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  • 1
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    Air Quality Networks : Data Analysis, Calibration & Data Fusion (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Business information services. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; IT in Business.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Future air quality networks -- 2. General data processing techniques -- 3. Fields deployments performances -- 4. Special applications -- 5. Cooperative and regulatory efforts.
    Abstract: This volume offers expert contributions proposing new and recently set scientific standards for smart air quality (AQ) networks data processing, along with results obtained during field deployments of pervasive and mobile systems. The book is divided into 5 main sections; 1) future air quality networks, 2) general data processing techniques, 3) field deployments performances, 4) special applications, and 5) cooperative and regulatory efforts. The authors offer different sources of data for the production of trustworthy insights, including spatio-temporal predictive AQ maps meant to boost citizen awareness, and informed participation in remediation and prevention policies. Readers will learn about the best and most up-to-date practices for measuring and assessing air quality, while also learning about current regulatory statuses regarding air quality technology design and implementation. The book will be of interest to air quality regulatory agencies, citizen science groups, city authorities, and researchers and students working with air quality sensors and geostatistics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 178 p. 86 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031084768
    Series Statement: Environmental Informatics and Modeling,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08476-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08476-8
    DDC: 333.7
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  • 2
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    The Geology of Kuwait (2023)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Paleontology . ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Paleontology. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Surface Geology of Kuwait -- Chapter 2. Subsurface stratigraphy of Kuwait -- Chapter 3. Sand dunes in Kuwait, morphometric and chemical characteristics -- Chapter 4. Marine Geology of Kuwait -- Chapter 5. Structures and Tectonics of Kuwait.
    Abstract: This open access book contains a set of chapters covering all aspects of geosciences related to Kuwait and adjactent regions, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. It covers basic information about the geology including a wide range of geoscientific disciplines such as marine geology, structural geology, hydrogeology and geophysics related to the region. This book is aimed at researchers and students, as well as professionals in the field of hazard mitigation and petroleum exploration.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 242 p. 211 illus., 177 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031167270
    Series Statement: Regional Geology Reviews,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16727-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16727-0
    DDC: 551
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    The Route Towards Global Sustainability : Challenges and Management Practices (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Power resources. ; Environmental economics. ; Economic policy. ; Social policy. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Socio-Economic Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Planning model to provide a practical understanding of sustainability perspectives -- Chapter 2-Local Sustainability: measuring the achievement of the urban indicators -- Chapter 3-Assessing regional sustainability by indicators: implications and emerging challenges -- Chapter 4-Integrated Water Resources Management and urban sustainability -- Chapter 5-Smart Cities and sustainability indicators: a structure proposal -- Chapter 6-Educational factors influencing higher education organizations -- Chapter 7-PRME signatory schools and the Interdisciplinary Approach at Education for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 8-Perspectives across education institution and role to sustainable competencies -- Chapter 9-Promoting stakeholders engagement to make feasible, sustainable development -- Chapter 10-The influence on sustainability practices by stakeholders -- Chapter 11-Managing stakeholders for regional sustainability: challenges and mechanisms -- Chapter 12-Understanding and participatory learning the social impact of sustainability perspectives -- Chapter 13-Corporate Social Responsibility and roles of developers for sustainability in companies -- Chapter 14-Waste management: extending beyond local boundaries -- Chapter 15-Observing technologies to environmental sustainability management -- Chapter 16-Access to sanitation services and human health and gender in emerging economies. -- Chapter 17-Assessing sanitation conditions under the SDGs: assisting SDG 6 -- Chapter 18-Risk management and pandemic moment: what is the role of sustainability management?- Chapter 19-Getting the global goals to sustainability in pandemic time: Are we out of track?- Chapter 20. Environmental management and sanitation: Perspectives on waste.
    Abstract: This volume discusses topics of global sustainability involving sustainability indicators, stakeholders' participation, and technological and strategic advances with the goal of "thinking locally to act globally". Scientists, academics, policymakers, and planners are currently focused on escalating global socioeconomic and ecological issues, such as rising inequality, adverse anthropogenic impacts on the environment, and deficiencies in natural resources. These variables are pushing the earth system's resistance capacity past its breaking point, with additional pressures incurred by a global pandemic. Therefore, this book looks to impart knowledge on participatory learning action research for human and environmental health and well-being. Sustainable development planning and management are needed in these pressing circumstances, and they necessitate an analytical interpretation of ongoing processes, current and future challenges, and an understanding of available tools and technologies. The main sections of the book focus on challenges and management practices for global sustainability, promoting educational values, smart initiatives in urban contexts, and integrating emerging sustainability dimensions in policies and legislation. The primary audience for the work is policy makers, urban planners, social scientists, economists, NGOs, and students, researchers, and educators engaged in environmental social science and sustainability management. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 429 p. 13 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031104374
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10437-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10437-4
    DDC: 304.2
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    The African Marine Litter Outlook (2023)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Africa Economic conditions. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Water. ; African Economics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Marine Litter in Africa -- Chapter 2. Marine litter sources and distribution pathways -- Chapter 3. Impacts and Threats of Marine Litter to Africa Chapter -- Chapter 4. Legal and Policy Frameworks to address marine litter through improved livelihoods -- Chapter 5. The way forward, building upon-the-ground innovation.
    Abstract: This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 224 p. 33 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031086267
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7
    DDC: 363.73
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  • 5
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    Structural Geology and Tectonics Field Guidebook—Volume 2 (2023)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Paleontology . ; Petrology. ; Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Paleontology. ; Petrology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Field guide for a complete cross-section of the Central Andes along main roads (Carla Cristine Porcher, Márcia Elisa Boscato Gomes, Amós Martini, Giuseppe Betino De Toni, João Pacífico Machado) -- Chapter 2 – Structures associated with the dynamics of granitic rock emplacement (NW Portugal) (Jorge Pamplona, Benedito C. Rodrigues, Mark Peternell, Alex Lorenz, Alex Schimdt, Melissa Mengert, Thomas Altmeyer, Jonas Köpping) -- Chapter 3 - Tectonically significant fault zones in Central Europe (Germany, Czech Republic and Poland) and their surface and subsurface outcrops: Franconian Line, Hronov-Porici Fault, Sudetic Marginal Fault and Lusatian Fault (Lucie Novakova) -- Chapter 4 - Geological field observations along the Pandoh Syncline:the Mandi-Kataula-Bajura section of Himachal Pradesh, NW-India (Paramjeet Singh, Pratap Chandra Sethy, Hrithik Rastogi, M. Rajanikanta Singh, A. Krishnakanta Singh, Satyajit Singh Thakur, Saurabh Singhal) -- Chapter 5 - The rock outcrops at Raghunathdi, SE of Ghatsila (Jharkhand, India): A spectacular preservation of polyphase folding (Srinanda Ganguly, Arpita Samanta, Abhik Kundu) -- Chapter 6 - Spectacular soft-sediment deformation structures in sedimentary rock outcrops of Damodar Valley Basin, West Bengal, India: A field guide (Arpita Samanta, Abhik Kundu) -- Chapter 7 - Structural geological field guide: Bhuj area (Gujarat, India) (Nidhi Lohani, Soumyajit Mukherjee, Seema Singh, Aashu Pawar, Mohamedharoon Shaikh) -- Chapter 8 - Structural and sedimentary field studies in Angul District, Odisha, India (Subhajit Sinha, Ananya Ghosh, Somnath Mishra) -- Chapter 9 - New Structural geological input from the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan (India) (Mohit Kumar Puniya, Ashish Kumar Kaushik, Soumyajit Mukherjee, Swagato Dasgupta, Nihar Ranjan Kar, Mery Biswas, Ratna Choudhary) -- Chapter 10 - Structural geology and stability issue of the Giral lignite mine, Rajasthan, India (Mohit Kumar Puniya, Ashish Kumar Kaushik, Soumyajit Mukherjee, Nihar Ranjan Kar, Mery Biswas, Ratna Choudhary) -- Chapter 11 - Relationship between deformation structures and rock mass rating: A case study of underground power house, Andhra Pradesh- India (Mohit Kumar Puniya, Sohan Kumar, Ashish Kumar Kaushik, Nikhil Puniya) -- Chapter 12 - Macrostructures mimic Meso-structures (Harsh Bhu, Ritesh Purohit, Riya Dutta) -- Chapter 13 - Review on Role of multi-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) for real-time sea-level measurements (Kutubuddin Ansari) -- Chapter 14 - Architecture and structures of Kiradu temple (Barmer region, Rajasthan, India) (Paramita Haldar,, Mohit Kumar Puniya, Mery Biswas, Soumyajit Mukherjee, Nihar Ranjan Kar, Ratna Choudhary).
    Abstract: This book is the second volume of an edited work aiming to help novice geologists to explore terrains independently. Geoscience fieldwork with focus on structural geology and tectonics has become more important in the last few years from both academic and industrial perspectives. This book also works as a resource material for batches of students or geological survey professionals undergoing training as parts of their course curriculum/training. Industry persons, on the other hand, can get a first-hand idea about what to expect in the field, in case no academic persons are available with the team. This book focuses on structural geology and tectonics and compiles terrains from several regions of the globe. This book also includes field guide chapters for primary sedimentary structures.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 418 p. 323 illus., 304 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031195761
    Series Statement: Springer Geology Field Guides, FieldGuides,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19576-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19576-1
    DDC: 551
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    South Africa’s Water Predicament : Freshwater’s Unceasing Decline (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Environmental policy. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1: Water Resources from a Global Perspective -- 2: Necessity of IWRM and Water Services -- 3: South Africa’s Continued Freshwater Decline and Current State -- 4: Decline in Informed Water Management -- 5: Continued Lack of Water Service Delivery -- 6: Progressive Deterioration of Water Quality -- 7: Main Issues Requiring Attention and Addressing Continued Deterioration -- 8: Transforming the Predicament into Problems.
    Abstract: The book provides a critical evaluation of South Africa’s freshwater resources to illustrate the way in which its freshwater resources, water access, services and infrastructure have continued to decline over the past three decades. The continued decline of water governance, management, water service delivery, dilapidated water infrastructure, dysfunctional local governments and overall excessive water degradation is illustrated and emphasized using real-life examples and case studies from various contexts within the country. The main argument of the book is that South Africa’s freshwater resources have declined to such an extent that it can be described as a predicament. Questionable water governance decisions and reactive water management practices have led to no improvement and/or increased degradation of freshwater resources. An overall lack of service delivery exists across the country, in various contexts, leading to further water and social decline. An inter-disciplinary evaluation of South Africa’s current water predicament is provided, major water crises are prioritized, and suitable recommendations are given to transform its predicament into problems which can be addressed. Suitable background information is given to emphasize the necessity of good water governance, management, and service delivery. South Africa’s freshwater resources are evaluated with specific focus on the decline of informed water governance, management, service delivery and water quality. Factors requiring urgent attention are determined and suitable recommendations and/or actions are provided. An evaluation and overall synthesis focused on the transformation of the predicament into problems is provided. Primary water problems are prioritized according to urgency and suitable recommendations are given to assist in transforming the country’s current complex water predicament into “simpler” water problems. Political will, collaboration with researchers, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, and cooperation of civil society is required. South Africa’s already scarce freshwater resources and decaying infrastructure will persist and possibly collapse if no major actions or interventions are implemented. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 177 p. 30 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031240195
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 101
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24019-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24019-5
    DDC: 551.48
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    Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes : Implications for Sustainable Development (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geomorphology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geomorphology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1. Coastal, Estuarine and Lake (Brackish) Environments: Introduction, Definition, Processes and Dynamics -- Chapter1. Bibliometric analysis of the literature on coastal sediment pollution -- Chapter2. Coastal flooding in India – An Overview -- Part2. Water quality/ Hydrological Processes -- Chapter3. Appraisal of coastal water quality of two hot spots on Southwest coast of India: A case study of multi-year biogeochemical observations -- Chapter4. Assessment of water quality from the Gundlakamma estuary, Andhra coast, Southeast coast of India -- Chapter5. Evaluation ofPhysico-chemical Parameters of Coastal Water from Pennar River Estuary, East Coast of India: An integrated approach -- Chapter6. Climatic variability and anthropogenic forcing on marine ecosystems: Evidence from the Lakshadweep Archipelago -- Part3. Sediment Characteristics -- Chapter7. Geochemical characterization of suspended sediments in the Nethravati estuary, southwest coast of India: insights to redox processes, metal sorption and pollution aspect -- Chapter8. Geochemical Studies of Ilmenite from Bhimunipatnam to Konada Coastal Sands, North Andhra Pradesh, East Coast of India -- Chapter9. Study of beach sand from Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan and Diveagar beach of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India -- Chapter10. Impact of Seasonal Sediment Dynamics on Beach Morphology: A case study from the Govindampalli-Durgarajupatnam Coast, East Coast of India -- Chapter11. Heavy Minerals Studies of Coastal Sands from Bavanapadu to Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, East coast of India -- Chapter12. Mineral Chemistry of Ilmenites as a source indicator for coastal sediments between Vamsadhara and Nagavali river mouth, North Coastal, Andhra Pradesh -- Chapter13. Major and trace elements in the Sediments of the Gollumutta Paya Estuary of the Krishna River, East Coast of India -- Part4. Biodiversity/ Bio-indicators/ ecological studies -- Chapter14. Assessment of Trace Metal contamination in Saccostrea cucullata (Born, 1778) from the coast ff South Andaman Island, India -- Chapter15. Analytical approach of Haematology in variation to physical parameters of Indian Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna from Indian waters -- Chapter16. Geochemistry of Mollusk Shells as proxies of Marine Pollution, East coast of India -- Chapter17. Sedimentary structures of tidal flats in Recent Chandipur East Coast of Orisha, India -- Part5. Climate Change and Anthropocene -- Chapter18. Coastal Erosion Vulnerability Index: A case study for Kuwaiti Coast -- Chapter19. Total suspended matter variability in response to tropical cyclone Titli along coastal waters of southeast India using satellite observations: Implications to Climate Change -- Chapter20. Climate Change and its Impact on Depletion of Oxygen Levels on Coastal Waters and Shallow Seas -- Chapter21. Nanoparticle based bioremediation for crude oil removal from marine environment -- Part6. Socio-economic scenarios related to Sustainable Development -- Chapter22. Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Coastal Tourism of Andaman Isles, India: Sustainable Development Scenario -- Chapter23. Spatial planning for sustainable resource use with a special reference to aquaculture development -- Chapter24. Sustainable Aquaculture and Economic Development in Coastal Areas: The Case of Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter25. Marine and Coastal ecosystem services for Sustainable Development -- Part7. Application of Geospatial tools -- Chapter26. Advanced remote sensing methods for high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring of the coastal morphology using Video Beach Monitoring System (VBMS), CoastSnap and CoastSat techniques -- Chapter27. Coastal morpho-dynamics and Environmental variables of Ennore Creek: An Integrated approach -- Chapter28. A study on dynamics of Krishna river mouth, East coast of India: A Geospatial approach -- Chapter29. Non monsoonal coastal erosion due to the tropical cyclone (OCKHI) and it’s impacts along Thiruvananthapuram coast, Southwest coast of India - A geospatial approach .
    Abstract: This volume discusses geological, biological and sustainability aspects of coastal, estuary and lake environments. It offers a comprehensive understanding of biotic, physico-chemical, sedimentological and socio-environmental factors associated with the sustainable development of these environments in areas vulnerable to climate change and other anthropogenic activities. The book is divided into several main sections, covering the geological and biological processes and dynamics of these environments, water quality and hydrological modeling, sediment characteristics, bio-indicators and ecological analysis, climate change impacts, geospatial applications, and sustainable development practices and scenarios. The book aims to be a useful resource for academics, scientists, coastal and marine practitioners, meteorologists, environmental consultants and computing experts working in the areas of earth and ocean sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVI, 489 p. 231 illus., 206 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031216442
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2
    DDC: 551.46
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    The Sustainable University of the Future : Reimagining Higher Education and Research (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Technical education. ; Education, Higher. ; Education and state. ; Sustainability. ; Engineering and Technology Education. ; Higher Education. ; Educational Policy and Politics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Does the University Have a Future? -- Humanizing Higher Education: University of the Future -- Role of Universities in Transforming Society: Challenges and Practices -- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and University Transformation -- How to Include SDGs in the Teaching Curricula -- Social Innovation in Advancing SDGs -- Gender-Related and Women Empowerment Challenges -- Knowledge-Based, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Driven Research and Teaching -- Towards Sustainable Smart Campuses: From AI-Based Platforms for Distance Learning to Virtual Teaching -- Impact of the Industry 4.0 on the University and on Cooperative Education -- Preparing Students for Industry 4.0 -- University 4.0: Social Aspects.
    Abstract: The Sustainable University of the Future discusses the rapid changes taking place within institutions of higher education—changes that have pushed universities to reconsider their traditional policies and plans. The book, which has its origins in the Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE) event “University of the Future” examines the many ways universities are trying to keep pace with this transformation, despite regional and international challenges. The book looks at the role of universities in meeting the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the impact of Industry 4.0, the social aspects of University 4.0, and the future of research-based universities. The need to adopt modern programs and tools is stressed, and ways to anticipate and plan for future challenges are explored. Explores the complex nature of higher education transformation; Examines the role of higher education transformation in sustainable development; Presents lessons learned from leading education experts. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 218 p. 32 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031201868
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20186-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20186-8
    DDC: 304.2
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    The Barcelona School of Ecological Economics and Political Ecology : A Companion in Honour of Joan Martinez-Alier (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Power resources. ; Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface 1. A Grateful appreciation of Joan Martinez-Alier (Herman Daly) -- Preface 2. Memories concerning the career of Joan Martinez-Alier (Laurence Whitehead) -- Preface 3. Conversations with a Catalan polymath (Ramachandra Guha) -- Preface 4. Joan Martinez-Alier and the crisis of civilization, knowledge, and the human species (Victor Toledo) -- Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Justification and scope of the book (Roldan Muradian and Sergio Villamayor-Tomas) -- Chapter 2. A Barcelona school of ecological economics and political ecology (Joan Martinez-Alier) -- Chapter 3. The Barcelona School of ecological economics and political ecology: Building bridges between moving shores (Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Brototi Roy and Roldan Muradian) -- Part II. Epistemological foundations -- Chapter 4. Metaphysical midwifery and the living legacy of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Katharine N. Farrell) -- Chapter 5. Languages of valuation (Christos Zografos) -- Chapter 6. Post-development: From the critique of development to a pluriverse of alternatives (Federico Demaria, Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar and Alberto Acosta) -- Chapter 7. Indigenous and local knowledge and social-ecological systems (Victoria Reyes-García) -- Chapter 8. Degrowth and the Barcelona school (Giorgos Kallis) -- Part III. Social metabolism -- Chapter 9. Agrarian metabolism and socio-ecological Transitions to agroecology Landscapes (Enric Tello and Manuel González de Molina) -- Chapter 10. Multi-scale integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism (Mario Giampietro) -- Chapter 11. Materials flow analysis in Latin America (Mario Alejandro Pérez-Rincón) -- Chapter 12. Biophysical approaches to food system analysis in Latin America (Jesus Ramos-Martin and Fander Falconí) -- Chapter 13. Ecologically unequal exchange: the renewed interpretation of Latin American debates by the Barcelona School (Beatriz Macchione Saes) -- Chapter 14. Flow/Fund Theory and Rural Livelihoods (Jose Carlos Silva-Macher) -- Chapter 15. Deceitful decoupling: misconceptions of a persistent myth (Alevgul H. Sorman) -- Part IV. Environmental justice conflicts and alternatives -- Chapter 16. Does the social metabolism drive environmental conflicts? (Arnim Scheidel) -- Chapter 17. A critical mapping for researching and acting upon environmental conflicts - the case of the EJAtlas (Daniela Del Bene and Sofia Ávila) -- Chapter 18. The EJAtlas: an unexpected pedagogical tool to teach and learn about environmental social sciences (Mariana Walter, Lena Weber, Leah Temper) -- Chapter 19. Commons regimes at the crossroads: environmental justice movements and commoning (Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Gustavo García-López and Giacomo D’Alisa) -- Chapter 20. (In)justice in urban greening and green gentrification (Isabelle Anguelovski) -- Chapter 21. From the soil to the soul: Fragments of a theory of economic conflicts (Julien-François Gerber) -- Part V. Science and self-reflected activism -- Chapter 22. Activism Mobilising Science Revisited (Marta Conde and Martí Orta-Martínez) -- Chapter 23. Iberian Anarchism in Environmental History (Santiago Gorostiza) -- Chapter 24. The Barcelona School of ecological economics and social movements for alternative livelihoods (Claudio Cattaneo) -- Chapter 25. The ups and downs of feminist activist research: positional reflections (Sara Mingorria, Rosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso, Federica Ravera) -- Chapter 26. From the environmentalism of the poor and the indigenous towards decolonial environmental justice (Brototi Roy and Ksenija Hanaček) -- Part IV. Public policy applications -- Chapter 27. Agrobiodiversity in Mexican Environmental Policy (Nancy Arizpe and Dario Escobar-Moreno) -- Chapter 28. Conventional climate change economics: a way to define the optimal policy? (Jordi Roca and Emilio Padilla) -- Chapter 29. Contribution of global cities to climate-change mitigation overrated (Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh) -- Chapter 30. Reconciling Waste Management and ecological economics (Ignasi Puig Ventosa) -- Chapter 31. Work and needs in a finite planet: Reflections from ecological economics (Erik Gómez-Baggethun) -- Chapter 32. Collective action in Ecuadorian Amazonia (Fander Falconía and Julio Oleas) -- Chapter 33. The environmentalism of the paid (Esteve Corbera and Santiago Izquierdo-Tort) -- Index.
    Abstract: In this open access book, ecological economics and political ecology traditions converge into a single academic school. The book constitutes a common ground where multiple and critical voices are expressed, covering a broad scope of urgent matters at the crossroad between society, economy and the natural environment. The manuscripts composing this compendium offer appealing material for both experienced and younger researchers interested in interdisciplinary exchanges in the field of the social environmental sciences. It combines historical accounts with recent theoretical and empirical developments revolving around the interaction between three foundational notions of the Barcelona School: social metabolism, environmental justice and self-reflective science.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 400 p. 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031225666
    Series Statement: Studies in Ecological Economics, 8
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22566-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22566-6
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    Labour Control and Union Agency in Global Production Networks : A Case Study of the Bangalore Export-garment Cluster (2023)
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    Keywords: Economic geography. ; Economic history. ; Human geography. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Environmental economics. ; International business enterprises. ; Economic Geography. ; Economy-wide Country Studies. ; Human Geography. ; Tourism Management. ; Environmental Economics. ; International Business.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part II: Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 2. Situating This Study Within Geographical Debates On Labour In Gpns -- Chapter 3. A Relational, Practice-Oriented Approach To Labour Control Regimes And Union Agency In Gpns -- Part III: Research Design & Methodology -- Chapter 4. Research Design & Methodology -- Part IV: Introduction Of Empirical Case -- Chapter 5. Situating The Bangalore Export Cluster Within The Garment Gpn -- Part V: Empirical Analysis -- Chapter 6. Labour Control Regime In The Bangalore Export Garment Cluster -- Chapter 7. Union Agency In The Bangalore Export Garment Cluster -- Part VI: Theoretical Contributions And Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Theoretical Contributions Of This Study -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons For Building Sustained Union Power In Garment Production Countries.
    Abstract: This book puts Indian garment workers and their organisations at the centre of the analysis. Taking the Bangalore export-garment cluster as a case study, the book explores the conditions that enable but also constrain the capacities of garment workers’ unions to build collective power vis-à-vis employers and thereby improve their conditions. Drawing on theoretical concepts from labour geography, relational economic geography, and Global Production Network (GPN) analysis, the book highlights, on the one hand, how the complex labour control regime in the Bangalore export-garment cluster poses manifold challenges and constraints for workers’ and unions’ collective agency. On the other hand, the book illustrates the various networked agency strategies that local garment unions in Bangalore have developed over the years to overcome these constraints by tapping into coalitional power resources from worker, consumer and labour rights organisations in the Global North. This book is therefore highly relevant for economic geographers and other scholars interested in dynamics of labour and development in GPNs as well as for unionists and labour rights activists committed to improving working conditions in the global garment industry. This is an open access book.
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    Pages: XXV, 313 p. 27 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031273872
    Series Statement: Economic Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27387-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27387-2
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    Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Environmental Health : Exploring the Situation of the Lower Gangetic Delta (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental health. ; Geography. ; Environmental management. ; Ecology . ; Epidemiology. ; Biotic communities. ; Conservation biology. ; Environmental Health. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Ecological Epidemiology. ; Ecosystems. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Covid-19 And The Environment -- Chapter 2-Impact Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Air Quality -- Chapter 3-Impact Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Marine And Estuarine Water Quality -- Chapter 4-Impact Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Coastal Biodiversity -- Chapter 5-Impact Of Covid-19 On Livelihoods Of The Lower Gangetic Delta.
    Abstract: This book examines the impacts that the COVID-19 lockdown has had on environmental and ecological health, with a focus on coastal ecosystems in the Lower Gangetic Delta. The book begins with an overview of COVID-19's spread and impact before and after the lockdown in the focus region, then addresses the specific impacts that the lockdown period had and continues to have on air quality, marine and estuarine water quality, coastal biodiversity, and the livelihoods of the region's inhabitants, especially those who live below the poverty line. The decrease in human activity combined with the complete closure of various sectors, including air travel, oil and gas drilling, and construction, has had a pronounced effect on biodiversity and overall environmental health that is yet to be fully realized. The book sheds light on these changes and assesses how biodiversity, ambient air quality, and ecosystem functioning will progress as COVID-19 remains a threat and the lockdown persists. The study will be of interest to researchers, government officials and professionals dealing with disaster management, environmental science, biological science, and health.
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    Pages: XIII, 310 p. 615 illus., 602 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031272424
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27242-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27242-4
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    Plitvice Lakes (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biogeography. ; Sedimentology. ; Geomorphology. ; Water. ; Biogeosciences. ; Sedimentology. ; Geomorphology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geomorphological and Geological Properties of Plitvice Lakes Area -- Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Hydromorphology of the Plitvice Lakes Area -- Water Chemistry -- Environmental Isotope Studies at the Plitvice Lakes -- Recent Tufa Deposition -- Springs of the Plitvice Lakes.
    Abstract: After providing a historical overview, this book highlights the current state of knowledge, gaps in our knowledge, recent findings and future prospects with regard to the biological, chemical, geological, and geographical specificities of the Plitvice lakes in Croatia. The Plitvice lakes are a unique environment and home to tufa – a type of calcium carbonate deposit that provides a substrate for living organisms. Its formation process has resulted in a vastly diverse environment of lakes, streams and riparian habitats. The Plitvice lakes have, therefore, historically been both an inspiration and a challenge for scientists, nature enthusiasts, artists, etc. Today, the lakes continue to offer an in-situ laboratory for new discoveries in all aspects of freshwater science. As in most habitats, global changes have become an important issue. Since the Plitvice lakes have remained largely untouched by direct human impacts and have a long historical tradition in research, they represent an ideal subject for assessing the effects of global changes in a temperate freshwater system. This book provides an ecological overview of the biogeochemical processes at work in a unique and virtually pristine European freshwater tufa-forming environment.
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    Pages: VIII, 372 p. 200 illus., 175 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031203787
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20378-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20378-7
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    Clay Minerals : Their Antimicrobial and Antitoxic Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Mineralogy. ; Medical sciences. ; Mineralogy. ; Health Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: An Overview of the Clay Minerals: Composition, Classification, Internal Structure and Properties -- Clay-induced Antimicrobial and Antitoxic Mechanisms: How do the Clays Protect Us From Pathogens and Toxins? -- Traditional Applications of the Antimicrobial and Antitoxic Properties of Clay Minerals -- Antimicrobial Applications of Clays and Their Derivatives in Protection of Human Health -- Antitoxic Applications of Clays in the Protection of Human Health -- Clays in the Global War Against COVID-19: Why are They Preferable Over the Conventional Weaponry? -- The Present and the Future: Advantages, Drawbacks, and Future Prospects of Clays for Protection of Human Health.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive description of the application of clay minerals as disinfectants and the ingredients of medicines. While the presently available literature highlights one or two aspects of medicinal clays, a comprehensive text on all their major pharmaceutical applications is lacking. This book endeavors to fill up this lacuna. It further elucidates the properties of clay minerals that facilitate their application in the protection of human health, and how these properties are related to the chemical compositions and internal structures of selected mineral groups, thus revealing to the students, teachers and researchers the underlying relationship of seemingly different disciplines like mineralogy, material science and medical science. The thought-provoking questions added at the end of each chapter will give the readers a better insight of this subject. The tangible definitions and explanations of all the relevant scientific terms provided in this book, both within the text and in a glossary list at the end, are expected to help the beginners to develop a clear-cut understanding regarding different aspects of the subject and clear any confusion resulting from the ambiguous usage of terms in the existing literature.
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    Pages: XIX, 168 p. 33 illus., 15 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031223273
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22327-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22327-3
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    Degrowth Decolonization and Development : When Culture Meets the Environment (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Economics. ; Culture Study and teaching. ; Environmental Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Political Economy and Economic Systems. ; Cultural Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Progressivity and Transformative Role of Culture Findings from Self-governance in Yugoslavia in Imagining Future Alternative Life-centered Development -- Anticipation of Degrowth Idea in the Socialist Republic of Poland of the 70s – the Case of the Artistic and Scientific Movement -- Framing Cultural Directions of Degrowth Transitions: Cosmological Limits to Growth and Affective Abundance -- Aestheticizing Catastrophes? A Comparison of the Western and Japanese Approach to Art Creation in View of the Climate Emergency -- Why Crisis Management Cannot Solve Crises? A Decolonial-feminist Interrogation into the Ontological Foundations of Modern-hegemonic Crisis Theorizing -- Decolonizing Food Systems Through Agroecology- The Role of Worldviews and Mental Models in Creating Nature-fair Farming Systems in Hesse, Germany -- The Non-human (animals) as citizens of the new society - The role of green Criminology and the Animals’ Emergency Management During Disasters -- Radical Movement Against Global Growth - The Gold Mine Amulsar in Armenia.
    Abstract: Degrowth Decolonization and Development reveals common underlying cultural roots to the multiple current crises. It shows that culture is an essential sphere to initiate fundamental changes and solutions as it brings about transformative imaginaries on a theoretical, political and practical level. The book focusses on the interplay between culture and the environment, society and the economy. It provides a critique of concepts associated with the term “Development” and reveals knowledge and theories outside the comfort zone of the mainstream Western theoretical landscape, which will certainly be instrumental in the decolonization of both development theories and practices. The book convincingly reveals the large array of domains, which, when interpreted from a decolonization and Degrowth perspective, can be managed through logics of environmental justice, social equity and equality, and generate societally more desirable outcomes. The book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on the contemporary global crises and features interdisciplinary analyses thereof through the lenses of cultural studies, critical development studies, political economy, eco-feminist political ecology, anthropology and sociology. Degrowth Decolonization and Development unveils the fundamental role of the dichotomies characterizing the Western modern development paradigm in shaping today’s actions, and especially the dichotomies of Global North and Global South, Centre and Periphery, Developed and Developing/Underdeveloped, Man and Nature. Degrowth Decolonization and Development addresses all researchers and activists interested in sustainability transformation and decolonization processes in Development studies. Degrowth Decolonization and Development is structured as a collection of seven original case studies. These are authored by researchers who met when presenting their work in Decolonization and Degrowth panels from the ISEE-ESEE-Degrowth Conference, Manchester, July 5-8, 2021, and the 8th International Degrowth Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, August 24-28, 2021. The concluding chapter proposes a synthesis identifying key concepts and steps in cultural change for the decolonization of the Western worldview towards “pluriverse” alternatives. The book traces future imaginaries for modelling future new systemic solutions and a needed radical change.
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    Pages: V, 220 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031259456
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25945-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25945-6
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    Force Majeure in the Hydropower Industry : Concepts and Case Studies (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Water-power. ; Environmental Law. ; Environment. ; Earth sciences. ; Water. ; Hydroenergy. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Water for energy versus energy for water -- Chapter 3. Energy sectors that use water -- Chapter 4. The context of the development of the World hydropower sector -- Chapter 5. The impact of drought on the hydropower domain -- Chapter 6. Force majeure -- Chapter 7. Sample contractual provisions, which must be contained in a force majeure contract -- Chapter 8. Concrete cases of invocation of force majeure -- Chapter 9. Romania, in a European energy context -- Chapter 10. Settlement of the dispute, in case the force majeure clause is invoked by Hidroelectrica SA -- Chapter 11. Electricity, systemic crises and environmental policies.
    Abstract: This book aims to highlight the particular situation faced by certain hydropower companies by the fact that they cannot fulfil their contracts due to force majeure. The first part of this book will be an analysis of how water is used in electricity production. It is important to point out that all types of energy sources use water, to a different extent, of course, and that its spatial and temporal availability is very important. The focus will be on hydropower, presenting the current situation at the global level, and the effect of reducing the amounts of water in the river system. The second part is based on the presentation of the concept of force majeure and the ways of presenting and drafting it in a contract. Many disputes or the success of a contract depended heavily on the provisions of this article of the contract. Obviously, there are also situations in which the signatory parties abuse or are not protected by these provisions of force majeure. Starting from a few brief examples from the international level, we reach a wide discussion of the situation created in Romania, when the largest supplier of electricity produced on the basis of water terminates several contracts invoking force majeure. The manner in which the opinion of the parties involved is presented to the court is analyzed and presented in detail.
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    Pages: XI, 156 p. 35 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031274022
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27402-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27402-2
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    Advanced Technology for Smart Environment and Energy (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Sustainability. ; Power resources. ; Environmental Management. ; Renewable Energy. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Advanced Technology for smart environment and Energy -- Evolving Technologies: IoT and Artificial Intelligence for environment and Energy -- Smart environment and Energy Systems -- Data Science for environment and Energy Informatics -- Robotics and Process Automation Technologies for Advanced Technology for smart Energy -- Blockchain in Energy Informatics -- Bioinformatics, smart Energy to Informatics and Analytics -- Augmented Reality in smart Energy -- Security and Privacy Solutions in smart Energy -- Image Processing in Energy -- Communication Technologies for Future Smart environment and Energy -- Wireless Body Area Networks and Smart Wearable's for environment and Energy -- Future Prospects and Applications of environment and Energy.
    Abstract: This book presents smart energy management in the context of energy transition. It presents the motivation, impacts and challenges related to this hot topic. Then, it focuses on the use of techniques and tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) to solve the challenges related to this problem. A global diagram presenting the general principle of these techniques is presented. Then, these techniques are compared according to a set of criteria in order to show their advantages and disadvantages with respect to the conditions and constraints of intelligent energy management applications in the context of energy transition. Several examples are used throughout the white paper to illustrate the concepts and methods presented. An intelligent electrical network (smart grid—SG) includes heterogeneous and distributed electricity production, transmission, distribution and consumption components. It is the next generation of electricity network able to manage electricity demand (consumption/production/distribution) in a sustainable, reliable and economical way taking into account the penetration of renewable energies (solar, wind, etc.). Therefore, a (SG) smart grid also includes an intelligent layer that analyzes the data provided by consumers as well as that collected from the production side in order to optimize consumption and production according to weather conditions, the profile and habits of the consumer. In addition, this system can improve the use of green energy through renewable energy penetration and demand response.
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    Pages: VIII, 320 p. 117 illus., 104 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031256622
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25662-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25662-2
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    EU Waste Regulation in a Linear-Circular Economy Transition : Waste Management in Italy (2023)
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Power resources. ; Environmental economics. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental management. ; Economics. ; Statistics . ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management. ; Economics. ; Statistics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. From Linear to Circular Economy. The Impact of Environmental Legislation on Waste Management -- Chapter 1 - The Transition from Linear to Circular Economy. The Case of Waste in European and Italian Environmental Legislation -- Chapter 2. From European Legislation to its Implementation in Italy between Past and Present -- Chapter 3. The Transition from Linear to Circular Economy Induced by Waste Management Legislation. A Shift-and-Share Analysis of European Countries and Italian Macro-Areas -- Part 2. Convergence or Divergence from the Circular Economy Objectives. What are the Causes? -- Chapter 4. The Integrated Waste Cycle in Italy and EU Countries -- Chapter 5. Convergence or Divergence in Waste Treatment Methods? The Impact of Waste Management Legislation in the Transition to the Circular Economy Model.
    Abstract: Waste management is a topical issue worldwide. In recent years, several requests have been made by citizens and associations to political decision-makers regarding the need for a significant improvement in waste management methods. Particularly considering the significant increase in awareness of social and environmental impacts and the economic consequences of non-virtuous waste management. There is growing attention on legislation and regulation's role in the waste sector. Regulation can help companies and citizens achieve a faster, more effective, and more efficient transition from a linear economy, based on the take-make-dispose paradigm, to a circular economy, in which the potential of waste as resources and secondary raw materials is exploited. This book is set in the wake of economic literature that tackles the transition from the linear to the circular economy. It focuses on the downstream stages of the waste management process (i.e. the waste treatment phase). In this regard, it is proposed a journey through the history of European waste legislation to study the waste sector's transition dynamics from a selfish and no longer sustainable economic model based on rampant consumerism to a far-sighted sustainable model addressing the well-being of future generations. Studying the changes in European waste regulations leads us to ask ourselves the following questions: how has waste collection changed in recent years? What are the new regulatory challenges that must be addressed to achieve the objectives of a circular economy? How successful has the EU legislation been in fostering the transition from a linear to a circular economy? Finally, has the European environmental legislation sprung a convergence process among European countries towards the circular economy, or has the definition of targets fuelled the already marked differences between EU countries?
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    Pages: XIV, 87 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031281037
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28103-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28103-7
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    Socio-Environmental Research in Latin America : Interdisciplinary Approaches Using GIS and Remote Sensing Frameworks (2023)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Geographical Information System. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Interdisciplinarity, GIScience, and Socio-environmental Research in Latin America -- Chapter 2. Using Spatial Time-series and Field Data to Understand Cultural Drivers of Land Change: Connecting Land Conflict and Land Change in Eastern Amazonia -- Chapter 3. Crossing Boundaries: Transboundary Geographic Information in the Amazon Borderlands of Peru and Brazil -- Chapter 4. Territorial Implications of Economic Diversification in the Waorani Ancestral Lands -- Chapter 5. New Insights on Water Quality and Land Use Dynamics in the Napo Region of Western Amazonia -- Chapter 6. From Mapping to Guiding: An Emergent Framework for the Multiple Uses of Remote Sensing and GIScience in Socio-Environmental Research in the Peruvian Andes -- Chapter 7. The Use of Remote Sensing in Air Pollution Control and Public Health -- Chapter 8. Human-environmental Interactions and their Impacts on Temperate Forests in the Exploradores Valley in Western Patagonia -- Chapter 9. El Chaltén, Argentine Patagonia: A successful Combination of Conservation and Tourism? -- Chapter 10. GIS Approaches to Environmental Justice in Mexico’s Oil and Gas Production Zones with Implications for Latin America -- Chapter 11. Contributions to Socio-Environmental Research through Participatory GIS in Archaeology -- Chapter 12. Comparing Volunteered Data Acquisition Methods on Informal Settlements in Mexico City and São Paulo: a Citizen Participation Ladder for VGI -- Chapter 13. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Interdisciplinary GIScience Research on Human-environment Dynamics in Latin America.
    Abstract: This contributed volume presents relevant examples of socio-environmental research that highlight the challenges and opportunities of using geotechnologies in interdisciplinary settings across the vast, culturally, and environmentally mega-diverse region known as Latin America. While remote sensing has been mostly used for mapping and monitoring physical features, geographic information systems open up opportunities for the integration of socio-economic and environmental data collected through individual and community-based surveys, in-situ measurements, and other participatory research techniques to offer additional analytically grounded power when evaluating socio-environmental processes that shape Latin American landscapes. The topics addressed in this book include deforestation and land degradation, borderlands dynamics, agriculture and agroecological systems, environmental conservation and development, public health, tourism, environmental justice, archeology, volunteered geography and urban planning, among others. The book is intended for academics, graduate and undergraduate classrooms, and general audiences with interest in Latin America and the socio-environmental issues that threaten the sustainability of the region and local communities. The book will also appeal to practitioners, managers, and policy makers interested in the application of geo-technologies and field-based research to address complex socio-environmental problems in the Global South. .
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    Pages: XIX, 294 p. 78 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031226809
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22680-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22680-9
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    Governance of Radioactive Waste, Special Waste and Carbon Storage : Literacy in Dealing with Long-term Controversial Sociotechnical Issues (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Educational sociology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sociology of Education. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Law.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Setting the Problem(s) -- Chapter 2. Chapter 2. Integrative Technology Assessment – Proposal for a Framework -- Chapter 3. Goals – Need, Rules and Procedures -- Chapter 4. Risk Characteristics and Evolution of (Risk and Safety) Concepts -- Chapter 5. Systems, Governance and Institutions -- Chapter 6. Strategic Monitoring -- Chapter 7. Conclusions and Outlook -- Book backmatter.
    Abstract: This book demonstrates that the long-term safety of nuclear waste repositories, special waste disposal and carbon storage (CCS) is highly challenging and monitoring may contribute to substantiate evidence, support decision making and legitimise the programme. Deep geological disposal is a long-term safety issue and, in parallel, requires long-term institutional involvement of the technoscientific community, waste producers, public administrators, NGOs and the public. What, where and when to monitor is determined by its goal setting: It may be operational, confirmatory (in the near field) or environmental (far field). Strategic monitoring as proposed here contributes to process, implementation or policy and institutional surveillance. It not only addresses the controversial long-lasting “problem” (of nuclear, other toxic or CO2 waste) but investigates some ways to approach for “solutions” or solution spaces – not just technical but also institutional, societal and personal. It includes the tailored transfer of knowledge, concept and system understanding, experience and documentation to specific audiences above. It is an integrative tool of targeted yet adaptive management and may be applicable to other long-term sociotechnical fields.
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    Pages: XXVII, 145 p. 58 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031039027
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03902-7
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    Place Naming, Identities and Geography : Critical Perspectives in a Globalizing and Standardizing World (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; History. ; Political science. ; Sociology. ; Anthropology. ; Philology. ; Human Geography. ; History. ; Politics and International Studies. ; Sociology. ; Anthropology. ; Philology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Approaching place naming narratives -- Part I: Challenging conceptual and theoretical approaches to place naming -- Assessing the validity of critical toponymy perspectives for understanding human perception of places: An analytical framework -- Legacies and place naming: Perspectives from Korea and Japan -- Place naming and neotoponymy: French experiences through the lens of a Theoretical Framework -- Geographical Names in Argentina: Present and Challenges -- Toponymy, Scale and the Change of Scale. A Geographical and Linguistic Challenge -- The mystery of hydronomy in the land of Israel -- United Nations capacity building in toponymy -- Part II: Approaches to implementing standardization of place names -- Standardization of geographical names on land and sea in Slovenia -- The New Zealand geographic board and the contested nature of place names in New Zealand -- Theorising multiple place names in Southern Africa -- Conflicts and challenges in the standardisation of geographical names in Spain -- Language policies in the field of toponymy: Perspectives on Spain -- Urban toponymy in Turkey -- Cultural crossroads in toponymy: Case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Part III: Geo-histories, legacies, and toponymy transitions -- Giving identity to space through (re)naming: Practice of village renaming in the period of the republic of Turkey -- Geo-history of the toponymy of Mohács Plain, SW Hungary -- Recreating the future: Modern residential neighbourhood and existing toponyms in Sarajevo -- Street-naming in Malta as a geo-cultural and political exercise as seen from local sources -- Toponymic study of the map of New Lusitania: A Portuguese cartographic monument from the 18th century -- Names and naming of collective farms in (the) Soviet Estonia -- Part IV: Toponymy: Narratives, languages, culture, and education -- Reading Ireland’s colonial and postcolonial toponymic landscapes -- Translating topographies: Brian Friel’s approach to language, landscape, and toponymy in Ireland -- The overlaid past: The politics of space and memory in Gibraltar’s ‘Doubling’ street naming principle -- From historical to new place names. The case of Italy -- Geographical names represent a memory of places: Case study in Bandung Basin, West Java, Indonesia -- The vital question of placenames and naming of places in geographical education: Concepts, activities, and questions for reflection -- Part V: The relationship between geographical naming and cultural politics -- The nexus between geographical naming, place, and the politics of power.
    Abstract: This book presents research on geographical naming on land and sea from a wide range of standpoints on: theory and concepts, case studies and education. Space and place naming or toponymy has a long tradition in the sciences and a renewed critical interest in geography and allied disciplines including the humanities. Place: location and cartographical aspects, etymology and geo-histories so salient in past studies, are now being enhanced from a range of radical perspectives, especially in a globalizing, standardizing world with Googlization and the consequent ‘normalization’ of place names, perceptions and images worldwide including those for marketing purposes. Nonetheless, there are conflicting and contesting voices. The interdisciplinary research is enhanced with authors from regional, national and international toponymy-related institutions and organizations including the UNGEGN, IGU, ICA and so forth.
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    Pages: XVIII, 632 p. 158 illus., 134 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031215100
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21510-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21510-0
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    Advances in Geospatial Technology in Mining and Earth Sciences : Selected Papers of the 2nd International Conference on Geo-spatial Technologies and Earth Resources 2022 (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Mining engineering. ; Underground construction. ; Geographic information systems. ; Mineralogy. ; Geology. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Mining and Exploration. ; Underground Engineering and Tunnel Construction. ; Geographical Information System. ; Mineralogy. ; Geology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: 202 Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Surveying and Mapping in Mines: A Review -- Chapter 2: 147 Traditional and Advanced Techniques for Extraction of Large Dimension Stone Blocks for Rock-cladding and Monumental Purposes -- Chapter 3: 017 Mining-induced Land Subsidence Detected by Persistent Scatterer InSAR: Case Study in Pniówek Coal Mine, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland -- Chapter 4: 156 Slope Stability Evaluation of Fenghuangshan Landfill Under Rainfall Condition: A Case Study -- Chapter 5: 117 Forecasting PM10 Concentration from Blasting Operations in Open-Pit Mines Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System -- Chapter 6: 066 Assessing the Effect of Open-pit Mining Activities and Urbanization on Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Concentration by Using Remote Sensing Imagery. A Case Study in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam -- Chapter 7: 016 Effect of Loading Frequency on the Liquefaction Resistance of Poorly Graded Sand -- Chapter 8: 144 An Automatic Method for Clay Minerals Extraction from Landsat 8 OLI Data. A Case Study in Chi Linh City, Hai Duong Province -- Chapter 9: 009 Evaluation of the Precision of SARAL/AltiKa and Sentinel-3A Satellite Altimetry Data over the Vietnam Sea and Its Surroundings -- Chapter 10: 070 Detection of GNSS-TEC Noise Related to the Tonga Volcanic Eruption Using Optimization Machine Learning Techniques and Integrated Data -- Chapter 11: 149 Stability of Road Embankments on Weak Soils -- Chapter 12: 053 Indirect Georeferencing in Terrestrial Laser Scanning: One-step and Two-step Approaches -- Chapter 13: 196 Technological Solutions for Fly Ash and Red Mud Upcycling Approach the Vietnam's Government Target of Net-zero Carbon By 2050 -- Chapter 14: 153 Pile-soil Interaction Mechanism and Optimization Measures Based on Finite Element Method -- Chapter 15: 055 Determination of Illegal Signs of Coal Mining Expansion in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam From a Combination of Radar and Optical Imagery Mine Production Tracking Platform and Its Initial Application in the Digital Transformation for a Vietnamese Coal Exploitation Company Chapter 21: 163 Shear Strength of Poorly Graded Granular Material in Multi-stage Direct Shear Test -- Chapter 22: 152 High–resolution Seismic Reflection Survey of Young Sediment at Can Gio Coast, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Chapter 23: 140 Analysis of Geological Structures by 2D Magnetotelluric Inversion in Bang Hot Spring Area, Quang Binh Province -- Chapter 24: 119 Physicochemical characteristics of the Middle Triassic Limestone in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam and the Ability of Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Environments -- Chapter 25: 159 Local Mechanical Behaviors of Steel Box Girder During Skew Incremental Launching -- Chapter 26: 094 GIS Applications in Land Adaptability Mapping for Perennial Industrial Crops in Nghe An Province -- Chapter 27: 083 Land-use and Land-cover Change Detection and Classification to Analyze Dynamics of Dragon Fruit Farming in Sand Dunes Area of Binh Thuan Province of Vietnam -- Chapter 28: 059 Random Forest Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change Using Sentinel-2 Data in Van Yen, Yen Bai Province -- Chapter 29: 155 Engineering Geological Problems of Foundation Pit Construction in Quaternary Strata: Taking Suzhou Area as An example Chapter 30: 034 Roof Condition Characteristics Affecting the Stability of Coal Pillars and Retained Roadway -- Chapter 31: 194 On the Flow Assurance for Un-Insulated Subsea Pipeline Systems: Application on the Multiphase Pipeline from Pearl Field to FPSO Ruby II Offshore Vietnam -- Chapter 32: 017 Detection of Underground Anomalies by Evaluation of Ground Penetrating Radar Attribute Combination -- Chapter 33: 157 Dynamic Failure Process of Soil Particles at the End of Shield Tunnel Based on Discrete Element -- Chapter 34: 205 Early Triassic Tectonic Evolution in the Northeastern Kontum Massif: New Constrains from the S-type Granite in Ba To Area, Quang Ngai Province, Central Vietnam -- Chapter 35: 035 Proposal of Study on InSAR-based Land Subsidence Analysis as Basis for Subsequent Hydro-mechanical Modeling: A Case Study of the Hanoi City, Vietnam.
    Abstract: This volume composes the proceedings of the international Conference on Geo-Spatial Technologies and Earth Resources (GTER 2022) which was co-organized by Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, and the International Society for Mine Surveying (ISM) held at Hanoi city on October 13–14, 2022. GTER 2022 is technically co-sponsored by Vietnam Mining Science and Technology Association (VMST), Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing (VGCR), Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (VINACOMIN), and the Dong Bac Corporation (NECO). GTER 2022 aims to bring together experts, researchers, engineers, and policymakers to discuss and exchange their knowledge and experiences in recent Geospatial technologies, advances in Mining and Earth Sciences.
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    Pages: XVI, 548 p. 300 illus., 270 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031204630
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20463-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20463-0
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    Culture and Sustainability : Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Environmental geography. ; Economic development. ; Sustainability. ; Culture. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Integrated Geography. ; Development Studies. ; Sustainability. ; Sociology of Culture. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 – Introduction -- Chapter 2 – Culture’s divergence -- Chapter 3 – Culture’s convergence -- Chapter 4 – The cultures framework -- Chapter 5 – Cultural stability -- Chapter 6 – Cultural change -- Chapter 7 – Using the cultures framework for policy analysis -- Chapter 8 – Using the cultures framework for research -- Chapter 9 – Conclusion.
    Abstract: This Open access book brings a cultural lens, and a distinctive analytical framework, to the problem of transitioning to a sustainable, low-carbon future. The world faces a seemingly impossible hurdle – to radically alter long-established social, economic and technological systems in order to live within the biophysical limits of the globe, while ensuring a just and enduring transition. The overarching premise of this book is that this cannot be achieved without widespread cultural change. ‘We need a change in culture’ is often used rhetorically, but what does this really mean? Stephenson starts by exploring culture’s elusiveness, describing its divergent interpretations before identifying core features of culture that are common across most definitions. These characteristics form the core of the cultures framework, an extensively tested approach to studying the links between culture and sustainability outcomes. The framework makes culture an accessible concept which can be analytically applied to almost any sustainability problem. Using many examples from around the world, Stephenson illustrates how cultural stability, cultural flexibility and cultural transformation all have a part to play in the sustainability transition. She guides the reader in the use of the cultures framework for policy development and to underpin research undertaken by individuals or by multi-disciplinary teams. Clearly and engagingly written, Culture and Sustainability is essential reading for academics, students, policy makers and indeed anyone interested in a sustainable future. Janet Stephenson is a research professor at the Centre for Sustainability, an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Otago, New Zealand. A social scientist with a background in sociology, planning and cultural geography, she has a longstanding interest in the social determinants of the transition to a sustainable future. Much of her research examines the interplay between culture and sustainability in a variety of contexts. She is passionate about collaborative, interdisciplinary research and the contribution of different knowledge systems to solution-finding.
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    Pages: XVII, 243 p. 28 illus., 12 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031255151
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25515-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25515-1
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    Waste Management in Developing Countries (2023)
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Renewable Energy. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Waste Management Diagnostic Trends in Developing Countries -- Waste Generation and Characteristics -- Waste Collection Situation -- Waste Recycling and Recovery -- Landfill Disposal -- Waste Legislation Aspect -- Economic and Financial Aspects of Waste Management -- Part 2: Impact of Poor Waste Management in Developing Countries -- Impact on Human Health -- Impact on Water -- Impact on Soil -- Impact on Climate Change -- The Waste Informal Sector Impact -- Part 3: Towards a Good and Adequate Governance of Waste Management in Developing Countries -- Towards Improved Waste Legislation and Laws -- Appropriate Financial Instruments for Waste Management -- Waste Management Institutional Aspects -- Part 4: Appropriate Waste Technologies for Developing Countries -- Improvement of Waste Collection System -- Waste Recycling Process in Circular Economy Context -- Organic Waste Composting -- A Suitable Biochemical Conversion Technology for Organic Waste Recovery -- Thermochemical Conversion as an Organic Waste Recovery.
    Abstract: This book presents state-of-the-art solid waste management in developing countries. It outlines the impact of poor solid waste management on human health and the environment and examines appropriate solid waste management technologies for the developing world. Contributions define waste recovery in a circular economy context and the informal sector's role, describe how sustainable and integrated solid waste management in developing countries contributes to reducing greenhouse gases and their effect on climate change, and analyze the financial and legislation aspects of solid waste management. Waste Management in Developing Countries will be an essential reference for researchers, scientists, and students in waste management and environmental sciences, as well as waste management practitioners, policymakers, municipal officials, and related industry professionals. Examines potential for reducing GHG emissions through waste management; Looks at technology for developing countries; Includes waste-to-resource case studies. .
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    Pages: X, 254 p. 60 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031280016
    Series Statement: Waste as a Resource,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28001-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28001-6
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    Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period : Tourist Spaces and Urban Centres (2023)
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Sustainability. ; Architecture. ; Urban Policy. ; Sustainability. ; Cities, Countries, Regions.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Tourism dynamics in urban city centres -- Towards resilient urbanism in tourist cities: post-pandemic challenges -- The pain of being a resident in Granada. Analysis of the accommodation offer and residents´ perception -- Recent socio-spatial transformations in the San Pedro neighbourhood (Santiago de Compostela) -- The touristification of historic centres through commercial gentrification in times of Covid-19 -- Citizen resistance in touristified neighborhoods. A post-pandemic análisis -- Neoliberalism, collaborative economy, and short-term rentals regulation in Andalusia, Spain -- Changes in the role of heritage in historic centres: the mutation of historic buildings into tourist accommodation -- Part 2: Urban-tourist spaces on the coast: New urbanised spaces and resistance -- Urban-tourism spaces on the coast: transformations, challenges and globalisation in uncertain scenarios -- Landscape preservation on the Mediterranean coast; do social movements play a decisive role? The case of the Costa Brava (Spain) -- The construction of sustainable territorial models in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons from medium-sized Mediterranean cities -- Housing change during the Covid-19 pandemic in the metropolitan areas of the Canary Island capitals (Spain) -- Two megaprojects – One city. Learning between large-scale urban development projects on Tenerife, Spain -- Touristification process in seaside destination inland: The case of Mallorca Island, Spain -- Part 3: Urban transformations: New dynamics, conflicts and challenges in a context of uncertainty -- Towards urban degrowth? Urban planning as a common thread of contradictory dynamics in cities -- Shrinking cities in Spain: Shrinking medium-sized cities in the 21st century. Depopulation and employment -- The peripheries of Spanish developmentalism. an enduring model of urban fragmentation -- Housing, a problem perpetuated over time in Spain. New initiatives to promote access to affordable housing in Madrid -- Residential expectations in a neoliberal perspective: A sociological view of social classes and the right to housing -- (Re)thinking gentrification processes. The place of religion -- Metropolitan spatial reconfiguration and the mobility transition: Sustainability challenges in the fragmented city -- Sustainability and urban development strategies: Ciudad Real -- Part 4: Postscript -- Intra-urban borders in border cities: The nationally interchangeable dynamics of urban centrality.
    Abstract: This book offers a unique perspective on urban processes affecting tourist spaces and city centres. Economic, social and environmental uncertainty has been commonplace since March 2019, when mobility slowed down across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends that have been investigated in urban space for years. The incorporation of technologies, the expansion of tourism and the introduction of policies that in part want to advance sustainability are generating processes of reorganisation of territories that are driving changes. These changes will affect models of city, urbanism and society. This publication is directed to a wide spectrum of people interested in urban processes, tourism and social change in the context of the Post-Pandemic Covid-19. In particular, the book is aimed at researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, consultants, public administrations and the public interested in the recent challenges that are affecting developed and developing societies.
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    Pages: XII, 371 p. 103 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031360176
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36017-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36017-6
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    Mosque Architecture: A Transdisciplinary Debate (2023)
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    Keywords: Architecture. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Cultural property. ; Architecture. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: Contextualizing the discussion on mosque architecture in today’s world -- Modern Trends in Mosques Architecture -- Financing Mosque Maintenance in Muslim-Minority Communities -- Meaning Behind the Inspiration from Nature in Mosque Design: the Old and the New -- A Cross- Sectoral Analysis Of The Identity Conflict In The Arab Primate Cities: The Case Of Jeddah Mosques -- Encouraging Social Inclusivity across faiths: the case of Mosques and Churches in Kuala Lumpur -- Changes In Mosques Architecture Design Between Functionalism And Symbolism -- Indoor Thermal Comfort: the case of Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (Putrajaya, Malaysia) -- The Impact of Revival of Traditional Lighting Techniques in Modern and Contemporary Mosque Design.
    Abstract: Against a backdrop of environmental and societal concerns, best captured by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book brings together the leading voices on Mosque architecture to make a case for its role as a purveyor of culture, heritage, and sustainability in the modern world. The Mosque, as an institution, continues to serve as the epicenter of spiritual, moral, and cultural life in Muslim societies. Recognizing that the popular understanding of Muslim culture and archetypes is, at best, minimal among the broader public worldwide, this book has two objectives: i.e., (i) to explore Masjid architecture as a carrier of culture, heritage, and the sustainability of Muslim communities; and (ii) to offer a bias-free introduction to the intricacies of Muslim architecture, culture, and heritage today. The papers featured in this collection were presented at the 5th Memaryat International Conference (MIC), held at Effat University, Jeddah. The MIC’s objective is to build bridges between research communities engaged with diverse aspects of science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers for attaining the SDGs.
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    Pages: X, 181 p. 300 illus., 234 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031247514
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24751-4
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    Green Infrastructure and Urban Climate Resilience : An Introduction (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Climatology. ; Environmental geography. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Ecology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Integrated Geography. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Description / Table of Contents: Green Infrastructure (GI) -- Urban Green Infrastructure and Sustainability -- Climate Change and Built Environment -- Sustainable Urban Planning -- Green Buildings -- Assessment, Quantification, and Valuation of Green Infrastructure -- Urban Climate Resilience -- Multi-functionality of Green Resilient Arena -- Policies -- Challenges and future perspectives.
    Abstract: This book aims to cover most subject areas of green infrastructure such as components, multi-functionality, and integration to build environment, contribution to urban sustainability, sustainable and smart city development, urban climate change nexus, green buildings and rating systems, economic assessment, and quantification of green infrastructure. The impending climate crisis, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has highlighted the importance of green infrastructure in and around cities, prompting a call for more functional and sustainable urban planning and design. A number of recent studies have shown that green infrastructure provides a wide range of ecosystem functions and services critical to human well-being and urban sustainability, which is especially important during climatic and health crises. In this book, the authors emphasize the importance of existing green infrastructure in coping with climate change-induced stresses, such as increasing climate variability and extreme temperature and precipitation events, as well as contributing to urban dwellers' physical and mental health. Green infrastructure, in both cases, plays a significant role in providing urban areas with resilience capacity, which is critical to urban sustainability. The authors also emphasize the importance of expanding and improving green infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable areas, through integrative and participatory processes. Appropriate integration of green-gray infrastructure and development of climate resilient cities is the core theme of this publication. Further, it emphasizes sustainable development which has become an imperative requirement to the world to move fore and climate change-built environment nexus, the most critical global crisis. Though several books were published globally on the green infrastructure and urban resilience individually, books are rarely published combining both disciplines. This book identifies and addresses the gap through comprehensively discussing on both interlinked areas which is essential for the sustainable urban development. Further, it explores on urban climate resilience, urban sprawl, urbanization, resilience drivers, essentials of city resilience, policy implications, challenges, and future perspectives. This book is a useful fundamental guide in practical applications of green infrastructure in built environment in sustainability context. Further, it enlightens on the significance of transforming the conventional building construction trend to sustainable urban planning designs and building development, exploring on the strategic pathway on building urban climate resilience while signifying the importance of healthy built environment through discussing on the nexus between climate change and built environment.
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    Pages: XVI, 400 p. 139 illus., 120 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031370816
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37081-6
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    A Practical Guide to Ore Microscopy—Volume 2 : Ore Textures and Automated Ore Analysis (2023)
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    Keywords: Mineralogy. ; Microscopy. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Mineralogy. ; Optical Microscopy. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Abstract: This book presents recent developments in ore microscopy to support the work of engineers and scientists actively engaged in the field of mineral raw materials (processing plant engineers in mines, process mineralogists and chemists, exploration geologists, etc.) or in ore deposit research. Textural analysis must be rigorous, and simple to be practical. With this aim, the author proposes a specific and user-friendly systematic for textural analysis. A high-performance tool to acquire, quantify, and process the data applied for automated ore characterization is key to predict ore behavior, a fundamental aim of geometallurgy. The recently developed AMCO System (Automated Microscopic Characterization of Ores) provides the tool, first prototype available using computer vision coupled with reflected light microscopy. This innovation is introduced in the text and discussed through case studies of actual mining problems. This second volume of the book "A Practical Guide to Ore Microscopy" includes references, indexes, and other relevant information, plus Annexes 1 to 5. The latter include ore and gangue mineral indexes and mineral abbreviations (Annex 1), a brief compendium of common mineral associations in the main ore deposit types (Annex 2), an introduction to the procedures and techniques used to prepare polished sections (Annex 3), and the various tables used to identify common ores by direct microscopic observation (Annexes 4 and 5).
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    Pages: XI, 308 p. 232 illus., 230 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031189548
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18954-8
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    Ecovillages and Ecocities : Bioclimatic Applications from Tirana, Albania (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban policy. ; Sustainability. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: An approach from ecovillages and ecocities to Tirana, Albania -- Tirana the capital of Albania. A brief history of regulatory plans, anti-bombing hideouts and its climate conditions -- Leed and Breeam building standards and Albanian law related to building thermal performance -- Social impact in a specific neighborhood in Tirana, Albania -- In the traces of bioclimatic architecture -- Existing site conditions. Building thermography and U-Value measurements. Case study Tirana, Albania -- Bioclimatic eco-renovation concept design and strategies. The use of different materials -- Bioclimatic eco-renovation. Case study Tirana, Albania.
    Abstract: Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined. This book is in search of a method to determine the level of livability, ecology and energy efficiency. Ecological and sustainable cities need to properly make up for the existent weakness of the city's construction under fine ecological environment. The intention of this comparative study is an attempt to improve life quality in Tirana, Albania. It gives examples of successful strategies, e.g. bioclimatic solution through passive solar systems and the use of underground tunnels. This book is aimed at researches, professionals, architects and city planners.
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    Pages: XI, 268 p. 152 illus., 127 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031209598
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20959-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20959-8
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    Type-Based Flood Statistics : An Interlink Between Stochastic and Deterministic Flood Hydrology (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Statistics . ; Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Water. ; Statistics. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Characterisation of Flood Events – Event Separation and Flood Typology -- Chapter 3. Univariate Flood-Type-specific Flood Statistics -- Chapter 4. Multivariate Flood-Type specific Flood Statistics under consideration of tributary impacts -- Chapter 5. Regionalisation of Flood-type specific distributions -- Chapter 6. Main applications of the new methodology -- Chapter 7. Summary and outlook -- Appendix.
    Abstract: This book summarises for the first time all relevant methodologies for type-based flood statistics, introduces the basis of flood typology and makes them accessible to the user. Flood types improve the understanding of the flood-generating processes and characterise the flood event in terms of its features such as peak, volume and hydrograph shape. In addition, they can also significantly expand the information used in flood statistics and add valuable flood characteristics to the determination of design floods, especially the determination of flood scenarios relevant for reservoir management. A detailed framework with all aspects of point and spatial statistics as well as regionalisation is presented, and examples illustrate the benefit of the proposed methodology. The target audience is both users in associations and engineering offices, as type-based statistics are increasingly becoming part of the specifications, and researchers, as this is a current field of research.
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    Pages: XVIII, 275 p. 114 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031327117
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 124
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32711-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32711-7
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    Sustainable Management of Natural Resources : Diversity, Ecology, Taxonomy and Sociology (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Forestry. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Forestry. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Conservation, Regeneration and Development of Species-Rich Meadows in Flooded Areas in Northwestern Germany -- Chapter 2. Population Density of the Endemic Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni) and Its Relationship with the Habitat in the Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico -- Chapter 3. Mayan Truffles: Notes on the Hypogeal and Subhigeal Fungi of the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico -- Chapter 4. Bioenergetic Potential of the Huizache Vachellia Farnesiana (L.) Willd -- Chapter 5. Macromycetes Associated with Three Types of Vegetation in the Municipality of Rayones, Nuevo León -- Chapter 6. Social Capital in the State of Nuevo León as a Tool for Sustainable Forest Development -- Chapter 7. Effect of High Temperatures That Simulate Climate Change in the Germination of Seven Species of the Tamaulipan Thornscrub -- Chapter 8. Presence and Importance of Mesquite Prosopis laevigata (Humb.& Bonpl. ex Willd) M.C. Johnst in Northeastern Mexico -- Chapter 9. Edible Macromycetes of Chihuahua.Diversity and Nutritional Properties -- Chapter 10. Origin and Cultural Impact of Wild Chilli Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum) in Northeastern Mexico -- Chapter 11. Diversity of Macrofungi in the Forest Ecosystems of the Cumbres National Park -- Chapter 12. Diversity Of Symbiosis Oftween Species of Macrofungi and Insects in the Temperate Forest of Iturbide, Nuevo León -- Chapter 13. Interactions Between Macrofungals and Insects via Sporocarps in Three Types of Vegetation of the Municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico -- Chapter 14. Interactions Between Macrofungals and Insects in the Oak and Pine Forest in the Municipalities of Iturbide and Galeana, Nuevo León.
    Abstract: Climate change and human activities are impacting the environment around the world and there is a great need to update our knowledge of natural resources in order to sustain the livelihoods of rural communities and urban dwellers. Educational tools help people to understand the ecology, and the management of natural resources and to participate in actions to protect the environment. This book has a multipurpose focus regarding biodiversity, management, and conservation of the natural resources as species are linked in nutritional webs in the ecosystems. Ecology, diversity, conservation, and management practices such as plant species, native fish, edible mushrooms, and woody species are important for improving people livelihoods and incomes. It is expected that readers will learn to apply similar multipurpose approaches to natural resources in other parts of the world when their environments are affected by climate change or human activities. This book introduces the importance of the sustainable management of natural resources to a wide audience, including policy decision makers, but also researchers.
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    Pages: XXIII, 275 p. 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031333941
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33394-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33394-1
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    The Sustainable Digital City (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainable architecture. ; Sustainability. ; Signal processing. ; Internet of things. ; Human-machine systems. ; Urban policy. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Sustainability. ; Digital and Analog Signal Processing. ; Internet of Things. ; Human-Machine Interfaces. ; Urban Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Digital Revolution and Urbanity -- 2. A Need for Sustainable Urban Environments -- 3. Efficient, Safe and Comfortable Mobility -- 4. Work and the City -- 5. Efficient Energy Distribution and Waste Management -- 6. Knowledge Transfer, Social Engagement and Culture -- 7. Well Being, Public Engagement, and Health Care -- 8. Home Automation -- 9. Digital Contribution to Urban Planning and Architecture -- 10. Digital Economy and Place Making -- 11. Future Digital Cities.
    Abstract: This book explores the rise of technology-centered urban planning and the diffusion of these practices around the world. Seven axes of urban planning have been selected to highlight how data and technology currently work and how these systems can be improved going forward. Each aspect is explored in its own chapter that combines narrative description, illustrations, and case studies to show how technology currently shapes our cities and how this may impact the urban environments. Topics include infrastructure, mobility, energy use and distribution, work, public health, and knowledge transfer among others. The book also demonstrates how these aspects are tied to and affect the four pillars of sustainability: environment, society, economy, and culture. Demonstrates current practices and explores specific ways of how technology and data can influence urban planning and city life in the future Combines academic research and case studies Draws a link between these ideas and practices to illustrate how they can make cities more sustainable.
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    Pages: XIV, 196 p. 88 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031254888
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25488-8
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    Urban Metabolism and Climate Change : Perspective for Sustainable Cities (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Social sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Urban Metabolism and Global Climate Change: An overview -- Interlinkages between Urban Metabolism and Sustainability: An overview -- Urban Metabolism - An Analytical approach for enhancing resilience -- Urban metabolism to understand changes in urban ecology: a case of Bengaluru -- City core and Urban sprawl -- Adaptive reuse of historic buildings: an ecological indicator -- Integrating ecological and social concepts for urban metabolism studies -- Sustainable urban metabolism and urban planning -- Urban metabolism in the circular bio-economy of tomorrow -- Closing the Urban Waste Loop: Delivering Environmental and Financial Sustainability -- Transitioning Urban Agriculture to a Circular Metabolism at a Neighbourhood Level -- Eight years to go, to meet the SDG targets: Waste management as enabler and enabled -- Emerging approaches for sustainable urban metabolism -- Species Selection in Urban Forestry - towards Urban Metabolism -- Geospatial analyses for urban metabolism and climate change work -- Smart Urban Metabolism: A Big-data and Machine Learning Perspective -- Policy initiatives on urban metabolism in Ghana (2002-2021). .
    Abstract: This book provides a basic understanding and state-of-the-art of urban metabolism. Urban centres are increasingly challenged by population increase and the resultant environmental concerns including the urban sprawl and climate change. Different patterns of urbanization contribute to the changing climate via. differences in their urban metabolism represented by energy and matter. Urban metabolic studies in terms of energy and material inflows, outflows, and stocks can be associated with traditional evaluation techniques to help assess the magnitude and potential effects of variety of environmental challenges the world is facing today. Urban centres are critical real time observatories that indicate the impact anthropogenic activities have on global biogeochemical cycles. Urban processes have significant and lasting impacts on the global carbon budget. The technological and infrastructural advancements have fuelled an increase in urban inputs and outputs of material and energy. Therefore, more sustainable approaches need to be adopted in changing scenarios for urban planning, particularly for sustainable resource utilization and better waste management practices. The book emphasises on the sustainability in urban metabolism, sustainable urban planning, ecosystem services, and disaster resilience to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of urban metabolism. The book also identifies an urgent need to develop new methodological approaches for real time and reliable evaluation of urban metabolism.
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    Pages: XIV, 363 p. 69 illus., 64 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031294228
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29422-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29422-8
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    Modern Nanotechnology : Volume 1: Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Nanotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Fundamentals of Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering -- Chapter2. Fundamental Aspects of Nanocomposite Materials for Environmental Protection and Remediation -- Chapter3. Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Trends and Future Prospects -- Chapter4. Nanomaterials in Soil Health Management and Crop Production -- Chapter5. Nanomaterials for Water Purification and Reclamation -- Chapter6. Role of Nanomaterials in the Treatment of Wastewater -- Chapter7. Applications of Nanomaterials for Water Treatment: Current Trends and Future Scope -- Chapter8. Engineered Nanomaterials for Water Treatment Applications -- Chapter9. Research Trends in Photocatalytic Water Purification: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects – A Review -- Chapter10. Nanotechnology for Water Splitting: A Sustainable Way to Generate Hydrogen -- Chapter11. Carbon Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter12. Nanosorbents – A Nanotechnological Approach for the Treatment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Wastewater -- Chapter13. Nanofiltration Membrane Techniques for Heavy Metal Separation -- Chapter14. Carbon Dots as Nanoprobes for Heavy Metal Detection -- Chapter15. Nanotechnology for Plastic Degradation -- Chapter16. Role of Nanomodification and Nanofertilizers in Crop Production and Soil Health -- Chapter17. Microbes Induced Biofabrication of Gold Nanoparticles and its Exploitation in Biosensing of Phytopathogens -- Chapter18. Removal of Radioactive Wastes Using Nanomaterial -- Chapter19. Nanotechnology-based Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals -- Chapter20. Nanotechnological Interventions in the Degradation of Pharmaceutical Compounds -- Chapter21. Nanocomposites for Removal and Degradation of Organic Pollutants -- Chapter22. Nanotechnological Approaches against Fungal Pathogens of Economically Important Crop Plants -- Chapter23. Advanced Approaches in Micro- and Nano-sensors for Harsh Environmental Applications: A Review -- Chapter24. Cellulose Based Gels: Synthesis, Properties and Applications -- Chapter25. Artificial Photosynthesis Using Nanotechnology -- Chapter26. Artificial Photosynthesis with Gold Nanostructures Incorporation in Non-photosynthetic Bacteria.
    Abstract: This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of modern nanoscience, and encompasses advanced techniques of nanocomposite materials that make their way from the laboratory to the field for the revival of energy and environmental systems in a sustainable manner. It includes the design and the sophisticated fabrication of nanomaterials along with their potential energy and environmental applications, while looking at how nanoscience and nanotechnology can be used to promote environmentally friendly processes and strategies. The books' purpose is to promote eco-friendly methods and techniques by covering many elements of both the synthesis and uses of nanoparticles and nanofluids for energy and environmental engineering. They provide an up-to-date synthesis of nanocomposite materials for modern nanotechnology applications in the fields of environment protection, heterogeneous catalysis, wastewater treatment, fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion, and storage applications. The set is designed for environmental scientists, nanotechnologists, chemists, engineers, and individuals seeking current research on nanotechnology and its applications in environmental engineering. Graduate students working in these fields will also find it a valuable resource. Volume 1 focuses on the fundamentals of nanotechnology, environmental protection, sustainable agriculture, bioremediation, bio-nanocomposites, and wastewater treatment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031311116
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31111-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31111-6
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    Geographical Scale and Economic Development : Lessons Learned from Texas and Mexico (2023)
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    Keywords: Economic geography. ; Economic history. ; Human geography. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Environmental economics. ; International business enterprises. ; Economic Geography. ; Economy-wide Country Studies. ; Human Geography. ; Tourism Management. ; Environmental Economics. ; International Business.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Background to Case Studies in Geographical Scale and Economic Development -- Chapter 2. Binational Trade and Economic Development: U.S.-Mexico Steel Trade Since 1940 -- Chapter 3. Inland Ports of Mexico and the Geography of Intermodal Shipping -- Chapter 4. Ports-To-Plains: A Case Study in Cargo Transport Infrastructure Policy and Planning -- Chapter 5. Case Studies in Freight Transport Geography: Four West Texas Industrial Rail Facilities -- Chapter 6. Victoria and Brownsville: Regional Transportation and the Development of Two South Texas Maritime Ports -- Chapter 7. Economic Development, Land Use, and Commercial Transportation in Two Small Cities of South Texas: Beeville and Gonzales -- Chapter 8. Small-City Economic Development in Southwest Texas: Uvalde and Sonora -- Chapter 9. Geography and Economic Development: Lessons Learned.
    Abstract: This book is an attempt to bridge the academic discipline of economic geography with the professional field of economic development. Through case studies of economic development, it illustrates two fundamental concepts of the sub-discipline of economic geography: scale and spatial connections. It demonstrates some of the ways that economic development policies and plans are linked globally, nationally, regionally, and locally. It ties together several studies of communities and transportation systems in Texas and Mexico carried out from the late 2010’s through 2021. The studies shed light on the need to study economic development at multiple scales and to do so through blended qualitative research methods that include conversations with economic development stakeholders, published data, news content from the business and trade media, and direct observation of the built environment. The book is a set of narratives that combine descriptions of the evolution of commercial transportation systems, economic promotion in selected communities, and corresponding changes in the built environment. It is organized into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different scale at which economic development functions: macro, regional, and local. .
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    Pages: XIII, 168 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031361975
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36197-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36197-5
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    Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth : Proceedings of the 2021 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy, Beijing, China, June 28 – July 2, 2021 (2023)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geometric Reference Frames -- Combined IVS Contribution to the ITRF2020 -- An Experimental Combination of IGS repro3 Campaign’s Orbit Products Using a Variance Component Estimation Strategy -- The Correlations of the Helmert Transformation Parameters as an Additional Auxiliary Diagnostic Tool for Terrestrial Reference Frames Quality Assessment -- Shimosato Co-Location of the SLR and GNSS Stations -- Local Ties at SLR Station Riga -- Datum Problem Handling in Local Tie Surveys at Wettzell and Metsähovi -- Close Range Photogrammetry for High-Precision Reference Point Determination: A Proof of Concept at Satellite Observing System Wettzell -- Frame Accuracy of Combined EPN Weekly Coordinate Solutions -- The Atlantic Network of Geodynamic and Space Stations (RAEGE): A Spanish-Portuguese Infrastructure of Geodetic Stations -- ITRF Densification in Cyprus -- Geodetic Analyses at the National Geographic Institute of Spain -- Large-Scale Dimensional Metrology for Geodesy - First Results from the European GeoMetre Project -- Bureau of Products and Standards: Description and Promotion of Geodetic Products -- Physical Height Systems -- Can an Earth Gravitational Model Augmented by a Topographic Gravity Field Model Realize the International Height Reference System Accurately? -- Assessing Molodensky’s Heights: A Rebuttal -- On the Accuracy of Geoid Heights Derived from Discrete GNSS/Levelling Data Using Kriging Interpolation -- Gravimetric Geoid Modeling by Stokes and Second Helmert’s Condensation Method in Yogyakarta, Indonesia -- A Geodetic Determination of the Gravitational Potential Difference Toward a 100-km-scale Clock Frequency Comparison in a Plate Subduction Zone -- Validation of the Hellenic Gravity Network in the Frame of the ModernGravNet Project -- Global Gravity Field Modeling -- Combined Gravity Solution from SLR and GRACE/GRACE-FO -- Contribution of LARES SLR Data to Co-estimated Earth Geopotential Coefficients -- Determination and Combination of Monthly Gravity Field Time Series from Kinematic Orbits of GRACE, GRACE-FO and Swarm -- Topographic Gravity Field Modelling for Improving High-Resolution Global Gravity Field Models -- The Benefit of Accelerometers Based on Cold Atom Interferometry for Future Satellite Gravity Missions -- Kalman-Filter Based Hybridization of Classic and Cold Atom Interferometry Accelerometers for Future Satellite Gravity Missions -- Gravimetry by Nanoscale Parametric Amplifiers Driven by Radiation-Induced Dispersion Force Modulation -- Earth Rotation -- On the Improvement of Combined EOP Series by Adding 24-hour VLBI Sessions to VLBI Intensives and GNSS Data -- Investigating the Relationship Between Length of Day and El-Niño Using Wavelet Coherence Method -- Estimation of Earth Rotation Parameter UT1 from Lunar Laser Ranging Observations -- Surface Deformation Monitoring -- Determination of a GNSS-Based Velocity Field of the African Continent -- Vertical Land Motion at Tide Gauges Observed by GNSS: A New GFZ-TIGA Solution -- CyCLOPS: A National Integrated GNSS/InSAR Strategic Research Infrastructure for Monitoring Geohazards and Forming the Next Generation Datum of the Republic of Cyprus -- GNSS Positioning -- Dilution of Precision (DOP) Factors for Evaluating Observations to Galileo Satellites with VLBI -- On the Limits of State-of-the-Art GNSS Receivers in Frequency Transfer -- On the Effect of Antenna Calibration Errors on Geodetic Estimates: Investigation on Zero and Double Difference Approaches -- Estimation and Calibration of Codephase Center Correction Using the Empirical Mode Decomposition -- On the Potential of Image Similarity Metrics for Comparing Phase Center Corrections -- Multipath Characterization Using Ray-Tracing in Urban Trenches -- Bounding the Residual Tropospheric Error by Interval Analysis -- Precise Orbit Determination of CubeSats Using Proposed Observations Weighting Model -- Geodetic Atmospheric and Remote Sensing -- Optimal TEC Forecast Models Based on Machine Learning and Time Series Analysis Techniques – A Preliminary Study on the Ring of Fire -- Sensitivity of Shipborne GNSS Troposphere Retrieval to Processing Parameters -- Application of the Total Variation Method in Near Real-Time GNSS Tropospheric Tomography -- Comparison of the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power Parameter in CYGNSS v2.1 and v3.0 Level 1 Data and Its Impact on Soil Moisture Estimation -- Cross-Polarization Correction for Soil Moisture Retrieval Using GNSS SNR Data.
    Abstract: This open access volume contains selected papers of the 2021 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy – IAG2021. The Assembly was hosted by the Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (CSGPC) in Beijing, China from June 28 to July 2, 2021. It was a hybrid conference with in-person and online attendants. In total, the Assembly was attended by 146 in-person participants and 1,123 online participants. The theme of the Assembly was Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth. 613 contributions (255 oral presentations and 358 poster presentations) covered all topics of the broad spectrum considered by the IAG: geodetic reference frames, Earth gravity field modelling, Earth rotation and geodynamics, positioning and applications, the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS), geodesy for climate research, marine geodesy, and novel sensors and quantum technology for geodesy. All published papers were peer-reviewed, and we warmly recognize the contributions and support of the Associate Editors and Reviewers. .
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    Pages: XII, 441 p. 265 illus., 251 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031295072
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 154
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29507-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29507-2
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    Agriculture, Recreation, Water Quality and Nature Protection in the Hula Valley, Israel : 70 years of a Mega-ecological Project (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Biotic communities. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Historical implementation of the Hula Drainage and followed "Hula Project" -- Chapter 2. Regional Geographical and geological system structure -- Chapter 3. Meteorology: Climate change: air temperature, precipitation, dryness and desertification trends -- Chapter 4. Hydrology: Hydrological System structure: Head waters. Valley Canals (efore and after "Hula Project, agricultural development, Agmon-Hula, River Discharge, Runoff, Subterranean flows, Ground water Table, the impact of seasonal and multi-annual fluctuations of climate change on Hula Valley water balance -- Chapter 5. Nutrients: Water quality in River discharges, Hula Valley canals, and underground flows; the impact of Hula Valley on Nutrient inputs into Lake Knneret through Jordan River, Seasonal and long term fluctuations, the impact of climate change on nutrients dynamic -- Chapter 6. Agricultural management in the Hula valley: Crops diversity, irrigation policy, prevention of soil deterioration and linkage with touristic function maintenance -- Chapter 7. The Peat- Soil Convention: Conceptual and practical implementation: prevention of soil deterioration by moisture level control -- Chapter 8. The Agmon-Hula system: The impact of Agmon-Hula system on Nutrients removal from the Kinneret loads, Agmon water and nutrient balances, plants and birds distribution -- Chapter 9. Eco-tourism and ecological management of the the Hula Project: The Crane Case: Tourism-agricultural linkage -- Chapter 10. Conclusions and future perspectives of management.
    Abstract: The anxious search for agricultural income resources, and assurance of the national water supply in the northern newly created state of Israel initiated the national project of the Hula Drainage. The implementation of this project was accompanied as of today by research and monitoring of the ecological trait aimed at crop harvest improvement in the Hula valley and prevention of water quality deterioration in Lake Kinneret. Forty years later a reclamation project to improve the peat soil property and renovate the hydrological system was carried out. This book documents the scientific research carried out during this mega-ecological project. Several issues of the ecological renovation and its impact on the Hula valley management and water quality in lake Kinneret are presented in this book. The advantage and contribution of a newly created shallow lake Agmon-Hula to nutrient dynamics, and hydrological control, accompanied by avian presence, (among others, Cranes, Storks, Pelicans, Flamingoes) and plants renewal which enhanced, tourism; potential impact of nitrogen and sulfate migration from the Hula valley on the Kinneret water quality; the role of climate change on the ecology of the Hula Valley and the Kinneret nutrient availabilities and phytoplankton community; the subterranean migration of water and nutrients and water loss. Further proposals for future development are under consideration. This book presents a comprehensive practical management implementation of a long-term ecological project. Results of scientific and monitoring research which followed the project implementation benefit the international and national communities.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031234125
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23412-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23412-5
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    Re-visioning Geography : Supporting the SDGs in the post-COVID era (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Space in economics. ; Sustainability. ; Development economics. ; Education. ; Geography. ; Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Development Economics. ; Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Geospatial technologies -- The effect of an open educational resource (OER) on student teachers‘ abilities to diagnose students‘ written argumentation skills -- Development of the Online Geospatial Problem-Solving Instrument: Investigating Elementary Students’ perceptual processes in geospatial problem-solving. -- A Spatial Knowledge Infrastructure for the Aegean Archipelago -- A Virtual Window to the World: Using Story Maps for SDG Visibility and Environmental Educatio -- Education for sustainable water consumption in multinational collaboration teachers training: Goals and Challenges -- Connecting Literature and Web Maps: Hungarian writers and poets online -- Part 2: Education, Geography and new Geospatial technologies and tools -- Teaching Geography with a Web GIS Approach -- Education for Sustainability Using Cloud-based Geographic Information Systems at University -- Comparative Dimensions of teaching Geography & History in Austria and in Israel, Migration of Vienna Jewry during the 1930s -- Geographiic Education for the Promotion of Spatial Citizenship: Collaborrative Mapping for Learning About the Local Environment in a Global Context -- Part 3: COVID-19 and post-COVID -19 -- The Art of Geographical Analysis of Covid-19 Related Data -- Development of a Synthetic Index of Social Vulnerability to Covid-19 in the City of Zaragoza (Spain) -- Students’ Satisfaction with Synchronous Online Learning in Times of COVID-19: A Case Study of Greek Geography Students -- Can Climate Crisis Go Viral? A Review of Climate Change Communication Lessons in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Towards a EU’s Sustainable and Humane Border Regime -- Part 4: Gepspatial technologies and application in agriculture -- Pest Management with Precision Farming Tools: the Case of the Olive Fly (Bactrocera Oleae) -- Sustainable Networking Solutions in Remote IoT Environments: Use Cases, Challenges and Solutions for Smart Agriculture.
    Abstract: Geography is a discipline with a profound interdisciplinary character focusing on studying the complex interactions between nature and society. Geography can advance the level of knowledge and awareness and provide important contributions to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. This book explores some of these issues, while also disseminating and supporting the efforts of geographers worldwide to promote the implementation of the SDGs. It offers local and global perspectives to a variety of topics covered by the SDGs, such as: How do different actors such as universities, companies and education actors respond to Sustainable Development Goals, especially during the complex context of the COVID pandemic? What is the role of novel spatial technologies and open/big data in achieving SDGs and how can Geography assist? How are new eco-social challenges positioned in a post-pandemic global change? What are novel educational contexts and resources that can be used to transform society toward sustainability of socioecological systems? What conceptual frameworks and strategies can contribute to the construction of societies based on human welfare and the care of nature? This book is focused on innovative sustainability-oriented geographical research on the above (and more) topics that explore the diverse social, environmental, economic and cultural contexts at various spatial scales. It also includes chapters that report on geographical education initiatives in schools and universities, the implication of geographers in community-based learning and increasing community's awareness in terms of environment, climate change and sustainable development as well as chapters that make use of geospatial technologies (e.g., remote sensing, GIS, etc.) both in geographical research and education for sustainable development are particularly relevant for the book.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031407475
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40747-5
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    Lake Urmia : A Hypersaline Waterbody in a Drying Climate (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental chemistry. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Analytical chemistry. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Water. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Analytical Chemistry. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Lake Urmia – A Hypersaline Waterbody in a Drying Climate -- Seasonal Variation of Evaporation from Hypersaline Basin of the Urmia Lake -- Sediment distribution pattern in Lake Urmia -- The Vanishing of Urmia Lake: A Geolimnological Perspective on the Hydrological Imbalance of the World’s Second Largest Hypersaline Lake -- Modelling Biogeochemical and Physicochemical Regime Changes During the Drying Period of Lake Urmia -- A Review of Tectonics and Seismotectonics of Urmia Lake, NW Iran -- Local Changes in Meteorological Parameters Caused by Desiccation of the Lake Urmia -- Analysis of the Long-Term Trend of Temperature, Precipitation, and Dominant Atmospheric Phenomena in Lake Urmia -- Hydroclimate of the Lake Urmia Catchment Area: A Brief Overview -- Global and Regional Signals in the Water Level Variation in hypersaline Basin of the Lake Urmia -- Comparative Study of the Major Ion Composition in Eurasian Salt Lakes: Lake Urmia, Lake Issyk-Kul, Aral Sea, and Dead Sea -- Hydro-Meteorological Observations in Hypersaline Basin of Lake Urmia -- Lake Urmia Brine Evolution from 2007 to 2019 -- Salt load impact on Lake Urmia basin volume -- How Climate Change and Human Interaction Alter Chemical Regime in Salt Lakes, Case Study: Lake Urmia, Aral Sea, the Dead Sea, and Lake Issyk-Kul -- Modelling Physical and Chemical Processes of the Hypersaline Lake Urmia: Water Level Decline and Restoration by Water Conveyance -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book provides a holistic review of the environmental status of Lake Urmia in terms of its hydrodynamic, chemical, and ecological properties. Lake Urmia is a shallow landlocked hypersaline water body located in the northwest part of Iran, and it is known as one of the largest continental salt lakes in the world. Divided into 16 chapters, the book gathers leading experts from various scientific disciplines, and it covers past and current characteristics of the lake and traces projections on how the water quantity, quality, chemical, and ecological state of Lake Urmia Basin can develop in the future. The book outcomes are based on the analyses of the data of observations and unique models that were elaborated for the Lake Urmia system development studies. Particular attention is given to the basin drought in response to anthropogenic drivers and environmental pressures such as climate variability and climate change and their impact on the aquatic environment. The impact of water conveyance on Lake Urmia to improve the physical, chemical, and biological natural state is also discussed in this book, where an intensive and challenging observation plan in this harsh environment is combined with uniquely coupled and adopted hydrodynamical-biogeochemical models. Given its scope, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students, and environmental managers interested in the Lake Urmia environment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031410536
    Series Statement: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 123
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41053-6
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    Wastewater from Olive Oil Production : Environmental Impacts, Treatment and Valorisation (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Chemistry, Technical. ; Biology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Industrial Chemistry. ; Biological Sciences. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Valorization of olive tree by-products by co-composting -- Chapter 2: Olive oil mill wastewaters treatment methods -- Chapter 3: Olive mill wastewater: Treatment and valorization -- Chapter 4: Valuable materials from OMW -- Chapter 5: Study the value of olive mill wastewater and their impact on the receiving environment -- Chapter 6: A state-of-art review on the use of olive-oil mill wastewater for human purposes -- Chapter 7: Olive mill waste water bioactive molecules: applications in animal farming -- Chapter 8: Physicochemical characterization and estimation of the pollution degree of olive oil mill wastewaters from the cold extraction system and the traditional system -- Chapter 9: Characterization of top soils subjected to poorly controlled olive oil production wastewater and its effect on litter decomposition -- Chapter 10: Open ponds for effluent storage, a pertinent issue to olive mill wastewater (OMW) management in a circular economy context: Benefits and environmental impact -- Chapter 11: Olive mill wastewaters (OMWWs) a natural tank gorged with bioactive molecules -- Chapter 12: Management of olive oil mill wastewater in Morocco: Production, impacts, and treatment -- Chapter 13: Turkey’s olive mill wastewater (OMWW) problems and some suggestions -- Chapter 14: Future trends in olive industry waste management: A literature review.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the recent research development concerning olive oil wastewater management: characterization, environmental impact, recovery and treatment. The book combines different chapters on the management of olive oil rejects using simple techniques with low investment and operating costs. The main focus of the book is: - Diagnosis, impacts of olive oil waste, and regulations - The valorization of the margins and the olive waste - Wastewater treatment and recovery - Evaluation of investments and operating costs of treatment techniques - Shaped by experience, the authors present their view and approach to each focus area of managing liquid and solid waste produced by crushing units.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031234491
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23449-1
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    Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science : An Analysis of Ontario, Canada (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Quality of life. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Quality of Life Research. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Land use and land cover change: advancing with geographic information science -- Chapter 2-Land use in Ontario: challenges in land use classification -- Chapter 3-The golden horseshoe: land use from past to present -- Chapter 4-First nations reserves in Ontario: effects of urban sprawl -- Chapter 5-Archaeological heritage and urban sprawl: corridors of change -- Chapter 6-The cityscape: urban growth in Toronto -- Chapter 7-Land use and health perception -- Chapter 8-Environmental injustice in southern Ontario -- Chapter 9-Happiness and land use. .
    Abstract: This book presents a systematic analysis of challenges in the field of Geographical Information Systems and Science, geographical analysis, and regional science for Ontario, one of the fastest-changing provinces in Canada and one of North America's largest economic hubs. In nine chapters, the book offers advanced spatial analysis techniques and digital data content to integrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as tools to tackle regional and urban challenges. The chapters address the following main topics: 1) state-of-the-art approaches for regional discrepancies, 2) investigations of available methods for advanced spatial analysis, 3) identification of regional patterns and land use dynamics, 4) availability of Web 3.0 data content for regions without standardized data, and 5) the limitations and challenges of urbanization and its impact on landscape, heritage and ecosystems. The volume is divided into four sections dealing with key issues in Ontario, each addressing the use of GIS for crucial regional decision-making. The book will be of interest to researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, planners, regional scientists, and policy makers.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031247316
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24731-6
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    The Phanerozoic Geology and Natural Resources of Egypt (2023)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Petrology. ; Paleontology . ; Earth sciences. ; Geology. ; Petrology. ; Paleontology. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overall paleogeographic and geodynamic evolution -- Major Groundwater reservoirs in Egypt -- Western Desert Petroleum sources and reservoirs -- Nile Delta Petroleum sources and reservoirs -- Gulf of Suez and Red Sea Petroleum sources and reservoirs -- Off-shore Mediterranean discoveries -- Petroleum Source Rocks of Egypt – An Integrated Palynological and Organic Geochemical Approach: Spatio-temporal studies within the Phanerozoic of Egypt -- Carbonate platform deposits and hydrocarbon potentiality -- Hydrocarbon seepage during the Messinian salinity crisis -- Rare Earth Element in Egypt -- Phanerozoic Stratabound/Stratiform Ore Deposits of Egypt.
    Abstract: The Phanerozoic Geology and Natural Resources of Egypt includes a series of chapters written by highly qualified group of researchers whose expertise is recognized and appreciated not only in Egypt, but also in the world over. The chapters span a wide range of geological subdisciplines including tectonics, paleogeography, stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, groundwater, and energy resources, just to name a few. In this regard, the book provides the reader with ample knowledge about the different facets of the fascinating and always intriguing geology of Egypt since the Precambrian time. For a junior researcher or a geoscience student, the book is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary one-stop resource that they will continue to reference and rely on for years to come. For a more experienced scientist, the book summarizes the current state of knowledge, highlights the magnitude of complexity of the geology of Egypt and northeast Africa, and reveals potential areas where future research should be directed. The book is written in simple, easy to understand English language and contains very useful high-quality illustrations. Last but not least, The Phanerozoic Geology and Natural Resources of Egypt has been reviewed and edited by world class, highly ranked geoscientists from Egypt, Europe, and USA.
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    Pages: XIX, 742 p. 593 illus., 529 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783030956370
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95637-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95637-0
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    Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Climate Change and Disaster Risk Adaptation (2023)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Emergency medical services. ; Natural Hazards. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Water. ; Emergency Services.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Linkage Between Social and Hydrological Systems to Support Resilience: A Case of Freshwater Wetland in Bangladesh -- Chapter 2. Indigenous Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction, Community Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience -- Chapter 3. The Adaptation to Climate Change in the Primary Education and Approach from the Social Sciences Textbooks -- Chapter 4. Building Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Knowledge In the Arctic Through Preparedness and Contingency Practices -- Chapter 5. Ecological Resilience for Transformative Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation -- Chapter 6. Mitigating Disaster Risks and Vulnerabilities through Climate Finance and Sustainable Water Management: Policy Considerations for Sub-Saharan Africa and Malawi -- Chapter 7. Assessing Risks and Resilience to Hydro-meteorological Disasters -- Chapter 8. Flood Resilient Plan for Urban Area: A Case Study -- Chapter 9. Flood and Drought Risk Assessment, Climate Change and Resilience -- Chapter 10. Flood Risk Predictions in African Urban Settlements: A Review of Alexandra Township, South Africa -- Chapter 11. Anthropological Study of a Typical Drought Prone Village in India- Strategies for Sustainable Rural Habitat -- Chapter 12. Risk Management of Extreme Precipitation in Mexico: Building Resilience -- Chapter 13. Increasing Temperature Risk and Community Resilience: Urban Aspects -- Chapter 14. Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development -- Chapter 15. Climate Change, Food Security and Resilience: Hydrologic Excess and Deficit Measurement -- Chapter 16. Climate Change and Agro Forestry Resilience Strategy In West Africa’S Cocoa Supply Chain Dynamics -- Chapter 17. Spatial-Temporal Changes of Water Resources: Associated Impact as a Natural Hazard -- Chapter 18. Vulnerability of Climate Change on Water and Sanitation Sectors and Coping Mechanisms by the Communities of Economically Poor Hard to Rich Areas of Bangladesh -- Chapter 19. Climate Governance, Resilience and Enterpreneurship In Nigeria: An Empirical Review.
    Abstract: This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience. The series aims to fill in gaps in theory and practice in the Sendai Framework, and provides additional resources, methodologies, and communication strategies to enhance the plan for action and targets proposed by the Sendai Framework. The series will appeal to a broad range of researchers, academics, students, policy makers, and practitioners in engineering, environmental science and geography, geoscience, emergency management, finance, community adaptation, atmospheric science, and information technology. This volume offers indigenous approaches to disaster risk reduction, community sustainability and climate change resilience, as well as agro-ecological innovations for improving resilience to climate change. The focus is on adaptation strategies for sustainable terrestrial and marine ecosystems to reduce the impacts of anthropogenic factors that exacerbate disaster risk, including hydro-meteorological services for climate resilience, food security measures in agriculture and livestock, flood mitigation plans, and increased climate change education and awareness. The book concludes with three case studies in Africa detailing the impacts of strengthened climate change resilience measures, adaptive social protections, and improved water availability through hydro-electric technologies. .
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    Pages: XVI, 457 p. 134 illus., 117 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031221125
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22112-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22112-5
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    Vegetation Fires and Pollution in Asia (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Atmospheric science. ; Physical geography. ; Biogeography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Biogeosciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Vegetation Fires and Biomass Burning in South/Southeast Asia – An Overview -- Section I: Mapping , Monitoring and Modeling of Vegetation Fires -- 2. Wildfire monitoring using infrared bands and spatial resolution effects -- 3. Status and Drivers of Forest Fires in Myanmar -- 4. Vegetation Fires and Entropy Variations In Myanmar -- 5. Crop residue burning and forest fire emissions in Nepal -- 6. Firewood Burning Dynamics by the Sri Lankan Households: Trends, Patterns, and Implications -- 7. Burnt Area Signal Variations in Agriculture and Forested Landscapes of India - A Case Study Using Sentinel A/B Synthetic Aperture Radar -- 8. Application of Interferometry SAR for Monitoring of Peatland Areas– Case Studies in Indonesia -- 9. Active Fire Monitoring of Thailand and Upper ASEAN by Earth Observation Data: benefits, lessons learned and what still needs to be known -- 10. Detecting Vegetation Regrowth after Fires in Small Watershed Settings Using Remotely Sensed Data and Local Community Participation Approach -- 11. Long-Term Spatiotemporal Distribution of Fire over Maritime Continent and their Responses to Climate Anomalies -- 12. Vegetation Fires in Laos - An Overview -- 13. Vegetation Fires, Fire Radiative Power and Intermediate Fire Occurrence Intensity (IFOI) Hypothesis Testing in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia -- 14. Analyzing fire behavior and calibrating a fire growth model in a seasonal dry tropical forest area -- Section II: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution -- 15. Spatiotemporally resolved pollutant emissions from biomass burning in Asia -- 16. Twenty-year variations of aerosol optical depth over Asia in relation to anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions -- 17. Light Absorption Properties of Biomass Burning Emissions in Bangladesh: Current State of Knowledge -- 18. Remote Sensing of greenhouse gases and aerosols from agricultural residue burning over Pakistan -- 19. A comparative study of energy, emissions and economic efficiency of various cookstoves in Nepal -- 20. Estimation of Ultrafine Particulate Matter Emissions from Biomass Burning Using Satellite Imaging and Burn Severity -- 21. Characteristics of Transboundary Haze and General Aerosol over Pulau Pinang, Malaysia -- 22. Measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions from fire-prone peatlands in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, using ground-based instruments -- 23. Air Pollution Caused by Deep Peatland Fire in Central Kalimantan -- 24. Chemical Speciation of PM0 Emissions from Peat Burning Emission in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia -- 25. GHG emissions estimation from Peatland fires in Indonesia – Review and Importance of Combustion Factor -- 26. Forest Fire Emissions in Equatorial Asia and Their Recent Delay Anomaly in the Dry Season -- Section III: Air Pollution Modeling and Decision Support Systems -- 27. Impact of vegetation fires on regional aerosol black carbon over South and East Asia -- 28. Detection and Modeling of South Asian Biomass Burning Aerosols from both Macro- and Micro-perspective -- 29. Remote sensing of agricultural biomass burning aerosols, gaseous compounds, long-distance transport and impact on air quality -- 30. Agricultural fires in Northeast China: Characteristics, Impacts, and Challenges -- 31. Air Pollution Modelling in Southeast Asia – An Overview -- 32. Trace gases and air quality in Northwestern Vietnam during recurrent biomass burning on the Indochina Peninsula since 0 – Field Observations and Atmospheric Simulations -- 33. Southeast Asian Transboundary Haze in the Southern Philippines, and Meteorological Drivers -- 34. An Operational Fire Danger Rating System for Thailand and Lower Mekong Region: Development, Utilization, and Experiences -- 35. Fires Hotspot Forecasting in Indonesia Using Long Short-Term Memory Algorithm and MODIS Datasets.
    Abstract: Vegetation fires are prevalent in several regions of the world, including South/ Southeast Asia (S/SEA). Fire occurrence and spread are influenced by fuel type, topography, climate, weather, and lightning, among others. In S/SEA, human-initiated fires are responsible for most of the incidents in addition to natural factors. Through biomass burning, vegetation fires can emit large quantities of greenhouse gases and air pollutants such as CO2, CO, NOx, CH4, non-methane hydrocarbons, and other chemical species, including aerosols that can affect air quality and health at both local and regional scales. Moreover, biomass burning pollutants can travel long distances and impact regional climate. Therefore, quantifying vegetation fires and their impacts is critical at different spatial scales. This book includes contributions from renowned researchers from the USA and South/ Southeast Asia on various fire-related topics. The contributions resulted from several international meetings and workshops organized in Asia as part of the South/ Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SARI) under the NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program. The book is divided into three sections, each containing multiple contributions: a) Mapping, Monitoring, and Modeling of Vegetation Fires, b) Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution, and c) Air Pollution Modeling and Decision Support Systems. These sections are preceded by an introductory chapter by the editors that highlights the latest satellite-derived fire statistics and the current fire situation in S/SEA. This book will be a valuable resource for remote sensing scientists, geographers, ecologists, atmospheric, climate, environmental scientists, including policymakers, and all who wish to advance their knowledge on vegetation fires and emissions in South/Southeast Asia.
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    Pages: XXIX, 602 p. 245 illus., 231 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031299162
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29916-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29916-2
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    Hazard Modeling and Assessment of the Nile Delta Coast : Remote Sensing and GIS Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter1. Physical Setting of Nile Delta Coast -- Chapter2. Geomorphometric of Nile Delta Coastline -- Chapter3. Coastline Change Detection -- Chapter4. GIS – based Modeling of Sea-Level Rise by the end of 21th century -- Chapter5. Coastal Erosion Hazard Mapping -- Chapte6. Multi-Criteria Coastal Vulnerability Assessment -- Conclusion and Recommendations.
    Abstract: The book presents the results of a doctoral thesis conducted under the supervision of two international governmental universities in Egypt and the USA. This book is very important for specialists in the field of Physical Geography with concentration of Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing techniques for Coastal Hazard Assessment. It deals with coastal hazards and disasters using unique techniques and methods, such as Coastline Change Detection, Sea-Level Rise Modeling and Future Predication, Coastal Erosion Hazard Mapping, and Coastal Vulnerability Index. The integration of geospatial technologies that applied accurately in this book especially for the coastal hazard mitigation and protection devise evaluation makes it very helpful for researchers and academics, as well as for coastal and civil engineers.
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    Pages: XX, 218 p. 85 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031443244
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44324-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44324-4
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    Geo-Spatial Analysis of Forest Landscape for Wildlife Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Landscape ecology. ; Environmental geography. ; Biodiversity. ; Animal culture. ; Forestry. ; Biogeography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Integrated Geography. ; Biodiversity. ; Animal Science. ; Forestry. ; Biogeosciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Landscape Background Study Area and Wildlife History -- 2. Conceptual Framework of Landscape Spatial Character and Ecological Interaction -- 3. Quantification of Forest Landscape Pattern for Habitat Quality Assessment -- 4. Quality Assessments Through Analysis of Forest Habitat Configuration and Composition -- 5. Assessment of Habitat Structural Connectivity and Corridors from Ecological Point of View -- 6. Species Specific Habitat Quality Assessment– Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) -- 7. Effective Landscape Management Methods to Improve Ecological Quality of Forest Habitat: Case Studies in the Fragmented Habitats -- 8. Landscape Management Methods to Enhance Habitat Quality for Wild Life Conservation in General And Elephants in Specific.
    Abstract: This book presents research on landscape ecology and the relationship between humans and wildlife. It helps readers understand how ecological patterns and processes are interconnected. This research illustrates and proposes (practicable) management strategies toward long-term ecological restoration and mitigation of consequences of conflict. Increasing wildlife activities in localities and forest fringes are an alarming issue. Ecological processes like movement, colonization, extinction and conflict issues depend on the landscape and ecological activities, the movement for example of migratory elephants and their colonization not only affects society but the wildlife and biodiversity too. Strategic management measures can contribute to enriching the biodiversity, habitat quality as well as landscape, while minimizing human-wildlife conflicts. This book describes landscape ecological patterns and processes, habitat dominancy, habitat dependency, suitability, connectivity and corridor selection. To synthesize these patterns and processes, several ecological indices are used. Use of geo-spatial techniques improves future management strategies for similar circumstances, especially, related to forest regeneration and forest restoration. This book provides a concise overview to a wide range of readers including postgraduate students, researcher, academics, landscape planners, decision makers and even local populations. The techniques and management strategies described should help planners to improve forest management, by implementing quality enhancement programs such as plantation area selection and corridor selection.
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    Pages: XXIX, 170 p. 130 illus., 123 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031336065
    Series Statement: GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33606-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33606-5
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    Environmental Oceanography and Coastal Dynamics : Current Scenario and Future Trends (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Physical geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Environmental Studies. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: An introduction to Oceanography -- Marine Ecosystems -- Oceans and Human Activities -- Basic Oceanographic Parameters and their Significance -- Coastal Pollution – An Overview -- Nutrient Pollution -- Organic pollution -- Persistent Organic Pollutants -- Heavy metals -- Marine Oil Pollution -- Plastic Pollution -- Ocean Acidification -- Energy from the Ocean -- Marine Mineral Resources -- Coastal Hazards: Climatic and Hydrogeological Hazards -- Coastal Hazards: Geomorphic and Tectonic Hazards -- Global Sea-Level Rise and Associated Problems.
    Abstract: This book deals with every aspect of oceanography in detail including various aspects of physical, chemical, geological, and biological discourse. ‘Earth and Planetary Science’ is perhaps the oldest, dynamic, and ever-evolving subject. Oceanography is one of its domains, which has become important in the present date, given the ubiquitous and undeniable climate change that we are experiencing. The subject domain of oceanography encompasses several environmental issues, which need serious attention from the present scientific community. Despite the ocean’s significant role in the collective well-being of the human race, a multitude of anthropogenic activities has drastically polluted and degraded several crucial oceanic ecosystems within a short span. This book aims to present a concise yet succinct introduction to Oceanography as a subject and at the same time highlight the cutting-edge topics of research encompassing marine pollution, coastal processes, and many other associated phenomena. Oceanography is an interdisciplinary emerging subject and students all over the world who come from varied disciplines are pursuing it as higher studies. Long sections are devoted to ocean–atmosphere interaction, tides, waves, and related coastal processes. The book represents a comprehensive idea of human activities bestowing the ocean with particular reference to Indian examples. This book helps to understand marine pollution and the behavior of oil, plastic, and other agents in the light of real-world examples and empirical models. Harnessing electricity from waves and tides is a technological advancement in the field of unconventional energy. The vast resources of the ocean like oil, mineral, methane hydrate, and their proper estimation and exploitation is the topic of discussion in the third part of the book. This book is designated to meet the essential needs of the students studying oceanography and marine science. It may be helpful to professional oceanographers also.
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    Pages: XIX, 440 p. 141 illus., 84 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031344220
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34422-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34422-0
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    Management and Mitigation of Emerging Pollutants (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental chemistry. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Ecology . ; Materials. ; Chemistry. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Biotechnology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Ecology. ; Materials Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Emerging Pollutants in the Environment and Ecological Risks -- Origin and Management of Inorganic and Organic Contaminants -- Conventional Wastewater Treatment Methods for the Removal of Emerging Pollutants -- Biotechnology Based Strategies for Removal of Emerging Contaminants -- Microbial Electro-Deionization Technologies for Emerging Pollutants -- Algae-Based Bioremediation of Emerging Pollutants -- Phytomediated Approach for Management of Emerging Pollutants -- Microbial Fuel Cell as an Approach for Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants -- Microbial Endophytes: A Novel Approach for Emerging Pollutants -- Nano-Bioremediation: An Emerging Weapon for Emerging Pollutants -- Mechanism of Interaction of Nanomaterial and Microbes to Treat Emerging Pollutants -- Enzyme Immobilization Technology to Treat Emerging Pollutants -- Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Emerging Pollutants -- Bio-Based Porous Materials for Remediation of Pollutants -- Role of Biosurfactants in the Remediation of Emerging Pollutants -- Impacts of Emerging Pollutants on Environmental Microbial Communities and their Consequent Public Health Concerns.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive overview of the environmental challenges posed by emerging pollutants and the innovative strategies available for their management. Divided into 16 chapters, the book begins with an introduction to the origin and management of both inorganic and organic contaminants, offering a detailed examination of their sources and the potential risks they pose to ecosystems. It also explores current regulations and management practices aimed at mitigating their impact. In the following chapters, experts in the field cover topics such as conventional wastewater treatment methods for the removal of emerging pollutants, biotechnology-based strategies for the removal of emerging contaminants, microbial electro-deionization technologies, and algae-based bioremediation. Particular attention is given to specific remediation techniques, including phytomediated approaches, microbial fuel cells, and the novel application of microbial endophytes. Furthermore, the book explores the potential of nano-bioremediation and enzyme immobilization technologies, shedding light on their mechanism of interaction with nanomaterials and microbes for efficient treatment. Other chapters highlight the role of graphene-based nanocomposites, bio-based porous materials, and biosurfactants in the remediation of emerging pollutants, showcasing their unique capabilities and potential applications. In the final chapter of the book, readers will discover more about the impacts of emerging pollutants on environmental microbial communities and the consequential public health concerns that arise from their presence. Given its breadth, this book is a valuable resource for environmental scientists, policymakers, and industry professionals seeking to mitigate the ecological risks associated with these contaminants. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 446 p. 101 illus., 83 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031410055
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41005-5
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    Transforming Bangladesh : Geography, People, Economy and Environment (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Human geography. ; Economic history. ; Economic geography. ; Asia History. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Economy-wide Country Studies. ; Economic Geography. ; History of South Asia.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Index -- Glossary -- Part 1 Geo-Physical Dynamics -- Part 2 Bio-Physical Aspects -- Part 3 Changes in Society -- Part 4 Land Resource and Land Use Patterns -- Part 5 Towards Food Security and Food Self-sufficiency -- Part 6 Changing Popular Dynamics -- Part 7 Rural Settlement Pattern -- Part 8 Urbanization: A Future Challenge -- Part 9 Trade, Communication and Industries for Economic Growth -- Part 10 Bangladesh in Growing International Sharing -- Part 11 Natural Hazards and Changes in Livelihood Pattern -- Part 12 Environmental Problems and Policies for Sustainable Living -- Part 13 Bangladesh Under Climate Change Threat -- Part 14 Development Policies and Future of Bangladesh.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the transformation of Bangladesh in respect to its people, geography, economy and environment. The authors discuss current problems such as vulnerability caused by environmental degradation in Bangladesh but also opportunities of this rapidly changing country. The book explains how the country is rapidly transforming from a rural subsistence agrarian based economic system to a new economic partner contributing to global processes. Bangladesh is presented as an example for the changes in the Global South, where a mismatch is often observed in linking resources and activities with environmental sustainability, possibly due to insufficient base-line knowledge. As faster growth is marginalizing resources to increase the GDP, the sustainability of resource exploitation is being questioned. The authors describe the vulnerable situation caused by possible sea-level rise, soil degradation, biodiversity loss, climate extremities, urbanization, and population displacement. This volume offers comprehensive knowledge about the geography and environment of Bangladesh and aims to help readers further investigate the issues and work on solutions. The book appeals to academics, professionals and students at all levels interested in Bangladesh as well as environmental problems and geographical issues in a rapidly transforming country. .
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    Pages: X, 176 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031450938
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45093-8
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    Implementing REDD+ in Africa : A Human Rights Perspective (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental law, International. ; Human rights. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Climatology. ; Africa Politics and government. ; International Environmental Law. ; Human Rights. ; Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law. ; Climate Sciences. ; African Politics.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I: Introduction -- REDD+ and Human Rights: Sketching Historical and Conceptual Contours -- PART II: REDD+ and Protection of Human Rights -- Forest-dependent Communities and A Rights-based Approach in the Implementation of REDD+ in Nigeria -- Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the REDD+ of the Republic of Congo -- Customary Land Rights of Local Communities and the Implementation of REDD+ in Cameroon -- Village Cores’, Rights and the Implementation of REDD+ in Benin -- REDDs+ and the Right of Local Populations to Carbon Payments in Africa -- PART III: Gender, Decision Making and REDD+ -- Gender and REDD+ Governance in Malawi: Enhancing Women’s Right to Participation -- Gender and the Implementation of REDD+ in Uganda -- The Role of the Parliament in the Implementation of REDD+ in Ghana -- The Implementation of REDD+ and the Rights and Forest Crimes mix in Nigeria -- Legal and Institutional Frameworks on the Implementation of REDD+ in South Sudan -- PART IV: Sustainable Development, REDD+ and New Grounds -- REDD+ and Agenda 2030 in Africa: A Green Criminology and Rights-based Perspective -- Leveraging SFM-REDD+ Towards Sustainable Development in African Island States -- Balancing Interests: The Right to Development and the National REDD+ Strategy in Mozambique -- A Case for the Participation in the REDD+ to Address the Natural Resources Use and Governance in Botswana -- Towards Implementing REDD+ in South Africa: A Human Rights Perspective.
    Abstract: This book presents a cohesive collection of contributions representing an African scholarly voice on some of the most burning and emerging topics and experiences regarding the implementation of REDD+ in Africa from a human rights perspective. It addresses the international human rights obligations of states and non-state actors in the context of REDD+ implementation in Africa; how current practices in various African states reinforce or affect human rights standards; and critical issues concerning the rights of vulnerable groups such as women, Indigenous populations, and forest dwellers in the implementation of REDD+ in Africa. Further, it investigates potential gaps in the existing laws, and how they can be addressed from a comparative point of view. The book also sheds light on the roles that different actors can play in fostering change and identifies best practices in the implementation of REDD+ in Africa. The book offers a rich intellectual resource for various actors in the environmental science, climate and environmental law fields who are often confronted with the challenge of how to manage the delicate balance of forests as a development resource; forests as a climate-change mitigation resource; and forests as a catalyst for the rights of vulnerable populations. The book responds to the imbalance and gaps in REDD+ scholarship. Addressing such lacuna in an edited volume of this nature is essential to the present and future work of practitioners, academics and other actors with a sustained interest in REDD+ in Africa.
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    Pages: XVIII, 334 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031393976
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39397-6
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    The Soils of Ethiopia (2023)
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Soil Science. ; Soil and Water Protection.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction (Sheleme Beyene) -- Chapter 2. History of Soil Education and Research (Sheleme Beyene) -- Chapter 3. Climate (DegefieTibebe Girma Mamo) -- Chapter 4. Geology and Geomorphology (Bekele Abebe) -- Chapter 5. Soil Classification (Alemayehu Regassa) -- Chapter 6. Major Soil Types (Alemayehu Regassa) -- Chapter 7. Soil Properties (Alemayehu Regassa) -- Chapter 8. Soil Fertility and Soil Health (Kibebew Kibret) -- Chapter 9. Soil Management (Bobe Bedadi) -- Chapter 10. Land Evaluation and Land Use Planning (Berhan Gessesse) -- Chapter 11. Soils and Society (Kibebew Kibret) -- Chapter 12. Soil and Industry (Bipin B Mishra) -- Chapter 13. Future/Emerging Soil Issues (Sheleme Beyene).
    Abstract: This book addresses Ethiopia's extremely rich soil diversity and resources, which have developed under various climatic conditions. Featuring contributions by a group of respected experts on Ethiopian soils and agriculture, it provides comprehensive information on the management approaches needed for sustainable soil utilization and conservation under such conditions and the attendant challenges. It offers a valuable resource for anyone interested in soils and agriculture in Ethiopia, but also in other African countries with similar climatic conditions. The book contains 13 chapters which illustrate the long history of knowledge and soil research; climate; geology and geomorphology; soil forming factors, processes, and classification; major soil types, their properties, fertility status, and management; land evaluation and land use planning; soils and society/industry; and future/emerging soil issues.
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    Pages: XVIII, 349 p. 115 illus., 98 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031170126
    Series Statement: World Soils Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17012-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17012-6
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    Waste Management in the Circular Economy (2023)
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Disposal Technology and Management. ; Renewable Energy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Waste to Energy in Circular Economy -- Resource Routes of Waste to Energy -- Valorization of Plastic Wastes in Circular Economy -- Valorization of Municipal Wastes in Circular Economy -- Biodegradable Wastes in bioeconomy -- Policy Interventions of Waste Management -- Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Circular Economy -- E-Waste Management for Boosting Circular Economy -- Sustainable Development and Circular Economy -- Life Cycle Assessment in Solid Waste Management.-Circular economy in socio-economic development -- Politics of Wastes -- Integrated Waste Management and Circular Economy -- Integration of EIA in Circular Economy.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the technologies and processes involved in energy generation through waste treatment. It serves as a valuable resource, providing all the necessary information and tools for selecting the most sustainable waste-to-energy solution in various conditions. Moreover, it delves into real-life examples of the circular economy in action, offering a comprehensive overview from multiple perspectives. It employs a range of methodologies, including lifecycle assessment, sustainability assessment, multi-criteria decision-making, and multi-objective optimization modes. By combining these approaches, it offers a robust framework for evaluating waste-to-energy options. Furthermore, the book provides a thorough overview of waste-to-energy feedstocks, technologies, and implementation. It goes beyond mere description, delving into the critical factors and key enablers that influence the sustainable development of the waste-to-energy industry. By addressing these factors, the book facilitates the transformation towards a circular economy, moving beyond the traditional "call to arms" approach. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers and policymakers in the energy sector. It equips them with the scientific methodology and metrics necessary to develop strategies for a viable sustainability transition. Additionally, it serves as a key reference for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking to deepen their knowledge of energy planning and the current and future trends of biofuel as an alternative fuel. .
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    Pages: XII, 319 p. 59 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031424267
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42426-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42426-7
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    Climate Change : An Interdisciplinary Introduction (2023)
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    Keywords: Renewable energy sources. ; Power resources. ; Climatology. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable Energy. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Overview of the Issues -- Part II: Core Issues -- Chapter 2: Emissions: Types, Effects and Sources -- Chapter 3: The Big Emitters and the Most Vulnerable People -- Chapter 4: International Agreements -- Part III: Sectors -- Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels -- Chapter 6: Electric Power -- Chapter 7: Transportation -- Chapter 8: Industry -- Chapter 9: Buildings -- Chapter 10: Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses -- Chapter 11: Finance: Banking and Insurance -- Part IV: The Future -- Chapter 12. Climate Model Projections and Potential Action Paths.
    Abstract: This textbook introduces and explains the issues around climate change and its mitigation. It includes topics across disciplines and can be used as a single-volume text by students studying a range of subjects. Among the topics included are: ·How to adopt significant mitigation measures now to avoid the most catastrophic long-term consequences of climate change. ·Reducing the rates of highly potent, short-lived emissions of methane gas and black carbon particulates—reductions that are necessary to meet the temperature targets of the Paris Agreements. ·Implementing wide-ranging adaptation measures to reduce the deaths and economic costs of extreme heat waves, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods. ·Recognizing the unusually rapid warming in the Arctic, which is disrupting weather patterns in the northern hemisphere and currents in the Atlantic Ocean, causing world-wide sea-level rise, and also causing methane leaks in the Arctic region—leaks that could eventually lead to irreversible global warming consequences. Meeting these challenges effectively requires action by both governments and businesses. The book examines the national and local governmental policies—and business practices—that are needed in sector-specific chapters. An objective of the book is to inform readers about specific problems resulting from climate change—and the wide range of potential government policies and business practices, changes in technologies, and changes in public attitudes and actions that can reduce the emissions and otherwise lessen their impacts. Indeed, a central message is that understanding the issues posed by climate change requires no less than an understanding of climate science, micro- and macro-economics, technologies for mitigation and adaptation measures, as well as politics and law at many governmental levels from local to global. The author has included short case studies that illustrate and integrate multiple analytic perspectives. The book is therefore appropriate for students, professionals, and general audiences with wide-ranging interests and backgrounds.
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    Pages: XVIII, 222 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031429064
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42906-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42906-4
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    Landscapes and Landforms of the Central Sahara (2023)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Background -- Geology, climate and landscape evolution -- Quaternary and holocene palaeoclimates of the Sahara -- Plant and animal life in the Sahara -- Human exploitation of the Central Sahara -- Field investigation, remote sensing and geomorphological mapping -- Part II. Landforms and landscapes -- Evidence for past glaciations -- Volcanoes and igneous landforms -- Sandstone massifs -- Solutional landforms and karstic weathering -- Alluvial fans, escarpments, and pediments -- Hamada, serir, and desert pavement -- Sand seas – North -- Sand seas – South and west. .
    Abstract: This book describes the Central Sahara region, bringing together an unprecedented combination of diverse and often historic research published in different languages in order to describe its varied landscapes and landforms. The Central Sahara region consists of Libya, Algeria, Mali, Niger and Chad, countries that share similar landscape histories and common landscape traits, including massifs, sand seas, paleowater features and large depressions. Furthermore, human settlement of this region goes hand-in-hand with climate and environmental changes and landscape evolution during the Holocene and earlier; hence, Central Saharan landscapes and landforms provide valuable insights into landscape–human relationships over long timescales. The book offers a comprehensive yet accessible reference source, drawing on both past and present interdisciplinary research and gathering the insights of authors from many different countries to explore a region that has largely been overlooked in available literature.
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    Pages: VIII, 235 p. 105 illus., 97 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031471605
    Series Statement: World Geomorphological Landscapes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47160-5
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    Solved Problems in Well Testing : Quantitative Geology (2023)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geophysics. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geophysics. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction. The Premise of Well Tests -- Chapter 1. Qualitative Aspects: Pattern Recognition -- Chapter 2. Quantitative Aspects: Parameter Estimation -- Chapter 3. Special Cases of Gas and Gas Condensate Wells -- Chapter 4. Naturally Fractured Reservoirs -- Chapter 5. Hydraulically Fractured Wells -- Chapter 6. Horizontal Wells -- Chapter 7. Interference and Pulse Tests -- Chapter 8. Unconventional Wells -- Chapter 9. Injection Well tests -- Chapter 10. Drill Stem Tests -- Chapter 11. Pumping Well Tests -- Chapter 12. Geothermal Wells -- Chapter 13. Computer Aided Methods -- Chapter 14. Testing Water wells and Aquifers -- Chapter 15. Subsurfcae Fluid Disposal and Energy Storage -- Chapter 16. Designing Well Tests.
    Abstract: This book is about the technology of using fluid production or injection and pressure measurement signals from wellbores and relating those signals to the subsurface geology and subterranean reservoir properties. It is aimed at students of well-testing and practicing petroleum engineers or geoscience professionals for subsurface characterization and modeling. The topics include the art and science of well-test analysis, pattern recognition of rate and pressure signals, and a quantitative approach for estimating important subsurface geological parameters for subsurface aquifers and reservoirs containing oil, gas, and geothermal resources. The book is also particularly of value as a guide to asset managers actively developing unconventional reservoirs and CCUS.
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    Pages: XVII, 191 p. 184 illus., 145 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031472992
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47299-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47299-2
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    Resilient Horizons: Building Sustainable Environments for Climate Adaptation and Health (2023)
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental management. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: A Practical Urban Habitat for Living in the Extreme Drought Conditions of the Future, Using Advanced Wastewater Recycling Technologies -- Risk assessment of green reuse of abandoned industrial buildings#A case of steel mill -- Adaptation of plant ecosystems to rapid climate change in the Ural region: Carbon fields - the most important arena for assessing climate change in the Urals -- The Healing world from 2020 onwards -- Climate Determinants of Health -- Pedestrian conditions from a climate change vulnerability perspective in low income communities -- Effects of climate change on human security and sustainable -- Role of Value Orientation and Belief in shaping Indian Pre-Service Teachers' Personal Norms to address Climate Change -- Urban energy consumption in the City of Naples (Italy): a geographically weighted regression approach -- Mechanical Properties and Impact Resistance of Steel Fiber Reinforced Fly Ash and Nanosilica Concrete -- Nonintrusive Load Monitoring System for Decarbonization of Built Environment Based on Deep Learning Algorithm -- Sustainable Renovation on Aosta Residential Building for Carbon Neutrality -- Sensitivity Analysis Using Standardized Regression Coefficients of Roof Design Variables for Energy Performance in Residential Buildings -- Study on the Effect of Adding Biochar to Green Roof Substrate on Carbon Dioxide Reduction -- Features of ESG risk management in the implementation of megaprojects: the Belt and Road Initiative -- Informatic analysis and review of literature on the optimum selection of sustainable materials used in construction projects -- Assessing air pollutant distribution and its influencing factors in the urban street canyon environments -- Sustainability, and Post-Covid 19 Era: Changing Housing Design and Models in the Cities and Istanbul.
    Abstract: This book discusses the challenges related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. It adds valuable strategies and insights into the development of new practices solving the identified social and economic problems related to ecosystem deterioration and anticipating other disasters related to climate change. As the decarbonization of cities and communities became an issue of great interest to many researchers, the book in hand is of great importance to decision-makers and energy stakeholders and others seeking a more resilient and sustainable future and developing innovative technologies to overcome environmental deterioration. This book is a culmination of selected research papers from the first version of the international conference on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability’ which was held in 2022 in collaboration with Chongqing University, China.
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    Pages: XIV, 178 p. 102 illus., 92 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031461095
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46109-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46109-5
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    Surface and Groundwater Resources Development and Management in Semi-arid Region : Strategies and Solutions for Sustainable Water Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Evapotranspiration importance in water resources management through cutting-edge approaches of Remote sensing and machine learning algorithms (Ali Raza) -- Chapter 2. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Morphometric Analysis: A Case Study of Burhanpur Watershed (Abhishek Patel) -- Chapter 3. A GIS-based DRASTIC approach for Aquifer vulnerability assessment: Study conducted in the Municipal Corporation region of Ranchi, Jharkhand (Shivam Saw) -- Chapter 4. Evaluation of Infiltration Models in an Agricultural Catchment Using Guelph Permeameter in Mysuru District (Harshith Y) -- Chapter 5. Investigation of trends and variability associated with the SPI and SPEI as a drought prediction tools in Gujarat regions, India (Paras Hirapara) -- Chapter 6. Fluoride mobilization and provenance identification in semi-arid conditions: A Hydrochemical and Isotopic approach (Abhinav Patel) -- Chapter 7. A comparative study of different inverse groundwater models for aquifer parameter estimation (Sharad Patel) -- Chapter 8. Water resources and irrigation management using GIS and Remote Sensing techniques: Case of Multan district (Pakistan) (Ali Raza).
    Abstract: This book explains the challenges for efficient sustainable surface and groundwater development and management with the focus on India and other countries, providing a stable output presentation by using machine learning data mining methods, and modeling. It is a combination of machine learning, modeling, google earth engine, climate data modeling, remote sensing and GIS techniques, surface water modeling, AHP modeling, groundwater quality analysis, aquifer mapping, land use and land cover analysis, forecasting of water and rainfall and so on, its use to sustainable development, planning, and management of groundwater purposes in India and other countries. The main purpose of this book will develop better outlines for the development of surface and groundwater and management in the semi-arid region climate, which supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India, especially on sustainable surface water and groundwater resources management. This book provides a multidisciplinary overview for the faculty members, administrators scientists, policymakers, social science, and professionals involved in the various aspects of sustainable groundwater development, planning, and management.
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    Pages: IX, 427 p. 172 illus., 161 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031293948
    Series Statement: Springer Hydrogeology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29394-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29394-8
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    Sustainable Conservation of UNESCO and Other Heritage Sites Through Proactive Geosciences (2023)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Archaeology. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Archaeology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Landslide mitigation measures for the conservation of the archaeological site of Orongo (Easter Island-Chile) -- Conservation polices and mitigation measures for the Akapana Pyramid in the Tiwanaku archaeological site (Bolivia) -- Multiscale analysis of geohazards affecting the Alhambra (Spain) Cultural Heritage -- Rock mechanic characterization and 3D Kinematic analysis of Katsky pillar (Georgia) -- Petrological study on the Roman mortars from Kom El-Dikka Archaeological Site (Alexandria, Egypt) -- Electrochemical desalination of salt infected brick masonry applying a double electrode system -- Keynote: Investigation and preservation of historic foundations -- Keynote: Preventive Conservation of the Central Tower of Bayon Temple under Global Warming: Case Study in Soil Filled Foundation and Character Defining Elements of Authenticity of Foundation in Angkor, Cambodia -- Slope instability induced by climate changes on the UNESCO Etruscan necropolis (Tarquinia, Central Italy) -- Keynote: NRIAG effort to mitigate natural and geotechnical risk in cultural heritage site -- The Potential and Limitations of Electrical Resistivity and Magnetic Methods for Characterizing Highly Terrainous Archaeological Site: A Case Study At Tell Dibgou, Egypt -- The implementation of shallow geophysical survey for detection of some buried archaeological structures in Aswan city, Egypt -- The use of InfraRed Thermography (IRT) for the protection and conservation of rupestrian CH sites affected by slope instabilities -- Ground Penetrating Radar for investigating painted walls and floors of ancient buildings -- Frozen mounds of Altay mounting geophysical studies -- Keynote: Developments in the digital documentation of tangible Cultural heritage. Advances in data acquisition, processing methods and curating -- Usage of laser scanning system to document the historical heritage of Beet Al Qadi, Cairo -- An HBIM Holistic Approach for Rehabilitation of Heritage Buildings -- Keynote: Geophysics' role in investigating and mitigating groundwater hazards on archaeological sites: Case studies from "Sphinx -Giza, Kom Ombo Temple-Aswan and Hawara Pyramid-Fayoum -- Hydrogelogical hazard assessment and monitoring of Maya Devi Temple World Heritage sites in Lumbini (Nepal): the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha -- Water Infiltration and Waterproofing of Susan-ri Tomb (North Korea) -- Monitoring cultural heritage sites affected by geohazards -- Innovative structural monitoring as tool of preservation and valorisation of monumental architectures: the case of Neptune Temple in Paestum IT -- Structure Stability Analyses of Chapels Dedicated to Wives of Amun Using Non-Contact Techniques, Madinet Habu temple – Luxor – Egypt -- Integrated characterization of Apulian hypogean cultural heritage (Italy) -- Geological control on the evolution of stability of Theban tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd el-Qurna, Luxor, Egypt -- Keynote: Archeoseismology and the Impact of Large Earthquakes on Cultural Heritage -- Integrated Geoscience Investigations in Hittite Imperial Sites Affected by Earthquakes -- Multi-Scenario Physics-Based Seismic Hazard Assessment of Cultural Heritage Sites -- State of buildings and related damage after the earthquake of 1856 in Jijel (Algeria). Considerations for seismic hazard assessment in Jijel and Skikda (Algeria) -- Seismic hazard assessment of a cultural heritage minaret in Cairo -- Keynote: Analysis, integration and interpretation of Big Earth data in the Copernicus Era for the documentation, monitoring and preservation of natural and cultural heritage -- The potential of satellite interferometry for geohazard assessment in cultural heritage sites -- Instability processes and SAR data analysis in the Pompeii archeological park -- Remote Sensing applications for Cultural Heritage Sites Sustainability: case studies form Egypt -- Rome walls satellite monitoring and protection by prothego methodology -- The project of Parco Archeologico del Colosseo and the Italian network of archaeological parks: from satellite monitoring to conservation and preventive maintenance policies -- Adaptation, traditions and conservation: The Case of the Asante Traditional Buildings World Heritage Site in Ghana -- Management of Cultural Assets in Sudan from the Perspective of Sustainable Development Goals -- Improvement the State of Conservation of the Georgian Rock-cut Heritage through the Multidisciplinary Approach -- The Aswan declaration.
    Abstract: This book presents up-to-date geoscience technologies for heritage investigations and conservation, covering various sub-disciplines of geophysics, geodesy, 3D laser scanning technology, hydrogeology, and rock mechanics applied to the exploration of new heritage sites, mapping and visualization, as well as hazard mitigation. The current shift toward interdisciplinary ways of thinking highlights the added value of merging arts with sciences and other disciplines for better management and preservation of cultural heritage. Featuring advanced scientific investigations in 40 case studies around the globe, the book demonstrates how a better understanding of natural processes coupled with conservation approaches, mainly based on sustainable practices such as the use of traditional knowledge in recovery techniques and building local capacities, can ensure effective conservation.
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    Pages: XI, 734 p. 565 illus., 538 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031138102
    Series Statement: Springer Geology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13810-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13810-2
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    Climate Change, Agriculture and Society : Approaches Toward Sustainability (2023)
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Food security. ; Environmental geography. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Food Security. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Global warming and Climate Change: Vulnerability in Agricultural Sectors -- Chapter 1. Climate change impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation: An overview -- Chapter 2. Spatio-temporal changes of rainfall pattern under changing climatein West Bengal, India -- Chapter 3. Evaluating Apiculture as a Sustainable Livelihood Option in the Wake of Climate Change: West Bengal, India -- Chapter 4. The Impacts of Drought Disasters on Mexican Agriculture: An Interpretation from the Perspective of the Political Economy of Disasters -- Part II: Extreme Climatic Events: Impacts and Adaptation Issues in agrarian environment -- Chapter 5. Smallholder livestock farmers’ animal health management practices in South Africa -- Chapter 6. Identification of Spatio-temporal extent of agricultural drought using geospatial techniques: A case study of Chhatna Block, Bankura District, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 7. Climate Change and Agriculture: Understanding Short-Term Impact of Climate Change in Selected Crop Production in West Bengal -- Part III: Agriculture under Changing Climate -- Chapter 8. Resilience of Farmers in Response to Sallinity Intrusion Problem in Agricultural Fields of Coastal Region of Bangladesh -- Chapter 9. The ecological significance to maintain rice cropping areas in the rice bowls of Kerala for sustaining food and livelihood security under the purview of climate change -- Chapter 10. Crop diversification: an Adaptive option for climate change resilience in agro-climatic zone of West Bengal -- Part IV: Farmers Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation Strategy -- Chapter 11. Unraveling the Interplay between Indian Agricultural Sector, Food Security and Farms Bill: Key to Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 12. Correlation between Volumetric Loading Rate and Removal Efficiency of Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand and Chemical Oxygen Demand for Waste Water Treatment by Improved Bio-Tower Technology in Ganga River Basin (India) -- Chapter 13. Site Suitability in Water Harvesting Management Using Remote Sensing Data and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Sulaimaniyah Province, Iraq -- Chapter 14. Futuristic Climate Change Impacts on rice and groundnut production over Tamil Nadu State, South India -- Part V: Sustainable Adaptive Options to Combat Global Warming and Climate Change -- Chapter 15. Assessment of Soil Suitability for Sunflower Cultivation in Sagar Island, India -- Chapter 16. Agricultural Bill 2020 in India: Agricultural Policy and Transition to Sustainable Agriculture and Self-reliance -- Chapter 17. Urban Heat Island (UHI) Resilience Plan in Varying Climatic Conditions using Geospatial Approach: A Case Study Of Rajkot City -- Chapter 18. Identifying suitable sites for alternative agriculture in drought prone Akarsa watershed, West Bengal.
    Abstract: This book discusses emerging contexts of global warming and climate change, agricultural vulnerability and adaptation from local to global scale. Climate change, resilience in relation to agriculture and livelihoods and multi-dimensionality of various approaches are clearly taken into account by providing studies and perspectives on various methods and scales based on natural science to social science frameworks. This edited work contains chapters that are interdisciplinary, covering climate change, agriculture vulnerability, disaster impact, productivity efficiency, food security, livelihood resilience, land degradation, sustainability, in terms of plan and perform for transformation, sustainability and adaptation, including philosophy, change and economics, as well as the natural sciences. This book addresses the sustainable development goals to reduce the adverse impacts on agricultural productivity brought on by climate change and its adaptation and disaster risk reduction in developing and developed nations. Some of the assessed challenges include soil erosion, land use conversion, natural resource mismanagement, crop productivity decline and economic stagnation. This book covers important issues in the production and consumption of food in the past and present periods, agriculture, livelihood, and climate change, disaster risk management and society. All of these are under the threat of ongoing climate change and significant challenges to livelihood sustainability. The book is arranged into five broad sections: each part will cover a set of chapters dealing with a particular issue of the climate change, agriculture and society: approach toward sustainability. This book aims to attract attention of students, researchers, academician, policymakers and other inquisitive readers interested in different aspects of climate change, agriculture, livelihood and sustainability, particularly at local to global context.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031282515
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28251-5
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    SDG 14: Life Below Water : A Machine-Generated Overview of Recent Literature (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental health. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- A Comprehensive Overview of SDG 14 -- Marine Solid Pollution -- Ocean Acidification And Sea Warming -- Fishing And Overfishing -- Reinventing Marine Exploitation -- Conservation And Restoration -- Science Monitoring And Scientific Outreach -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book focuses, in seven chapters, on the perspectives and solutions that different research groups offer to try to address problems related to SDG 14: Life Below Water. The different objectives developed in SDG 14 are treated independently, with an attempt to give a global vision of the issues. The mechanism used to select the book's content was through an Artificial Intelligence program, choosing articles related to the topics by means of keywords. The program selected those articles, and those that were not related to the topic or did not focus on SDG 14 were discarded by a subject matter expert. Obviously, the selection was partial and the entire subject is not covered, but the final product gives a very solid idea of how to orient ourselves to delve deeper into the topic of SDG 14 using published chapters and articles. The AI program itself selected the text of these contributions to show the progress in different topics related to SDG 14. This mode of operation will allow specialists (and non-specialists) to collect useful information for their specific research purposes in a short period of time. At a time when information is essential in order to move quickly by providing concrete answers to complex problems, this type of approach will become essential for researchers, especially for a subject as vast as SDG 14.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031194672
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19467-2
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    Strategizing Agricultural Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Nitrogen fertilizer application techniques to reduce nitrous oxide emissions -- Chapter2. Rice production technologies in reducing methane gas emissions for sustainable environment -- Chapter3. Manure management to reduce methane emissions -- Chapter4. Crop residue incorporation to enhance soil health in the rice-wheat system -- Chapter5. Promoting energy crops to replace fossil fuel use -- Chapter6. Changes in the agriculture sector that are essential to mitigate and adapt to climate changes -- Chapter7. Adaptation and Maladaptation to Climate Change: Farmers’ Perceptions -- Chapter8. Farmers' Perception of Climate Change in Climatically Vulnerable Ecosystem of Bangladesh -- Chapter9. Pest and disease management under changing climate -- Chapter10. Climate change adaptation through agroforestry: Empirical evidence from Indian Eastern Himalayan foothills -- Chapter11. Policy framework to introduce climate smart agriculture -- Chapter12. Technological and Managerial Innovation in Agriculture to Ensure Food Security under climate change -- Chapter13. Agricultural Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Oyster Farming and a Worldwide Referendum on Global Carbon Fee-and-Dividend -- Chapter14. Climate change impact modeling on citrus yield -- Chapter15. Impact of climate change on insecticide residues and potential ecological effects.
    Abstract: This volume aims to raise awareness and stimulate research on how agricultural management could help to mitigate climate change impacts, and focuses on technical progressions and innovations in climate change mitigation and adaptation. It addresses new innovations in agricultural technology and management with the goal of balancing agricultural production and its associated climate effects in a sustainable manner. The major topics covered include crop and soil management, techniques and technologies for emission reduction, irrigation, land degradation, pest and disease management, farmers' perspectives, and climate-smart agriculture policy. The book is geared towards students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of environmental science, agriculture science, and climate change.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031327896
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32789-6
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    Emerging Technologies for Water Supply, Conservation and Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Geophysics. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Artificial Intelligence.
    Description / Table of Contents: Assessment of Water Consumers Literacy -- Machine learning applications in sustainable water resource management: A systematic review -- Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Applications for the Assessment of Urban Water Stress: A Review -- Role of Artificial Intelligence in Water Conservation with special reference to India -- Remote sensing and GIS based techniques for monitoring and conserving water on newly developed farmlands -- A Comprehensive Review on Mapping of Groundwater Potential Zones: Past, present and future recommendations -- Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing in deciphering groundwater potential zones -- Remote Sensing & GIS based monitoring and management of coastal aquifers and ecosystem -- Hydrogeomorphological mapping of groundwater potential zones using multi-influence factor (MIF) and GIS techniques: A case study of Vishav watershed, western Himalayas -- GIS-based disaster risk analysis of floods using certainty factor (CF) and its ensemble with deep learning neural network (DLNN): A case study of Dima Hasao district of Assam -- Geospatial and Analytical Hierarchical Techniques to assess the groundwater potential areas in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu -- Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Mapping Groundwater Potential Zones through Fuzzy Integration in Kodavanar Watershed, A part of Amaravathi Basin, Tamil Nadu -- Morphometric analysis using geospatial techniques in the Pandameru River Basin, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Ground Water Quality assessment using Water Quality Index and Geographical Information System of Mogamureru River Basin, Y.S.R. District, A.P., India -- Using Geo-spatial Technologies for Land and Water Resource Development Planning: A Case Study of Tirora Tehsil, India -- Delineation of Seawater Intrusion into freshwater aquifers by using VES & GIS in the Kakinada Region, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India -- . Systematic approach of groundwater resources assessment using remote sensing and multi-influence factor (MIF) techniques in Medchal Mandal, Telangana State, India -- Remote sensing snd GIS Application for Rainwater Harvesting and Groundwater Recharge to Secure Sustainable Groundwater Future of Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamahendravaram, India.
    Abstract: This book deals with the role of emerging technologies such as remote sensing and GIS and artificial intelligence/machine learning in water supply, conservation and management for sustainable development. These are low-cost new technologies that address current challenges dealing with large data sets, such as identifying spatial and temporal variations in water quality parameters and contaminants, groundwater potential zones and water supply and management issues. This book is helpful to show the paths of reducing the burden of time and cost and is the alternative options for the conventional practices in water supply, conservation and management. Further, the outcomings of this book are helpful for policy makers, researchers and readers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 384 p. 99 illus., 85 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031352799
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35279-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35279-9
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    Open Mapping towards Sustainable Development Goals : Voices of YouthMappers on Community Engaged Scholarship (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Digital humanities. ; Open source software. ; Sustainability. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Digital Humanities. ; Open Source. ; Sustainability. ; Cartography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- PartI. Mapping for the Goals on Poverty, Hunger, Health, Education, Gender, Water, and Energy -- Chapter2. Open Data Addressing Challenges Associated with Informal Settlements in the Global South -- Chapter3. Leveraging Spatial Technology for Agricultural Intensification to Address Hunger in Ghana -- Chapter4. Rural Household Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition in Northern Ghana -- Chapter5. Where is the Closest Health Clinic? YouthMappers map their communities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Chapter6. Cross-continental YouthMappers Action to Fight Schistosomiasis Transmission in Senegal -- Chapter7. Understanding YouthMappers Contributions to Building Resilient Communities in Asia -- Chapter8. Activating Education for Sustainable Development Goals through YouthMappers -- Chapter9. Seeing the World Through Maps: An Inclusive and Youth Oriented Approach -- Chapter10. Youth Engagement and the Water-Energy-Land Nexus in Costa Rica -- Chapter11. Power Grid Mapping in West Africa -- Chapter12. Mapping Access to Electricity in Urban and Rural Nigeria -- PartII. Youth Action on Work, Leadership, Innovation, Inequality, Cities, Production and Land -- Chapter13. Stories from Students Building Sustainability Through Transfer of Leadership -- Chapter14. Drones For Good: Mapping Out the SDGs Using Innovative Technology in Malawi -- Chapter15. Assessing YouthMappers Contributions to the Generation of Open Geospatial Data in Africa -- Chapter16. Mapping Invisible and Inaccessible Areas of Brazilian Cities to Reduce Inequalities -- Chapter17. Visualizing YouthMappers Contributions to Environmental Resilience in Latin America -- PartIII. Marking a Path to Goals on Sustainable Communities, Consumption, Climate, Oceans, Land, and Justice -- Chapter18. Youth Engagement and Participation in Mitigating Perennial Flooding in Kampala, Uganda using Open Geospatial Data -- Chapter19. Sustainable Mobility through Knowledge Exchange and Collaborative Mapping of Cycling Infrastructure: SIGenBici in Medellín, Colombia -- Chapter20. Wastesites.io: Mapping Solid Waste to Meet Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter21. Mapping for Resilience: Extreme Heat Deaths and Mobile Homes in Arizona -- Chapter22. Mapping for Women’s Evacuation Plans during Climate-induced Disasters -- Chapter23. Sustainable Development in Oceania and the Role of Mapping for Women -- Chapter24. Sustainable Coastal Communities in the Anthropocene: Lessons from Crowd-Mapping Projects in Colombia -- Chapter25. Collaborative Cartography Making Riparian Communities Visible in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil -- Chapter26. Open Mapping with Official Cartographies in the Americas -- Chapter27. Cities of the Future Need to be Both Smart and Just: How We Think Open Mapping Can Help -- PartIV. Supporting YouthMappers to Advance the SDGs through Institutions and Partnerships -- Chapter28. Mentoring Experiences in YouthMappers Chapters -- Chapter29. The Ecosystem Where YouthMappers Live and Thrive -- Chapter30. A Free and Open Map of the Entire World: Opportunities for YouthMappers within the Unusual Partnership Model of OpenStreetMap -- Chapter31. Youth and Humanitarian Action: Open Mapping Partnerships for Disaster Response and the SDGs -- PartV. The Paths Ahead -- Chapter32. Generation 2030: The Strategic Imperative of Youth Civic and Political Engagement -- Chapter33. Reflecting on the YouthMappers Movement.
    Abstract: This collection amplifies the experiences of some of the world’s young people who are working to address SDGs using geospatial technologies and multi-national collaboration. Authors from every region of the world who have emerged as leaders in the YouthMappers movement share their perspectives and knowledge in an accessible and peer-friendly format. YouthMappers are university students who create and use open mapping for development and humanitarian purposes. Their work leverages digital innovations - both geospatial platforms and communications technologies - to answer the call for leadership to address sustainability challenges. The book conveys a sense of robust knowledge emerging from formal studies or informal academic experiences - in the first-person voices of students and recent graduates who are at the forefront of creating a new map of the world. YouthMappers use OpenStreetMap as the foundational sharing mechanism for creating data together. Authors impart the way they are learning about themselves, about each other, about the world. They are developing technology skills, and simultaneously teaching the rest of the world about the potential contributions of a highly connected generation of emerging world leaders for the SDGs. The book is timely, in that it captures a pivotal moment in the trajectory of the YouthMappers movement’s ability to share emerging expertise, and one that coincides with a pivotal moment in the geopolitical history of planet earth whose inhabitants need to hear from them. Most volumes that cover the topic of sustainability in terms of youth development are written by non-youth authors. Moreover, most are written by non-majoritarian, entrenched academic scholars. This book instead puts forward the diverse voices of students and recent graduates in countries where YouthMappers works, all over the world. Authors cover topics that range from water, agriculture, food, to waste, education, gender, climate action and disasters from their own eyes in working with data, mapping, and humanitarian action, often working across national boundaries and across continents. To inspire readers with their insights, the chapters are mapped to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ways that connect a youth agenda to a global agenda. This is an open access book. .
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    Pages: XXIII, 382 p. 258 illus., 251 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031051821
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05182-1
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    Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 1, 2022 (2023)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geomorphology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geomorphology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Aim and Outline of the Book Series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology (Kyoji Sassa) -- Part I. International Consortium on Landslides and International Programme on Landslides -- Chapter 2. International Consortium on Landslides: from IDNDR, IGCP, UNITWIN, WCDRR 2 & 3 to Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 (Kyoji Sassa) -- Chapter 3. International Programme on Landslides – A Short Overview of its Historical Development (Matjaž Mikoš) -- Part II. Original Articles -- Chapter 4. Understanding and Reducing the Disaster Risk of Landslide-induced Tsunamis: Outcome of the Panel Discussion and the World Tsunami Awareness Day Special Event of the Fifth World Landslide Forum (Shinji Sassa) -- Chapter 5. Natural-hazard-related web observatory as a sustainable development tool (Matjaž Mikoš) -- Chapter 6. Mapping post-fire monthly erosion rates at the catchment scale using empirical models implemented in GIS. A case study in Northern Italy (Damiano Vacha) -- Chapter 7. Mechanisms of shallow rainfall-induced landslides from Australia: insights into field and laboratory investigations (Ivan Gratchev) -- Chapter 8. Design protection barriers against flow-like landslides (Sabatino Cuomo) -- Chapter 9. Landslide warning systems in low- and lower-middle-income countries: future challenges and societal impact (Irasema Alcántara-Ayala) -- Chapter 10. The role of translational landslides in the evolution of cuesta topography (Shinro Abe).
    Abstract: This open access book is the first issue of the first volume of the ICL new book series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology,” founded by the Launching Declaration of the ICL Open Access Book Series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology (P-LRT)” for the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 on 3 November 2021 during the Fifth World Landslide Forum (WLF5) in Kyoto, Japan. This book contains the followings: Forewords for the book series and Opening Greetings of WLF5 International Consortium on Landslides and International Programme on Landslides Original articles Review articles IPL Projects, World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction, and Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 ICL Landslide Teaching Tools Technical notes and Case studies Official Promoters of the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 (public and private) List of ICL members Prof. Kyoji Sassa is the founding President and the Secretary General of the ICL and the Secretary General of the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal Landslides and ICL book series P-LRT. Prof. Kazuo Konagai is Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Principal Researcher at the ICL headquarters. He is an Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the ICL book series P-LRT. Prof. Binod Tiwari is the Vice President of the ICL for America. He is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects at the California State University, Fullerton, California, USA. He is an Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the ICL book series P-LRT. Prof. Zeljko Arbanas is the Vice President of the ICL for Europe. He is a professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia. He is an Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal Landslides and ICL book series P-LRT. Dr. Shinji Sassa is Head of Soil Dynamics Group and Research Director of International Research Center for Coastal Disasters, Port and Airport Research Institute, National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology, Japan. He is an Editor of the International Journal Landslides and ICL book series P-LRT.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031168987
    Series Statement: Progress in Landslide Research and Technology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16898-7
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    Moving Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society : Challenges and Opportunities (2023)
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Moving Toward Net zero Emission Society in the Asia Pacific: With Special Reference to the Recent Law and Policy Development in Japan, Korea and Taiwan -- Assessing the Impact of Carbon Prices and Timber Fluctuation on the Expansion of Afforestation: A Case of Taiwan -- Turning on the Lights with Green Energy- A more Sustainable Future- The Case of Taiwan ICDF Project: Solar PV Mini Grid System for Lightning in Myanmar -- The Importance of Capability Development for Innovation Intermediaries in Sustainable Agricultural: Cases of Rice and Mango Industry Organizations in the Philippines -- The Kelp Industry an its Effectiveness in Blue Carbon: A Case of Hakodate, Japan -- The Climate Impacts of Black Carbon and Methane Emissions in Arctic and Current Frameworks for Prevention.
    Abstract: This open access book explores various issues concerning the net-zero emission achievement, ranging from carbon pricing, carbon trade schemes, energy transition, ecological conservation, and carbon sinks, as well as the economic and social impacts of introducing carbon neutral policies in the Asia-Pacific region. The extreme flooding and drought problems, crop yield problems, and habitat changes brought about by climate change have seriously threatened the ecosystem and human survival, forcing people to rethink environmental management policies and limits on economic development. In the post-COVID-10 era, it is indispensable to adopt a more proactive climate change adaptation policy and establish bilateral cooperation with international partners who value climate change. 2021 is a critical year, and the leaders of major industrial countries at the recently concluded G7 meeting jointly stated the common objective seeking the establishment of carbon-neutral international community by the mid of the century. Major carbon-emitting countries or entities such as the European Union, US, Japan, Korea, China, and India have proposed specific timetables for net-zero carbon emissions and carbon neutrality before or at the COP26. Policy-makers around the world would also work closely with scientists, experts, and enterprises seeking appropriate policy instruments such as the development of carbon tax, carbon pricing, carbon sinks, global or regional carbon emission trade schemes, energy transitions, and other carbon-neutral policies moving toward net-zero emission society by the mid of the century. At a time when carbon pricing policies are being formulated, climate change related laws and policies will reshape the global governance and industrial layout during the period of 2021–-2030, and it is critical to move toward energy and industrial transformation, ecological conservation, and sustainable agricultural development.
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    Pages: XIX, 179 p. 45 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031245459
    Series Statement: Springer Climate,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24545-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24545-9
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    A Sustainable Green Future : Perspectives on Energy, Economy, Industry, Cities and Environment (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic development. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Public health. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Development, Innovation and Growth. ; Renewable Energy. ; Public Health. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Green engineering and the realisation of the sustainable future perspective -- 2-Economy for green future and modern approaches -- 3-Process Optimization and the Circular Economy: Bridging the sustainable connection through Industrial Symbiosis -- 4-Industry university communication and future interactions -- 5-Sustainable University-Industry Relationship in R&D -- 6-Importance of intellectual property rights for building a sustainable future -- 7-A Movement Towards Well-Being of Economics to Achieve Sustainability -- 8-Bioprocesses for sustainable bioeconomy: fermentation, benefits and constraint -- 9-A Bioeconomy model based on sustainable biorefineries to ensure the SDGs in Colombia -- 10-Sharing economy, impact of tourism sustainable development -- 11-Sustainability management and public healthcare sector: what is the role of public-private partnership?- 12-The importance of vaccines for a sustainable society and healthcare system -- 13-Microalgal proteins for sustainability: how microalgal proteins can solve the crisis in food industry?- 14-Fixing the damage: the evolution of probiotics from fermented food to biotherapeutic products for a sustainable healthy future -- 15-Matching Smart Solutions with Local Needs: a Smart City Framework for a Sustainable Future -- 16-Towards sustainable circular cities - a contribution to the transition to a circular economy and society -- 17-Citizen participation in smart cities -- 18-Implementation Of Vegetated Green Urban Infrastructure: Does It Cost Effective?- 19-Alternative biodesign approaches in architecture for tensile membranes through bacterial cellulose -- 20-Sustainability for building insulating materials -- 21-The impact of hybrid and electrical vehicles design on climate change in a second law perspective -- 22-Valorization of Wastewater in Circular Economy Perspective considering urban needs -- 23-Algae-Based Treatment of Domestic and Industrial Wastewater -- 24-Ecological solutions in hotels as an example of CSR activities in cities. Case study of hotels in Poland -- 25-Bioethanol as an alternative renewable source of energy to sustain a green future -- 26-Smart farming technologies for sustainable agriculture from food to energy -- 27-Society in energy transition and justice, Social acceptance and contribution in Wind energy projects -- 28-Cyanobacteria-based biorefineries for a greener future -- 29-Central role of microalgae in the interaction between renewable energy and bioeconomy -- 30-Bio Energy Sources for Sustainable Development – Affordable and Clean Energy Goal in India -- 31-The role of biomethane in reaching net carbon zero -- 32-A life cycle energy assessment for biogas as energy carrier.
    Abstract: The aim of this book is to open a vision to sustainability and development through a holistic perspective comprising the critical blocks of energy, environment and economy. From renewable energy, urban infrastructure, societal health to industrial symbiosis, the book assesses critical issues to reach a green future with realistic solutions proposed by a diverse range of multidisciplinary experts. It is intended for a broad readership of academics, researchers and industry experts focusing on these fields, and with specializations in sustainability. The book is divided into different clusters starting with an introductory foreword to express the theme of the book and the route of the titles. The first cluster of the book highlights various multidisciplinary perspectives considering the interaction between different expertise. From engineering to economy supported with social pillars, this section gives the critical points of selected topics to focus on the future with a sustainability vision. The second cluster focuses on health issues, with discussion about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the way forward. Critical points like vaccines, health care and food security are highlighted. The third cluster is comprised of titles related to the urban environment and infrastructure. New solutions and discussions on biodesign, waste management and transportation are covered in this section. The last cluster covers energy, and highlights renewable energies such as bioethanol, biogas and wind. .
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    Pages: XIV, 646 p. 148 illus., 138 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031249426
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24942-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24942-6
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    Cultivation and Drought Management in Agriculture : Climate Change Adaptation (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Sex. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Gender Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Methodology -- Climate and Drought Scenario in the Barind Tracts -- Factors Influence Crop Yields and Social Vulnerability -- Indigenous Knowledge in Drought Prediction and Drought Management -- Sustainable Adaptation and Drought Management -- Women Contribution in Drought Management: Success Story -- Present Drought Management Options, Conclusion and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book represents the background of the Barind Tract of Bangladesh with the proximity of drought information, conceptual and logic of the books, history, definition and perception on drought and climate scenario and how people understand underlying causes, impacts and consequences of drought in agriculture, environment, human health and society. It also states the trend and severity of drought of Barind Tract. This book gives the local response to cope, mitigation and adaptation to agricultural drought. The book also addresses the gender response in the hardship of drought in the rural areas. It also elicits the local and indigenous methods of drought prediction and sustainable cultivation and management of drought in agriculture.
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    Pages: XXII, 217 p. 56 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031354182
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35418-2
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    Spatial Justice and Planning : Reshaping Social Housing Communities in a Changing Society (2023)
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Human geography. ; Architecture. ; Social justice. ; Urban Policy. ; Human Geography. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Social Justice.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- An enquiry into planning for justice -- From aspirational to operational: Towards an integrated approach to spatial justice -- Urban regeneration and social housing redevelopment in Aotearoa New Zealand: Issues and challenges -- Historical-Geographical analysis of spatial differentiations -- Changing social housing policy in the context of neoliberalism -- People, place and policy -- Spatial justice and planning: Bridging the gap.
    Abstract: Despite the significance of urban justice in planning research and practice, how just societies and cities can be organised and achieved remains contested. Spatial justice provides an integrative and unifying theory concerning place, policies, people and their interplay, but ambiguities about its practical bases have undermined its application in planning. Through creating and substantiating a new conceptual framework comprising a morphological study, policy analysis and embodiment research, this book crystallises the spatiality of (in)justice and (in)justice of spatiality in the context of social housing redevelopment. Like many countries around the world, social housing in Aotearoa New Zealand is an area of contention, especially at the building and redevelopment stages. Protecting community character and human rights has been used by social housing tenants to resist changes, but the primary focus on material outcomes neglects broadening access to planning processes. Compact, mixed tenure and sustainable (re)developments are regarded as the just built environment, as they enable equal accessibility to all. But there are contradictions between the planned spatiality of justice and individuals’ socialised sensory space. Reconciliation of morphological differentiations in built forms and social cohesion remains a challenging task. This book focuses on the re-examination, integration and transferability of spatial justice. It makes a new contribution to urban justice theory by strengthening spatial justice and planning. Social housing areas are expected to adapt to changing social and economic demands while retaining much-valued established community character. This book also provides practical strategies for tackling complex planning problems in social housing redevelopment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031380709
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38070-9
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    Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes in Fractured Rock Masses : Discrete Element Modeling and Engineering Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Geotechnical engineering. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Cogeneration of electric power and heat. ; Fossil fuels. ; Earth sciences. ; Rock mechanics. ; Soil mechanics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Water. ; Fossil Fuel. ; Earth Sciences. ; Soil and Rock Mechanics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Related Fluid Mechanics Concepts -- Chapter 2: Discrete Element Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing -- Chapter 3: DEM Coupled with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) -- Chapter 4: DEM Coupled with Dynamic Fluid Mesh (DFM) -- Chapter 5: DEM Coupled with Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM) -- Chapter 6: Hydraulic Stimulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs -- Chapter 7: Models of Stimulation and Production from Enhanced Geothermal Systems -- Chapter 8: Hydraulic Fracturing Induced Fault Reactivation -- Chapter 9: 3D Lattice Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs -- Chapter 10: Heat Advection and Forced Convection in a Lattice Code -- Chapter 11: Near Wellbore HF Propagation for Different Perforation Models -- Chapter 12: Design of Extreme Limited Entry Perforation.
    Abstract: The subject of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in fractured rock masses has close relevance to energy-related deep earth engineering activities, such as enhanced geothermal systems, geological disposal of radioactive waste, sequestration of CO2, long-term disposal of waste water and recovery of hydrocarbons from unconventional reservoirs. Despite great efforts by engineers and researchers, comprehensive understanding of the thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in fractured rock mass remains a great challenge. The discrete element method (DEM), originally developed by Dr. Peter Cundall, has become widely used for the modeling of a rock mass, including its deformation, damage, fracturing and stability. DEM modeling of the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fractured rock masses can provide some unique insights, to say the least, for better understanding of those complex issues. The authors of this book have participated in various projects involving DEM modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes during treatment of a rock mass by fluid injection and/or extraction and have provided consulting services to some of the largest oil-and-gas companies in the world. The breadth and depth of our engineering expertise are reflected by its successful applications in the major unconventional plays in the world, including Permian, Marcellus, Bakken, Eagle Ford, Horn River, Chicontepec, Sichuan, Ordos and many more. The unique combination of the state-of-the-art numerical modeling techniques with state-of-the-practice engineering applications makes the presented material relevant and valuable for engineering practice. We believe that it is beneficial to share the advances on this subject and promote some further development.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031257872
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25787-2
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    Interpretation, Critical Review and Reporting in Life Cycle Assessment (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Environmental Law. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Law. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Do We Cover Interpretation, Critical Review and Reporting in one Volume -- Chapter 2. Scientific Outline of Interpretation -- Chapter 3. Data Quality Analysis as Part of Interpretation -- Chapter 4. Quality Assurance by International Standards: the ‘Critical Review’ -- Chapter 5. Critical Review Versus Verification: Similarities and Differences -- Chapter 6. Benefits from Critical Review and Communication -- Chapter 7. Cost-Benefit-analysis of Critical Review: learning from Practice -- Chapter 8. Reporting and Communication.
    Abstract: This book discusses the phase “Interpretation” in an outstanding way. According to the opinio communis within the LCA community, “Interpretation” is classified as fourth phase of the LCA framework. However, referring to ISO 14040, this book defines “Interpretation” according to its function in the LCA framework, and this means that “Interpretation has a much broader influence than generally accepted. It overarches goal and scope, inventory analysis and impact assessment. Conclusions are drawn from the results of the inventory and the impact assessment, and recommendations refer to the objective of the study, the goal and scope phase. Likewise to be considered are the defined framework conditions, the reasons for carrying out the study as well as the context of the intended applications and the target groups of the results). A second highlight of this book concerns “Interpretation” as discussed in conjunction with Critical Review and Reporting, which is an outstanding approach. The relationship between interpretation and critical review can be seen in the fact that interpretation is a kind of structured preparation of a critical review; in practice, the performance of a critical review can be made much easier if the preparers of a life cycle assessment study very carefully follow the requirements that are specifically placed on the interpretation. Because the critical review is the independent quality control of an LCA, the results improve the credibility of reporting. The critical review helps to avoid text weaknesses and potential misunderstandings because these aspects will easier be realized by independent readers from different viewpoints. The reviewers thus also represent the first readership of a study and can help to ensure that the specific requirements for good and clear reporting of life cycle assessments are met. Sound reporting needs clear conclusions.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031357275
    Series Statement: LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35727-5
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    Advanced Functional Nanoparticles "Boon or Bane" for Environment Remediation Applications : Combating Environmental Issues (2023)
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    Keywords: Nanotechnology. ; Life sciences. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Nanochemistry. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Nanotechnology. ; Life Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Nanochemistry. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Advanced Nanomaterials: From Properties and Perspective Applications, to Their Interlinked Confronts (Chitven Sharma) -- Chapter 2. Advanced Nanoparticles: Boon or a Bane for Environmental Remediation Applications (Deepak Rohilla) -- Chapter 3. Nanomaterials in Environment: Sources, Risk Assessment and Safety Aspect (Ashpreet Kaur) -- Chapter 4. Environmental Fate descriptors for screening Nanotoxicity and pollutant sensing (Pooja Chauhan) -- Chapter 5. Nanomaterials in Combating Water Pollution and Related Ecotoxicological Risk (Teenu Jasrotia) -- Chapter 6. Nanotechnology: Emerging Opportunities and Regulatory Aspects in Water Treatment (Yogita Lugani) -- Chapter 7. Nanoparticles in Dye Degradation: Achievement and Confronts (Rekha Dhull) -- Chapter 8. Safe Appraisal of Carbon Nanoparticles in Pollutant Sensing (Manisha Kumari) -- Chapter 9. Advanced Nanomaterials in Biomedicine: Benefits and Challenges (Avtar Singh) -- Chapter 10. New Perspectives application and hazards of Nanomaterials in aquatic environment (Renuka Chaudhary) -- Chapter 11. Risk Governance Policies for Sustainable Use of Nanomaterials (Pooja Chauhan) -- Chapter 12. Misconceptions in Nanotoxicity Measurements: Exploring Facts to Strengthen Ecosafe Environmental Remediation (Chitven Sharma).
    Abstract: This textbook provides an overview of applications of advanced nanomaterials, basic lab set up and requirements in for their synthesis, techniques and career scope of nanotechnology in industries and research. Pollution of air, water, soil is an ever increasing environmental problem attributed to increasing population, global industrialization and unplanned urbanization, has acquired alarming dimensions. It is the most dangerous and worst problem that puts the lives of people, animals, and plants on the earth in danger. An effective, efficient and sustainable approach for managing pollution related problems requires the utmost attention of the scientific community to tackle this menace for the society to lead a healthy and quality life. A number of techniques and books, literatures have been developed in recent years to treat environmental contaminants. However, most of these are not economically viable, environmentally benign and suffer due to cumbersome multi-step manipulations. The purpose of this textbook is to inform students about the application of functionalized nanoparticles as a new approach to supplement traditional treatment methods in cost and time effective manner. The simplistic means to assemble nanoparticles to the constituents of next generation technologies in environment cleanup and sensing are the main objectives of the book. The toxicological footprinting of released advanced functional nanomaterials in ecosystem will also be discussed in the book.
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    Pages: XV, 363 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031244162
    Series Statement: Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24416-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24416-2
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    Natural Resource Management in the Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan (2023)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Geology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: An Overview of World Deserts with Special Reference to Thar Desert -- People and Culture of the Thar Desert -- Shift in Land Use Pattern of Thar Desert -- Land and Water Resource Management in the Thar Desert Region -- Crop Production Practices in the Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan -- Livestock and its Management Practices in Thar Desert, Rajasthan -- Arid Agroforestry for Thar Desert -- Soil Conservation and Water Harvesting for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid Regions -- Community Land Management in the Thar Desert -- Women Empowerment in Thar Desert Region -- Livelihood Opportunities in the Thar Region -- Potential Agri-Business in the Thar Desert -- Multidimensional Development in Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan -- Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Thar Desert-Way Ahead. .
    Abstract: This book covers a wide range of issues related to the Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan from an integrated and sustainable development perspective. The chapters in this book cover regional and local issues which are discussed with reference to the past scenario, the present practices, and the future strategies. Some of the issues addressed in this book like arid agroforestry, livelihood, and multidimensional development give it a cutting edge over other related publications currently available in the market. The chapters are supported with relevant pictures which will help the reader to connect with the issues being discussed. This book is useful to students, civil services aspirants, researchers, environmentalists, geographers, and non-professionals who are interested in deserts and desert development.
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    Pages: XXII, 342 p. 52 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031345562
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34556-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34556-2
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    Trends in Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy : Proceedings of 2022 5th International Conference on Green Energy and Environment Engineering (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable Energy. ; Environmental Management.
    Abstract: This book consists of selected and peer-reviewed papers of 2022 5th International Conference on Green Energy and Environment Engineering (CGEEE 2022), held in Jeju Island, Korea during July 28-30, 2022. CGEEE 2022 provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of green energy and environment engineering to share ideas, designs, and experiments results. Various topics are covered in this book, such as carbon capture and storage, solar energy, biomass, biofuel, geothermal, sustainable cities, energy savings for vehicular technology, solid waste management, waste minimization, water treatment and reclamation, environmental restoration, and ecological engineering. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers working in the related fields.
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    Pages: X, 168 p. 102 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031278037
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27803-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27803-7
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    Australian Caves and Karst Systems (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Physical geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Archaeology. ; Paleontology . ; Earth Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Conservation Biology. ; Archaeology. ; Paleontology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part 1- People and Caves in Australia -- Part 2 - ‘Hard’ rock karst developed in Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic carbonates -- Part 3 - ‘Soft’ rock karst developed in Tertiary and Quaternary limestones -- Part 4 – Pseudokarst -- Part 5 – Cave contents.
    Abstract: This book, part of the series Cave and Karst Systems of the World, begins with a review of the interaction between people and caves in Australia (including conservation), followed by descriptions of the spectacular cave diving sites, before comprehensively covering all the major carbonate and noncarbonate karst areas, subdivided by rock type and region, and including the origin of the caves. This is followed by broad overviews of cave minerals and speleothems, cave biology and cave fossils. Each section was written by one or more specialists in the topic and is illustrated by clear diagrams and superb colour photos. The book emphasises the unique aspects of the Australian karst, including the variability in the age of the caves (very old to very young) and the impact of isolation on the stygofauna, as well as the vertebrate fossils preserved in the caves. Written in an easy-to-read style, the book is a primary reference guide to Australian karst and represents a valuable asset for anyone interested in the topic, not only cavers and academics.
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    Pages: XII, 398 p. 215 illus., 191 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031242670
    Series Statement: Cave and Karst Systems of the World,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24267-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24267-0
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    Smart and Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics — Challenges, Methods and Best Practices : Volume 2 (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Impact of Internet of Things on Food Supply Chains -- An Agent-Based Approach to Evaluate Freight Consolidation Center Strategy for Last Mile Deliveries in Jaipur City, India -- A Proposed Framework for Designing Blockchain Solutions for Logistics in Post-Covid Scenario and Future Pandemics -- Application of Big Data Analytics in Modern Logistics Solutions -- Case Study Validation of a Predictive Maintenance Implementation Framework.
    Abstract: The application of artificial intelligence methods and the increasing digitalization of the processes in a supply chain contribute the more seamless flow of materials and information. The disturbances in global supply chain during pandemic put pressure on companies to improve the existing operations. The Sustainable Development Goals put pressure on local and global markets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and to implement a more resource-efficient business model. Integration of physical and cyber systems is necessary to achieve more environmentally friendly, efficient logistics and supply chain operations. This book presents the contemporary issues of sustainability and integration of physical and information flow in supply chain. In the individual chapters, the authors discuss new qualitative and qualitative theoretic methods, models and present case studies from business practice. This book might be a valuable source of knowledge for the academics, PhD students and practitioners to deepen their knowledge in the field of logistics and SCM.
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    Pages: IX, 282 p. 81 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031154126
    Series Statement: EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15412-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15412-6
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    Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change : Sustainable Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Plant ecology. ; Forestry. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Ecosystem Management of the Boreal Forest in the Era of Global Change -- 2. Millennial-Scale Disturbance History of the Boreal Zone -- 3. Natural Disturbances from the Perspective of Forest Ecosystem-based Management -- 4. Selected Examples of Interactions Between Natural Disturbances -- 5. Living Trees and Biodiversity -- 6. Deadwood Biodiversity -- 7. Embracing the Complexity and the Richness of Boreal Old-Growth Forests: A Further Step Toward Their Ecosystem Management -- 8. Ecological Classification in Forest Ecosystem Management: Links between Current Practices and Future Climate Change in a Québec Case Study -- 9. Changes in Water Status and Carbon Allocation in Conifers Subjected to Spruce Budworm Defoliation and Consequences for Tree Mortality and Forest Management -- 10. A Circumpolar Perspective on the Contribution of Trees to the Boreal Forest Carbon Balance.
    Abstract: This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the second-largest terrestrial biome on Earth and covers a 14 million km2 belt, representing about 25% of the Earth’s forest area. Two-thirds of this forest biome is managed and supplies 37% of global wood production. These forests also provide a range of natural resources and ecosystem services essential to humanity. However, climate change is altering species distributions, natural disturbance regimes, and forest ecosystem structure and functioning. Although sustainable management is the main goal across the boreal biome, a novel framework is required to adapt forest strategies and practices to climate change. This collaborative effort draws upon 148 authors in summarizing the sustainable management of these forests and detailing the most recent experimental and observational results collected from across the boreal biome. It presents the state of sustainable management in boreal forests and highlights the critical importance of this biome in a context of global change because of these forests' key role in a range of natural processes, including carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and the maintaining of biodiversity. This book is an essential read for academics, students, and practitioners involved in boreal forest management. It outlines the challenges facing sustainable boreal forest management within the context of climate change and serves as a basis for establishing new research avenues, identifying future research trends, and developing climate-adapted forest management plans.
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    Pages: XLIX, 837 p. 178 illus., 157 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031159886
    Series Statement: Advances in Global Change Research, 74
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6
    DDC: 634.9
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    Practical Time Series Analysis in Natural Sciences (2023)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Planetary science. ; Statistics . ; Geophysics. ; Planetary Science. ; Applied Statistics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Scalar time series -- Chapter 3. Bivariate time series analysis -- Chapter 4. Analysis of trivariate time series -- Chapter 5. Conclusions and recommendations.
    Abstract: This book presents an easy-to-use tool for time series analysis and allows the user to concentrate upon studying time series properties rather than upon how to calculate the necessary estimates. The two attached programs provide, in one run of the program, a time and frequency domain description of scalar or multivariate time series approximated with a sequence of autoregressive models of increasing orders. The optimal orders are chosen by five order selection criteria. The results for scalar time series include time domain stochastic difference equations, spectral density estimates, predictability properties, and a forecast of scalar time series based upon the Kolmogorov-Wiener theory. For the bivariate and trivariate time series, the results contain a time domain description with multivariate stochastic difference equations, statistical predictability criterion, and information for calculating feedback and Granger causality properties in the bivariate case. The frequency domain information includes spectral densities, ordinary, multiple, and partial coherence functions, ordinary and multiple coherent spectra, gain, phase, and time lag factors. The programs seem to be unique and using them does not require professional knowledge of theory of random processes. The book contains many examples including three from engineering.
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    Pages: XI, 199 p. 97 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031168918
    Series Statement: Progress in Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16891-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16891-8
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    Impacts of Urbanization on Hydrological Systems in India (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Identifying Rainwater Harvesting Structures Sites in a Semi-Arid River Basin -- Chapter2. Hydrochemical Investigation and Water Quality Mapping in and around Pallikarnai Marsh Land Area in Chennai, India -- Chapter3. Catchment Scale Modeling of Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics -- Chapter4. Urban Floods: A Case Study of Patna Floods 2019, Natural or Anthropogenic?- Chapter5. Flood Susceptibility Zonation using Dempster-Shafer Evidential Belief Function (EBF) Method in Chalakudy Taluk, Kerala, India -- Chapter6. Impact of Urbanization on Ganga River Basin: An Overview in the Context of Natural Surface Water Resources -- Chapter7. Urban Water Scarcity: A Global Challenge and Impending Solutions -- Chapter8. Groundwater Scarcity in Urban Areas is a Major Issue - Case Studies from West Bengal -- Chapter9. Impact of Urbanization and River Morphology on Groundwater System in Patna Urban Area, Bihar, India -- Chapter10. Aquifer Storage and Recovery: Key Issues and Feasibility -- Chapter11. Temporal Prediction of Groundwater Levels: A Gap in Generalization -- Chapter12. Suitability of Groundwater for Drinking and Agricultural Use in Patna District, Bihar, India -- Chapter13. Groundwater Potential Assessment using GIS-based Weighted Linear Combination Technique: A Case Study of Hard Rock Terrain around Bhopal, India -- Chapter14. The Effect of Urbanization on Groundwater Quality and Hydrochemical Characteristics in Ennore Coastal Aquifers of Chennai, South India -- Chapter15. Groundwater Contamination in Parts of Northwestern Hyderabad- A Hydrogeochemical and Geospatial Approach -- Chapter16. Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Recharge in Dras Sub-Basin of Upper Indus River Basin, Western Himalayas -- Chapter17. Impact of Urbanization on Groundwater in Changing Climatic Scenario: A Case Study.
    Abstract: This book documents the various impacts of urbanization on hydrological systems and water resources. The first half of the book is focused on urbanization and surface waters, starting with the status of hydrological systems in the urban areas, i.e. the catchment characteristics and changes in rainfall dynamics. The most pronounced hydrological problems in cities are changes in runoff due to precipitation. Recently, rain events have been less frequent but more intense, sometimes leading to flash floods. Though the substantial increase in runoff causes floods in the urbanized area, it may be attributed to the reduction of infiltration due to construction of roads. This, in turn, results in groundwater decline and depletion. The second half of the book covers the impact of urbanization on groundwater, which starts with hindered or significantly reduced recharge taking place due to altered urban surfaces. The limited groundwater resources are over-exploited by the urban population, leading to water scarcity and depletion. Groundwater gets polluted due to solid waste dumping sites or by wastewaters discharged by industries. The book will be useful for researchers, educators, municipal/city authorities, government officials, and NGOs.
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    Pages: XVI, 347 p. 160 illus., 153 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031216183
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21618-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21618-3
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    Wetlands Ecology : Eco-biological uniqueness of a Ramsar site (East Kolkata Wetlands, India) (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental Management. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Historical perspectives of the wetlands with special reference to geomorphic evolution of East Kolkata Wetlands -- Chapter 3-Underlying ecological principles for the functioning of Wetland Ecosystems -- Chapter 4-Basics of Remote Sensing Techniques applicable in the aquatic freshwater system: Classificatory Approaches of East Kolkata Wetlands -- Chapter 5-Biodiversity of East Kolkata wetlands: Concept of biodiversity -- Chapter 6-Ecosystem services and values of Wetlands (East Kolkata Wetlands). Chapter 7-Seasonal Dynamics of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Soil and Water -- Chapter 8-Threats and pollution of wetlands: Special reference to East Kolkata Wetland (E.K.W) -- Chapter 9-Biomonitoring and Bioremediation -- Chapter 10-Sustainable conservation strategy (Waste Water Recycling) -- Chapter 11-Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book discusses current knowledge and challenges with the ecological management and conservation of wetlands, with a focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands of India. This area is referred to as a Ramsar Site, a designation given to areas with special protection statuses, since it is the largest natural waste recycling system in the world. The site faces many threats to its biodiversity and ecosystem functioning due to anthropogenic activity in the region, and therefore an assessment of the ecosystem services, bio-ecological uniqueness, and issues stemming from climate change and human impacts is needed to develop protection strategies for the future ecological functioning and sustainability of the wetlands. The authors use GIS and remote sensing techniques to assess and monitor harmful industrial and environmental impacts on the wetlands, and to inform mitigation and conservation strategies in the face of ongoing threats such as pollution, habitat destruction and bioinvasion. The book also highlights various social and economic aspects tied to the functioning and management of the wetlands, along with ecological, biological, and physio-chemical considerations. The study will be of use to students and researchers in aquatic ecology, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability and conservation, as well as to environmental planners, engineers, andpolicymakers. .
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    Pages: XXXV, 709 p. 125 illus., 122 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031092534
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09253-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09253-4
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    Phytosequestration : Strategies for Mitigation of Aerial Carbon Dioxide and Aquatic Nutrient Pollution (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Environment. ; Ecology . ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecology. ; Soil and Water Protection.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter. 1. Introduction to Phytosequestration - Strategies for Mitigation of Aerial Carbon Dioxide and Aquatic Nutrient Pollution -- Chapter. 2. Global Climate: Chronological Perspective -- Chapter. 3. Sources and Monitoring Tools of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide -- Chapter. 4. Global Warming: Impacts of Temperature Escalation -- Chapter. 5. Carbon Capture and Storage -- Chapter. 6. Future Climate through the Window of Climate Models -- Chapter. 7. Societal Responses to Anthropogenic Climate Change -- Chapter. 8. Monitoring of Nutrient Pollution in Water -- Chapter. 9. Impacts of Nutrient Pollution -- Chapter. 10. Phytomediation of Nuisance Pollution.
    Abstract: Most imperative environmental concerns are Cultural eutrophication pertaining to industrialization and urbanization which lead to proliferation of weeds in aquatic environs disturbing these ecosystems. Alarming increase in CO2, CH4, CFC’s, N2O and water vapour in the atmosphere cause enhanced greenhouse effect, among all these CO2 is accountable for 55-60 % of total enhanced effect. Phyto- and Nutrient sequestration via plants helps storage of atmospheric CO2 in the vegetation to get rid of contaminants. Carbon and nutrient sequestration can be braided together for sustainable development goals. The chapters adopt the hierarchy as follows: significance of quality environs, quantification and bio-monitoring of culprit contaminants, the issues relevant to global warming and accelerated eutrophication and their ecological impacts followed by various sequestration technologies.
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    Pages: XVII, 97 p. 9 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031269219
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26921-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26921-9
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    Minerals and Waste (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Geochemistry. ; Mineralogy. ; Production engineering. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geochemistry. ; Mineralogy. ; Process Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Minerals and Wastes, an Overlooked Connection -- What is Waste, and How we Manage in Europe -- Thermodynamics and Kinetics of HT-processes -- Bio-mineral Interactions and the Environment -- Metals: Waste and Recovery -- Mineralogy of Metallurgical Slags -- Bottom Ash: Production, Characterisation, and Potential for Recycling.
    Abstract: In the field of waste disposal, recovery, and recycling, industrial residues from ceramic and mining activities are just an assemblage of minerals. So is municipal waste, after removing the organic part in incinerators or after long-time disposal. In almost every case, a natural counterpart is present. Applying what is known from natural systems on waste assemblages is the key to predicting their fate, at a short and long time, and suggesting the best for high-temperature recycling. This book aims to bring the Earth Science community to the edge of waste management, offering background information, the basics of high and low-temperature geochemistry involved, and an overview of waste investigation connected to minerals. This book also addresses mineral tailings, incinerator bottom, fly ashes, metal slags, ceramic industry residue, and eventually sanitary issues. The primary readership will be graduate students and professionals in geological and environmental fields.
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    Pages: VII, 295 p. 79 illus., 62 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031161353
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16135-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16135-3
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    The Social Dimensions of the Circular Economy (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Business logistics. ; Environmental management. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Supply Chain Management. ; Environmental Management. ; Corporate Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction – Social Dimension of Circular Economy, step forward or step back? -- Chapter 2. A Systems Perspective on Social Indicators for Circular Supply Chains -- Chapter 3. The Relation Between Social Inclusion and Circular Economy Performance: An Analysis of Circular Economy Social Practices and Their Contributions to The Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 4. Business models supported by circular economy principles and practices for the fruit and vegetable sector: an analysis from the perspective of social inclusion of family farmers -- Chapter 5. Fighting Hunger and Educating Farmers with Regenerative Agriculture in Maputo’s Green Horticultural Belt -- Chapter 6. Partnerships for Transitions from Open-air Markets to Circular Smart Food Markets in Kenya -- Chapter 7. Implementation of urban organic waste collection and treatment system in a Brazilian municipality: an analysis based on a socio-technical transition theory -- Chapter 8. The significance of SDG 16 ‘Strong Institutions’ towards the adoption of circular economy approaches for artisanal and small-scale mining sector in sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 9. How effective are Circular Models at delivering a sustainable trifactor: a focus on social inclusion? -- Chapter 10. Dirty Work/Decent Work: (De)stigmatization of Sachet Water Plastic Waste Picking in Ghana’s Circular Economy -- Chapter 11. Improving Gender Equality with Social Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy: A Mexican Case -- Chapter 12. Strategies for social inclusion in Circular Economy -- Chapter 13. Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 7: the case of the PlastiCity ecosystem -- Chapter 14. Wrap-Up: Equitable Circular Economy, nesting the social dimension in the Circular Economy. .
    Abstract: The main theme of this book is the social dimension of the circular economy (CE). This book’s objective is to provide a foundation for the discussion of social aspects of CE that also allows the integration of CE with the UN SDGs. The circular economy is increasingly becoming the consensual pathway for a transition towards sustainable production and consumption that balances the economic and ecological pillars of sustainable development. However, researchers have noted that the social dimension of sustainable development is noticeable missing or, at best, weakly developed in CE ideas and frameworks (Sehnem et al., 2019). The main argument of this book is that CE research and practice needs to embrace its social impacts, not only in terms of understanding and avoiding negative social impacts but also in terms of exploring the potential that CE models have for addressing social challenges.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031254369
    Series Statement: Greening of Industry Networks Studies, 10
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25436-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25436-9
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    Geology of North Africa and the Mediterranean: Sedimentary Basins and Georesources (2023)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Mining engineering. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Power resources. ; Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Mining and Exploration. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The Mediterranean Sea: a laboratory to characterize micro-continental drift and oceanic basin formation processes -- Chapter 2. The westernmost Tethyan margins in the Rif Belt (Morocco), a review -- Chapter 3. The Tellian units, the Sellaoua window and the High Medjerda foreland in the Souk Ahras area, NE Algeria -- Chapter 4. Facies Analyses and Basin Evolution of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Rift-related Sedimentary Succession of Haddat Ash Sham area, West Central Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia -- Chapter 5. Petroleum system evaluation of Upper Cretaceous and Eocene plays, offshore and onshore southern Pelagian Basin, Tunisia.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the links between the evolution of sedimentary basins of Northern Africa and Peri-Mediterranean in different tectonic settings and the distribution of georesources in those basins. Georesources include fossil energy, geothermal energy, deep aquifers, minerals and deposits. This book also provides key information for energy resources in these important areas. The book is in part a compilation of selected papers from Atlas Georesources International Congress, Hammamet, Tunisia, (AGIC 2017) which were extended after the congress in addition to other contributions from geoscientists based at some universities and companies from the region. It is organized in a set of research studies focusing on the architecture, geodynamic evolution and modeling of sedimentary basins in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean domain. Future developments in the exploration for water, energy and other georesources are very important in these regions. In this context, this book constitutes an important reference for a wide range of geoscientists and companies as it defines the distribution and potentialities of these resources. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 284 p. 233 illus., 224 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031187476
    Series Statement: Regional Geology Reviews,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18747-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18747-6
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    Album of Porous Media : Structure and Dynamics (2023)
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    Keywords: Geotechnical engineering. ; Surfaces (Technology). ; Thin films. ; Fluid mechanics. ; Condensed matter. ; Soft condensed matter. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Film. ; Engineering Fluid Dynamics. ; Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems. ; Soft and Granular Matter.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Electrospun Fibrous Mats -- Tailored Electrospun Gas Diffusion Layers With a Graded Pore Structure for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells -- Dispersed Nanostructured Thin Film (Dnstf) Catalyst -- Electrochemical Actuation of a Nanoporous Polypyrrole Hybrid Material -- Laser-Excited Elastic Guided Waves Reveal the Complex Mechanics of Nanoporous Silicon -- Sample Layout Aiding Efficient Scans of Heterogeneous Sheet-Like Materials -- Protective Porous Media - The Pore & Fiber Structure of Face Masks -- Individual Fibers in Nonwoven are Identified with Artificial Intelligence -- Mechanism of Imperfect Atomic Layer Deposition in Porous Materials -- Mass Transport in Conformally Coated Porous Materials -- Optical Microfabrication of Porous Films -- Bicontinuous Porosity by Spinodal Phase Separation -- Nucleation and Crystal Growth on the Secondary Substrate -- Double-Porosity in Soil -- Boreal Mosses and Lichens -- The Gorgonian Octocoral Eunicella Cavolinii Forms a Porous Biological Material with Outstanding Material Properties -- Foraminifer -- Trovants: The “Living” Stones of Romania Formed as High Porosity Spherical Sandstone Concretions Developed Around a Fossil -- The Complex Pore Spaces of Our Brain: A Challenge and Opportunity for Computer Simulations -- Scaling and Resolution Effect of an Andesite Sample -- Length-Scale Dependence of Pore Space Topology -- Microstructure of Crushable Expanded Clay Aggregates -- Reticulated Rutile -- Mineral Map of Rotliegendes -- Boise Brown -- North Netherlands Gas Reservoir -- Fib-Sem Images From a Cathode Material: Unfiltered and Filtered (Curtaining Filter) -- Vesicles and Fractures in Volcanic Ash -- A View of the Internal Pore Structure of a Volcanic Rock: Xaltipan Ignimbrite -- In Situ Microtomography of the Tensile Fracture and Fragmentation of Porphyry Copper Ores -- Fractured Porous Media: A Cretaceous Carbonate Outcrop Sample -- Fracture Network in a Shale Cube Hydraulically Fractured in the Laboratory -- Geological Carbon Storage at the University of Bergen, Norway.
    Abstract: Graphical depictions of abstract concepts have played a major role in the formulation and communication of ideas since prehistoric times. The invention of photography in the nineteenth century and more recent advances in visualization techniques have catalyzed an enormous wealth of insights into every field of science and engineering by extending our senses far beyond our natural sensorial capabilities. The field of porous media has also benefited enormously from these developments in visualization techniques. Indeed, improvements in these techniques have led to the better morphological characterization of porous media and an enhanced understanding of the assorted physical processes, such as mass transport, capillarity, swelling, and fracturing, that can occur at the pore level. These observations, in turn, have led to superior usage practices for existing porous materials and the design of new products with porous media. Therefore, this bilingual English-Spanish album is aimed at providing a collection of state‐of‐the‐art visualizations of the diverse aspects of porous media that will serve as a reference in education and research. To cover all these aspects properly, the album is organized into seven thematic parts. Each part includes a collection of chapters with images accompanied by a brief English-Spanish description of the novelty of the observation, the visualization technique used, and the phenomenological insights gained. Las representaciones gráficas de conceptos abstractos han jugado un papel importante en la formulación y comunicación de ideas desde tiempos prehistóricos. La invención de la fotografía en el siglo XIX y los avances más recientes en las técnicas de visualización han catalizado una enorme riqueza de conocimientos en todos los campos de la ciencia y la ingeniería al extender nuestros sentidos mucho más allá de nuestras capacidades sensoriales naturales. El campo de los medios porosos también se ha beneficiado enormemente de estos avances en las técnicas de visualización. De hecho, las mejoras en estas técnicas han llevado a una mejor caracterización morfológica de los medios porosos y una mejor comprensión de los diversos procesos físicos, como el transporte de masa, la capilaridad, la hinchazón y la fractura, que pueden ocurrir a nivel de poro. Estas observaciones, a su vez, han llevado a mejores prácticas de uso para los materiales porosos existentes y al diseño de nuevos productos con medios porosos. Por lo tanto, este álbum bilingüe inglés y español tiene como objetivo proporcionar una colección de visualizaciones del estado del arte de los diversos aspectos de los medios porosos que servirán como referencia en la educación y la investigación. Para cubrir adecuadamente todos estos aspectos, el álbum está organizado en siete partes temáticas. Cada parte incluye una colección de capítulos con imágenes acompañadas de una breve descripción en inglés y español de la originalidad de la observación, la técnica de visualización utilizada y los conocimientos fenomenológicos obtenidos.
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    Pages: XV, 145 p. 119 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031238000
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23800-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23800-0
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    Urban and Transit Planning : City Planning: Urbanization and Circular Development (2023)
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    Keywords: Landscape architecture. ; Urban policy. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Environmental management. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Cultural property. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Urban Policy. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Environmental Management. ; Urban Sociology. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: Towards adaptive planning of urban spaces in the context of a new agile urbanism -- A Study of Urban Size Control in the Japanese Understanding of Garden Cities in the Early 1900s -- Energy Efficiency and Building's Envelope: An Integrated Approach to High-Performance Architecture -- Mapping Social Cohesion and Identity in Intercultural Public Spaces: The Case of Germantown -- The Power of Long-Term Residents in Consensus Building for Reconstruction of the Housing Complex area: Case study on Tama City, Tokyo -- Urban regeneration through Climate Adaptive Design for the Mediterranean area -- Understanding Place Attachment Process Through Instagram Narratives and Imagery of Historic Urban Places -- Future Study of Regional Spatial Structure in Iran (Horizon 2040) -- Istanbul: The Ecology, Nature and Disasters Designing Future Cities With Innovative Housing Projects -- City-effect: new centralities in post-pandemic regional metropolis Pescara-Chieti -- Compactness as a Condition, Compaction as an Ambition - Potentials and Pitfalls of an Interdisciplinary Global Debate on the Compact City.
    Abstract: This book represents a compilation of research in sustainable architecture and planning. Its main focus is offering strategies and solutions that help reducing of the negative impacts of buildings on the environment and emphasizing the suitable management of available resources. By tackling the topic of sustainability from a historical perspective and also as a vision for the future, the book in hands provides new horizons for engineers, urban planners and environmentalists interested in the optimization of resources, space development, and the ecosystem as a whole to address the complex unresolved problems our cities are facing. This book is a culmination of selected research papers from IEREK’s sixth edition of the International Conference on Urban Planning & Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (UPADSD) held online in collaboration with the University of Florence, Italy (2021) and the first edition of the International Conference on Circular Economy for Sustainable Development (CESD) held online in collaboration with the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy (2021).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 230 p. 128 illus., 104 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 3rd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031209956
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20995-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20995-6
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    Green Nanoremediation : Sustainable Management of Environmental Pollution (2023)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Green chemistry. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Green Chemistry. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter. 1. Important Features of Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation -- Part. I: Green nanoremediation: generating eco-friendly nanoremediators -- Chapter. 2. Green-synthesis of nanomaterials for environmental remediation -- Chapter. 3. Nanoremediation: main strategies, advantages and disadvantages - Strategic methods of nanoremediation through nanomaterials synthesized from microbes -- Chapter. 4. Fungi-based synthesis to generate nanomaterials to nanoremediation -- Chapter. 5. Algae-based synthesis to generate nanomaterials to nanoremediation -- Chapter. 6. Plant-based synthesis to generate nanomaterials to nanoremediation -- Chapter. 7. Innovations on the synthesis of metal nanoparticles to nanoremediation -- Part II: Important green nanomaterials in the management of environmental pollution -- Chapter. 8. Main green nanomaterials to water remediation -- Chapter. 9. Green non-carbon-based nanomaterials to environs remediation -- Chapter. 10. Green Iron nanoparticles for nanoremediation -- Chapter. 11. Green Silver nanoparticles for nanoremediation -- Part III: Conjugating nanoremediation to other remediation strategies -- Chapter. 12. Green-based nanomaterial and plants in nanophytoremediation strategies -- Chapter. 13. Main interactions of green nanomaterials and microorganisms on nanoremediation protocols -- Part. IV: Safety aspects and analysis of nanoremediation -- Chapter. 14. Supporting nanotechnology safety through nanoinformatics -- Chapter. 15. Conventional strategies of environmental pollution remediation versus Green Nanoremediation -- Chapter. 16. Using nanoremediation strategies: cost/benefit analysis -- Chapter. 17. Strategies to evaluate nanoremediation efficiency.
    Abstract: This book focuses on green nanoremediation addressing aspects related to the use of nanomaterials generated through green synthesis protocols to efficiently restore polluted environs. Nanomaterials’ characteristics such as large surface area, capacity to easily reach into contaminated sites, good reactivity, and possibility of being developed to present photocatalytic activity and/or to deal with targeted substances by chemical surface modification are useful specially to perform remediation. As an alternative to conventional physicochemical methods, the green-based synthesis protocols reject the use of harmful reagents, prevent waste production, apply renewable energy source and/or materials, and consider in first place offering the smallest negative impact possible to living beings and to the ecosystem. Green synthesis in nanotechnology field involves the use of seaweeds, bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeasts, fungi, plants (living ones, biomass, extracts) and/or bio-derived products to generate the nanomaterials. The introductory chapter will be dedicated to nanomaterials’ characteristics that enable them to be used in environmental remediation. The first part of the book will be dedicated to organic and inorganic pollution and the threats they pose to living forms; advantages, disadvantages and mechanisms of nanoremediation; comparison between conventional strategies of environmental pollution remediation and the green nanoremediation; carbon-based and non-carbon-based green nanomaterials capable of promoting environs’ remediation; cost/benefits of using nanomaterials and nanoinformatics to a safe nanotechnology. The second part will be dedicated to green nanoremediation of water and soil, microbe-based, algae-based and plant-based synthesis of nanomaterials to nanoremediation. This part will also contain chapters dedicated to relevant nanomaterials for green nanoremediation protocols, nano-phytoremediation strategies, strategies to evaluate the efficiency of protocols related to this kind of remediation, main interactions of green nanomaterials and microbes during nanoremediation and, as a consequence of it, biocompatibility of green nanomaterials. This book’s main purpose is to offer readers extensive knowledge on green nanoremediation as a feasible strategy to fight pollution's harmful consequences and clean environmental pollution, but also present the challenges that should be surpassed.
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    Pages: XI, 388 p. 96 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031305580
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30558-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30558-0
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    Fundamentals of Boundary-Layer Meteorology (2023)
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    Keywords: Atmospheric science. ; Atmospheric Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to micrometeorology -- Fundamental equations -- Governing equations for mean quantities -- Forces in balance and structures of the lower atmosphere -- Generation and maintenance of atmospheric turbulence -- Tracer transport in the canopy and in the surface layer -- Principles of eddy covariance -- Radiation balance and energy balance -- Density effects -- Budgets of trace gases in the atmospheric boundary layer.
    Abstract: This book is filled with didactic elements such as exercises, charts and case study examples. It introduces a set of fundamental equations that govern the conservation of mass (dry air, water vapor, trace gases), momentum and energy in the lower atmosphere. It offers students an up-to-date literature overview and introduces theory to a field that is mostly empirical in nature. Dedicated to undergraduate or graduate students in atmospheric sciences and meteorology, this textbook compels students about the importance of the subject and its application. Simplifications of each of the equations are made in the context of boundary-layer processes. Extended from these equations the author then discusses a set of issues fundamental to boundary layer meteorology, including (1) turbulence generation and destruction, (2) force balance in various portions of the lower atmosphere, (3) canopy flow, (4) tracer diffusion and footprint theory, (5) principles of flux measurement and interpretation, (6) models for land evaporation, (7) models for surface temperature response to land use change, and (8) boundary layer budget calculations for heat, water vapor and carbon dioxide. This second edition is enhanced with new materials on the marine boundary layer and on three contemporary topics: the urban boundary layer, the polluted boundary layer and the cloudy boundary layer in a changing climate. Problem sets are supplied at the end of each chapter to reinforce the concepts and theory presented in the main text. This volume offers the accumulation of insights gained by the author during his academic career as a researcher and teacher in the field of boundary-layer meteorology.
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    Pages: XII, 370 p. 220 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031326684
    Series Statement: Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32668-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32668-4
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    Post Un-Lock : From Territorial Vulnerabilities to Local Resilience (2023)
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Policy. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: The research -- Post-pandemic challenges. The role of local governance for territorial resilience -- Part 2: Topics -- Notes of spatial implications of Covid-19. Evidence from Piedmont Region, Italy -- The role of the minor hydrographic system in increasing the ecological network -- Ecosystem services and territorial resilience: The role of green and blue infrastructure -- Indicators and scenarios for sustainable development at the local level -- Towards neighborhoods as minimum units of resilience?- Part 3: Case studies -- NO2 concentrations and Covid-19 in local systems of North-West Italy -- The COVID-19 effects and the development process of Lanzo Valleys in a metro-mountain perspective -- Analysis of hydrogeological risks related to climate change: Testing the ClimeApp assessment tool on the Torino Nord Homogenous Zone -- From knowledge to land-use planning: Local resilient experience in the territory of the municipality of Mappano -- Space for rights. The school between urban standards and social innovation -- Part 4: Digital tools -- The 3D metric survey for the digital cartographic production to support the knowledge of the new Municipality of Mappano -- Sources and data for the analysis of the metropolitan territory with GIS tools -- Part 5: Lesson learned and perspectives -- Final remarks on the implementation of the post-pandemic city and the role of technology.
    Abstract: This open access book builds a framework that holds together numerous open issues in territorial planning: from the understanding of territorial, landscape, environmental and climatic dynamics to the analysis of local vulnerabilities, to the use of modern survey techniques to support planning. What is the role of urban and regional planning in achieving the sustainable development goals of our communities considering the major issues posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in urban planning? And how do these medium- and long-term objectives interact with the needs that the emergency has given rise to? Post Un-Lock—from territorial vulnerabilities to local resilience—aims to provide the reader with a useful key to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic can be seen as a catalyst for a restart based on the concepts of sustainability and resilience. In fact, the COVID-19 experience evidences the need to propose a planning system able to integrate multiple scales according to an interdisciplinary approach focused on in-depth knowledge of the territorial risks and vulnerabilities. Besides, with the contribution of the new technologies, it is able to rethink spaces on a neighbourhood scale, conceived as a "local resilience unit" that ensures the population high standards of safety, liveability, and accessibility to proximity services. In this view, planning is increasingly concerned about social aspects and the well-being of communities, supported by indicators and evaluation tools. With the proposal of the concept of local resilience unit, Post Un-Lock takes a step forward towards the definition of a new paradigm of local planning and a topic for urban regeneration.
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    Pages: VIII, 189 p. 53 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031338946
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33894-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33894-6
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    The Environment in Galicia: A Book of Images : Galician Environment Through Images (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Soil science. ; Geology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Geology. ; Atmospheric Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Atmosphere -- Pyrocumulus: A New Cloud in Galician Skies -- Introduction to the Geology of Galicia -- Al-rich Speleothems in Granite Caves: A Poorly Known Geologic Material and Environment -- Caves: Underground Landscapes -- The Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark: An Amazing Geological History Extended Along 600 Million Years -- Endogenous/exogenous Forms of Granite Geomorphology in Galicia.
    Abstract: This book describes the environment in Galicia (NW Spain), with researchers and professors presenting their own photographs of relevant aspects. This richly illustrated book explains atmospheric, geologic, water, soils, landscapes, and environmental issues and treatments for a broad audience, including students and the general public, to raise awareness and effectively develop strategies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
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    Pages: XI, 640 p. 404 illus., 398 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031331145
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33114-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33114-5
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    Freezing of Lakes and the Evolution of Their Ice Cover (2023)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Biotic communities. ; Geology. ; Environment. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Ecosystems. ; Geology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Freezing of lakes -- Structure and properties of lake ice -- Thermodynamics of Seasonal lake ice -- Mechanics of lake ice -- Proglacial lakes -- Lake Water Body in the Ice Season -- Ice-Covered Lakes Environment -- Lake ice Climatology -- Future of frozen lakes -- Annex: Ice Properties and Useful Formulae -- References -- Index.
    Abstract: This book updates the first edition for the status of knowledge in the physics of lake ice and the interactions between the ice cover and the liquid water underneath. Since the first edition was written in 2013, there has been a lot of progress in the field, in particular concerning environmental questions and the impact of climate change. Life conditions in ice-covered lakes and practical matters are now brought more into the picture so that the revision also properly serves as a handbook for applications. The author has worked widely with boreal lakes, polar lakes and Central Asian lakes that provides a wide geographical spectrum. Chapter 1 gives a brief overview and presents the research fields. The second chapter contains the classification of ice-covered lakes and observation techniques, especially remote sensing. In Chapter 3, the structure and properties of lake ice are presented including optics and geochemistry. Ice growth and melting are treated in Chapter 4, while the following chapter focuses on ice mechanics with applications to traffic on ice and ice loads. Chapter 6 goes into the exotic environment of pro-glacial lakes. Chapter 7 contains the stratification and circulation of the water body beneath lake ice, Chapter 8 presents the winter ecology of freezing lakes and discusses the lake ice interface toward the society, and Chapter 9 summarizes the climate change impact on lake ice seasons. The book ends into a brief closing chapter and list of references. Research problems for student learning are listed throughout the book. Annexes are included to provide numerical data of constants and standard formulae to help practical calculations and student tasks. Lake ice closely interacts with human living conditions, but people have learnt to live with that and to utilize the ice. In the present time this is true for on-ice traffic and recreation activities. Ice fishing has become a widely enjoyed hobby, and winter sports such as skiing, skating, and ice sailing are popular activities on frozen lakes. The lake ice response to eventual climate warming would appear as a shortening of the ice season due to the increasing air temperature and also as changing of the quality of the ice seasons via changes in ice thickness and structure. The book gives the whole story of lake ice into a single volume. The second, revised edition updates the content based on recent progress in winter limnology and ice physics research and applications. The author has contributed to lake ice research since the 1980s. In particular, his topics have been lake ice structure and thermodynamics, light transfer in ice and snow, ice mechanics in large lakes, and lake ice climatology. Mathematical modeling of ice growth, drift, and decay are covered in this research.
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    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031256059
    Series Statement: Springer Praxis Books
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25605-9
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    Introduction to Designing Environments : Paradigms & Approaches (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Landscape ecology. ; Culture Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Ecology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Cultural Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Designing Environments (Prof. Dr. Michael U. Hensel et. al.) -- Chapter 2. Anthropocene Risks (Patrick Keyes et. al.) -- Chapter 3. Complexity Science Approaches and Paradigms for Sustainability (Dr. Angela Espinosa) -- Chapter 4. Knowledge & Data-integrated Approaches for Designing Environments (Dr. Cédric Pruski et. al.) -- Chapter 5. Modelling the Anthropocene (Prof. Dr. Ir. Peter H. Verburg) -- Chapter 6. Geodesign & Geoinformatics (Prof. Dr. Olaf Schrot) -- Chapter 7. Land-use Change Modelling (Prof. Dr. Ir. Peter Verburg) -- Chapter 8. Computational Landscape Ecology (Prof. Dr. Ralf Seppelt) -- Chapter 9. Urban Metabolism (Prof. Dr. Vanesa Castán Broto) -- Chapter 10. Socio-metabolic Transitions (Prof. Mag. Dr. Helmut Haberl) -- Chapter 11. Human-Environment Interactions in Urban Systems (Prof. Paola Viganó) -- Chapter 12. Climate Change and Cities (Cynthia Rosenzweig et. al.) -- Chapter 13. Science of Cities: Urban Ecology (Timon McPhearson) -- Chapter 14. Architectural Science: Architecture and Environment Integration (Prof. Dr. Michael U. Hensel et. al.) -- Chapter 15. Towards regenerative architecture – the challenge to design ecologically positive buildings (Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Ludwig et. al.) -- Chapter 16. Multi-species Perspectives in Planning and Design (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weisser et. al.).
    Abstract: The Designing Environments book series addresses questions regarding necessary environmental transformation in the context of the fast-unfolding environmental crisis. This is done from a broad interdisciplinary perspective, examining the negative impact of human transformations of the environment and providing different inroads towards sustainable environmental transformation with net positive impact. Volume one of the Designing Environments book series brings together experts from different disciplines and often inter- and transdisciplinary contexts, who discuss specific approaches to overcoming the negative impact of the transformation of environments by humans. Across the 12 chapters of volume one, specific keywords recur that are indicative of shared insights and concerns. These include Anthropocene, climate change, complexity, critical zone, ecosystem services, and sustainability. Furthermore, interdisciplinary approaches to human–environment interactions, sustainability transitions, and socio-ecological systems take center stage and are discussed in relation to conceptual and methodological as well as societal and technological challenges and opportunities.
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    Pages: XIV, 229 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031343780
    Series Statement: Designing Environments,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34378-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34378-0
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    A Practical Guide to Ore Microscopy—Volume 1 : Mineral Identification (2023)
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    Keywords: Mineralogy. ; Microscopy. ; Mineralogy. ; Optical Microscopy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Ore Microscopy -- Introduction to Ore description -- Acanthite -- Aguilarite -- Alabandite -- Allargentum -- Amalgam.
    Abstract: This book offers a guide to the microscopic study of metallic ores with reflected light. It combines a rigorous approach with an attractive and easy-to-follow format, using high-quality calibrated photomicrographs to illustrate the use of color for ore identification. The ore identification methodology is updated with systematic color analysis and the application of new multispectral reflectance datasets, which offer an efficient tool for automated ore characterization. In addition, the first volume of this two-part work discusses the essential gangue minerals. Readers will gain familiarity with the method as they follow its application to over 200 selected minerals, comprising the most important ore (≈150) and gangue (≈50) minerals, which are described in the text. Each entry includes an explanatory text with corresponding color photomicrographs for each of the most common microscope settings, preceded by a table summarizing the ore’s main properties, and followed by spectral information in the visible and near-infrared ranges (specular reflectance values from 370 to 1000 nm). Some uncommon, strategic ores, e.g. columbotantalite (“coltan”) and monazite, receive particular attention or are described for the first time with reflected light. Lastly, the book presents a learning strategy for beginners and students. The approach is essentially practical, focusing on the development of observation skills, including self-checking through proposed practical tasks. In addition, the traditional use of determinative tables is critically reviewed and updated. This book is part of a two-volume work. The second volume focuses on intergrowths/textural analysis and interpretation, as well as computer-vision-based automation and applications to ore processing/geometallurgy. The intended audience includes professionals and engineers dealing with mineral resources, as well as postgraduate students. The book also provides lifelong learning support for freelancers and a valuable reference resource for practical university teaching.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031126543
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12654-3
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    COVID-19 in Zimbabwe : Trends, Dynamics and Implications in the Agricultural, Environmental and Water Sectors (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental health. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. COVID-19 and its Implications for agriculture, environment, and water sectors -- Chapter2. COVID-19 plus: Addressing food security (SDG 2) and malnutrition within a web of disasters in the SADC region -- Chapter3. COVID-19 IN ZIMBABWE: IMPLICATIONS ON THE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL SECTOR -- Chapter4. Strengthening local food systems in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from Zimbabwe -- Chapter5. Contributions of small grains grown in Zimbabwe's dryland regions in boosting immunity and combating COVID-19 -- Chapter6. The determinants of positive food procurement practices in COVID-19 affected communities: A cross sectional study conducted in Chiredzi Zimbabwe -- Chapter7. Understanding the dimensions of resilience for food and nutrition security among the informal traders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe -- Chapter8. COVID-19 and agricultural entrepreneurship in Zimbabwean townships: A systematic literature review -- Chapter9. Humanistic effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the informal sector in Zimbabwe -- Chapter10. The resilience of the small-scale commercial fishing sector to impacts of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe -- Chapter11. COVID-19 and the horticultural sector: Dynamics and implications for vendors and traders in the City of Masvingo, Zimbabwe -- Chapter12. Coping strategies and Livelihood Sustainability for Rural Women in the face of COVID-19: The case of Mutoko district, Zimbabwe -- Chapter13. Trends and dynamics of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: Implications on Selected Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter14. COVID-19’s impacts on cities: insights on the provision of safe water, sanitation and waste management in Zimbabwe -- Chapter15. The paradox of 'water is life' in a water rationed city during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Chapter16. A CIPP-TOWS evaluation of blended learning for the Sciences and Mathematics during COVID-19: The case of Great Zimbabwe University -- Chapter17. Fake news, social media and the COVID-19 pandemic: The Zimbabwean experience -- Chapter18. COVID-19 infodemic and misinformation: A global review and implications for Zimbabwe -- Chapter19. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations: The Emerging COVID-19 Trends, Dynamics and Implications.
    Abstract: This contributed volume, based on papers presented at a conference held in Zimbabwe in mid-2021, interrogates solutions to COVID-19-related problems and issues across agricultural, environmental and water sectors in Zimbabwe and assesses their scientific, economic and practical validity. Across 19 chapters, this volume unpacks the science, economics and politics of the pandemic with a focus on understanding its secondary and tertiary impact on Zimbabwe’s population. The volume is also dedicated to understanding the practical and policy-oriented approaches in tackling the pandemic and confronting the “new normal” of COVID-19. It brings together researchers, development practitioners and policy makers from various disciplines in an endeavour to understand COVID-19 trends and analyse the scientific options for mitigation, containment, innovation and ultimately pre-empt the possible emergence and impacts of other pandemics in the future.
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    Pages: XIX, 315 p. 59 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031214721
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21472-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21472-1
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    Making Green Cities : Concepts, Challenges and Practice (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainable architecture. ; Landscape architecture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Integrated Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. The Green City: General Concept -- Chapter 1. What Does “The Green City” Mean?(Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 2. What Is Urban Nature? (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 3. What is Urban Green and Blue Infrastructure? (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 4. The Green City: General Concept (Jürgen Breuste) -- Part II. The Nature Concept – of What Urban Green Nature Consists of Part Front Matter -- Chapter 5. The Four Urban Natures Approach (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 6. Urban Woodlands - Remnants of Pristine Landscape (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 7. Public Urban Parks - Designed Urban Green Spaces (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 8. Urban Gardens – The Private Urban Green (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 9. Urban Waters – The Urban Blue Infrastructure (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 10. New Urban Wildernesses - Novel Urban Ecosystems (Jürgen Breuste).
    Abstract: This book shows what role nature can play in a city and how this can make it a better place for people to live. People, planners, designers and politicians are working towards the development of green cities. Some cities are already promoted as green cities, while others are on their way to become one. But their goals are often unclear and can include different facets. Presenting contributions from world leading researchers in the field of urban ecology, the editors provide an interdisciplinary overview of best practices and challenges in creating green cities. They show examples of how to build up these cities from bits and pieces to districts and urban extensions. Each example concludes with a summary of the collected knowledge, the learning points and how this can be used in other places. The best practices are collected from around the world – Europe, America and Asia. Contributions cover a wide range of biophysical and cultural backgrounds within these three continents, including the Central, Southern and Eastern European region, as well as Latin and North America. The new dynamic urban development of Asia is illustrated by case studies from China and the Indian subcontinent. The reader will learn which role nature can play in green cities and what the basic requirements are in terms of culture, pre-existing nature conditions, existing urban surroundings, history, design and planning.
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    Pages: XX, 595 p. 201 illus., 171 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783030730895
    Series Statement: Cities and Nature,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73089-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73089-5
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    Modern Approaches in Waste Bioremediation : Environmental Microbiology (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Water. ; Chemistry. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Bioremediation: The solution to rising pollution -- Role of microbes in cleaning the environment -- Various approaches in bioremediation process -- New advances in use of microbial culture for industrial waste treatment -- Importance of aerobic bioremediation -- Anaerobic bioremediation: types, methods and implementations -- Removal of heavy metals using bio-remedial techniques -- Use of genetic engineering in bioremediation -- Microbes in industrial waste treatment -- Bioremediation of radioactive wastes -- Application of fungi in bioremediation -- Modern enhanced In-Situ techniques of bioremediation -- Advanced role of biosurfactants -- Nanotechnology for bioremediation of industrial wastewater treatment -- Emerging pollutants from the industries and their treatment.
    Abstract: The book highlights the importance of newly developed bioremediation technologies in industrial waste treatment to clean up the environment from pollution caused by human activities. It assesses the potential application of several existing bioremediation techniques and introduces new emerging and application-based technologies. This technology includes several techniques such as bio-stimulation, bio-generation, bioaccumulation, biosorption, physical correction and rhyming-emission. This book describes the limitations and challenges associated with some generally accepted bioremediation strategies and evaluate the possible applications of these corrective strategies to eliminate toxic pollutants from the environment through integrated Technologies in Industrial wastewater treatment.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 526 p. 54 illus., 42 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031240867
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24086-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24086-7
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    Environmental Management and Sustainability in India : Case Studies from West Bengal (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1. Introduction -- Chapter1. Environmental Sustainability: Status, Scope and Challenges in West Bengal -- Part2. Environmental Issues And Human Sustainability -- Chapter2. Forest Dependency and Rural Livelihood: Strategical Survival of People in Himalayan Foothills of Bengal Duars Region -- Chapter3. Identification of Potential Anthropogenic Barriers on Fluvial Connectivity in the Lower Gangetic Basin of India -- Chapter4. A Case Study of Channel shifting and its impacts on riverside Land Use and Land Cover Using RS and GIS in Teesta River in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India -- Chapter5. Monitoring shifting nature of river Singimari and its impact on riverside Land Use and Landcover in Dinhata-I and Sitai blocks of Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, India -- Chapter6. Societal Instabilities in the Wake of Shifting of River Course: A Study of Hotnagar Char of Bhagirathi River, West Bengal, India -- Chapter7. Strategic Infrastructural Development to Promote Sustainable Coastal Tourism through Geospatial Technology in PurbaMedinipur district, West Bengal -- Chapter8. A Study on the Characteristics of Sea Waves at Mandarmani Sea Beach of West Bengal -- Chapter9. Determining recent trends of forest cover loss and associated driving factors for sustainable management in the dry deciduous forest of West Bengal, India -- Chapter10. Impact of land Inundation Caused by Cyclone ‘Amphan’ across Bangladesh and India Using Spatial Damage Assessment Framework -- Chapter11. Developmental Project (Bandel Thermal Power Station) and Its Impact on Groundwater: An Empirical Study from Indian Perspective -- Chapter12. Spatio-Temporal Variation of Groundwater Table with Relation to Rainfall Distribution: A Study in Nadia District, West Bengal -- Chapter13. Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones (GWPZ) using Weighted Overlay Model: case study on a semi arid district of West Bengal, India -- Chapter14. Groundwater Irrigation and Consequent Hazards in East Barddhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Chapter15. Debates on Urban Environmental Issues and Trends of Urban Forestry in Kolkata Municipal Corporation: A Quantitative Approach -- Chapter16. Pandemic COVID-19, Reduced Usage of Public Transportation Systems and Urban Environmental Challenges: Few Evidences from India and West Bengal -- Chapter17. Estimating the variability of Ground level annual PM2.5 and PM10 using Landuse Regression Model in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) -- Chapter18. Effects of land use and land cover on Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) in Durgapur-Asansol industrial region: A linear regression approach -- Chapter19. An Exercise on Valuation of Urban Heritage Site, A Comparative Study of Victoria Memorial Hall and Indian Museum, Kolkata -- Chapter20. Population shifting and its effect on women’s life: A case study at West Bengal, India -- Chapter21. Social Issues and Sustainability of COVID-19: A District Level Spatio-Temporal Analysis in West Bengal -- Part3. Ecosystem Restoration And Sustainable Development -- Chapter22. Dependence on Forest Products to Sustain Rural Livelihood: An Experience From Bankura Forest, West Bengal -- Chapter 23. Deterioration of Mangrove Forest Induced by Tropical Cyclone Amphan in Indian Sundarban: A Geospatial Analysis toward Sustainable Management[N1] Chapter23. Border netting technology with integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for sustainable chilli leaf curl management -- Chapter24. Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Development in India: A Case Study of West Bengal -- Chapter25. Significance of Sustainable Transportation in Urban Mobility: A Special Study During Covid-19 Unlock Period in Kolkata -- Chapter26. Analyzing the urban land-use dynamics and associated impact on the ecological environment: a study in the selected part of eastern Kolkata for sustainable urban development -- Chapter27. Residents’ Perception Towards Environmental Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Disposal and Suitability Analysis for Landfill Site Selection using Geospatial Technique: A Case Study in Ranaghat Municipality, West Bengal -- Chapter 28. Yoga Tourism As An Emerging Branch of Eco-Tourism For The Restoration Of Sustainable Human Environment -- Chapter29. Formulation of geotourism development strategies for potential geoheritage sites in Subarnarekha-Kangsabati interfluve zone using tourist assessment value and SWOT-AHP hybrid model [N1]According to the review report received from springer on 3rd Jan 2023 I am quoting the comment” Chapter 24/Haque et al.: This paper is essentially a mosaic of text taken from other sources, the main two being this paper and this paper. Neither of these papers are by the authors of the chapter. I would recommend cutting this chapter.” As per the suggestion we have excluded this paper from the book. So kindly remove it from the content.
    Abstract: This volume explores the spatial side of sustainability using cases from India. It provides a variety of chapters from scholars from West Bengal and elsewhere in the country, highlighting spatial perspectives on environmental issues and offering insight on sustainable development in the subcontinent from a geographical perspective. A wide variety of topics are covered here, including but not limited to mitigation of and adaptation to climate issues, hydrogeomorphologic issues, environmental management, agricultural sustainability, ecosystem services, urban environmental management and tourism issues. The lessons learned here are transferable to other contexts, and the book is a resource for researchers, academics, practitioners, government organizations, NGOs and anyone else interested in the spatial side of sustainability. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 605 p. 194 illus., 179 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031313998
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31399-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31399-8
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    Atmospheric Chemistry in the Mediterranean Region : Volume 1 - Background Information and Pollutant Distribution (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The scientific importance of atmospheric reactive gases and aerosols and the particular case of the Mediterranean region -- Chapter 3. The climate of the Mediterranean region and future projections in relation to air quality issues -- Chapter 4. The Mediterranean atmosphere under anthropogenic pressures -- Chapter 5. General atmospheric conditions and macro-scale processes -- Chapter 6. Synoptic scale circulation and mesoscale processes -- Chapter 7. Long range and vertical transport, troposphere-stratosphere exchange -- Chapter 8. Overview of Mediterranean aerosol studies -- Chapter 9. Chemical composition and levels of concentrations of aerosols in the Mediterranean -- Chapter 10. Diurnal to seasonal variability of aerosols above the Mediterranean -- Chapter 11. Inter-annual variability and long-term trends of aerosols above the Mediterranean -- Chapter 12. Anthropogenic and natural radionuclides in the Mediterranean -- Chapter 13. Ozone in the Mediterranean atmosphere -- Chapter 14. Inorganic aerosol precursors in the Mediterranean atmosphere -- Chapter 15. Temporal and spatial variabilities of volatile organic compounds in the Mediterranean atmosphere -- Chapter 16. Summary of recent progress and recommendations for future research.
    Abstract: This two-volume set provides an extensive review of the abundant past and recent literature on the atmospheric chemistry in the Mediterranean region. ­The books document the experience gained on the atmospheric composition over the Mediterranean basin and close areas after almost six decades of studies, starting from early studies of radioactive aerosol fallouts and intense desert dust events in the 1960s, aerosol samples collected during oceanographic cruises in the early 1980s and including discoveries from subsequent surface monitoring stations, intensive campaigns, satellite climatologies, laboratory studies, as well as chemistry-transport and climate models. Through ten thematic sections, the authors examine the sources and fates of atmospheric pollutants over the Mediterranean basin and what we know about their major impacts on air quality and health, on the radiative budget and climate, on marine chemistry and biogeochemistry. ­ This overview not only considers the full cycle of both aerosol and reactive gases including emissions, transport, transformation, and sinks, but also addresses the main impacts of the regional atmospheric chemistry.­ The volumes are an initiative from the ending ChArMEx project that has federated many studies on those topics in the past decade, and update the scientific knowledge by integrating the ChArMEx and non-ChArMEx literature. The books are contributed by a large pool of well-known authors from the respective fields, mainly from France and Greece, but also from fourteen other countries. All chapters have been peer-reviewed by international scientific experts in the corresponding domains. Volume 1 provides background information on the Mediterranean atmosphere and focuses on the synoptic and dynamic conditions affecting pollutant concentrations over the Mediterranean basin, aerosol concentrations and variability, and reactive gas concentrations and variability. ­ The targeted audience is the academic community working on atmospheric chemistry and its impacts on climate, air quality and marine biogeochemistry, especially teams having a special interest in the Mediterranean region, which includes many countries and institutes worldwide.
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    Pages: LIV, 583 p. 121 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031127410
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12741-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12741-0
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    Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems : 25 Years of the NOW Database of Fossil Mammals (2023)
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    Keywords: Paleontology . ; Paleoecology. ; Bioinformatics. ; Physical geography. ; Paleontology. ; Paleoecology. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- History of the NOW. Chapter 2 -- The NOW now. Chapter 3 -- The Siwaliks: A Miocene terrestrial record densely sampled at age resolution of 105 years. Chapter 4 -- Evolution of Western Asian mammal communities in the Miocene. Chapter 5 -- The fall of the Pikermian paleobiome at the crossroads of the European-Asian-African continents. Chapter 6 -- Islands in Transition: Changes in Mammalian Communities on Africa and South America. Chapter 7 -- Environmental change and body size evolution in Neogene large mammals of Europe and North America. Chapter 8 -- Body mass effects to the mammalian Niche Exploitation Profiles and to the predictions of Climate and Seasonality of Tropical Extant and Palaeo-habitats. Chapter 9 -- The mouse is dead, long live the mouse (Patterns of longevity in small mammals). Chapter 10 -- How often do mammalian species of the same genus co-occur in the fossil record and today? Chapter 11 -- Cut not shaven, the use of filters in processing data. Chapter 12 -- The effects of NOW data quality, including regional and temporal differences, on evolutionary analysis; examples from studies on large Neogene carnivore families. Chapter 13 -- Asynchroneity in the evolution of New World and Old World hypsodont Equidae. Chapter 14 -- Muskdeer on the run – Dispersal of Moschidae in the context of environmental changes. Chapter 15 -- Late Neogene Western Eurasian bovid palaeocommunities. Chapter 16 -- New giraffid determinations for the faunas of Pikermi, Samos and Maragheh. Chapter 17 -- Regional topography and climate influence the nature and timing of changes in the structure of rodent and lagomorph communities through the Cenozoic of North America. Chapter 18 -- Diet and locomotor trends in rodents during Cenozoic global cooling. Chapter 19 -- Using diachronic biogeographic patterns of mammalian dispersals between Africa and Eurasia to infer about tempo and mode of the dispersal of the genus Homo.
    Abstract: This volume presents an array of different case studies which take as primary material data sourced from the NOW (‘New and Old Worlds’) database of fossil mammals. The NOW database was one of the very first large paleobiological databases, and since 1996 it has been expanded from including mainly Neogene European land mammals to cover the entire Cenozoic at a global scale. In the last two decades the number of works that are based in the use of huge databases to explore ecological and evolutionary questions has increased exponentially, and even though the importance of big data in paleobiological research has been outlined in selected chapters of general works, no volume has appeared before this one which solely focuses on the databases as a primary source in reconstructing the past. The purpose of this book is to provide an illustrative volume showing the importance of big data in paleobiological research, and presenting a broad array of unpublished examples and case studies. The book is mainly aimed to professional palaeobiologists working with Cenozoic land mammals, but the scope of the book is broad enough to fit the interest for evolutionary biologists, paleoclimatologists and paleoecologists. The volume is divided in four parts. The first part includes two chapters on the development of large paleobiological databases, providing a first-hand account on the logic and the functioning of these databases. This is a much-needed perspective which is ignored by most researchers and users of such databases and, even if centered in the NOW database, the lessons that can be learned from this part can be extended to other examples. After this introductory part, the body of the book follows and is divided into three parts: patterns in regional faunas; large scale patterns and processes; and ecological, biogeographical and evolutionary patterns of key taxa. Each chapter is written by well-known specialists in the field, with some participation of members of the NOW advisory board. The array of selected mammal taxa ranges from carnivores, equids, ruminants and rodents to the genusHomo. The topics studied also include the diversification and radiation of major clades, large-scale paleobiogeographical patterns, the evolution of ecomorphological patterns and paleobiological problems such as evolution of body size or species longevity. In most cases the results are discussed in relation to protracted environmental or paleogeographic changes.
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    Pages: XVII, 231 p. 67 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031174919
    Series Statement: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17491-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17491-9
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    Geomechanical Controls on Fracture Development in Chalk and Marl in the Danish North Sea : Understanding and Predicting Fracture Systems (2023)
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    Keywords: Geotechnical engineering. ; Petrology. ; Rock mechanics. ; Soil mechanics. ; Mining engineering. ; Mathematical models. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Petrology. ; Soil and Rock Mechanics. ; Mining and Exploration. ; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Establishing a high resolution 3D fracture dataset in chalk: possibilities and obstacles working with outcrop data -- Chapter 3. Calibration and applications of a rate-dependent geomechanical model for Danian and Maastrichtian reservoir chalk (Danish North Sea) -- Chapter 4. Deformation induced variations in porosity of the Chalk Group in the North Sea Basin -- Chapter 5. Strain evolution of the Kraka Chalk inferred from stratigraphic reconstruction -- Chapter 6. Improved visualization of structural deformation on the Kraka structure (Danish Central Graben) with color-processed seismic data -- Chapter 7. Using geomechanical models to simulate the growth of the fracture network in the Ekofisk Formation of the Kraka structure, Danish Central Graben -- Chapter 8. Geomechanical modelling the evolution of a connected natural fracture network to explain fluid flow variations across a fractured chalk-marl reservoir -- Chapter 9. Numerical study on the influence of induced hydraulic fractures on oil production in a line drive -- Chapter 10. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book summarizes new discoveries on fracturing in chalk. Based on studies on the Danish North Sea, this book shows how observations from outcrop analogues, core and seismic data can be used to characterize the density, distribution and geometry of natural fractures in chalk and marl. Laboratory experiments on chalk samples reveal the controls on the geomechanical properties of chalk and thus on the growth of natural fractures. Finally, various modeling techniques are employed to investigate the mechanical deformation in the chalk structures of the Danish North Sea and to predict fracture distribution and geometry in the subsurface. An understanding of fracture density, distribution and geometry is essential for planning efficient fluid extraction or injection strategies and CO2 sequestration. This book provides the necessary knowledge.
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    Pages: VIII, 271 p. 114 illus., 106 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031353277
    Series Statement: Petroleum Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35327-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35327-7
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    A Practical Guide for Developing Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Skills (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Crossdisciplinary Collaboration: Definitions, Systems, and the Brain -- Chapter 2. What’s the Brain Got to Do with It? Unlocking and Activating the Brain for Better Collaboration -- Chapter 3. Five Key Questions to Facilitate Crossdisciplinary Collaboration -- Chapter 4. Who is on the Team? Exploring the Diverse Characteristics of Collaborative Teams -- Chapter 5. Communication Practice for Team Science -- Chapter 6. Effective Collaborative Decision-making Includes Stakeholder Analysis and Communication -- Chapter 7. Addressing a University Department Challenge: Applying the CTeAM Key Question Matrix -- Chapter 8. EMBeRS Model for Facilitating Crossdisciplinary Learning and Systems Thinking -- Chapter 9. Implementing EMBeRS in Graduate Courses -- Chapter 10. Application of Model-based Reasoning across an Undergraduate Sustainability Science Curriculum -- Chapter 11. Evidence-based strategies for improving project outcomes.
    Abstract: Solutions to societal and organizational problems require people from diverse fields of expertise to effectively work in team-based, collaborative environments. To create these environments, we need to address a myth in modern culture that people have natural abilities to collaborate and work together. Collaboration and teamwork are skills. As such, these skills need to be learned and practiced. Commonly, collaboration is learned through trial and error. Team members have little or no training in how to effectively and efficiently harness the diversity of strengths among team members and maximize their contributions to the team. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical, process-oriented guide that, at its most fundamental level, is about building relationships and promoting communication and learning among diverse groups of individuals that results in creative, collaborative, and inclusive problem-solving environments. This volume provides explicit approaches and processes that will help team members more effectively and efficiently create new knowledge and solutions for societal and organizational problems through collective action.
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    Pages: XVI, 193 p. 34 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031372209
    Series Statement: AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37220-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37220-9
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    Urban Living Lab for Local Regeneration : Beyond Participation in Large-scale Social Housing Estates (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Environmental geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Framing living labs in large-scale social housing estates in Europe -- Part 1: A critical overview on urban living labs in large-scale social housing estates -- Beyond a buzzword: Situated participation through socially oriented urban living labs -- Governing with urban labs -- Urban living labs: Insights for institutionally promoted urban policies -- Part 2: Positioning research(ers) in large-scale social estates -- Beyond the presence: Dwelling with people and with their places -- 1,460 days of love and hate: An ethnographic account of a layered job -- The inside and outside of high-rise social housing: The broken institution -- From a community of practice to a community of planning: The case of the Sansheroes network in the San Siro neighbourhood in Milan -- Part 3: Approaching space in large–scale social housing estates -- Marginalization through mobility and porosity - How social housing dwellers see and live the city -- Peterbos: Living in the park, inhabiting the city -- Participation and the architect: Creative partnership or communication breakdown?- Confusing the spatial with the social: Can ethnography offer a way out?.
    Abstract: This open access book provides an integrated overview of the challenges and resources of large-scale social housing estates in Europe and outlines possible interdisciplinary approaches and tools to promote their regeneration. It especially focuses on the tool of urban living labs, as promising in promoting new and more effective local governance and in including the different actors into the planning process. The book combines theory and practice, since it is the result of action-research conducted in different social housing estates all over Europe. Building on the results of the SoHoLab project (2017–2020), the book benefits from a multidisciplinary perspective, since the researchers involved belong to the fields of anthropology, urban planning, architecture, urban sociology. The project combined theoretical reflections with the installation and/or the consolidation of Urban Living Labs, run by universities, in large social housing estates in three European cities: Brussels, Milan and Paris.
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    Pages: IX, 205 p. 15 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031197482
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19748-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19748-2
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