Despite our growing awareness of the vital role they play in the global environment, wetlands remain among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth and are still being destroyed and degraded at an alarming rate. This much-needed publication, which includes contributions from lead…
Responding to the need for clarification and benchmarks, Environmental Life Cycle Costing provides the fundamental basis on which to establish a definitive methodology. Clearly defining environmental LCC, this book balances scientific and economic points of view and thoroughly …
Manufactured nanoparticles (NPs) are usually defi ned as materials purposefully produced by human activity and which have at least one dimension between 1 and 100 nm. It is important to distinguish NPs by source; the main other NPs are incidental: that is produced indirectly by…
The goal of this book is to provide an up-to-date, introductory global view of essential themes in environmental science along with emphasis on details and case studies that will help students process and retain the general principles.
This book focuses on green networking which is an important topic for the scientific community composed of engineers, academics, researchers and industrials working in the networking field. Indeed reducing the environmental impact of communications infrastructure has become esse…
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies
Induced seismicity and energy technologies. Introduction to induced seismicity and study background ; Earthquakes and their measurement ; Energy technologies and induced seismicity ; Historical induced seismicity related to energy activities ; Concluding remarks ; References -- …
"The No Nonsense Guide to Climate Change" charts up-to-the-minute developments on climate change, explores the extent that the human race is responsible for the catastrophes and suggests what can be done to prevent them.
Using real-world examples from diverse taxa and ecosystems, this text presents research on rapid shifts in temperature and precipitation and explains how these shifts alter the biotic landscape now and in the future.
"An excellent and well-organized overview of an emerging field, this book discusses the issues currently facing wildlife managers and anyone else who deals with interactions between wildlife and humans. It reviews the literature and stresses the inter-relatedness of wildlife dam…
The extent, general characteristics, and carbon dynamics of U.S. grazing lands; Soil processes, plant processes, and carbon dynamics on U.S. grazing land; Managerial and environmental impacts on U.S. grazing land; Using computer simulation modeling to predict carbon sequestratio…
With background material on environmental contamination, media, and costs, this book presents a clear, concise methodology for conducting an environmental site assessment. After a brief overview of liability concerns and important terms, this book offers a useful comparison of p…
In recent years, the growth of capacity to generate electricity from wind energy has been rapid, growing from almost none in 1980 to 11,603 megawatts (MW) in 2006 in the United States and about 60,000 MW in 2006 globally. Despite this rapid growth, wind energy amounted to less …
Estuarine Indicators presents the principles, concepts, practical use, and application of indicators in estuarine research and management practices. Topics include: the theory behind environmental indicators and their presumed attributes; the methods and protocols of indicator d…
