Environment and Development: Basic Principles, Human Activities, and Environmental Implicationsfocuses on the adverse impact that human activities, developments, and economic growth have on both natural and inhabited environments. The book presents the associated problems, along…
Energy Sources: Fundamentals of Chemical Conversion Processes and Applicationsprovides the latest information on energy and the environment, the two main concerns of any progressive society that hopes to be sustainable in the future. Continuous efforts have to be exercised in bo…
Uranium for Nuclear Power: Resources, Mining and Transformation to Fueldiscusses the nuclear industry and its dependence on a steady supply of competitively priced uranium as a key factor in its long-term sustainability. A better understanding of uranium ore geology and advances…
A Handbook for Sensory and Consumer Driven New Product Developmentexplores traditional and well established sensory methods (difference, descriptive and affective) as well as taking a novel approach to product development and the use of new methods and recent innovations. This b…
Geomorphology and Volcanology of Costa Ricais the product of more than 30 years of research explaining the evolution of the quaternary relief of a geomorphologically diverse country. The book details the physical landscape of Costa Rica, with an emphasis on potential threats to …