Earth-Science/Environment

Humans take more than their geological share of water, but they do not benefit from it equally. This imbalance has created an era of intense water ...

A billion lives depend on the waters of the Himalayas; sixty million live in this mountain range, while the rest live in its foothills, on the plai...

About the Book Recent discussions among scientists and policy-makers have highlighted that knowledge generated by many research and demonstration p...

With the increasing use and the static availability of freshwater sources, a global scarcity of this precious commodity is already on the screen an...

About the Book This comprehensive book reviews some of the many scientific and technical challenges faced by EU Member States, stakeholder organisa...

This book outlines the contemporary issues and challenges that confront both the nations and the communities of the South Asian region, particularl...

About the Book The volume of waste produced by human activity continues to grow, but steps are being taken to mitigate this problem by viewing wast...

About the Book There have been major recent advances in robotic systems that can replace humans in undertaking hazardous activities in demanding or...

The focus of the book is on mega cities, often called engines of economic growth. Mega cities constitute major assets of the countries, at the same...

About the Book In the 21st Century, the world will see an unprecedented migration of people moving from rural to urban areas. With global demand fo...

A comprehensive and engaging textbook that helps in understanding the underlying concepts and real-life strategies of communication in modern day c...

About the Book Urban Change and the European Left looks at the way politicians and critics use the city to ground their political messages.The book...

About the Book How is India planning its diverse range of settlements, which vary from rapidly growing cities to remote villages? Have changes in t...

About the Book Offers New Insight on Uncertainty Modelling Focused on major research relative to spatial information, Uncertainty Modelling and Qu...

About the Book Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% ...

About the Book In a context where climate change urgently requires us to alter our paradigms, this book explores the possibilities of cities that a...

About the Book Novel molecular techniques, such as next-generation sequencing, are used to measure gene expression after exposure to a certain stim...

The author has done an exhaustive documentation of the whole diversity of traditional hydraulic structures, including their technology, of Uttarakh...

About the Book Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from the...

About the Book Although climate change has become the dominant concern of the twenty-first century, global powers refuse to implement the changes n...

About the Book Unter der Leitung des Herausgebers Anthony Orum besch�ftigt sich dieses Referenzwerk mit zentralen und neuen Themen des Fachgebiet...

About the Book Market: Researchers in solid earth geophysics and planetary geophysics. This book is a record of the one-day symposium organized by ...

About the Book This book explores the social implications and challenges of low-carbon development. The argument of the book is that a broad unders...

About the Book The handbookpresents a compendium of the diverse and growing approaches to place from leading authors as well as less widely known s...

About the Book This handbook is a comprehensive and up to date work of reference that offers a survey of the state of financial geography. With Bre...

About the Book The handbook seeks to illuminate the key concepts in the study of development-environment through showcasing some of the Majoritaria...

About the Book This Handbook provides an essential guide to the study of resources and their role in socio-environmental change. With original cont...

About the Book This Companion presents a distinctive approach to environmental planning by: situating the debate in its social, cultural, political...

About the Book Lowland glaciers are usually considered the best analogs for formerly glaciated areas and as such, many Icelandic glaciers have been...

About the Book The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows throug...

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response To A Natural Disaster

About the Book World leaders, environmentalists and the international science community agree that climate change is one of the largest and most in...

About the Book The Great Convergence: An Environmental History of BRICS is the result of a collaborative effort in which environmental historians f...

About the Book A hard look at the twin challenges of climate change and energy scarcity that examines historical precedents and allows no room for ...

About the Book Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the ...

About the Book Snow and ice environments support significant biological activity, yet the biological importance of some of these habitats, such as ...

This top-selling historical geology text provides an excellent balance of basic geology and paleontology. THE EARTH THROUGH TIME provides rich, aut...

About the Book In 2015, annual average atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels surpassed a level of 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time ...

For the past decade, historian dipesh Chakrabarti has been one of the most influential scholars addressing the meaning of climate change. Climate c...

About the Book In Sustaining Cultural Development, Biljana Mickov and James Doyle argue that effective programmes to promote greater participation ...

About the Book In this book, a group of experts contribute articles covering a wide range of topics relevant to sustainable water.

SUSTAINABLE WATER (PB 2016) (Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure Series)

About the Book The discussion about energy perspectives beyond 2020, up to 2030 and eventually 2050 has started. There seems to be a verbal consens...

About the Book A complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to...

Strategic Management of Flood Risk offers a proven approach for flood risk management in communities internationally. This supports the practical c...