Geowissenschaften

Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

Provides an understanding of the relationship between social-ecological systems and multilevel governance so that readers can properly deal with hydrometeorological extreme events and hazards Base...

Reconstructing Society in the Post Slavery Caribbean

Nadiia Kudriashova

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Earth Science / Geography - History of Geography, grade: College, State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry, language: Englis...

Human Geoscience

This book is a product of the joint efforts of interdisciplinary academic fields under the integrative framework of human geoscience. Human geoscience is a new genre of geoscience concerned with t...

Transformation von Energie. Die Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Heizungssysteme

Dirk Osada

Einsendeaufgabe aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Energiewissenschaften, Note: 3, Middlesex University in London (KMU Akademie AG), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, eine wirku...

Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

Provides an understanding of the relationship between social-ecological systems and multilevel governance so that readers can properly deal with hydrometeorological extreme events and hazards Base...

Australian Coastal Systems

Andrew D. Short

This book describes the entire coast and beaches and barrier systems of Australia. It covers the coastal processes and systems that form and impact Australia's 30.000 km coast, 12.000 beaches ...

Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS in Iraq

This unique book focuses on remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) in Iraq. The environmental applications include monitoring and mapping soil salinity and prediction of so...

Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature

The book represents a collection of papers presented at VI International Symposium "Biogenic - abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems" that was held on 24-27 September...

Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina

These proceedings contain selected papers from the Special Symposium, organised by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in October 2017. This Symposium was held within...

Mangroves and Aquaculture

Stuart E. Hamilton

This book uses five decades of map data, air photos, and medium to high-resolution satellite imagery to track the expansions of aquaculture and the loss of both estuarine and mangrove land covers ...

Mine Waste Management in China: Recent Development

Di Wu

This book introduces recent development of technologies for mine waste management in China. For hard rock mines, the main mine wastes are tailings, and the tailings can be disposed above-ground an...

Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region

This book contributes to our understanding of linkages between carbon management and local livelihoods by taking stock of the existing evidence and drawing on field experiences in the Hindu Kush H...

Structural Geomorphology in Northeastern Brazil

Francisco Bezerra / Rubson Maia

This book presents the characteristics and limitations of geological units, Cenozoic and geochronological concepts. It studies landscape aspects developed from research in areas with proved Cenozo...

Adaptations of Coastal Cities to Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Endemic Hazards

Frederic R. Siegel

This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards.&nbs...

Say No to Waste

Harriet Dyer

The world is overflowing with waste. It's time to take action. You can make positive changes without radically altering your lifestyle. This practical book suggests ways to reduce waste, inclu...

Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains

This book is based on over 150 scientific papers about the Dogu’a Tembien district in Ethiopia. To reach a broader public of people interested in geosites and human-environment interactions, the...

Combating Global Warming

Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair

This book critically examines the environmental hazards posed by global warming with regard to future food security, which will depend on a combination of stresses, both biotic and abiotic, impose...

Laterites of the Bengal Basin

Sandipan Ghosh / Sanat Kumar Guchhait

This Brief analyses and discusses the laterites in the Bengal Basin. The book highlights: (1) the definition, identification and classification of ferruginous materials, (2) the mode of laterite f...

Recent Researches in Earth and Environmental Sciences

This book includes the papers presented in International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2019 (ICOASE2019), which held in Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq, on April 2-4, 2019. The confe...

Gesetzliche Rahmenbedingungen zur Förderung von Nachhaltigkeit

Rolf Schacht