleum, with ... facts in regard to its development in Western Pennsylvania. ... Also life sketches of pioneer and prominent operators, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library...

Using the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels.Since the publication of the first edition, the question of how to reduce our water footprint has...

A Glimpse Into History: What Prominent People Have Said About Nature in Oregon and the Need to Conserve It features the words of over ninety figures who turned Oregon into the premier "green" state. They were explorers, pioneers, settlers, ministers,...

Living with Energy Poverty: Perspectives from the Global North and South expands our collective understanding of energy poverty and deepens our recognition of the phenomenon by engaging with the lived experiences of energy-poor households across...

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the gumbo soils found in Iowa, including their physical, chemical, and biological properties, as well as their potential for agricultural use. The book also covers the history of gumbo soil research in Iowa,...

There has long been interest in the flow of fluids through permeable aqui­ fers. Stratigraphic trapping of oil and gas by permeability changes in an aquifer and the amounts of hydrocarbons so trapped are major concerns to the...

This volume represents the proceedings of an international symposium on sample preparation, held at the University of Surrey, and jointly organised by the Chromatographic Society and the Robens Institute. The Chromatographic...

In diesem Buch erhalten Leserinnen und Leser eine umfassende Einführung in die Bewirtschaftung von Wäldern in Deutschland. Es ist speziell für Privatwaldbesitzer, Gemeindebeamte und Forstschutzbeamte konzipiert, aber auch für alle anderen, die sich für...

This comprehensive guide to government forestry practices outside the United States covers topics such as forest conservation, timber management, and reforestation efforts in various countries. It also examines the economic, social, and environmental...