Rising sea levels and altered weather patterns are expected to significantly alter coastal and inland environments for humans, infrastructure and ecosystems. Potential land-use changes and population increases, coupled with uncertain predictions for sea level rise and storm fre…
Mathematical geoscience
by Fowler, A.C., (Andrew Cadle)
fromInterdisciplinary applied mathematics
This book analyses the deep interaction between the world's environmental crises, energy production, conversion and use, and global regulation policies. Bringing together experts from a wide range of scientific fields, including physics, geosciences, social sciences, and so on, …
Introduction --Soil as a natural resource of Croatia --Agricultural regions of Croatia --Factors of soil genesis of Croatia --Soil taxonomy of Croatia --Pedosphere of Croatia. The Soils of Croatia is a six-chapter book detailing all aspects of Croatian soils. The book presents,…
Vegan, low fat, low carb, slow carb: Every diet seems to promise a one-size-fits-all solution to health. But they ignore the diversity of human genes and how they interact with what we eat. In Food, Genes, and Culture, renowned ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan shows why the perfect die…
As a companion to books on project-management theory, this book illustrates, in a down-to-earth, comprehensive style, how to put that theory into practice. It shows not only what needs to be done, but how to do it. In addition to the many examples that illustrate procedures, the…
Uncertainty in the predictions of science when applied to the environment is an issue of great current relevance in relation to the impacts of climate change, protecting against natural and man-made disasters, pollutant transport and sustainable resource management. However, it…
Publisher description: A key primer for undergraduate students, A Practical Introduction to Environmental Modelling will teach them how to develop and use computerized models to represent climatic, biogeochemical, ecological and urban systems. The textbook presents environmental…
The trend in industry and with EPA is to prevent wastes before they are created instead of treating or disposing of them later. This book assists design/systems engineers and managers in designing or changing a product or set of processes in order to minimize the negative impact…
Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. Over 4,000 entries explore the following key themes and more: conser…
Focusing on the interactions between people, societies and economies, and the state of nature and the environment, this text presents readers in social science and natural science with a manual of the past, present and future of environment-society links.
Focusing on the interactions between people, societies and economies, and the state of nature and the environment, this text presents readers in social science and natural science with a manual of the past, present and future of environment-society links.
The second edition of this fully integrated introductory text for courses in environmental studies and physical geography builds on the resounding success of the first edition, providing a comprehensive account of modern environmental issues and the physical and socio-economic f…
The Environment is a lively, comprehensive introduction for environmental study, explaining how the environment functions, how environmental systems relate, and the ways in which people and environment interact.