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Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Environmental monitoring

Sensor Systems for Environmental Monitoring - Volume One: Sensor Technologies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Sensor Systems for Environmental Monitoring - Volume One: Sensor Technologies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
M. Campbell
R5,877 Discovery Miles 58 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Information and Communication on Technology for the Fight against Global Warming - First International Conference, ICT-GLOW... Information and Communication on Technology for the Fight against Global Warming - First International Conference, ICT-GLOW 2011, Toulouse, France, August 30-31, 2011, Proceedings (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Dieter Kranzlmuller, A. Min Tjoa
R1,597 Discovery Miles 15 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Fight against Global Warming, ICT-Glow 2011, held in Toulouse, France in August 2011. The 16 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They address the following topics: parallel computing, ICT for transportation, cloud and pervasive computing, measurement and control and storage.

Modeling Dynamic Economic Systems (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2012): Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon Modeling Dynamic Economic Systems (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2012)
Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
R2,038 Discovery Miles 20 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the dynamic processes in economic systems, concentrating on the extraction and use of the natural resources required to meet economic needs. Sections cover methods for dynamic modeling in economics, microeconomic models of firms, modeling optimal use of both nonrenewable and renewable resources, and chaos in economic models. This book does not require a substantial background in mathematics or computer science.

Polarimetric Detection, Characterization and Remote Sensing (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Michael I. Mishchenko, Yaroslav S. Yatskiv,... Polarimetric Detection, Characterization and Remote Sensing (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Michael I. Mishchenko, Yaroslav S. Yatskiv, Vera K. Rosenbush, Gorden Videen
R5,978 Discovery Miles 59 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the need for accurate and non-invasive optical characterization and diagnostic techniques is rapidly increasing, it is imperative to find improved ways of extracting the additional information contained within the measured parameters of the scattered light. This is the first specialized monograph on photopolarimetry, a rapidly developing, multidisciplinary topic with numerous military, ecological remote-sensing, astrophysical, biomedical, and technological applications. The main objective is to describe and discuss techniques developed in various disciplines to acquire useful information from the polarization signal of scattered electromagnetic waves. It focuses on the state-of-the-art in polarimetric detection, characterization, and remote sensing, including military and environmental monitoring as well as terrestrial, atmospheric, and biomedical characterization. The book identifies polarimetric techniques that have been especially successful for various applications as well as the future needs of the various research communities. The monograph is intended to facilitate cross-pollination of ideas and thereby improve research efficiency and help advance the field of polarimetry into the future. The book is thoroughly interdisciplinary and contains only invited review chapters written by leading experts in the respective fields. It will be useful to science professionals, engineers, and graduate students working in a broad range of disciplines: optics, electromagnetics, atmospheric radiation and remote sensing, radar meteorology, oceanography, climate research, astrophysics, optical engineering and technology, particle characterization, and biomedical optics.

Expert Systems in Environmental Planning (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993): Jeff R. Wright, Lyna L.... Expert Systems in Environmental Planning (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)
Jeff R. Wright, Lyna L. Wiggins, Ravinder K. Jain, T.John Kim
R3,032 Discovery Miles 30 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The connections between economics, planning, and the environment are receiv ing increased attention among scholars and policy makers in many countries. The common denominator among these three variables is the earth's life support sys tems, the ecosystems on which the world depends. When we describe our physi cal surroundings as a collection of possible uses, we are establishing linkages between economics, planning, and the environment. Because possible alternative uses compete with each other, and conflicts arise over scarce land resources, the varying environmental impacts of alternative uses are major concerns for the cur rent as well as the next generation. How to achieve sustainable development is the pressing question for today's environmental professionals. Environmental planners and engineers help us study the implications of our choices, and new technologies and techniques that improve the practice of environmental planning should enhance our ability to protect our future. The depletion of the earth's natural resources and loss of biodiversity, the deg radation of air, land, and water quality, the accumulation of greenhouse gases leading to changes in our climate, and the depletion of the ozone layer comprise only a partial list of environmental issues that concern our policy makers. To sup port their decisions, environmental planning must be a multidimensional and multidisciplinary activity that incorporates social, economic, political, geograph ical, and technical factors. Solutions for problems in these areas frequently re quire not only numerical analyses but also heuristic analyses, which in turn depend on the intuitive judgements of planners and engineers."

Data Assimilation - Tools for Modelling the Ocean in a Global Change Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original... Data Assimilation - Tools for Modelling the Ocean in a Global Change Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
Pierre P. Brasseur, Jacques C.J. Nihoul
R3,011 Discovery Miles 30 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Data assimilation is considered a key component of numerical ocean model development and new data acquisition strategies. The basic concept of data assimilation is to combine real observations via estimation theory with dynamic models. Related methodologies exist in meteorology, geophysics and engineering. Of growing importance in physical oceanography, data assimilation can also be exploited in biological and chemical oceanography. Such techniques are now recognized as essential to understand the role of the ocean in a global change perspective.
The book focuses on data processing algorithms for assimilation, current methods for the assimilation of biogeochemical data, strategy of model development, and the design of observational data for assimilation.

Atmospheric Ozone as a Climate Gas - General Circulation Model Simulations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Atmospheric Ozone as a Climate Gas - General Circulation Model Simulations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)
Wei-Chyung Wang, Ivar S. Isaksen
R3,077 Discovery Miles 30 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the major findings in the 1992 IPCC report and the 1994 World Meteorological Organization's Ozone Assessment report was the identification of possible climatic effects over the last few decades resulting from anthropogenic ally-induced changes in atmospheric ozone. The initial quantitative estimates of their direct climatic effects indicate significant impacts, though large uncertainties exist and studies using general circulation models are needed. A point that needs to be addressed in particular is that atmospheric ozone differs from greenhouse gases in that it is formed and destroyed by chemical processes in the atmosphere due to interaction involving a large number of source gases (e. g. H0, NO ' CO, 2 x NMHC, N0, CH and the CFCs). Therefore, the indirect effect of climate-chemistry 2 4 interaction involving atmospheric ozone is an important aspect for consideration in general circulation models. During the last few years, there have been several international workshops related to atmospheric ozone. In 1987, a NATO workshop on atmospheric ozone was held in Lillehammer, Norway. More recently, two workshops were organized to discuss the topic "General Circulation Model Study of Climate-Chemistry Interaction. " The first was held August 19-21, 1992, in Oslo, Norway, and the second held May 26-27,1993, in Albany, New York, USA. The two workshops were IAMAP activities under the Trace Constituent Working Group.

The Mathematics of Models for Climatology and Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997): Jesus I.... The Mathematics of Models for Climatology and Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Jesus I. Diaz
R3,083 Discovery Miles 30 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the culmination of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on The Mathematics of Models for Climatology and Environment which was held at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain during 11-21 January 1995. One of the main goals of the ASI was to establish a bridge between mathematical modellers on the one hand and physical oceanographers and climatologists on the other. The book is divided into fourth parts containing a total of 16 chapters: Parts I, II and III are devoted to general models and Part IV to models related to some local problems. Most of the mathematical models here considered involve systems of nonlinear partial differential equations. The mathemat ical treatment cover a large list of subjects: existence and uniqueness for well-possed problems, large time behaviour, stability, bifurcation, diagrams of equilibria, conditions for the occurrence of interfaces or free boundaries, numerical algorithms and its implementation, controllability of the problems, etc. I thank Jacques- Louis Lions and Cornelius Johannes van Duijn for their guidance and collaboration as co-directors of the AS . I also thank J.F.Padial and G. Diaz for their help in the planning and conduct of the ASI as well as in the preparation of this book."

Hydraulic Parameter Identification - Generalized Interpretation Method for Single and Multiple Pumping Tests (Paperback,... Hydraulic Parameter Identification - Generalized Interpretation Method for Single and Multiple Pumping Tests (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Luc C Lebbe
R3,045 Discovery Miles 30 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hydraulic parameter identification is a crucial step in hydrogeological investigations. The book proposes a unique and generalized interpretation method for single and multiple pumping tests made in groundwater reservoirs with layered heterogeneity and with or without lateral anisotropy. This method eliminates the drawbacks of the numerous and frequently applied interpretation methods. The book also presents an introduction to inverse modeling, resulting in optimal parameter values with their joint confidence region and the corresponding residuals. Cross sections through this multidimensional region elucidate the relation between the shape of this region and some statistical parameters describing the reliability of the identified parameters. This method is demonstrated by means of five pumping or recharge tests.

Economy-Energy-Environment Simulation - Beyond the Kyoto Protocol (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002):... Economy-Energy-Environment Simulation - Beyond the Kyoto Protocol (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
K. Uno
R4,592 Discovery Miles 45 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the policy arena, as well as in the academic world, a new challenge is having to deal with the global community. We are increasingly aware that the world is linked through economy-energy-environment interactions. We are increasingly aware, at the same time, that the emergence of the global community does not imply an integrated harmonious world; rather, it is a community where co- tries/regions of different interests and values face each other directly. Global governance has to be achieved through actions of national governments under different motives and constraints. We need to have an analytical tool that is capable of producing a global picture, yet with detailed country resolution. If the world is a better place now compared to 100 years ago in terms of p- capita income, this is due to the industrialization that continued throughout the 20th century. We entered the 21st century knowing that the human aspiration that translates into ever-increasing production may not be tenable in the long run. Sustainability of the global community is at stake. In contrast to inc- mental decision making through the market mechanism that should lead to some optimal state under some assumptions such as perfect knowledge, smooth movement of resources, no externalities, and so forth, we need to have an a- lytical tool to provide us with details of the future state of the world.

Environment across Cultures (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003): Katharina Mader Environment across Cultures (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)
Katharina Mader; Edited by E. Ehlers, Carl Friedrich Gethmann
R1,577 Discovery Miles 15 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Disparate perceptions and conceptual frameworks of environment and the relationship between humans and nature often lead to confusion, constraints on co-operation and collaboration and even conflict when society tries to deal with today's urgent and complex environment research and policy challenges. Such disparities in perception and "world view" are driven by many factors. They include differences in culture, religion, ethical frameworks, scientific methodologies and approaches, disciplines, political, social and philosophical traditions, life styles and consumption patterns as well as alternative economic paradigms. Distribution of poverty or wealth between north and south may thus be seen as consequence of the above mentioned disparities, which is a challenge for it's universal reasoned evaluation. This volume discusses a wide range of factors influencing "Environment across Cultures" with a view to identifying ways and means to better understand, reflect and manage such disparities within future global environmental research and policy agendas for bridging the gap between ecology and economy as well as between societies. The book is based upon the results of a scientific symposium on this topic and covers the following sections: Cross Cultural Perception of Environment; Ethics and Nature; Environment, Sustainability and Society. Corresponding contributions were made by well-known scientific authors representing different cultural spheres in accordance with the inter-cultural approach of this effort.

Advances in Modeling Agricultural Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009): Petraq Papajorgji, Panos M.... Advances in Modeling Agricultural Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
Petraq Papajorgji, Panos M. Pardalos
R4,643 Discovery Miles 46 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Agriculture has experienced a dramatic change during the past decades. The change has been structural and technological. Structural changes can be seen in the size of current farms; not long ago, agricultural production was organized around small farms, whereas nowadays the agricultural landscape is dominated by large farms. Large farms have better means of applying new technologies, and therefore technological advances have been a driving force in changing the farming structure. New technologies continue to emerge, and their mastery and use in requires that farmers gather more information and make more complex technological choices. In particular, the advent of the Internet has opened vast opportunities for communication and business opportunities within the agricultural com- nity. But at the same time, it has created another class of complex issues that need to be addressed sooner rather than later. Farmers and agricultural researchers are faced with an overwhelming amount of information they need to analyze and synthesize to successfully manage all the facets of agricultural production. This daunting challenge requires new and complex approaches to farm management. A new type of agricultural management system requires active cooperation among multidisciplinary and multi-institutional teams and ref- ing of existing and creation of new analytical theories with potential use in agriculture. Therefore, new management agricultural systems must combine the newest achievements in many scientific domains such as agronomy, economics, mathematics, and computer science, to name a few.

Environmental Information Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998): Oliver Gunther Environmental Information Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998)
Oliver Gunther
R1,597 Discovery Miles 15 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Environmental information systems (EIS) are concerned with the management of data about the soil, the water, the air, and the species in the world around us. This first textbook on the topic gives a conceptual framework for EIS by structuring the data flow into 4 phases: data capture, storage, analysis, and metadata management. This flow corresponds to a complex aggregation process gradually transforming the incoming raw data into concise documents suitable for high-level decision support. All relevant concepts are covered, including statistical classification, data fusion, uncertainty management, knowledge based systems, GIS, spatial databases, multidimensional access methods, object-oriented databases, simulation models, and Internet-based information management. Several case studies present EIS in practice.

Spatial Autocorrelation and Spatial Filtering - Gaining Understanding Through Theory and Scientific Visualization (Paperback,... Spatial Autocorrelation and Spatial Filtering - Gaining Understanding Through Theory and Scientific Visualization (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)
Daniel A. Griffith
R4,565 Discovery Miles 45 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Scientific visualization may be defined as the transformation of numerical scientific data into informative graphical displays. The text introduces a nonverbal model to subdisciplines that until now has mostly employed mathematical or verbal-conceptual models. The focus is on how scientific visualization can help revolutionize the manner in which the tendencies for (dis)similar numerical values to cluster together in location on a map are explored and analyzed. In doing so, the concept known as spatial autocorrelation - which characterizes these tendencies - is further demystified.

Urban Air Pollution - Monitoring and Control Strategies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996): Ivo... Urban Air Pollution - Monitoring and Control Strategies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Ivo Allegrini, Franco DeSantis
R3,079 Discovery Miles 30 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop which was also financially supported by the National Research Council of Italy. The Workshop was held from October 9 to 15, 1994, at the Centro Ettore Maiorana in Erice, Italy. Over 40 researchers from a wide variety of fields attended the Workshop, which brought to attention the ongoing research on various phenomena related to urban air pollution. The presence of high levels of atmospheric pollutants in the air of several urban centres of developed and developing countries causes a great concern among authorities and public opinion. Some 20% of the European population live in cities of more than 500,000 inhabitants and about 40% in cities of more than 50,000. Since exceedance of the Air Quality Guidelines has been observed to occur worldwide, a great effort has been addressed to the control of primary pollutants, but many problems related to secondary pollutants such as nitrogen containing species (nitrogen oxides, nitric and nitrous acid, ni trates) and photochemical oxidants (ozone, PAN and others) are far from being solved. The importance of atmospheric chemistry in understanding the processes occurring in urban atmospheres has been well recognised, thus there is a strong need to exchange experiences and results from urban centres in different Countries. Indeed, atmospheric pollution is very much dependent on the type of emissions which are very different according to the economic development of the urban centre under consideration.

Statistical Mechanics of Turbulent Flows (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003): Stefan Heinz Statistical Mechanics of Turbulent Flows (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)
Stefan Heinz
R1,627 Discovery Miles 16 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The simulation of technological and environmental flows is very important for many industrial developments. A major challenge related to their modeling is to involve the characteristic turbulence that appears in most of these flows. The traditional way to tackle this question is to use deterministic equations where the effects of turbulence are directly parametrized, i. e. , assumed as functions of the variables considered. However, this approach often becomes problematic, in particular if reacting flows have to be simulated. In many cases, it turns out that appropriate approximations for the closure of deterministic equations are simply unavailable. The alternative to the traditional way of modeling turbulence is to construct stochastic models which explain the random nature of turbulence. The application of such models is very attractive: one can overcome the closure problems that are inherent to deterministic methods on the basis of relatively simple and physically consistent models. Thus, from a general point of view, the use of stochastic methods for turbulence simulations seems to be the optimal way to solve most of the problems related to industrial flow simulations. However, it turns out that this is not as simple as it looks at first glance. The first question concerns the numerical solution of stochastic equations for flows of environmental and technological interest. To calculate industrial flows, 3 one often has to consider a number of grid cells that is of the order of 100 .

Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): K.P.... Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
K.P. Seiler, J. R Gat
R4,567 Discovery Miles 45 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Groundwater constitutes the most important reservoir of available clean water. Due to its overexploitation, some anthropogenic mismanagement on the surface and the overloading of the cleanup potential of subsurface, many of the groundwater systems used for water supply are in jeopardy. The problem is very severe in dry-lands, but also in urban, industrial, agricultural and traffic areas.

This book first addresses the recharge fluxes relating both to the quantity and quality of groundwater. In order to face the threats to the water supply and to be able to maintain a sustainable water management policy, detailed knowledge is needed on the surface-to-subsurface transformation link in the water cycle. Secondly, a comparison of both the traditional and modern approaches to determine groundwater recharge is presented. The traditional approach to determine groundwater recharge is based on water balance estimates and hydraulic considerations, which yield instantaneous values at best but do not integrate the totality of recharge pathways in time and space. In contrast, environmental tracers integrate these factors. Finally, the fate of groundwater recharge in the subsurface by hydraulic and geologic means is explained in detail, in order to stimulate adapted groundwater-management strategies and to better assess consequences of climate changes on groundwater resources as a whole.

Indoor Air Pollution - Part F (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004): Peter Pluschke Indoor Air Pollution - Part F (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004)
Peter Pluschke
R7,416 Discovery Miles 74 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Indoor Air Pollution has become a major topic in environmental research and health. Most people spend more than 80% of their time in buildings and are exposed to a broad range of pollutants from indoor sources such as building materials, furniture, carpets and textiles, heating and cooking, household and consumer products, etc. The volume provides a comprehensive review of the major indoor air pollutants: volatile organic compounds, biocides, indoor particles and fibres, combustion products and micro-organisms and their metabolites. Sources and sinks of air pollutants in indoor environments and their chemistry are distinctly different from ambient air pollution, even though the latter may influence indoor air quality. Adsorption and desorption processes, the pollutant source dynamics, gas phase reactions and kinetics - including the fate and final chemical destiny of chemically unstable intermediate compounds - are topics of scientific research as well as the evaluation of their sensory impact and irritation potential. Guidelines for assessing indoor pollution and a broad range of analytical methods have been recently developed and are reviewed by internationally renowned scientists. The specific characteristics of indoor air pollution in developing countries due to the widespread use of open fires for cooking, heating and lighting are analysed as well as the Chinese strategies to address the growing pollution problems by air pollution in its modern building stock.

Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems - Proceedings of the Third International Workshop (Paperback, Softcover... Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems - Proceedings of the Third International Workshop (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Vasily V. Popovich, Manfred Schrenk, Kyrill V. Korolenko
R4,590 Discovery Miles 45 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

These Proceedings of the Third International Workshop introduce research results in the areas of information integration, development of GIS and GIS-applications for a wide spectrum of information systems varying considerably in purpose and scale. The new class of GIS - intelligent GIS - is considered, including principles of their building and programming technologies. Special attention is drawn to the development of ontologies and their use in GIS and GIS-applications.

Use of Satellite and In-Situ Data to Improve Sustainability (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Felix Kogan, Alfred Powell, Oleg Fedorov Use of Satellite and In-Situ Data to Improve Sustainability (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Felix Kogan, Alfred Powell, Oleg Fedorov
R5,888 Discovery Miles 58 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

More than 30-year operational satellite data have already been used for monitoring land, ocean and atmosphere. These applications have contributed to improve sustainable economy, produce healthy environment and enhance human life. The Advanced Research Workshop sponsored by NATO and organized by the USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Ukrainian's Space Agency bring the scientists with the most mature research designed for practical use. The goals were to select those which is used for services today and identify the areas to expand research and services. Scientific and application results of the Workshop presented in this book can be used today in agriculture, forestry, water resources, healthy coastal life and fisheries, climate and land cover change, anthropogenic activities and others. The presented papers provide information on how to use operational satellites and in situ measurements for early detection of large-scale droughts, floods and fires, diagnose crop and pasture annual losses, predict periods with health/unhealthy vegetation based on such climate forcing events as ENSO, monitor air quality and geomagnetic activities, assess land cover trends in responce to global warming etc. The available satellite/ground information and method is currently warn with a lead time sufficient to respond, recover and protect.

Integrated Land Use and Environmental Models - A Survey of Current Applications and Research (Paperback, Softcover reprint of... Integrated Land Use and Environmental Models - A Survey of Current Applications and Research (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)
Subhrajit Guhathakurta
R3,017 Discovery Miles 30 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is the result of an invited symposium titled "Integrated Land-Use and Environmental Models: A Survey of Current Applications and Research" that was held in October 2000 at Arizona State University. The idea for the symposium arose from a belief held by many academics that we are at the watershed of a new generation of models that are more dynamic, more pragmatic, more interdiscipli nary, and more amenable to collaborative decision making. Several academics and professionals engaged in urban research had long realized that domain-specific knowledge was inadequate for understanding and managing urban growth. While interdisciplinary approaches have become critical in most social research, one general area of knowledge that stands out as having the most wide-ranging impact on current urban modeling efforts is the field comprised of environmental sciences and ecology. The symposium offered a forum for academics and professionals engaged in urban and ecological modeling to exchange ideas and experiences, specifically in areas that overlapped urban and environmental issues. The contri butions to this volume highlight the progress made in the various efforts to build integrated urban and environmental models. More importantly, each chapter shows how ideas have diffused across disciplinary boundaries to create better policy-relevant models. In addition, this book outlines some promising areas of research that could make important contributions to the field of urban and envi ronmental modeling. Integrated thinking about urban and environmental issues has been fundamental to the concept of sustainability."

Transboundary Water Resources Management - Institutional and Engineering Approaches (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Transboundary Water Resources Management - Institutional and Engineering Approaches (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Jacques Ganoulis, Lucien Duckstein, Peter Literathy, Istvan Bogardi
R5,927 Discovery Miles 59 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a world facing a growing water crisis, conflicts regarding water sharing and environmental issues are expected to grow, especially in transboundary river basins, where 40% of the world's population lives.
This book represents one of the first attempts to bring together methodologies and analytical tools from socio-economic, international policy, engineering, and water management specialists dealing with transboundary water resources. The book is divided into three parts. Part I introduces state--of-the-art concepts in institutional policy and conflict analysis. Part II presents engineering approaches and models for transboundary water management and conflict resolution. Part III analyzes cases in international river basins and enclosed seas.

Quantified Eco-Efficiency - An Introduction with Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Gjalt... Quantified Eco-Efficiency - An Introduction with Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Gjalt Huppes, Masanobu Ishikawa
R6,658 Discovery Miles 66 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Eco-efficiency has long been a concept: the intention of reducing environmental impact while increasing environmental value. Its origins are with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. However, in a globalized world with sustained economic growth environmental degradation is threatening. Macro level requirements on sustainability should be reflected in the eco-efficiency of choices at a micro level, like on technologies, supply chains and product systems. Eco-efficiency analysis has come to fruition as a fully quantified method for analysis, linking to specific domains of economic modelling, specific environmental models, and several methods for integrating these two domains into eco-efficiency scores. This eco-efficiency analysis can guide choices in policy, business, and consumptions activities, all from a single common background.

A central asset of eco-efficiency analysis is that it does not depend on a specific evaluation of environmental impacts against economic effects, avoiding the often disputed results of neo-classical evaluation methods. For integrating the different environmental scores several evaluation methods may be used including those based on willingness-to-pay, panel procedures, and public statements on policy goals. Each may have advantages, but in line with the normative neutrality strived for in eco-efficiency, these preference and value choices may be avoided to some extent. This can be done either by taking a common denominator or by having less demanding objectives, for instance focusing on efficiency of measures only.

A substantial Japanese paper on Maximum Abatement Cost method and a paper on revealed public preferences in The Netherlands comprise the first section on methods. Next, there are four sections on domains of application of eco-efficiency analysis. In the Agriculture section, a case on conservation agriculture in China is worked out, using input-output analysis. In the Industry section, cases range from supply chain management to waste water management and methods to speed up innovation. In the Products & Consumption section, cases refer to overall household performance, specific energy products and methods for upgradeable product design. Finally, in the Recycling section, cases relate to increasing the supply of secondary materials and to increasing secondary materials use.

Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support - Strategic Directions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008):... Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support - Strategic Directions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Ann Bostrom, Steven P. French, Sara J. Gottlieb
R4,589 Discovery Miles 45 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The papers in this volume integrate results from current research efforts in earthquake engineering with research from the larger risk assessment community. The authors include risk and hazard researchers from the major U.S. hazard and earthquake centers. The volume lays out a road map for future developments in risk modeling and decision support, and positions earthquake engineering research within the family of risk analysis tools and techniques.

geoENV VI - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008): Amilcar... geoENV VI - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Amilcar Soares, Maria Joao Pereira, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos
R3,093 Discovery Miles 30 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume contains 40 selected full-text contributions from the Sixth European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, geoENV IV, held in Rhodes, Greece, October 25-26, 2006. The objective of the editors was to compile a set of papers from which the reader could perceive how geostatistics is applied within the environmental sciences. A few selected theoretical contributions are also included.

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