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    Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Water. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Evaluation of Groundwater Resources in West of the Nile Valley, Egypt: A Comprehensive Review -- Fundamentals of Groundwater Modeling Methods and a Focused Review on the Groundwater Models of the Nile Valley Aquifer -- Contamination Sources Along the Nile Valley, Egypt and Its Impact on Groundwater -- Environmental Impacts of Treated Wastewater Contaminates on Groundwater Quality in the Nile River Valley, Egypt.
    Abstract: Groundwater is the world’s largest source of fresh water, but its safe and sustainable exploitation remains a challenge. Egypt's Nile Valley aquifer is the most important renewable aquifer, accounting for approximately 85% of total groundwater use in Egypt. Egypt's long-term development and socioeconomic growth in the Nile Valley depends on this groundwater. Concerns about groundwater assessment, quality, management, and sustainability frame the current status of Nile Valley groundwater supplies. Proper knowledge of the current state of the groundwater quantity and quality in the Nile Valley is vital for the development and management of groundwater resources in Egypt. Due to Egypt's water scarcity, the projected decline in Nile River flow due to climate change, and the development of numerous Nile River basin projects, the situation is critical, and the consequences might be severe. Furthermore, Egypt's growing population puts significant strain on groundwater, which is the second most significant freshwater supply next to the surface water supply coming from the Nile River as Egypt’s share. Several books on the various aspects of Egypt's water resources have been published, but there is insufficient recent information on groundwater in the Nile Valley aquifer, which is essential for Egyptian populations for domestic and irrigation purposes. As a result, this book on the groundwater in the Nile Valley aquifer emerges to complete the picture of Egypt’s water resources as a good example of arid country located in MENA regions with many arid countries. Consequently, the lessons learned from this book could be beneficial to other countries in MENA regions, particularly those in North Africa.
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    Pages: VIII, 354 p. 150 illus., 146 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031126765
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12676-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12676-5
    DDC: 551.48
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    Fluvial Systems in the Anthropocene : Process, Response and Modelling (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Sedimentology. ; Ecology . ; Water. ; Physical Geography. ; Sedimentology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Discoursing River from Physical and Social Backdrops -- 2. Rivers in Distress : A Geo-Ecological consideration -- 3. Incorporating hydromorphological assessments in the fluvial geomorphology domain for transitioning towards Restorative River Science – Context, Concepts and Criteria -- 4. The Role of Rivers on Man and Society reflected in Literature: A critical study of a few selected River-oriented popular Bengali Novels in Geographical Perspective -- 5. An assessment of human impact on Bhagirathi river in Murshidabad district : From reverence to responsibility. .
    Abstract: This book addresses the various factors affecting fluvial systems, the processes governing them, system responses arising from human-nature interventions, and geospatial and geo-ecological modeling to understand system behaviour better and restore degraded ecosystems around the globe. Thanks to their hydrological and agro-ecological advantages, humans have settled along riverbanks since the dawn of civilization. Thus, the ancient "ecumene" (settlements) were located near major rivers worldwide. This legacy of river-based civilizations continues to this day in many forms. However, in the course of the 'Anthropocene' era, countless fluvial systems have been altered by human interventions in the form of large-scale dams and barrages, changes in land use and land cover, road-stream crossings, mining of sand and gravel, mushrooming of brickfield, expansion of modern agriculture, industrial growth, and urbanization. Thus, the present-day development pattern threatens fluvial systems, especially riverine morphology and ecosystems. In brief, human-induced morphological changes, water pollution, eutrophication, and related damages to aquatic organisms are the major threats to fluvial systems. Thus, maintaining the 'environmental flow' of the world's major rivers to preserve the proper functioning of riverine ecosystems and promote sustainable development is a global challenge.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 487 p. 160 illus., 150 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031111815
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11181-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11181-5
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    Soil-Water, Agriculture, and Climate Change : Exploring Linkages (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Machine learning. ; Environmental economics. ; Water. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Machine Learning. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Understanding Hydrology of Indian Himalayan landscapes- A Review -- Development of a semi-distributed rainfall-runoff model for water budgeting in macropore dominated hilly river basins -- Hydrological Simulation Using Coupled ANN-SCS Approach in Pagladiya Watershed: A Sub-catchment of Brahmaputra River Basin -- Water erosion risks mapping using RUSLE model in the Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi Dam watershed (Central Coastal Rif, Morocco).
    Abstract: This book presents an exploration of linkages among soil-water, agriculture, and climate change with a special focus on thematic areas for assessment, mitigation, and management of natural resources under climate change conditions. This book covers advances in modelling approaches, including machine learning (ML)/ artificial intelligence (AI) applications; GIS and remote sensing; sensors; impacts of climate change on agriculture; subsurface water; contaminants; and socio-economic impacts, which are lacking in a more comprehensive manner in the previous titles. This book encompasses updated information as well as future directions for researchers working in the field of management of natural resources. The goal of this book is to provide scientific evidence to researchers and policymakers and end-to-end value chain practitioners which may help in reducing the overall adverse impacts of climate change on water resources and the related mitigation strategies. This book focuses on the knowledge, modern tools, and techniques, i.e., machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc. for soil-water, agriculture, and climate change. Further, nature-based solutions for management of natural resources with special targets on contaminants, extreme events, disturbances, etc. will be targeted. The book provides readers with the enhanced knowledge for application of engineering principles and economic and regulatory constraints to determine a soil-water, agriculture production action strategy, and select appropriate technologies to implement the strategy for a given data set at a site. It would also cover the application of laboratory, modeling, numerical methods for determination and forecasting of climate change impacts, agriculture production, pollution, soil health, etc. Overall, it provides hydrologists, environmental engineers, administrators, policy makers, consultants, and industrial experts with essential support in effective management of soils health, agricultural productions, and mitigation of extreme climatic events.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 376 p. 81 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031120596
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 113
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12059-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12059-6
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    Geology of the Cayman Islands : Evolution of Complex Carbonate Successions on Isolated Oceanic Islands (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sedimentology. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Geology. ; Water. ; Sedimentology. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Tectonic Setting of Cayman Islands -- Stratigraphic framework -- The Bluff Group -- The Ironshore Formation -- Modern marine sediments of the Cayman Islands -- Dolomitization of the Bluff Group -- Karst and caves -- Phosphates, terra rossa and mangrove peat -- Modern Hydrology -- Summary Information Database.
    Abstract: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac are, in reality, the summits of independent fault blocks that rise from the depths of the Caribbean Sea. This book traces the geological evolution of these islands over the last 30 to 35 million years. The balance between deposition of carbonate sediments and karst development of the exposed land was dictated by the interaction between ever-changing sea levels and vertical tectonic movement of the fault blocks. Today, drinking water needed for the ever-increasing populations of the islands is supplied largely by desalinization plants that are located in accord with a detailed knowledge of the bedrock. This book is based on an extensive data base that has been assembled over the last 40 years of field work and laboratory analyses. Noteworthy aspects of this database include: Approximately 60 visits to the islands over last 40 years – sampling and documentation of virtually every accessible outcrop on the islands (including some that no longer exist). Most samples have been fully documented petrographically and geochemically. Data from 120 wells that have been drilled to depths up to 245 m (most less than 125 m). Wells have been cored and/or chip sampled. Full documentation of drilling histories, XRD analyses of samples, extensive geochemical analyses for major and minor elements, stable isotopes, 87Sr/86Sr ratios, and Rare Earth Elements from numerous samples. Mapping and sampling of modern sediments, including sediment cores, from most of the lagoons around Grand Cayman. Extensive thin section petrography, scanning electron microscope, and electron microprobe analyses of the dolostones and limestones that form the bedrock of the islands. Samples and data collected from numerous caves on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac have been used to track their developmental history. Detailed analyses of phosphates collected from Little Cayman. Detailed analyses of terra rossa collected from each of the islands.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 291 p. 247 illus., 232 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031082306
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08230-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08230-6
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    Urban Mountain Waterscapes in Leh, Indian Trans-Himalaya : The Transformation of Hydro-Social Relations (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Geography. ; Human geography. ; Water. ; Urban Sociology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Perspectives on Hydro-Social Relations in Urban Mountain Contexts. Chapter 3. Research Design -- Chapter 4. Socio-Environmental Context of Urban Waterscapes in Leh -- Chapter 5. Urbanisation and the Impact on Water Use in Leh -- Chapter 6. Discussion: The Uneven Waterscape of Leh -- Chapter 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: The city of Leh is located in the high mountain desert of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas and access to water has always been limited there. In recent years, the town has experienced high rates of urbanisation on the one hand, and tourist numbers have increased exponentially on the other, which has implications for the water supply of the people living there. Through several years of on-site research, challenges on various levels were documented and current governance approaches were analysed. This research forms the basis for future approaches to sustainable development.
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    Pages: XVI, 181 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031182495
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18249-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18249-5
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    Seasonal Flood Forecasts and Warning Response Opportunities : ENSO Applications in Bangladesh (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface: Why ENSO-based seasonal forecasts are important in Bangladesh Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Chapter 1: Introduction—Seasonal Flood Potential in Bangladesh -- Chapter 2: Basin-wide Hydro-Meteorological Variability and Opportunity for Seasonal -- Forecasts in Bangladesh -- Chapter 3: History of Flood Forecasts and Early Warning in Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Overview of Weather, ENSO, and Climate Scale -- Chapter 5: The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Seasonal Flooding in Bangladesh -- Chapter 6: Seasonal Flood Potential in Bangladesh -- Chapter 7: Overview of Eastern, Mixed, and Central Pacific El Niño -- Chapter 8: Seasonal Sea Level Information and Flood Forecast Potential in Bangladesh -- Chapter 9: Consensus Seasonal Flood Forecasts and Warning Response in Bangladesh -- Chapter 10: ENSO Impacts, Applications, and Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book explores the feasibility of using El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-based forecasts and early warning systems to prevent losses from floods and droughts in Bangladesh. Despite advances in short-range flood forecasting and information dissemination systems in Bangladesh, the present system is less than satisfactory. This is due to short lead-time products, outdated dissemination networks, and lack of direct feedback from the end-user. One viable solution is to produce long-lead seasonal forecasts—the demand for which is significantly increasing in Bangladesh— and disseminate these products through appropriate channels. As observed in other regions, the success of seasonal forecasts, in contrast to short-term forecasts, depends on consensus among the participating institutions. Therefore, the primary objective of the book is to revisit and modify the framework of an ideal warning response system for issuance of consensus seasonal flood forecasts in Bangladesh. The book discusses issues related to the 5-stage Flood Forecasts, Warning, and Response System (FFWRS) and emphasizes the role of the seasonal ‘Climate Outlook Forum (COF)’ in Bangladesh. The book also identifies ways to improve forecasting and early warning systems by utilizing ENSO-based climate data and models, and discusses a comprehensive and participatory approach to seasonal flood hazard management in Bangladesh. Several successful case examples of ENSO-based seasonal forecasts and early warning systems from other ENSO-sensitive regions have been documented. The primary audience includes academics and students, government policymakers, engineers, and business leaders.
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    Pages: XXX, 201 p. 84 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031178252
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17825-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17825-2
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    Introduction to GNSS Geodesy : Foundations of Precise Positioning Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Measurement. ; Measuring instruments. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geology. ; Measurement Science and Instrumentation. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Reference systems in GNSS geodesy -- Chapter 3-Estimating geodetic parameters from GNSS -- Chapter 4-GNSS satellite tracking and observation models -- Chapter 5-Geodetic CORS and tracking networks -- Chapter 6-Satellite orbit determination -- Chapter 7-GNSS data processing and biases -- Chapter 8-GNSS software and online tools -- Chapter 9-GNSS geodetic solution exchange formats -- Chapter 10-GNSS time series combinations and data products -- Chapter 11-Geospatial applications of GNSS geodesy -- Chapter 12-Scientific applications of GNSS geodesy.
    Abstract: Introduction to GNSS Geodesy is a concise reference for beginners and experts in GNSS-based satellite geodesy. It covers all of the important concepts in almost a third of the space of the other GNSS books. Th e book begins with a case study in Augmented Reality to set the stage for what is to come and then moves on to the key elements of GNSS geodesy that make accurate and precise geopositioning possible. For example, it is important to understand the geodetic reference systems and the associated GNSS data processing strategies that enable both accurate and high-precision geopositioning. Chapter 2 gives an overview of GNSS constellations and signals, highlighting important characteristics. Chapter 3 then introduces reference systems in geodesy, covering such topics as time systems, geodetic datums, coordinate systems, coordinate conversions and transformations, and International Terrestrial Reference Frame. Th is lays the framework for the rest of the book. Chapters 4 and 5 dig deep into mathematical formulation of GNSS parameter estimation and observation models. All the concepts are presented clearly and concisely, with diagrams to assist reader comprehension. Chapter 6 describes Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) networks and their role in geodesy and definition of reference frames. Various global and regional CORS networks are presented in this section. Th e chapter also covers GNSS data and common formats such as RINEX and RTCM. Chapter 7 introduces the whole cycle of GNSS data processing, including preprocessing, ambiguity fixing, and solution reprocessing methods as commonly used in both epoch solutions and time series data. Th e book concludes with appendices on orbit modelling, GNSS linear combinations, application examples, and an example linear model.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 166 p. 43 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030918217
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91821-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91821-7
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    Surface Ruptures Associated with the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Sequence in Southwest Japan (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Natural disasters. ; Geomorphology. ; Sedimentology. ; Geology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geomorphology. ; Sedimentology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geomorphology and Geology -- Seismicity and Crustal Movement -- Active Faults and Paleoseismicity -- Seismological and Geodetic Observations of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Sequence -- Field Mapping Methods and Data Compilation Procedures of the Surface Ruptures -- General Characteristics of the Surface Ruptures of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Sequence -- Surface Ruptures of the Shirahata-Oike Section -- Surface Ruptures along the Kita-Amagi Fault Zone -- Surface Ruptures along the Southern Part of the Futagawa Fault -- Surface Ruptures along the Central-Northern Part of the Futagawa Fault -- Surface Ruptures in the Downtown of Kumamoto City -- Surface Ruptures and Tectonic Geomorphology along and around the Idenokuchi Fault -- Surface Ruptures in the Northwestern Part of the Inner Aso Caldera -- Surface Ruptures in the Northeastern Part of the Inner Aso Caldera -- Surface Ruptures in the Northwest of the Outer Aso Caldera -- Surface Ruptures along the Western Part of the Bungo-Kaido Road -- Surface Ruptures in Mashiki Town: Tectonic Significance and Building Damage -- Surface Ruptures Accompanied with the Largest Foreshock.
    Abstract: In April 2016, a series of earthquakes hit the Kumamoto area of Kyushu Island, southwest Japan. The Mj 7.3 (Mw 7.0) mainshock produced extensive and complex surface ruptures in and around the active Futagawa-Hinagu fault zone, including primary right-lateral faulting, slip-partitioned normal faulting, and distributed and triggered surface breaks, as well as minor surface ruptures associated with the foreshocks of up to Mj 6.5 (Mw 6.2). This book provides a complete record of those surface ruptures mapped by a team of more than 25 researchers from Japanese universities and research institutes. The locations, traces, morphology, and displacement are described in great detail along with over 300 on-site photographs, and the information is supplemented by the GIS data available online. The book is useful for a wide range of earthquake scientists and engineers who work on active faults and related seismic hazard assessment, including earthquake geologists, tectonic geomorphologists, seismologists, geodesists, civil engineers, and city planners.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 241 p. 415 illus., 409 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811911507
    Series Statement: Advances in Geological Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1150-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1150-7
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    Wildland Fire Smoke in the United States : A Scientific Assessment (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Fire ecology. ; Forestry. ; Pollution. ; Biology. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Natural Hazards. ; Fire Ecology. ; Forestry. ; Pollution. ; Biological Sciences. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Assessing the State of Smoke Science -- Chapter 2. Fuels and Consumption -- Chapter 3. Fire Behavior and Heat Release as Source Conditions for Smoke -- Chapter 4. Smoke Plume Dynamics -- Chapter 5. Emissions -- Chapter 6. Smoke Chemistry -- Chapter 7. Social, Economic, and Health Effects of Smoke -- Chapter 8. Resource Manager Perspectives on the Need for Smoke Science -- Appendix A: Regional Perspectives on Smoke Issues and Management -- Appendix B: Smoke Monitoring Networks, Models, and Mapping Tools.
    Abstract: This open access book synthesizes current information on wildland fire smoke in the United States, providing a scientific foundation for addressing the production of smoke from wildland fires. This will be increasingly critical as smoke exposure and degraded air quality are expected to increase in extent and severity in a warmer climate. Accurate smoke information is a foundation for helping individuals and communities to effectively mitigate potential smoke impacts from wildfires and prescribed fires. The book documents our current understanding of smoke science for (1) primary physical, chemical, and biological issues related to wildfire and prescribed fire, (2) key social issues, including human health and economic impacts, and (3) current and anticipated management and regulatory issues. Each chapter provides a summary of priorities for future research that provide a roadmap for developing scientific information that can improve smoke and fire management over the next decade.
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    Pages: XVI, 341 p. 63 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030870454
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87045-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87045-4
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    Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth sciences. ; Ecology . ; Water. ; Earth Sciences. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Springs as essential water sources for dependent ecosystems in karst -- Small standing-water ecosystems in the transitional temperate climate of the Western Balkans -- Conservation value and habitat diversity of fluvial lakes and gravel pits in river-floodplain systems -- Fountains - overlooked small water bodies in the urban areas -- Temporary ponds in Mediterranean islands: oases of biodiversity -- Riparian springs – challenges from a neglected habitat -- Ecological characteristics and specifics of spring habitats in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Algae in shallow and small water bodies of Serbia: a frame for species and habitat protection -- Springs and headwater streams in Serbia: the hidden diversity and ecology of aquatic invertebrates. Springs of Southeastern Serbia with a focus on the Vlasina Plateau: different types of challenges for the macroinvertebrate community. Gastropods in small water bodies of the Western Balkans – Endangerments and threats. Importance of small water bodies for diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) of Western Balkan -- Karst springs: isolated ecosystem ecology from the water mite perspective -- Large branchiopods in Small Water bodies: A case study of the Ramsar site „Bardača Wetland“ (NW Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) -- How important are small lotic habitats of the Western Balkans for local mayflies? -- Fish communities over the Danube wetlands in Serbia and Croatia -- The importance of small water bodies’ conservation for maintaining local amphibian diversity in the Western Balkans -- Human impact induces shifts in trophic composition and diversity of consumer communities in small freshwater ecosystems. Pollution of small lakes and ponds of the Western Balkans - assessment of levels of potentially toxic elements. Conclusions: Small water bodies of the Western Balkans – values and threats. .
    Abstract: The small water bodies such as headwater streams, springs, ditches, small lakes, and ponds are critical to maintaining freshwater biodiversity. This is especially true for Dinaric karst, where they are often the only water bodies present. However, despite their importance, they remain widely overlooked and excluded from government policies like the EU Water Framework Directive. This book includes information on different aspects of these essential but still neglected habitats. This book intends to be of interest to a wide range of audiences, from researchers and conservationists to the public and decision-makers.
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    Pages: VII, 451 p. 117 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030864781
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1
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    Problems of Geocosmos–2020 : Proceedings of the XIII International Conference and School (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Solar system. ; Astronomy. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Geology. ; Space Physics. ; Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences. ; Environmental Physics.
    Abstract: This book addresses the problems of Geocosmos and provides a snapshot of the current research in a broad area of Earth Sciences carried out in Russia and elsewhere. The themes covered include solar physics, physics of magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, solar-terrestrial coupling links, seismology, geoelectricity, paleomagnetism and rock magnetism, as well as cross-disciplinary studies. The proceedings are carefully edited, providing a panoramic outlook of a broad area of Earth Sciences. The readership includes colleague researchers, students and early career scientists. The proceedings will help the readers to look at their research fields from various points of view. Problems of Geocosmos conferences are held by Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg University bi-annually since 1994. It is the largest forum of this kind in Russia/former Soviet Union attracting up to 200 researchers in Earth and magnetospheric physics.
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    Pages: XII, 495 p. 235 illus., 188 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030914677
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91467-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91467-7
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    Hydrological Modeling : Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth sciences. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Performance improvement of usbr vi stilling basin model for pipe outlet -- Rain water harvesting for the main campus of jaipur national university, jagatpura, Jaipur -- Bio Inspired Genetic Algorithm for Optimal Design of Water Distribution Networks -- Drought assessment using various drought indices: a case study of banaskantha district -- Top surface soil moisture retrieval using c- band synthetic aperture radar over kudremukh grasslands -- Meteorological drought assessment in the bharathapuzha river basin -- Experimental and numerical analysis of mean pressure coefficient on C-shaped building with and without round corner. .
    Abstract: This book carefully considers hydrological models which are essential for predicting floods, droughts, soil moisture estimation, land use change detection, geomorphology and water structures. The book highlights recent advances in the area of hydrological modelling in the Ganga Basin and other internationally important river basins. The impact of climate change on water resources is a global concern. Water resources in many countries are already stressed, and climate change along with burgeoning population, rising standard of living and increasing demand are adding to the stress. Furthermore, river basins are becoming less resilient to climatic vagaries. Fundamental to addressing these issues is hydrological modelling which is covered in this book. Integrated water resources management is vital to ensure water and food security. Integral to the management is groundwater and solute transport, and this book encompasses tools that will be useful to mitigate the adverse consequences of natural disasters.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 526 p. 289 illus., 219 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030813581
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 109
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81358-1
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    Geology and Geochemistry of Molybdenum Deposits in the Qinling Orogen, P R China (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Mineralogy. ; Petrology. ; Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Mineralogy. ; Petrology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Mining and the nature of gold deposits -- Chapter 3. Data to processes, examples, and discovery -- Chapter 4. Provinciality of goldfields -- Chapter 5. Enrichment of gold above background -- Chapter 6. Segregation of gold from base metals -- Chapter 7. Timing of deposit formation -- Chapter 8. Ore fluid types as recorded in fluid inclusions -- Chapter 9. Commonality and diversity: both need explanation. Chapter 10. Magmatic processes that lead to gold-only deposits -- Chapter 11. Fluids in the earth’s crust -- Chapter 12. Alteration in gold-only deposits -- Chapter 13. Case study: the formation of a giant goldfield: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia -- Chapter 14. Hydrothermal transport of gold -- Chapter 15. Metamorphic processes leading to gold-only deposits -- Chapter 16. Modification of deposits at high temperature -- Chapter 17. Formation and modification of deposits at lower temperatures -- Chapter 18. Carlin, Witwatersrand and some other gold-only examples -- Chapter 19. Gold-plus Copper-Gold deposits -- Chapter 20. Discoveries and the role of science in the Yilgarn goldfields of Western Australia -- Chapter 21. Discovery of Fosterville Deeps, Victorian Gold Province: long term science. Chapter 22. Summary and conclusions.
    Abstract: This book is the first systematic treatise of available data and view-points obtained from geological and geochemical studies of the Mo deposits in Qinling Orogen, China. Qinling Orogen has a minimum reserve of 8.7 Mt Mo, ranking the largest molybdenum province both in China and the world. Incorporating all known Mo deposit types in the world, it presents extensive studies of Mo deposits of world-class and unusual types within tectonic settings. The Qinling Orogen was finally formed during continental collision between Yangtze and North China cratons, following the Triassic closure of the northernmost paleo-Tethys. It hosts 49 Mo deposits formed in seven mineralization events since 1850 Ma, with all the world-class deposits being formed during 160-105 Ma, coeval with collisional orogeny. These deposits are assigned to magmatic and metamorphic hydrothermal classes. The magmatic hydrothermal class includes porphyries, skarns, and intrusion-related veins (carbonatite, fluorite and quartz). The porphyry Mo systems in Qinling Orogen are predominated by Dabie-type formed in continental collision setting, followed by Endako- and Climax-types formed in continental arcs and rifts, respectively. The metamorphic hydrothermal Mo deposits are only reported in Qinling Orogen, and thus a new crustal continuum model for the orogenic class mineral systems is proposed. A scientific linkage between ore geology and fluid inclusions is introduced and verified both by theory and case studies. This is the first research book comprehensively displaying continental collision metallogeny. This literature will benefit both Western and Chinese mineral explorers and miners, as well as research scientists and students.
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    Pages: XVIII, 842 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811648717
    Series Statement: Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences, 22
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4871-7
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    Climate, Environment and Disaster in Developing Countries (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Environmental geography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Integrated Geography. ; Environmental Studies. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Challenges of Climate Resilient Livelihoods and an Inquiry of Mitigation Strategies in India -- Analysing LULC change on runoff and sediment yield in urbanizing agricultural watershed of monsoonal climate river basin in West Bengal, India -- Remote Sensing Based Analysis of Relationship between Urban Heat Island and Land Use/Cover Type in Bhubaneswar Metropolitan Area, India -- Statistical Downscaling method for Improving Global Model Rainfall forecasts of seasonal rainfall over West Bengal (WB), India -- Identification of Climate Change Vulnerable Zones in Bangladesh through Multivariate Geospatial Analysis -- Water Scarcity in Coastal Bangladesh: Search for Arsenic-safe Aquifer with Geostatistics -- Biodiversity Degradation of Southwestern Region in Saudi Arabia -- Causes and Effects of Water Logging in Dhaka City -- Water Resource Development and Sustainable Initiatives of India: Present and Future -- Mapping and Reclamation of Wastelands in Drought-prone Purulia District of West Bengal, India using Remote Sensing and GIS -- Soil, water salinization and its impact on household food insecurity in the Indian Sundarbans -- Impact of Water Reservoir and Irrigation Canals on Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Upper Kumari River Basin, West Bengal, India -- Spatial pattern of Arsenic contamination in floodplain aquifers, western bank of Bhagirathi River, Lower Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India -- Spatial Pattern of Groundwater Depletion, Its Access and Adaptive Agricultural Strategies in Barddhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Detection of Land Use/Land Cover Changes of Irga Watershed in the North-Eastern Fringe of Choto Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand, India -- An Analytical Study on Interplay between Physiographic Condition and Land Use Land Cover Dynamicity -- Assessment of Land use and Land cover change dynamics using remote sensing and GIS techniques in most effected parts of Rajpur-Sonarpur municipality -- Disaster Risk Reduction in the Changing Scenario -- Exploring the Impacts of River Morphology Change Associated Natural Disasters on Teesta Riparian Environment of Bangladesh -- An Assessment on Effects of Coastal Erosion on Coastal Environment: A Case Study in Coastal Belt between Kalu River mouth and Bologoda River mouth, Sri Lanka -- Vulnerability and Exposures to Landslides in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: A Case Study of Rangamati Town for Building Resilience -- Hydrometeorological Analysis of the 2015 Rarh Bengal Flood in the Lower Gangetic Plain of India: Exceptional, Fast and Furious -- Application of Remotely Sensed Data for Estimation of Indices to Assess Spatiotemporal Aspects of Droughts in Bankura District of West Bengal, India -- Temporal variability of discharge and suspended sediment transport in the Subarnarekha River Basin, eastern India: A geomorphic perspective -- Assessment of Jiadhal River Basin using Sedimentary Petrology and Geospatial Approach -- An Assessment of RUSLE Model and Erosion Vulnerability in the Slopes of Dwarka – Brahmani Lateritic Interfluve, Eastern India -- Urban Flooding Scenario and Human Response in Guwahati, India.
    Abstract: The world is currently experiencing changes in climate and environment that often lead to natural disasters. Nearly three million people worldwide may have been killed in the past 20 years by natural disasters. In total, 90% of the natural disasters and 95% of all disaster-related deaths occur in the developing countries. Recently such problems have accelerated due to LULC change, biodiversity degradation, increased tourism, urbanization and climate change. This book, consisting of 27 chapters, explores the topics of climate, environment and natural disasters in developing countries. It is essential to discuss these diverse issues in the field of geography as it encompasses interdisciplinary topics. The range of issues on national, regional and local dimensions is not only confined to geography but also concerned to other disciplines as well. Therefore, this book is a valuable source for scientists and researchers in allied fields such as climatology, disaster management, environmental science, hydrology, agriculture, and land use studies, among other areas. Furthermore, this book can be of immense help to the planners and decision-makers engaged in dealing with the problems of climate, environmental change and natural disasters in developing countries.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811669668
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6966-8
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    Disaster Management in the Complex Himalayan Terrains : Natural Hazard Management, Methodologies and Policy Implications (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geomorphology. ; Geography. ; Physical geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geomorphology. ; Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part-A: Introduction to the Disasters and Hazards in the Himalayan Terrains -- 1. Disasters in the Complex Himalayan Terrains -- 2. Hazards in the perspective of Himalayan Terrain: A review -- Part-B: Landslides in the Himalayas – Causes and Consequences -- 3. Himalayan Landslides – Causes and Evolution -- 4. Landslides in the Himalayas: Causes, Evolution, and Mitigation – A Case Study of National Highway 44, India -- 5. Geo-environmental Impact of Road Widening Project along the National Highway- 44A, Jammu & Kashmir, India -- Part-C: Floods in the Himalayas – Causes and Consequences -- 6. September 2014 floods in Kashmir Himalaya - Impacts and Mitigation Strategy -- 7. A review on the estimation of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Himalayan region using remote sensing and geographic information system -- 8. Impact of Floods on the Green Energy Sector in the Himalayas using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) – A case study of Gagas Watershed, Uttarakhand, India -- Part-D: Earthquakes in the Himalayas – Assessment and Forecasting -- 9. Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry to Measure Earthquake Related Deformation: A Case Study from Nepal -- 10. Earthquake Forecasting in the Himalayas using Artificial Neural Networks -- Part-E: Hazard mitigation strategies in the Himalayas -- 11. Forest Fire Alert System of India with a Special Reference to Fire Vulnerability Assessment of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir -- 12. Hazard mitigation and climate change in the Himalayas – Policy and Decision making.
    Abstract: South Asia, harboring the complex Himalayan terrains, has over one-fifth of the world’s population and is recognized as the most hazard-prone region of the world. The exponential increase in population with the consequent pressure on natural resources and continued high rates of poverty and food insecurity also makes this region the most vulnerable region to hazards in the world as far as the impacts of climate change are concerned. Over the last century, the climatic trends in South-Asia have been observed to be characterized by increasing air temperatures and an increasing trend in the intensity and frequency of extreme events. IPCC (2014) has reported that the Himalayan highlands shall face significant warming over the next century. The increasing frequency of natural hazards due to the impacts of climate change in the Himalayas calls for efficient management and policymaking in these regions, which can only be implemented by the local governments through an established science-based robust action plan. This edited volume focuses on the management of natural hazards using innovative techniques of spatial information sciences and satellite remote sensing. It contains chapters from eminent researchers and experts in the field of hazard management, remote sensing, and GIS. The primary focus of this book is to replenish the gap in the available literature on the subject by bringing the concepts, theories, and practical experiences of the specialists and professionals in this field together in one volume to help students, researchers, and policymakers to address issues concerning management and policy implications of natural hazards in the complex Himalayan region.
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    Pages: XI, 182 p. 76 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030893088
    Series Statement: Geography of the Physical Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89308-8
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    The Irrigation Future of India : Development, Resource and Policy (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Economic geography. ; Water. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: The Irrigation Future of India: Overview, Synthesis and Way Forward -- Chapter 2: Indian Irrigation Sector: Overall Physical Setting and Institutional Context -- Chapter 3: Diagnosing Water Crisis in India: Results from a Case Study of Maharashtra State -- Chapter 4: Temporal Trends and Regional Patterns in Development of Irrigation in India -- Chapter 5: Is the Impact of Irrigation in Agricultural Output Declining in India?: A Disaggregated Analysis -- Chapter 6: Groundwater Irrigation in India: Development, Overexploitation and Sustainability -- Chapter 7: Losers and Gainers of Groundwater Irrigation Development: Results from a Study of Peninsular India -- Chapter 8: Poverty Reducing Role of Groundwater Irrigation: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Analysis -- Chapter 9: Financial Performance of India’s Irrigation Sector: Past, Present and Future -- Chapter 10: Turnaround of Financial Recovery in Irrigation Sector: A Case Study of Maharashtra State -- Chapter 11: Tank Irrigation in India: Why is it Declining? -- Chapter 12: Performance of Tank Irrigation in India: A Case Study of Andhra Pradesh -- Chapter 13: Effects of Urbanisation on Tank Irrigation: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu -- Chapter 14: Innovative Farm Practice and Water Use Efficiency: A Study of the System of Rice Intensification under Different Irrigated Settings in South India -- Chapter 15: Extent and Scope for the Adoption of Water Saving Technologies: An Analysis of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation in India -- Chapter 16: Economic Impact of Drip Irrigation: An Empirical Analysis with Farm Level Data -- Chapter 17: Summary and Policy Pointers.
    Abstract: This book aims to bring forth and address the major issues confronting the irrigation sector of India and also to suggest policy pointers to sustain it. As the policy and reform canvas is large for a huge and diverse country, this book has particular focus on the most important and immediate issues and future options. The chapters not only focus on new research, in-depth analysis and technical details, but also provide a balanced review of the state of irrigation sector and comprehensive presentation of major issues, challenges and future options. With the presentation of in-depth analysis and synthesis of available knowledge, the work can act as a handbook for major irrigation water issues, actual policy changes, and potential reform that could turnaround the sector. Given the temporal and spatial data analysis of the irrigation sector, this book will be effective and useful as a research and teaching tool to students and researchers both in India and globally. Besides its professional audience within the academic, research and policy community, the non-technical format of the book will appeal to a general audience in the media, policy, and donor circles.
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    Pages: XVII, 389 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030896133
    Series Statement: Global Issues in Water Policy, 29
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89613-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89613-3
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    Urban Design in Seismic-Prone Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Engineering design. ; Natural Hazards. ; Engineering Design.
    Description / Table of Contents: Urban design and natural disasters -- Definitions and concepts -- Manjil earthquake of June 20, 1990, lesson learned from experience -- Design at macro scale: Urban design in a seismic-prone city -- Urban design solutions to mitigate seismic risk at the small scale: Rasht city center -- Creating open spaces and modification of access networks--the case of the central area of the city of Rasht -- Urban design guidelines in the seismic-prone regions -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Natural disasters, sustainability, resilience, cities and Covid 19.
    Abstract: This book presents practical guidelines and recommendations for the design in seismic-prone regions. It is based on extensive research and it includes original drawings and sketches at the macro and micro levels. It is the first time that an attempt has been made to publish a book on urban design in the seismic-prone regions, covering the needs of government officials, planners, economists, architects, engineers and scientists, with the purpose of planning for seismic risk reduction and the practical implementation of method­ologies and findings in earthquake affected regions. The guidelines presented are expected to be immensely beneficial to all countries in the earth­quake prone regions, particularly in the developing world.
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    Pages: X, 338 p. 257 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031083211
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08321-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08321-1
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    Challenges of Disasters in Asia : Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Frontal Part of the Mishmi Hills, India and Its Role in Disaster Management -- Assessment of Desertification and Land Degradation Vulnerability in Humid Tropics and Sub-Tropical Regions of India Using Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques -- Analysis of Diversified Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic Across the Indian States -- Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Seasonal Drought Pattern Using Vegetation Condition Index in Latur District -- Sea Level Rise and Impact on Moushuni Island of Sundarban Delta (West Bengal) – A Geospatial Based Approach -- Mapping of Affected Areas by Extreme Weather Events in Kanda Tehsil of Bageshwar District by GIS and RS Technique -- Household Based Approach to Assess the Impact of Riverbank Erosion on Socio-Economic Condition of People: A Case Study of Lower Ganga Plain -- Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of East Sikkim Employing AHP Method -- Socio-Environmental Vulnerability of Agriculture Communities to Climate Change in Western Himalaya – A Household Level Review -- Application of Mike 11 for One Dimensional GLOF Modeling of a Rapidly Expanding Dalung Proglacial Lake, Indus River Basin, Western Himalaya -- Hybrid Tree-based Wetland Vulnerability Modelling -- Spatio-temporal Analysis of Landuse Landcover Change Using STAR Method in Kolkata Urban Agglomeration -- Vulnerability Assessment of COVID Epidemic for Management and Strategic Plan– A Geospatial Based Solution -- Auto Generated Gravity Canal Routes for Flood Mitigation and Groundwater Rejuvenation: A study in Damodar - Barakar River Basin, India -- Assessing the Impact of Disasters and Adaptation Strategies in Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India: A Household Level Analysis -- Forest Fires in Tropical Deciduous Forests – A Precursor to Anticipatory Adaptation Framework -- Understanding the Flood Early Warning System, A Case Study of Trans-boundary Water Governance in the Gandak River Basin -- Adaptation Policy and Community Discourse of Climate Change in the Mountainous Regions of India -- Analysis of Public Awareness, Health Risks and Coping Strategies against Heat waves in NCT of Delhi, India -- Community Based Flood Preparedness: A case study of Adayar watershed, Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India -- Building Resilience and Management of Vulnerability: Solution for Reduction of Risk of Disasters -- Employability, A Key to Community’s Socio-economic Malady of Pandemic Proportions -- Living with Floods: Community Based Coping and Resilience mechanism of Mising/Mishing from Floods - A Study of Majuli District of Assam -- Assessment of Public Perception on Designing Colombo Municipal Council Area as a Green City -- Climate Change and Its Impacts assessment through Geospatial technology-A Theoretical Study from Extreme Weather Perspective for Disasters Resilient India -- Corporate Sector and Disaster Risk Management: A Critical Analysis with Reference to Corporate Social Responsibility Law in India -- Impact of Training and Awareness Programmes of Community Volunteers in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response- A Study of Srinagar City.
    Abstract: The book provides an understanding about the disaster impacts, vulnerability assessment, adaptation pathways and mitigation for strengthening the resilience of the society to various hazards. Multi- dimensionality of disasters is depicted by various approaches and effective modelling. The book is a synthesis of research papers presented at online International Conference on the theme organized by the Centre for Disaster management, Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with National Institute of Disaster Management and Regional Remote Sensing Centre (North), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), New Delhi, India during 02-03 March, 2021. The book has been organized into four parts spreading over 28 chapters. Part I deals with the impact assessment of various disasters. Part II examined ecological and socio-economic vulnerability arising out of the disasters. Part III identifies possible solutions for lessening vulnerability to disasters and effective adaptation strategies. Finally, part IV provides an insight for making the societies resilient to the disasters. The main focus of each chapter was laid implicitly on policy concerns focusing on disaster reduction at spatial scales. The book will immensely be helpful for the researchers, academicians and scientific communities for discussing set of questions necessary for future research. It will attract the attention of functionaries, practitioners, policy makers, training institutes and stakeholders for making appropriate methods of communicating risks and adaptation strategies for disaster management.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811935671
    Series Statement: Springer Natural Hazards,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3567-1
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    Financing Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation : Asian Perspectives (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Valuation. ; Climatology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Investment Appraisal. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Financing Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges -- Financing in Climate Change Adaptation -- Recent Trends in Disaster Risk Reduction Investments: A Literature Review -- Exploring people's perception of disaster risk reduction investment for flood management: the case of Jakarta floods in Indonesia -- Factors influencing climate change adaptation investment by local government units in the Philippines -- Financing Infrastructure of DRR: Possibility of integrating investments in maintenance and DRR -- Financing Climate-Resilient Coasts: Tracking Multilateral Aid for Ocean and Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia-Pacific -- Early Recovery in Humanitarian Response: In the Cases of Four Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region -- Is the Post Disaster Needs Assessment Important to Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation? Lessons from Indonesia and the Philippines Based on Literature Review -- Estimating the Benefits of Flood Protection-Reviewing the Transition of the Cost–Benefit Analysis Manual in Japan and the Implementation Status of the International Flood Protection Project -- Nature-based solutions for river restoration in Japan -- Future Perspectives of Financing Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. .
    Abstract: As the population is growing and urbanization is progressing, higher numbers of people are exposed to disaster risks, especially in the developing countries. Climate change is further worsening the impacts of existing risks and introducing new ones. It is imperative that countries need to invest more in disaster risk reduction (DRR) as well as climate change adaptation (CCA) not only to minimize their impacts but also to build resilience. To date, various international arenas have recommended increasing investment in DRR. The Sendai Framework for DRR, adopted by the UN member states in 2015 during the Third UN World Conference on DRR, emphasizes investment as a priority for decreasing disaster risks and losses. The Yangon Declaration set the goal of doubling investment to address water-related disasters. However, most countries are not able to proactively invest enough in DRR. Understanding the current scale and estimate of investment and its effects is crucial for promoting DRR investment, but such information and estimates are rarely available. This book examines the current investment trends and issues in DRR and CCA. Based on specific case studies, field data and evidence, the book identifies challenges in increasing investment and recommends various investment policies and innovative approaches to sustainable progress towards a resilient future. Chapter 12 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811929243
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2924-3
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    Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster Risk Management Strategies (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Geology. ; Emergency medical services. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Industrial and Production Engineering. ; Geology. ; Emergency Services.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global Standards for Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 2. Guidelines for Resilient Disaster Risk Reduction: International Law Perspective -- Chapter 3. Strengthening Institutional Resilience: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Disaster -- Chapter 4. Resilient and Effective Disaster Risk Management Index -- Chapter 5. Mining Hazard Risk Reduction and Resilience -- Chapter 6. Implementing Urban Resilience Strategies with Local Authorities -- Chapter 7. Land Use Planning and Green Infrastructure: Tools for Natural Hazards Reduction -- Chapter 8. Disaster Risk Management: A Resilient Health System -- Chapter 9. Coastal Erosion, Displacement and Resettlement Strategies -- Chapter 10. Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Urban Heat at Regional, City and Local Scales -- Chapter 11. Combining Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Greater Effectiveness: Lessons from Community-Level Interventions -- Chapter 12. Human Security in Times of Climate Change: Climate Diplomacy for Integrated Action -- Chapter 13. Case-Based Reasoning for Disaster Management: Structure Design for Cascading Disasters Case Base -- Chapter 14. Building Metropolitan Manila’s Institutional Resilience in the Context of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management -- Chapter 15. Exploring Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies In The Sahel: A Multi-Country Study of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal -- Chapter 16. Nexus Between Flooding, Water Quality and Cholera in Nigeria: A Review of Possible Public Health Interventions -- Chapter 17. Sustainable Smart City Planning using Spatial Data and Risk Reduction: A Case Study Siliguri Municipal Corporation -- Chapter 18. Social Representations and Climate Change Teaching in Trainee Social Sciences Teachers -- Chapter 19. Urban Vulnerability to Extreme Heat Events and Climate Change -- Chapter 20. Flooding in Informal Communities Residents’ Response Strategies to Flooding.
    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 the international guidelines and global standards for resilient disaster risk reduction and lessons learned from disasters, particularly the COVID-19 and Cholera pandemics. A resilient health system and an effective disaster risk management Index are then suggested. The book further emphasizes urban resilience strategies with local authorities, adaptation strategies for urban heat at regional, city and local scales, and lessons from community-level interventions. Also addressed are coastal erosion, displacement and resettlement strategies. Land use planning and green infrastructure are suggested as tools for natural hazards reduction. Human security in times of climate change and urban heat at regional, city and local scales is discussed for an integrated action, with case studies based in Manila, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Nigeria, India, Spain, and Ghana. Structure design for cascading disasters resulting from mining and flooding is presented and sustainable smart city planning using spatial data is recommended.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030721961
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72196-1
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    Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster and Social Aspects (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Geology. ; Emergency medical services. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Industrial and Production Engineering. ; Geology. ; Emergency Services.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Resilience Assessment at the State Level using the Sendai Framework -- Chapter 2. Disaster Recovery Reform and Resilience -- Chapter 3. Recovery, Development Programs and Place-Based Reconstruction Policy: A Flexible Framework -- Chapter 4. Recovery, Development Programs and Place-Based Reconstruction Policy: The Instrumental Role of Insurance -- Chapter 5. Development of Multi-Hazard Early Warning System in India -- Chapter 6. Cultural and Religious Aspects of Resilience: The Case of Typhoon Ketsana Victims in the Philippines -- Chapter 7. Building Socio-Ecological Resilience by Design for Flood-Prone Waterfront Cities: A Comparative Study of New Orleans of USA, Brisbane of Australia and Christchurch of New Zealand -- Chapter 8. Building Socio-Ecological Resilience against Drought: Case Study from Bhachau, Kachchh, Gujarat -- Chapter 9. Building Socio-Hydrological Resilience for Inclusion-Experience of Co-Operatives in Tanzania -- Chapter 10. Strengthening Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction: Case Study of the Sahel Adaptive Social Protection -- Chapter 11. Effect of Climate Change on Water Availability and Quality: An Assessment of Socio Resilience in Nigeria -- Chapter 12. A Risk Based Approach to Development Planning -- Chapter 13. Flood Risk Instruction Measures: Adaptation from the School -- Chapter 14. Flood Resilient Cities -- Chapter 15. Coastal Flood Prone Communities and Sustainability -- Chapter 16. Disaster Risk Reduction: Detecting Himalayan Glacial Lake Outburst Floods -- Chapter 17. Communities, Organizations and Partnerships for Climate Change Mitigation and Disaster Reduction -- Chapter 18. Coastal Wetland Hydrologic Resilience To Climatic Disturbances: Concept, Quantification, and Threshold Response -- Chapter 19. Perception of Vulnerable Ultra-Poor Women on Climate Change Impacts and Local Adaptation in a High Flood Prone Area of Bangladesh -- Chapter 20. Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience on Small-Scale Farmers.
    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, geography, geoscience, emergency management, finance, community adaptation, atmospheric science and information technology. This volume provides a holistic approach to developing disaster risk reduction strategies and policies, exploring the most effective ways to integrate physical and social science aspects of hazard resilience to better inform local populations. This risk-based approach to community resilience development is used to craft a collaborative system for crisis management, and allows for the implementation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through social innovation and community engagement to enhance community emergency response support and preparedness. Readers will also learn about education of disaster risk reduction, human health risk assessment, gendered perspectives in disaster response, recovery, and disaster management legislation.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030990633
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99063-3
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    Climate Change in Sustainable Water Resources Management (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of climate change in water resources management studies -- Basic concepts -- Climate Change Drivers -- The Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources -- Review on IPCC reports -- Introduction to Key Features of Climate Models -- Downscaling Methods -- Hydrological models -- Mitigation and Adaptation Measures -- Case Studies Around the World.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive approach to all aspects of water-related subjects affected by climate change that expand readers' attitudes toward future of the management strategies and improve management plans. It summarizes climate change scenarios, models, downscaling methods, and how to select the appropriate method. It also introduces practical steps in assessing climate change impacts on water issues through introducing hydrological models and climate change data applications in hydrologic analysis. The book caters to specialist readers who are interested in analyzing climate change effects on water resources, and related issues can gain a profound understanding of the practical concepts and step-by-step analysis, which is enriched with real case studies all around the world. Moreover, readers will be familiar with potential mitigation and adaptation measures in sustainable water engineering, considering the results of hydrologic modeling.
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    Pages: VIII, 415 p. 80 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811918988
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1898-8
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    Space Weather Impact on GNSS Performance (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Environment. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Geology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Industrial and Production Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- GNSS Overview -- Space Weather General Concepts -- Methodology for GNSS Capability Analysis -- Experimental Results of GNSS/SBAS Performance Under Space Weather Impacts -- Real-Time Data Assimilation for Space Weather Effects Mitigation on GNSS/SBAS -- How to Improve GNSS/SBAS Reliability Under Space Weather Impacts: Analysis.
    Abstract: This book addresses problems of GNSS performance support under geomagnetic storms and solar radio bursts. It analyses both physical and radio-engineering sources of GNSS performance deterioration caused by geomagnetic storms, solar radio bursts and peculiarities of the polar and equatorial ionosphere. The book takes into consideration both standalone GNSS and differential GNSS. Based on experimental data analysis, it presents a systematic approach to maintaining reliable GNSS performance despite the Space Weather impacts. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for GNSS users and equipment developers, as well as researchers and students whose work involves GNSS remote sensing, surveying, navigation, and related disciplines.
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    Pages: XII, 368 p. 171 illus., 134 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031158742
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15874-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15874-2
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    The Precambrian Geology of Lithuania : An Integratory Study of the Platform Basement Structure and Evolution (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Mineralogy. ; Geochemistry. ; Geodynamics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy. ; Geochemistry. ; Geodynamics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Research History and The Sources Of Information -- Chapter 3. The Structural Subdivision of The Crust -- Chapter 4. Supracrustal Rocks of The Lithuanian-Belarus Belt -- Chapter 5. Felsic Metavolcanic Rocks of The Sūduva Suite.
    Abstract: This book shows the results of structural, compositional and evolutionary investigations of the Precambrian crust of the East European Craton in Lithuania and adjacent areas. This work contributes to the recognition of the platform basement, which remains weekly investigated worldwide, despite it encompassing the surfaces of cratons. It presents a methodological example of systematic studies of the covered platform basement, integrating petrological, geochemical, isotopic, and geophysical methods, as well as geological mapping, in order to present comprehensive geological picture of the subject matter. In a systematic and summarized form, factual data and intellectual material acquired by researchers are combined. Important papers and industrial reports (also written in Russian and Lithuanian) make this information accessible for both local and international scientists and practitioners and stimulate the advertising, application, and augmentation of this knowledge.
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    Pages: XVI, 203 p. 215 illus., 202 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030968557
    Series Statement: Regional Geology Reviews,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96855-7
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    Spectral Methods for the Estimation of the Effective Elastic Thickness of the Lithosphere (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Isostasy, Flexure and Strength -- The Fourier Transform -- Multitaper Spectral Estimation -- The Continuous Wavelet Transform -- Admittance, Coherency and Coherence -- Map Projections -- Loading and Flexure of an Elastic Plate -- Gravity and Admittance of a Flexed Plate -- The Load Deconvolution Method -- Synthetic Testing -- Practical Te Estimation.
    Abstract: Although several excellent works exist that describe the effective elastic thickness (Te) of the lithosphere—its theory, significance and relevance to Earth sciences in general—none cover the details of the methods for its estimation. This book brings together the disparate knowledge required to estimate Te in one handy volume: signal processing, harmonic analysis, civil engineering, and foundational mathematics and physics, in addition to the relevant geophysics and, to a lesser extent, geology. Its two principal focus areas are spectral estimation, covering various approaches to estimating the admittance and coherence between gravity and topography using Slepian multitapers and fan wavelets; and algebraic and finite difference solutions of the plate bending partial differential equation in a variety of geological settings. This book would be suitable for postgraduate students beginning their research, up to faculty professors interested in diversifying their skills.
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    Pages: XXII, 457 p. 191 illus., 185 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031108617
    Series Statement: Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10861-7
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    Plate Tectonics : Continental Drift and Mountain Building (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geodynamics. ; Geomorphology. ; Geology. ; Geodynamics. ; Geomorphology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Contractional theory, continental drift and plate tectonics -- 2 Plate movements and their geometric relationships -- 3. Continental graben structures -- 4. Passive continental margins and abyssal plains -- 5. Mid-ocean ridges -- 6. Hot spots -- 7. Subduction zones, island arcs and active continental margins -- 8. Transform faults -- 9. Terranes -- 10. Early Precambrian plate tectonics -- 11. Plate tectonics and mountain building -- 12. Old orogens -- 13. Young orogens - the Earth's loftiest places.
    Abstract: This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.
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    Pages: X, 245 p. 195 illus., 194 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030889999
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88999-9
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    Oil and Gas Reservoir Prospecting and Exploration : High-Resolution Seismic (HRS) techniques and technology (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Engineering geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geology. ; Geoengineering. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Seismic modeling of wave field dynamic parameters -- Chapter 3-Methods for solving inverse dynamic seismic problems -- Chapter 4-Processing and automated interpretation of well logging data -- Chapter 5-Elastic wave velocity and gradient fields for heterogeneous geological media -- Chapter 6-Determination of statistical dependencies between geological and geophysical characteristics of the real subsurface environment -- Chapter 7-Detailed interpretation of high-resolution seismic data in various seismic and geological conditions -- Chapter 8-Examples of HRS-Geo technology used in other regions -- Chapter 9-Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This book discusses topical issues of detailed seismic data interpretation using high-resolution seismic (HRS) techniques, which are based on the numerical method developed by the authors for solving the inverse dynamic seismic problem (IDSP). The authors highlight the range of issues related to the development and application of HRS-Geo technologies on a variety of seismic data, and analyze a significant amount of practical material in various seismic and geological conditions. This analysis allows for the accurate estimation of geological indicators in sediments that are most important for the prediction and exploration of oil and gas deposits, including lithological composition, reservoir properties, and the nature and degree of reservoir rock saturation with fluids. The book is intended for professionals involved in seismic data processing and geological interpretation, students of geophysical and geological specialties, graduate students of these specializations.
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    Pages: XXIII, 419 p. 200 illus., 167 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030843892
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84389-2
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    Earthquake Precursors in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere : New Concepts (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Astronomy. ; Thermodynamics. ; Solar system. ; Geology. ; Environmental Physics. ; Physics and Astronomy. ; Thermodynamics. ; Space Physics.
    Description / Table of Contents: The basic concepts -- Atmospheric phenomena -- Ionospheric phenomena -- Methods of observation -- Practical applications for short-term prediction -- Supplement.
    Abstract: This book discusses how the increased emanation of radon and other gases from the Earth’s crust in the vicinity of active tectonic faults triggers a chain of physical processes and chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer and the Earth’s ionosphere over an earthquake area several days/hours before strong seismic shocks occur. It presents the two main concepts involved in this mechanism: atmosphere ionization and the global electric circuit. The Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (LAIC) concept is strongly supported by experimental data showing the atmospheric and ionospheric precursors for major recent earthquakes including 2004 Sumatra; 2008 Sichuan, China; 2011 Tohoku, Japan; and 2015 Nepal. The book not only addresses the theoretical considerations but also includes information on experimental techniques used for precursor observations based on the space-borne systems. Providing practical methods of precursor identification and interpretation, it is an excellent textbook for graduate courses in geophysics, earthquake science, atmospheric physics and remote sensing. Moreover, it offers a wealth of information for scientists and experts from governmental and international agencies working in the fields of natural-disaster mitigation, response and recovery.
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    Pages: XX, 294 p. 227 illus., 149 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789402421729
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2172-9
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    Earthquakes of the Indian Subcontinent : Seismotectonic Perspectives (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Earth sciences. ; Natural disasters. ; Geology. ; Earth Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Seismological concepts and global seismological research -- Uttarkashi, 1803 -- Kachchh, 1819 -- Shillong, 1897 -- Kangra, 1905 -- Nepal-Bihar, 1934 -- Upper Assam, 1950 -- Koyna, 1967 -- Killari, 1993 -- Jabalpur, 1997 -- Bhuj, 2001 -- Sumatra-Andaman, 2004 -- Kashmir, 2005 -- Nepal, 2015 -- Future Hazard Scenario.
    Abstract: This book highlights some of the interesting recent and historical earthquakes (1803 Uttarkashi, 1819 Kutch, 1897 Shillong, 1905 Kangra, 1934 Nepal-Bihar, 1950 Upper Assam, 1967 Koyna, 1993 Killari, 1997 Jabalpur, 2001 Bhuj, 2004 Sumatra-Andaman, 2005 Kashmir, and 2015 Nepal) that occurred in India and in the vicinity. The tectonic and geodynamic significance of the modern (after the advent of global network) earthquakes in relation to some of the historical earthquakes like the 1819 Kachchh and 1897 Shillong and 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquakes in the light of newer understanding is discussed. It also contains detailed expositions of seismotectonics and mechanisms of each earthquake. It concludes with touching upon future earthquake hazard scenario in India in view of the present and past earthquakes.
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    Pages: XII, 253 p. 87 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811647482
    Series Statement: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4748-2
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    The Risk of Water Conflicts in Aotearoa-New Zealand : Emergence and Intensification (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Peace. ; Water. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Peace and Conflict Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Revisiting Abundance Theory -- Chapter 3. Water Abundance and Water Incompatibilities in New Zealand -- Chapter 4. Research Design -- Chapter 5. Glenorchy -- Chapter 6. Ashburton -- Chapter 7. Analysis -- Chapter 8. Conflict Intentionality Classification -- Chapter 9. Research Intersections and Limitations -- Chapter 10. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book focuses on water disputes in New Zealand: a country where such conflicts are assumed to be non-existing. Rarely are water disputes examined in areas where water resources abound, and where the political framework that governs their access and use is strong. Environmental security literature has devoted a significant amount of attention to the nexus between resource abundance and conflict. Important research has assessed this relationship by focusing on non-renewable resource wealth as a causal determinant of conflict, but little is known about the conditions that influence the emergence and intensification of conflict in water abundant environments. By most accounts, New Zealand is one of the most water-rich countries in the world. Even though violent conflict over water does not normally materialize in New Zealand, conflicts and incompatible claims motivated by water bottling, the growth of some types of agriculture, tourism, and water treatment strategies, continue to surface. Little, however, is known about how and why these conflicts emerge and intensify in a country such as New Zealand. To address this lacuna, this project asks the following research question: How and why does the commercialization of freshwater influence the emergence and intensification of hydropolitical conflict in New Zealand? This study presents two central arguments. First, that the introduction of a commercial enterprise motivates the emergence of hydropolitical conflict intentionality if the enterprise is incompatible with the interests of local communities. And second, hydropolitical conflict risk intensifies in accordance with the level of trust that communities pose upon the approval and appeals process that supports a commercial operation. To test these arguments, this study examines the effects of water bottling and water chlorination on the towns of Ashburton (Canterbury) and Glenorchy (Otago), by employing a tripartite analysis comprised, first, of a conflict intentionality and engagement assessment, second, of a comparative case study analysis, and third, of a conflict intentionality classification. The data suggests that hydropolitical conflict risk is low when communities trust the approval and appeals process behind any given commercial operation. Water-based conflict risk however is likely to escalate when local communities lose trust in the above processes and the institutions that administer them.
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    Pages: XXI, 125 p. 15 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031066603
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06660-3
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    Satellite Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Hydrology (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Climatology. ; Earth sciences. ; Environmental geography. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Climate Sciences. ; Earth Sciences. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Global water sytems -- Part 2 -- Chapter 3 Optical Remote Sensing Systems -- Chapter 4 Satellite Geodetic Missions -- Part 3 -- Chapter 5 GEE Chapter -- Part 4 -- Chapter 6 Remote Sensing of Freshwater Habitats -- Chapter 7 Remot esensing of vegetation changes -- Part 5 -- Chapter 8 groundwater from space -- Part 6 -- Chapter 9 Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrological Cycle -- Chapter 10 Drought metrics and Indicators -- Part 7 -- Chapter 11 Hydrolological variability -- Part 8 -- Chapter 12 Statistical methods in hydrology -- Part 9 -- Chapter 13 SA_JoH -- Part 10 -- Chapter 14 JoH_Regional -- Part 11 -- Chapter 15 STOTEN -- Chapter 16 Climatic Change -- Part 12 -- Chapter 17 Flinders -- Chapter 18 Mitchell -- Part 13 -- Chapter 19 Brazil drought -- Chapter 20 LCB STOTEN -- Appendix.
    Abstract: This book highlights several opportunities that exist in satellite remote sensing of large-scale terrestrial hydrology. It lays bare the novel concept of remote sensing hydrology and demonstrates key applications of advance satellite technology and new methods in advancing our fundamental understanding of environmental systems. This includes, using state-of-the-art satellite hydrology missions like the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment and other multi-mission satellite systems as important tools that underpin water resources planning and accounting. This book discusses and demonstrates how the efficacy, simplicity, and sophistication in novel computing platforms for big earth observation data can help facilitate environmental monitoring and improve contemporary understanding of climate change impacts on freshwater resources. It also provides opportunities for practitioners and relevant government agencies to leverage satellite-based information in a transdisciplinary context to address several environmental issues affecting society. This book provides a general framework and highlights methods to help improve our understanding of hydrological processes and impact analysis from extreme events (e.g., droughts, floods) and climate change.
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    Pages: XXI, 688 p. 213 illus., 201 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030995775
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99577-5
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    Water Security Under Climate Change (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Financial risk management. ; Sustainability. ; Natural disasters. ; Water. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Risk Management. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ensuring Water Security under Climate Change -- Water Security in the Face of Climate Change: Singapore’s Way -- Consequences of Declining Resources on Water Services: The Risks If We Do Not React! -- Resilience through Systems Thinking for Water Infrastructure -- Water Security and Climate Change: Hydropower Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Climate Change and its Implications for Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Management -- Designing Research to Catalyse Climate Action -- Water Resilient Places—Developing a Policy Framework for Surface Water Management and Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Supporting Evidence-based Water and Climate Change Policy in Scotland through Innovation and Expert Knowledge: The Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) -- Building A Resilient and Sustainable Water and Wastewater Service for Scotland -- What are the Key Enablers in Pursuing both Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation? Practical Lessons from Asian River Basins -- The Great Glacier and Snow Dependent Rivers of Asia and Climate Change: Heading for Troubled Waters -- Assessment of and Adaptation Measures to the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in China -- Using Waternomics to Develop and Avoid Systemic Shocks to the Economy -- Managing Risks on Egypt Water Resources Security: Climate Change and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as Challenging Aspects -- Water Security Under Conditions of Increased Unpredictability: A Case Study -- Temperature-Rainfall Anomalies and Climate Change: Possible Effects on Australian Agriculture in 2030 and 2050. .
    Abstract: This book highlights the likely impacts of climate change in terms of global and national water securities, how different countries are attempting to address these complex problems and to what extent they are likely to succeed. A major global concern at present, especially after the social and economic havoc that has been caused by COVID-19 in only one year, is how we can return to earlier levels of economic development patterns and then further improve the process so that sustainable development goals are reached to the extent possible by 2030, in both developed and developing countries. Mankind is now facing two existential problems over the next several decades. These are climate change and whether the world will have access to enough water to meet all its food, energy, environment and health needs. Much of expected climate change impacts can be seen through the lens of extreme hydrological events, like droughts, floods and other extreme hydrometeorological events. Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Chapter 12 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: XXI, 380 p. 104 illus., 100 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811654930
    Series Statement: Water Resources Development and Management,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5493-0
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    Wadi Flash Floods : Challenges and Advanced Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Natural Hazards. ; Water. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: The ISFF Project -- Facts and Challenges -- Flood Analysis and Mitigation Strategies in Algeria -- Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Temperature and Precipitation Over India -- Analysis of The Hydrological Behavior of Watersheds in The Context of Climate Change -- Impact of Infiltration and Small-Scale Topographical Features -- An Early Warning System for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions -- Hydrologic Assessment of The Uncertainty of Six Remote Sensing Precipitation Estimates Driven by A Distributed Hydrologic Model in The Blue Nile Basin -- Innovative Monitoring Techniques for Wadi Flash Flood by Using Image-Based Analysis -- A Temporally Varied Rainfall Simulator for Flash flood studies -- The Role of Urban Planning and Landscape Tools Concerning Flash Flood Risk Reduction within Arid and Semi-Arid Regions -- Measuring Vulnerability to Flash Flood Of Urban Dwellers -- Case studies from Oman and Brazil -- A Case Study of The Jeddah City Neighborhood Abruq Ar Rughamah, Saudi Arabia -- International Collaboration Project -- Sediment Transport in Shallow Waters: As A Multiphysics Approach -- Case Of Hodna Basin In Algeria -- Reservoir Sediment Management Practices in Sudan: A Case Study of Khashm El-Girba Dam -- Determining the Precipitation Intensity Threshold of Debris Flood Occurrence -- Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Water Spring Areas Using Geophysical Methods, Northern UAE -- Evaluation of the Effect of the Wadi Bih Dam on Groundwater Recharge, UAE -- Assess the impacts of groundwater over-drafting on water quality and environment degradation at Fares area, Aswan, Egypt.
    Abstract: This open access book brings together research studies, developments, and application-related flash flood topics on wadi systems in arid regions. The major merit of this comprehensive book is its focus on research and technical papers as well as case study applications in different regions worldwide that cover many topics and answer several scientific questions. The book chapters comprehensively and significantly highlight different scientific research disciplines related to wadi flash floods, including climatology, hydrological models, new monitoring techniques, remote sensing techniques, field investigations, international collaboration projects, risk assessment and mitigation, sedimentation and sediment transport, and groundwater quality and quantity assessment and management. In this book, the contributing authors (engineers, researchers, and professionals) introduce their recent scientific findings to develop suitable, applicable, and innovative tools for forecasting, mitigation, and water management as well as society development under seven main research themes as follows: Part 1. Wadi Flash Flood Challenges and Strategies Part 2. Hydrometeorology and Climate Changes Part 3. Rainfall–Runoff Modeling and Approaches Part 4. Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Part 5. Reservoir Sedimentation and Sediment Yield Part 6. Groundwater Management Part 7. Application and Case Studies The book includes selected high-quality papers from five series of the International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems (ISFF) that were held in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020 in Japan, Egypt, Oman, Morocco, and Japan, respectively. These collections of chapters could provide valuable guidance and scientific content not only for academics, researchers, and students but also for decision-makers in the MENA region and worldwide.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 551 p. 286 illus., 235 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811629044
    Series Statement: Natural Disaster Science and Mitigation Engineering: DPRI reports,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2904-4
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    Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans : An Overview (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction - Ponds of Indian Sundarban as an important socio-ecological systems -- Assessment of Pond water quality and its impact on health and local livelihood in the Indian Sundarban -- Role of Fe2+ on the enhancement of Phytoplankton Community in pond system of Indian Sundarban -- Role of controlled lime treatment on the productivity of pond ecosystem. .
    Abstract: This book aims to give a holistic overview of the pond ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans. Due to climate change, the Indian Sundarbans faces several challenges. With rising sea levels, islands are disappearing and the increasing salinity in the water and soil has severely threatened the health of mangrove forests and the quality of fresh water, soil and crops. Additionally, there have been serious disturbances to hydrological parameters in the lotic as well lentic ecosystems. This book provides new insights into lentic ecosystem-oriented research in the deltaic ecosystem of GBM-I (Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Indian Delta). The major findings from various research works are brought together, and the gaps and future possible ways forward are outlined. The book addresses the SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life below Water), with a focus on the ecosystem services of ponds in the Indian Sundarbans. Despite there being many studies on riverine water, ground water and mangrove ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans, this book offers new insights into the pond ecosystem of the Indian Sundarbans. The outcomes from this book can be utilized by researchers from the inland fisheries sector, environmental managers, professionals, and those who seek to develop ways for making pond ecosystems sustainable.
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    Pages: XXII, 270 p. 60 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030867867
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 112
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7
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    Methodologies for Estimating the Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environmental economics. ; Economic development. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Economics. ; Economic Growth.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Functional fragility curves for production capacity -- Measures for Estimating Production Capacity Losses -- SCGE models to Assess Higher-order Impacts of Production Capacity Losses -- Economic Impacts of a Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Scenario -- Economic Impacts of the Transportation Network Disruption: An Extension of the SCGE Model -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book outlines methodologies to estimate the economic impacts of natural disasters based on business surveys conducted after large disasters in Japan. By including numerous observations on business activities in past disasters and the validations of both engineering and economic models based on these data sets, this book appeals to practitioners who estimate the regional economic impacts as well as to students and young professionals in various fields who conduct disaster impact studies. The book consists of 7 chapters and includes theories and practices, which help readers to interlink the estimation methods with real-world problems. The study primarily focuses on cases in Japan, but the methods employed can be generalized and applied in other countries.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811627194
    Series Statement: Integrated Disaster Risk Management,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2719-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-2719-4
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    River Health and Ecology in South Asia : Pollution, Restoration, and Conservation (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Water. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. River Health and Ecology: Perspective View and Approach -- Chapter2. Arthropods: an important bioindicator to decipher the health of the water of South Asian Rivers -- Chapter3. Anthropogenic stress on river health: with special reference to Kangsabati river, West Bengal, India -- Chapter4. Role of modern biotechnology in the era of river water pollution -- Chapter5. Assessment of chitinolytic bacteria isolated from zooplankton of freshwater ecosystem -- Chapter6. Microplastics in freshwater riverine systems: brief profile, trophic level transfer and probable remediation -- Chapter7. Assessment of River Health through Water and Biological Characteristics -- Chapter8. Estimating Water Quality of the Sundarban Coastal Zone (India) using Landsat Series Satellite Data and Ground Observations -- Chapter9. Anthropogenic impacts on hydro-morphodynamic behaviour in the middle - lower course of Subarnarekha river, India -- Chapter10. Perturbation of the health of riverine ecosystem and its impact on the biogeochemical, ecological and molecular perspectives -- Chapter11. Assessment of habitat quality in quarried reach of alluvial river -- Chapter12. Physicochemical and microbial indicators for water quality assessment in an industrial catchment of river Damodar, India -- Chapter13. Assessment of heavy metal concentration in selected fish species in Subarnarekha River, India -- Chapter14. Assessment of water pollution and aquatic toxicity of the Churni River, India -- Chapter15. River corridor mapping and monitoring using Geospatial Technology -- Chapter16. Micro-plastic pollution in freshwater systems: A potential environmental threat -- Chapter17. Sand and Gravel Mining and its Consequences on Morphometry of Raidak-II River in Eastern Dooars, India -- Chapter18. Resuscitating the regional rivers: a crusade against cauvery crisis and coloured legislations.
    Abstract: This volume reviews recent hydrological and environmental issues resulting from human-induced water pollution practices while providing case studies on the physical, chemical, and eco-biological techniques used to mitigate the impacts of river ecosystem pollution in South Asian countries. The book demonstrates the key methods of measurement, monitoring, mapping, and modeling of river water quality and how it is impacted by pollution and incorporates contemporary geospatial technological applications for the management and sustainability of future water resources. The major topics that the book addresses are the fundamental concepts of river ecosystem health, riverine ecology and habitats, risk assessment of riverine pollution, and technology-based river pollution control strategies. The book will serve as an interdisciplinary guide for researchers, students, and GIS specialists working in various disciplines, including pollution hazards, river ecosystem restoration, water quality, remote sensing, zoology, natural resources management, and environmental geography. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 420 p. 118 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030835538
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83553-8
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    Medical Geology in Mining : Health Hazards Due to Metal Toxicity (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Environmental health. ; Mining engineering. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Toxicology. ; Geology. ; Environmental Health. ; Mining and Exploration. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Medical Toxicology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Health Hazards Due to Metal Toxicity -- Detection and Remediation of Silicosis -- Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis -- Tuberculosis in Mine Workers -- Metal Toxicity Due to Mining -- Fluorosis.
    Abstract: This book discusses a wide range of health-related mining issues, with particular reference to occupational diseases, metal toxicity, postural injuries in miners, modern fire safety controls, noise-induced hearing loss prevention, and noise mapping. Mining plays a central role in the development of modern civilization. By providing the essential raw materials, mining ensures progress, safety, and comfort of people. However, this necessary activity comes with several woes, the most important of which are occupational health hazards. Mines act as sources of constant danger and risk to the miners irrespective of the scale of mining, such as large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but continuous exposure to dust, metal toxicity, hazardous gases and fumes, and loud noises, giving rise to a variety of diseases to mine workers. The comprehensive coverage of issues and the case studies will make this book an essential reference and critical reading. Medical geology is a necessary discipline in earth sciences. Unfortunately, not much literature is available on this subject. Therefore, this book is essential for practicing engineers and supervisors in mines, health and safety professionals, researchers, and mining industry students.
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    Pages: XV, 359 p. 81 illus., 71 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030994952
    Series Statement: Springer Geology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99495-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-99495-2
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    Caves and Karst of Turkey - Volume 2 : Geology, Hydrogeology and Karst (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Sedimentology. ; Geology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Sedimentology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Caves And Karst Of Turkey -- Turkey’s Karst And Water Resources -- Karst Hydrogeology Of Manavgat River Basin -- Karst Of Antalya Travertine, South West Of Turkey -- Geologic And Hydrogeologic Factors Affecting Sinkhole (Obruk) Development In Central Turkey -- Karst Areas Of Turkey -- Karst Springs Of Turkey -- Dumanli Karst Springs, Manavgat River, Antalya, Turkey -- Karst Hydrogeology In Geothermal Reservoirs -- Karstic Hot Water Aquifers In Turkey.
    Abstract: This book discusses Turkey's karst systems' most critical features, one of the world's most important karst areas. This publication has been prepared to assist geologists and professionals working in karst areas by solving several different problems, for example, to conduct groundwater analysis in regions with karstic depressions and examine subsidence problems through geotechnical and hydrogeological studies to solve dams' technical challenges from Karstic areas.
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    Pages: XVII, 118 p. 97 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030953614
    Series Statement: Cave and Karst Systems of the World,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95361-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95361-4
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    Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Geography. ; Earth sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Geography. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Characteristics of Risk (Jan Kleinn et al) -- Chapter 2. Climate Change Impacts to Hurricane-Induced Wind and Storm Surge Losses for Three Major Metropolitan Regions in the U.S. (Peter Sousounis et al.) -- Chapter 3. Development of an Open-source Hurricane Wind Risk Model for Bermuda (Pinelopi Loizou et al.) -- Chapter 4. Downwards Counterfactual Analysis in Insurance Tropical Cyclone Models: A Miami Case Study (Cameron Rye et al.) -- Chapter 5. Estimating Tropical Cyclone Vulnerability: A Review of Different Open-Source Approaches (Katy Wilson and Jane Baldwin) -- Chapter 6. Geohome: Affordable, Resilient Housing for Climate Hazard Mitigation (George Elvin) -- Chapter 7. Identifying Limitations when Deriving Probabilistic Views of North Atlantic Hurricane Hazard from Counterfactual Ensemble NWP Re-forecasts (Tom Philp) -- Chapter 8. Perspective on Hurricane Risk Management Strategies in the Built Environment (Kelly Hereid) -- Chapter 9. The Response of Hurricane Inland Penetration to the Nearshore Translation Speed (Yi-Jie Zhu and Jennifer Collins),.
    Abstract: How is a changing climate affecting hurricanes, and how are these changes intersecting with our changing exposure and vulnerability in ways that affect tropical cyclone risk? Crucially, how should this understanding be incorporated into risk management practice? This book takes a cross-sectoral look at how damaging tropical cyclone characteristics are changing and presents novel approaches to integrate science with risk assessment. In this new era of tropical cyclone impacts, understanding effective risk management practice in a changing climate is more important than ever. This book details the outcomes of new research focusing on climate risk related to hurricanes in a changing climate. Topics include characteristics of tropical cyclone risk, perspectives on hurricane risk management strategies in the built environment, and implications for commercial risk. Inspired by the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate, this book brings together leading international academics and researchers, and provides a source reference for both risk managers and climate scientists for research on the interface between tropical cyclones, climate, and risk. 8 chapters are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 347 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031085680
    Series Statement: Hurricane Risk, 2
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08568-0
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    Advances in Hydroinformatics : Models for Complex and Global Water Issues—Practices and Expectations (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Civil engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Mathematics Data processing. ; Water. ; Environmental Civil Engineering. ; Geographical Information System. ; Computational Science and Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Local downscaling of shallow water simulations -- SW2D-LEMON: a new software for upscaled shallow water modelling -- 1D numerical tool for real time modelling of a complex river network -- Rapid simulations of large scale flood inundations using porosity functions -- Numerical and methodological developments in 1D+ ISM models for operational purposes -- Application of a modified parareal method for speeding up the numerical resolution of the 2D shallow water equations -- Validation of a general-purpose erosion-sedimentation model on a laboratory experiment -- Modelling culverts in Basilisk -- Uncertainty quantification in hydrodynamic modelling using the example of a 2D large-scale model of the River Elbe -- Quantification of historical skew surges : challenges and method -- Sensitivity analysis of the digital twin of the canal of Calais to the outlet gate modelling -- Integrated hydraulic-hydrological assimilation chain: towards multisource data fusion from river network to headwaters -- Meandering of the Venoge River at Bois-de-Vaux: in-situ measurements versus 2D numerical predictions -- How to optimally represent riverbed geometry with a simplified cross-section shape in shallow water models? -- Evaluate the influence of groynes system on the hydraulic regime in the ha thanh river, binh dinh province -- Comparison of streamflow estimated by image analysis (LSPIV) and by hydrologic and hydraulic modelling on the French Riviera during 2019 floods -- Analysis of Triple Rectangular Plates Configurations Impacts on Local Scour around Cylindrical Single Bridge Pier -- 2-D simulation of flow entering a building -- Investigation of the hydraulics in flooded housing estate. -- Benefit of coupling 1d-2d model over an urban area to assess runoff during a storm event -- Stream Rehabilitation Design In A Potentially Protected Forest Catchment In Singapore -- Application of a physics based distributed integrated hydrological model in flood risk management -- Risk Analysis for Flash Flood Hazards in China -- Determination and application of dynamic rainfall threshold for flash flood warning -- Optimized Reservoir Prior Release Operation for Flood Control Considering Operational Weekly Ensemble Hydrological Forecast -- Geographical cluster of flash flood hazards in Jiangxi, China: a spatial analysis perspective -- Analysis of extreme precipitation during the Mediterranean event associated with the Alex storm in the Alpes-Maritimes: atmospheric mechanisms and resulting rainfall -- Are hydrologic-hydraulic coupling approaches able to reproduce Alex flash-flood dynamics and impacts on southeastern French headwaters? -- Improving the efficiency of Flash Flood Forecasting and Warning System in Thailand -- Study on Forecasting and Alarming Model of Flush Flood Based on Machine Learning -- Numerical assessment of sediment supply impacting flash flood propagation in mountainous confluences -- Wood debris risk analysis and protection scenarios of Lourdes city using Iberwood model -- A study on flood inundation mapping of surma river floodplain under extreme flood scenario nature based solutions -- A framework for evaluating performance of large-scale Nature-Based Solutions to reduce hydro-meteorological risks and enhance co-benefits -- Managing droughts in Northern Germany Ð The RECONECT NBS Approach and Water resources model for Vier- und Marschlande Area, Hamburg, Germany -- Opportunities and challenges of Natural-Based Solutions in urban areas - French case studies -- The 1915 mud-debris flow at san fruttuoso di camogli: modeling the collapse effects in the portofino pilot area of the h2020 reconect project -- Benefits of green infrastructure for flood mitigation in small rural watersheds - Case study of the Tamnava River in Serbia -- Modelling Nature-Based Solutions with quasi-2D model -- Bregana river basin: hydrodynamic modeling and analysis of nbs suitability within the reconect project.
    Abstract: This book includes a collection of extended papers based on presentations given during the SIMHYDRO 2021 conference, held in Sophia Antipolis in June 2021 with the support of French Hydrotechnic Society (SHF). It focused on "Models for complex and global water issues—Practices and expectations”. The water field is continuously mobilizing models for addressing complex issues and new challenges. Within the context of the climate change, the water issues are exacerbated with the competition among uses. The limited water resources request from the modern societies to review some of the historical paradigms traditionally used and to promote new approaches for a sustainable management. The combined complexity and vulnerability of large urban environments request a deep understanding of water uses and environmental synergy. At the same time, water-related natural hazards are contentiously straightening modern societies that must adapt and implement a more resilient environment. In parallel, in the industrial sector, the search for a high level of efficiency for hydraulic machinery requests to simulate complex processes. Under all these situations, the models currently used represent only partly the physical phenomena involved, the scale of the processes, the hypothesis included within the different numerical tools, etc. The design and the operation of relevant models represent a challenging task for the modeller who is responsible of the knowledge part of a global system that is dedicated to support the decision makers. The book explores both the limitations and performance of current models and presents the latest developments based on new numerical schemes, high-performance computing, multi-physics and multi-scales methods, and better interaction with field or scale model data. It addresses the interests of practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, and engineers active in this field.
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    Pages: XVIII, 1245 p. 809 illus., 742 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811916007
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1600-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1600-7
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    Extreme Natural Events : Sustainable Solutions for Developing Countries (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Financial risk management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Risk Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. CORDEX Southeast Asia: Providing Regional Climate Change Information for Enabling Adaptation -- 2. Technical and Infrastructure Modality for Extreme Climate Early Warning in Indonesia -- 3. Challenges in Predicting Extreme Weather Events Over the South Asian Region -- 4. Statistical Characteristics of Extreme Rainfall Events over the Indian Subcontinent -- 5. Complexities of Extreme Rainfall in the Philippines. .
    Abstract: This book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural events. In the seventeen chapters presented, it brings together scientific communities from Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Venezuela to share their expertise in different aspects of managing extreme natural events, particularly those related to climate. It discusses how adaptation to these extreme natural events must be an integral part of national policy of the developing countries dealing with disaster mitigation and management.
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    Pages: XV, 455 p. 194 illus., 174 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811925115
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2511-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2511-5
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    Climate Change Impact on Groundwater Resources : Human Health Risk Assessment in Arid and Semi-arid Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Climatology. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Properties of groundwater and its importance -- Chapter3. Groundwater and Health in Semi-arid and Arid Regions -- Chapter4. Groundwater Quality Status of Semi-Arid and Arid Regions -- Chapter5. Assessment of Groundwater Quality mapping for drinking purpose in semi-arid and arid regions of India -- Chapter6. Elimination of Fluoride from Drinking groundwater water Supplies -- Chapter7. Remote Sensing and GIS for groundwater geochemistry -- Chapter8. Groundwater and Artificial Recharge Planning -- Chapter9. Assessment of the appropriateness of drinking and irrigation groundwater -- Chapter10. Hydrological process in arid and semi-arid region -- Chapter11. Factors influencing hydrological process -- Chapter12. Human Health risk assessment -- Chapter13. Climate change Impact of nitrate contamination on human health -- Chapter14. Climate change Impact of fluoride contamination on human health -- Chapter15. Heavy metals influencing factors -- Chapter16. Mitigation Measures of Fluoride and Nitrate Contaminated Regions -- Chapter17. Hydrologic modelling for ungauged basins: An overview of past, present and future directions -- Chapter18 -- Appraising the groundwater potential of Liddar sub-basin (western Himalayas) using geospatial techniques -- Chapter19. Groundwater Potential Zones (GPZ) delineation in Dhamani river basin in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India, using Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) techniques -- Chapter20. Assessment of groundwater potential zone mapping for development of semi-arid region through AHP and GIS techniques -- Chapter21/ Assessment of Groundwater Prospective zone in Adigrat Town and its surrounding area using Geospatial Technology -- Chapter22. Computation of rainfall infiltrates into Coastal soil of Andhra pradesh, India -- Chapter23. Feasibility assessment of low-cost filter to adopt in roof top rain water harvesting (RWH) -- Chapter24. Prioritization of sub-watershed through Morphometric Analysis of Amaravathi Watershed using Geoinformatic Techniques -- Chapter25. Conclusion – Climate Change Impact on Groundwater Resources.
    Abstract: This volume discusses climate change impacts on groundwater quality in arid and semi-arid regions, and provides human health risk assessments due to pollution of surface and groundwater. The book presents recent trends in monitoring groundwater management and implementing pollution mitigation strategies, including practices involving remote sensing and GIS techniques, entropy water quality index, weighted arithmetic water quality index, fuzzy logic applications, and improved irrigation methods. The book also outlines hydrological processes in arid and semi-arid regions and hydrochemical properties of surface and groundwater as a necessary background for understanding how pollution impacts groundwater quality and resources, and how geographical modeling of hydrological processes can aid in human health risk assessments. The book is intended for academics, administrators, policymakers, social scientists, and professionals involved in the various aspects of climate change impact on groundwater quality, hydrological process, pollution mitigation strategies, sustainable development, and environmental planning and management. .
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    Pages: XVI, 480 p. 191 illus., 184 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031047077
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04707-7
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    Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of their Impact (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1 General analysis of natural hazards -- 1.1 Natural hazards and their types -- 1.2 Interpretation and definitions of natural hazards -- 1.3 Overall impacts and consequences of natural hazards in numbers -- 1.3.1 Human aspects of natural hazards and disasters -- 1.3.2 Economic aspects of natural hazards and disasters -- 1.4 Logical steps for reducing the impacts of natural hazards -- 1.5 Management of natural hazards -- 2 Geophysical hazards -- 2.1 Natural hazards posed by volcanic activity and mitigation options -- 2.1.1 The formation and spatial distribution of volcanoes -- 2.1.2 The intensity of volcanic activity -- 2.1.3 Consequences of volcanic activity and related hazards -- 2.1.4 Relationship of volcanism to other natural hazards -- 2.1.5 Forecasting and mitigating volcanic hazards -- 2.1.6 Monitoring volcanic activity -- 2.1.7 Issues related to forecasting volcanic eruptions -- 2.1.8 Technical tasks related to reducing volcanic damage -- 2.1.9 Human tasks tackling to mitigate the impact of the hazard -- 3 Meteorological hazards - extreme meteorological events -- 3.1 Heat waves -- 3.1.1 Some spatial and temporal characteristics of heat waves -- 3.1.2 Effects of heat waves -- 3.1.3 Heat wave mitigation, responses to heat wave hazards -- 3.2 Cold waves -- 3.3 Fog hazard -- 3.3.1 Hazardous effects of fog and their mitigation -- 4 Hydrological hazards -- 4.1 Flood risk -- 4.1.1 Definition, concepts -- 4.1.2 Parameters used in flood analysis -- 4.1.3 Types and spatial aspects of floods -- 4.1.4 Some natural and social consequences of floods -- 4.1.5 Physical consequences of floods, bed formation -- 4.1.6 Flood (risk) management and mitigation -- 4.1.7 Expected trends in flood risk -- 4.2 Flash floods -- 4.2.1 Spatial and temporal characteristics of flash floods -- 4.2.2 Effects of flash floods and the damage they cause -- 4.2.3 Estimation of flash flood risk -- 4.2.4 Protection, mitigation, and adaptation strategies -- 5 Biosphere-related natural hazards (Tímea Kiss) -- 5.1 Human health epidemics -- 5.2 Plant and animal health epidemics -- 5.3 Rapid spread of species -- 5.3.1 Emergence of invasive species -- 5.3.2 Algal bloom -- 5.3.3 Insect invasions -- 5.4 Ecosystem changes and degradation -- 5.4.1 Forest degradation -- 5.4.2 Extinction of species -- 6 Extraterrestrial hazards (Robert Géczi) -- 6.1 Cosmic objects related to the (hazard) process -- 6.2 Physical background and results of the impact process -- 6.3 Consequences of extraterrestrial effects -- 6.4 Mitigation options concerning the impact of the hazard -- 7 Climate change and its impacts -- 7.1 Physical background and trends in climate change -- 7.2 Some causes and consequences of climate change -- 7.3 Impact of climate change on inland ice sheets, glaciers, and oceans -- 7.4 Some options to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
    Abstract: This book deals with natural hazards of geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, and biological types that are causing increasing social and economic damage. The development of these hazards and their impact on the living and non-living environment are described in the individual chapters. The compilation synthesises a natural and social geography approach, explores mitigation options and focuses attention on the processes that are most prevalent in Europe and Western Asia, in addition to global phenomena. The author argues that, with the right knowledge and preparedness, the wide-ranging impacts of natural hazards intertwined with climate change can be reduced. This work provides a wealth of digitally accessible professional information to help readers identify and manage natural hazards. The book is useful for students, educators, professionals, practitioners, and those interested in decision making.
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    Pages: XII, 261 p. 128 illus., 112 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031072260
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07226-0
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    Severe Weather Warnings: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Physical geography. ; Biotechnology. ; Political planning. ; Risk management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Biotechnology. ; Public Policy. ; IT Risk Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Forward -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Warning Systems: Past, Present, and State of the Art -- 4. Obstacles to Successful Warnings -- 5. Interdisciplinary Warning Research and Practice -- 6. Case Studies -- 7. Future Directions and Challenges -- 8. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive description and analysis of natural hazard warnings, drawing on perspectives from the social sciences, physical sciences, and interdisciplinary fields such as disaster studies to articulate a distinction between traditional warnings and what might be called interdisciplinary warnings. Traditional warnings approach warning technology, design, and application from a principally scientific and technical perspective. Human factors, while considered, often are of secondary concern. Interdisciplinary warnings, on the other hand, maintain a critical emphasis on the technical merits of warning systems, but also ask, “Will psychological and community factors such as culture and structure shape how the system is used, and, if so, can this information be incorporated into system design preemptively to make it more effective?” Given the absence of systematic work on interdisciplinary warnings, a book-length monograph discussing and synthesizing knowledge from the various fields focused on warnings and warning response is of critical importance to both academics and practitioners. Broadly conceived, the book presents readers with an in-depth overview of warnings, interdisciplinary research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031050312
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05031-2
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    Formation and Crust-Mantle Geodynamic Processes of the Neoarchean K-rich Granitoid Belt in the Southern Range of Eastern Hebei-Western Liaoning Provinces, North China Craton : Neoarchean K-rich Granitoid Belt in the Northern North China Craton (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Geodynamics. ; Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Geodynamics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Analytical procedures -- Geological background -- The porphyritic monzodioritic-quartz monzodioritic-granodioritic-monzogranitic gneisses -- The medium-grained monzogranite-syenogranites -- The taxitic dioritic-tonalitic gneisses -- The metavolcanic rocks -- Late Neoarchean tectonic setting and geodynamic evolution of the K-rich granitoid belt -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: Meso- to Neoarchean is a critical transitional period for the formation and evolution of continental crust and the corresponding geodynamic mechanisms, during which the average composition of continental crust gradually shifted from Na-enriched to K-enriched. However, the ultimate source of K and its enrichment mechanism in continental crust are still enigmatic. Moreover, fierce controversies remain on the Precambrian subdivision and late Archean geodynamic models of the North China Craton (NCC). Archean basement terranes in the Eastern Hebei-Western Liaoning Provinces, northern NCC display characteristic lithological zonation similar to those developed in modern convergent plate margins, and from northwest to southeast can be subdivided into the MORB-type tholeiite belt, oceanic arc tectonic belt, and K-rich granitoid belt. This book reports systematic field geological, petrographic, structural, whole-rock geochemical, and zircon U-Pb-Hf-O isotopic data for the various late Neoarchean lithological assemblages of the K-rich granitoid belt. Their deformational characteristics and petrogenesis are discussed in detail, and integrated with their spatiotemporal relationships and metamorphic features, a late Neoarchean active continental margin setting with multi-stage trench retreats and subsequent arc-continent collision is proposed to account for the formation and evolution of the K-rich granitoid belt. It also throws light upon the ultimate source and enrichment mechanism of K in the late Archean continental crust by comparing K-rich granitoid belt with the adjacent oceanic arc tectonic belt.
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    ISBN: 9789811943959
    Series Statement: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4395-9
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    Scalar Mismatches in Metropolitan Water Governance : A Comparative Study of São Paulo and Mexico City (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Social sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Methodology -- Urban Water Governance -- River Basin Governance -- The implementation of IWRM/IRBM in São Paulo -- The Implementation of UWM in São Paulo -- The Implementation of IWRM/IRBM in Mexico City -- The Implementation of UWM in Mexico City -- Comparing São Paulo and Mexico City: Evidence of Scalar Mismatches -- Towards a Theory of Metropolitan Water Governance.
    Abstract: The book provides insights into the particular nature of water-related challenges in metropolitan regions of the Global South and the “scalar mismatches” that prevent their sustainable and inclusive development. It argues for the adoption of a metropolitan water governance approach to assess these challenges, including the drivers and institutions that shape these, and the policy instruments at river basin and urban scales that aim to address these. The cases of Mexico City and São Paulo, as two mega-cities with a wide ranging of water-related challenges, present lessons to other fast growing urban agglomerations on the variety of possible responses as well as obstacles to their effectiveness that receive little attention.
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    Pages: XXIII, 283 p. 23 illus., 15 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031080616
    Series Statement: Water Governance - Concepts, Methods, and Practice,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08061-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08061-6
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    Wetland Development in Paddy Fields and Disaster Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Agriculture. ; Natural Hazards. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part A Flood control -- Chapter 1 Characteristics of flood disasters -- Chapter 2 Flood control methods -- Chapter 3 Significance of flood disturbance -- Part B Paddy fields -- Chapter 4 Characteristics of paddy fields -- Chapter 5 Multiple functions of paddy fields -- Part C Case study of a river -- Chapter 6 Flood survey -- Chapter 7 Open levee survey -- Chapter 8 Survey of the river ecosystem downstream of a dam -- Chapter 9 Lake Biwa survey -- Part D Case study of paddy fields -- Chapter 10 Drainage canal system survey -- Chapter 11 Irrigation canal system survey -- Chapter 12 Fish-retreat ditch survey -- Part E Wetland development -- Chapter 13 Improvements to enrich paddy irrigation and drainage canal systems -- Chapter 14 Multiple effects of wetland development -- Chapter 15 Wetland management.
    Abstract: This book proposes the use of green infrastructure to balance biodiversity conservation and disaster management. Paddy fields are one example of such infrastructure and are the focus of this book. In Japan, abandoned, once-cultivated land is increasing in the paddy fields due to the aging of society and recent depopulation. The author proposes to consolidate such lands and create wetlands because the paddy fields hold water during heavy rains, which prevents floods and protects cities. This is essential, considering that extreme weather conditions have increased the risk of flood damage in Japan. Not only do such wetlands hold water during the flood season, they also provide habitats for aquatic life and places for children to learn about the natural environment. In addition, fish farming in the wetlands will provide food for many people. The increase in water disasters associated with global warming is occurring not only in Japan but globally. The proposal presented in this book will help government officials around the world, especially those involved in urban and rural planning, to consider disaster management—an idea that will be welcomed by both engineers and biologists.
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    Pages: XV, 262 p. 197 illus., 162 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811937354
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3735-4
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    Past, Present and Future of a Habitable Earth : The Development Strategy of Earth Science 2021 to 2030. (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Geophysics. ; Planetary science. ; Geology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geophysics. ; Planetary Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Overview -- 2. Scientific perspectives: challenges for human cognition -- 3. Basic Scientific Issues relating to Earth habitability -- 4. Scientific and technological support: fundamental theoretical issues with revolutionary technologies -- 5. Realization: intersectionality, integration, collaboration, and cooperation.
    Abstract: This perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between human society and nature, with the theme of " habitability of the Earth." This book is one effort at providing an overview of some of the recent exciting advances Chinese geoscientists have made. It is the concerted team effort of a group of researchers from diverse backgrounds to generalize their vision for Earth science in the next 10 years. The book is intended for scholars, administrators of the Science and Technology policy department, and science research funding agencies. This is an open access book.
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    Pages: XIV, 97 p. 27 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811927836
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2783-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2783-6
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    Egypt’s Strategy to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030: Researchers' Contributions : SDGs Viewed Through the Lens of Egypt’s Strategy and Researchers' Views (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Food Safety measures. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Food Safety. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to “Insights into Egypt’s Strategy to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030: Researchers Contributions” (El-Sayed Ewis Omran) -- Chapter 2. Overview of the Poverty, Food Security and Nutrition Situation in Egypt (Mona A. Outhman) -- Chapter 3. Long-term control of desertification: Is organic farming superior to conventional? Soil and established arid cultivation practices at SEKEM, Egypt (Lorenz Huebner) -- Chapter 4. The Effect of COVID-19 on the Egyptian Education System and the Role of Digitalization (Marwa Biltagy) -- Chapter 5. Culture and Principles of Equity and Gender Equality as a Basis of Holistic Sustainable Development at SEKEM, Egypt (Lorenz Huebner) -- Chapter 6. Integrated Hydrological Modeling and Geoinformatics for Harvesting and Simulating Mountain torrents on the Area Stretching between Port Sudan and Ras Bennas, Red Sea (El-Sayed E. Omran) -- Chapter 7. Role of Green Energy in Sustainable Development in Egypt (Nadia M. Eshra) -- Chapter 8. Resources of the Renewable Energy in Egypt (Nadia M. Eshra) -- Chapter 9. Utilizing Renewable Energy as a means to Achieve SDGs (Raad H. S. Al-Jibouri) -- Chapter 10. Economic Growth, Employment and Decent Work as a Sustainable Development Policy for all (Harb A. El. Hasseen El-bardisy) -- Chapter 11. Proposed Guidelines For Planning Of Egyptian Fishing Ports (Mahmoud Sharaan) -- Chapter 12. The Impact of Human-Induced in Mining Operations on the Increased Risk of Torrents in the Wadi Allaqi Basin (Mohamed E. Dandrawy) -- Chapter 13. Climate Considerations in the Planning and Sustainability of Egyptian Cities (El-Sayed E. Omran) -- Chapter 14. Life Under Lake Nasser: Water Quality As A Means to Achieving The Egypt's Agenda 2030 (El-Sayed E. Omran) -- Chapter 15. Soil-Water Properties for Reduce Land Degradation Along the High Dam Lake, Egypt (El-Sayed E. Omran) -- Chapter 16. Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations to “Egypt’s Strategy to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030” (El-Sayed E. Omran).
    Abstract: This book focuses on Egypt as a representative example of emerging economies struggling to achieve their sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Egyptian government has launched Egypt’s Vision 2030 in line with the 2030 Agenda, also known as the Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS), which encompasses the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development. It is under the SDS that all development plans in Egypt are incorporated while at the same time being strongly guided by the SDGs. Aware of the principle of shared but differentiated responsibility, Egypt also recognizes that fundamental challenges remain, despite a strong willingness to achieve the SDGs. High birth rates, brain drain phenomena, water scarcity, migration, discrimination against women and girls, a growing informal sector and instability in neighboring states (especially Libya and Syria) are only some of the many hindrances to sustainable development. In order to address these challenges, Egypt relies heavily on the SDGs, which are aimed at transforming our world. Although there is an urgent need for a drastic change in the way we use the Earth, the question arises as to whether the SDGs are sufficient to facilitate such a transformation. This book explores the key environmentally related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and offers a cutting-edge assessment of current progress with a view to reaching these objectives by 2030. The book highlights some of the key findings and ideas for how research may help achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in enterprises. The book provides a useful framework that can help and aid the Egyptian government to assess the many goals and targets outlined in the 2030 Agenda. The analysis of Egypt can be used as a blueprint for other developing nations and globally in order to guide policy toward achieving the SDGs. Covering food security, water resilience, climate change, agronomics, rural life, environmental impact assessment as a tool for measuring the achievement of the goals, Egyptian education, the COVID-19 pandemic, cultural and societal dimensions, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainable development and climate change, as well as practitioners and policymakers involved in sustainable development and disaster management.
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    Pages: X, 314 p. 136 illus., 132 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031106767
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10676-7
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    Satellite Monitoring of Water Resources in the Middle East (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Climatology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental economics. ; Water. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing -- 2. Water Resources in the Middle East -- 3. The Suitability of Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies For Mapping, Monitoring and Managing Water Resources in The Middle East -- 4. Atmospheric Rivers and Precipitation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) -- 5. Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia Revisited: Selected Pilot Areas for the Application of Remote Sensing -- 6. GIS-based multi-criteria approach to assess water resources vulnerability in a changing climate over the Arab Domain -- 7. Unraveling the spatio-temporal dynamics of satellite-inferred water resources in the Arabian Peninsula -- 8. A Technical Note on Least Squares Mascon Fitting to GRACE Satellite Data to Estimate Total Water Storage Changes in The Middle East -- 9. Spatial-Temporal Change of a Dam Lake Area Using Remote Sensing and Meteorological Drought Indices -- 10. Forecasting Domestic Water Demand using Meteorological and Satellite data: Case study of Greater Beirut Area -- 11. MODIS Satellite Images and TRMM Products to Compare Rainfall and Streamflow along the Coastal Rivers of Lebanon -- 12. Water balance and demand for different environmental changes and management scenarios in the Hasbani Basin, Lebanon using WEAP model and remotely sensed data -- 13. Agricultural Water Management in the Nile Delta Using Remote Sensing Techniques -- 14. Studying Hydrological Characteristics of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine Using GIS and Remote Sensing Data -- 15. Landsat Satellite Images for Lineaments Detection: A Tool to Identify Groundwater Productivity in Lebanon -- 16. Using information from remote sensing to estimate groundwater: GRACE and Sentinel-1 satellites -- 17. Volcanic Terrains Reveal Bright Hydrogeological Prospects in Saudi Arabia: A GIS & RSA Linked Research on Harrat Rahat -- 18. Regional mapping of groundwater potential zones in the Saudi Arabia using remote sensing and machine learning algorithms -- 19. A DRASTIC-based Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Technique for Evaluating Groundwater Vulnerability under Uncertainty -- 20. Prospects of Retrieving Non-Optical Water Quality Properties with Remote Sensing Techniques -- 21. The potential of different reflectance based algorithms to retrieve Phycocyanin concentration through remote sensing. Application to a hypereutrophic Mediterranean lake -- 22. Remote sensing of water quality for human use of Shat Al-Hilla, Iraq.
    Abstract: This book presents both updated and new measurements on water resources from selective pilot areas form the Middle East. Demand for water has become very crucial notably in arid and semiarid regions like in the Middle East. The changing climate and the increased population are the most striking challenges on water resources in this region where the largest part of its territory is dry lands and deserts with minimal precipitation and high evaporation rates, and thus, the average per capita of water does not exceed 25 m3/year. This resulted in developing many studies and researches in different Middle East countries to clearly identify and assess the hydrological characteristics of the available water resources and to explore new resources in order to secure balanced water supply/demand. As a first of its type, this book introduces comprehensive knowledge on the successful reports of the use of satellite images in water studies in the Middle East, and the economic value resulted from adopting these techniques. Based on illustrated case-studies the book will represent a significant resource for a large number of experts, academics, researchers, engineers and different-level stakeholders including the decision makers. .
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    Pages: XI, 413 p. 168 illus., 158 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031155499
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15549-9
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    Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Performance Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (Beijing 2022) (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Engineering geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geology. ; Geoengineering. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Abstract: The 4th International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-IV) is held in Beijing, China. The PBD-IV Conference is organized under the auspices of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Technical Committee TC203 on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Associated Problems (ISSMGE-TC203). The PBD-I, PBD-II, and PBD-III events in Japan (2009), Italy (2012), and Canada (2017) respectively, were highly successful events for the international earthquake geotechnical engineering community. The PBD events have been excellent companions to the International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (ICEGE) series that TC203 has held in Japan (1995), Portugal (1999), USA (2004), Greece (2007), Chile (2011), New Zealand (2015), and Italy (2019). The goal of PBD-IV is to provide an open forum for delegates to interact with their international colleagues and advance performance-based design research and practices for earthquake geotechnical engineering.
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    Pages: XXXI, 2405 p. 1832 illus., 1392 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031118982
    Series Statement: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 52
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11898-2
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    Flash Floods in Vietnam : Causes, Impacts, and Solutions (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Study Overview of Flash Floods -- Chapter2. Knowledge of Flash Flood and Related Problems -- Chapter3. Collection and Investigation on Natural and Socio-Economic Characteristics Related to Flash Floods -- Chapter4. Establishing the Databases for Mapping Flash Flood Risk -- Chapter5. Building the Map of Flash Flood Risk -- Chapter6. Solutions for Preventing and Limiting Flash Flood Risk.
    Abstract: This book discusses the threats and impacts of flash floods in Vietnam on environmental, human, and socio-economic resources, and covers monitoring, forecasting, warning, urgent action plans, and prevention solutions. While the work focuses on cases in Vietnam, it is applicable to many regions in the world that experience flash flooding as a common occurrence. Through data collection, field surveys, and investigational statistics from a specialized group of authors, the book provides comprehensive background knowledge on flash floods, and a flash flood hazard map using remote sensing and GIS techniques that can be used to assess the likelihood and potential impacts of flash floods before vulnerable areas and populations can be threatened. The intended audience of this manuscript is people interested in the fields of weather, environment, and natural disasters. It will serve as a reference for environmental managers, administrators of disaster planning, and extreme weather scientists .
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    Pages: XV, 166 p. 72 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031105326
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10532-6
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    Instrumentation and Measurement Technologies for Water Cycle Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Natural disasters. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Regional Adaptation of Water Quality Algorithms for Monitoring Inland Waters: Case Study from Irish Lakes -- Optical remote sensing in Lake Trasimeno: understanding from applications across diverse temporal, spectral and spatial scales -- Satellite instrumentation and technique for oil pollution monitoring of the seas -- Satellite instrumentation and technique for monitoring of seawater quality -- Inland Water altimetry: technological progress and applications -- Generic Strategy for Consistency Validation of the Satellite-, In-situ-, and Reanalysis - based Climate Data Records (CDRs) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) -- Optical spectroscopy for on line water monitoring -- Fiber optic technology for environmental monitoring: state of the art and application in the Observatory of transfers in the Vadose Zone- (O-ZNS) -- Plants, vital players in the terrestrial water cycle -- Improving water quality and security with advanced sensors and indirect water sensing methods.
    Abstract: This book aims at presenting a unified framework for the description of working principles, recent advances and applications of cutting-edge measurement technologies for the water sector. Instrumentation and measurement technologies are currently playing a key role in the monitoring, assessment and protection of environmental resources. Measurement techniques and sensing methods for the observation of water systems are rapidly evolving and are requiring an increased multi-disciplinary participation. The whole water sector is characterised by multiple technological contexts concerning the monitoring of the resource, given the broad coverage that includes water from its natural domains to the men-made infrastructures. In particular, instrumentation and measurement technologies have a pervasive presence in all the necessary aspects for the assessment, monitoring and control of the water resource and of its relationship with the various environmental stressors, including the anthropic pressures. Therefore, the book aims at presenting how the diagnostics/monitoring methodologies and the related technologies can give an answer to the issues raised by the complex scenario characterising the water cycle management (WCM). The book is structured in five topical sections, grouped by similarity of their technological and/or applicative contexts.
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    Pages: IX, 599 p. 250 illus., 213 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031082627
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08262-7
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    Sustainability of Water Resources : Impacts and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water: How Secure are We under Climate Change? -- Influence of stemflow measurement on interception estimation under Eucalyptus plantations -- Strategic Human Resources in Water Sources Development -- Water Budget Monitoring of the Ganga River Basin using remote sensing data and GIS -- Evaluation of SWAT Model for Simulating the Water Balance Components for the DudhKoshi River Basin in Nepal -- Development Policy Framework Towards Riverfront Development (RFD)- A Study on Mula- Mutha Riverfront Pune, Maharashtra, India -- Rejuvenating Water Wisdom: A Route to Resilience. .
    Abstract: This book covers a wide spectrum of water resources management, including water supply and demand, operation and maintenance of water distribution systems, water quality assessment, impacts of climate change on hydrological extremes, and water governance. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth are the major factors contributing to a significant rise in water demands across all the sectors in India. Although the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall contributes primarily to the available surface and groundwater resources, recurrent non-uniform/erratic rainfall events have resulted in widespread water scarcity. On many occasions, extreme meteorological conditions trigger the severity of water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. The untreated wastewater from domestic and industrial sources discharged through un-engineered means, adds to the issue as it ends up polluting the surface and groundwater resources. .
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    Pages: XIV, 414 p. 193 illus., 147 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031134678
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 116
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13467-8
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    Glance at the Silk Road Disaster Risk (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Natural Hazards. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Background and Connotations -- Environment -- Disaster Risk Assessment -- Risk Management -- Future Prospects. .
    Abstract: This book vividly shows the fostering environment, activity characteristics, distribution pattern, economic losses, casualties, disaster risks and management of earthquakes, mass movement, drought, floods, and marine disasters in the Silk Road region. It develops a multi-scale and multi-disaster risk assessment method to better assess and understand the Silk Road disaster risk. A multi-level collaborative risk management model has been proposed for transboundary disasters, and it also shares case studies on major disaster risk management. The book makes a major step forward to increase the understanding of the disaster risk of the Silk Road region. It presents a holistic understanding of the natural hazards and their induced disaster risks and is a valuable read for scholars, stakeholders and practitioners in the DRR community.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811955839
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5583-9
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    The Formation of Mountains (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geomorphology. ; Petrology. ; Geology. ; Geomorphology. ; Petrology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The structure of mountains -- 2. The cycle of rocks -- 3. Moving plates -- 4. Mountains over subducting plates: subduction zones -- 5. Lateral shifts with complications -- 6. The roof of the world: High mountains in Asia -- 7. Great rifts and hot spots -- 8. The Alps and their siblings.
    Abstract: Mountains as we know them were formed by a wide range of processes. This vivid introduction explains the course of orogeny (mountain formation) and the resulting structures, the cycles of plate tectonics and the evolution of landforms. It also presents surprising findings from the latest research. Popular travel destinations are described in detail – ideal when preparing for a trip – while a wealth of photos and graphics illustrate the text. Why are mountains as tall as they are? How does high-pressure rock come to the surface? Is there feedback between tectonics and the climate? How can mountains form without continental collision, far away from any plate boundaries? And how do we know all this? These and many other questions will be answered.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031113857
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11385-7
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    Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster Economic Vulnerability and Recovery Programs (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Emergency medical services. ; Development economics. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Industrial and Production Engineering. ; Emergency Services. ; Development Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Systemic Risk and Mitigating Economic Disasters In the Arctic: Cases of Oil Spills, Cruise Ships and Pandemics -- Chapter 2. Assessing Loss and Damage of Low Exposed Sudden Onset Disasters: Evidence from the Marginal Salt Cultivators of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh -- Chapter 3. Disaster Economic Vulnerability and Recovery Programs Experience from Tanzania -- Chapter 4. Gendered Economic Vulnerabilities in Disaster Environments the case of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Chapter 5. Economic Growth and Hazard Risk Reduction -- Chapter 6. Resilience in Disaster Relief and Recovery Programs at the Person-Environment Nexus -- Chapter 7. Improving Resilience Capacity of the Policies and Planning for Temporary Shelters in Crises and Disasters -- Chapter 8. Evaluating risk from disasters to improve resilience Lessons from Nigeria and South Africa -- Chapter 9. Perspectives for collaborative disaster risk reduction experience report from the Brazilian Disaster Knowledge Platform -- Chapter 10. Development of an Earthquake-Induced Landslide Hazard Assessment -- Chapter 11. Use of Typha Latifolia as a Tool for Biomonitoring of Hazardous Domestic Effluents -- Chapter 12. Arsenic Control for Hazard Risk Reduction -- Chapter 13. A Climate Adaptation Monitoring Tool for Sustainable Marine Planning -- Chapter 14. Urban Rivers Resilience -- Chapter 15. A Risk-Based Approach to Development Planning -- Chapter 16. Unveiling the Latent Disasters from a Holistic and Probabilistic View Development of a National Risk Atlas.
    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, providing 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 focuses on the concepts of economic and development vulnerability, discussing the roles of physical, social, cultural, political, economic, technological, and development factors that contribute to disaster impacts and threat levels on vulnerable populations. This approach explores how the resilience of individuals and communities can be increased in the face of future hazard threats, and how post-disaster efforts are planned for and implemented to manage risk reduction and the potential outcomes of hazard threats. Topics addressed in the boom include disaster recovery reform and resilience, recovery, and development programs, place-based reconstruction policies, resilient and sustainable disaster relief, and recovery programs, sustainable community development, and disaster recovery and post-hazard recovery strategies.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031083259
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08325-9
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    Beyond 100: The Next Century in Geodesy : Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18, 2019 (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Reference Systems and Frames -- Towards an International Height Reference Frame Using Clock Networks -- Towards the realization of the International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) in Argentina -- Comparing Vienna CRF solutions to Gaia-CRF2 -- Co-Location of Space Geodetic Techniques: Studies on Intra-Technique Short Baselines -- Status of IGS Reprocessing Activities at GFZ -- A Wavelet-based Outlier Detection and Noise Component Analysis for GNSS Position Time Series -- Part II: Gravity field modelling -- International Combination Service for Time-variable Gravity Fields (COST-G) – Start of operational phase and future perspectives -- LUH-GRACE2018: a new time series of monthly gravity field solutions from GRACE -- A Precise Geoid Model for Africa: AFRgeo2019 -- Part III: Earth rotation and geodynamics -- A first assessment of the corrections for the consistency of the IAU2000 and IAU2006 precession-nutation models -- Report of the IAU/IAG Joint Working Group on Theory of Earth rotation and validation -- Achievements of the first 4 years of the International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service (IGETS) 2015 – 2019 -- Inter-comparison of ground gravity and vertical height measurements at collocated IGETS stations -- Part IV: Multi-Signal Positioning, Remote Sensing and Applications -- A Benchmarking Measurement Campaign to Support Ubiquitous Localization in GNSS Denied and Indoor Environments -- A method to correct the raw Doppler observations for GNSS velocity determination -- Assessment of a GNSS/INS/Wi-Fi Tight-Integration Method Using Support Vector Machine and Extended Kalman Filter -- Enhancing navigation in difficult environments with low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS PPP and MEMS IMU -- Part V: Monitoring and Understanding the Dynamic Earth with Geodetic Observations -- Water Depletion and Land Subsidence in Iran using Gravity, GNSS, InSAR and Precise Levelling Data -- Past and future sea level changes and land uplift in the Baltic Sea seen by geodetic observations -- Estimation of Lesser Antilles vertical velocity fields using a GNSS-PPP software comparison -- Time variations of the vertical component in Japanese GEONET GNSS sites -- An approximate method to simulate post-seismic deformations in a realistic Earth model -- Geodetic monitoring of the variable surface 1 deformation in Latin America -- Progress in GTEWS ground displacement measurements and tsunami warning -- Part VI: Geodesy for Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Climate Research (IAG, IAMAS, IACS, IAPSO) -- Characterization of the Upper Atmosphere from Neutral and Electron Density Observations -- Tropospheric products from high-level GNSS processing in Latin America -- Can vertical GPS displacements serve as proxies for climate variability in North America? -- Tracking Hurricanes using GPS atmospheric precipitable water vapor field -- Continuous monitoring with a superconducting gravimeter as a proxy for water storage changes in a mountain catchment -- Least-Squares Spectral and Coherency Analysis of the Zenith Total Delay Time Series at SuomiNet Station SA56 (UNB2).
    Abstract: This open access book contains 30 peer-reviewed papers based on presentations at the 27th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). The meeting was held from July 8 to 18, 2019 in Montreal, Canada, with the theme being the celebration of the centennial of the establishment of the IUGG. The centennial was also a good opportunity to look forward to the next century, as reflected in the title of this volume. The papers in this volume represent a cross-section of present activity in geodesy, and highlight the future directions in the field as we begin the second century of the IUGG. During the meeting, the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) organized one Union Symposium, 6 IAG Symposia, 7 Joint Symposia with other associations, and 20 business meetings. In addition, IAG co-sponsored 8 Union Symposia and 15 Joint Symposia. In total, 3952 participants registered, 437 of them with IAG priority. In total, there were 234 symposia and 18 Workshops with 4580 presentations, of which 469 were in IAG-associated symposia. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 286 p. 10 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031098574
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 152
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09857-4
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    Tsunami Data Assimilation for Early Warning (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geophysics. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Green’s Function-based Tsunami Data Assimilation (GFTDA) -- Tsunami Data Assimilation with Interpolated Virtual Stations -- Real-Time Tsunami Detection based on Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) -- Real-time Tsunami Data Assimilation of S-net Pressure Gauge Records during the 2016 Fukushima Earthquake -- Tsunami Early Warning System Using Data Assimilation of Offshore Data -- Summary.
    Abstract: This book focuses on proposing a tsunami early warning system using data assimilation of offshore data. First, Green’s Function-based Tsunami Data Assimilation (GFTDA) is proposed to reduce the computation time for assimilation. It can forecast the waveform at Points of Interest (PoIs) by superposing Green’s functions between observational stations and PoIs. GFTDA achieves an equivalently high accuracy of tsunami forecasting to the previous approaches, while saving sufficient time to achieve an early warning. Second, a modified tsunami data assimilation method is explored for regions with a sparse observation network. The method uses interpolated waveforms at virtual stations to construct the complete wavefront for tsunami propagation. Its application to the 2009 Dusky Sound, New Zealand earthquake, and the 2015 Illapel earthquake revealed that adopting virtual stations greatly improved the tsunami forecasting accuracy for regions without a dense observation network. Finally, a real-time tsunami detection algorithm using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) is presented. The tsunami signals of the offshore bottom pressure gauge can be automatically separated from the tidal components, seismic waves, and background noise. The algorithm could detect tsunami arrival with a short detection delay and accurately characterize the tsunami amplitude. Furthermore, the tsunami data assimilation approach is combined with the real-time tsunami detection algorithm, which is applied to the tsunami of the 2016 Fukushima earthquake. The proposed tsunami data assimilation approach can be put into practice with the help of the real-time tsunami detection algorithm.
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    Pages: XVII, 97 p. 48 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811973390
    Series Statement: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7339-0
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    Ciomadul (Csomád), The Youngest Volcano in the Carpathians : Volcanism, Palaeoenvironment, Human Impact (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geomorphology. ; Mineralogy. ; Environmental management. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Geology. ; Geomorphology. ; Mineralogy. ; Environmental Management. ; Tourism Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I -- History of Research: Geoscientific Exploration of Ciomadul Hills -- Introduction to the Tectonic Evolution of the South-East Carpathians -- Evolution of the Ciomadul Volcanic Field – Lava Domes and Explosive Eruptions -- Petrology of Ciomadul volcano: the rock record -- Gone with the Wind: Dispersal of Ciomadul Tephra.
    Abstract: This book delivers the present state-of-the-art of scientific characteristics of the unique Ciomadul volcano (Romania, East-Central Europe) from as many aspects as possible.. Multidisciplinary research results obtained on this geologically young volcanic complex are presented to a wider audience (geologists, volcanologists, botanists, archaeologists, historians and teachers). Moreover, the book provides information at a general level for interested laypersons and decision-makers. The first part of the book, after summarizing the research history of Ciomadul, presents the details of the volcanism and related topics (volcanology, geology, landscape evolution, minerals, post-volcanic activity and spa culture) in eight chapters; the second part deals with the palaeo-environmental issues of the larger area, along with human history, in nine chapters.
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    Pages: XIV, 282 p. 187 illus., 158 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030891404
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89140-4
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    Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions : Considerations for a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Analysis (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Education, Higher. ; Fire prevention. ; Buildings Protection. ; Natural Hazards. ; Higher Education. ; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview and Introduction to the Role of Higher Educational Institution in Disaster Risk Management -- Post-pandemic Management in Higher Educational Institutions -- New Perspectives of Campus Safety Initiatives in Universities -- Regional Overview of Lessons from the Asia-Pacific Regions -- Regional Overview of Lessons from Africa: the Impact on the Awareness of the Sector’s Resilience -- Disaster Risk Governance in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central America: the Case of Guatemala -- Looking Ahead While Leaving No One Behind: Resourcefulness and Resiliency among North American Universities -- University Networking in Improvising Academic Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences from Bangladesh -- New Role of Universities: Experiences from Taiwan -- Vigorous, Vital, Vulnerable: Universities and COVID-19, Aotearoa New Zealand -- Applying New Technologies and Innovation in Taiwan -- Applying New Technologies and Innovation in Hong Kong: Teaching Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) Using Massive Open Online Course to Enhance Resilience in Higher Educational Institutions -- Scope of Civil Society and University Partnership in Enhancing Resilience -- Private Sector and Higher Education Institution Partnerships to Enhance Resilience in the Philippines: The Experience of the National Resilience Council -- Impacts, opportunities and potentials in HEIs: During and Post Pandemic Perspectives.
    Abstract: The world has spent the majority of 2020 enduring an unpreceded crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this crisis has been enormous, and the situation has yet to be resolved. It is still difficult to anticipate when the pandemic will end and how our lives will have changed after the crisis. Higher educational institutions (HEIs) have also had to undergo tremendous transformation, in particular, changing a conventional educational, teaching, and learning system to a digital and online mode and cancelling or postponing important events such as graduation and entrance ceremonies and entrance examinations. In addition, a number of HEIs have been facing financial constraints due to reduced enrolment, particularly from overseas. Students have missed opportunities to meet their family and friends, causing profound psychosocial impact and stress for all concerned. Simultaneously, however, the situation has given HEIs a good opportunity to consider their disaster preparedness, response, and recovery capacity on campus. Some surveys have highlighted a lack of preparedness for pandemic and other hazardous risks beyond natural hazards. Safety issues are a top priority at HEIs because they bring together a number of students, faculty, and staff. This book covers the experiences and lessons learned from HEIs in preparedness, response, and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for such calamities beyond natural disasters in the future. The book consists of 15 chapters divided into three major sections. They highlight the importance of HEIs’ governance issues in disaster risk management, examine the challenges that HEIs have faced during the pandemic and the implementation of new teaching and learning methodologies, and provide innovative responses and preparedness by HEIs based on science and technology, respectively.
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    Pages: VIII, 264 p. 45 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811911934
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1193-4
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    Geospatial Technologies for Resources Planning and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geomorphology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Geomorphology. ; Geographical Information System. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geospatial Technology for Geomorphology Mapping and its Applications -- Geospatial technology for estimation of geomorphological characteristics of an ungauged watershed -- Long Term Analysis of River Migration Pattern using Geospatial Techniques – A case study of upper part of the Ganga River, India -- Space borne Scatterometers for understanding the large-scale land hydrological processes -- Wetland Classification and Monitoring Using Time Series Earth Observation Data and Machine Learning Algorithm: A Case Study in Upper Ganga River Stretch.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management for the key natural resources, e.g. water, agriculture and forest as well as the decision support system (DSS) for infrastructure development. We have seen in the past four decades that the growing complexities of sustainable management of natural resources management have been very challenging. The book has been written to leverage the current geospatial technologies that integrate the remotely sensed data available from various platforms, the precise locational data providing geospatial intelligence, and the advanced integration tools of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Geospatial technologies have been used for water resources management employing geomorphological characteristics, analysis of river migration pattern, understanding the large-scale hydrological process, wet land classification and monitoring, analysis of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), assessment of environmental flow and soil erosion studies, water quality modelling and assessment and rejuvenation of paleochannels through groundwater recharge. Geospatial technologies have been applied for crop classification and mapping, soil moisture determination using RISAT-1 C-band and PALSAR-2 L-band sensors, inventory of horticulture plantations, management of citrus orchards, crop yield forecasting, rice yield estimation, estimation of evapotranspiration and its evaluation against lysimeter and satellite-based evapotranspiration product for India to address the various issues of the agricultural system management. Geospatial technologies have been used for generation of digital elevation model, urban dynamics assessment, mobile GIS application at grass root level planning, cadastral level developmental planning and e-governance applications, system dynamics for sustainable development, micro-level water resources planning, site suitability for sewage treatment plant, traffic density assessment, geographical indications of India, archaeological applications and disasters interventions to elaborate various issues of DSS for infrastructure development and management. Geospatial technologies have been employed for the generation and reconciliation of the notified forest land boundaries, and also the land cover changes analysis within notified forest areas, forest resource assessment, management and monitoring and wildlife conservation and management. This book aims to present high-quality technical case studies representing the recent developments in the “application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management”. The editors hope that this book will serve as a valuable resource for scientists and researchers to plan and manage land and water resources sustainably.
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    Pages: VIII, 750 p. 378 illus., 351 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030989811
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 115
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98981-1
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    Stratigraphy: A Modern Synthesis (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Geomorphology. ; Cogeneration of electric power and heat. ; Fossil fuels. ; Geology. ; Sedimentology. ; Geomorphology. ; Fossil Fuel.
    Description / Table of Contents: The scope of modern stratigraphy -- The stratigraphic-sedimentologic data base -- Facies analysis -- Facies Models -- Sequence stratigraphy -- Basin mapping methods -- Stratigraphy: The modern synthesis -- The Future of Time. .
    Abstract: The updated textbook is intended to serve as an advanced and detailed treatment of the evolution of the subject of stratigraphy from its disparate beginnings as separate studies of sedimentology, lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, etc., into a modern integrated discipline in which all components are necessary. There is a historical introduction, which now includes information about the timeline of the evolution of the components of modern stratigraphy. The elements of the various components (facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, mapping methods, chronostratigraphic methods, etc.) are outlined, and a chapter discussing the modern synthesis is included near the end of the book, which closes with a discussion of future research trends in the study of time as preserved in the stratigraphic record.
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    Pages: XVII, 518 p. 409 illus., 269 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030875367
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87536-7
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    River Hydraulics : Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering Vol. 2 (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth sciences. ; Natural disasters. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Earth Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Effect of bed permeability on flow turbulence in gravel-bed stream -- Study on Erosion and Undercut of Cohesive River Bank – An Experimental Approach -- Hydraulic design of reservoir in permeable pavement for mitigating urban storm water -- Analytical expression for measurement of discharge using conical obstruction in a small rectangular channel -- Efficient numerical algorithm for flow field around vertically submerged tandem and aligned circular cylinders. .
    Abstract: This book presents key principles of the hydraulics of river basins, with a unique focus on the interplay between stream flows and sediment transport. Addressing a number of basic topics related to the hydraulics of river systems, above all it emphasizes applicative aspects in order to provide the reader with a solid grasp of river engineering. The understanding of the river hydraulics is essential for the assessment of optimum locations for the conservation of water resources and its structures. This book will be interesting to readers and researchers working in the specialized area of river hydraulics of Ganga basin, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, and other basins of India. It consists of review on hydraulics of meandering river; hydraulic design of reservoir in permeable pavement; optimization of hydraulic design; hydraulic investigations to optimize the design of spillway and design of energy dissipater; and analysis of performance of orifice spillway using computational fluid dynamics.
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    Pages: X, 471 p. 284 illus., 187 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030817688
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 110
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81768-8
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    Governing Groundwater : Between Law and Practice (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability. ; Social sciences. ; Political science. ; Water. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability. ; Society. ; Governance and Government.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Invisible Water Law and Governance - At Heart of Equity and Sustainability Concerns -- Groundwater Overexploitation, Changing Crops, a New Wine Region and Legally Binding Allocation Plans -- Climate Change Effects and Non-Legally Binding Groundwater Plans to Improve the Governance of Hidden Waters -- A Cutting-edge Water Law, Strong Water Institutions and the Problem of Groundwater Excess -- When is Enough, Enough? Environmental Annihilation, Social Exploitation, Chemicals Running Through Groundwater and A Legal-Mix -- A Sandy-beach Paradise, Groundwater Exploitation and Groundwater Governance Through Communal Water Boards -- Groundwater, Bans on free Grazing, Tree Felling and Drilling Wells -- Between Law and Practice -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book empirically examines a diverse range of groundwater issues and different approaches to deal with such concerns taking into account responses from government bodies, community organizations, scientists, private sector, and academia. The overarching objective of this book is to empirically examine groundwater governance and groundwater law. It aims to provide a better understanding of the complexities surrounding groundwater governance in order to reconceptualize and retheorize the governance of subterranean resources having as entry points equity and sustainability concerns. This involves understanding what people do when using, sharing, protecting, and measuring groundwater; and why do they do what they do, i.e., what are their motivations to resort to certain practices. This is done through the comparative and contrasting investigation of six case studies from countries from the Global North and Global South. It offers a different perspective of literature given that it explains how groundwater governance and law are in practice rather than what they should be. Additionally, the research presented in this book provides ideas on how to rethink the design and implementation of groundwater law grounded on empirically based descriptions and the understanding of groundwater problems.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030927783
    Series Statement: Water Governance - Concepts, Methods, and Practice,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92778-3
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    Post-Disaster Governance in Southeast Asia : Response, Recovery, and Resilient Societies (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Political science. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Natural Hazards. ; Governance and Government. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: From Post-Disaster Collaborative Governance Toward Resilient Societies -- National Response to the Global Pandemic of COVID-19: Evidence from Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia -- Post-Haiyan: Alternatives for Disaster Management Law and Governance in the Philippines -- Improving Disaster Recovery Governance: Lessons from the Two Ad-Hoc Recovery Agencies -- Transformation of Post-Disaster Governance of Indonesian Peatland Wildfires -- Assessing the Value of Localization and New Actors using Network Approach: Evidence from Shelter Clusters in ASEAN -- The Role of Institutional Vulnerability in the Adoption of ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) at Local Level -- Post-tsunami Indonesia: An enquiry into the success of interface in Indonesian tsunami early warning system -- Localising Disability-inclusive Disaster Response in Indonesia -- The Cultural-Based Model of Community Disaster Resilience in Merapi Communities, Indonesia -- Livelihood and Resiliency: An Entrepreneurship of West Sumatran SMEs aftermath Disasters -- The Use of ‘Village Funds’ for Community-Based Disaster Risk Financing: Best Practices from Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia -- Fighting the Global Pandemic with Local Actions: Media Analysis on Solidarity and Local Community Response in Indonesia -- Where Do We Go from Here? Key Takeaway Messages for the Better Future Disaster Response and Recovery.
    Abstract: This book aims to provide insight into how Southeast Asian countries have responded to disasters, recovered, and rebuilt. It investigates emergency response and disaster recovery cases at national levels and from regional perspectives. Recovery from great disasters poses great challenges to affected countries in terms of organization, financing, and opportunities for post-disaster betterment. Importantly, disasters are critical moments in which to achieve disaster risk reduction, especially in the context of climate change and Sustainable Development Goals. Insights from these cases can help other countries better prepare for response and recovery before the next disaster strikes. While the experiences of disaster risk reduction and climate change implementation in Southeast Asian countries have been well documented, tacit knowledge from emergency response and recovery from these countries has not been transformed into explicit knowledge. There are only a few books that integrate information and lessons from post-disaster governance in Southeast Asia as a region, and because of the importance of providing real and recent situations, this book will interest many policymakers, practitioners, and academics. The information presented here will lead to a better understanding of how to plan for future disasters and improve governance to ensure effective emergency response as well as encouraging a build back better and safer towards a more resilient and sustained recovery.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811674013
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7401-3
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    Water Quality Modeling That Works (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Challenges of Modeling for Water Quality Management -- 2. Data Analysis to Understand the Modeled System -- 3. River BOD/DO Modeling with New Twists -- 4. Eutrophication Modeling: Algal Blooms, Nutrients, and Dissolved Oxygen -- 5. Modeling Analysis for pH -- 6. Modeling Pathogens in Natural Waters and Sediments -- 7. Toxics and Emerging Chemicals -- 8. Mixing Zone Analysis.
    Abstract: This book offers a practical guidance for environmental engineers and scientists charged with assessing the cause-and-effect of pollutants in receiving water systems. Instead of blindly running models, which is a practice seen too often in today’s field that can result in results with uncertainty, modelers must first understand the physical insights of the specific water systems in order to properly calibrate the parameters of the models. This book reinforces the critical importance of properly understanding the physical attributes of water systems by drawing on the author’s extensive experience in modeling with strong data support. This is also what sets this book apart from the volumes currently available in the water quality modeling field – nearly all other books in the field are categorized as textbooks, and unlike this book, offer few practical examples or exercises to follow. Environmental engineers and scientists engaged in quantifying the water quality impacts of pollutants to specific water systems will find this book valuable in their day-to-day practices. This book is a necessary volume for water quality engineers and scientists to consult for the regulatory planning and management of water systems.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030904838
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90483-8
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    Shallow Geothermal Energy : Theory and Application (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Underground thermal regime -- Geothermal heat pump -- Shallow geothermal systems with closed loop geothermal heat exchangers.
    Abstract: This book is the outcome of more than a decade of research and technical development activities at Spain’s Geological Survey (IGME) concerning shallow geothermal energy, which were pursued in collaboration with other public bodies and European entities. It presents a compilation of papers on the theoretical foundations of, and practical aspects needed to understand the thermal regime of the topmost subsoil, up to 400 m deep, and the exceptional properties that this underground environment offers, which make it the ideal thermal reservoir for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). In the book’s first section, the basic theory of thermodynamics as applied to shallow geothermal energy, heat transfer and fluid mechanics in the geological porous medium is developed. The nature of the subsoil’s thermal regime in general and in the urban environment in particular is described. The second section introduces readers to the fundamental aspects of thermal installations equipped with geothermal heat pumps, describes the types of geothermal exchangers most commonly used, and reviews the techniques used to obtain the thermal parameters of the terrain. It also discusses the potential environmental impacts of shallow geothermal activity and corresponding management strategies, as well as the legal aspects of its regulation for the governance of shallow geothermal resources in the EU in general and Spain in particular. In closing, the book highlights examples of the methodologies’ applications, developed by IGME in the city of Zaragoza and the Canary Islands. The theoretical foundations, systematics and concrete applications make the book a valuable reference source for hydrogeologists, engineers and specialized technicians alike.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030922580
    Series Statement: Springer Hydrogeology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92258-0
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    The Solfatara Magmatic-Hydrothermal System : Geochemistry, Geothermometry and Geobarometry of Fumarolic Fluids (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Thermodynamics. ; Mineralogy. ; Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Thermodynamics. ; Mineralogy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Historical data -- 2. Summary of the Campi Flegrei geology -- 3. The magmatic – hydrothermal system hosted in the Campi Flegrei caldera with emphasis on the Solfatara -- 4. The expansion (decompression) of the Solfatara fumarolic fluids -- 5. Chemical and isotopic characteristics of Solfatara-Pisciarelli fumarolic fluids -- 6. The geoindicators involving H2O, CO2, CO, CH4 and H2 -- 7. The chemical kinetics of the reactions involving H2O, CO2, CO, CH4 and H2 -- 8. Calibration and application of the RWG and SS4 indicators for the possible expansion paths of Solfatara fluids -- 9. The redox potential and sulfur gas species -- 10. Soil CO2 diffuse degassing and thermal energy release as indicators of volcanic unrest in the Solfatara-Pisciarelli area -- 11. A comparison between the Solfatara and other magmatic-hydrothermal systems -- 12. Conclusive remarks.
    Abstract: This book includes innovative gas-geothermometers and geobarometers, which are urgently needed to estimate the increasingly higher temperatures and pressures present at depth below the Solfatara volcano, owing to its on-going unrest. Therefore, in this book, new gas geoindicators, applicable up to ca. 1000°C and 3 kbar, have been implemented and applied to Solfatara fluids. The innovations of this book include: methane, having a sluggish behavior, was treated separately from fast-reacting carbon monoxide; deviations from the ideal gas behavior were considered; the effects of reaction kinetics were taken into account. This was possible because a dataset including many geochemical parameters and extending from 1983 to 2020 with a good sampling frequency is available for Solfatara, making it a case history probably unique worldwide. Nevertheless, the gas geoindicators described in this book can be applied to other similar systems. Thus, this book is of interest to many scientists studying gas geochemistry, geothermometry, and geobarometry for volcanic surveillance and the mitigation of the volcanic risk. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 375 p. 191 illus., 175 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030984717
    Series Statement: Advances in Volcanology, An Official Book Series of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98471-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98471-7
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    Impact of COVID-19 on Emerging Contaminants : One Health Framework for Risk Assessment and Remediation (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Medicine, Preventive. ; Health promotion. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
    Description / Table of Contents: COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: A coincidental correlation -- WBE role in COVID-19 management: An perspective of European Union perspective -- Temporal variation of WBE: How can it be meaning fully used? -- Pathways of antiviral resistance in post-covid anthropocene.
    Abstract: The book brings out several unique perspectives of impacts of COVID-19 on the environment with special emphasis on the risk and remediation of emerging contaminants. Idea is to work out under the one health framework and comprehend not only scientific and technical aspects but also environmental, legal and policy aspects for water resources management. The obvious stress is given to the occurrence, fate and transport of geogenic, microbial and anthropogenic contaminants of emerging concern under the preview of the fact that antibiotic and antiviral use has been unprecedented during the global pandemic of COVID-19. At the same time, this edited volume touches upon the broader framework of integrated water resource management, as well as mitigation and removal strategies to put forward a holistic picture to the readers and policymakers. These contents are divided into three sections: a) monitoring, occurrence, distribution and fate of emerging contaminants; b) source and effects of these contaminants on the total environment; and c) treatment strategies, natural attenuation and mitigation.
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    Pages: XXV, 427 p. 66 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811918476
    Series Statement: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1847-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1847-6
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    Unconventional Water Resources (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Unconventional water resources as a response to global water scarcity and contribution to food, ecosystems, and sustainable development -- Rain enhancement through cloud seeding (Ali Abshaev, Hail Suppression Research Center, Nalchik, Russia) -- Fog water harvesting (Jamila Bargach, Dar Si Hmad Project, Sidi Ifni, Morocco) -- Micro-catchment rainwater harvesting (Theib Oweis, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, ICARDA, Jordan) -- Offshore water (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) -- Onshore deep groundwater (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) -- Municipal wastewater (Birguy Lamizana, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya) -- Agricultural drainage water (J.D. Oster, University of California, Riverside, USA) -- Water transportation through icebergs towing (Nicholas Sloane, Resolve Marine Group, South Africa) -- Ballast water held in tanks and cargo holds of ships (Marlos De Souza, FAO) -- Desalinated water (Nikolay Voutchkov, Desalination Technologies Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, SWCC, Jubail, Saudi Arabia) -- Governance, policies, and institutional and human capacity (Renée Martin-Nagle, A Ripple Effect PLC, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA) -- Social and environmental tradeoffs (TBC) -- Economics and innovative financing mechanisms in a circular economy (Francesc Hernández-Sancho, University of Valencia, Spain; Edeltraud Guenther, UNU-FLORES) -- Way forward to harness the potential of unconventional water resources.
    Abstract: The world is faced with a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges. Water is among the top 5 global risks in terms of impacts, which would be far reaching beyond socio-economic challenges, impacting livelihoods and wellbeing of the people. As freshwater resources and population densities are unevenly distributed across the world, some regions and countries are already water scarce. Water scarcity is expected to intensify in regions like the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which has 6% of the global population, but only 1% of the world’s freshwater resources. Climate change adds to this complexity as it is leading to rainfall uncertainty and extended droughts periods, mostly in arid areas. Increasing water scarcity is now recognized as a major cause of conflict, social unrest and migration and at the same time water is increasingly considered as an instrument for international cooperation to achieve sustainable development. Tapping and assessing sustainably every available option in water-scarce areas is needed as pressure continues to build on limited water resources. The stark fact is that conventional water provisioning approaches relying on snowfall, rainfall and river runoff are not enough to meet growing freshwater demand in water-scarce areas. Water-scarce countries need a radical re-think of water resource planning and management that includes the creative exploitation of a growing set of viable but unconventional water resources for food production, livelihoods, ecosystems, climate change adaption, and sustainable development. Unconventional water resources are generated as a by-product of specialized processes; need suitable pre-use treatment; require pertinent on-farm management when used for irrigation; or result from a special technology to collect/access water.
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    Pages: XII, 309 p. 62 illus., 46 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030901462
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90146-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90146-2
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    Impact of Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover, and Socio-economic Dynamics on Landslides (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Welfare economics. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Social Economy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Association of climate change to landslide vulnerability and occurrences in Bhutan -- A framework for assessing landslide risk in hilly terrains -- Landslide dam outburst in Myagdi, Nepal: early warning and preparedness key to minimizing disaster -- Landslide risk along the Sichuan-Tibetan railway -- Landslide, agricultural vulnerability and community initiatives: a case study in south-east part of Bangladesh -- Landslide, land-cover and land-use changes and its impacts in Nepal -- Comparison between two different methods applied to define rainfall thresholds for landslide forecasting in Idukki district of Kerala, India -- Prediction of amount of rainfall on landslide day using artificial neural network for Bhutan -- Measuring landslide susceptibility of Phuentsholling, Bhutan using novel ensemble machine learning methods -- Application of RBF and MLP neural networks integrating with rotation forest in modelling landslide susceptibility of Sampheling, Bhutan -- Use of Probabilistically Generated Scenario Earthquakes in Landslide Hazard Zonation: A Semi-Qualitative Approach -- Predicting the landslide susceptibility using ensembles of Bagging with RF and REPTree in Logchina, Bhutan -- Assessing social vulnerability to landslide disasters in Chittagong City, Bangladesh -- The vulnerability of human population to landslide disaster: A case study of Sikkim Himalayas -- Integration of Socio-economic dynamics and Communities’ Resilience to Landslides in Swat valley, Pakistan -- Refugee Camps at Landslide Risk: Studying Mitigation Measures -- Introducing Japanese Landslide Warning System to Sri Lanka: Analyzing the Social Differences for Successful Technology Transfer -- Land Cover Changes and Landslide Risk in Sri Lanka -- Urban-rural connectivity for forest management and landslide risk reduction: case of Japan -- Slope stabilization using soil nails, practice and construction realities: a case study on the construction of soil nailed wall along Phuentsholing-Thimphu highway, Bhutan -- Cross cutting issues in landslide hazard of Japan: forest management, climate change, demographic change, and aging society. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides in Asian countries. Scholars recently have brought about a shift in their focus regarding triggering factors for landslides, from rainfall or earthquake to claiming rapid urbanization, extreme population pressure, improper land use planning, illegal hill cutting for settlements and indiscriminate deforestation. This suggests that the occurrence or probabilities of landslides are shaped by both climate-related and non-climate-related anthropogenic factors. Among these issues, land use and land cover change or improper land use planning is one of the key factors. Further climate change shapes the rainfall pattern and intensity in different parts of the world, and consequently rainfall-triggered landslides have increased. These changes cause socio-economic changes. Conversely, socio-economic and lifestyle changes enhance inappropriate land use and climate change. All these changes in land use, climate and socio-economic aspects are dynamics in nature and shape landslide risks in Asian countries, where they are given serious attention by governments, disaster management professionals, researchers and academicians. This book comprises 21 chapters divided into three major sections highlighting the effect of climate change on landslide incidence with the influence on vegetation and socio-economic aspects. The sections address how climate change and extreme events have triggered landslides. The advances in geospatial techniques with the focus on land use and land cover change along with the effect on socio-economic aspects are also explored.
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    Pages: XVIII, 491 p. 224 illus., 206 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811673146
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7314-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7314-6
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    Advanced Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation of Water : Comparative Study of Water Pollution Index during Pre-industrial, Industrial Period and Prospect of Wastewater Treatment for Water Resource Conservation (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Soil and Water Protection. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Industrial wastewater: characteristics, treatment techniques and reclamation of water -- Comparative study of impacts of preindustrial and industrial period on the water resources -- Comparative study of the different industrial wastewater treatment methods -- Advanced treatment technologies for industrial wastewater -- Treatment and reclamation methods for chemical industry effluent -- Food industry wastewater treatment technologies and reuse of water -- Advanced & trends in aops and their applications -- Microbial aspect in waste water management: bio-film -- Heavy metal removal from industrial wastewater -- Achieving circular sustainability through waste water treatment -- Removal of Endocrine disruptor compounds from wastewater by adsorption techniques -- Changes in the water pollution index during preindustrial and industrial periods -- Impact of industrial wastewater on environment and human health -- Impact of water pollution index on environment and human health.
    Abstract: This book focuses on industrial wastes that either join the streams or other natural water bodies directly, or are emptied into the municipal sewers, and their characteristics vary widely depending on the source of production and the raw material used by the industry, even during pre-industrial, industrial period and prospect of wastewater treatment for water resource conservation. The treatment of industrial wastewater can be done in part or as a whole either by the biological or chemical processes. Advanced treatment methods like membrane separation, ultra-filtration techniques and adsorption are elaborated. It would emphasize and facilitate a greater understanding of all existing available research, i.e., theoretical, methodological, well-established and validated empirical work, associated with the environment and climate change aspects. .
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    Pages: XI, 266 p. 69 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030838119
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83811-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83811-9
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    The Danube River Delta (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sedimentology. ; Physical geography. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Sedimentology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 : DRD Environmental Change -- Chapter 1 – The Danube Delta Environment Changes Generated by Human Activities (Laura Tiron Duţu, Nicolae Panin, Florin Duţu, Adrian Popa, Gabriel Iordache, Iulian Pojar, Irina Catianis) -- Chapter 2 - Danube Delta Lakes as Sinks for Natural and Anthropogenic Environmental Changes (Irina Catianis ,Adriana Maria Constatinescu, Dan Vasiliu, Albert Scrieciu Adrian Stănică) -- Chapter 3 - Assessment of Climate Conditions and Changes Detected over the Historical Period (1961-2013) (Adina-Eliza CROITORU, Csaba Horvath, Titus-Cristian Man) -- Par 2: Water and Waste Management -- Chapter 4 - Water Management on the Territory of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Petru-Dragos Morar, Dana Rus, Abdelazim Negm) -- Chapter 5 - Integrated Waste Management in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Petru-Dragoș Morar) -- Part 3: Societal Dimensions: Demographics, Health and Education -- Chapter 6 - Specificity of the Demographic Dynamics in the Danube Delta (Cristian Constantin Drăghici, Alexandra Grecu Cosmin Olteanu Alexandru Paru , Gruia Andreea Karina, Gabriel Dascălu) -- Chapter 7 - Infrastructure evolution and spatial dimension of the population health state from the Danube Delta (Marian Marin, Iulia Nedelcu, Donatella Carboni , Anca Bratu , Secil Omer, Alexandra Grecu) -- Chapter 8 - The Danube Delta: Opportunities of Content Exploitation as Language Learning Experiences (Dana Rus) -- Part 4 : Integrated Sustainable Development -- Chapter 9 - The Societal Benefits as Results of Managing the Danube Delta Landscape and Changing the Stakeholders’ Behaviours (Camelia Ionescu, Corina Gheorghiu, and Tanvi Walawalkar) -- Chapter 10 - Climate Suitability for Sustainable Economic Growth Through Tourism in the Danube Delta (Adina-Eliza Croitoru, Adina-Viorica Rus, Titus-Cristian Man, Victor Malairău, Alexandru Matei) -- Chapter 11 - The Structural Dynamics of the Local Economy in the Danube Delta (Daniel Peptenatu, Andreea Karina Gruia, Alexandra Grecu, Camelia Teodorescu, Marian Marin, Raluca Dinescu, Cătălin Răzvan Dobrea , Razvan Mihail Papuc, Cosmin Olteanu) -- Chapter 12 - The Role of Tourism Activities in the Integrated Economic Development of the Danube Delta (Radu-Daniel Pintilii, Andreea Karina Gruia, Alexandra Grecu, Oana Crețu, Donatella Carboni) -- Chapter 13 - Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy (Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Mihnea Cristian Popa, Daniel Peptenatu, Abdelazim Negm).
    Abstract: This unique book presents for the first time the current status of the Danube River Delta, the challenges facing it, and proposed strategies to solve it. One of the biggest challenges is the human effects on the Danube Delta Environment and its lakes that work as sinks for natural and anthropogenic environmental changes, the water management and water flow variability and under climatic conditions including the extreme temperature and precipitation events based on RCMs output and the impact of sedimentation processes on the evolution of the Danube Delta. The book also contains the impact of wind and solar energy on the Delta. The book also presents the integrated approach for sustainable development of the Delta including the structural dynamics of the local economy, the role of tourism activities, integrated waste management in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, demographic dynamics in the Delta, and the population health state. Also, a unique chapter on the opportunities of content exploitation as Language Learning Experiences is applied to Danube Delta. The book will be of great scientific interest to help the graduate students, researchers, stakeholder professional engineers, policy planners, policymakers of three countries to implement their sustainable development plan.
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    Pages: XII, 403 p. 202 illus., 197 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031039836
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03983-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-03983-6
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    Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Climatology. ; Geology. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction and history of research -- Formation of glaciers -- Ice movement. Mass and energy balance of glaciers -- Glacier types and distribution -- Glaciers and climate -- Glaciers and water. and distribution -- Glaciers and climate -- Glaciers and water -- Glacier history -- Glacial hazards -- Glacial erosion -- Glacial accumulation. Accumulation -- Glossary.
    Abstract: Why can rigid ice move? How do you measure glacier recession? When was the Little Ice Age? This textbook covers all important aspects of mountain glaciers, from their formation and their importance as water reservoirs to the threat posed by current global warming. Glaciers themselves can also pose a threat to humans and represent a natural hazard in populated mountain areas in the form of ice avalanches and glacial lake outbursts. In addition, however, they are also important landscape formers and have helped to shape large parts of the present-day relief of the Earth, which is one of the classic fields of work of geomorphology and geology. In the individual chapters, the current state of research is presented in a comprehensible manner and illustrated with concise examples, photos and graphics. The book offers a compact introduction for all students of geosciences, curious mountaineers and laymen interested in nature. About the author Wilfried Hagg holds a degree in geography and did his doctorate on the hydrological consequences of glacier retreat in Central Asia. As part of his habilitation and as a Heisenberg Fellow of the German Research Foundation, he has also worked on the nearby mountain glaciers of the Alps and participated in expeditions to mountains in the former Soviet Union, China and New Zealand, as well as to the ice-covered volcanoes of Iceland. Through his university teaching, Wilfried Hagg has experience in imparting geographical knowledge, particularly in the areas of high mountains, glaciology and natural hazards. He currently teaches geography and geology at the Department of Geoinformatics at Munich University of Applied Sciences. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.
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    Pages: IX, 186 p. 114 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783662647141
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64714-1
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    Nano-biotechnology for Waste Water Treatment : Theory and Practices (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Water. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Principles and potentials of nano-biotechnology -- Application of nano-biotechnology in municipal and industrial wastewater: An Overview -- Application of plant-based nanoparticles in wastewater decontamination -- Microbial synthesis of nanoparticles for waste water remediation -- Nano-materials for the Removal of Inorganic Contaminants from Industrial Wastewater.
    Abstract: This book embodies the potentials of nanobiotechnology-based water treatment techniques to provide a solid understanding of the subjects. Starting with a refresher of the basic conventional technologies which are now been integrated with nanomaterials for an efficient, viable, and eco-friendly treatment of contaminated water. The book covers various physical, chemical, and hybrid methods of nanobiomaterial synthesis and their fabrication for characterizing existing techniques. The book gives special attention to those nanotechnology-based approaches that promise easier, faster, and cheaper processes in contaminants monitoring and their treatment. Several case studies explain in an easy to understand format how employing nanobiomaterials as an indicator and analytical tool will enable students to learn about cleaning up the environment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031008122
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 111
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00812-2
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    Coseismic Landslides : Phenomena, Long-Term Effects and Mitigation (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Report on landslides triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake -- Earthquake-induced landslides and ground failure in Chile: The Aysen 2007 and Maule 2010 earthquakes -- Earthquake-Induced landslides in the Nepal Himalaya -- Landslides triggered by the 2002 M 7.9 Denali Fault earthquake, Alaska, USA -- Recent earthquake-triggered landslide events in Central Asia, evidence of seismic landslides in the Lesser Caucasus and the Carpathians -- Some earthquake-induced rockslides in the Central Asia region -- Some recent coseismic landslides in Japan -- Co-Seismic Landslides in Greece, a Review -- Characteristics of Landslides and Cases of Severe Landslides on Gentle Slopes Triggered by the Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taiwan, 1999 -- Landslides triggered by recent earthquakes in Italy -- Earthquake-induced landslides and related problems -- Characteristics of sites response of a series of monitored slopes in Sichuan mountain area -- Post-earthquake landscape response -- Earthquake-induced landslide susceptibility and hazard assessment approaches -- Numerical Evaluation of the Effect of Drainage Wells on the Stability of the Ichiba No.1 Landslide during an Mj6.7 Earthquake -- Displacement predictive relationships for earthquake triggered landslides and structural vulnerability models for buildings exposed to co-seismic ground movements -- A prototype earthquake-induced landslide forecast tool for New Zealand -- Coseismic landslide susceptibility and triggering analyses.
    Abstract: This book is the result of an elaborate project initiated by the Joint Technical Committee (JTC-1) of 1) the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2) the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, 3) the International Society for Rock Mechanics, and 4) the International Geotextile Society, with the focus on natural slopes and landslides. The framework of the book sets out the steps, based on recent disaster experiences in the twenty-first century, leading to the assessment of earthquake-induced landslide hazards. It contains: 1) important cases of landslides triggered by earthquakes around the world; 2) investigation into the characteristics of ground motion site response; 3) methods to determine landslide susceptibility and triggering thresholds and their comparative study; and 4) commentary on the production of earthquake-induced landslide hazard maps. All the contents are the result of the latest research on related areas. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, designers, consultants, academicians, government officials, and all others who are involved in the mitigation of coseismic landslides. The book contributes toward the development of a new chapter in disaster prevention and mitigation of landslides induced by earthquakes.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811965975
    Series Statement: Springer Natural Hazards,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6597-5
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    A Field Guide to the Geology of Western Ireland : The Birth and Death of an Ocean (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Geodynamics. ; Petrology. ; Geology. ; Geodynamics. ; Petrology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Introductory section with history of research and philosophy of the guide -- Chapter 2 - The basement and Neoproterozoic rocks of North Mayo and the Ox Mountains -- Chapter 3 - The metamorphic fold nappes and syn-orogenic intrusions of Connemara -- Chapter 4 - The subduction-accretion complex and dismembered ophiolite of Clew Bay -- Chapter 5 - The Ordovician fore-arc and arc complex and the Silurian back-arc basin of South Mayo -- Chapter 6 - The post-orogenic Devonian and Carboniferous deposits -- Chapter 7 - The Devonian Granite batholiths, their emplacement and mineralisation -- Chapter 8 - Final section summarising admissible tectonic interpretations and areas of debate.
    Abstract: This book contains a comprehensive field guide, including detailed itineraries and supporting data, to the Geology of Western Ireland, a classic site for world geology. It facilitates study into the rock record of the Neoproterozoic ‘birth’ to the Devonian ‘death’ of the Iapetus Ocean along the Laurentian (North American) margin. The enormous variety of lithologies and processes available for study in this spectacularly exposed region include: fluviatile to deep-sea sediments; layered ultramafic intrusions to reverse zoned granite batholiths; zeolite to eclogite facies metamorphic assemblages; continental rifting; subduction processes; island arc evolution; arc-continent collision; Andean margin development; and continent-continent collision. An introduction to the geology, that includes information relevant to the planning and execution of field trips in the region, is followed by nine chapters each providing the necessary background, field itineraries, exercises and points for debate, covering: the Laurentian basement and Neoproterozoic cover of North Mayo, Sligo, the Ox Mountains and Connemara; the metamorphic nappes and syn-orogenic intrusions of the Ordovician Grampian Orogeny; the Cambro-Ordovician subduction-accretion complex of Clew Bay; the obducted Ordovician fore-arc basin of South Mayo; the post-subduction flip late-Ordovician of South Connemara; the Silurian successor basins deformed during the final closure of the Iapetus Ocean; the late to post-orogenic Devonian sediments; the Devonian Granite batholiths ; and the post-orogenic Carboniferous cratonic sediments. Two final chapters summarise: the current tectonic interpretation of this region; areas for future research; and the extensive sources of geochemical and geophysical data.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030974794
    Series Statement: Springer Geology Field Guides, FieldGuides,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4
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    Rainwater Harvesting—Building a Water Smart City (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Human geography. ; Geography. ; Technical education. ; Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Human Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Engineering and Technology Education. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Hydrological aspects -- Chapter 3. Rainwater harvesting system -- Chapter 4. Stormwater management -- Chapter 5. Greywater water reuse -- Chapter 6. Groundwater recharge -- Chapter 7. Advanced techniques.
    Abstract: This book introduces the readers to possible aspects of the rainwater harvesting system against urbanization to plan, design, and implement. Practical applications of rainwater harvesting to supplement potable water, stormwater management, greywater reuse, and managed aquifer recharge are included. Along with conventional practices, advanced technologies for conceptualizing, data collection and processing, test procedures, and design principles are provided to illustrate the theory. This book is a pathway to a water smart city, example problems reflect the solutions for harvested water quantity and/or quality and afterward. Socio-economic assessments are incorporated to explore comprehensive knowledge. The book covers an interdisciplinary field, thus, suitable for students, researchers, and professionals associated with rainwater harvesting system development and management.
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    Pages: XXIII, 271 p. 115 illus., 109 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030946432
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94643-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94643-2
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    Resilient Water Management Strategies in Urban Settings : Innovations in Decentralized Water Infrastructure Systems (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Biotic communities. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Decentralized Green Water- Infrastructure Systems: Resilient and Sustainable Management Strategies for Building Water Systems -- Chapter 2: Advances in wastewater reclamation and reuse technologies: Selected case study projects in Japan -- Chapter 3: Smart Decentralized Water Systems In South Korea -- Chapter 4: Open datasets and IoT sensors for residential water demand monitoring at the end-use level: A pilot study sites in Naples -- Chapter 5: Maximizing the benefits of rainwater harvesting systems: Review and analysis of selected case study examples -- Chapter 6: Pathway to scaling up onsite non-potable water systems -- Chapter 7: Integrated water management for a sustainable office building -- Chapter 8: Examining Drivers and Barriers of Urban Water Reuse through Case Studies in Oklahoma, USA -- Chapter 9: The Impact of Location on Decentralized Water Use in Urban Agriculture -- Chapter 10: Water Sector Reconstruction for Post-Disaster Housing Settlements: A Tale of Two Governance Models. .
    Abstract: The central theme of this volume is innovations in decentralized green water-infrastructure systems (DGWIS). This volume presents a discussion of cross-disciplinary knowledge-base and case studies of DGWIS around the world. Topics include: (1) uses of locally available alternative water sources in urban settings; (2) smart technologies applied to urban water management system; (3); integrating locally available renewable energy use in urban water management system; (4) food-water-energy nexus in urban environments; and (5) decentralized disaster mitigation strategies in urban environments. This volume serves as a reference source for researchers and graduate-level instruction and a valuable guide for practice engineers and landscape planners interested and involved in holistic and resilient water management practices in urban environments.
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    Pages: XII, 243 p. 84 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030958442
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95844-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95844-2
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    River and Coastal Engineering : Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural disasters. ; Engineering geology. ; Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geoengineering. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Establishing sediment rating curves using optimization technique -- A study on some characteristics of an alluvial channel for varying flows -- Model study for determination of efficiency of a typical silt ejector -- Utility of physical wave model for deepening of inner harbour. .
    Abstract: This book deals with important topics of current interest, such as climate change, floods, drought, and hydrological extremes. The impact of climate change on water resources is drawing worldwide attention in these days; water resources in many countries are already stressed and climate change along with burgeoning population, rising standard of living, and increasing demand are adding to the stress. Further, river basins are becoming less resilient to climatic vagaries. Fundamental to addressing these issues is hydrological modelling which is covered in these books. Further, integrated water resources management is vital to ensure water and food security. Integral to the management is groundwater and solute transport. The books encompass tools that will be useful to mitigate the adverse consequences of natural disasters. This book is useful for those working in river and coastal engineering. River Engineering is important for fluvial hydraulics, sediment transport, morphometry, desilting, trap efficiency, silting and desilting process. Coastal engineering includes storm surge forecast, optimization of harbour, wave modelling, and shoreline changes.
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    Pages: XIV, 412 p. 240 illus., 208 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031050572
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 117
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05057-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05057-2
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    Groundwater overexploitation in the North China Plain: A path to sustainability (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Soil science. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Policy options of over-pumping control in the NCP -- Chapter 3 Cropping choices and farmers’ options -- Chapter 4 Decision support for local water authorities in Guantao County -- Chapter 5 Way forward.
    Abstract: Over-pumping of aquifers is a worldwide problem, mainly caused by agricultural water use. Among its consequences are the falling dry of streams and wetlands, soil subsidence, die-off of phreatophytic vegetation, saline water intrusion, increased pumping cost and loss of storage needed for drought relief. Stopping or reversing the trend requires management interventions. The North China Plain serves as an example. A management system is set up for a typical county. It contains three components: monitoring, decision support based on modelling, and implementation in the field. Besides all monitoring data, the decision support module contains an irrigation calculator, a box model, and a distributed groundwater model to project the outcomes of different water allocation scenarios. In view of grain security, a solution combines an adaptation of the cropping system with imports of surface water from the South. The Open Access book does not only describe the problem and the path to its solution. It also gives access to nine manuals concerning methods used. They include computer programs and the game Save the Water. The Chinese experience should be of considerable interest to other regions in the world which suffer from over-pumping of aquifers.
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    Pages: XVIII, 157 p. 98 illus., 89 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811658433
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5843-3
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    Mineral Deposits and Occurrences in the Arabian–Nubian Shield (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Mining engineering. ; Geology. ; Mining and Exploration.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geology and Lithostratigraphy of the Arabian-Nubian Shield -- Classification and General Distribution of Mineral Deposits in the Arabian-Nubian Shield: A Review -- Orthomagmatic Deposits (Associated with mafic-ultramafic Rocks) -- Magmatic-Hydrothermal (Intrusion-related) Deposits -- Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits in Orogenic Environments -- Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits in Volcano-Sedimentary Environments -- Sedimentary/Surficial Mineral Deposits -- Mining History of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. .
    Abstract: This book presents a detailed review of the mineral deposits and occurrences in the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS), including their distribution, mineralization styles, economic importance, and geological controls on the mineralization. The purpose of the book is to compile the results of past and recent investigations on mineral deposits and occurrences in the ANS that covering the countries of (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia). In this regard, it discusses in detail the various genetic mineralization styles in the ANS including: (1) magmatic mineral deposits associated with mafic-ultramafic rocks (e.g. chromite, Ni-Cu-Co-PGE magmatic sulfides, Fe-Ti-V oxides), (2) intrusion-related (magmatic-hydrothermal) deposits associated with felsic to intermediate rocks (porphyry, epithermal Au-Ag/sulfide vein type family, skarn, granite-related pegmatite-REE deposits), (3) hydrothermal orogenic gold and volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits, as well as (4) surficial mineral deposits (chemical-sedimentary, residual, mechanical and supergene enrichment deposits).
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    Pages: XVII, 521 p. 261 illus., 253 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030964436
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96443-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96443-6
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    Considerations for a Post-COVID-19 Technology and Innovation Ecosystem in China (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Technological innovations. ; Science Social aspects. ; Diseases. ; Natural Hazards. ; Emerging Technologies. ; Innovation and Technology Management. ; Science and Technology Studies. ; Diseases.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of Post COVID Scenario in China -- Innovation and Technology Ecosystem: Historical Perspectives -- Drones Activity in Epidemic Prevention and Prospects in the Post COVID-19 -- Social Media Development and Application During Pandemic and Post-Pandemic from the Perspectives of Recovery and Preparedness -- Towards a Digital China Through Digital Economy -- Big Data and Its Implication in China -- Robotics and Its Advancement in Modern China -- Artificial Intelligence and its Importance in Post COVID-19 China -- 5G and Its Implication to Communication in China -- Evolution from IoT to IoE Era in China -- Going Beyond the “Norm” in Technology and Innovation Apparatus in Emergency Situation: A Post COVID-19 Society.
    Abstract: COVID-19 has made differential impacts on countries and communities around the world. China, where COVID-19 started, has developed and utilized different types of technologies, including both traditional and disruptive technologies, to address the pandemic risks. Also, there have been many innovations in applying technologies in different contexts during the pandemic as well as in the post-pandemic recovery and preparedness aspects. This book covers some of these technological developments as well as the governance mechanisms for developing a technology and innovation ecosystem in a post-COVID-19 context in China. The book also explores the experiences and lessons learned from different types of technologies and their implementation in the post-COVID-19 period and highlights how they can be useful to prepare for future calamities.
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    Pages: XII, 179 p. 80 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811669590
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6959-0
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    Industrial Wastewater Treatment : Emerging Technologies for Sustainability (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Biotechnology. ; Water. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Recent Developments in Membrane Filtration for Wastewater Treatment -- Ultrafiltration membrane water treatment system: An overview -- Ultrafiltration Integrated Photocatalytic Membrane Systems in Water and Wastewater Treatment: An Overview -- Application of electrospun polymeric nanofibrous membranes for water treatment -- Biosorbents in industrial wastewater treatment -- Nanoparticles in industrial wastewater treatment: An overview.
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of recent advances in technologies for water treatment processes, such as green technology, nano-adsorbents, photocatalysts, advanced oxidation, membranes separation and sustainable technologies. Advances in membrane technology and fabrication process is presented in detail. Latest approaches like microbial treatment, electro chemical and solar energy-based treatment techniques were presented. Also, the use of sustainable and energy efficient approaches were discussed. The book presents the negative impact of inorganic and organic pollutants on the natural environment and human health. It describes and discussing the advanced membrane technologies, novel green adsorbents, microbial treatment techniques, electro chemical and solar based removal techniques It also compares the most effective methods of removing toxic contaminants from water solutions with the use of sustainable and energy efficient approaches It also presents the life cycle assessment of emerging technologies in industrial wastewater treatment and desalination as well as presents the benchmarking of energy efficiency during treatment process.
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    Pages: VIII, 475 p. 97 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030982027
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 106
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98202-7
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    Cyclonic Disasters and Resilience : An Empirical Study on South Asian Coastal Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Human geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural Hazards. ; Human Geography. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Conceptual and Contextual Scenario of Disaster Risk Reduction and Cyclonic Resilience -- Major Cyclonic Disasters in India -- The Application of Early Warning System in India -- Major Cyclonic Disasters in Bangladesh -- The Major Cyclonic disasters in Sri Lanka -- Policy and Governance Strategies for Effective Cyclone Risk Management in Odisha, India: A Journey from 1999 Super Cyclone -- Way forward and Resilience Development for Cyclone in South Asia. .
    Abstract: The Bay of Bengal is prone to tropical cyclones and storm surges as a result of its location, and many of the mostly poor people living along the coastal regions of South Asia lose their lives almost every year. These disasters have been particularly devastating and have caused serious damage. During the past five decades, the low-lying coastal and offshore islands have experienced a tragic history of 50 severe cyclones and storm surges, with more than one million victims dead or missing. People accepted and waited for the next disaster as they had no alternatives. Members of the poor families who survived the disasters experienced hard times recovering from damage and the loss of their loved ones. After disasters, epidemic diseases arise in the affected areas. Many of the people in distress are also deprived of public services. Providing all sorts of assistance and emergency health preparedness are most essential to overcome such a situation. The causes of these huge casualties have been mainly: (1) the high population density of costal settlements, (2) inadequate cyclone shelters in the disaster risk areas, (3) lack of awareness of the disaster risk by the vulnerable population, (4) deterministic attitudes of people who accept disasters as “fate”, (5) houses that are weakly constructed and (6) underdeveloped central awareness programmes and weather forecast systems. This book is based on an empirical study presenting a timeline analysis of major cyclones and their impacts and consequent losses through the super-cyclones in the disaster-prone coastal regions of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This study also investigates resilience mechanisms based on early warning systems, technology applications including GIS and remote sensing, best practices, success stories and case studies that can be used for effective cyclone management and development of a resilience mechanism among coastal communities.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811912153
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1215-3
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    Soil Grown Tall : The Epic Saga of Life from Earth (2022)
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    Keywords: Geology. ; Paleontology . ; Life Origin. ; Geology. ; Paleontology. ; Origin of Life.
    Description / Table of Contents: Rainbow rocks -- Soil as a many splendored thing -- Civilization built from soil -- Humanity from global change -- Grass that changed the world -- Death from the sky -- An occasion for flowers -- Dinosaurs and dirt -- World's greatest mid-life crisis -- Roots of trees -- Mighty millipedes -- Lichens and till- When the rust set in -- Soils in space -- Living soil -- The Proserpina Principle -- Further Reading -- Index.
    Abstract: This book is designed as an easy night's read and introduction to fossil soils and the relatively new disciplines of Paleopedology and Astropedology. It includes line art and color illustrations to visualize the topic for the informed layperson or interested colleagues. It provides comprehensive information on paleosols, which are soils of the past providing a variety of clues to the evolution of life and climate on Earth and deals with topics such as the evolution of grassland ecosystems, mass extinction of the Late Permian and origin of life, all viewed from the perspective of the fossil record of soils. This turns out to be a refreshing new perspective of wide interest.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 275 p. 102 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030887391
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88739-1
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    Humanitarian Logistics from the Disaster Risk Reduction Perspective : Theory and Applications (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Risk management. ; Environmental management. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Stochastic processes. ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Natural Hazards. ; IT Risk Management. ; Environmental Management. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Stochastic Networks. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I Pre-Disaster -- 1. Impact of Mexican Public Policies in the development of COVID-19 Pandemic -- 2. Clustering of Highly Vulnerable Mexican Municipalities to Develop Humanitarian Public Policies -- 3. Strategies that improve the performance of the humanitarian supply chain -- 4. Water resources in Mexico and their implications in the phenomenon of drought -- 5. A Proposal to the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emission in Inventory Replenishment: Mitigating the Climate Change -- 6. Theoretical approach to risk reduction since urban form -- 7. Allocation Model Applied to Preventive Evacuation for Volcanic Risk in Localities Near the Popocatepetl Volcano in Puebla, Mexico -- 8. Identification of homogeneous hydrological administrative regions in Mexico using analysis of variance -- Part II Post-Disaster -- 9. Optimising distribution of limited COVID-19 vaccines: Analysing im-pact in Argentine -- 10. Location of Regional Humanitarian Response Depot (RHRD) in the Seven Regions in the State of Puebla -- 11. Location of Humanitarian Response Distribution Centers for the State of Chiapas -- 12. Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment, derived from the Pres-ence of the COVID-19 Virus in Mexico -- 13. A prediction model to determine a COVID-19 patient’s outcome based on its risk factors -- 14. Application of a Markov Decision Process in Collection Center Opera-tions -- 15. Decision-Support Tool for Coordination of Volunteers during Lock-downs -- 16. Facilities Location under Risk Mitigation Concerns -- Part III Multi-criteria approaches -- 17. An Integrated FAHP-based Methodology to Compute a Risk Vulnera-bility Index -- 18. A multi-criteria decision-making framework for the design of the re-lief distribution routes.
    Abstract: This book aims to clarify the priorities of the Sendai Framework for the DRR 2015 – 2030, through gathering recent contributions addressing the different ways researchers define, measure, reduce, and manage risk in the challenge of the DRR. Beyond a discussion of the different definitions of disaster risk; this book provides contributions focused on optimization approaches that support the decision-making process in the challenge of managing DRR problems considering emerging disaster risks in the medium and long term, as well as national and local applications. Some of the topics covered include network flow problems, stochastic optimization, discrete optimization, multi-objective programming, approximation techniques, and heuristic approaches. The target audience of the book includes professionals who work in Linear Programming, Logistics, Optimization (Mathematical, Robust, Stochastic), Management Science, Mathematical Programming, Networks, Scheduling, Simulation, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, and similar areas. It can be useful for researchers, academics, graduate students, and anyone else doing research in the field.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030908775
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90877-5
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    Applications of Space Techniques on the Natural Hazards in the MENA Region (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Space Techniques and Earth Observation -- Chapter 2: Natural Hazards in the MENA Region -- Part II: Applications of Space Techniques for the MENA Region -- Chapter 3: Open Data and Tools for Multispectral Satellite Analysis of Desert Sand Dunes Migration: Case Studies in the MENA Region -- Chapter 4: How Severe is Water Stress in the MENA Region? Insights from GRACE and GRACE-FO Satellites and Global Hydrological Modeling -- Chapter 5: The Application of Remote Sensing on the Studies of Mean Sea Level Rise in the Arabian Gulf -- Chapter 6: Assessment of Vulnerability, Risk, and Adaptation of MENA Region to SLR by Remote Sensing and GIS -- Part III: Case Studies: Space techniques and Natural Hazards in the MENA Region -- Chapter 7: Use of satellite images and GIS for the assessment of natural hazards in Western Saudi Arabia -- Chapter 8: Remote Sensing and GIS application for Natural Hazards Assessment of the Mauritanian coastal zone -- Chapter 9: Remote sensing studies on monitoring natural hazards over cultural heritage sites in Cyprus -- Chapter 10: Flooding hazard assessment considering climate change in the coastal areas of Algeria based on a remote sensing and GIS data base -- Chapter 11: Geographical information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria analysis approach for flood risk mapping: case of Kasserine region, Tunisia -- Chapter 12: Applications of remote sensing techniques in earthquake and flood risk assessment in the Cyrenaica region, Al Jabal Al Akhdar area, NE Libya -- Integrated Methodology for Urban Flood Risk Mapping at the Microscale in Ungauged Regions: A Case Study of Hurghada, Egypt -- Chapter 14: Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Techniques to Flood and Rainwater Harvesting: Case Study of Sennar, Sudan -- Chapter 15: Drought Assessment Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Jordan -- Chapter 16: Using Remote Sensing Techniques for Identifying the Environmental and Quantitative Indices of Drought in Tihama, Yemen -- Chapter 17: Assessment of drought impact on agricultural production using remote sensing and machine learning techniques in Kairouan prefecture, Tunisia -- Chapter 18: Quantitative assessment of land sensitivity to desertification in Central Sudan: An application of remote sensing-based MEDALUS Model -- Chapter 19: Selected benchmark for landslides susceptibility assessments in Northern Morocco -- Chapter 20: A Geophysical and Remote Sensing-based Approach for Monitoring Land Subsidence in Saudi Arabia -- Chapter 21: Landslide Susceptibility Map Production of Aden Peninsula - South West of Yemen -- Chapter 22: The use of Earth Observation data in wildfire fire risk management: a case study from Lebanon -- Chapter 23: Avalanche hazards with mitigation in Turkey and qualitative risk assessment for snow avalanches in Ayder (Rize, NE Turkey) using combination of GIS, remote sensing techniques and field studies -- Chapter 24: Space techniques to recognize seismological and geomorphological features in Libya -- Chapter 25: Seismological and remote sensing studies in the Dead Sea zone, Jordan 1987-2021 -- Chapter 26: Study of soil erosion risks using remote sensing and in Ouergha River watershed.
    Abstract: This book introduces a comprehensive understanding in the use of space techniques in natural hazards and risk management in the MENA Region. The book is based on different case-studies from 25 MENA countries, and will be useful in highlighting the issues from all aspects. In recent years the number of natural hazard events has increased in the MENA Region. This is exacerbated by the changing climate and extreme climate events, as well as a large increase in the population in this area. Disastrous events occur on a yearly basis characterized by a vulnerability of physical processes. Floods, earthquakes, and mass movement result in severe damage to property and livelihoods, and have devastating effects upon the environment. These events cause severe financial losses, which on an annual basis, can exceed millions of dollars. The predication, assessment and monitoring approaches remain inadequate in managing these hazards and in mitigating their impacts, but with the development of space techniques and geo-information systems, these situations can now be better managed. The miscellany of satellite images, with different spatial and temporal resolutions, enable the detection of terrain features and provide indications of potential natural risks. This book will of interest to stakeholders, including field experts, academics, researchers and decision makers.
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    ISBN: 9783030888749
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88874-9
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    Hydro-Meteorological Extremes and Disasters (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Hydro-meteorological Extremes and Disasters: Integrated Risk, Remediation and Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Public Policy in Environment and Sustainability Strategies: Global & National Scenario -- Chapter 3. Title: Climate Finance at International and National level: Needs, Drivers and Sources -- Chapter 4. ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HYDROCLIMATIC EXTREMES AND DISASTERS IN INDIA -- Chapter 5. Remote Sensing Applications in Drought Monitoring and Prediction -- Chapter 6. Disaster Early Warning Communication Systems -- Chapter 7. Spatial Data Infrastructure for suitable land identification for government projects -- Chapter 8. Role of Stable Isotopes in climate study - a multi-archive approach focusing on Holocene to Anthropocene records -- Chapter 9. Integration of Climate Model & Hydrology Model-Tools, Bias-Correction, Downscaling, & Future Focus -- Chapter 10. Analysis of Precipitation Extremes at the Intra-Seasonal Scale using a Regional Climate Model -- Chapter 11. Geospatial Big Data and its Applications -- Chapter 12. Quantitative Assessment of Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yield over Sikkim and Central Region of India -- Chapter 13. Understanding of future water challenges in a river basin under ensemble of CORDEX simulated projections -- Chapter 14. Drought as a disaster and its characterization over Central India -- Chapter 15. The Implications of Climate Change on Water Resources of Rajasthan -- Chapter 16. Thar Desert of India: Application of Geospatial Technology for Extreme Weather Events -- Chapter 17. Addressing Hydro-climatic Risks through Sectoral Planning: A case of National Agriculture Disaster Management Plan (NADMP) -- Chapter 18. India’s Health Adaptation Plan: Strategic Tool for Minimizing Disaster Related Losses and Damage.
    Abstract: The edited book provides both fundamentals as well as key factors of climate change, extreme events and disaster risk management. It systematically describes the integrated risk of various hydro-meteorological extreme events. The book brings together broad range of topics including basic concepts, exposure, risk, resilience and vulnerability. In addition, it also analysis the impact of various disaster events on bio-diversity, local communities, ecosystem and agricultural food production. The motive is to define remediation strategies in the fields of resilient infrastructures, communication strategies and immediate public participation. The book is presented in four parts, where part 1 familiarizes with fundamentals of hydro-meteorological based disasters; Part 2 focuses on risk and vulnerability analysis; Part 3 focuses on risk remediation options; and part 4 suggests the role of sustainable planning framework on disaster risk management. This volume is of interest and use to professionals and researchers working in climate change, atmospheric sciences and disaster management.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811907258
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0725-8
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    Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters : Past, Present and Future (2022)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Political science. ; Natural Hazards. ; Science, Technology and Society. ; Governance and Government.
    Description / Table of Contents: Science technology and People centered society -- Science, Technology, Innovation and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction -- Systemic risk and system-based approach for Society 5.0 -- Emerging issues and Japan’s milestones in science and technology in disaster risk reduction -- Evidence Based Policy Making of Smart City: The Case of Challenge in Maebashi City, Japan -- Personal life records for health decision making in disaster situation -- Digital transformation and disaster risk reduction -- xR and implications to DRR: challenges and prospects -- Open governance and disaster risk reduction -- Open Governance and Disaster Planning, Recovery, and Response: Lessons from the USA -- Technology landscape in post COVID-19 era: Example from China -- Jugaad innovation: concept and lessons of social innovation in India -- Towards a People centric technology driven society. .
    Abstract: This book presents the evolution of the science technology paradigm in Japan and analyzes the critical community and local governance issues from the perspectives of the changing risk landscape, Society 5.0, and digital transformation. It also provides suggestions for the future development of a resilient society and community, by drawing lessons from other countries. Advancements in science technology in recent decades in Japan and the world might have increased our capacity to tackle the adverse human consequences of various kinds of disasters and environmental issues. However, the accompanied and interlinking phenomena of urbanization, climate change, rural to urban migration, population decreases, and aged population have posed new challenges, especially in the small, medium-sized cities, and in rural areas of Japan. This is also enhanced by the risk of cascading, complex and systemic risk, which is defining a new normal as “living with uncertainties”. Society 5.0 is defined as "A human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space." Society 5.0 was proposed in the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan as a future society that Japan should aspire to. Society 5.0 achieves a high degree of convergence between cyberspace (virtual space) and physical space (real space), compared with the past information society (Society 4.0) that people would access a cloud service (databases) in cyberspace via the Internet and search for, retrieve, and analyze information or data. In Japan, in the initial stage, a great deal of confusion about the number of people infected with coronavirus occurred. Not only made it inefficient, but it did not produce the accurate data needed for critical decisions. Japan may have unique disadvantages compared with other countries. Trying to drive digitization without thoroughly understanding these disadvantages and addressing them head-on will only lead to failed digital transformations. With these three pillars of changing risk landscape, Society 5.0, and Digital transformation drive, the book will analyze the evolution of the science technology paradigm in Japan, will go deeper into the critical community and local governance issues, and will provide suggestions for future development of resilient society and community, by drawing lessons from overseas disaster risk reduction.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 217 p. 40 illus., 34 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811956461
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5646-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5646-1
    DDC: 551
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    Cold Waters : Tangible and Symbolic Seascapes of the North (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Culture Study and teaching. ; Social sciences. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental Law. ; Science History. ; Water. ; Cultural Theory. ; Society. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Law. ; History of Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Northern Waters: From Terrestrial to Water-bound Knowledge -- Part1. Mediating the Change. -Chapter1. The Problem of Plastic in the Arctic -- Chapter2. Rivers through the Prism of Oil Spills: Native Voices from the Russian Arctic -- Chapter3. Baltic Seals and Changing Marine Frontiers in the Twentieth Century -- Chapter4. Conceptualizing Arctic Documentary: Combining Scientific Authority and the Interests of Broadcasters in BBC's Frozen Planet -- Part2. Hydrological Space and Politics -- Chapter5. The Voice of Ice in the Turku Archipelago: Narrating Icegraphy with Environmental Ethnography -- Chapter6. The "International" in Water–Society Relations: A Case Study of an Arctic Urban Watershed -- Chapter7. Living by the River: Means, Meanings and Sense of Place -- Chapter8. Emerging Trends in Arctic North America's Maritime Security Agenda: From Ice to Water -- Part3. Narrating and Visualizing Cold Waters -- Chapter9. Between Pomor Traditions and Arctic Modernities: The Northern Sea in Early Soviet Pomor Literature -- Chapter10. Water, Oil and Spirits: Liquid Maps of the Taiga in Eremei Aipin's Novel Khanty or the Star of the Dawn -- Chapter11. The Ambiguity of the Arctic Littoral: Changing Perspectives of Chukchi Communities in Two Russian Films -- Chapter12. "The Silvery Song of Water": Nature, Experience, and Time in Paul Harding's Fiction -- Chapter13. Speculative Water: Atopic Space and Oceanic Agency in Julie Bertagna's Raging Earth Trilogy. .
    Abstract: This book addresses the Arctic and the northern regions by exploring cold waters and northern seascapes. It focuses on cultural discourses and artistic representations concerning the human experience and imagination of how the Arctic Ocean has been explored and used. It aims to assess what is specific to the northern waters vis-à-vis other sea and water areas in the world. The contextual background is provided by the fundamental shift from terra-based thinking towards aqua-based thinking, including the histories of the northern waters and the innovative ocean studies of the last decades. This book will be of interest to readers in Arctic studies and Sea and Ocean studies (including those with interests in literature, history, cultural and film studies, anthropology and politics), Environmental History and Cultural studies as well as in Russian studies. The book has been assembled with a view towards upper-level undergraduate and post-graduate students and scholars and will also be appropriate for courses in the fields mentioned above. The book will be of interest to specialists working in and with Arctic environmental issues. There is a broad array of international academic networks, environmental, governance and cultural associations outside academia whose members may also find the book of interest.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXIII, 244 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031101496
    Series Statement: Springer Polar Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10149-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10149-6
    DDC: 551.48
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    Inorganic Materials for Energy, Medicine and Environmental Remediation (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Localized surface plasmon resonance in colloidal copper sulphide (Cu2-xS, x=0≤x^nts in wastewater -- Chapter 9 Removal of persistent organic pollutants using redox active metal oxide nanocatalysts via advanced oxidation process -- Chapter 10 Metal-based particles as a catalyst for Proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
    Abstract: This book presents concepts, methods and applications of inorganic nanomaterials for energy applications such as fuel cells and batteries, for environmental applications such as water purification, and for medicinal applications such as cancer treatments. The founding father of nanotechnology, Eric Drexler, always communicated a unique vision in exploring new materials and creating advancements in molecular nanotechnology. He emphasized the potential advantages of smaller size, higher efficiency and less needed resources for applications in energy, environment and medicine. A higher surface to volume ratio of inorganic nanomaterials is a key property.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 258 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030798994
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 69
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79899-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79899-4
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    Building Back Better After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake : Laying the Foundation for Resilience (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Construction industry Management. ; Buildings Repair and reconstruction. ; Buildings Maintenance. ; Natural Hazards. ; Construction Management. ; Building Repair and Maintenance.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Implications of Steering Committee decisions on private housing reconstruction -- Linking post-Gorkha earthquake housing damage assessment with Municipality’s building standards -- Transparency and financial inclusion in Nepal’s reconstruction -- Understanding building code non-compliance for setting future strategies -- How can disaster prone mountainous municipalities create resilient settlements -- Scoping urban regeneration from post-earthquake reconstruction lens -- Aid Effectiveness in Nepal’s Post Earthquake Reconstruction -- Contribution of Post Gorkha Earthquake Reconstruction towards localizing Sendai Framework of Action -- A Comparative Overview of Nepal’s Reconstruction in Global Context -- Assessing impact of post Gorkha Earthquake recovery and reconstruction. .
    Abstract: This book explores the reconstruction after the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, on the basis of the author’s first-hand experience that has been validated with empirical evidence. Unlike other advocacy and academic literature, the book takes readers close to the ground where the activities took place. This book describes Nepal’s efforts to rebuild private housing from the preparatory to the concluding stages, and the obstacles faced and overcome along the way. It assesses the consequences of the policy level decisions and also examines the relevance, utility and future use of damage assessment surveys that were carried out in the country. In addition, lessons from the housing grant payment through the banking system, impending reasons for housing non-compliance to building standards, experimentation with resilient resettlements and unresolved issue of urban regeneration have been also delved in. The ground realities revealed that the aid architecture requires further carving out. The last three chapters have attempted to capture the macro level picture of the reconstruction and recovery endeavors: contribution to national economy, structural resilience and comparative overview of Nepal’s delivery in global context. As an intimately involved professional with the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, Dr Shrestha is the authority from whom a holistic understanding can be attained regarding the response of Nepal's state and society to the Earthquake. His study will have ramification at national and global scale in handling with inescapable natural calamities. Kanak M. Dixit, Journalist and Heritage Conservationist Dr. Shrestha’s book provides rare insight and perspective on the issues and challenges of governance during the complex journey to reconstruction and future resilience, reflecting his long and intense engagement in the post disaster recovery and reconstruction. Vivek Rawal, Director, People-in-Centre, Ahmedabad, India This collection of balanced insightful essays methodically explores topics such as government decisions and aid during the earthquake recovery combining lived experience and a research approach to reveal lessons and future considerations. Loren Lockwood, Former National Coordinator, Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform Nepal.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 194 p. 43 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811966767
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6676-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6676-7
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