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  • Desertification

    Natural Background and Human Mismanagement

    by Monique Mainguet ...
    Series series Springer Study Edition
    After UNCED (United Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, July 1992), a second edition of Desertification was necessary. About 150 corrections, amendments and additions take scientific progress into account. The author also presents an updated chapter in which the results of UNCED are analyzed.This book aims at an understanding of what is commonly called "desertification" - a ... Read more

    85,85 €

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  • Harvesting the Biosphere

    What We Have Taken from Nature

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere's stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production.The biosphere—the Earth's thin layer of life—dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and productivity, but none has ... Read more

    20,13 €

  • Shale Oil Production Processes

    by James G. Speight ...
    Shale Oil represents a huge additional global fossil fuel resource. However, extracting oil from the shale is no simple task; much still needs to be understood to make the process more cost-effective to increase economic flow rates. Clear and rigorous, Oil Shale Production Process will prove useful for those scientists and engineers already engaged in fossil fuel science and technology as well as ... Read more

    25,22 €

  • Terra

    Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem—and the Threats That Now Put It at Risk

    by Michael Novacek ...
    A paleontologist awakens us to the "extinction event" that human activity is bringing about todayThe natural world as humans have always known it evolved close to 100 million years ago, with the appearance of flowering plants and pollinating insects during the age of the dinosaurs. Its tremendous history is now in danger of profound, catastrophic disruption. In Terra, a brilliant synthesis of ... Read more

    Was 13,66 € Now 12,29 €

  • Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses - As per UGC notified syllabus

    by DR.SUSHMITA BASKAR, DR. R. BASKAR ...
    This book Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses follows specifically and strictly designed model syllabus prescribed by the UGC for undergraduate courses of higher education. The textbook has been divided into eight units. The first unit covers definition, scope and importance of environmental studies. Second unit explains the renewal and non-renewal resources. Next unit introduces the ... Read more

    6,56 €

  • Ecology of Fresh Waters

    A View for the Twenty-First Century

    by Brian R. Moss ...
    This new edition of an established textbook provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to rivers, lakes and wetlands, and was written as the basis for a complete course on freshwater ecology. Designed for undergraduate and early postgraduate students who wish to gain an overall view of this vast subject area, this accessible guide to freshwater ecosystems and man's activities will also ... Read more

    51,99 €

  • A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

    Edited by Michael Allaby, Chris Park ...
    This authoritative dictionary provides over 9,000 entries on scientific and social aspects of the environment-its key thinkers, treaties, movements, organizations, concepts, and theories. It covers subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, and environmental ethics, it is at the cutting edge of environmental and conservation studies. Expanded to contain more detail on complex topics ... Read more

    9,42 €

  • Are We Running Out?

    The Sustainability of the World's Resources

    by Ingrid Bryan ...
    Do we have the resources to produce enough food for an expected world population of over 9 billion in 2050? Are modern agricultural practices sustainable? Do we have enough fresh water? What do we understand about climate change? Can we decarbonize the world economy? Can we save the oceans? Are genetically modified crops bad for the environment? Are we entering a new era of resource wars? These ... Read more

    7,41 €

  • Alternative Irrigation

    The Promise of Runoff Agriculture

    by Christopher J Barrow ...
    An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the ... Read more

    59,51 €

  • Lake Victoria Wetlands and the Ecology of the Nile Tilapia

    by John Stephen Balirwa ...
    This volume is taken from an ecological study of wetlands undertaken in northern Lake Victoria (East Africa) between 1993 and 1996 with the major aim of characterizing shallow vegetation-dominated interface habitats, and evaluating their importance for fish, in particular, for the Nile tilapia. ... Read more

    120,25 €

  • Balancing Water for Humans and Nature

    The New Approach in Ecohydrology

    by Johan Rockstrom, Malin Falkenmark ...
    Balancing Water for Humans and Nature, authored by two of the world's leading experts on water management, examines water flows - the 'blood stream' of both nature and society - in terms of the crucial links, balances, conflicts and trade-offs between human and environmental needs. The authors argue that a sustainable future depends fundamentally on our ability to manage these trade-offs and ... Read more

    61,94 €

  • The Oil Palm

    by R. H. V. Corley, P. B. H. Tinker ...
    Series series World Agriculture Series
    The Oil PalmFIFTH EDITIONThe oil palm is the world’s most valuable oil crop. Its production has increased over the decades, reaching 56 million tons in 2013, and it gives the highest yields per hectare of all oil crops. Remarkably, oil palm has remained profitable through periods of low prices. Demand for palm oil is also expanding, with the edible demand now complemented by added demand from ... Read more

    171,99 €