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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
Coral reefs of the USA Coral reefs of the USA Bernhard M. Riegl,Richard Eugene Dodge Coral Reefs of the USA provides a complete overview of the present status of knowledge regarding all coral reef areas within the USA and its territories. It is written by the most experienced authori… OL16642558W
Sustainable communities Sustainable communities Woodrow W. Clark "Written as a professional reference book and a case textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines, Sustainable Communities contains detailed case studies of c… OL16661792W
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
National water master plans for developing countries National water master plans for developing countries Asit K. Biswas Papers presented at the International Workshop on the Intercomparison of National Water Master Plans held in Mexico City during 27-29 March 1995. OL18909869W
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
The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms K. Blok The Netherlands and some neighbouring countries in Europe have implemented a variety of policy instruments since 1990. These include investment subsidies, voluntary agreements on energy-efficiency, d… OL19845031W
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
Full Field Inversion Methods in Ocean and Seismo-Acoustics Full Field Inversion Methods in Ocean and Seismo-Acoustics O. Diachok Recent advances in the power of inversion methods, the accuracy of acoustic field prediction codes, and the speed of digital computers have made the full field inversion of ocean and seismic paramete… OL19851614W
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
Land Use Simulation for Europe Land Use Simulation for Europe John C. H. Stillwell Land use change is driven by a variety of forces, including spatial policies formulated at supra-national, national, regional and local levels. The main focus of this book is to contextualise, explai… OL19881299W
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
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