Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change is based on local priorities, needs, knowledge and capacities. Early CBA initiatives were generally implemented by non-government organisations (NGOs), and operated primarily at the local level. Many used 'bottom-up' participatory processes to identify the climate change problem and appropriate responses. Small localised stand-alone initiatives are insufficient to address the scale of challenges climate change will bring, however. The causes of vulnerability - such as market or service access, or good governance - also often operate beyond the project level. Larger organisations and national governments have therefore started to implement broader CBA programmes, which provide opportunities to scale up responses and integrate CBA into higher levels of policy and planning. This book shows that it is possible for CBA to remain centred on local priorities, but not necessarily limited to work implemented at the local level. Some chapters address the issue of mainstreaming CBA into government policy and planning processes or into city or sectoral level plans (e.g. on agriculture). Others look at how gender and children's issues should be mainstreamed into adaptation planning itself, and others describe how tools can be applied, and finance delivered for effective mainstreaming. This book was published as a special issue of Climate and Development.

Winner of the 2017 CBHL Literature Award of Excellence in Landscape Design and Architecture Phyto presents the concepts of phytoremediation and phytotechnology in one comprehensive guide, illustrating when plants can be considered for the uptake, removal or mitigation of on-site pollutants. Current scientific case studies are covered, highlighting the advantages and limitations of plant-based cleanup. Typical contaminant groups found in the built environment are explained, and plant lists for mitigation of specific contaminants are included where applicable. This is the first book to address the benefits of phytotechnologies from a design point of view, taking complex scientific terms and translating the research into an easy-to-understand reference book for those involved in creating planting solutions. Typically, phytotechnology planting techniques are currently employed post-site contamination to help clean up already contaminated soil by taking advantage of the positive effects that plants can have upon harmful toxins and chemicals. This book presents a new concept to create projective planting designs with preventative phytotechnology abilities, 'phytobuffering' where future pollution may be expected for particular site programs. Filled with tables, photographs and detailed drawings, Kennen and Kirkwood's text guides the reader through the process of selecting plants for their aesthetic and environmental qualities, combined with their contaminant-removal benefits.

Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development shows how ICT, as an enabler for all spheres of development, can help innovate business processes and operations, and provide faster integration of new technologies into business systems. Focused on sustainability, the book addresses strategic approaches to cope with a range of climatic, environmental, cyber-security threats and other global risks, and aims to promote prosperity and economic growth. Furthermore, it explores how the adoption of new technologies, and collective action based upon a strategic behavioral theory of new leadership, can be applied when responding to specific set of conditions that allow for the proposed strategies to cope with risks.

Information technology and strategic planning complement each other to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Risk management frameworks, business continuity systems, and strategic planning methodologies such as mechanism design theory, strategic adaptive cognition (SAC), and risk mechanism theory (RMT) are the fundamental components needed to have a universal approach embedded into the national development plans agenda. As technology no longer follows an orderly, linear path, but improves exponentially, developing a strategic approach to ICT implementation help world leaders in the difficult but inspiring task of making a sustainable world and consequently find solutions to achieve the SDGs and the desired growth pattern that must be sustained, inclusive and equitable.

Features:

Discusses for the first time the potential of ICT as a transformative power in finding solutions to climatic and economic issues.

Illustrates comprehensive strategic planning for leaders to implement in both public and private organizations.

Integrates standards and frameworks in the context of sustainable development along with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Describes in detail how mechanism design, risk management, business continuity systems, a comprehensive strategic planning using SAC (Strategic Adaptive Cognition) and risk mechanism theory can be used to address environmental risks and attain sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Explains eHealth as an adaptation strategy to address future changes in climate and impacts, and the links between mitigation and adaptation to ICTs.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Tackle Climate Variability and Change Impacts. Information and Communication Technologies for Environmental Sustainability. Moving from Theory to Practice: The TESLA Factor. mHealth: A New Path of Transformation for Health through Mobile Technologies. An Integrated Perspective on the Future of Mobility. Intelligent Transport Systems. The Role of Communication Technologies in Building Future Smart Cities. The Role of ICT in Smart Cities Governance. Digital Revolution and the Environment. Strategic Approach to ICT Contributions to Cope with Climatic Events. Managing Risks Associated with ICT. The Art & Science of Executing Your Vision. Leading Change in the Digital Age: Promoting Economic Growth, Combating Climate Change Impacts, Reducing Health Risks and the Leader's Role in Strategy.

Beim UEbergang von der Stoffdurchflusswirtschaft zur Stoffkreislaufwirtschaft geht es zunachst einmal um die Entwicklung geeigneter Modellansatze, die diesen Prozess unterstutzen koennen. Hier konzentriert sich der Autor auf die Ausgestaltung einer industriellen Reproduktionswirtschaft, die sodann mit raumlichen Aspekten in Verbindung gebracht wird. Dass gerade Industrieregionen hier uber ein ausserordentlich grosses Potenzial verfugen, wird nicht nur an Beispielen sogenannter Eco-Industrial Parks belegt, sondern auch anhand eigener Ergebnisse, die der Autor beim Aufbau zwischenbetrieblicher Netzwerkstrukturen in der Industrieregion Rhein-Neckar gewinnen konnte. Somit leistet das Buch auch einen ganz wesentlichen Beitrag zur vielfach vermissten Theorie-Praxis-Verknupfung.

Water is an important natural resource and a key component of our environment. The quality of water has been deteriorated as a result of the rapid population growth, unplanned urbanization and environmental pollution caused by industrialization. In addition to these, the global warming and climate change have begun to threaten the water resources all over the globe. At present, the decrease in water resources has already reached critical dimensions. Water used for irrigation, as well as for domestic and industrial purposes, is negatively affecting the quality of water and placing great demands on the quality of water resources, the capacity of which is already limited. Therefore, problems pertaining to water consumption need to be solved on a global scale. Arsenic contamination of groundwater is prevalent throughout the globe and is of increasing concern, necessitating the need for effective treatment to provide safe drinking water to communities. Arsenic removal is one of the most important areas of water treatment. Conventional treatment plants may employ several methods for removing arsenic from water. Commonly used processes include oxidation, and sedimentation, coagulation and filtration, lime treatment, adsorption onto sorptive media, ion exchange, and membrane filtration. However, in the most affected regions large conventional treatment plants may not be appropriate and factors as cost and acceptability as well as performance must be considered.
This book, published in cooperation with leading experts in this field, will provide a thorough analysis of the problems, solutions and possible alternatives to achieve a safe water production on a global scale.

Die Kraft-Warme-Kopplung (KWK) ist zu einem Eckpfeiler der Energie- und Klimapolitik in Deutschland und Europa geworden. Das Buch tragt dieser Entwicklung Rechnung und ermoglicht Lesern einen schnellen Einstieg in die KWK-Nutzung in Industriebetrieben, Gebaudekomplexen und Energieversorgungsunternehmen mit allen erforderlichen Angaben, um Anlagen in technischer, wirtschaftlicher und okologischer Hinsicht beurteilen zu konnen. Beispiele und Arbeitshilfen zur Anlagenauslegung, wirtschaftlichen Bewertung und Aufstellung von Emissionsbilanzen."

This book presents a number of innovative uses of fly ash. Fly ash is a fine powder that is a byproduct of burning pulverized coal in thermal power plants. It is a pozzolan - a substance containing aluminous and siliceous material that when mixed with lime and water forms a compound similar to Portland cement. Though fly ash was a problem in terms of its disposal, it now has a variety of uses, such as a prime material in blocks, bricks, and PCC paving, and further applications are being investigated. As such, the recovery and reuse of fly ash wastes plays an important role in the implementation of the circular economy concept. Featuring selected, high-quality research papers presented at IconSWM 2018, the book provides valuable insights for the recycling industries, power plants, researchers, and governments.

Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Globally, 19,000 people die each day from air pollution, killing more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and car accidents combined.

What happened to the air we breathe?

Sustainability journalist Tim Smedley has travelled the world to try and find the answer, visiting cities at the forefront of the fight against air pollution, including Delhi, Beijing, London and Paris. With insights from the scientists and politicians leading the battle against it, and people whose lives have been affected by it.

Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and - most importantly - what we can do about them.

Air pollution is a problem that can be solved. The stories uncovered on this journey show us how.

Clearing the Air is essential reading for anyone who cares about the air they breathe. And this much becomes clear: in the fight against air pollution, we all have a part to play. The fightback has begun.

Photogrammetry, the use of photography for surveying, is primarily used for the production of maps from aerial photographs. Along with remote sensing, it represents the primary means of generating data for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). As technology develops, it is becoming easier to gain access to it. The cost of digital photogrammetric workstations are falling quickly and these new tools are therefore becoming accessible to more and more users.
This book is particularly useful as a text for graduate students in geomatics and is also suitable for people with a good basic scientific knowledge who need to understand photogrammetry, and who wish to use the book as a reference.

Are alternative energies and Green New Deals enough to deliver environmental justice? Peter Gelderloos argues that international governmental responses to the climate emergency are structurally incapable of solving the crisis. But there is hope. Across the world, grassroots networks of local communities are working to realise their visions of an alternative revolutionary response to planetary destruction, often pitted against the new megaprojects promoted by greenwashed alternative energy infrastructures and the neocolonialist, technocratic policies that are the forerunners of the Green New Deal. Gelderloos interviews food sovereignty activists in Venezuela, Indigenous communities reforesting their lands in Brazil and anarchists fighting biofuel plantations in Indonesia, looking at the battles that have cancelled airports, stopped pipelines, and helped the most marginalised to fight borders and environmental racism, to transform their cities, to win a dignified survival.

Climate change has never been more important than it is now, as it has become arguably the world's most urgent problem. Solving this problem is proving difficult and complex as it involves joint efforts by governments, companies, communities and innovators. The increased use of fossil fuels associated with global economic growths has led to rising GHG emissions and global warming. There are many challenges for countries that are enacting new climate and clean energy regulations in line with their Paris Agreement commitments. Good government policies and corporate strategies are essential to support these efforts as part of the global climate change crisis. This important book addresses the latest climate change impacts and developments in potential mitigation strategies. These include fossil to clean energy transition, smart low-carbon city designs, green transportation, electric vehicles, green agriculture, carbon emission trading, carbon capture solutions plus climate finance and risk management. Potential new policies and strategies to support the successful implementation of these important strategic areas are discussed together with high-level country and business case examples. This book is essential reading for policy makers, government employees, business executives, professionals, researchers and academics alike looking to affect change to global climate and energy policies.

Whether considered a threat to the health of humans in particular or of the ecosystem in general, the problem of air pollution affects us all. In addition to the 189 chemicals listed in the air toxins category of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, smog, acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming all arise from air pollution. You can debate the prime causes oacid rain, excessive lumbering or changes in the weather o but the diminishing rainforest and the spreading desert speak for themselves. Air Pollution addresses the sources and results of these problems, and how they influence the environment. It surveys all aspects of management, including dispersion modeling, emission measurements, air quality and continuous emission monitoring, remote sensing, and stack sampling. In addition, the book explores methods of reduction and control, with particular attention to gaseous emission controls and odor control. This stellar resource addresses the prevention of pollution created by existing technology, and the design of future zero-emissions technology. A useful guide for engineers, students or anyone working for environmental protection, Air Pollution provides a solid foundation and presents a sound environmental philosophy. Bela G. Liptak speaks on Post-Oil Energy Technology on the AT&T Tech Channel.

Nanocomposites present outstanding mechanical properties and compatibility owing to their composite matrix and unique physical and chemical composition provided by large surface-area-to-volume ratios and high interfacial reactivity. Freedom to functionalize nanocomposites with various chemical groups increases their affinity toward target pollutants, which is highly desirable for the selective extraction of target analytes in complex environmental matrixes. This book presents the recent progress in the field of nanocomposites and their properties, fabrication methods, and applications for pollution control and sensing. It discusses the advances in pollution control techniques made possible because of nanocomposites and focuses on environment-friendly and efficient approaches. The text also covers economic, toxicological, and regulatory issues and research trends.

Uberlassen Sie Qualitat nicht dem Zufall
Jedes Qualitatsicherungs-Handbuch ist individuell auf ein Unternehmen zugeschnitten und lasst sich nicht ohne weiteres auf ein anderes Unternehmen ubertragen. Es gibt jedoch Elemente, die in jedem Labor ahnlich oder sogar kongruent sind.
Diese Elemente benutzt Klaus Sohngen beispielhaft als Bausteine fur seine Musteranleitung.
Erstellen Sie mit dieser Musteranleitung Ihr individuelles, betriebseigenes Qualitatssicherungs-Handbuch Sie finden direkt umsetzbar
* die Zusammenstellung aller wesentlichen Elemente eines Qualitatssicherungs-Systems,
* die Beschreibung moglicher Dokumentations- und Prasentationsformen von Qualitatssicherungs-Systemen in Handbuchern,
* Hinweise zur Fortschreibung, Aktualisierung und Pflege Ihres Handbuches,
* viele konkrete Beispiele.
Diese Anleitung begleitet Sie als Einstiegshilfe zuverlassig von der Einfuhrungsphase Ihres Qualitatssicherungs-Systems bis zur Erstellung Ihres individuellen Qualitatssicherungs-Handbuches.
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Generating a satisfactory classification image from remote sensing data is not a straightforward task. Many factors contribute to this difficulty including the characteristics of a study area, availability of suitable remote sensing data, ancillary and ground reference data, proper use of variables and classification algorithms, and the analyst’s experience. An authoritative text, Advances in Environmental Remote Sensing: Sensors, Algorithms, and Applications compiles comprehensive review articles to examine the developments in concepts, methods, techniques, and applications as well as focused articles and case studies on the latest on a particular topic.

Divided into four sections, the first deals with various sensors, systems, or sensing operations using different regions of wavelengths. Drawing on the data and lessons learned from the U.S. Landsat remote sensing programs, it reviews key concepts, methods, and practical uses of particular sensors/sensing systems. Section II presents new developments in algorithms and techniques, specifically in image preprocessing, thematic information extraction, and digital change detection. It gives correction algorithms for hyperspectral, thermal, and multispectral sensors, discusses the combined method for performing topographic and atmospheric corrections, and provides examples of correcting non-standard atmospheric conditions, including haze, cirrus, and cloud shadow.

Section III focuses on remote sensing of vegetation and related features of the Earth’s surface. It reviews advancements in the remote sensing of ecosystem structure, process, and function, and notes important trade-offs and compromises in characterizing ecosystems from space related to spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions of the imaging sensors. It discusses the mismatch between leaf-level and species-level ecological variables and satellite spatial resolutions and the resulting difficulties in validating satellite-derived products.

Finally, Section IV examines developments in the remote sensing of air, water, and other terrestrial features, reviews MODIS algorithms for aerosol retrieval at both global and local scales, and demonstrates the retrieval of aerosol optical thickness (AOT). This section rounds out coverage with a look at remote sensing approaches to measure the urban environment and examines the most important concepts and recent research.

Table of Contents

Sensors, Systems, and Platforms

Landsat Imagery for Vegetation Studies, C. Song, J.M. Gray, and F. Gao

A Review of Selected MODIS Algorithms, Data Products, and Applications, Y. Shao, G.N. Taff, and R.S. Lunetta

Lidar Remote Sensing, S. Popescu

The Impulse Synthetic Aperture Radar, G. Franceschetti and J. Tatoian

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation Bioparameters, R. Pu and P. Gong

Thermal Remote Sensing of Urban Areas, Q. Weng

Algorithms and Techniques

Atmospheric Correction Methods for Optical Remote Sensing Imagery of Land, R. Richter

3D Geometric Correction of Earth Observation Satellite Data, T. Toutin

Remote Sensing Image Classification, D. Lu, Q. Weng, E. Moran, G. Li, and S. Hetrick

Object Based Image Analysis for Vegetation Mapping and Monitoring, T. Blaschke, K. Johansen, and D. Tiede

Land Use and Cover Change Detection, D. Lu, E. Moran, S. Hetrick, and G. Li

Environmental Applications - Vegetation

Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Structure and Function, A.R. Huete and E.P. Glenn

Remote Sensing of Live Fuel Moisture, S. Yool

Forest Change Analysis Using Time Series Landsat Observations, C. Huang

Satellite-Based Modeling of Gross Primary Production of Terrestrial Ecosystems, X. Xiao, H. Yan, J. Kalfas, and Q. Zhang

Global Croplands and Their Water Use: Remote Sensing and Non-Remote Sensing Perspectives, P.S. Thenkabail, M.A. Hanjra, V. Dheeravath, and M. Gumma

Environmental Applications - Air, Water, and Land

Remote Sensing of Aerosols from Space: A Review of Aerosol Retrieval Using MODIS, M.S. Wong and J. Nichol

Remote Estimation of Chlorophyll-A Concentration in Inland, Estuarine, and Coastal Waters, A. Gitelson, D. Gurlin, W. Moses, and Y. Yacobi

Retrievals of Turbulent Heat Fluxes and Surface Soil Water Content by Remote Sensing, G.P. Petropoulosand T.N. Carlson

Remote Sensing of Urban Biophysical Environment, Q. Weng

Development of the USGS National Land Cover Database over Two Decades, G. Xian, C. Homer, and L. Yang

"This second edition of Remediation Engineering will continue to be the seminal handbook that regulators must have on-hand to address any of the remediation issues they are grappling with daily. The book is wide-ranging, but specific enough to address any environmental remediation challenge." -Patricia Reyes, Interstate Technology Regulatory Council, Washington, DC, USA "This book offers the researcher, teacher, practitioner, student, and regulator with state-of-the-art advances in conducting site investigations and remediation for common and emerging contaminants. It is revolutionary in its approach to conducting subsurface investigation, which greatly influences a successful and appropriate response in assessing and addressing environmental risk. This book is a giant leap forward in understanding how contaminates behave and how to reduce risk to acceptable levels in the natural world." -Daniel T. Rogers, Amsted Industries Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, USA "This text is a superb reference and a good tool for learning about state-of-the-art techniques in remediation of soil and groundwater. [It] will become a ready reference at many companies as the engineering community creates increased value from remediation efforts around the world." -John Waites, AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, USA Remediation Engineering was first published in 1996 and quickly became the go-to reference for a relatively young industry, offering the first comprehensive look at the state-of-the-science in treatment technologies of the time and the contaminants they applied to. This fully updated Second Edition will capture the fundamental advancements that have taken place during the last two decades within all the subdisciplines that form the foundation of the remediation engineering platform. It covers the entire spectrum of current technologies that are employed in the industry and also discusses future trends and how practitioners should anticipate and adapt to those needs. Features: Shares the latest paradigms in remediation design approach and contaminant hydrogeology Presents the landscape of new and emerging contaminants Details the current state of the practice for both conventional technologies, such as sparging and venting Examines newer technologies such as dynamic groundwater recirculation and injection-based remedies to address both organic and inorganic contaminants. Describes the advances in site characterization concepts such as smart investigations and digital conceptual site models. Includes all-new color photographs and figures.

Die modellgestA1/4tzte Bestimmung der Akologischen Wirkungen von Emissionen ermAglicht die Ermittlung naturwissenschaftlich begrA1/4ndeter Belastungsgrenzen von A-kosystemen, Organismen und Materialien. Im Rahmen der AktivitAten der Wirtschaftskommission der Vereinten Nationen fA1/4r Europa (UN-ECE) ist das Critical Levels- und Critical Loads-Konzept fA1/4r Akologische Belastungsgrenzen gegenA1/4ber verschiedenen Luftschadstoffen entwickelt worden. In diesem Zusammenhang werden unter Critical-Levels Luftschadstoffkonzentrationen verstanden, bei deren Unterschreitung keine direkten SchAden an Rezeptoren zu erwarten sind. Unter Critical-Loads versteht man die auf einen Rezeptor unmittelbar einwirkende Schadstoffmenge und kann so die jeweiligen kritischen Eintragsraten ermitteln.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The definitive guide to petroleum hydrocarbon fuel spill and leak causes, prevention, response, and cost recoveryOil Spills and Gas Leaks highlights the complex nature of petroleum hydrocarbon fuel extraction methods, the unintended consequences when disasters occur, spill behavior, and environmental impact mitigation. This practical resource discusses engineering techniques; long-term biological and environmental effects; dealing with insurance claims, litigation, and legislation in overlapping jurisdictions; and much more. Featuring global case studies and best practices, this timely volumeprovides an in-depth understanding of how oil spills and gas leaks occur and describes the most effective environmental assessment, remediation, and restoration options available to respond to these industrial accidents. COVERAGE INCLUDES: The role of petroleum hydrocarbon fuels in society Geology and geochemistry of oil and gas deposits Oil and gas well drilling and production issues Behavior of oil spills in various environments Behavior of gas leaks in various environments Assessment of spills and leaks Toxicity issues and exposure pathways Subsurface investigations Sampling strategies and remedial approaches Sampling methods on land and offshore Prevention, oversight, and mitigation Remediation of oil spills Case histories and cost recovery Oil spills and wildlife Oil spills and safety issues Conclusions and recommendations

Spatial dimensions need to be properly captured if modeling and engineering techniques are to be successfully applied in addressing environmental problems. The links between the geographical information systems (GIS) that capture this data, simulation modeling, and engineering offer tremendous possibilities for building versatile support systems for managing the environment. GIS, Environmental Modeling and Engineering focuses on using GIS and external models to solve real environmental problems, promoting the critical thinking needed for the effective applications of these systems and their analytical outputs.

Divided into three major sections, this textbook first concentrates on defining GIS, identifying how data is structured, and explaining common functionality. The text examines GIS from a technological perspective, exploring the evolution of its scientific basis and its synergies with other technologies within a geocomputational paradigm. The next section explores modeling from a neutral scientific perspective in its role of simulating phenomena, as well as from a more specific perspective in its role within environmental science and engineering. The third and largest section looks at how GIS and simulation modeling are joined. It provides case studies and covers issues such as interoperability, data quality, model validity, space-time dynamics, and decision-support systems.

This volume provides seniors and postgraduate students with a structured, coherent text that goes beyond introductory subject matter by enabling readers to think critically about the data acquisition process and the results they get from the technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction. From GIS to geocomputation. The rise of geo-information science and engineering. Approaches to modelling. The role and nature of environmental models. Case studies. Issues of coupling the technologies. Data and information quality issues. Modelling issues. Decision-making under uncertainty.

This new edition of The Science of Environmental Pollution presents common-sense approaches and practical examples based on scientific principles, models, and observations, but keeps the text lively and understandable for scientists and non-scientists alike. It addresses the important questions regarding environmental pollution: What is it? What is its impact? What are the causes and how can we mitigate them? But more than this, it stimulates new ways to think about the issues and their possible solutions. This fourth edition has been updated throughout, and greatly expands its coverage of endocrine disruptors and includes all new information on persistent "forever chemicals." Environmental issues continue to attract attention at all levels. Some sources say that pollution is the direct cause of climate change; others deny that the possibility even exists. This text sorts through the hyperbole, providing concepts and guidelines that not only aid in understanding the issues, but equip readers with the scientific rationale required to make informed decisions. Features: Updated throughout, and contains a new chapter on the effects of endocrine disruptors in the environment. Provides an introduction to air, soil, and water pollution sources and remediation. Addresses pressing issues such as global climate change, rising sea levels, polluted air, increased weather phenomena, and the state of potable water worldwide. Supplies a vital information source for policy-makers involved in decisions concerning environmental management. Includes case studies, examples, and study questions. The Science of Environmental Pollution is suitable for students taking undergraduate-level courses dealing with the environment and related pollution issues. It will also serve as a useful reference for environmental managers, politicians, legal experts, and interested general readers.

Oil waste was everywhere-on the roads, in the rivers where they fished, and in the water that they used for bathing, cooking, and washing. Children became sick and died, cases of stomach cancer skyrocketed, and women miscarried or gave birth to children with congenital disorders. The American oil company Texaco-now part of Chevron-extracted its first barrel of crude oil from Amazonian Ecuador in 1972. It left behind millions of gallons of spilled oil and more than eighteen million gallons of toxic waste. In Crude, Ecuadorian lawyer and activist Pablo Fajardo gives a firsthand account of Texaco's involvement in the Amazon as well as the ensuing legal battles between the oil company, the Ecuadorian government, and the region's inhabitants. As a teenager, Fajardo worked in the Amazonian oil fields, where he witnessed the consequences of Texaco/Chevron's indifference to the environment and to the inhabitants of the Amazon. Fajardo mobilized with his peers to seek reparations and in time became the lead counsel for UDAPT (Union of People Affected by Texaco), a group of more than thirty thousand small farmers and indigenous people from the northern Ecuadorian Amazon who continue to fight for reparations and remediation to this day. Eye-opening and galvanizing, Crude brings to light one of the least well-known but most important cases of environmental and racial injustice of our time.

"Aktuelle Standortbestimmung"
Luftschadstoffe in Wohnraumen sind immer haufiger Ausloser von Allergien, Kopfschmerzen, Schleimhautreizungen und Befindlichkeitsstorungen. Wer diese heimlichen "Frischluftkiller" gezielt bekampfen will, braucht umfassende Kenntnisse uber Art, Herkunft und Verbreitung dieser Stoffe.
Das Buch bringt frischen Wind in die Praxis der Schadstoffbekamfung. Peter Pluschke hat das Fachwissen aller beteiligten Disziplinen zusammengefuhrt und auf der Basis der neusten Forschungsergebnisse einen anwendungsorientierten Leitfaden konzipiert.
"Klare Orientierung"
Leicht lesbar, mit nur wenigen Formeln und ohne Vertiefung spezieller chemischer, physikalischer und bautechnischer Details werden die wichtigsten Luftschadstoffe in Innenraumen beschrieben:
- ihre typischen Quellen und deren Emissionsverhalten,
- toxikologische Informationen,
- Grundsatze fur die Bewertung der Schadstoffe,
- Hinweise zur Sanierung,
- Methoden zur Erkundung der Schadstoffbelastung in Gebauden.
"Praktische Problemlosung"
Neben Art, Herkunft und Verbreitung der wichtigsten Luftschadstoffe in Innenraumen stehen praktische Konzepte zur Vermeidung, Minderung und Sanierung der Schadstoffbelastung im Mittelpunkt.
Praktiker und Fachleute finden in dem Buch schnell und ubersichtlich konkrete Handlungsanweisungen und kompetente Ratschlage fur die praktische Bewaltigung der Schadstoffproblematik in Innenraumen.
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In the five years since the publication of the first edition of Spatial Analysis: Statistics, Visualization, and Computational Methods, many new developments have taken shape regarding the implementation of new tools and methods for spatial analysis with R. The use and growth of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning algorithms with a spatial perspective, and the interdisciplinary use of spatial analysis are all covered in this second edition along with traditional statistical methods and algorithms to provide a concept-based problem-solving learning approach to mastering practical spatial analysis. Spatial Analysis with R: Statistics, Visualization, and Computational Methods, Second Edition provides a balance between concepts and practicums of spatial statistics with a comprehensive coverage of the most important approaches to understand spatial data, analyze spatial relationships and patterns, and predict spatial processes.

New in the Second Edition:

Includes new practical exercises and worked-out examples using R

Presents a wide range of hands-on spatial analysis worktables and lab exercises

All chapters are revised and include new illustrations of different concepts using data from environmental and social sciences

Expanded material on spatiotemporal methods, visual analytics methods, data science, and computational methods

Explains big data, data management, and data mining

This second edition of an established textbook, with new datasets, insights, excellent illustrations, and numerous examples with R, is perfect for senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students in geography and the geosciences.

Table of Contents

The Context and Relevance of Spatial Analysis. Scientific Observations and Measurements in Spatial Analysis. Using Statistical Measures to Analyze Data Distributions. Exploratory Data Analysis, Visualization, and Hypothesis Testing. Analyzing Spatial Statistical Relationships. Engaging in Point Pattern Analysis. Engaging in Areal Pattern Analysis Using Global and Local Statistics. Engaging in Geostatistical Analysis. Data Science: Understanding Computing Systems and Analytics for Big Data

Initially marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Some argue that data show the chemicals are unsafe while others continue to support their use. The tactics of each side have far-reaching consequences for how we interpret new scientific discoveries. An experienced environmental sociologist, Alissa Cordner conducts more than a hundred interviews with activists, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals to isolate the social, scientific, economic, and political forces influencing environmental health policy today. Introducing "strategic science translation," she describes how stakeholders use scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals and construct "conceptual risk formulas" to shape risk assessment and the interpretation of empirical evidence. A revelatory text for public-health advocates, Toxic Safety demonstrates that while all parties interested in health issues use science to support their claims, they do not compete on a level playing field and even good intentions can have deleterious effects.

A leading cause of polluted air in urban atmospheres is the interaction of sunlight with an air mixture containing nitrogen oxides and reactive hydrocarbons. Several classes of hydrocarbons are highly reactive hydrocarbons; one is the alkenes, the subject of "The Mechanisms of the Atmospheric Oxidation of the Alkenes" (Calvert, et al., OUP, 2000). This book, the second in a series of comprehensive studies of these compounds, will review and evaluate existing literature on the mechanisms of the aromatic hydrocarbons, which have a particularly high potential for ozone generation. The focus of the text will be on problem solving and clarifying uncertain aspects of the chemistry of these compounds.