Analysing the interaction between energy and climate change mitigation issues requires the adoption of a long-term perspective - looking up to fifty years ahead. The future is, by definition unknown and cannot be predicted, particularly over longer periods. However, strategic pl…
Analysing the interaction between energy and climate change mitigation issues requires the adoption of a long-term perspective--looking up to fifty years ahead. This volume examines 'exploratory scenarios' and 'normative scenarios'. These long-term scenarios complement the IEA's…
Concrete Shear in Earthquake
"This volume consists of papers presented at the International Workshop on Concrete Shear in Earthquake, held at the University of Houston, Texas, USA, 13-16 January 1991"--Provided by publisher.
Le thème de la mondialisation occupe une place croissante dans les débats publics. Cet ouvrage traite des dimensions les moins visibles du pheńomeǹe : la mondialisation des risques sanitaires et environnementaux. Qu'il s'agisse de catastrophes majeures, comme Bhopal, Tchernobyl …
"Industrial, agricultural, residential land uses and the connected discharge of chemical substances cause environmental problems world-wide. This volume provides an overview on the behavior and function of the healthy environment, the capacity of the ecosystem to serve humanity …
Preface List of abbreviations About the editors 1 Environmental problems -An overview K. GRUIZ1 Introduction 2 Ecosystem 3 Ecosystem and man: Ecosystem services 4 Extension and time frame of environmental risks and their management 5 Environmental compartments: Air, water, and s…