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Energy and environmental challenges to security Energy and environmental challenges to security NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security (2007 Budapest, Hungary) The thirst for energy and the need to manage environmental impacts arising from the carbon economy are urgent issues facing this and future generations. The environment and security nexus provide an … OL15024433W
Ecological engineering design Ecological engineering design Marty D. Matlock "Ecologically-sensitive building and landscape design is a broad, intrinsically interdisciplinary field. Existing books independently cover narrow aspects of ecological design in depth (hydrology, e… OL15444076W
The Young Gaia atlas of earthcare The Young Gaia atlas of earthcare Miles Litvinoff Examines how humans have changed the earth, discusses ecological problems we have caused, and describes what we can do to safeguard our future on the planet. OL15841239W
Island futures Island futures Godfrey Baldacchino,Daniel Niles Many island societies now face the challenges of severe depopulation and loss of indigenous culture. In some cases, where the value of indigenous knowledge, nature and culture is widely recognized - … OL16498769W
Best Practices for Environmental Project Teams Best Practices for Environmental Project Teams Stephen Massey Annotation OL16987196W
Keeping Oregon Green Keeping Oregon Green Derek R. Larson Keeping Oregon Green is a new history of the signature accomplishments of Oregon’s environmental era: the revitalization of the polluted Willamette River, the Beach Bill that preserved public access … OL17630195W
International Environmental Consulting Practice International Environmental Consulting Practice Peter A. Sam xv, 300 p. : 25 cm OL1913218W
Environmental finance Environmental finance Rodney R. White,Sonia Labatt "Environmental experts Sonia Labatt and Rodney White present an engaging and comprehensive look at the intersection of financial innovation with the environment. Through real-world case studies, indu… OL19595837W
I love the earth I love the earth Todd Parr This adaptation of The Earth Book includes child friendly reasons to love our planet--from appreciating a beautiful tree to taking care of animals all around the world. Equally whimsical and heartfel… OL19737054W
Environmental data management Environmental data management Singh, V. P.,Nilgun Harmancioǧlu,M. Necdet Alpaslan Two basic tools for integrated management of the environment are modeling and environmental data. Both tools were available and valid in the past; however, the recent requirements for integrated envi… OL19847869W
Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards Alberto Carrara The 16 contributions to Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards report on GIS investigations into landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and groundwater pollution h… OL19852488W
Geographical Information Systems in Hydrology Geographical Information Systems in Hydrology Vijay P. Singh This book provides a comprehensive treatment of GIS technology and its application to a range of hydrologic problems. It contains 16 chapters, written by leading scientists from around the globe, tha… OL19852489W
ICoRD'13 ICoRD'13 Amaresh Chakrabarti This book showcases over 100 cutting-edge research papers from the 4th International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD’13) – the largest in India in this area – written by eminent researchers… OL19856542W
Living with Water Living with Water Paul Pechan <p>The factors affecting water quality are many: the increasing buying power and health concerns of the world population contribute to the creation of new products, whose production and disposal lea… OL19884408W
New Business Models and Value Creation: A Service Science Perspective New Business Models and Value Creation: A Service Science Perspective Lino Cinquini The contemporary economic landscape features the prevalence of the service sector in economic systems, the pervasive servitisation of manufacturing, innovations in traditional business models and new… OL19890561W
Offshore Risk Assessment Offshore Risk Assessment Jan Erik Vinnem Offshore Risk Assessment is the first book to deal with quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. Risk assessment techniques have been used fo… OL19892062W
Perspectives on Uncertainty and Risk Perspectives on Uncertainty and Risk Marjolein B. A. Asselt This volume is intended to stimulate a change in the practice of decision support, advocating an interdisciplinary approach centred on both social and natural sciences, both theory and practice. It a… OL19894165W
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transport Systems Quantitative Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transport Systems Michel Nicolet-Monnier This volume highlights the main procedures for assessing the regional risks resulting from dangerous goods storage, and transportation by means of different systems (i.e., road, rail, ship, and pipel… OL19898134W
Water Quality Monitoring Network Design Water Quality Monitoring Network Design Nilgun B. Harmancioglu In recent years, the adequacy of collected water quality data and the performance of existing monitoring networks have been seriously evaluated for two basic reasons. First, an efficient information … OL19910476W
Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami Rajib Shaw During the past 10 years following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, invaluable lessons have been learned and great changes have been observed. Immediately after the disaster, the second World Conferenc… OL21703629W
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