Environmental Science category: 9368 books
From Sources to Solution
Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Featuring the theme, From Sources to Solution, this book is based on the research papers presented during the International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013. It covers multi-disciplinary areas of environmental forensics featuring major themes: characterization, assessment, and monitoring;...
Excel 2010 for Environmental Sciences Statistics
A Guide to Solving Practical Problems
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015
This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach environmental sciences statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical environmental sciences problems. If understanding statistics...
Sustainability Matters
Environmental and Climate Changes in the Asia-Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the M.Sc. in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period...
New Environmental Policy Instruments in the European Union
Politics, Economics, and the Implementation of the Packaging Waste Directive
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The use of legislation by EU governments to define environmental standards for industry has been criticised for its poor track record in arresting the decline in the quality of Europe's environment. Environmental economists in particular have proposed that legislation should be supplemented or replaced...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The present work is a fine contribution to the broad field of environmental security in the context of risk assessment and management of obsolete pesticides for the region of Southeast Europe. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the existing knowledge of improper disposal of obsolete pesticides...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Increasing evidence of the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet has caused many to adopt a defeatist attitude toward the future of the global environment. Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan analyzes how local groups in both Japan and...
Handbook of Environmental Economics
Environmental Degradation and Institutional Responses
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2003
The Handbook of Environmental Economics focuses on the economics of environmental externalities and environmental public goods. Volume I examines environmental degradation and policy responses from a microeconomic, institutional standpoint. Its perspective is dynamic, including a consideration of...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Computational intelligence techniques have enjoyed growing interest in recent decades among the earth and environmental science research communities for their powerful ability to solve and understand various complex problems and develop novel approaches toward a sustainable earth. This book compiles...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Environmental pragmatism is a new strategy in environmental thought. It argues that theoretical debates are hindering the ability of the environmental movement to forge agreement on basic policy imperatives. This new direction in environmental thought moves beyond theory, advocating a serious inquiry...
The Large Dam Dilemma
An Exploration of the Impacts of Hydro Projects on People and the Environment in China
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Large dam construction has significant environmental and social impacts at different scales. As the largest developing country in the world, China has built about half of the world’s large dams, and more are expected to be built over the next two decades to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand...
A Good That Transcends
How US Culture Undermines Environmental Reform
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Since the birth of the modern environmental movement in the 1970s, the United States has witnessed dramatic shifts in social equality, ecological viewpoints, and environmental policy. With these changes has also come an increased popular resistance to environmental reform, but, as Eric T. Freyfogle...
by ChangMing Du, JianHua Yan
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
This book introduces a new technology for environmental protection, namely plasma cleaning. It brings together technological advances and research on plasma generators and their application in environmental science and engineering, including contaminated soil remediation, waste water degradation,...
Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity
Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Humans are exposed daily to low concentrations of metals that are released into the environment by both natural and industrial processes. Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity examines concerns about...
World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
Volume III: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume Three: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts covers global issues relating to our seas, including a biological description of the coast and continental shelf waters, the development and use of the coast, landfills and their effects,...