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Biodegradation Handbook (Hardcover): William Chang Biodegradation Handbook (Hardcover)
William Chang
R3,410 R3,080 Discovery Miles 30 800 Save R330 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Civil and Environmental Engineering - Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, VOL 1 (Hardcover): Information Reso... Civil and Environmental Engineering - Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, VOL 1 (Hardcover)
Information Reso Management Association
R23,759 Discovery Miles 237 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Low Cost Emergency Water Purification Technologies - Integrated Water Security Series (Paperback): Chittaranjan Ray, Ravi Jain Low Cost Emergency Water Purification Technologies - Integrated Water Security Series (Paperback)
Chittaranjan Ray, Ravi Jain
R1,195 Discovery Miles 11 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Natural disasters, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods are occurring with increasing frequency. In emergencies, pure drinking water is quickly the most important item. "Low Cost Emergency Water Purification Technologies" provides the tips and techniques for supplying potable drinking water at low cost in the direst circumstances.

Succinct and readable, this manual describes the various options for correcting unsanitary or unsatisfactory drinking water. Several treatment methods for contaminated water are reviewed and the pros and cons of each are discussed.
Covers long-term technologies including sand filtration, packaged filtration units, pressurized filtration systems and natural filtrationAddresses short-term strategies such as reverse osmosis-based filtration, cartridge filtration systems, and solar pasteurizations systemsDescribes disinfection systems, energy-saving applications, cost considerations and HA/DR applications

Relative Sea-Level Changes and their Impact on Coastal Zones (Hardcover): Pietro Aucelli, Giuseppe Mastronuzzi, Gaia Mattei Relative Sea-Level Changes and their Impact on Coastal Zones (Hardcover)
Pietro Aucelli, Giuseppe Mastronuzzi, Gaia Mattei
R2,288 R1,944 Discovery Miles 19 440 Save R344 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spores - Tulips with Fever, Rusty Coffee, Rotten Apples, Sad Oranges, Crazy Basil. Plant Diseases that Changed the World as... Spores - Tulips with Fever, Rusty Coffee, Rotten Apples, Sad Oranges, Crazy Basil. Plant Diseases that Changed the World as Well as My Life (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Maria Lodovica Gullino
R1,110 R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Save R166 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book aims to describe, though in a quite light way, the social role of plant diseases, letting the reader know the topical importance of plant pathology, as well as the role of plant pathologists in our society. Plant diseases caused, in the past, significant economic losses, deaths, famine, wars, and migration. Some of them marked the history of entire countries. One example among many: the potato late blight in Ireland in 1845. Today plant diseases are still the cause of deaths, often silent, in developing countries, and relevant economic losses in the industrialized ones. This book, written with much passion, neither wants to be a plant pathology text. On the contrary, it wants to describe, in simple words, often enriched by the author's personal experience, various plant diseases that, in different times and countries, did cause severe losses and damages. Besides the so-called "historical plant diseases", in the process of writing this book, she wanted to describe also some diseases that, though not causing famine or billions of losses, because of their peculiarity, might be of interest for the readers. Thus, this book has not been conceived and written for experts, but for a broader audience, of different ages, willing to learn more about plant health and to understand the reasons why so many people in the past and nowadays choose to be plant pathologists. This is because plants produce most of the food that we consume, that we expect to be healthy and safe, and because plants make the world beautiful. The title "Spores" is evocative of the reproduction mean of fungi. Spores are small, light structures, often moving fast. The chapters of this book are short and concise. Just like spores!

Agent-Based Modelling and Landscape Change (Hardcover, 1. 2016 ed.): James D a Millington, John Wainwright Agent-Based Modelling and Landscape Change (Hardcover, 1. 2016 ed.)
James D a Millington, John Wainwright
R2,145 R1,831 Discovery Miles 18 310 Save R314 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Escape From Extinction, An Eco-Genetic Novel (Hardcover): Frederic C. Rich Escape From Extinction, An Eco-Genetic Novel (Hardcover)
Frederic C. Rich
R755 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R78 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Drinking Water Security for Engineers, Planners, and Managers - Integrated Water Security Series (Paperback): Ravi Jain Drinking Water Security for Engineers, Planners, and Managers - Integrated Water Security Series (Paperback)
Ravi Jain
R1,194 Discovery Miles 11 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Concise and readable, "Drinking Water Security for Engineers, Planners and Managers" provides an overview of issues including infrastructure planning, planning to evaluate vulnerabilities and potential threats, capital improvement planning, and maintenance and risk management. This book also covers topics regarding potential contaminants, available water security technologies, analytical methods, and sensor technologies and networks. Other topics include transport and containment of contaminated water, treatment technologies and the treatability of contaminants.
Threat and vulnerability risk assessments and capital improvementIdentification and characterization of potential contaminants and clean upApplication of information assurance techniques to computerized systems

Environment and Biodiversity (Hardcover): Neil Griffin Environment and Biodiversity (Hardcover)
Neil Griffin
R3,526 R3,188 Discovery Miles 31 880 Save R338 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in Water and Wastewater Treatment (Hardcover): Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Salem S. Abu Amr Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in Water and Wastewater Treatment (Hardcover)
Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Salem S. Abu Amr
R5,370 Discovery Miles 53 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Population growth and industrial development have increased the amount of wastewater generated by urban areas, and one of the major problems facing industrialized nations is the contamination of the environment by hazardous chemicals. Therefore, to meet the standards, suitable treatment alternatives should be established. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in Water and Wastewater Treatment is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the current, green, and advanced technologies for wastewater treatment. While highlighting topics such as groundwater treatment, environmental legislation, and oxidation processes, this publication explores the contamination of environments by hazardous chemicals as well as the methods of decontamination and the reduction of negative effects on the environment. This book is a vital reference source for environmental engineers, waste authorities, solid waste management companies, landfill operators, legislators, environmentalists, and academicians seeking current research on achieving sustainable management for wastewater treatment.

Combustion Ash Residue Management - An Engineering Perspective (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Richard W. Goodwin Combustion Ash Residue Management - An Engineering Perspective (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Richard W. Goodwin
R3,215 R2,805 Discovery Miles 28 050 Save R410 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Combustion Ash and Residue Management" assists owners and operators of Coal-fired and Resource Recovery Power Plants. By applying the principles and reviewing the case studies examples described within this book, accidents and upsets can be avoided and regulatory permitting can be achieved - reducing costs.

This unique book is an essential reference for anybody responsible for disposal or utilization of combustion residues. It reflects over 30 years of engineering practice, applying the principles of concrete chemistry and civil engineering/soil mechanics as confirmed by field data. Dr. Richard Goodwin assesses the composition and environmental impact of combustion residues, and provides not only best practices for safe disposal, but also a blueprint for effective reuse, including applications like structural fill, grout, and capping material.

Case studies and cost information for ash disposal options are included, in addition to the lessons learned by high-profile failures, such as the TVA Kingston fossil plant coal fly ash slurry spill in 2008. It also applies engineering principles to discuss how to avoid future upsets, including better operator training and monitoring methods.
A comprehensive update to reflect changes in legislation and practice, including new material on the safe disposal or beneficial use of coal ashA straightforward engineering approach, providing practical guidance and field dataWritten by an established expert in the field

Conflict, Cooperation and Institutions in International Water Management - An Economic Analysis (Hardcover, illustrated... Conflict, Cooperation and Institutions in International Water Management - An Economic Analysis (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Ines Dombrowsky
R4,189 Discovery Miles 41 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book asks under which conditions cooperation is in the interest of the riparian countries sharing international waters, and how institutions must be designed to realize potential gains of cooperation. The author, Ines Dombrowsky, develops a conceptual framework that draws upon different economic theories, including the theory of external effects, non-cooperative game theory and transaction costs economics. She distinguishes the different types of externality problems inherent in international water management and specifies the institutional prerequisites for cooperation. She argues that the respective problems differ with respect to the need to define property rights and to establish enforcement mechanisms. The book also explores the role of issue linkage and of international organizations to foster cooperation. The theoretic considerations are compared and contrasted with the findings of a global review of international water treaties and organizations. By taking hydrological and legal aspects into account, this book provides an interdisciplinary contribution at the interface of hydrology, law and economics. As such, it is addressed to scholars, practitioners and policy-makers, including economists, political scientists, international lawyers, natural scientists, and water resource managers.

Talking Renewables - A Renewable Energy Primer for Everyone (Hardcover): Anirudh Singh Talking Renewables - A Renewable Energy Primer for Everyone (Hardcover)
Anirudh Singh
R1,839 Discovery Miles 18 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Renewable energy (RE) is a subject of great interest today. It is one of the two main means for implementing climate change mitigation programmes, and presently the only perceived means for replacing the declining global fossil fuel reserves. It also helps fight poverty and assists in the global quest for gender equity by taking clean energy where it is needed most for development. It is perhaps not surprising therefore that there is so much coverage of RE in both the conventional media and the internet by media and tech writers, economists and bloggers, many of who only have a partial understanding of the technology itself. The end result is mostly promotional rhetoric that says little about the true value of the technology, and leads to a confused picture for the serious individual or decision-maker who wants to know what the technology is really capable of doing. This book provides a clear and factual picture of the status of RE and its capabilities today. The need for such a book was first realized by the author when he was engaged in a renewable energy capacity-building project encompassing countries from Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific. The book is largely non-technical in nature; it does however contain enough mention of the science and technology to enable readers to go further with their own investigations should they wish to. The book covers all areas of renewable energy (RE), starting from biomass energy and hydropower and proceeding to wind, solar and geothermal energy before ending with an overview of ocean energy. It begins with a simple introduction to the physical principles of the RE technologies, followed by an enumeration of the requirements for their successful implementation. The last two chapters consider how the technologies are actually being implemented today and their roles in climate change mitigation and poverty alleviation.

Freshwater Microplastics - Emerging Environmental Contaminants? (Hardcover): Martin Wagner, Scott Lambert Freshwater Microplastics - Emerging Environmental Contaminants? (Hardcover)
Martin Wagner, Scott Lambert
R1,609 Discovery Miles 16 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Frontiers in Ecological Economic Theory and Application (Hardcover): Jon D. Erickson, John M Gowdy Frontiers in Ecological Economic Theory and Application (Hardcover)
Jon D. Erickson, John M Gowdy
R4,179 Discovery Miles 41 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Research on the cutting edge of economics, ecology, and ethics is presented in this timely study. Building from a theoretical critique of the tradition of cost-benefit analysis, the contributors lay the foundation for a macroeconomics of environmental sustainability and distributive justice. Attention is then turned to three of the most critical areas of social and environmental applied research - biodiversity, climate change, and energy. The contributors redefine progress away from growth and toward development. To this end, the first section of the book tackles the dominant framework used in the US today to evaluate tradeoffs between economic growth and its inherent externalities. Succeeding chapters cover a wide variety of studies related to biodiversity health and energy. Each section is anchored with overviews by top scholars in these areas - including Herman Daly, Carl McDaniel, Stephen Schneider, and Nathan Hagens - and followed by detailed analyses reflecting the transdisciplinary approach of ecological economics. Students and scholars of ecological, environmental, and natural resource economics, sustainability sciences, and environmental studies will find this book of great interest. Non-profit and government agencies in search of methods and cases that merge the study of ecology and economics will also find the analyses of great practical value.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (Hardcover): Ramesh K. Agarwal Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (Hardcover)
Ramesh K. Agarwal
R3,341 Discovery Miles 33 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Oxford Handbook of Environmental History (Hardcover): Andrew C. Isenberg The Oxford Handbook of Environmental History (Hardcover)
Andrew C. Isenberg
R5,024 Discovery Miles 50 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The field of environmental history emerged just decades ago but has established itself as one of the most innovative and important new approaches to history, one that bridges the human and natural world, the humanities and the sciences. With the current trend towards internationalizing history, environmental history is perhaps the quintessential approach to studying subjects outside the nation-state model, with pollution, global warming, and other issues affecting the earth not stopping at national borders. With 25 essays, this Handbook is global in scope and innovative in organization, looking at the field thematically through such categories as climate, disease, oceans, the body, energy, consumerism, and international relations.

Selected Papers from 6th Annual Conference of Energy Economics and Management (Hardcover, 1. 2016 ed.): Ning Zhang, Bing. Wang Selected Papers from 6th Annual Conference of Energy Economics and Management (Hardcover, 1. 2016 ed.)
Ning Zhang, Bing. Wang
R2,361 R2,010 Discovery Miles 20 100 Save R351 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Water In Southern Africa (Paperback): Larry A. Swatuk Water In Southern Africa (Paperback)
Larry A. Swatuk
R195 R180 Discovery Miles 1 800 Save R15 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

When it comes to water, we are fed a daily diet of doom and gloom, of a looming crisis: wars of the future will be over water; nearly one-billion people lack access to clean water; river basins are closed so there is no more water to be allocated despite ever-growing demand; aquifers are overdrawn to such an extent that a global food crisis is just around the corner and major cities, such as Bangkok and Mexico, are sinking. And let us not forget about pollution or vector-borne diseases.

The challenges for sustainable water management are massive. Yet, as shown in this book, there are many positives to be drawn from the southern African experience. Despite abiding conditions of economic underdevelopment and social inequality, people rise to the challenge, oftentimes out of necessity and through self-help, but sometimes through creative coalitions operating at different scales - from the local to the global - and across issue areas - from transboundary governance to urban water supply.

This first volume in the Off-Centre series argues that we must learn to see water and the region differently if we are to meet present challenges and better prepare for an uncertain, climate-changing future.

Larry A. Swatuk is Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo, Canada; Extraordinary Professor at the Institute for Water Studies, University of Western Cape, South Africa; and Research Associate, Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC). Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, he was Associate Professor of Natural Resources Governance at the Okavango Research Institute, Maun, Botswana.

Water and Society V (Hardcover): S Mambretti, J. L. Miralles I Garcia Water and Society V (Hardcover)
S Mambretti, J. L. Miralles I Garcia
R4,534 Discovery Miles 45 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Encompassing papers form the 2019 Water and Society Conference, this book is a collection of latest trans-disciplinary research on issues related to the nature of water, and its use and exploitation by society. This book demonstrates the need to bridge the gap between specialists in physical sciences, biology, environmental sciences and health. Over the centuries, civilisations have relied on the availability of clean and inexpensive water. This can no longer be taken for granted as the need for water continues to increase due to the pressure from growing global population demanding higher living standards. Agriculture and industry, major users of water, are at the same time those that contribute to its contamination. Water distribution networks in urban areas, as well as soiled water collection systems, present serious problems in response to a growing population as well as the need to maintain ageing infrastructures. Many technologically feasible solutions, such as desalination or pumping systems are energy demanding but, as costs rise, the techniques currently developed may need to be re-assessed. The research contained in this book addresses the interaction between water and energy systems. The socio-political implications of a world short of clean, easily available water are enormous. It will lead to realignments in international politics and the emergence of new centres of power in the world. The following list covers some of the subjects included in this book: Water resources management; Agribusiness; Water as a human right; Water quality; Water resources contamination; Sanitation and health; Water and disaster management; Policy and legislation; Future water demands; Irrigation and water management; Management of catchments; Groundwater management and conservation.

Material Value - More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products (Hardcover):... Material Value - More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products (Hardcover)
Julia L F Goldstein
R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Novel Materials for Dye-containing Wastewater Treatment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Ali Khadir Novel Materials for Dye-containing Wastewater Treatment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Ali Khadir
R4,363 Discovery Miles 43 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights novel materials for dye-containing wastewater treatment and presents an up-to-date information on dye degradation/adsorption using new promising materials such as nanocomposites. Development of various industrial sectors, including textile, food, paper, leather, rubber, cosmetic and printing has led to generation of wastewater which contain dye molecules as well as other inorganic and organic compounds. Considering serious health hazards and environmental damage associated with dyes in the environment, researchers and professionals have been attempting to find the most effective methods of treatment. Of late, various composites have received wide attention due to their outstanding properties in wastewater treatment, that are presented in this book.

Biochemical and Environmental Applications (Hardcover): Ponnadurai Ramasami Biochemical and Environmental Applications (Hardcover)
Ponnadurai Ramasami
R4,960 Discovery Miles 49 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Chapters collected from "The Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications (VCCA-2021) - Research and Innovations in Chemical Sciences: Paving the Way Forward". This conference was held in August 2021 and organized by the Computational Chemistry Group of the University of Mauritius. These peer-reviewed chapters offer insights into research on fundamental and applied chemistry with interdisciplinary subject matter.

Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities (Hardcover):... Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities (Hardcover)
Andrea Vesco, Francesco Ferrero
R8,829 Discovery Miles 88 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As population growth accelerates, researchers and professionals face challenges as they attempt to plan for the future. Urban planning is a significant component in addressing the key concerns as the world population moves towards the city and leaves the rural environment behind, yet there are many factors to consider for a well rounded community. The Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities brings together the necessary research and interdisciplinary discussion to address dilemmas created by population growth and the expansion of urban environments. This publication is an essential reference source for researchers, academicians, investors, and practitioners interested in the urban planning and technological advancements necessary for the creation of smart cities.

Springer Series in Light Scattering - Volume 7: Light Absorption and Scattering in Turbid Media (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... Springer Series in Light Scattering - Volume 7: Light Absorption and Scattering in Turbid Media (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alexander Kokhanovsky
R3,605 Discovery Miles 36 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book aims to the description of recent progress in studies of light absorption and scattering in turbid media. In particular, light scattering/oceanic optics/snow optics research community will greatly benefit from the publication of this book.

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