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    Biomass Utilization: Conversion Strategies (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Biochemistry. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Biochemistry. ; Renewable Energy. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Fractionation strategies -- Chapter 3. Biochemical conversion of cellulose -- Chapter 4. Biochemical conversion of hemicellulose -- Chapter 5. Biochemical conversion of lignin -- Chapter 6. Thermochemical conversion of cellulose and hemicellulose -- Chapter 7. Thermochemical conversion of lignin -- Chapter 8. Material application of lignin -- Chapter 9. TEA for evaluating biorefinery strategies.
    Kurzfassung: This book focuses on the technologies developed for the conversion of all three biomass components, i.e. cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, and their constituents, to fuels and high-value products. Both biochemical and thermochemical approaches are reviewed. Additionally, the developed technologies are described in detail and their potential applications as well as their commercial status are discussed. The early attempts to produce fuel ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass feedstock focused solely on the biological conversion of cellulose because the only organism that had been used successfully for commercial production of ethanol, i.e. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, could only ferment glucose, which was obtained from the hydrolysis of cellulose. Hemicellulose and lignin were considered as wastes in these processes and were normally removed in pretreatment processes to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis of the remaining cellulose. However, this approach was not economically feasible and as a result, the biorefinery concept was developed. In a biorefinery, in addition to ethanol, various higher-value products are produced from hemicellulose and lignin, which were previously not considered. Consequently, technologies were developed for the fractionation of biomass and conversion of hemicellulose and lignin to fuels and high-value products to improve the economic feasibility. Written and edited by a team of investigators with many years of experience in biomass processing research and development, this book is an informative resource for postgraduate students and researchers interested in biorefinery and biofuel technologies both in academia- and commercial laboratories.
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    Seiten: IX, 245 p. 43 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031058356
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05835-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05835-6
    DDC: 572
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    Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biotic communities. ; Social sciences. ; Humanities. ; Environmental management. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Water. ; Ecosystems. ; Humanities and Social Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis: Questions, Conceptions and Red Threads -- Chapter 2. Coastal Ecosystems from a Social-Ecological Perspective -- Part II. Ecological Structures and Functions of the German Baltic Sea Coast -- Chapter 3. The Abiotic Background: Climatic, Hydrological and Geological Conditions of the Southern Baltic -- Chapter 4. Geological and Sedimentary Conditions -- Chapter 5. Environmental Conditions at the Coast: The Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Chapter 6. Environmental Conditions at the Coast: Shoreline Ecosystems -- Chapter 7. Ecosystem and Landscape Functions of the Coast: Recent Research Results -- Chapter 8: Benthic Habitats and Their Inhabitants -- Part III. Ecological Structures and Functions of Coastal Water and Offshore Ecosystems -- Chapter 9. Introducing the Ecological Aspects -- Chapter 10. Baltic Sea Aquatic Ecosystems in a Gradient from Land to Open Sea -- Chapter 11. Comparison of Abiotic Parameters and Dominant Primary Producers Between the Two Main Investigation Areas -- Chapter 12. Short-Term Variability, Long-Term Trends and Seasonal Aspects in the Darß-Zingst Bodden Chain -- Chapter 13. Carbon Fluxes/Food-Webs: Effect of Macrophytes on Food Web Characteristics in Coastal Lagoons -- Chapter 14. Ecological Structure in Benthic Habitats of Offshore Waters -- Chapter 15. Patterns of Bioturbation and Associated Matter Fluxes -- Chapter 16. Seasonal Aspects and Short-Term Variability of the Pelagic Offshore Ecosystems -- Chapter 17. Long-Term Trends of the Offshore Ecosystems -- Chapter 18. Nutrient and Limitation Regimes in Coastal Water Ecosystems -- Part IV. Combining the Aspects: Ecosystem Service Assessment -- Chapter 19. The Human Factor: Coastal Social-Ecological Systems -- Chapter 20. Introduction: The Concept of Ecosystem Service Assessment Applied to Coastal Systems -- Chapter 21. The Missing Links in Ecosystem Service Research -- Chapter 22. Eudaimonic Valuation of Cultural Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 23. Economic Valuation of Cultural Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 24. Spatial Ecosystem Service Assessment Across the Land-Sea-Interface -- Chapter 25. Temporal Changes in Aquatic Ecosystem Services Provision: Approach and Examples -- Chapter 26. Assessing Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Service Provisions: Conceiving Future Pathways -- Part V. Synthesis: Assessment as a Tool for Managing Coastal Ecosystems? -- Chapter 27. Applying the Integrated Approach -- Chapter 28. Mechanisms of Ecosystem Service Production: An Outcome of Ecosystem Functions and Ecological Integrity in Coastal Lagoons -- Chapter 29. Ecosystem Service Assessment in European Coastal and Marine Policies -- Chapter 30. Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development: The Case for Strong Sustainability -- Chapter 31. Concluding Remarks.
    Kurzfassung: This book gives an overall analysis of the current knowledge status about structures, functions, utilization for German Baltic coast ecosystems. The main focus of this book is on the aquatic area, but land/sea interactions as well as river outfalls are included as well. Characteristic for this book is the inclusion of social science aspects. Approximately one third of its extent will be about the ecosystem services. In this segment the results of the last 6 years are presented in which a comprehensive quantification of the social relevance of ecosystems was carried out covering the entire area of the German Baltic Sea. This part builds directly on the results of scientific investigations and are in relation to social ideals. The assessment will not only be economically and ethically but also the mechanisms that are used for the valorisation of the ecosystem services will be evaluated. Both sub-areas, the classic natural science part as well as the part of social science aspects, deal with the changes caused by increasing anthropogenic influence and social (including demographic) changes. This will be among others in the sense of an exemplary historical outline. The final chapter of the synthesis therefore not only presents a summary of the level of knowledge gained and a deduction of the research needs. It further contains a presentation of the application aspects resulting from the analysis of the social relevance gained from basic scientific research. The book is aimed at scientists (and students) of natural, life and social sciences, analysing functioning and structures of coastal ecosystems with regard to sustainable use and nature protection, including aspects of coastal protection. Besides, it is thought to become a reference for all levels of decision makers and stakeholders in coastal and marine management of the Baltic and North Sea region, providing also a blueprint for system analysis respecting for societal as well as biological aspects world-wide.
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    Seiten: XV, 387 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031136825
    Serie: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 246
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13682-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13682-5
    DDC: 577.6
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    Bioremediation and Biotechnology, Vol 2 : Degradation of Pesticides and Heavy Metals (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Applied ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Applied Ecology. ; Agriculture.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- 1. Causes and Effects of Pesticide and Metal Pollution on Different Ecosystems -- 2. Ecotoxicology of Heavy Metals: Sources, Effects and Toxicity -- 3. Role of Modern Innovative Techniques for Assessing and Monitoring Heavy Metal and Pesticide Pollution in Different Environments -- 4. Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Pesticide Pollution -- 5. Mycoremediation: A Sustainable Approach for Pesticide Pollution Abatement -- 6. Bio-pesticides: Application and Possible Mechanism of Action -- 7. Values of Biofertilizers for Sustainable Management in Agricultural Industries -- 8.Role of Macrophytes in Spontaneous Lacustrine Phytofiltration -- 9. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Using Salix (Willows) -- 10. Photo catalysis: An Effective Tool for Treatment of Dyes Contaminated Wastewater -- 11. Removal of dyes from waste water by Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration -- 12. Biofilm: an innovative modern technology for aquatic pollution remediation -- 13. Heavy Metal Soil Contamination and Bioremediation -- 14. Environmental Biotechnology: For Sustainable Future -- 15. Global Environmental Regulations for Management of Pesticides -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: This book addresses the grave concerns stemming out due to conventional treatment techniques. The main focus of this book revolves round the central kernel of novel technology (bioremediation and biotechnology) which has emerged as an independent warrior to clean up and restore the disturbed environs. Furthermore, this book is a coherent assortment of diverse chapters relevant to the role of biotechnology and bioremediation for restoration of the ecosystems degraded by pesticide and heavy metal pollution. The inaugural chapters deal with the quantification of problem and its magnitude due to pesticides and heavy metals, followed by innovative modern biotechnological and bioremediation treatment technologies and sustainable techniques to remediate the persistent pollutants. It is a detailed comprehensive account for the treatment technologies from unsustainable to sustainable. Academicians, researchers and students shall find it as a complete wrap up regarding biotechnological intervention for sustainable treatment of pollution and shall suffice for the diverse needs of teaching and research.
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    Seiten: XVI, 278 p. 38 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030403331
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40333-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40333-1
    DDC: 333.9516
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    Nonthermal Processing in Agri-Food-Bio Sciences : Sustainability and Future Goals (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Food science. ; Food Analysis. ; Chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Food Engineering. ; Food Science. ; Food Chemistry. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I: Introduction -- 1.Sustainability in food science and food industry: where are we now? – Viewpoints of the EFFoST Working Group on Sustainable Food Systems -- 2. Innovative processing: from raw material (culture), harvesting, post harvesting, processing, and applications -- Part II: Mechanism of action of nonthermal processing technologies (NTP) -- 3. Fundamental mechanisms of action -- 4. Electro-technologies: pulsed electric fields, cold plasma, radio-frequency and oscillating magnetic fields, electrohydrodynamic processing, electron beam processing and ionizing radiation -- 5. Pressure-based technologies: high pressure processing; supercritical and subcritical fluid processing -- 6. Mechanical technologies: ultrasound, and hydrodynamic cavitation -- 7. Non-electro-technologies: gamma rays, UV light, pulsed light, ozonation, photodynamic and membrane processing -- 8. Non-electro-technologies: gamma rays, UV light, ozone, photodynamic and membrane processing -- Part 3: Implementation of novel nonthermal technologies in agri-food-bio sciences -- 9. Nonthermal Processing Technologies: Synergies and new applications in food engineering -- 10. Implementation of novel nonthermal plasma air cleaner in a plant factory -- 11. LED-based photosensitization – a prospect for visible light-driven nonthermal fresh produce sanitation -- 12. Electrospinning Technology: Its Process Conditions and Food Packaging Applications -- 13. Application of encapsulation technology in the agri-food sector -- Part 4. Nonthermal processing legislation -- 14. Overview of legislation across the globe, diagnostics and standards which provide a legal and regulatory framework in which NTP is used worldwide -- 15. Current technology readiness levels (TRL) of nonthermal technologies and research gaps for improved process control and integration into existing production lines -- 16. Industry implementation (scale-up): Clients’ experience towards understanding of how regulations are affecting novel product development -- 17. Supercritical fluids as a tool for sustainable manufacturing of added value products -- Part 5 Mechanisms of validation of nonthermal processes in biomaterials and agri-food applications -- 18. Current validation of NTP technologies and overview of their current and potential implementation in the production chain including agri-food wastes -- Part 6. Sustainable perspective of nonthermal technologies -- 19. New product development from marine sources and side streams valorization using nonthermal processing technologies -- 20. Efficient production of functional and bioactive compounds and foods for use in food, pharma, cosmetic and other industries -- 21. Decontamination of fruit juices by combination of high intensity pulsed light and other nonthermal technologies -- 22. Food-On-A-Chip: Relevance of Microfluidics in food processing -- Part 7. Food waste management and sustainable parameters analysis -- 21. Analysis and comparison of environmental impacts of nonthermal food technologies -- 22. Emerging non-thermal processing of food waste and by-products for sustainable food systems - selected cases -- 23. Strategies for commercializing scientific results and combining separate processes into complex technologies -- 24 Sustainable processing through efficient use of energy and minimizing waste production -- 25. Food Safety and Security (HACCP and HAZOP) for Consumers and Workers (Nonthermal Technologies and their use) -- Part 8. Success stories of industrial implementation of nonthermal technologies -- 26.: Innovative success stories on commercial non-thermal technologies - interviews of major food industries working in this area. .
    Kurzfassung: This book addresses important questions on the legislation, regulations, sustainability, technology transfer, safety of biomaterials and mechanism of action of nonthermal processing on the molecular level of biomaterials and its impact on health. The chapters take an interdisciplinary approach that is of interest to specialists from engineering, physics, chemistry, agriculture, life sciences and beyond, with a focus on further development of existing and new applications of nonthermal processing and their combination with other methods in the processing of biomaterials, agriculture, biotechnology and the re-use of waste and by-products. Nonthermal Processing in Agri-Food-Bio Sciences: Sustainability and Future Goals aims to boost further developments and applications of nonthermal technologies to develop healthier products, to ensure consumer approval for these innovative technologies and to improve the sustainability of biomaterials production. The industrial application of nonthermal processing has led to an increase in innovative value products and the overall improvement of production capacity. Nonthermal processes use less energy and chemicals, reduce processing times, have less environmental impact, produce less waste and have the potential for industrial scale-up and a return-on-investment in under 5 years. According to The United Nations and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 17 goals should be incorporated within development projects, and researchers are starting to use novel techniques to meet them. In covering the fundamental engineering theories underlying nonthermal processing, this book will aid in this mission. The book overviews the advantages and disadvantages of novel technologies, over to sustainability goals to correct steps for the scale-up and return on investment. The book includes the chemistry and physics of nonthermal processing technologies, dedicated to specialists and researchers from a wide range of subject areas. Interdisciplinary scientists and engineers, sustainability experts can use this text to aid in their work in green technologies.
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    Seiten: VIII, 791 p. 124 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030924157
    Serie: Food Engineering Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92415-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92415-7
    DDC: 664
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    Baking Business Sustainability Through Life Cycle Management (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Food science. ; Sustainability. ; Family-owned business enterprises. ; Economics. ; Food Science. ; Sustainability. ; Family Business. ; Economics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 Bread Industry Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment -- Chapter 2 Product Environmental Footprint and Bread Industry -- Chapter 3 Life Cycle Assessment and Product Environmental Footprint - recommendations for integral optimization of economic and environmental performance -- Chapter 4 Ensuring sustainability of baking industry in North Macedonia -- Chapter 5 Sustainability approach of the baking industry along the food supply chain -- Chapter 6 Sustainability assessment of the baking industry complying with standards requirements: a case of Romania -- Chapter 7 Across American overview on sustainability approach throughout baking industry: An analytical-descriptive approach -- Chapter 8 Asian Overview on Sustainability Approach in Baking Industry -- Chapter 9 African Experience in Ensuring Sustainability in Baking -- Chapter 10 Indian experience in ensuring sustainability in baking industry -- Chapter 11 Measuring Baking Business Performance -- Chapter 12 Forming the efficient business model for bakery -- Chapter 13 Assessment of the sustainable competitiveness of agricultural enterprises on the grain market: case of Ukraine -- Chapter 14 Economic viability and sustainability in baking industry/ Simeuna - bread producer with own grain production -- Chapter 15 Impact of Bakery Innovation on Business Resilience Growth -- Chapter 16 Innovation in the commercial system of the small bakery industry -- New business models in food systems for farmers and companies, based on multi-actor approach -- Chapter 18 The role of rural women in bread industry – Job creation and retention in rural areas.
    Kurzfassung: This timely and comprehensive text focuses on important recent advances in applied sustainability in the baking industry, connecting all of the current methods and strategies into a single book. Those involved in bread production will find the latest developments at the theoretical and practical levels, including information and communication requirements, reporting and regulatory aspects, economic and environmentally sustainable business models, supply chain management, life cycle assessment, product and organizational environmental footprints and more. For small bakery business owners to industry leaders and policymakers, governmental authorities, regulatory authorities and standardization bodies, this book offers a compilation of technical information about sustainability in the market for the bakery sector. Baking Business Sustainability Through Life Cycle Management begins by presenting basic information on the life cycle assessment and product environmental footprint of the bread industry, proposing an analysis of sustainability assessment using environmental and social footprints and providing recommendations for integral optimization of economic and environmental performance. A second section focuses on sustainability in the baking industry, providing a regional focus from Europe to the Americas to Africa and Asia. The third section takes a deep look at economic feasibility and efficiency in the bread industry, including the economic viability of different scenarios for bread-based value chains, and forming efficient business models for bakeries. A final section zeroes in on the most up-to-date innovations in the current bakery industry, including the impact of bakery innovation on business resilience growth, commercial systems, and new business models in regional food systems for farmers and companies, based on multi-actor approach. Innovations within the bakery industry are at an all-time high, with new sustainability and economic models being introduced, along with associated market risks. This timely and ambitious text aims to cover all the most recent advances and methods for successful incorporation into bakery businesses. .
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    Seiten: VIII, 313 p. 74 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031250279
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25027-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25027-9
    DDC: 641.3
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    Priority-Zone Mapping for Reforestation : Case Study in the Montane Dry Forests of Bolivia (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Forestry. ; Environmental management. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Forestry. ; Environmental Management. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability.
    Kurzfassung: Andean dry forest ecosystems are threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use methods. The negative effects for the livelihood of the local population, biodiversity, and the regional climate could be countered by reforestation measures; however, dry land forests have not attracted the same level of interest and investment like other ecosystems. This book describes the development of a priority-zone map for reforestation measures, showing where reforestation might have the greatest social and ecological benefits. To achieve this, a problem analysis of a case study region is conducted and thematic reforestation benefits are determined. Using remote sensing and GIS, the areas where benefits can be obtained are mapped in individual layers and compiled into a summarizing priority-zone map. It is thus possible to identify areas where reforestation would achieve multiple benefits. The concept of priority maps could be used to facilitate reforestation strategies by local communities and municipal governments and could thus contribute to initiate an integrated forest and landscape restoration of the Bolivian montane dry forests.
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    Seiten: XVII, 97 p. 42 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031203756
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20375-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20375-6
    DDC: 634.9
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    Organic Waste Composting through Nexus Thinking : Practices, Policies, and Trends (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agriculture. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental policy. ; Sociology. ; Agriculture. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sociology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- 2. Composting as a Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategy: Lessons Learned from Cajicá, Colombia -- 3. Composting: a Sustainable Route for Processing of Biodegradable Wastes in India -- 4. Composting in Sri Lanka: Policies, Practices, Challenges, and Emerging Concerns -- 5. Valuing Wastes – a Multi-Method Analysis of the Use of Household Refuses from Cooking and Sanitation for Soil Fertility Management in Tanzanian Smallholdings -- 6. Urban Waste as a Resource: the Case of the Utilization of Organic Waste to Improve Agriculture Productivity Project in Accra, Ghana -- 7. Organic Waste Composting at Versalles: an Alternative that Contributes to the Economic, Social and Environmental Well-Being of Stakeholders -- 8. Traditional and Adapted Composting Practices Applied in Smallholder Banana-Coffee-Based Farming Systems: Case Studies from Kagera and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania -- 9. Co-composting: an Opportunity to Produce Compost with Designated Tailor-Made Properties -- 10. Biochar-Compost Mixtures as Promising Solution to Organic Waste Management Within a Circular Holistic Approach.
    Kurzfassung: Organic waste composting is another excellent example to demonstrate the power and the benefits of nexus thinking. Even though organic waste composting itself is not a new topic, those who want to start a new project or align an ongoing project with nexus thinking, find it difficult to gather the necessary information. With nine case studies from four continents, this book aims to fill above gap in literature. While current literature on composting is often found to be limited to either soil/agriculture sector or waste management sector, this book presents a combined point of view. This open access book starts with an introductory chapter that describes the need to bring the waste management aspects and soil nutrient management aspects of compost production into one integrated theme. The relevance of nexus thinking and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are also presented in this introduction. The first three chapters after the introduction covers composting from the solid waste management and its policy aspects, taking examples from three developing countries. The next three examples are mostly about the benefits composting can provide to the soil and agriculture. These examples are also from three developing countries, but with a mixture of urban as well as rural settings. Last three chapters present more insight into the latest developments taking examples from Europe, as well as new methods adapted from the traditional styles from Africa. .
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    Seiten: VIII, 232 p. 64 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030362836
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36283-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36283-6
    DDC: 630
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    Forest, Field, and Fallow : Selections by William M. Denevan (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agriculture. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Anthropology. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Archaeology. ; Agriculture. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Anthropology. ; Population and Demography. ; Archaeology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. Historical Demography -- Chapter2. Agricultural Landforms -- Chapter3. Cultural Plant Geography -- Chapter4. Human Environmental Impacts -- Chapter5. Indigenous Agro-Ecology -- Chapter6. Tropical Agriculture -- Chapter7. Livestock and Landscape -- Chapter 8. Synthetic Contributions -- Chapter9. By Way of Background: A Biographical Sketch of William M. Denevan -- Chapter10. Being a Student of Bill Denevan -- Chapter 11. Bill Denevan - An Appreciation -- .
    Kurzfassung: This volume aims to present the essential work of geographer and historical ecologist William M. Denevan to explain the impact and influence his thinking had on the conceptual advancement not only in his own discipline, but in a range of related disciplines such as anthropology, archaeology, and environmental history. The book is organized around eight themes, demonstrating Denevan’s early and profound insights on topics that remain of current relevance today, and the scholarly impact his writing had on subsequent scholarship. The book is unique because it offers commentary from active scholars who address the impacts of Prof. Denevan's thinking and work on contemporary environmental and ecological issues, with a focus on several groundbreaking themes (e.g. historical demography, agricultural landforms, cultural plant geography, human environmental impacts, indigenous agro-ecology, tropical agriculture, livestock and landscape, and synthetic contributions). This book will be of interest to a range of scholars in geography, anthropology, archaeology, history, and ecology, as well as to environmental managers and practitioners, especially those working for non-profit organizations and government organizations tasked with finding ways to adapt to global environmental change. .
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    Seiten: XXII, 451 p. 62 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030424800
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42480-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42480-0
    DDC: 630
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    Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants : Risk Assessment and Remediation (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Biotic communities. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Pollution.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Part I: Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 2. Combating Arsenic Pollution in Soil Environment via Alternate Agricultural Land Use -- Chapter 3. Temporal and Seasonal Variation in Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) in Sanitary Landfill Sites- A Case study of Baidyabati landfill, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 4.Quantification of Landfill Gas Emission and Energy Recovery Potential: A Comparative Assessment of LandGEM and MTM Model for Kolkata -- Chapter 5. Assessment of natural enrichment of heavy minerals along coastal placers of India: Role of lake and river mouth embayment and its implications -- Chapter 6. Assessment the Impact of Plastic Contaminated Fertilizers on Agricultural Soil Health: A Case Study in Memari II C.D.Block, Purba Bardhaman,West Bengal, India -- Chapter 7. Determining the Role of Leaf Relative Water Content and Soil Cation Exchange Capacity in Phytoextraction Process – Using Regression Modelling -- Chapter 8. Phytoremediation of Arsenic using Allium sativum as Model System -- Chapter 9. Spatio-temporal analysis of open waste dumping sites using Google Earth: A case study of Kharagpur City, India -- Part II. Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 10. Introduction to Part II: Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 11. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Zone based on geospatial modeling, risk and remediation -- Chapter 12. Geospatial assessment of surface water pollution and industrial activities in Ibadan, Nigeria -- Chapter 13. Aquaculture-based water quality assessment and risk remediationalong the Rasulpur River belt, West Bengal -- Chapter 14. Heavy Metal Contamination in Groundwater and Impact on Plant and Human -- Chapter 15. Emerging Threats of Microplastic contaminant in freshwater environment -- Chapter 16. Exploring Particle Size Transport Variability of Suspended Sediments in two Alpine Catchments over the Lesser Himalayan Region, India -- Chapter 17. Salinity and corrosion potential of groundwater in Mewat district of Haryana, India -- Chapter 18. Threats to quality in the coasts of the Black Sea: heavy metal pollution of seawater, sediment, macro-algae and sea-grass -- Chapter 19. Geospatial assessment of groundwater quality for drinking through Water Quality Index and Human Health Risk Index in an upland area of Chotanagpur Plateau of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 20. Existence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the conventional water treatment process -- Chapter 21. Arsenic-rich surface and groundwater around eastern parts of Rupnagar district, Punjab, India -- Part III. Environmental Contaminants, Impacts and Sustainable Management -- Chapter 22. Introduction to Part III: Environmental Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 23. Dynamics of ultra-fine particles in indoor and outdoor environments: a modelling approach to study the evolution of particle characteristics -- Chapter 24. Environmental impacts of coal-mining and coal-fired power-plant activities in a developing country with global context -- Chapter 25. Overview of Indoor air pollution: A human health perspective -- Chapter 26. Mineralogy and Morphological characterization of Technogenic Magnetic Particles (TMP) from industrial dust: Insights into environmental implications -- Chapter 27. Pesticides: Recent Updates on Types Toxicity and Bioremediation Strategies -- Chapter 28. Commonly available plant neem (Azadirachtaindica A. Juss) ameliorates dimethoate induced toxicity in climbing perch Anabas testudineus -- Chapter 29. Estimating Particulate Matter concentrations from MODIS AOD considering meteorological parameters using Random Forest Algorithm -- Chapter 30 Bio-monitoring and bioremediation of a trans-boundary river in India: Functional roles of benthic mollusks and fungi -- Chapter 31 Assessing the Maximum Aerobic Biodegradation Potential of Leaf Litter, an Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, Under Optimum Nutrient Conditions -- Chapter 32. Rising trend of air pollution and its decadal consequences on meteorology and thermal comfort over Gangetic West Bengal, India.
    Kurzfassung: This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring and mapping of environmental contaminants in soil & sediment, surface & groundwater and atmosphere. This book explores state-of-art techniques based on methodological and modeling in modern geospatial techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining techniques and robust modeling. It also presents modifications of and improvements to existing control technologies for remediation of environmental contaminants. In addition, it includes three separate sections on contaminants, risk assessment and remediation of different existing and emerging pollutants. It covers major topics such as: Radioactive Wastes, Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Heavy Metal Contaminants, Arsenic Contaminants, Microplastic Pollution, Microbiology of Soil and Sediments, Soil Salinity and Sodicity, Aquatic Ecotoxicity Assessment, Fluoride Contamination, Hydrochemistry, Geochemistry, Indoor Pollution and Human Health aspects. The content of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policymakers whose work involves environmental contaminants and related solutions.
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    Seiten: XX, 720 p. 225 illus., 185 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030634223
    Serie: Environmental Challenges and Solutions,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
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    Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene : An Overview (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 General Introduction -- 2 Peace Ecology in the Anthropocene for Africa -- 3 Civil Society, Climate Change, Security Risks Management and Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene -- 4 Faith-based Organisations and Environmental Peace: Impact of Laudato Si’ and Its Relevance in the Anthropocene -- 5 Healing Nature and Creation in the Anthropocene: A Reflection on the Role of Religion -- 6 Empowering Women to Build Peace: A Case Study of Grace to Heal Trust in Lupane District -- 7 Peacebuilding through Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Lessons from Civil Society Organisations in Zimbabwe -- 8 Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- 9 Zimbabwe’s National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and Civil Society: Partners in Peacebuilding? -- 10 Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations -- 11 Promoting Democratisation in DR Congo: The Case Study of Act for Transparent and Peaceful Elections -- 12 Civil Society Organisations and School Peace Clubs in South Africa: An Outcome Evaluation -- 13 The Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society in Peacebuilding: Lessons from the Matabeleland Collective, Zimbabwe -- 14 The Role of Civil Society Participation in Social Cohesion Processes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-15 Building the Capacity of Civil Society Organisations in Nonviolent Campaigning: A Case Study from South Sudan -- 16 How Informal Peace Committees Complement Macro-infrastructures for Peace in Zimbabwe -- 17 Protecting and Nurturing Children Born from Rape in South Kivu Communities: A Challenge for Civil Society -- 18 Indigenous Peacebuilding Approaches and the Accountability of Former Child Soldiers: African Case Studies -- 19 Navigating Channels for Civil Society Participation in Conflict Prevention and Peace-Making in the African Peace & Security Architecture -- 20 Centre-periphery Relations Between Civil Society Organisations and External Funding Partners: A Case Study of South Kivu’s Peace and Development Agenda. .
    Kurzfassung: This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene. Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters: · The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change · Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference to accountability, reconciliation and healing · CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent conflicts · Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture. · The particular role of faith-based CSOs The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenous wisdom and philosophies on which it is based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene. The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the peacebuilding role of CSOs. · This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and justice. · It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role. · It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub- Saharan Africa.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030951795
    Serie: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, 34
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95179-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95179-5
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    AgriCultura : Urban Agriculture and the Heritage Potential of Agrarian Landscape (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agriculture. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Cultural property. ; Agriculture. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introductory text (Toward a linkage between Urban Agriculture and Cultural Heritage) -- Part I: Unraveling cultural potential of urban agriculture -- Chapter 1. Agricultural and urban policies in Europe: The co-construction of peri-urban agricultural landscape. Experiences, problems, perspectives (André Fleury) -- Chapter 2. Urban Agriculture as Heritage: methodological issues and perspectives (Lionella Scazzosi) -- Chapter 3. Engagement, participation and governance of Urban Agricultural Heritage (Paola Branduini) -- Part II: Landscape at risk, landscape as opportunity -- Chapter 4. Urban agriculture and territorial heritage: keys to resiliency (María-José Prados, Jesús Santiago Ramos) -- Chapter 5. Urban agriculture and landscape in Mexico City between history and innovation (Saúl Alcántara Onofre) -- Chapter 6. Tangible and intangible heritage in urban agriculture: the Australia experience (Jane Lennon) -- Chapter 7. Sewage farms in Pierrelaye: peri-urban agriculture multifunctionality model (Roland Vidal) -- Chapter 8. Urban agriculture: what about domestic gardens? (Hubert Gulinck, Valerie Dewaelheyns, Frederik Lerouge) -- Chapter 9. Is Urban Agriculture an opportunity to preserve landscape systems? Suggestions from England (Raffaella Laviscio) -- Part III: The co-construction of urban agricultural landscape -- Chapter 10. Agriculture and the city of Geneva: the end of a love affair? (Joëlle Salomon Cavin, Nelly Niwa) -- Chapter 11. Recognizing the multifunctional nature of agriculture: stakes and challenges in Montréal and Ile Bizard (Sabine Courcier, Gérald Domon) -- Chapter 12. Agro-culture in the Metropolitan area of Barcelona: a big issue, multiple landscapes, several solutions (Ana Zazo Moratalla, Valerià Paül, Sònia Callau Berenguer, Josep Montasell i Dorda) -- Chapter 13. Cultivating the Cologne green belt: the Belvedere agricultural park (Axel Timpe). Chapter 14. La Vega de Granada: the defence of a paradigmatic Agrarian Heritage space by local citizens (José Castillo Ruiz, Alberto Matarán Ruiz) -- Chapter 15. AgriCulture in Milan. The mutual benefit between urban agriculture and cultural heritage (Paola Branduini, Raffaella Laviscio, Lionella Scazzosi).
    Kurzfassung: This book explains how cultural heritage can be a tool for enhancing urban agriculture and improving landscape and life quality. It cuts across the existing literature and fills the gaps between urban agriculture, considered as a food, social and environmental opportunity and cultural heritage, considered as resource. It focuses the role of the countryside for urban areas, in the history of the city and today. Its attention is on the quality for all areas, both outstanding, ordinary and degraded, as well as large, little or fragmented (European landscape convention 2000). It considers agricultural landscape as a system of tangible and intangible heritage components and relationships, to be retained, enhanced and transmit, in a process of inevitable but appropriate dynamic conservation and management over time (ICOMOS-IFLA Principles 2017). This book can benefit the collaboration among local players – such as farmers, citizens, associations, public institutions, stakeholders – in conserving and enhancing agrarian heritage and reinforcing the identity of places and people. It can strengthen collective action and generate positive effects on good large and local -scale management. The first part has a methodological character in order to enlighten the integrated approach between cultural heritage and urban agriculture. The second part exemplifies cases where the heritage has been recognised but not yet translated into concrete action. The third Part discloses ongoing process of co-construction, where policies have recognized the cultural, environmental and social meaning of urban agriculture as heritage. This book aims to reach scholars, local administrations, professionals, farmers and citizens. It involves many authors, many of whom are directly engaged with action-research in safeguarding and implementing the mutual interaction between urban agriculture activities and agrarian heritage.
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    Seiten: XX, 261 p. 97 illus., 86 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030490126
    Serie: Urban Agriculture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49012-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49012-6
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    Managing Landscapes for Change (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Physical geography. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Physical Geography. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is a Landscape? -- Chapter 3. Drivers of Landscape Change -- Chapter 4. Landscape Trajectories -- Chapter 5. Options for Managing Landscape for Change -- Chapter 6. Barriers to Managing for Change -- Chapter 7. Social and Institutional Innovations -- Chapter 8. Technologies for Innovating Forward -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Recommendation.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses how future landscapes will be shaped by pervasive change and where, when, and how society should manage landscapes for change. Readers will learn about the major anthropogenic drivers of landscape change, including climate change and human induced disturbance regimes, and the unique consequences that multiple and simultaneously occurring change agents can have on landscapes. The author uses landscape trajectories as a guide to selecting the appropriate course of action, and considers how landscape position, inertia, and direction will determine landscape futures. The author introduces the concept of landscapes as socio-technical-ecological systems (STES), which combines ecological and technological influences on future landscape change and the need for society to acknowledge both when considering landscape management. Thinking beyond solutions, the author identifies barriers to managing landscapes for change including the cost, cultural identity of local populations, and the fear of taking action under uncertain conditions. Nevertheless, processes, tools, and technologies exist for overcoming social and ecological barriers to managing landscapes for change, and continued investment in social and scientific infrastructure holds out hope for maintaining our landscape values even as we enter an era of unprecedented change and disruption.
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    Seiten: XI, 111 p. 36 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030620417
    Serie: Landscape Series, 27
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62041-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62041-7
    DDC: 304.2
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    Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the World (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Oceanography. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental management. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Biooceanography. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. A Global View of the Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the World -- Chapter 2. Biology, Ecology and Threats to Cold-Water Corals on Brazil’s Deep-Sea Margin -- Chapter 3. Cold-Water Corals of the World: Gulf of Mexico -- Chapter 4. Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the Southeastern United States -- Chapter 5. Norwegian Coral Reefs -- Chapter 6. Waters of Ireland and the UK -- Chapter 7. Life and Death of Cold-Water Corals across the Mediterranean Sea -- Chapter 8. Cold-Water Coral Reefs in the Oxygen Minimum Zones off West Africa -- Chapter 9. New Zealand: South West Pacific Region -- Chapter 10. Deep-Sea Corals of the North and Central Pacific Seamounts.
    Kurzfassung: Cold-water corals form reef structures in continental margin and seamount settings world-wide, making them more wide-spread and abundant than shallow-water reefs. Their role in these ecosystems is no less important than the influence that shallow-water coral reefs have on tropical systems. They create habitat structure, host endemic species, enhance elemental cycling, alter current flow, sequester carbon, and provide many other ecosystem services that we are just beginning to understand. The rapidly evolving state of knowledge of cold-water and deep-sea coral reefs has not been compiled in over 10 years. This volume synthesizes recent and historical information, reveals new findings from reefs that have been discovered only recently, and presents key avenues for future research. We are on the cusp of understanding the critical role that cold-water coral reefs play in the world’s oceans, and this book lays the foundation on which this knowledge will be built in the future.
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    Seiten: XVI, 293 p. 107 illus., 99 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031408977
    Serie: Coral Reefs of the World, 19
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40897-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40897-7
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    Ecological Sustainability of Fish Resources of Inland Waters of the Western Balkans : Freshwater Fish Stocks, Sustainable Use and Conservation (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Zoology. ; Sustainability. ; Population biology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Zoology. ; Sustainability. ; Population Dynamics. ; Conservation Biology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Fish Resources and Fishing Areas of the Western Balkans -- Chapter 1. Fish Resources of Inland Waters and Fisheries in Slovenia, Management, Sustainability and Conservation -- Chapter 2. Inland Fisheries in Croatia: Historical Aspects, Fish Resources, Management and Conservation -- Chapter 3. Fish Resources and Fisheries in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Overview, Sustainability, and Conservation -- Chapter 4. Inland Fisheries in Serbia: Historical Aspect, Fish Resources, Management and Conservation -- Chapter 5. The Freshwater Fish Resources and Freshwater Fisheries of Montenegro, Management, Sustainability and Conservation – With a Special Perspective on Lake Skadar -- Chapter 6. Fish and Fisheries of the Republic of North Macedonia, Current Situation and Its Perspective -- Chapter 7. Fish Resources of Inland Waters and Fisheries in Albania, Management, Sustainability and Conservation -- Part II. Some Fish Species of the Western Balkans Important for Fisheries and Conservation -- Chapter 8. Freshwater Crayfish of Western Balkan: Is It Possible to Use Them Sustainably or Do They Need Prompt Conservation Actions? -- Chapter 9. Salmonid Fish Species – Opportunities for Sustainable Use under Multiple Pressures and Current Climatic Change -- Chapter 10. Past and Future of Sturgeon Species (Acipenseridae) in Western Balkans – Case for Permanent Conservation or Sustainable Management -- Part III. Effects of Stressors on Inland Water Ecosystems and Fish Resources -- Chapter 11. Eutrophication of Fishing Waters and the Influence of Cyanobacterial Occurrence and Blooming on Fish Resources – Case Studies in Serbia -- Chapter 12. Pollution of Fishing Waters of the Western Balkan – Potentially Toxic Elements and Their Impact on the Ecological Sustainability of Fish Resources -- Chapter 13. Invasive Macroinvertebrate and Fish Species and Their Impact on Fish Resources: A Case Study on Fishing Waters of Serbia -- Part IV. Fish Stock Assessment Methods -- Chapter 14. A Brief Overview of the Development of the ES-HIPPO Model for Assessing the Sustainability and Conservation Priorities of Fish, Fish Resources, and Inland Water Habitats -- Part V. Conservation and Aquaculture -- Chapter 15. Тhe Role and Importance of Aquaculture for the Ecological Sustainability of Fish Resources in the Inland Water of Serbia -- Chapter 16. Huchen Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758) in Croatia: Distribution, Genetic Diversity, Threats and Conservation -- Chapter 17. Future Perspective of Sustainable Development of Freshwater Fisheries and Conservation of Threatened Fish Species, Crustaceans and Molluscs -- Part VI. Social Aspect -- Chapter 18. Political and Socio-Economic aspects of Fisheries in Inland and Coastal Waters of the Western Balkan -- Chapter 19. Fish Resources of the Western Balkans, Sustainable Use and/or Conservation?.
    Kurzfassung: This book provides a detailed evaluation of the hydro-ecological characteristics of the Western Balkans, an area characterized by still preserved inland waters and fish resources important for the European continent, as well as the biodiversity of inland waters important for the planet Earth. Freshwater ecosystems cover only 1% of the Earth's surface; however, they are a habitat for about 40% of fish species. At the same time, inland fisheries make less than 12% of the world's global fish catch, with 43% coming from low-income and food-deficient countries (Africa, South America, Southeast Asia). In Europe, the Western Balkans have significant fishing waters and fish resources, including the Middle Danube drainage (Sava, Drina, Velika Morava river systems), large ancient lakes (Skadar/Shkodra, Ohrid, Prespa, Dojran), and the Adriatic basin characterized by endemic and commercially important species. However, in contrast to the high fishing potential in a significant part of the Western Balkans, diverse and specific political, economic, and social factors largely had a negative impact on the state of fish resources. This volume is multidisciplinary and provides a sound knowledge base for scientific and practical fisheries. In addition, it may be a valuable guide for managers and conservationists worldwide to adapt methods and procedures for the ecological sustainability of fish resources under specific local, natural, and socio-economic conditions. Finally, the content is a good reference for natural sciences and agriculture students studying fish, fish resources, and fisheries sciences. It would improve their knowledge and perspectives on the challenges of sustainable use and conservation of inland water resources.
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    Seiten: XXII, 707 p. 261 illus., 233 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031369261
    Serie: Fish & Fisheries Series, 43
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36926-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36926-1
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    Bioremediation and Biotechnology : Sustainable Approaches to Pollution Degradation (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Microbial ecology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Concerns and Threats of Contamination on Aquatic Ecosystems -- 2. Effect of Pesticides on Fish Fauna: Threats, Challenges and Possible Remedies -- 3. Impact of Invasive Plants in Aquatic Ecosystems -- 4. Role of Modern Innovative Techniques for Assessing and Monitoring Environmental Pollution -- 5. Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Environmental Pollution -- 6. Biopesticides: clean and viable technology for healthy environment -- 7. Inoculum addition in the presence of plant rhizosphere for petroleum polluted soil remediation -- 8. Vermicomposting: An Eco-friendly Approach for Recycling /Management of Organic Wastes -- 9. Bio-Fertilizers: Ecofriendly Approach for Plant and Soil Environment -- 10. Phytoremediation of heavy metals: an ecofriendly and sustainable approach -- 11. Credibility of in situ Phytoremediation for Restoration of Disturbed Environments -- 12. Role of White Willow (Salix alba L.) for Cleaning up the Toxic Metal Pollution -- 13. Mycoremediation: a Sustainable Tool for Abating Environmental Pollution -- 14. Microbial Biofilm Cell Systems for Remediation of Wastewaters -- 15. Pollution remediation by way of using genetically modified plants (GMP) -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: Toxic substances threatens aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and ultimately human health. The book is a thoughtful effort in bringing forth the role of biotechnology for bioremediation and restoration of the ecosystems degraded by toxic and heavy metal pollution. The introductory chapters of the book deal with the understanding of the issues concerned with the pollution caused by toxic elements and heavy metals and their impacts on the different ecosystems followed by the techniques involved in monitoring of the pollution. These techniques include use of bio-indicators as well as modern techniques for the assessment and monitoring of toxicants in the environment. Detailed chapters discussing the role of microbial biota, aquatic plants, terrestrial plants to enhance the accumulation efficiency of these toxic and heavy metals are followed by remediation techniques involving myco-remediation, bio-pesticides, bio-fertilizers, phyto-remediation and rhizo-filtration. A sizable portion of the book has been dedicated to the advanced bio-remediation techniques which are finding their way from the laboratory to the field for revival of the degraded ecosystems. These involve bio-films, micro-algae, genetically modified plants and filter feeders. Furthermore, the book is a detailed comprehensive account for the treatment technologies from unsustainable to sustainable. We believe academicians, researchers and students will find this book informative as a complete reference for biotechnological intervention for sustainable treatment of pollution.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030356910
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35691-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35691-0
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    Latin American Dendroecology : Combining Tree-Ring Sciences and Ecology in a Megadiverse Territory (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Forestry. ; Biogeography. ; Environmental management. ; Forestry. ; Biogeosciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 - Dendroecology investigation of Magnolia vovidesii, a threatened Mexican Cloud Forest tree species endemic to eastern Mexico -- Chapter 2 - Drought is a driving factor of seasonal growth of Pinus strobiformis Engelm. in northern Mexico -- Chapter 3 - Dendroecological studies with Cedrela odorata L., Northeastern Brazil -- Chapter 4 - Xylogenesis explains climate- growth relationships in a Mexican conifer -- Chapter 5 - Dendrochronological potential of tree species from America's rainiest region -- Chapter 6 - Potential of Tropical Dry Forest trees species: anatomy, chronologies and environment -- Chapter 7 - Tree-growth variations along environmental gradients in tropical montane forests of South America -- Chapter 8 - Forest dynamics in the Patagonian Andes: Lessons learned from dendroecology -- Chapter 9 - Historical fire regimes in high-elevation tropical forests -- Chapter 10 - Patterns of tree establishment following glacier-induced floods in southern Patagonia -- Chapter 11 - Dendrochronological reconstruction of Ormiscodes amphimone outbreaks in Nothofagus pumilio forests from Southern Patagonia, Argentina -- Chapter 12 - Dendroecology in Polylepis forests in the tropical Andes: modeling of the radial growth of the last centuries and its implications for its conservation -- Chapter 13 - Dendrochronological study of the xeric and mesic Araucaria araucana forests of northern Patagonia: implications for the Ecology and Conservation -- Chapter 14 - Dendroecology applied to silvicultural management in the Southern Patagonian forests: a case of study from an experimental forest in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina -- Chapter 15 - Reconstructing land use changes through ring-width variations in Nothofagus antarctica chronologies from Southern Patagonia -- Chapter 16 - Long-term decoupling between growth and water-use efficiency and its implications for the conservation of old-growth conifer forests in southern Chileong-term decoupling between growth and water-use efficiency and its implications for the conservation of old-growth conifer forests in southern Chile.
    Kurzfassung: Latin America is a megadiverse territory hosting several hotspots of plant diversity and many types of forest biomes, ecosystems and climate types, from tropical rainforest to semi-arid woodlands. This combination of diverse forests and climates generates multiple responses to ecological changes affecting the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems. Recently, there have been major efforts to improve our understanding of such impacts on ecosystems processes. However, there is a dearth of studies focused on Latin-American forest ecosystems that could provide novel insights into the patterns and mechanisms of ecological processes in response to environmental stress. The abundance of “New World” tree species with dendrochronological potential constitutes an ideal opportunity to improve the ecological state of knowledge regarding these diverse forest types, which are often threatened by several impacts such as logging or conversion to agricultural lands. Thus, detailed information on the dendroecology of these species will improve our understanding of forests in the face of global change. Accordingly, this book identifies numerous relevant ecological processes and scales, ranging from tree species to populations and communities, and from both dendrochronological and dendroecological perspectives. It offers a valuable reference guide for the exploration of long-term ecological interactions between trees and their environmental conditions, and will foster further research and international projects on the continent and elsewhere.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030369309
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36930-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36930-9
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    Landscape Agronomy : Advances and Challenges of a Territorial Approach to Agricultural Issues (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agriculture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geography. ; Agriculture. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Geography.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Agriculture at the Landscape Level: Scientific Background and Literature Overview -- Part 1. Observing -- Chapter 2. Agrometeorological Services for Landscape Agronomy: The Italian Case in the European Context -- Chapter 3. Availability and Integration of Agro-Environmental Data: the French case -- Chapter 4. A Method to Assess the Fragility of a Terraced System as an Example of Landscape Agronomic Analysis -- Part 2. Understanding -- Chapter 5. Exploring Futures in Landscape Agronomy: Methodological Issues and Prospects of Combining Scenarios and Spatially Explicit Models -- Chapter 6. Aligning Governance of Quality with Quality Management Systems in Territory-based Agrifood Chains -- Part 3. Supporting Action -- Chapter 7. Innovation in Education and Training: Insights from New Integrative Approaches -- Chapter 8. Innovative Governance and Participatory Research for Agriculture in Territorial Development Processes. Lessons from a Collaborative Research Program (PSDR) -- Chapter 9. Guiding Multifunctional Landscape Changes Through Collaboration – Experiences from a Danish Case Study -- Chapter 10. Landscape Agronomy: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead, from a European Perspective.
    Kurzfassung: The landscape is widely identified as a relevant target both by integrative policies and across the disciplines dealing with resource management and territorial planning. Landscape agronomy promotes a greater involvement of agricultural sciences into this arena by increasing the attention on the dynamics relating the farming practices to the natural resources and the temporal and spatial patterns of land covers. This book covers the background that improved the transdisciplinary interface of agronomy with spatially-explicit disciplines like landscape ecology and geography both in research and in training programs, in addition to some experiences of participative landscape management. On these bases, the state of art on cutting-edge data availability and methodological issues is used to select and discuss some worldwide case studies. This selection of research topic examples underpins the concluding discussions about challenges ahead. Researchers as well as policy and decision makers are the main target of this book that seeks to provide a toolbox of concepts, examples and ideas to improve the understanding of agricultural landscapes. Agricultural activities manage the greatest share of land surface on Earth with fast-paced changes compared to any other human land use. With this book we aim at providing a stronger interface between agricultural science and landscape design processes.
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    Seiten: XIX, 294 p. 55 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031052637
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05263-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05263-7
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    Socio-ecological Studies in Natural Protected Areas : Linking Community Development and Conservation in Mexico (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Applied ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Conservation Biology. ; Applied Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Theoretical Aspects -- Chapter 1: Socioecology -- Chapter 2: Beyond Paradigms: Socio-Ecology’s heritage and prospective -- Chapter 3: Effective ecological sustainability as a complex system from a social dimension -- Chapter 4: In search of long-term conservation: objectives, effectiveness and participation schemes in Protected Areas -- Chapter 5: Changing the paradigm for better conservation: Conceptual proposals from the environmental humanities -- Chapter 6: Inclusion of the human factor in protected natural areas -- Chapter 7: Uncontrolled Urban Growth: The Crisis of Protected Natural Areas near Cities in Mexico -- Chapter 8: Dynamic simulation models and participatory approaches to support the sustainable management of social-ecological systems in Natural Protected Areas -- Part II: Methodological Aspects -- Chapter 9: The payment of Environmental services as an economic and governance mechanism for the conservation and management of Natural Protected Areas -- Chapter 10: An integrated dynamic model for beach zoning in natural protected areas -- Chapter 11: Managing the Galapagos National Park: a systemic approach based on socio-ecological modeling and sustainability indicators -- Chapter 12: Local stakeholders’ perception as a contribution to the identification of negative impacts on protected areas: a case study of Torres del Paine National Park -- Chapter 13: ICZM Strategy for the Socio-ecological System of the Mar Menor (Spain): methodological aspects and public participation -- Chapter 14: Training for aquaculture and fishery activities for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity -- Chapter 15: Applying epistemic approach to analyze bio-intercultural relationships among local indigenous people and nature -- Part III: Social Groups and Ecological Knowledge -- Chapter 16: Sociocultural and environmental interactions between people and wild edible plants: the case of Sierra la Laguna Biosphere Reserve -- Chapter 17: Hunting in the Yucatan Peninsula. Knowledge and worldviews -- Chapter 18: The Nagoya Protocol, Intellectual Property, and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico -- Chapter 19: Social participation for implementation of trap-cameras projects in managed and protected natural areas of Mexico -- Chapter 20: Socio-environmental affectation of coffee production activity in tributaries of La Suiza River at El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas -- Part IV: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION SUCCESS FROM SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL APPROACH -- Chapter 21: Resistance of the Civil Society against Mining Projects -- Chapter 22: Visions of the future in the oases of Baja California Sur, Mexico -- Chapter 23: The challenge of the science of sustainability in protected natural areas. The case of the UMA “Wotoch Aayin” in the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Campeche. -- Chapter 24: Results of socio-ecosystem institutional management: analysis of two protected natural areas of central México -- Part V: Community Well Living Imporovement from Ecological Conservation -- Chapter 25: Economic valuation of diving with bull sharks in natural conditions: a recent activity in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Gulf of California, Mexico -- Chapter 26: Socio-ecological effects of government and community collaborative work with local development in a natural protected area -- Chapter 27: Integration of resident fisherfolk communities in Marine Protected Areas by social micro entrepreneurships of mariculture: a case study at La Paz Bay, South Baja California, Mexico -- Chapter 28: Community water management and conservation in Cabo Pulmo National Park (Baja California Sur, Mexico) -- Part VI: Governance Changes from Sociecological Approach -- Chapter 29: Walls of water, socio-ecological perspectives of governance changes in a protected natural area of Mexico -- Chapter 30: A socioeconomic assessment for creating successful resource management policies for protecting the Champotón River in Campeche -- Chapter 31: Socio-ecological approach of two fishery resources in the Centla Wetland Biosphere Reserve -- Chapter 32: Ecotourism as a mean to promote community inclusion and nature conservation: the case study of Maya Ka’an -- Chapter 33: Effective Management of the National Park Espíritu Santo, through the Governance, Planning and Design of an Integral Strategy for Los Islotes -- Chapter 34: Analysis of a socio-ecological system: coastal zone of the Yaqui indigenous community (NW México) -- Chapter 35: Natural protected areas vs integrated watershed management: People participation analysis in México -- Chapter 36: The use of geographical environmental perception in the detection of contaminated urban streams: towards the proposal of environmental policies in Chiapas, Mexico -- Part VII: Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 37: concluding remarks -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: This book explores the interactions of local inhabitants and environmental systems in the Protected Natural Areas of Mexico. Its goal is to help understand how social groups contextualize ecological knowledge, how human activities contribute to modifying the environmental matrix, how cultural and economic aspects influence the use, management and conservation of their ecological environment, and how social phenomena are to be viewed against the backdrop of ecological knowledge. The book reviews the epistemological and historical bases of the socio-ecological relationship, and addresses the evolution of human-natural systems. From a methodological standpoint, it assesses the tools required for the integration of “human” and “natural” dimensions in the management of the environmental matrix. Further, in the case studies section, it reviews valuable recent experiences concerning the retro-interactions of local inhabitants with their environmental matrix. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers and professionals all over the world, especially those working in Latin American countries.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030472641
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47264-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47264-1
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    Allelopathy : Potential for Green Agriculture (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Plant biotechnology. ; Plant ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture.
    Kurzfassung: Allelopathic studies may be defined in various aspects; weed against weed/crop and vice versa. This book focuses on the ways to utilize the allelopathic potential of weeds or crops for controlling weeds in the agroecosystems. Vigorous use of herbicides is poisoning our environment at an alarming rate; allelopathy can be employed as a useful alternative to control weeds naturally under field conditions. The book contains chapters on the history of allelopathy; allelopathic potential of several important crops (rice, wheat, sorghum, maize, mustard, sunflower) and weeds (members of Solanaceae, Convolvulaceae, Asteraceae, Verbenaceae). Moreover, it highlights how the allelopathic potential of these weeds and crops can be employed effectively to suppress weeds under field conditions. The book also discusses topics on the role of allelochemicals in agroecosystems; impact on local flora; biotic stress induced by allelochemicals; mechanism of action of allelochemicals and future prospective of allelopathy. Prepared with basic concepts and importance of allelopathy, this book is intended for the agricultural community, botanists, students and researchers.
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    Seiten: X, 69 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030408077
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40807-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40807-7
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    Microbial Bioremediation : Sustainable Management of Environmental Contamination (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Microbial ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Environmental Microbiology. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter. 1. A diverse array of microbial taxa affianced in bioremediation to counteract environmental pollution.-Chapter. 2. Aerobic processes: best approach for the treatment of wheat starch effluents -- Chapter. 3. Banned pesticides with high persistence: the impact of their use in agriculture and their removal by microbial biodegradation -- Chapter. 4. Bioremediations for Oil Spills by Utilizing Microbes -- Chapter. 5. Genetically engineered microorganisms for bioremediation processes -- Chapter. 6. Microbial Modifications and Biochemical Pathway-mechanism for ecosystem decontamination -- Chapter. 7. Innovative biofilms mediated as empiricist of bioremediation for sustainable development -- Chapter. 8. Major groups of microorganisms employed in bioremediation -- Chapter. 9. Microbial Exploration and their Metabolic Capacity for detoxification and Restoration of Natural Ecosystems -- Chapter. 10. Microbes in Restoration of Polluted Ecosystems -- Chapter. 11. Microbial Biotechnology: Energy generation approach from the environmental waste -- Chapter. 12. Microbial degradation of industrial pollutants from different environment -- Chapter. 13. Microbial enzymes and their importance in the environmental decontamination -- Chapter. 14. Structural and Functional Dynamics of Bacterial-world for Sustainability -- Chapter. 15. Plant-Associated Bacteria in Ecosystems Functioning and Sustainability -- Chapter. 16. The science of microbial enzymes as detoxification tool for inorganic and organic pollutants.
    Kurzfassung: Microbial bioremediation and biodegradation in environmental monitoring offers an environmentally friendly approach for the monitoring and effective removal of contaminants. Various aspects of microbial-mediated bioremediation take advantage of the microorganisms’ ability to transform noxious compounds into utilizable intermediates and value-added products. Different microbial metabolites such as enzymes, biosurfactants, emulsifiers, organic acids, and solvents play significant roles in the decontamination of radioactive and heavy metals, chemical pesticides, and organic contaminants such as dyes and hydrocarbons in environmentally safe manners. Recent advancements in biochemical engineering, OMICS and genetic modification, and synthetic-biology pave ways for identifying indicator microbial strains, mechanisms of remediation, and the development of tailor-made microbe-metabolites for future applications. Microbial biotechnology in environmental monitoring and bioremediation thus represent a new way to rehabilitate and reconstruct “damaged” ecosystems. This work summarizes the latest research in the field of environmental bioremediation and offers fascinating insights on the behaviours of these unique microorganisms. It also presents exciting, new perspectives for the application of microbes in environmental protection. It is suitable for students, scholars, researchers and organizations involved in environmental protection.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031180170
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18017-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18017-0
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    Lake Biwa: Interactions between Nature and People : Second Edition (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecosystems.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Geological history and transition of the biota of Lake Biwa -- 2. Biodiversity of Lake Biwa -- 3. Ecological changes in Lake Biwa -- 4. History of the relationship between people and Lake Biwa -- 5.The use of Lake Biwa and people’s lifestyle -- 6. Evolving issues toward improvement of Lake Biwa – Yodo river basin governance -- 7. Environmental conservation of Lake Biwa.
    Kurzfassung: Although, the first edition had a similar focus, more than five years have passed since its publication and the biological and social circumstances of the lake have drastically changed due to, for example, the further expansion of alien species, the decrease of indigenous species, the progress of integrated watershed management by the Union of the Kansai Government which was established in 2010, the legislation of the Conservation and Restoration Act of Lake Biwa in 2015 and more. The new edition will therefore feature updated and new information on the above and more topics as well as updated and revised data based on the latest research. Inventories of respective taxa, especially those of small animals, are also revised based on the latest studies. Furthermore, this volume covers the characteristics of the biota of this ancient lake, but at the same time, it will also approach it as a ‘culture ancient lake’. Other topics also include water pollution, lakeshore development, the effects of global warming in the past and present, the influence of people, and countermeasures by local and national governments. Moreover, the volume also provides a comprehensive view on the future of Lake Biwa and that of its residents. Miraculously enough, this ancient lake has kept its water quality clear even until today despite the fact of more than 1.4 million people living on its shores. Finally, the book also gives indispensable information to those engaged in improving and conserving water regimes of lakes and other water bodies all over the world and to those interested in the culture and history of Japan. Lake Biwa is not only one of the rarest ancient lakes of the world, but the people’s involvement with the lake also goes back a long way. This is shown in the diverse culture developed in this area and in the various archaeological finds that date back as early as the Jomon Period, nearly 10.000 years ago. Today Lake Biwa fulfills an important role as a water resource by providing domestic, commercial, industrial, and agricultural water for over 14 million residents living around the Lake Biwa-Yodo River drainage basin. This updated volume focuses on the geological and biological features of the lake as well as on the long-term interactions between the people and the lake.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030169695
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16969-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16969-5
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    Inorganic Nanopesticides and Nanofertilizers : A View from the Mechanisms of Action to Field Applications (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agricultural biotechnology. ; Nanochemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Nanochemistry. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 - Properties of inorganic nanoparticles that can be applied to agriculture -- Chapter 2 - Strategies to produce cost-effective fertilizer-based nanoparticles -- Chapter 3 - Physicochemical properties of inorganic nanoparticles in aqueous media and agricultural tank mixtures -- Chapter 4 - Mechanisms of root and leaf uptake, transport, storage, metabolism, and detoxication of inorganic nanoparticles -- Chapter 5 - Nanoparticles for seed treatment -- Chapter 6 - Pesticide effects of inorganic nanoparticles -- Chapter 7 - Nanoparticles in soils: transport, fate and capacity to enhance soil properties -- Chapter 8 - Nanoparticles for remediation of agricultural contaminated soils -- Chapter 9 - Implications of nanoparticles on the dynamics of the rhizosphere and microbial community -- Chapter 10 - Nanoparticles as bio stimulants Chapter 11 - Nanoparticles in plant diagnosis -- Chapter 12 - Nanoparticles used as biosensors in the agri-sector -- Chapter 13 - A comparison of the performance of inorganic and organic nanocarriers in agriculture -- Chapter 14 - Balancing the benefits to agriculture and adverse ecotoxicological impacts of inorganic nanoparticles -- Chapter 15 - Efficacy of nanoparticles on crops: lab versus field trials -- Chapter 16 - Porous inorganic nanoparticles as pesticide or nutrient carriers -- Chapter 17 - Uptake and translocation of nanomaterials by plants and their possible inclusion in the trophic chain.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses inorganic/metallic nanopesticides and fertilizers. Rather than providing a general review of the topic, it offers a critical assessment of what has been achieved and highlights future measures to allow agriculture to profit from the properties of inorganic nanoparticles. It covers a variety of topics, including strategies for preparing cost-effective nanoparticles, their chemistry both within and outside the plant, the effects of nanoparticles in the field and whether the current strategies were successful in increasing crop yields. This book will appeal to readers in academia and industry, as well as stakeholders and anyone who has an interest in the applications of inorganic nanopesticides and nanofertilizers as well as the potential use of these technologies in agriculture.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030941550
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94155-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94155-0
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    Ecology of Angola : Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental geography. ; Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Integrated Geography.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Biomes: Concepts, Characteristics and Terminology -- Profiles of Angola’s Biomes and Ecoregiens -- Landscapes: Geology, Hydrology and Geomorphology.
    Kurzfassung: This open access book richly illustrates the first, and comprehensive, account of the country’s biomes and ecoregions, the driving forces that account for their diversity and vulnerability, and the ecological principles that provide an understanding of the patterns and processes that have shaped landscapes, ecoregions, and ecosystems. Angola encompasses the greatest diversity of terrestrial biomes and is the second richest in terms of ecoregions, of any African country. Yet its biodiversity and the structure and functioning of its ecosystems are largely undocumented. The author draws on personal field observations from over 50 years of involvement in ecological and conservation studies in Angola and across Southern Africa. The vast recent literature published by researchers in neighboring, better resourced countries provides depth to the accounts of ecological principles and processes relevant to Angola and thus contributing to the understanding and sustainable management of its natural resources. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031189234
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18923-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18923-4
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    Production and Commercialization of Insects as Food and Feed : Identification of the Main Constraints in the European Union (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Food science. ; Food Safety measures. ; Sustainability. ; Food Science. ; Food Safety. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction., Chapter 1 - Insects as food and feed -- Chapter 2 - The global market of insects as food and feed -- Chapter 3 - Insects as food and feed: analysis of regulatory experiences in selected non-EU countries -- Chapter 4 - The EU regulatory framework for insects as food and feed and its current constraints -- Conclusions -- References.
    Kurzfassung: Forecasts point out an exponential growth in the global population, which raises concerns over the ability of the current agri-food production systems to meet food demand in the long term. Such a prospect has led international organizations and the scientific community to raise awareness about, and call for, the need to identify additional sources of food to feed the world. From this perspective, insects qualify as a suitable and more environmentally friendly alternative to meat and other foods that are sourced from animal proteins. However, uptake of the production and commercialization of insects as food has been facing regulatory hurdles, consumer skepticism and rejection in many markets. This is particularly true in the context of western societies in which insects do not always constitute part of the local traditional diets. Production and Commercialization of Insects as Food and Feed: identification of the Main Constraints in the European Union analyses and discusses the regulatory state-of-the-art for the production and commercialization of insects as food and feed in the European Union. The EU has been taking concrete legislative steps with a view to opening up its market for insect foods, although some key regulatory constraints still exist today which ultimately prevent the industry sector from growing, consolidating and thriving. The main regulatory constraints in the EU for insects as food include the fragmentation of the EU market as a result of the adoption of different policy solutions by EU Member States for novel foods and the lengthy and complex authorization procedures. Also, ad hoc safety and quality requirements tailored to the needs and specificities of the insect food sector are currently missing. This work constitutes the first comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state-of-the-art of the regulatory framework for insect foods in the EU, based on a multidisciplinary approach that combines science, policy and law. It proposes a legislative roadmap which the EU should follow in order to make its regulatory framework fit for insect foods in the long term by providing a detailed comparison between the current EU legal framework and other regulatory systems of western countries with a view to singling out the markets which are better equipped to address the production and the commercialization of insect foods. The text provides an updated overview of the overall market and of European consumers’ perspectives on the use of insect foods. With the proper legislative steps and consolidation, the EU can be a global leader for insects as food and feed both as a market and as a standard-setting body.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030684068
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68406-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68406-8
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    Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2 : Food, Pharmaceutical and Health Applications (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Food science. ; Sustainability. ; Green chemistry. ; Chemistry, Organic. ; Botany. ; Marine engineering. ; Food Science. ; Sustainability. ; Green Chemistry. ; Organic Chemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Marine Engineering.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: SEAWEEDS FOR FOOD AND HEALTH APPLICATIONS -- Macroalgae as food: composition, nutritional value and healthy attributes -- Seaweeds foods and their nutritional value; Gracilaria: An Emerging source of agar feedstock – with special reference to industrially important species -- Nutritional value of tropical Seaweeds for functional food applications: An Overview -- Seaweeds: Potential applications to augment the nutritional composition and health benefits of food and food products; Seaweeds as a functional food: a comprehensive review of its antioxidants and therapeutic merits against oxidative stress-mediated chronic diseases -- Nutritional Composition and Phytochemical Profile of Brown Seaweeds: An Overview -- Laminariaceae: Its use in food and health implications -- Sargassum species: its use in food and health implications -- Red seaweeds: a contribution for nutraceutical food products -- Gracilaria as the major source of agar for food, health and biotechnology applications -- Marine algal colorants for the food industries -- The new products from brown seaweeds: Fucoxanthin and phlorotannins.-Seaweed: their role in gut health; Investigation on the beneficial use of seaweed in bread and the broader food industry -- Emerging trends on protein extraction from seaweeds: Challenges and opportunities -- Sustainable and biodegradable active films based on seaweed compounds to improve shelf life of food products -- Seaweed as food: Ways to guarantee their quality -- Global trade of seaweed foods -- Seaweed based polymers for various commercial applications: An overview -- II PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SEAWEEDS AND HEALTH BENEFITS., Vitamin B12 sources and seaweeds -- Health properties of seaweeds., Pharmaceutical applications of Porphyra -- Seaweeds as prospective marine resources for the development of bioactive pharmacophores and nutraceuticals -- Research, development and commercial applications of seaweed derived fibrous materials -- Challenges and recent progress in seaweed polysaccharides for industrial purposes -- Therapeutics properties of Seaweeds in Cardiovascular disease: an Overview., Industrial potential of Seaweeds in Biomedical applications: Current trends and Future Prospects -- Anti-Viral compounds from Seaweeds: An Overview -- Antiviral applications prospect of macroalgae -- Chemical composition and phytopharmaceuticals: An overview of the Caulerpa and Cystoseira genera -- Skin brightening with Seaweeds: Will it be a turning point in natural cosmeceutical market?. .
    Kurzfassung: Marine plant life is an abundant source of nutrients that enhance the daily diet. In recent years, consuming diets rich in seaweeds or their extracts have been shown to provide health benefits due to being rich in macronutrients, micronutrients and nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweeds for human consumption is increasing annually, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. The seaweeds industry is valued at around $12 billion in 2017, and supports millions of families worldwide. Seaweeds production grew globally by 30 million tons in 2016. Seaweeds have seen increasing usage in the food industry due to their abundance of beneficial nutrients, vitamins and ω–3 fatty acids. To date there have been no books that comprehensively cover up-to-date information on seaweeds cultivation, processing, extraction and nutritional properties. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds from their use as bioresources to their use in the feed industry to their applications in wastewater management and biofuels. Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2: Industrial Perspectives offers a complete overview of the application of seaweeds into food, pharmaceuticals and other health-based applications. The first section focuses on the various foods derived from seaweeds, including extensive insight into the beneficial nutrients these plants contain. The many functional foods derived from sea plants are covered in detail, including foods from tropical seaweeds, macroalgae, Monostroma, Caulerpa, Palmaria, Gracillaria, Porphyra, Laminaria, Fucus, Undaria, and many more. The chapters delve further into the nutritional makeup of these foods, their health benefits and chemical makeup. A second section is dedicated to the pharmaceutical applications of seaweeds and their many health benefits. With chapters devoted to vitamin sources, health properties and pharmaceutical applications, this section acts as a single source for researchers exploring the pharmaceutical applications and possibilities of seaweeds. Research, development, and commercial applications are explored, plus a complete picture of the multitude of health benefits derived from these plentiful and beneficial plants. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030921743
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3
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    Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1 : Bioresources , cultivation, trade and multifarious applications (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Food science. ; Sustainability. ; Green chemistry. ; Chemistry, Organic. ; Marine engineering. ; Botany. ; Food Science. ; Sustainability. ; Green Chemistry. ; Organic Chemistry. ; Marine Engineering. ; Plant Science.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: I. SEAWEEDS BIORESOURCES, ECOLOGY,BIOLOGY, COMPOSITION ,CULTIVATION AND QUALITY CERTIFICATION FOR TRADE -- The ecology and physiology of seaweeds: an overview -- Potential Products from Seaweeds: An Overview -- Palmaria species : Ecology, cultivation , food & Health benefits -- A road to the sustainable seaweed aquaculture -- Seaweed cultivation technologies in Indonesia: Current trends and Future Prospects -- Collection, Biodiversity and Utilization of Seaweeds in Thailand: An Overview -- Seaweeds of Vietnam: Current status and future potentials -- Seaweeds in Mauritius: Current trends and future prospects -- Seaweed resources and their cultivation in Iran -- Seaweed Producers in Korea and their potential applications -- Biodiversity of Seaweeds in Japan and their utilization., Seaweed Producing Industries in Philippines and their utilization -- Seaweed Production companies in Korea: An Overview -- Seaweed Production companies in Australia: An Overview., Seaweeds in Ireland: main compounds, applications and industry prospects -- The Economic and Social potential of Seaweed Faming in Brazil -- A Review of Farming System, Economic Analysis and Risk Management of Kappaphycus Seaweed Farming in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia., Seaweeds: potential multi-use resource -- Seaweeds: the ecological roles, the economic benefits and the threats for changing Carbon Cycle -- II USAGE OF EXTRACTS OF SEAWEEDS FOR FEED INDUSTRY AND FOR IMPROVED HEALTh -- Seaweed utilization, trade and targeted markets: An Overview., The use of seaweeds, extracts and ingredients from seaweeds to improve health of livestock -- A critical overview of current understanding of the role of seaweed microbiomes in a commercial context -- Seaweeds in animal feeds, current situation, challenges, and solutions., Seaweeds in Aquaculture: An Overview -- Antimicrobial potential of seaweeds- Critical review -- Can Seaweeds be used as immunity boosters? -- Industrial opportunities and challenges of high value compounds from seaweeds -- WASTE WATER TREATMENT, BIOREMEDIATION , ,BIOFUEL, BIOFERTILIZER AND MISCELANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF SEAWEEDS -- Waste water cultivated macroalgae as a bio-resource in agriculture -- Elaboration and evaluation of seaweed extract as growth media for crop plants -- Leveraging seaweeds as a potential biostimulant for agriculture sustainability -- Effect of liquid biofertilizers from Seaweeds: A critical Review -- ocial and Economic of Seaweed farming in globally : an overview -- Global Seaweed Products Trade: An overview -- Economic considerations of energy generation from seaweed resources -- Gracilaria cultivation and the potential role of its associated bacteria for promoting blue carbon sequestration -- Biosorption of heavy metals by seaweed biomass -- Biosynthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles from seaweeds: An Overview -- Nanopesticidal potential of silver nanocomposites from seaweeds: An overview -- Seaweed-based polymers from sustainable aquaculture to “greener” plastic products -- Sustainable and biodegradable active films based on seaweed compounds to improve shelf life of food products -- Recent advances in biotechnology of seaweeds: an overview -- Valorisation of Macroalgal Biomass for Sustainable Biorefinerie -- Utilization of macroalgae (Saccharina japonica) as a novel substrate for production of enzymes and organic pigments by Talaromycesamestolkiae.
    Kurzfassung: Marine plant life is an abundant source of nutrients that enhance the daily diet. In recent years, consuming diets rich in seaweeds or their extracts have been shown to provide health benefits due to being rich in macronutrients, micronutrients and nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweeds for human consumption is increasing annually, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. The seaweeds industry is valued at around $12 billion in 2017, and supports millions of families worldwide. Seaweeds production grew globally by 30 million tons in 2016. Seaweeds have seen increasing usage in the food industry due to their abundance of beneficial nutrients, vitamins and ω–3 fatty acids. To date there have been no books that comprehensively cover up-to-date information on seaweeds cultivation, processing, extraction and nutritional properties. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds from their use as bioresources to their use in the feed industry to their applications in wastewater management and biofuels. Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1: Industrial Perspectives offers a complete overview of seaweeds from their cultivation and processing steps to their bioactive compounds and Industrial applications, while also providing the foundational information needed to understand these plants holistically. Chapters in this volume focus on seaweeds bioresources, ecology and biology, composition and cultivation, plus usage of seaweeds extracts for the feed industry. An entire section is dedicated to waste water treatment, bioremediation, biofuel and biofertilizer application of seaweeds. For any researcher in need of a comprehensive and up-to-date single source on seaweeds cultivation, this volume provides all the information necessary to gain a thorough understanding of this ever-important product. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030919559
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9
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    Carbon Neutrality in the Agri-food Sector : Challenges and Opportunities in a Dynamic Setting (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Food security. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Food Security.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Agri-food systems are facing a growing climate change problem and opportunity (Introduction) -- 2. Putting a farm into an emissions test lab -- 3. Governance issues in carbon emissions – can a food emissions gate be avoided? -- 4. How difficult is it to reach carbon neutrality? Tales of different agri-food chains -- 5. Carbon neutrality as business: decoupling growth from emissions while managing climate risks -- 6. Towards a carbon labelled world? -- Conclusions.
    Kurzfassung: This book deals with the in-depth study of sustainability issues in the agri-food sector. In particular, a critical analysis of the current situation was developed and the future prospects of the sector on the issue of managing the environmental variable and the impacts relating to food production and consumption have been analyzed. Furthermore, the state of implementation and best practices relating to the carbon neutrality model in the agri-food sector were analyzed and models for the development of a new food production system were proposed with particular reference to the reduction of emissions, regeneration of natural resources, the elimination of waste and the reuse of production by-products. The main objectives of the book are to analyze the current situation and trends regarding carbon neutrality schemes and the connection with other greening programs, to identify and analyze the carbon-related labels, their methodology and their conformity assessment mechanisms and to understand possible key drivers for carbon neutrality or low carbon achievements in the agri-food sector. Today companies are acting on climate change pressures implementing carbon-neutral strategies for their brands and products. These frontrunner companies have identified a specific competitive advantage and are exploiting it to become the pioneers and the reference model for the carbon neutral implementation. This book will provide detailed and practical insights on how your organization can take positive action and be part of the global response developing a carbon neutral business.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030880484
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88048-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88048-4
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    Climate-Smart Agriculture : Reducing Food Insecurity (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Agriculture. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Food security. ; Climatology. ; Soil science. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Food Security. ; Climate Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Water-smart practices to manage water scarcity -- Soil-smart practices: Integrated soil fertility management -- Fish farms effluents for irrigation and fertilizer: A field and modeling studies -- Integration between crop-smart, water-smart and soil-smart practices -- Climate extremes and crops -- Climate-resilient crops -- Assessment of climate variability and wheat productivity in Egypt -- Practices contribute in reduction of greenhouse gases.
    Kurzfassung: This book tackles the main feature of water-smart, soil-smart and crop-smart practices and their integration to sustainably enhance food production. The book includes some insights on the implications of using climate-smart practices in irrigated and rain-fed agriculture, and suggests approaches to eradicate the negative effects of water scarcity, climate variability and climate change. The book reviews the most important crops resilient to climate variability and their resistance to other biotic and abiotic stresses, and contains the existing practices in Egypt that achieved the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030931117
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93111-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93111-7
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    The Climate-Conflict-Displacement Nexus from a Human Security Perspective (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Emigration and immigration. ; Climatology. ; Environmental law, International. ; Social sciences. ; Environmental management. ; Human Migration. ; Climate Sciences. ; International Environmental Law. ; Society. ; Environmental Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Climate-Conflict-Displacement Nexus from a Human Security Perspective – An Introduction -- 2. Climate-Conflict-Migration Nexus: An Assessment of Research Trends Based on a Bibliometric Analysis -- 3. Climate Change Response Mechanisms and the Risk of Increasing Vulnerability: Conceptual Background and Pathways of Change -- 4. While Carbon Burns: The Debatable Journey of ‘Environmental Refugee’ as a Concept and Legal Dilemma -- 5. Looking Ahead: A Human Security Perspective to Tackling the Potential for Widespread Environmental Migration in Latin America -- 6. Environmental Migration in the MENA Region: The Case of Morocco -- 7. The Environment-Climate-Conflict-Displacement Nexus in the Arab Region: Implications and Recommended Actions -- 8. The Changing Dynamics of the Arctic Ecosystem and Food Security: The Case of the Bering Sea Region -- 9. Arctic Geopolitics, Cross-Boundary Soft-Power, Ecosystem Protection, and Human Security in the Bering Sea and Strait -- 10. Decolonization, Food Sovereignty, and Climate Risks: The Case of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, Arctic -- 11. Spatial Distribution and Geosimulation of Non-Timber Forest Products for Food Security in Conflict Area -- 12. Ecology of Zoonotic Pathways Indicating Conflict and Mass Migration -- 13. Tree Species Classification of the Conflict Regions of Sudan Using RapidEye Satellite Imagery -- 14. Securitization of Human-Induced Environmental Conflict: Implications for the Military (in the Struggle for Life) -- 15. Resolution of User Rights Related Conflicts in Collective Rangelands Through Negotiation: The Case of Morocco -- 16. Reporting International Conflicts Through the Environmental Discourse: The Moroccan Sahara Conflict as a Case Study.
    Kurzfassung: Climate change is reshaping the planet, its ecosystems, and the evolution of human societies. Related impacts and disasters are triggering significant shifts in the inextricably interconnected human and ecological systems with unprecedented potential implications. These shifts not only threaten survival at species and community levels, but are also emerging drivers of conflicts, human insecurity, and displacement both within and across national borders. Taking these shifting dynamics into account, particularly in the Anthropocene era, this book provides an analysis of the climate-conflict-migration nexus from human security and resilience perspectives. The core approach of the volume consists of unpacking the key dynamics of the nexus between climate change, conflict, and displacement and exploring the various local and global response mechanisms to address the nexus, assess their effectiveness, and identify their implications for the nexus itself. It includes both conceptual research and empirical studies reporting lessons learned from many geographical, environmental, social, and policy settings.
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    Seiten: XL, 411 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030941444
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94144-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94144-4
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    Sustainable Squirrel Conservation : A Modern Reassessment of Family Sciuridae (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Ecology . ; Animal culture. ; Sustainability. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environment. ; Ecology. ; Animal Science. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Introduction to squirrels of the world and their conservation trends. Chapter 1: The World’s Squirrel Taxonomy -- Chapter 2: Evolution, habitat trends, and extinction rate estimates of the world squirrels -- Part 2: Squirrels of the world in the Anthropocene. Chapter 3: Habitat Trends and the Squirrel-Human Interface -- Chapter 4: A Meta-analysis based on Open Access Big Data Mining of Global Predicted Squirrel Distribution Models with Machine Learning for IUCN Conservation Status and Trend Policy Assessments -- Chapter 5: Squirrels in Cities -- Chapter : Squirrels in the Tropics -- Chapter 7: Squirrels on Islands -- Chapter 8: Tree squirrels in old-growth forests? -- Chapter 9: Can squirrels be used as indicators to identify and protect old-growth forest reserves? -- Chapter 10: Squirrel Economics -- Part 3: Problems and governance in the squirrel world. Chapter 11: Squirrel Hunting Regulations and Enforcement (Or Lack Thereof) -- Chapter 12: Where do the World’s Squirrel Hotspots and Coldspots of 230+ species go with Climate change 2100? -- Chapter 13: Squirrel’s marginalization and modern lack of conservation and poor sustainability outlook as a call to good action -- Part 4: First conclusions and the way forward. Chapter 14: A Conservation Management SWOT analysis for over 300 Squirrels of the World using 132 GIS layers confirming the PESTLE assessment -- Chapter 15: First Conclusions, Success stories, and Calls-to-action for the conservation of the world’s squirrels.
    Kurzfassung: This book attempts to move the family of squirrels (Sciuridae) out of the shadow of large charismatic mammals and to highlight management failures with the goal of moving towards an improved conservation approach. Particular attention is paid to the influence of taxonomic science on squirrel conservation. In addition, the authors show how human-driven climate change, global change and modern politics are shaping global squirrel populations as well as their surrounding environments and ecosystems. Squirrels are widespread around the globe, naturally occurring on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania, and they are certainly among the animals most commonly encountered in everyday life. Despite this, the authors of this volume identify worrying gaps in squirrel conservation. Squirrels are often hunted, trapped, poached, and stressed, and management strategies and legislation are often devised in the absence of proper knowledge of issues such as population sizes, taxonomies, and trends. Together, this can result in severe population declines and even species extinction. By assessing their taxonomic situation, ecology, the evolution and divergence of Sciuridae around the globe, and squirrels’ well-being across habitats, the authors set a baseline from which to launch future investigations into the conservation of squirrels and other species. Additionally, the authors highlight the influences of climate change, unsustainable growth, and various man-made threats to the future of this family.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031235474
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23547-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23547-4
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    How to Fulfil the UN Sustainability Goals : Rethinking the Role and Concept of Money in the Light of Sustainability (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Schools of economics. ; Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Heterodox Economics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I - Money and its role in the economy -- 1. Introduction: the world is on a collision course -- 2. What is money? -- 3. Money is like the ‘blood’ of the economy -- Part II Money and the unsustainability in stricto sensu -- 4. The growth imperative inherent in our financial system -- 5. The effect of the money interest rate on money supply, demand and growth -- 6. Economic growth in the long run is unsustainable -- 7. Economic growth or unemployment -- Part III. Money and inequality -- 8. Our current monetary system produces income inequality -- 9. Moral-ethic aspects of interest-induced inequality -- Part IV Natural money as solution -- 10. Gesell’s solution -- 11. Gesell’s Solution to achieve the SDGs -- 12. How to implement Gesell’s solution in today’s world -- 13. Alternatives to Gesell’s solution -- 14. Experiences with Gesell’s solution -- Part V Outlook and final considerations -- 15. Towards a Development at Human Scale -- 16. Economic resilience in presence of externals shocks -- 17. Final considerations.
    Kurzfassung: This book combines the field of economics —especially monetary theory— with other disciplines like ecology, physics, humanities, social sciences and development theory. This transdisciplinary approach makes the book a unique contribution for researchers, students, policy makers and professionals working in governmental or nongovernmental institutions, as well as anyone interested in society’s well-being and achieving a true social-ecological transformation. It is written in an accessible language in order to reach a broad audience. In 2015, more than 190 world leaders recognized that the world is on a “collision course” (Max-Neef) and committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many conferences and high-level meetings have been held since then, and one of the most frequently discussed topics is how to finance these goals. There is a widespread belief that coming up with more money for sustainable development will “do the trick”. Usually, the discussions focus on finding additional financial resources in order to achieve the goals faster. In this book it is argued that not only is more money needed, but it needs to be a different kind of money. The book demonstrates that ALL but one of the SDGs are directly linked to our monetary system, which —being completely unnatural— can be seen as the most important, but at the same time least recognized, reason for market failure. Many people think we just need to do more, faster, better. Very few say that we have done things fundamentally wrong and that the institutions and values which motivated us to do those things need to be changed. It will be concluded that only if we change our unnatural design of money to a more natural one, will we be able to reach these goals.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031377686
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37768-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37768-6
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    Tourism and Conservation-based Development in the Periphery : Lessons from Patagonia for a Rapidly Changing World (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Landscape ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Conservation Biology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Geography.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- 2. From local periphery to global center: The evolution of Patagonia through green discourse -- 3. Territorializing Capital: The Political Economy of Nature in Argentine Patagonia -- 4. Patagonia: From Frontiers of Exploration to the Commodification of Nature -- 5. Social representations of territorial conflicts in Chilean Patagonia: Contexts and perspectives on sustainable tourism development -- 6. Social imaginaries of nature and tourism in Argentine Patagonia: stakeholder beliefs and values and their influence on national park creation -- 7. Infrastructure for tourism development in the Aysén Region of peripheral Chilean Patagonia: Trajectories and challenges for ecological and territorial connectivity -- 8. Tourism and Conservation in the Southern reaches of Patgoinia -- 9. Values, conflicts, and discourses and the global 30X30 initiative: A case study of Tompkins Conservation initiatives in Patagonia -- 10. Tensions between tourism, protected area environmental conservation, and indigenous territorial rights in the Pewenche Andes -- 11. Evolving models of tourism planning and use in protected areas of Chilean Patagonia -- 12. Local community governance of protected areas and tourism in Patagonia: An integrative management model for Chile's Cerro Castillo National Park -- 13. A case study of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves along the Chilean-Argentine border in the northern reaches of the Patagonia periphery: Opportunities and challenges for tourism development during the COVID-19 pandemic -- 14. Reimagining our relationship with Nature in northern Chilean Patagonia: Encounters and miss-encounters with the modern world -- 15. Key factors of resilience in Patagonian tourist destinations -- 16. Contributions to resilience and sustainability through time spent in nature -- 17. Methodology to evaluate the potential for a tourism based in science (Scientific Tourism) in destinations with an abundance of protected wildlife areas: The case of Patagonia -- 18. Remediating shifting baseline syndrome in the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve via the Field Environmental Philosophy Cycle -- 19. Conclusion: Research Needs.
    Kurzfassung: This open access book applies a social ecological systems (SES) lens to conservation-based development in Patagonia, bringing together authors with historical, contemporary, and future-oriented perspectives in order to increase understanding of the social and environmental implications of nature-based tourism and other forms of conservation-based territorial development. By focusing on Patagonia (as a region) and its various forms of conservation-based development, this book contributes one of the first collections of South American based lessons and will be valuable to researchers and practitioners, both locally and around the world, seeking to better understand complex interconnections between social and ecological environments, and pursue a similar path to resilience and sustainability.
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    Seiten: XXXIV, 468 p. 77 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031380488
    Serie: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38048-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38048-8
    DDC: 333.9516
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    Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Landscape ecology. ; Human ecology History. ; Agriculture. ; Forestry. ; Sustainability. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Environmental History. ; Agriculture. ; Forestry. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- 1. The FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme -- 2. Potential GIAHS sites in Africa -- 2.1. The jessour system, Tunisia; Afef Zanzana -- 2.2. The Mountain Oases, Tunisia; Fadwa Benyahia -- 2.3 The Ketaba agroecology system, Senegal; Alioune Badara Fall -- 2.4 The cultural landscape of Konso, Ethiopia; Yenewa Dessie Alemu, Fethia Abdullahi Ahmed -- 2.5. The Marakwet traditional irrigation system, Kenya; Sheilla Jeruto Tallam -- 2.6. The agroforestry system in Sao Tome and Principe; Joana Rocha Dias -- 3. Potential GIAHS sites in Asia -- 3.1. The floating garden system of the Inle Lake, Myanmar; Moe Thae Oo, Zin Wai Aung -- 3.2. The traditional Naga agricultural system, Myanamr; Ti Chia -- 3.3. The lychee cultivation system in Haikou City, China; Xieli Bai -- 3.4. The ancient terraced agricultural system in Shouf, Lebanon; Marwa Abou Assi -- 3.5. Cultivation of Mohammadi flower and rosewater production system in Barzok, Iran; Mohammad Amin Emadi -- 4. Potential GIAHS sites in Europe -- 4.1. The rainfed mulching agriculture in the volcanic island of Lanzarote, Spain; Marta Arnés -- 4.2. The traditional alpine agriculture in Valtellina and Valposchiavo, Italy-Switzerland; Michelangelo Ferri -- 4.3. The terraced vineyards of Lamole in Chianti, Italy; Francesco Piras -- 4.4. The traditional agricultural system of the hills of Vertop, Albania; Florjan Boduri -- 5. Potential GIAHS sites in Central and South America -- 5.1. The traditional agricultural system in the Sierra del Rosario, Cuba; Alejandro Gonzalez -- 5.2. The sustainable agricultural system of the Sierra Maestra, Cuba; Yenia Molina Pelegrín -- 5.3. The traditional agricultural system of tobacco in Viñales, Cuba; Liane Bárbara Portuondo Farías -- 5.4. The Sabana de Morro agroforestry system in Dolores, El Salvador; Ever Alexis Martínez Aguilar -- 5.5. The “Chakra” agroforestry system of the Kichwa communities, Ecuador; Erika Zárate -- 5.6. The “Chagras” agroforestry system in the Amazon, Colombia; María Alejandra Hernández Marentes -- 5.7. The vertical productive system in the Charazani Valley, Bolivia; Fabiana Navia -- Conclusions.
    Kurzfassung: Agriculture is often considered as one of the main threats to ecosystems. Unsustainable farming practices often result in habitat loss, inefficient use of water, soil degradation, pollution, genetic erosion, among other negative impacts on human life, including hunger, low food quality, reduced access to food resources, as well as the abandonment of rural areas. Nevertheless, when agriculture is practiced in a sustainable way, it can contribute to the preservation of many habitats, to the protection of watersheds, to the preservation and improvement of soil health. The use of sustainable and ecological practices is the key feature distinguishing traditional agriculture from intensive one. It may not provide very high yields, but ensures sustainable harvests over time, thanks to time-tested technologies and traditional know-hows and also represent examples of adaptation to harsh environmental conditions. Based on this approach, in 2002, FAO launched the concept of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, to identify and safeguard agricultural systems that are ensuring food and livelihood security, while maintaining magnificent landscapes, agricultural biodiversity, traditional knowledge, cultural and social values. This book presents 18 examples of these traditional agriculture systems around the world, with a special focus on Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America, as a result of the “GIAHS Building Capacity” project co-funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI) of the University of Florence (Italy).
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    ISBN: 9783031448812
    Serie: Environmental History, 16
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44881-2
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    Adventure Tourism : Environmental Impacts and Management (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: What Is Adventure Tourism? -- Chapter 2: Adventure Tourism in Antarctica -- Chapter 3: The Arctic Islands: Svalbard and Iceland -- Chapter 4: Adventure Tourism in the Russian Arctic -- Chapter 5: Adventure Tourism in Greenland -- Chapter 6: Adventure Tourism in the Canadian Arctic -- Chapter 7: Adventure Tourism in Alaska -- Chapter 8: Adventure Tourism in the Himalayas -- Chapter 9: The Andes -- Chapter 10: East Africa -- Chapter 11: Australia and New Zealand -- Chapter 12: Scotland -- Chapter 13: Climate Change and Adventure Tourism.
    Kurzfassung: This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of adventure tourism and how these can be best managed. This volume follows on from the authors' previous textbook – ‘Outdoor Recreation: Environmental Impacts and Management’ and continues the aim of developing a deeper understanding of how tourist numbers impact the environment and to provide practical solutions to these problems. Combining their own first-hand experience and research with extensive literature review the authors present several popular adventure tourism destinations from across the globe, including the Arctic, the Himalayas, Africa, Australia and Scotland as case studies. Chapters cover the particular challenges faced by each region: including impacts on animals and birds; the spread of invasive plant species and diseases; trail impacts on vegetation; impacts on geological, historical and archaeological sites and pollution and waste issues. A discussion and evaluation of the possible management actions for minimising these impacts and how outdoor recreation tourists can be regulated concludes each chapter. This practical and engaging textbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of adventure tourism and outdoor recreation as well as practitioners and managers working in the field. David Huddart is Emeritus Professor at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has extensive experience teaching landscape interpretation, recreation ecology, and outdoor and environmental education. Tim Stott is Professor of Physical Geography and Outdoor Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has been responsible for leading and teaching on the Outdoor Education programmes for 25 years.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030186234
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18623-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18623-4
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    Sustainable Development in Changing Complex Earth Systems (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Computer simulation. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Computer Modelling. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. Some remarks on sustainable development -- Chapter2. Structure and operation of systems, models of the global earth system -- Chapter3. The global earth system at the beginning of the 21st century -- Chapter4. Steps towards realising global sustainable development.
    Kurzfassung: This book applies system theory to analyze the operation and structure of the complex earth surface system, including the interactions between society and nature that cause environmental degradation and threats to human populations. The possible ways to harmonize the operation of a global society as a complex system using the United Nation sustainable development goals are investigated, as well as the major efforts currently implemented to achieve this objective and why many are unsuccessful. Readers will learn this material through case studies that assess the essential conditions required to occupy a planet sustainably, and examine the complex interactions between society and nature in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and outer layers of the lithosphere. The book is written for undergraduate students in geography, earth sciences, environmental sciences, and ecology, and will also appeal to environmental agency employees, nature protection representatives, teachers, and researchers. .
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    Seiten: XVIII, 292 p. 143 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030216450
    Serie: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21645-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21645-0
    DDC: 304.2
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    Temporary Appropriation in Cities : Human Spatialisation in Public Spaces and Community Resilience (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Sociology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 General Introduction -- Chapter 2 Understanding the Temporary Appropriation in Relationship to Social Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Between Assemblages and Temporary Appropriation: The Case of Mexico City -- Chapter 4 Temporary Appropriation and Informality -- Chapter 5 Ongoing Appropriation: Invisible Seattle and Red May -- Chapter 6 Temporary Appropriation and Public Space: Assessing the CPTED Principle of Activity Support -- Chapter 7 Temporary Appropriation of Public Spaces: The Influence of Outdoor Comfort -- Chapter 8 Origins of Informality: Examining the Historical and Spatial Roots of Informal Day-Labor Hiring Sites -- Chapter 9 Unsheltered Homelessness and the Right to Metabolism: An Urban Political Ecology of Health and Sustainability -- Chapter 10 Temporary Appropriation in Shanghai and Hong Kong: Two Study Cases Assessing the Resilience of Women Faced With the Lack of Affordable Housing -- Chapter 11 (Temporary) Appropriation (Of Space), Makassar, and Urban Kampung -- Chapter 12 Extending Temporary Appropriation Through Architecture: The Role of Adaptive Reuse in Shaping New Zealand’s Built Environment -- Chapter 13 Using the Street in Mexico City Centre: Temporary Appropriation of Public Space Vs Legislation Governing Street Use -- Chapter 14 Transforming Everyday Public Space: Human Appropriations in Search for Citizenship and Urban Well-Being -- Chapter 15 General Conclusion. .
    Kurzfassung: This book conceptualises and illustrates temporary appropriation as an urban phenomenon, exploring its contributions to citizenship, urban social sustainability and urban health. It explains how some forms of appropriation can be subversive, existing in a grey area between legal and illegal activities in the city. The book explores the complex and the multi-scalar nature of temporary appropriation, and touches on its relationship to issues such as: sustainability and building re-use; culture; inclusivity, including socio-spatial inclusion; streetscape design; homelessness; and regulations controlling the use of public spaces. The book focuses on temporary appropriation as a necessity of adapting human needs in a city, highlighting the flexibility that is needed within urban planning and the further research that should be undertaken in this area. The book utilises case studies of Auckland, Algiers and Mexico City, and other cities with diverse cultural and historical backgrounds, to explore how planning, design and development can occur whilst maintaining community diversity and resilience. Since urban populations are certain to grow further, this is a key topic for understanding urban dynamics, and this book will be of interest to academics and practitioners alike.
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    Seiten: XXVI, 256 p. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030321208
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32120-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32120-8
    DDC: 304.2
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    Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Renewable Energy. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1 Introduction -- Fiji’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Implementation Roadmap -- Mitigating through renewable energy – an overview of the requirements and the challenges -- Part 2 Mitigation Actions -- Contributions from hydropower – large and small -- Power from biomass- the importance of efficiency and fuel supply logistics -- Bagasse-fired thermal power generation in Fiji -- Waste to Energy from municipal solid wastes – incineration and biogas-based power generation -- Wind power possibilities -- Potential for large-scale solar farms – contribution to avoided emissions -- Biofuels for transportation – a GIS-based resource assessment -- Coconut oil for biodiesel production – a full life cycle analysis of emissions reduction -- Biodiesel production – dealing with the economic challenge -- Biodiesel production – dealing with the economic challenge -- Electricity generation now and later – energy modelling and forecasting -- Part 3 Efficacy of the Roadmap -- Taking stock – an overall assessment of the NDC Implementation Roadmap.
    Kurzfassung: This book provides an insight into how a country contributes to the GHG emissions reductions required to keep global warming within the limits set by the Paris Agreement arrived at COP21 in 2015. It shows what actions are needed for the implementation plan that Fiji will use to satisfy its quota (i.e. its Nationally Determined Contribution or NDC) of the total GHG emissions reductions. It is a primary resource material for those who wish to obtain an understanding of the science behind climate change mitigation. It reveals the behind-the-scenes action that takes place to convert the rhetoric of climate change into the action on the ground that actually reduces the GHG emissions and global warming. The book also presents a critique of methods adopted by nations in meeting their NDCs to emissions reductions as agreed at the Paris Agreement, and suggests improvements.
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    Seiten: XVIII, 323 p. 91 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030302115
    Serie: Advances in Global Change Research, 68
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5
    DDC: 333.7
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    Frontier Making in the Amazon : Economic, Political and Socioecological Conversion (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Physical geography. ; Human geography. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Economic geography. ; Cultural geography. ; America Politics and government. ; Physical Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Economic Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; American Politics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: Frontier thinking and the Amazon region -- Scarcities and abundances in place and time: A proposed conceptualisation of frontier making -- Placing the agricultural frontier of Mato Grosso, Brazil -- Peasant farming in the Amazon frontiers -- Water and energy frontiers in the Amazon -- Production of poverty and the poverty of production in the Amazon -- Disrupting frontier development from within: The latent geographical agency of indigenous peoples -- Development and conservation frontiers in the Pantanal wetland -- Conclusion: Lessons learned to expand frontier theory.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses the outcomes of more than ten years of research in the southern tracts of the Amazon region, and addresses the expansion of the agricultural frontier, consolidation of the agribusiness-based economy, and expansion of regional infrastructure (roads, dams, urban centres, etc). It combines extensive empirical evidence with the international literature on frontier-making and regional Amazonian development, and adopts a critical politico-geographical perspective that will benefit scholars in various other disciplines. This book is intended to push the current theoretical and methodological boundaries regarding the controversies and impacts of agribusiness in the region. A new international scientific network, led by the author, is investigating the broader context of the themes analysed here. .
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    Seiten: XIII, 222 p. 33 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030385248
    Serie: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38524-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38524-8
    DDC: 910.02
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    Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment : A Focus on the Global South (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Sustainability. ; Economic development. ; Urban Sociology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Sustainability. ; Development Studies.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Environment, Perception and Design of the Built -- Chapter 1. An introduction (Mainak Ghosh) -- Part II. Environment and the Built: Earth as an Inspiration -- Chapter 2. A Place-making between Mountain and River: A General View on Dwelling culture and Architecture of the Indigenous Vernacular Villages in Indonesia (Indah Widiastuti) -- Chapter 3. Reflection on Rhetorics, Appropriate Building Materials and Domestic Utilities Towards Reduction of Housing Costs in Tanzania (Moses Felician Moses) -- Chapter 4. Sustainable Planning Interventions for Urban Crisis in respect to Outdoor Thermal Comfort-Case study of Kolkata (Debashish Das) -- Chapter 5. Traditional Houses of Cunda Island in Anatolia (Ayten Erdem) -- Part III. Perception and the Built: Eyes of the Mind -- Chapter 6. Regionalising Contemporary Architecture in West Sumatra (Feni Kurniati) -- Chapter 7. Hyderabad: A city with glorious past and flying future (Madhu Vottery) -- Chapter 8. Recife Fascinations (Rachael Carter) -- Chapter 9. Living in Alleys: A Story of Urban Kampong (Achmad Syaiful) -- Part IV: Design and the Built: Man the Place Maker -- Chapter 10. The ‘smart’ as a project for the city (V. Geropanta) -- Chapter 11. Urban Transformations of Residential Settlements in Colonial Towns: Case Study of Little Europe (Ruchira Das) -- Chapter 12. Evaluating and Comparing The Effectiveness of Subnational Policies Concerning Hurricane Evacuation Zones in Built Environment: Applicability of the State of Florida Model (Haris Alibasic) -- Chapter 13. Transformation of Commercial Centres and Urban Development Process in Global South (Sanghamitra Sarkar) -- Part V: Future of the Built -- Chapter 14. Future of the Built: A Holistic View, (Mainak Ghosh).
    Kurzfassung: T his edited volume is a compilation of the ‘built environment’ in response to many investigations, analyses and sometimes mere observations of the various dialogues and interactions of the built, in context to its ecology, perception and design. The chapters concentrate on various independent issues, integrated as a holistic approach, both in terms of theoretical perspectives and practical approaches, predominantly focusing on the Global South. The book builds fabric knitting into the generic understanding of environment, perception and design encompassing ‘different’ attitudes and inspirations. This book is an important reference to topics concerning urbanism, urban developments and physical growth, and highlights new methodologies and practices. The book presumes an understanding unearthed from various dimensions and again woven back to a common theme, which emerges as the reader reads through. Various international experts of the respective fields working on the Global South contributed their latest research and insights to the different parts of the book. This trans-disciplinary volume appeals to scientists, students and professionals in the fields of architecture, geography, planning, environmental sciences and many more.
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    Seiten: XI, 580 p. 248 illus., 186 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030258795
    Serie: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25879-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25879-5
    DDC: 307.76
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    The Geography of Beer : Culture and Economics (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Economic geography. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Geography. ; Economic policy. ; Economic Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Geography. ; Economic Policy.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Geographies of Beer -- Space and Control: Beer Shops in Downtown Yangon -- The Branding Geography of Surrey Craft Breweries -- The Rise, Fall and rise Again of Porter, The World's First Global Beer -- Poland: Polish Craft Beer Revolution (2011-2016) and the Brewing Landscape Evolution -- The Taste of Beers and the Physical Development of Brussels Between 1860 and 1914 -- Planting the Seed: Contagious Innovation Diffusion of Craft Breweries in Florida Tumunu, the Bush Beer Tradition of Aitu, Cook Islands -- Low gravity on the Rise: A Sociocultural Examination of No/Low-Alcohol, “Session”, and “Near Beer” Across The Globe -- Microbrewers and Entrepreneurship in Mexico (WIP) Consumer Tastes and Preferences of Craft Beer in Mexico -- Craftbrewing and the Remapping of San Diego -- The Geographic Dispersion of Hops Production in the United States -- Italian Craft Beer and Their Local Identity -- Performance and Strategy of North American Small Cap Breweries -- The Political Economy of Craft Beer Festivals Heat, Hops, Hallertau: Exploring Economic Implications of Climate Change for the Value Chain of the German Beer Sector -- How Economic Development and Globalization are Changing the Geography of Beer -- The Neighborhood Ingredients of American Beer Geographies -- Brewing in the EU: Exploring the Diversity of Tastes and Systems Across the European Beer Industries -- Take Me Out to the Beer Game: Craft Breweries and Minor League Baseball -- A Midwestern Geography of Local Craft Beer Markets by Firm Type -- State Policy and the Geography of American Small Brewers -- Patchwork Quilt: An Examination of Beer Policies in Georgia -- Geospatial Aspects of Beer Laws in the United States -- Northern Aggression and the Tightening of the Belt -- Looking into The Crystal Stein.
    Kurzfassung: This book builds on the highly successful Geography of Beer: Regions, Environment, and Society (2014) and investigates the geography of beer from two expanded perspectives: culture and economics. The respective chapters provide case studies that illustrate various aspects of these themes. As the beer industry continues to reinvent itself and its economic and cultural geographies, this book showcases historical, current, and future trends at the local, regional, national, and international scales.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030416546
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41654-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41654-6
    DDC: 330.9
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    Housing Policy and Vulnerable Families in The Inner City : Public Housing in Harlem, New York City (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Social structure. ; Equality. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Social Structure.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Status Quo: Observations on a Gentrified Harlem -- 2. Rise and Fall: Harlem Renaissance and Ghettoization -- 3. Urban Poverty in Theory -- 4. Public Housing -- 5. Listening to Harlem: Tenants, Activists, Experts -- Conclusion: Understanding Harlem: The Making of a Mixed-Income Neighbo.
    Kurzfassung: This book provides insights in how the lack of coherent social policy leads to the displacement of vulnerable low-income families in inner-city neighborhoods facing gentrification. First, it makes a case for how social policy by its racist setup has failed vulnerable families in the history of U.S. public housing. Second, it shows that today’s public housing transformation puts the same disadvantaged socio-economic clientele at risk, while the neighborhoods they call their homes are taken over by gentrification. It raises the powerful argument that the continuing privatization of Housing Authorities in the U.S. will likely lead to greater income diversity in formerly neglected neighborhoods, but it will happen at the expense of vulnerable families being displaced and resegregated further outside the city, if no regulatory planning measures for their protection are initiated by the government. By providing a solid empirical portrait of public housing in New York City’s Harlem, this book provides a great resource to students, academics and planners interested in gentrification with specific concern for race and class. .
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    Seiten: IX, 75 p. 2 illus. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428495
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42849-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42849-5
    DDC: 304.2
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    Ecosystem Services for Urban Water Security : Concepts and Applications in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environment. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Urban Sociology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Pollution.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- 2. Linking Ecosystem Services to Urban Water Infrastructures and Institutions -- 3. An Operational Approach for Watershed Investments -- 4. Challenges for Water Security in Asmara, Eritrea -- 5. Designing Watershed Investments for Asmara and the Toker Watershed.
    Kurzfassung: The book addresses the challenges of urban water security and adaptive management in Sub-Saharan Africa, exploring and interlinking novel concepts of ecosystems services, watershed investments, and boundary work. Specifically, the book’s goals are to (i) present a conceptual framework for the urban water sector from an ecosystem services perspective, highlighting the specificities of the Sub-Saharan context; (ii) develop an operational approach to designing and assessing the impacts of watershed investments, based on ecosystem services and boundary work; and (iii) test the approach through a case study in Asmara, Eritrea, and discuss the findings and lessons learned that can be applied in other contexts. Through a fully worked out case study, from identification of water challenges and opportunities to spatially explicit modelling, the book offers a sound and accessible, coverage of issues and proposed solutions to better operationalize ecosystem services, watershed investments and boundary work, to promote adaptive management, and achieve water security in the context of rapidly developing cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The book is an effective tool for capacity building of diverse stakeholders on the urban water sector, including water managers, local and national policy-makers as well as a suitable resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in planning and geography.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030456665
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45666-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45666-5
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    Transformation of Transportation (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Sociology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Effect of Different Stop Sign Configurations on Driving Speed When Approaching A Rural Intersection at Night-Time -- Traffic Flow Simulators With Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: A Short Review -- Application of Dimensionless Method to Estimate Traffic Delays at Stop-Controlled T-Intersections -- In-depth evaluation of reinforcement learning based adaptive traffic signal control using TSCLAB -- Discrete Simulation Model for Urban Passenger Terminals.
    Kurzfassung: This book features original scientific manuscripts submitted for publication at the International Conference – The Science and Development of Transport (ZIRP 2020), organized by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Zagreb, and held in Šibenik, Croatia, from 29th to 30th September 2020. The conference brought together scientists and practitioners to share innovative solutions available to everyone. Presenting the latest scientific research, case studies and best practices in the fields of transport and logistics, the book covers topics such as sustainable urban mobility and logistics, safety and policy, data science, process automation, and inventory forecasting, improving competitiveness in the transport and logistics services market and increasing customer satisfaction. The book is of interest to experienced researchers and professionals as well as Ph.D. students in the fields of transport and logistics.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030664640
    Serie: EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66464-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66464-0
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    Water Resources of Lebanon (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Bioclimatology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction.-Chapter 2 Atmospheric Regime and Terrain Characteristics -- Chapter 3 Rivers -- Chapter 4 Springs -- Chapter 5 Snow Cover -- Chapter 6 Lakes and Reservoirs -- Chapter 7 Wetlands -- Chapter 8 Groundwater -- Chapter 9 Challenges on Water Resources -- Chapter 10 Proposed Solutions -- Glossary.
    Kurzfassung: Water has become a challenging resource that many countries worldwide are concerned with. Thus, water is often linked with health, society development, national income and even international geo-politics. Sometimes, water resources are unavailable, but successful management involves developing approaches and projects to assure water supply. However, there are some countries with available water resources, but unsatisfactory management, and thus complain about water supply becoming a national problem. This situation is prevalent in Lebanon, a country characterized by abundant water resources whether on the surface or sub-surface. It is a paradox that there is still imbalance in water supply/demand in Lebanon, and water resources are now under stress due to chaotic use. This has been exacerbated by the oscillating climatic conditions, increased population and improper management. Therefore, people receive less than one-third of their water needs, and most water supplied is of poor quality. The current status shows a descending trend. Undoubtedly, if the water sector in Lebanon continues this way, we should anticipate unfavourable (and may be severe) consequences. Many studies have been conducted on water and related disciplines in Lebanon; however, all of them focus on specific themes and sometimes defined regions. Nevertheless, the occurred changes on the influencers (natural and man-made) have not been considered. This book is the first of its type for Lebanon, and it shows all aspects of water resources with updated measurements and findings obtained by adopting new techniques. It diagnoses in-depth the major elements of water flow/storage mechanism that have never been covered in such a comprehensive manner before. Also, this book introduces and analyses the existing challenges and proposes solutions. It represents a comprehensive investigation of the water resources in Lebanon.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030487171
    Serie: World Water Resources, 7
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48717-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48717-1
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    Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Cities : Case Studies & Best Practices in the Science of Sustainability Indicators (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental policy. ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Policy. ; Physical Geography.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1: Introduction: Localizing SDG Goals and empowering cities and communities in North America for sustainability -- SectionI: City & Regional Localization of SDGs -- Chapter2: Localizing the SGDs in Baltimore: Challenges and Opportunities of the USA Sustainable Cities Initiative -- Chapter3: Los Angeles: Measuring Its Ambition to Achieve the SDGs -- Chapter4: The Idea of Sustainability and the Houston Region -- SectionII: Programs and Tools to support the implementation of the SDGs -- Chapter5: Making the SDGs Relevant for Cities: Using the Community Capital Tool in British Columbia -- Chapter6: How Local Communities Can Align with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Santa Cruz County Case Study -- SectionIII: Mobilizing Local SDG efforts across North America -- Chapter7: Top-down and Bottom-Up Approaches to the SDG-Monitoring Challenge -- Chapter8: Data for Good for All – Enabling All Communities to Track Progress Towards SDG Implementation -- SectionIV: Developing new methods and data to localize SDGs -- Chapter9: Helping the Neighborhood Create Indicators for Sustainable Housing Planning, Sustainable Development Goal #11 Sustainable Cities & Communities -- Chapter10: How the Youth Social Enterprise (YSE) Model Supports the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal #8 Economic Growth and Decent Work in American Cities -- SectionV: Goals, Targets and Indicators for Localizing SDGs in the US -- Chapter11: Proposed Local SDG Indicators for US Cities and Communities.
    Kurzfassung: This volume presents North American best practices and perspectives on developing, managing and monitoring indicators to track development progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in local communities and cities. In 4 main sections, the book presents and frames the many ways in which community indicator programs are either integrating or retooling to integrate the SDGs into their existing frameworks, or how they are developing new programs to track and report progress on the SDGs. This is the first volume that focuses on SDG adoption within the context of North Americans cities and communities, and the unique issues and opportunities prevalent in these settings. The chapters are developed by experienced academics and practitioners of community planning and sustainable development, and will add broad perspective on public policy, organizational management, information management and data visualization. This volume presents a case-study approach to chapters, offering lessons that can be used by three main audiences: 1) teachers and researchers in areas of urban, regional, and environmental planning, urban development, and public policy; 2) professional planners, decision-makers, and urban managers; and 3) sustainability activists and interested groups.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030591731
    Serie: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59173-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59173-1
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    The Home of the Future : Digitalization and Resource Management (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban economics. ; Technological innovations. ; Sustainability. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Economics. ; Innovation and Technology Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Sustainable Living Spaces and Open Digital Innovation Hub -- Water -- Energy -- Food -- Enabling Technology: Internet of Things(IOT) -- Home Management System: Artifical Intelligence -- Demand Response and Smart Charging -- Blockchain and Peer-to-Peer Trading.
    Kurzfassung: This book presents an in-depth study to show that a sustainable future urban life is possible. To build a safer and more sustainable future, as humankind, we would like to use more renewable energy, increase energy efficiency, reduce our carbon and water footprints in all economic sectors. The increasing population and humans’ ever-increasing demand for consumption pose another question whether the world’s resources are sufficient for present and future generations. Fair access to water, energy, and food is the objective for all. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, scientists, researchers, engineers, and policymakers worldwide are working hard to achieve these objectives. To answer all these challenges, we would like to introduce the core of Smart Cities of the future, the building block of the future’s urban life: Open Digital Innovation Hub (ODIH). ODIH will serve as the ‘Home of the Future’, a fully digitalised and smart, self-sustaining building that answers all the motivation we highlight here. In ODIH, we introduce a living space that produces its water, energy, and food by minimising carbon and water footprints thanks to the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain technologies. It will also serve as an open innovation environment for start-ups and entrepreneurs who wish to integrate their solutions into the infrastructure of ODIH and test those in real-time. We believe this will be a true open innovation test-bed for new business models.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030750930
    Serie: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75093-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75093-0
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    Sustainable Groundwater Management : A Comparative Analysis of French and Australian Policies and Implications to Other Countries (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geology. ; Environmental management. ; Power resources. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geology. ; Environmental Management. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Sustainable Groundwater Management in France and Australia: Setting Extraction Limits, Allocating Rights and Reallocation -- Chapter 2. Groundwater in France: Resources, Use and Management Issues -- Chapter 3. Groundwater Policy in France: From Private to Collective Management -- Chapter 4. Groundwater Management Planning at the River Basin District Level: Comparative Analysis of the Adour-Garonne and Loire-Bretagne River Basins -- Chapter 5. Lessons from Twenty Years of Local Volumetric Groundwater Management: The case of the Beauce Aquifer, Central France -- Chapter 6. Groundwater in Australia: Occurrence and Management Issues -- Chapter 7. The Evolution of Groundwater Management Policy in the States of Australia -- Chapter 8. Developing a Coordinated Groundwater Management Plan for the Interstate Murray-Darling Basin -- Chapter 9. Information Systems for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Extraction in France and Australia -- Chapter 10. The Challenge of Making Ground-water Visible: A Review of Communication Approaches and Tools in France -- Chapter 11. Conceptual Approaches, Methods and Models used to Assess Abstraction Limits for Unconfined Aquifers in France -- Chapter 12. Setting Sustainable Abstraction Limits in Confined Aquifers: Example from Deep Confined Aquifers in the Bordeaux Region, France -- Chapter 13. A tool to Determine Annual Ground-Water Allocations in the Tarn-et-Garonne Alluvial Aquifer (France) -- Chapter 14. Conceptual Approaches, Methods and Models used to Assess Extraction Limits in Australia: From Sustainable to Acceptable Yield -- Chapter 15. Case Study: An Integrated Approach to Determining Sustainable Abstraction Limits in Perth’s North West Urban Growth Corridor -- Chapter 16. Using Resource Condition Limits to Define Groundwater Management Objectives in the Barossa Valley, South Australia -- Chapter 17. Reducing Entitlements when Groundwater has been Over-allocated: Policy Issues and Options -- Chapter 18. Developing Substitution Resources as Compensation for Reduced Groundwater Entitlements: The Case of the Poitou Marshes (France) -- Chapter 19. New Approaches for Allocation Reductions and Groundwater Salinity Management in South Australia -- Chpater 20. Reducing Groundwater Entitlements in the Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Management Area -- Chapter 21. Development of Groundwater Markets in Australia: Insights from Victoria in the Murray Darling Basin -- Chapter 22. Groundwater Regulation, Compliance and Enforcement: Insights on Regulators, Regulated Actors and Frameworks in New South Wales, Australia -- Chapter 23. Compliance and Enforcement: the Achilles Heel of French Water Policy -- Chapter 24. The Role of Sectoral Policies to Restore Groundwater Balance: The Impact of Agricultural Policies on Irrigation Water Demand in France -- Chapter 25. Groundwater Management Lessons from Chile -- Chapter 26. California’s 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – From the Back Seat to the Driver Seat in the (Inter)National Groundwater Sustainability Movement -- Chapter 27. Changing from Unrestricted access to Sustainable Abstraction Management Regimes: Lessons Learnt from France and Australia. .
    Kurzfassung: This book describes and analyses the diversity of possible approaches and policy pathways to implement sustainable groundwater development, based on a comparative analysis of numerous quantitative management case studies from France and Australia. This unique book brings together water professionals and academics involved for several decades in groundwater policy making, planning or operational management to reflect on their experience with developing and implementing groundwater management policy. The data and analysis presented accordingly makes a significant contribution to the empirical water management literature by providing novel, real world insights unpublished elsewhere. The originality of the contributions also lies in the different disciplinary perspectives (hydrogeology, economics, planning and social sciences in particular) adopted in many chapters. The book offers a unique comparative analysis of France, Australia and experiences in countries such as Chile and the US to identify similarities, but also fundamental differences, which are analysed and presented as alternative policy options – these differences being mainly related to the role of the state, the community and market mechanisms in groundwater management.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030327668
    Serie: Global Issues in Water Policy, 24
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32766-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32766-8
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    The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Green Societies : Environmental Sustainability (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental health. ; Soil science. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Health. ; Soil Science. ; Pollution.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. COVID-19: An Opportunity for Smart and Sustainable Cities in India -- Chapter 2. Re-assessment of Urban Sustainability and Food Security in the light of COVID-19 -- Chapter 3. Disruptive Mobility in pre-and post-COVID times: App-based Shared Mobility in Indian Cities- a Case of Bengaluru -- Chapter 4. Finding the Long-Lost Path: Developing Environmental Awareness through the Pandemic -- Chapter 5. The Dual Impact of Lockdown on Curbing COVID-19 Spread and Rise of Air Quality Index in India -- Chapter 6. Aftermath of Industrial Pollution, Post COVID-19 Quarantine on Environment -- Chapter 7. Covid-19: Disaster or an Opportunity for Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 8. COVID-19 and its Impact on Carbon Dioxide Emissions -- Chapter 9. Sustainable Attainment of Solar E-waste Recycling concerning to COVID-19 Crisis: A Review -- Chapter 10. Impact of Biomedical Waste Management System on Infection Control in the Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic -- Chapter 11. Sludge hygienisation – a novel technology for urban areas to deal with incursion of COVID-19 viral particles in wastewater -- Chapter 12. Trends and Innovations in Biosensors for COVID-19 Detection in Air -- Chapter 13. IoT Based Wearable Healthcare System: Post COVID-19 -- Chapter 14. Biodiversity Conservation: An imperial need in combatting pandemic and healthcare emergencies -- Chapter 15. COVID-19 Pandemic: an Unprecedented Blessing for Nature -- Chapter 16. Green Economy Approach to Develop Bioactive Dexamethasone Analogue Scaffold against SARS CoV-2.
    Kurzfassung: This book covers the sustainability issues of a green environment towards economics and society in terms of alteration in industrial pollution levels, effect of reduced carbon emissions, changes in water bodies characteristics with respect to heavy metal contamination, monitoring of associated impact with respect to ecology and biodiversity, impact of reduced noise levels and air quality influences on human health, handling and management of biomedical waste. According to WHO, 80% of people living in urban areas are exposed to air exceeding safe limits. The advent of "sustainability‟ in development science has led planners to apply evolving notions of "sustainability‟ to the contemporary debate over how cities and regions should be revitalized, redeveloped, and reformed. Market allocation of resources, sustained levels of growth and consumption, an assumption that natural resources are unlimited and a belief that economic growth will „trickle down‟ to the poor have been its hallmarks. The recent advance technology helps to promote green and clean modern societies continuously. The Internet of things will be playing an important role in the upcoming years in environment protection and sustainable development. There is a focus on paradigm shift in the sustainable development for the green environment during the period of isolation of COVID-19. This is the moment for the mobilization against the climate crisis. The sudden fall in pollutants and subsequent blue skies signifies a dramatic shift for India and also other affected countries during this period. Fighting climate change requires a collaborative approach between all spheres of society unlike the former. It must heavily redirect resources towards local, sustainable activities, including education, health, sustainable agriculture and circular management of resources. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in the dramatic change in the different aspects of the environment. The global lockdown has led to a rejuvenation of nature, ecosystems, biodiversity. Even urban environments are discovering a degree of peace and serenity, which led to decrease in greenhouse gas emission.
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    Seiten: X, 434 p. 242 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030664909
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66490-9
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    Cities of the Future : Challenges and Opportunities (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Geography. ; Architecture. ; Urban economics. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Regional Geography. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Urban Economics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Future of Smart Inclusive Livable Cities -- Smart Environmental Solutions in Future Cities -- Mobility & Infrastructure in Future Cities -- Smart Economic Solutions in Future Cities -- Governance and Community Development in Future Cities -- Saudi Cities Future.
    Kurzfassung: This book seeks to address the key challenges and opportunities of "future cities" embracing novel approaches and grounded technologies in pursuing a vision for smart, inclusive cities. The objective of this book is to discuss multiple areas at the local, national, and international levels and how these challenges can hinder the development objectives planned to be achieved by the cities of the future. The chapters featured in this collection were presented at the 6th Memaryat International Conference (MIC 2022), held at the Effat University, Jeddah. MIC’s objective is to build bridges between science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers of attaining the SDGs. This book provides the most innovative ideas presented at the conference to address the key manifestation of “future cities" to embrace novel approaches and grounded technologies in the pursue of a vision for smart inclusive cities. It thus represents a platform for diverse contributions from academics and practitioners to present their different perspectives addressed theoretically as well as in practice concerning the challenges and opportunities of future cities. This includes contributions from decision-makers, architects, urban planners, urban designers, entrepreneurs, and educators to stimulate discussion covering the latest on the challenges and opportunities for better future cities in the different domains of architecture, building science and technology, environmental design, mobility & infrastructure, urban design & landscape, housing & real estate developments, urban planning, governance, socio-cultural & economic development, community engagement, tourism and heritage revitalization.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031154607
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15460-7
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    Technological and Modern Irrigation Environment in Egypt : Best Management Practices & Evaluation (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: An Overview of Modern Irrigation system in Egypt -- Irrigation: Water Resources, Types and Common Problems in Egypt -- Need for Irrigation System Evaluation -- Evolution of irrigation system, tools and Technologies -- Smart Sensing System for Precision Irrigation -- Development of Recent Information on Irrigation Technology and Management.
    Kurzfassung: This book gathers contributions on modern irrigation environments in Egypt from an environmental and agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts in the field, it discusses a wide variety of modern irrigation problems. In the context of water resources management in Egypt, one fundamental problem is the gap between growing water demand and limited supply. As such, improving irrigation systems and providing farmers with better control over water are crucial to increasing productivity. The book presents state-of-the-art technologies and techniques that can be effectively used to address a range of problems in modern irrigation, as well as the latest research advances. Focusing on water sensing and information technologies, automated irrigation technologies, and improved irrigation efficiency. It brings together a team of experts who share their personal experiences, describe the various applications, present recent advances, and discuss possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration and implementing the techniques covered.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030303754
    Serie: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30375-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30375-4
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    Housing and Technology : Special Focus on Zimbabwe (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Geography. ; Real estate business. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Regional Geography. ; Real Estate Economics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Housing and Technology Nexus: An Overview -- 2. The Context of Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe -- 3. Housing-Technology Differentiation and Typologies -- 4. Housing Delivery, Management and Technology -- 5. Socio-Cultural, Ecological and Economic Issues in Housing and Technology, and the Politics -- 6. Towards Sustainable Policies for Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe. .
    Kurzfassung: The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book: • The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both • The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor • Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology • Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. • Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031090981
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 37
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09098-1
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    Urban Mountain Waterscapes in Leh, Indian Trans-Himalaya : The Transformation of Hydro-Social Relations (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Geography. ; Human geography. ; Water. ; Urban Sociology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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.
    Kurzfassung: 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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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031182495
    Serie: 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)
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    Schlagwort(e): Natural disasters. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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.
    Kurzfassung: 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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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031178252
    Serie: 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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    Stewardship of Future Drylands and Climate Change in the Global South : Challenges and Opportunities for the Agenda 2030 (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Ecosystems.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 -- The construction and destruction of successful agricultural lands: case study of viticultural areas in Northern Mexico. Chapter 2 -- Pastoralism and achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a missing piece of the puzzle. Chapter 3 -- Trends in the use of groundwater in dry lands of Mexico: case of a complex urbanized socio -- ecosystem of the Chihuahua desert. Chapter 4 -- The socio -- ecological systems approach to research the integrated aquifer management in an agricultural dryland in Mexico. Chapter 5 -- Assessment of climate change impact on drought and flood regime using climatological data derived from GLDAS -- 1, GLDAS -- 2, and MERRA -- 2 over semi -- arid zones of northern Mexico: analysis of temporal patterns of precipitation. Chapter 6 -- Understanding Drylands with a transdisciplinary and participatory approach: participatory observatories and the case of RISZA. Chapter 7 -- Sustainable development Goals and drylands. Chapter 8 -- Conservation and Development in the Mapimi Biosphere: a transdisciplinary and participatory project to understand climate change adaptation. Chapter 9 -- Education for sustainable development (ESD): expert net as promoter of transdisciplinarity through the SDGs. Chapter 10 -- The forced modernization of the Altiplano: disruption of the ecosystem function of the dryland zones in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Chapter 11 -- Sustainable development in modern times: forgotten native communities in northwestern México. Chapter 12 -- Looking at the past to face the challenges for sustainable development in drylands: the protection of the biocultural heritage in the Tehuacán -- Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve. Chapter 13 -- The Agadir Platform: a tripartite transatlantic cooperation to achieve sustainable Dryland. Chapter 14 -- The Atlas Workshops of Agdz, Morocco: a model region for a scientific -- artistic dialogue. Chapter 15 -- Drylands, aridification and land governance in Latin America: a regional geospatial perspective. Chapter 16 -- Vulnerability to the effects of climate change: coastal watersheds of arid Mexico. Chapter 17 -- Desert experts through time: traditional hunter -- gatherers from Northern Mexico and its implications for resource management and governance. Chapter 18 -- Governing drylands through Environmental Mainstreaming: how to cope with natural resources scarcity and climate change.
    Kurzfassung: This volume integrates a conceptual framework with participatory methodologies to understand the complexities of dryland socio-ecological systems, and to address challenges and opportunities for stewardship of future drylands and climate change in the global south. Through several case studies, the book offers a transdisciplinary and participatory approach to understand the complexity of socio-ecological systems, to co-produce accurate resource management plans for sustained stewardship, and to drive social learning and polycentric governance. This systemic framework permits the study of human-nature interrelationships through time and in particular contexts, with a focus on achieving progress in accordance with the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development. The book is divided into four main sections: 1) drylands and socio-ecological systems, 2) transdisciplinarity in drylands, 3) interculturality in drylands, and 4) the governance of drylands. Expert contributors address topics such as pastoralism and the characteristics of successful agricultural lands, the sustainable development goals and drylands, dryland modernization, and arid land governance with a focus on Mexico. The volume will be of interest to dryland researchers, sustainable development practitioners and policymakers. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030224646
    Serie: Springer Climate,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6
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    Climate Variability and Change in Africa : Perspectives, Experiences and Sustainability (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Water.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Overview of climate variability and change in Africa - Perspectives and Experiences -- Integrated assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture: The case study of the Wami river sub-basin, Tanzania -- assessing runoff changes in major catchments in Swaziland due to climate change -- change, variability and trend analysis of hydro-climatic time series -- Modelling of surface-groundwater dynamics and climate change impacts in wetland environments -- Impacts of possible climate change and variability on the water resources of southern African - a regional modelling approach -- Framework of best practice for climate change adaptation in Africa: the water – development nexus -- Evaluation of different tillage systems for improved agricultural production in drought prone areas of Malawi -- strengthening horticultural innovation systems for adaptation to effects of urbanization and climate variability in peri-urban areas -- An overview of dynamical down-scaling of global re-analyses for improved climate reconstruction over data sparse regions -- Evaluation of CMIP5 climate models for precipitation projections over the upper blue Nile basin -- Groundwater occurrence, recharge and productivity in tertiary volcanic rocks of Ethiopia and climate change implications -- Relationships among surface water resources in the WR90, WR2005 and WR2012 datasets of south Africa using mean annual runoff of Quaternary catchments -- Africa in a changing climate: redefining Africa's agrarian development policies -- Climate change adaptation research and policy for agriculture in southern Africa (CCARPASA) – evidence from rain-fed systems.
    Kurzfassung: This book presents a comprehensive overview of climate variability and change in Africa, and includes impact assessments and case studies from integration frameworks, with a particular focus on climate, agriculture and water resources. Richly illustrated, the book highlights case studies from western, eastern and southern African region, and explores related development policies. Climate change adaptation research, prediction, and reanalysis are also addressed.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030315436
    Serie: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31543-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31543-6
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    UAVs and Urban Spatial Analysis : An Introduction (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geographic information systems. ; Environment. ; Civil engineering. ; Human geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Civil Engineering. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1-Introduction to UAVs and urban spatial analysis -- Chapter 2-UAV platforms and implications for geographic observation -- Chapter 3-A primer on aeronautical charts and maps -- Chapter 4-Legal, environmental, operational and safety challenges in urban areas -- Chapter 5-UAVs and privacy -- Chapter 6-UAV data integration with geographic information systems -- Chapter 7-Application 1: remotely sensing physical disorder -- Chapter 8-Application 2: urban vegetation management -- Chapter 9-Application 3: disasters, pest control and emerging diseases -- Chapter 10-Application 4: water management for urban recreational areas -- Chapter 11-Application 5: structure from motion photogrammetry -- Chapter 12-UAVs and urban futures.
    Kurzfassung: This book provides an introduction to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the geographic observation and spatial analysis of urban areas. The velocity of urban change necessitates observation platforms that not only enhance situational awareness for planning and allied analytical efforts, but also provide the ability to rapidly and inexpensively collect data and monitor change. UAVs can accomplish both of these tasks, but their use in urban environments is loaded with social, operational, regulatory and technical challenges that must be addressed for successful deployments. The book provides a resource for educators and students who work with geographic information and are seeking to enhance these data with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Topics covered include, 1) a primer on UAVs and the many different ways they can be used for geographic observation, 2) a detailed overview on the use of aviation maps and charts for operating UAVs in complex urban airspace, 3) techniques for integrating UAV-derived data with more traditional geographic information, 4) application of spatial analytical tools for urban and environmental planning, and 5) an exploration of privacy and public safety issues associated with UAV operation.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030358655
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35865-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35865-5
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    Concepts and Approaches for Sustainability Management (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Management. ; Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Management. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Linking Corporate Social Responsibility of Chemical Industries to Sustainable Development -- Integrating Responsible Care into Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Management System -- Adopting and Implementing Product Stewardship for Sustainable Industrial Management -- Developing Nanotechnology for the Public Wellbeing towards Sustainable Development -- Streamlining Non-Governmental Organization’s Programs towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals -- Integrating Sustainability Concept into Chemistry Curriculum for Education for Sustainable Development -- Shifting the Paradigm of Urban River towards Integrated Stormwater Management.
    Kurzfassung: Since the release of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, UN agencies, member states and stakeholders have increasingly begun focusing on the adoption and implementation of these strategies to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To work towards sustainability, strategic measures to encourage stakeholders to contribute to the goals of the 2030 agenda are called for. To that end, this book presents research concepts and approaches to the sustainable management of industries, products, technologies, communities, education and the environment. In addition to assessing these approaches, it includes a wealth of case studies that share valuable insights and guidance on the way forward. The book is chiefly intended for sustainable development practitioners, including researchers, government agencies, industries, NGOs and communities interested in adopting sustainable concepts and approaches.
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    Seiten: VII, 118 p. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030345686
    Serie: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34568-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34568-6
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    Environmental Remote Sensing in Egypt (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geographic information systems. ; Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Natural disasters. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Water.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Water quality and pollution -- Environment and Climate Change -- Geomorphology -- Conclusions.
    Kurzfassung: This book presents a comprehensive selection of applications employed in environmental remote sensing using optical and thermal infrared satellite-sensors aiming to map natural resources, crops, groundwater, surface water, aquatic ecosystem, land degradation, air quality, renewable energy, regional resources, and climate-related geophysical processes. The technologies presented in this book also include satellite images, space-borne radar sensors focusing on the most versatile one, data from synthetic aperture radar (SAR), scatterometers and radar altimeters in Egypt. This volume also presents a thorough explanation of the remote sensing role showing physical fundamentals of the climate change phenomenon including gas emissions, and the impact on resources concerning the sustainable development of Egypt. Besides, the book includes an analysis of oil pollution in both Mediterranean and Red Seas This book is intended for environmental policymakers working in Egypt as well as scientists working with remote sensing technologies in highly populated arid regions.
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    Seiten: XI, 608 p. 322 illus., 299 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030395933
    Serie: Springer Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39593-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39593-3
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    Green Neighbourhoods and Eco-gentrification : A Tale of Two Countries (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Law.
    Kurzfassung: This SpringerBrief brings together a series of studies that delve into the details of French and Israeli green building practices and tell a tale of two countries which deviates considerably from what first impressions might suggest. In-depth data analysis, interviews with stakeholders, and on-the-ground documentation are used to paint a portrait of green neighborhoods in both large and small cities, and to shed light on the diversity of outcomes and the intricate web of interests leading to each one. In the Israeli cases, these dynamics reflect the fact that the private sector has become increasingly dominant in the residential building field, following a decades-long process in which the welfare state has shrunk, and the government has distanced itself from large social programs.The French solution to this dilemma is to mandate the inclusion of subsidized housing within its ecoquartiers, with the declared aim of promoting a diverse 'social mix' of population. Green building has yet to prove itself as a solution for the masses. The sale price of an apartment in a certified green building is significantly higher than what would be justified by either the additional construction costs required to build it, or the energy and water saving potential that can be realized by using it. The tale of two countries presented here suggests that neither the mechanisms of the market nor the proclamations of a welfare state can easily overcome this dilemma. What is needed is a new type of thinking, which can only emerge once the concept of "value" reflects not only the realities of a free-market economy, but also those of a planet which turns out to be distinctly limited in its resources.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030380366
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38036-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38036-6
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    The Route Towards Global Sustainability : Challenges and Management Practices (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Power resources. ; Environmental economics. ; Economic policy. ; Social policy. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Socio-Economic Policy.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1-Planning model to provide a practical understanding of sustainability perspectives -- Chapter 2-Local Sustainability: measuring the achievement of the urban indicators -- Chapter 3-Assessing regional sustainability by indicators: implications and emerging challenges -- Chapter 4-Integrated Water Resources Management and urban sustainability -- Chapter 5-Smart Cities and sustainability indicators: a structure proposal -- Chapter 6-Educational factors influencing higher education organizations -- Chapter 7-PRME signatory schools and the Interdisciplinary Approach at Education for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 8-Perspectives across education institution and role to sustainable competencies -- Chapter 9-Promoting stakeholders engagement to make feasible, sustainable development -- Chapter 10-The influence on sustainability practices by stakeholders -- Chapter 11-Managing stakeholders for regional sustainability: challenges and mechanisms -- Chapter 12-Understanding and participatory learning the social impact of sustainability perspectives -- Chapter 13-Corporate Social Responsibility and roles of developers for sustainability in companies -- Chapter 14-Waste management: extending beyond local boundaries -- Chapter 15-Observing technologies to environmental sustainability management -- Chapter 16-Access to sanitation services and human health and gender in emerging economies. -- Chapter 17-Assessing sanitation conditions under the SDGs: assisting SDG 6 -- Chapter 18-Risk management and pandemic moment: what is the role of sustainability management?- Chapter 19-Getting the global goals to sustainability in pandemic time: Are we out of track?- Chapter 20. Environmental management and sanitation: Perspectives on waste.
    Kurzfassung: This volume discusses topics of global sustainability involving sustainability indicators, stakeholders' participation, and technological and strategic advances with the goal of "thinking locally to act globally". Scientists, academics, policymakers, and planners are currently focused on escalating global socioeconomic and ecological issues, such as rising inequality, adverse anthropogenic impacts on the environment, and deficiencies in natural resources. These variables are pushing the earth system's resistance capacity past its breaking point, with additional pressures incurred by a global pandemic. Therefore, this book looks to impart knowledge on participatory learning action research for human and environmental health and well-being. Sustainable development planning and management are needed in these pressing circumstances, and they necessitate an analytical interpretation of ongoing processes, current and future challenges, and an understanding of available tools and technologies. The main sections of the book focus on challenges and management practices for global sustainability, promoting educational values, smart initiatives in urban contexts, and integrating emerging sustainability dimensions in policies and legislation. The primary audience for the work is policy makers, urban planners, social scientists, economists, NGOs, and students, researchers, and educators engaged in environmental social science and sustainability management. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031104374
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10437-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10437-4
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    Life Cycle Engineering and Management of Products : Theory and Practice (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Environmental Management. ; Industrial and Production Engineering.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction to Life Cycle Engineering and Management (LCEM) -- Cleaner Production (CP) -- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – Definition of Goals and Scope -- LCA – Life Cycle Inventory Analysis and database -- LCA – Product Life Cycle Impact Assessment -- LCA – Interpretation of results -- Theory and practice on Social Life Cycle Assessment -- Product Ecodesign -- Product-Service Systems (PSS) -- Corporate Sustainability - Defining business strategies and models from Circular Economy -- Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Performance Measurement -- Green Supply Chain Management -- Communication and Environmental Labelling.
    Kurzfassung: This book presents the role of life cycle engineering and life cycle management of products and services and their contributions to corporate environmental sustainability and the circular economy. It addresses the main techniques, tools, systems and practices for improving the environmental performance of business products and services throughout their life cycles. The book covers the main topics and concepts related to life cycle engineering and life cycle management applied to the business context. It presents the themes through basic and in-depth theories. In addition, all chapters provide examples of real and hypothetical case studies for discussion and assimilation of theoretical content and its contextualization in the real and practical business scenario. The chapters are complemented by quantitative exercises.
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    Seiten: XIV, 329 p. 101 illus., 68 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030780449
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78044-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78044-9
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    Tailings Dam Management for the Twenty-First Century : What Mining Companies Need to Know and Do to Thrive in Our Complex World (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Natural disasters. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Security systems. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Security Science and Technology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Two Recent Catastrophic Tailing Dams Accidents -- Examples of Recent Catastrophic Hydro-Dam Accidents -- Historic Failures “Statistics” -- What the Public Wants; Public Reactions -- Justifying the Need for new Approaches -- Let’s start with some serious Don’ts! -- System Definition -- Hazard Identification -- Defining Probabilities of Events -- Dam Stability Failures -- Consequences -- Tolerance and Acceptability -- Risk Assessment for the Twenty-First Century -- Risk-Informed Decision Making.
    Kurzfassung: This book presents a comprehensive approach to address the need to improve the design of tailings dams, their management and the regulation of tailings management facilities to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the risk of such facilities failing. The scope of the challenge is well documented in the report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and GRID Arendal entitled “Mine Tailings Storage: Safety Is No Accident,” which was released in October 2017. The report recommends that “Regulators, industry and communities should adopt a shared, zero-failure objective to tailings storage facilities…” and identifies several areas where further improvements are required. In this context, the application of cutting-edge risk-assessment methodologies and risk-management practices can contribute to a significant reduction and eventual elimination of dam failures through Risk Informed Decision Making. As such, the book focuses on identifying and describing the risk-assessment approaches and risk-management practices that need to be implemented in order to develop a way forward to achieve socially acceptable levels of tailings dam risk.
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    Seiten: XX, 278 p. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030194475
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19447-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19447-5
    DDC: 363.728
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    Green Technological Innovation for Sustainable Smart Societies : Post Pandemic Era (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Multimedia systems. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Multimedia Information Systems. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Smart Cities: Building Sustainable Cities -- Chapter 2: Wearable sensors for smart societies – A survey -- Chapter 3: Post Pandemic EdTech (Educational Technology) on Perspectives of Green Society -- Chapter 4: Towards Sustainability 4.0: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sustainability In Corporate Environment -- Chapter 5: Smart Health Care for Societies: An insight into the Implantable and Wearable Devices for Remote Health Monitoring -- Chapter 6: Power management technique for energy-efficient communication systems in telemedicine -- Chapter 7: Influence of reduced noise levels on human health during Quarantine Lockdown -- Chapter 8: Green Technologies for Handling and Management of Biomedical Waste -- Chapter 9: Patients’ Health Surveillance Model Using IoT and 6G Technology -- Chapter 10: Application of Innovative Eco-friendly energy technology for Sustainable Agricultural Farming -- Chapter 11: Review on Smart Farming and Smart Agriculture for Society: Post-Pandemic Era -- Chapter 12: Applications of Machine Learning and Internet of Things in Agriculture -- Chapter 13: Automation, Modern Tools and Technique for Sustainable Agriculture – An Important Parameter towards Advance Plant Biotechnology -- Chapter 14: Advance Security Schemes for Smart Societies -- Chapter 15: Internet of Things for Environment Protection and Sustainable Living -- Chapter 16: Energy Efficient Smart Cities with Green IoT -- Chapter 17: Materials Development for Energy Storage Applications -- Chapter 18: Integrated Constructed Wetland System for Society -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses the innovative and efficient technological solutions for sustainable smart societies in terms of alteration in industrial pollution levels, the effect of reduced carbon emissions, green power management, ecology, and biodiversity, the impact of minimal noise levels and air quality influences on human health. The book is focused on the smart society development using innovative low-cost advanced technology in different areas where the growth in employment and income are driven by public and private investment into such economic activities, infrastructure and assets that allow reduced carbon emissions and pollution, enhanced energy, and resource efficiency and prevention of the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. The book also covers the paradigm shift in the sustainable development for the green environment in the post-pandemic era. It emphasizes and facilitates a greater understanding of existing available research i.e., theoretical, methodological, well-established and validated empirical work, associated with the environmental and climate change aspects.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030732950
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73295-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73295-0
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    Soil Science Americana : Chronicles and Progressions 1860─1960 (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Soil science. ; Human geography. ; Ethnology America. ; Culture. ; Soil Science. ; Human Geography. ; American Culture.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Foreword by Ron Amundson, Maxine Levin -- Acknowledgements -- About this book.-About the author -- 1. Prologue - The roots of soil science -- 2. Pochva Americana I -- 3. From a farm on loess – Emil Truog -- 4. From a farm on till – Charles Kellogg -- 5. From a farm on the plains - Roy Simonson -- 6. The mother of the west -- 7. Building an American soil survey -- 8. Of soils and men -- 9. Pochva Americana II -- 10. Building international soil science -- 11. First International Congress of Soil Science in 1927 -- 12. From 1927 to 1960, and a favor returned -- 13. Seventh International Congress of Soil Science in 1960 -- 14. Chronicles and Progressions -- 15. Epilogue -- References -- Subject index -- Person index.
    Kurzfassung: This book narrates how the study of the soil became a science and institutionalized in the USA between 1860 and 1960. The story meanders through the activities, ideas, publications, and correspondence of people who influenced the progressions, that led to the budding and early blossoming of American and international soil science. Interwoven is a tale of two farm boys who grew up 900 km apart in the Midwest USA in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Emil Truog and Charles Kellogg met in the late 1920s and shared a natural connection to the soil. Both were practical pioneers and believed that understanding soils was crucial to helping people on the land make a better living. The USA is a big country, its soil science is geographically intertwined, and the cradle of its history primes back to a few people. “Soil Science Americana is an intellectual biography, not of one individual but of a new scientific field from its emergence to its complete coming of age.” — Louise O. Fresco, President, Wageningen University and Research “In a lively, personal voice, Hartemink traces the roots of modern soil science in the United States…creating a book that will engage both the expert and non-expert in the underappreciated field of soil science.” — Jo Handelsman, Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery “The intellectual master piece is of interest to soil scientists, general public and the policy makers, and will remain pertinent for generations to come.” — Rattan Lal, World Food Prize Laureate 2020, The Ohio State University .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030711351
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71135-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71135-1
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    The African Marine Litter Outlook (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Africa Economic conditions. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Water. ; African Economics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction to Marine Litter in Africa -- Chapter 2. Marine litter sources and distribution pathways -- Chapter 3. Impacts and Threats of Marine Litter to Africa Chapter -- Chapter 4. Legal and Policy Frameworks to address marine litter through improved livelihoods -- Chapter 5. The way forward, building upon-the-ground innovation.
    Kurzfassung: This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031086267
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7
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    Water-Energy-Nexus in the Ecological Transition : Natural-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Water-power. ; Energy policy. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Hydroenergy. ; Energy System Transformation. ; Water.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: About the Editors -- Preface -- Keynotes -- Track 1: Nexus framework and governance -- Track 2: Advanced technologies and nature-based solutions for the environmental sustainability of the water sector -- Track 3: Control of hazardous substances and recovery of renewable/valuable resources -- Track 4: Energy-saving technologies and future clean energy solutions -- Track 5: Implementation and best practices.
    Kurzfassung: This book includes selected contributions presented during the 3rd edition of the international conference on WaterEnergyNEXUS, which was held in Tunisia in December 2020. This conference was organized by the University of Sfax (Tunisia), in cooperation with the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) of the University of Salerno (Italy), the Advanced Institute of Water Industry at Kyungpook National University (Korea) and The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI (India). The WaterEnergyNEXUS series of conferences are supported by the UNESCO World Water Association Programme (WWAP) and the International Water Association (IWA). It also enjoys the patronage of several international scientific societies, associations and organizations and has established a publishing partnership with Springer Nature. With the support of international experts invited as plenary and keynote speakers, the conference aimed to give a platform for Euro-Mediterranean countries to share and discuss key topics on such water-energy issues through the presentation of nature-based solutions, advanced technologies and best practices for a more sustainable environment within the framework of the ecological transition. This book gives a general and brief overview of current research focusing on emerging Water-Energy-Nexus issues and challenges and their potential applications to various environmental problems impacting the Euro-Mediterranean zone and surrounding regions. A selection of novel and alternative solutions applied worldwide are included. The book contains over about one hundred carefully refereed contributions from 48 countries worldwide selected for the conference. Topics covered in the book include: nexus framework and governance; economic evaluations for investment projects in the water and energy sectors; innovation of renewable energies and challenges for the mitigation of climate change impact in the water-energy-food-nexus; advanced technologies and nature-based solutions for the environmental sustainability of the water sector; water and wastewater technologies for developing countries; green technologies for sustainable water and wastewater management; advanced technologies and nature-based solutions in water cycle; control of hazardous substances and recovery of renewable/valuable resources; renewable/valuable resources for recovery and utilization; control of nutrients and hazardous compounds; energy-saving technologies and future clean energy solutions; future urban-energy systems with considerations of water and food security; environmental biotechnology and bioenergy; implementation and best practices. This book is also an invaluable guide for industry professionals and policymakers working in the water and energy sectors. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031008085
    Serie: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00808-5
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    South Africa’s Water Predicament : Freshwater’s Unceasing Decline (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Environmental policy. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Policy.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- 1: Water Resources from a Global Perspective -- 2: Necessity of IWRM and Water Services -- 3: South Africa’s Continued Freshwater Decline and Current State -- 4: Decline in Informed Water Management -- 5: Continued Lack of Water Service Delivery -- 6: Progressive Deterioration of Water Quality -- 7: Main Issues Requiring Attention and Addressing Continued Deterioration -- 8: Transforming the Predicament into Problems.
    Kurzfassung: The book provides a critical evaluation of South Africa’s freshwater resources to illustrate the way in which its freshwater resources, water access, services and infrastructure have continued to decline over the past three decades. The continued decline of water governance, management, water service delivery, dilapidated water infrastructure, dysfunctional local governments and overall excessive water degradation is illustrated and emphasized using real-life examples and case studies from various contexts within the country. The main argument of the book is that South Africa’s freshwater resources have declined to such an extent that it can be described as a predicament. Questionable water governance decisions and reactive water management practices have led to no improvement and/or increased degradation of freshwater resources. An overall lack of service delivery exists across the country, in various contexts, leading to further water and social decline. An inter-disciplinary evaluation of South Africa’s current water predicament is provided, major water crises are prioritized, and suitable recommendations are given to transform its predicament into problems which can be addressed. Suitable background information is given to emphasize the necessity of good water governance, management, and service delivery. South Africa’s freshwater resources are evaluated with specific focus on the decline of informed water governance, management, service delivery and water quality. Factors requiring urgent attention are determined and suitable recommendations and/or actions are provided. An evaluation and overall synthesis focused on the transformation of the predicament into problems is provided. Primary water problems are prioritized according to urgency and suitable recommendations are given to assist in transforming the country’s current complex water predicament into “simpler” water problems. Political will, collaboration with researchers, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, and cooperation of civil society is required. South Africa’s already scarce freshwater resources and decaying infrastructure will persist and possibly collapse if no major actions or interventions are implemented. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031240195
    Serie: Water Science and Technology Library, 101
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24019-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24019-5
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    Global Agricultural Production: Resilience to Climate Change (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Food security. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Food Security. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Ecology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Climate change: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Climate change, agricultural productivity, and food security -- Chapter 3. Climate change and Process Based Soil Modeling -- Chapter 4. Soil microbes and climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 5. Climate Change Impacts on Legumes Crop Production and Adaptation Strategies -- Chapter 6. Cereal crop modeling for food and nutrition security -- Chapter 7. Changing climate scenario: Perspectives of Camelina sativa as low input biofuel and oilseed crop -- Chapter 8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Strategies in Rice Production Systems -- Chapter 9. Fiber Crops in Changing Climate -- Chapter 10. Estimation of Crop Genetic Coefficients to Simulate Growth and Yield under Changing Climate -- Chapter 11. Climate Change Impacts on Animal Production -- Chapter 12. Climate change and global insect dynamics -- Chapter 13. Sustainable Solutions to Food Insecurity in Nigeria: Perspectives on Irrigation, Crop-Water Productivity, and antecedents -- Chapter 14. Functions of Soil Microbes Under Stress Environment -- Chapter 15. Modeling impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies for cereal crops in Ethiopia -- Chapter 16. Strategies for Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Ecosystems -- Chapter 17. Environmental and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative and Production Constraints in Pakistan: A Review -- Chapter 18. Modeling Photoperiod Response of Canola under Changing Climate -- Chapter 19. Modeling and Field Based Evaluation of Vernalisation Requirement of Canola for Higher Yield Potential -- Chapter 20. Integrated crop-livestock system: Prospectus for climate change adaptation in Jordan, a case study -- Chapter 21. Impact of Salinity Intrusion Problem in the sediments of paddy field and farmers adaptation initiative: Case Study.
    Kurzfassung: This book covers all aspects related to climate change and agriculture. The book discusses Global Climate Models (GCMs), Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) and application of strategic management tool that includes RCP (Representative concentration Pathway), SSP (Shared Socio-economic Pathways) and SPA (Shared climate Policy Assumptions). The book provides information on how climate change, agricultural productivity and food security are interlinked. The impacts of climate change on food security are studied through different climatic drivers e.g., ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation) and SOI (Southern Oscillation Index). These drivers are responsible for the climatic extreme events hence early prediction of these drivers could help to design appropriate adaptive measures for the agriculture sector and could be considered as early warning tools for risk management. Similarly, climate change and process-based soil modeling as well as the role of soil microbes and climate smart agriculture are discussed in this book. Climate change impacts on legume crop production and adaptation strategies are presented, with details about cereal crop modeling, perspectives of Camelina sativa as well as low input biofuel and oilseed crop, greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and mitigation strategies.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031149733
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14973-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14973-3
    DDC: 333.7
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    Groundwater and Society : Applications of Geospatial Technology (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Water. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability. ; Soil and Water Protection.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction: Groundwater and Society: Applications of Geospatial Technology (Pravat Kumar Shit, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Ch. Jyotiprava Dash) -- Part I: Groundwater resources and societal development -- Chapter 2. Groundwater and Society in India: Challenging Issues and Adaptive Strategies (Subrata Jana) -- Chapter 3. Groundwater Research and Societal Development: Integration with Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit, Partha Pratim Adhikary and Debashish Sengupta) -- Chapter 4. Geospatial and Geophysical Approaches for Assessment of Groundwater Resources in an Alluvial Aquifer of India (Partha Pratim Adhikary, S.K.Dubey, Debashis Chakraborty, Ch. Jyotiprava Dash) -- Chapter 5. Groundwater and Space Technology: Issues and challenges (Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit, Harsha Das Gupta, Partha Pratim Adhikary) -- Part II: Groundwater availability, quality and pollution -- Chapter 6. Groundwater Quality through Multi-criteria based GIS Analysis: Village Level Assessment (Baisakhi Chakraborty, Sambhunath Roy, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Debashish Sengupta, Pravat Kumar Shit) -- Chapter 7. GIS-based Fuzzy-AHP Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potential Zones of an Urban Agglomeration (Suraj Kumar Mallick, Somnath Rudra) -- Chapter 8. Assessment of Groundwater Availability in Gumani River Basin, India using Geoinformatics and Analytical Hierarchy Process (Sadik Mahammad, Aznarul Islam) -- Chapter 9. Application of AHP for Groundwater Potential Zones Mapping in Plateau Fringe Terrain: Study from Western Province of West Bengal (Manas Karmakar, Monali Banerjee, Mrinal Mandal, Debasis Ghosh) -- Chapter 10. Performance of Frequency Ratio Approach for Mapping of Groundwater Prospect Areas in an Area of Mixed Topography (Subhas Garai, Pulakesh Das) -- Chapter 11. Artificial Neural Network for Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones in part of Hugli District, West Bengal, India (Chalantika Laha Salui and Shashank Yadav) -- Chapter 12. Multi-criteria Analysis for Groundwater Quality Assessment: A Study in Paschim Barddhaman District of West Bengal, India (Payel Das, Niladri Das) -- Chapter 13. Performance of WQI and HPI for Groundwater Quality Assessment: Study from Sangramgarh Colliery of West Burdwan District, West Bengal, India (Tanushree Paul, Manas Nath) -- Chapter 14. Assessment of Groundwater Quality interaction using One-decade Data: Case Study from a Hard Rock Area (S. Satheeshkumar, S. Venkateswaran, T. Maheshwari) -- Chapter 15. Fluoride Dynamics in Precambrian Hard Rock Terrain of North Singbhum Craton and Effect of Fluorosis on Human Health and Society (Biswajit Bera, Sumana Bhattacharjee, Meelan Chamling, Arijit Ghosh, Nairita Sengupta, Supriya Ghosh) -- Chapter 16. Coastal Aquifer Vulnerability for Saltwater Intrusion: A Case Study of Chennai Coast Using GALDIT Model and Geoinformatics (Debabrata Ghorai, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit) -- Part III: Sustainable Groundwater resources management -- Chapter 17. Watershed Development Impact on Natural Resources: Groundwater and Surface Water Utilization (Partha Pratim Adhikary, M. Madhu, P. Jakhar, B.S. Naik, H.C. Hombegowda, D. Barman, G.B. Naik, Ch. J. Dash) -- Chapter 18. Long-term Groundwater Behaviour over an Agriculturally Developed State of North-West India: Trend and Impact on Agriculture (Omvir Singh, Amrita Kasana, Pankaj Bhardwaj) -- Chapter 19. Spatial Appraisals of Groundwater Recharge Potential Zone Identification using Remote Sensing and GIS (Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pranab Kumar Maity, Pravat Kumar Shit) -- Chapter 20. Spatial Mapping of Groundwater Depth to Prioritize the Areas under Water Stress in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh, India (Ch. Jyotiprava Dash, PP Adhikary, Uday Mandal) -- Chapter 21. Exploring Vulnerability of Groundwater using AHP and GIS Techniques: A Study in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India (Dipankar Saha, Debasish Talukdar, Ujjal Senapati, Tapan Kumar Das) -- Chapter 22. Applicability of Geospatial Technology, Weight of Evidence and Multilayer Perceptron for Groundwater Management: A Geoscientific Study on Birbhum District, West Bengal, India (Niladri Das, Subhasish Sutradhar, Ranajit Ghosh, Prolay Mondal) -- Chapter 23. Water resources management in semi-arid Purulia District of West Bengal, in the context of sustainable development goals (Amit Bera, Shubhamita Das).
    Kurzfassung: This volume advances the scientific understanding, development, and application of geospatial technologies related to groundwater resource management, mapping, monitoring, and modelling using up-to-date remote sensing and GIS techniques. The book further provides a critical analysis of the debates and discourses surrounding groundwater resources and society, illustrates the relationship between groundwater resources and precision agriculture for societal development, and describes novel, region-specific management strategies and techniques for sustainability with case studies. The book is organized into three parts: (I) Groundwater resources and societal development; (II) Groundwater availability, quality and pollution; and (III) Sustainable groundwater resources management. Each section begins with a short introduction that includes an overview of the papers in that section. Individual chapters focus on the core themes of research and knowledge along with some topics that have received lesser attention. The book will be of interest to water resource planners and decision-makers, academic researchers, policy makers, NGOs, and academic researchers and students in Geography, Geophysics, Hydrology, Remote Sensing & GIS, Agriculture, Soil Science, and Agronomy.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030641368
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64136-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64136-8
    DDC: 551.48
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    A Nexus Approach for Sustainable Development : Integrated Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multifunctional Land-use Systems (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Economic geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Economic Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Use of The Nexus Approach as a Tool for Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multi-functional Land Use Systems (Hülsmann and Jampani) -- Chapter 2. How to Best Apply Information Technology to Realize a Transdisciplinary Water-Soil-Waste Nexus Approach (Bouma) -- Chapter 3. Nutrient Recovery for Use in Agriculture: Economic Assessment of Decentralized Compost Business Model in Nairobi (Gebrezgabher, Taron and Amewu) -- Chapter 4. Sustainable and Safe Reuse of Wastewater for Food Production in Peri-urban Areas of Karnataka, India (Ramakrishna and Hanisch) -- Chapter 5. Multi-functional Historical Data for Improved Management of Reservoirs (Sang and Maina) -- Chapter 6. Usefulness of Surface Water Retention Reservoirs Inspired by 'Permaculture Design'. A Case Study in Southern Spain Using Bucket Modelling (Fiebrig and Van De Wiel) -- Chapter 7. Economic Valuation of Environmental Services Associated with Agriculture in the Watershed of Lake Lagdo, Cameroon (Nje and Ayuk) -- Chapter 8. he Energy-Water Nexus in Iran: The Political Economy of Energy Subsidies for Groundwater Pumping (Jaghdani and Kvartiuk) -- Chapter 9. Political Economy of Energy Subsidies for Groundwater Irrigation in Mendoza, Argentina (Riera, Brümmer and Gennari) -- Chapter 10. Rural Resources (Including Forestry) in the Local Development of Low Carbon Economy: a Case Study of Poland (Wiśniewski) -- Chapter 11. Opportunities and Challenges to Adopt Sustainable Watershed Management Interventions: An Overview of Experiences from Ethiopia (Tesfahunegn and Ayuk) -- Chapter 12. The Potential Contribution of Cultural Ecological Knowledge in Resources Management of a Volcanic River Basin (Ariyanti, Scholten and Edelenbos) -- Chapter 13. Nexus-Oriented Approach for Sharing Water Resources: Development of Eco-industrial Parks in the Catchment of Zayandeh Rud River, Iran (von Koerber, Raber and Schneider) -- Chapter 14. City-to-City Learning within City Networks to Cater City Needs to Climate Adaptation - Results of a Preliminary Study (Haupt, Zevenbergen and van Herk) -- Chapter 15. A Participatory Multi-stakeholder Approach to Implementing the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Findings (Eichhorn, Hans and Schön-Chanishvili).
    Kurzfassung: This book explores how integrated management of environmental resources via a nexus approach can help in achieving the respective Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides conceptual considerations but mainly practical examples on how to implement a nexus approach in cities and multifunctional land-use systems to increase resource use efficiency and develop a low carbon economy. After sketching out the background and conceptual outline, contributions to the book explore key aspects of the nexus implementation. Specifically, they • Demonstrate how to sustainably use organic waste and wastewater for agriculture, • Explore examples on how to manage multifunctional land-use systems including multipurpose reservoirs, • Highlight the importance of economic incentives for successful nexus implementation, and • Provide a comprehensive perspective on challenges and opportunities of implementation, considering peer-to-peer learning, indigenous knowledge, and stakeholder participation. The chapters in this book shed a new light on key aspects of the interrelation between SDGs and the nexus approach in resilient cities and multifunctional land-use systems, and provide specific examples on how to advance sustainable resources management. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030575304
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57530-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57530-4
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    Formal Methods in Architecture : Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020 (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Architecture. ; Human geography. ; Civil engineering. ; Computer science. ; Mathematics. ; Architecture. ; Human Geography. ; Civil Engineering. ; Computer Science. ; Mathematics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The Ethics of our Work -- From Datascape to Formal Methods -- Variational Beauty of Space. Machine Intuition and Urban Networks -- Global and Disciplinary Frameworks for Formal Methods in Architecture -- Mathematically Developing Building Facades: an Algorithmic Framework -- Design to Experiment - Experiment to Design: Tool (User, Breaker, Designer) -- Tectonics of Differential Growth. Folds in Additive Fabrication and Moulding for Architectural Design -- BIM Based Airport Design Project Standardization (IFC) for Use of Code Checking -- Agent-based Semiology: Optimizing Office Occupation Patterns with Agent-based Simulations -- Digital Doxiadis: Parametric Thinking for Human Settlements -- L’Objet Invalide.
    Kurzfassung: This edited book gathers research studies presented at the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Studies focus on the use of methodologies, especially those that have witnessed recent developments, that stem from the mathematical and computer sciences and are developed in a collaborative way with architecture and related fields. This book constitutes a contribution to the debate and to the introduction of new methodologies and tools in the mentioned fields that derive from the application of formal methods in the creation of new explicit languages for problem-solving in architecture and urbanism. It adds valuable insight into the development of new practices solving identified societal problems and promoting the digital transformation of institutions in the mentioned fields. The primary audience of this book will be from the fields of architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, AEC, landscape design, computer sciences and mathematics, both academicians and professionals.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030575090
    Serie: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57509-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57509-0
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    Achieving Sustainability: The Ultimate Human Challenge : Critical Barriers and Future Perspectives (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Social sciences Philosophy. ; Environmental policy. ; Social sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Studies. ; Social Theory. ; Environmental Policy. ; Society.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: The essence of sustainability: definitions, interpretations and applications -- Part Two: The challenges of the economic development model -- Part Three: Embracing utopian thought -- Part Four: Sustainability in the current economic paradigm -- Part Five: Barriers to sustainability -- Part Six: Future perspectives - a new beginning? -- Part Seven: Conclusion.
    Kurzfassung: The book provides an assessment of whether sustainability is realizable in the current societal framework. What are the challenges and the barriers - and what are the levers necessary to meet and overcome them? Through a revision of the essence of sustainability the book provides an opportunity to understand the deeper level of the radical change that sustainability represents, and the resistance that is preventing its realization. To build the argument the sustainable development model is compared with current development theories as well as alternative solutions based on utopian models of the past. The book assesses the results that can be achieved within the current systemic framework, based on case stories. It outlines the limitations to sustainability, pointing out and defining the multiple, cross-sectoral and systemic barriers that hinder the transition. Finally, the book offers perspectives on achieving a sustainable future, encompassing the impacts from recent events including the pandemic as well as the multiple mitigation and transition initiatives undertaken globally. Brian Goodwin's Quote Like the caterpillar that wraps itself up in its silken swaddling bands prior to its metamorphosis into a butterfly, we have wrapped ourselves in a tangled skin from which we can emerge only by going through a similarly dramatic transformation.
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    ISBN: 9783031100239
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10023-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10023-9
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    Contemporary Environmental Problems in Nepal : Geographic Perspectives (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geographic information systems. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Human geography. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Conservation Biology. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Physics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: From the Contents: Geographic Settings -- Spatial Locations of Nepal (Geopolitics) -- Culture, Religion, and Natural Resources -- Population Growth, Migration and Residential Mobility (Literature review and field verifications) -- Demographic Theory and Population Growth -- Fertility, Mortality, and Demographic Transition -- Human-environment relationships -- General Theory of Development and Migration -- Political Ecology of Land Encroachment -- Concepts and Determinants of Migration.
    Kurzfassung: This monograph examines contemporary environmental challenges facing Nepal, this landlocked country’s representativeness in the wider South Asian context is both distinct and generalizable. In large part, this is because of its extremes of physiographical structure- plains, hill ranges, mountainous massifs - and wide range of altitudinal terrains, which represent and replicate South Asian and East Asian continental conditions differing as markedly as humid tropical lowlands, sub-tropical hill ranges and temperate to sub-arctic mountainous environments. Associated forest regimes, in which deforestation and reforestation patterns have evolved in recent times, and differing densities of settlement and cleared agricultural landscapes in each of these altitudinal zones, add to the environmental diversity of Nepal. Associated fauna and exotic species are in various states of endangerment especially Bengal tigers, one horned rhinos, wild elephants, crocodile, musk deer, and peasants, to name a few- so that their forested and mountainous habitats as ‘Wild Life Reserves’ also deserve our attention, and are featured in this monograph’s remit.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030501686
    Serie: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50168-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50168-6
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    Sustainable Agriculture in Egypt : Climate Change Mitigation (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Biotechnology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I Introduction -- Part II Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production -- Part III Case Studies: Improve Crop Adaptability and Stability to Climate Change -- Part IV Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Kurzfassung: This book presents case studies based on sustainable agriculture in Egypt and how this is effected by climate change. The book is divided into four parts consisting of ten chapters. The first part of the book includes an introduction to the crop productivity, biotechnology and climate change. The second Part consists of two chapters dealing with crop production with a focus on critical periods of crop plants response to stress conditions and the quality of field crops. The third chapter highlights the foundations of crop tolerance to environmental stress and plant traits relevant to stress tolerance. It is devoted to explaining and discussing mechanisms of adaptation to environmental stress conditions and addresses various plant traits related to stress environmental tolerance i.e. phenological, morpho-physiological and biochemical traits which could be used as selection criteria for crops improvement. The third Part consists of five chapters under the theme “Improve Crop Adaptability and Stability to Climate Change and Modern Technology". Chapter 4 highlights the most important strategic food grain crop (wheat). Chapter 5 focuses on the important staple food crop (rice), while Chapter 6 deals with one of the most important food legume crops (faba bean). Chapter 7 and 8 discuss two important oil crops (sesame and sunflower). However, Chapter 9 focuses on cotton as one of the most important fiber crops. These crops are addressed under the following headings: genotype x environment interaction and its relation to climatic change on yield production, performance of genotypes in response to environmental changes, adaptability and yield stability to environmental conditions, additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model, gene action, genetic behavior and heritability for traits related to environmental stress tolerance, role of recent approaches, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Additionally, it is considered how to measure sensitivity of genotypes to environmental stress, and finally the appropriate agricultural practices to mitigate environmental stress on crops under attention. The book ends with Chapter 10 which provides an update of the book topics, present the most important conclusions and recommendations from all chapters. This book has been prepared and supported by recent references and statistics including full-coloured tables and illustrations. The book is written for those interested in crop science, environment, plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology, as well as postgraduate students and researchers in universities and research centres.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030818739
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81873-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81873-9
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    Groundwater in Egypt’s Deserts (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Geophysics. ; Geochemistry. ; Geology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Geophysics. ; Geochemistry.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Overview of the Egyptian Deserts' Ground Water Resources and Their Qualities -- Fault zone hydrogeology and structural control on groundwater flow in the Egyptian aquifers -- Hydrogeology and Waterlogging problem in Egypt's Deserts, Case Study: Abu Meina Archaeological site , Burg Al-Arab -- Conceptual Models for Groundwater Management in Egypt's Deserts -- Characterizing ecosystem services to human well-being in groundwater dependent desert environments.
    Kurzfassung: This book brings together contributions from groundwater researchers and scientists on underground water resources in Egypt's deserts. The aquifers' quantity and quality are evaluated in many regions of the Egyptian deserts using established methods that can be effectively employed to investigate the potential for sustainable development in Egypt and similarly arid countries. The water resources in Egypt's deserts are subject to deterioration, mainly by land salinization and water deficiency. This book presents the best management practices, water quantity and quality, and optimal and sustainable usage of available groundwater. The book offers a unique guide for all readers interested in groundwater, modeling, and assessment for sustainable development in Egypt and countries with similar weather and water conditions. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030776220
    Serie: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77622-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77622-0
    DDC: 551
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    Life Cycle Inventory Analysis : Methods and Data (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction to "Life Cycle Inventory Analysis" -- Chapter 2. Principles of Life Cycle Inventory Modeling: The Basic Model, Extensions and Conventions -- Chapter 3. Development of Unit Process Datasets -- Chapter 4. Multi-functionality in Life Cycle Inventory Analysis: Approaches and Solutions -- Chapter 5. Data Quality in Life Cycle Inventories -- Chapter 6. Life Cycle Inventory Data and Databases -- Chapter 7. Algorithms of Life Cycle Inventory Analysis -- Chapter 8. Inventory Indicators in Life Cycle Assessment -- Chapter 9. The Link Between Life Cycle Inventory Analysis and Life Cycle Impact Assessment.
    Kurzfassung: Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Analysis is the second phase in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework. Since the first attempts to formalize life cycle assessment in the early 1970, life cycle inventory analysis has been a central part. Chapter 1 “Introduction to Life Cycle Inventory Analysis“ discusses the history of inventory analysis from the 1970s through SETAC and the ISO standard. In Chapter 2 “Principles of Life Cycle Inventory Modeling”, the general principles of setting up an LCI model and LCI analysis are described by introducing the core LCI model and extensions that allow addressing reality better. Chapter 3 “Development of Unit Process Datasets” shows that developing unit processes of high quality and transparency is not a trivial task, but is crucial for high-quality LCA studies. Chapter 4 “Multi-functionality in Life Cycle Inventory Analysis: Approaches and Solutions” describes how multi-functional processes can be identified. In Chapter 5 “Data Quality in Life Cycle Inventories”, the quality of data gathered and used in LCI analysis is discussed. State-of-the-art indicators to assess data quality in LCA are described and the fitness for purpose concept is introduced. Chapter 6 “Life Cycle Inventory Data and Databases“ follows up on the topic of LCI data and provides a state-of-the-art description of LCI databases. It describes differences between foreground and background data, recommendations for starting a database, data exchange and quality assurance concepts for databases, as well as the scientific basis of LCI databases. Chapter 7 “Algorithms of Life Cycle Inventory Analysis“ provides the mathematical models underpinning the LCI. Since Heijungs and Suh (2002), this is the first time that this aspect of LCA has been fundamentally presented. In Chapter 8 “Inventory Indicators in Life Cycle Assessment”, the use of LCI data to create aggregated environmental and resource indicators is described. Such indicators include the cumulative energy demand and various water use indicators. Chapter 9 “The Link Between Life Cycle Inventory Analysis and Life Cycle Impact Assessment” uses four examples to discuss the link between LCI analysis and LCIA. A clear and relevant link between these phases is crucial.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030622701
    Serie: LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62270-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62270-1
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    Ways Out of the Climate Catastrophe : Ingredients for a Sustainable Energy and Climate Policy (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Climatology. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Sustainability. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Applied ethics. ; Climate Sciences. ; Renewable Energy. ; Sustainability. ; Science, Technology and Society. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Energy Ethics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Part 1 – Energy -- From Aristotle to Nuclear Fusion - The Long Road to Realising What Energy Is. The Foundation of Civilisation -- The Comeback of Sustainable Energy - Why Fossil Energy Sources are Only a Footnote in Human History -- Electricity War and Smart Grids - The Key Role of Electricity Storage and Transport -- Part 2 – Climate -- A Brief History of the Climate - What Makes Current Global Warming so Special -- The Beat of the Butterfly's Wings - How Climate Research and Climate Models Work -- From Knowledge to Action - The Risk Ethics of Climate Policy -- Climate Deniers, Climate Hysterics and Nimbys - In the Self-Service Shop of Arguments -- Part 3 – Power -- The Path of Renewable Electricity - From Niche Products to the High-tech Innovations of the Future -- The Wild Cards in the Game - How Game Changers Could Change Everything -- Yes, we can! - The Marketability of Renewable Energies -- Re-parking in the Mind - The Second Half of the Road to an Ecological Society -- Part 4 – Society -- The Economy of the Future - From the Struggle for Resources to the Economy of Sharing -- The Unfortunate Primacy of Economics - Why Politics Must Set Limits to the Markets -- In the Interest of All Humankind - The Long Road from National Energy Concepts to Global Politics -- A Construction Site for Us All - The Victory of Climate Ethics.
    Kurzfassung: Floods, species extinction, migration, droughts, super tornadoes - climate change is no longer a threat looming on the horizon but has long since become part of our everyday lives. Limiting the emerging and worsening climate changes is one of the most important challenges of our time. All human induced climate impacts can be traced back to a single factor: Energy. This book provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to the interplay between energy and climate, which also includes the fields of technology, economics, and politics. At the same time, the issue is highly complex and can only be understood in all its details by expert scientists, meaning that the facts are often poorly presented in the political discussion about climate. To put it simply: If we want to stop and even reverse the current climate trends, we need to find answers to the following three questions: · How exactly does our existing way of consuming energy affect the climate? · What options are there for generating energy without negative climate effects, and what do these mean for our lives? · What technological advances will directly help us to achieve this in future? In a non-alarmist yet entertaining manner, the book highlights the key determinants of global energy supply. Readers will come to appreciate the crucial facts about "energy and climate", will be up to date with the latest scientific and technological knowledge, and will understand the global political and economic framework that we need to consider when designing an appropriate future energy and climate policy. At the same time, the author conveys a clear and optimistic message: We already have the technical capabilities (which will be further enhanced in the future) to reverse the devastating climate trends without significantly limiting prosperity. The obstacles lie primarily in economic and political "constraints" and particular conflicts of interest. “A very important book that explains one of the most essential questions of our time - how we can master climate change by an energy transition - with scientific precision and clear words.” Georg Kell, founder and former Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.
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    Seiten: XV, 256 p. 3 illus. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030851323
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85132-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85132-3
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    Geoecological and Geopolitical Risks for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Arctic : Challenges and threats (2022)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Environmental policy. ; Power resources. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Policy. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. Environmental equity and justice in relation to the development of natural resources in the Arctic -- Chapter2. Geopolitical risks for oil and gas industry in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation -- Chapter3. Geoecological risks for oil and gas industry in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (GER analyses and modeling) -- Chapter4. Environmental rating as an indicator of geoecological risk management of Russian oil and gas companies in the Arctic -- Chapter5. Management of geopolitical and geoecological risks as a basis for taking into account national and international interests in the development of natural resources in the Arctic.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses issues of geoecological (GER) and geopolitical (GPR) risks due to hydrocarbon development of the Arctic. The authors explain the ethical and philosophical foundations of understanding environmental equity and justice in relation to the development of Arctic natural resources and consider various approaches to the moral aspects of making global management decisions in the field of environmental protection and environmental safety. Special attention is paid to analysis of modern geopolitical and geostrategic challenges to the development of the Arctic region. The monograph identifies the key geopolitical factors affecting the sustainable development of the Arctic and analyzes the similarities and differences in the geostrategic positions of the five Arctic states. The authors reveal the need to consider geopolitical challenges in the process of GER analysis for oil and gas development in the Arctic region. The book explores the intersection of the strategic interests for a number of states and describes Russia's inability to ensure environmental safety in the development of Arctic deposits. The book analyzes in detail each type of GER with an emphasis on their potential to lead to additional opportunities and threats, and assesses environmental rating as an indicator of the GER management process of Russian oil and gas companies operating in the Arctic. Although the main focus is on the Russian part of this region, many arguments and conclusions are quite applicable to the entire Arctic region. The consideration of geoecological and geopolitical aspects of the development of Arctic resources with the example of Russian oil and gas companies sheds light on the entire Arctic region, taking into account the interests of all other national and international companies involved in GER and GPR there.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030959104
    Serie: Environmental Pollution, 29
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95910-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95910-4
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    Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes : Implications for Sustainable Development (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Oceanography. ; Geomorphology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geomorphology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part1. Coastal, Estuarine and Lake (Brackish) Environments: Introduction, Definition, Processes and Dynamics -- Chapter1. Bibliometric analysis of the literature on coastal sediment pollution -- Chapter2. Coastal flooding in India – An Overview -- Part2. Water quality/ Hydrological Processes -- Chapter3. Appraisal of coastal water quality of two hot spots on Southwest coast of India: A case study of multi-year biogeochemical observations -- Chapter4. Assessment of water quality from the Gundlakamma estuary, Andhra coast, Southeast coast of India -- Chapter5. Evaluation ofPhysico-chemical Parameters of Coastal Water from Pennar River Estuary, East Coast of India: An integrated approach -- Chapter6. Climatic variability and anthropogenic forcing on marine ecosystems: Evidence from the Lakshadweep Archipelago -- Part3. Sediment Characteristics -- Chapter7. Geochemical characterization of suspended sediments in the Nethravati estuary, southwest coast of India: insights to redox processes, metal sorption and pollution aspect -- Chapter8. Geochemical Studies of Ilmenite from Bhimunipatnam to Konada Coastal Sands, North Andhra Pradesh, East Coast of India -- Chapter9. Study of beach sand from Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan and Diveagar beach of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India -- Chapter10. Impact of Seasonal Sediment Dynamics on Beach Morphology: A case study from the Govindampalli-Durgarajupatnam Coast, East Coast of India -- Chapter11. Heavy Minerals Studies of Coastal Sands from Bavanapadu to Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, East coast of India -- Chapter12. Mineral Chemistry of Ilmenites as a source indicator for coastal sediments between Vamsadhara and Nagavali river mouth, North Coastal, Andhra Pradesh -- Chapter13. Major and trace elements in the Sediments of the Gollumutta Paya Estuary of the Krishna River, East Coast of India -- Part4. Biodiversity/ Bio-indicators/ ecological studies -- Chapter14. Assessment of Trace Metal contamination in Saccostrea cucullata (Born, 1778) from the coast ff South Andaman Island, India -- Chapter15. Analytical approach of Haematology in variation to physical parameters of Indian Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna from Indian waters -- Chapter16. Geochemistry of Mollusk Shells as proxies of Marine Pollution, East coast of India -- Chapter17. Sedimentary structures of tidal flats in Recent Chandipur East Coast of Orisha, India -- Part5. Climate Change and Anthropocene -- Chapter18. Coastal Erosion Vulnerability Index: A case study for Kuwaiti Coast -- Chapter19. Total suspended matter variability in response to tropical cyclone Titli along coastal waters of southeast India using satellite observations: Implications to Climate Change -- Chapter20. Climate Change and its Impact on Depletion of Oxygen Levels on Coastal Waters and Shallow Seas -- Chapter21. Nanoparticle based bioremediation for crude oil removal from marine environment -- Part6. Socio-economic scenarios related to Sustainable Development -- Chapter22. Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Coastal Tourism of Andaman Isles, India: Sustainable Development Scenario -- Chapter23. Spatial planning for sustainable resource use with a special reference to aquaculture development -- Chapter24. Sustainable Aquaculture and Economic Development in Coastal Areas: The Case of Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter25. Marine and Coastal ecosystem services for Sustainable Development -- Part7. Application of Geospatial tools -- Chapter26. Advanced remote sensing methods for high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring of the coastal morphology using Video Beach Monitoring System (VBMS), CoastSnap and CoastSat techniques -- Chapter27. Coastal morpho-dynamics and Environmental variables of Ennore Creek: An Integrated approach -- Chapter28. A study on dynamics of Krishna river mouth, East coast of India: A Geospatial approach -- Chapter29. Non monsoonal coastal erosion due to the tropical cyclone (OCKHI) and it’s impacts along Thiruvananthapuram coast, Southwest coast of India - A geospatial approach .
    Kurzfassung: This volume discusses geological, biological and sustainability aspects of coastal, estuary and lake environments. It offers a comprehensive understanding of biotic, physico-chemical, sedimentological and socio-environmental factors associated with the sustainable development of these environments in areas vulnerable to climate change and other anthropogenic activities. The book is divided into several main sections, covering the geological and biological processes and dynamics of these environments, water quality and hydrological modeling, sediment characteristics, bio-indicators and ecological analysis, climate change impacts, geospatial applications, and sustainable development practices and scenarios. The book aims to be a useful resource for academics, scientists, coastal and marine practitioners, meteorologists, environmental consultants and computing experts working in the areas of earth and ocean sciences.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031216442
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2
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    The Sustainable University of the Future : Reimagining Higher Education and Research (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Technical education. ; Education, Higher. ; Education and state. ; Sustainability. ; Engineering and Technology Education. ; Higher Education. ; Educational Policy and Politics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Does the University Have a Future? -- Humanizing Higher Education: University of the Future -- Role of Universities in Transforming Society: Challenges and Practices -- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and University Transformation -- How to Include SDGs in the Teaching Curricula -- Social Innovation in Advancing SDGs -- Gender-Related and Women Empowerment Challenges -- Knowledge-Based, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Driven Research and Teaching -- Towards Sustainable Smart Campuses: From AI-Based Platforms for Distance Learning to Virtual Teaching -- Impact of the Industry 4.0 on the University and on Cooperative Education -- Preparing Students for Industry 4.0 -- University 4.0: Social Aspects.
    Kurzfassung: The Sustainable University of the Future discusses the rapid changes taking place within institutions of higher education—changes that have pushed universities to reconsider their traditional policies and plans. The book, which has its origins in the Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE) event “University of the Future” examines the many ways universities are trying to keep pace with this transformation, despite regional and international challenges. The book looks at the role of universities in meeting the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the impact of Industry 4.0, the social aspects of University 4.0, and the future of research-based universities. The need to adopt modern programs and tools is stressed, and ways to anticipate and plan for future challenges are explored. Explores the complex nature of higher education transformation; Examines the role of higher education transformation in sustainable development; Presents lessons learned from leading education experts. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031201868
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20186-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20186-8
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    Laser Scanning Systems in Highway and Safety Assessment : Analysis of Highway Geometry and Safety Using LiDAR (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Environmental management. ; Geographic information systems. ; Neural networks (Computer science) . ; System theory. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Environmental Management. ; Geographical Information System. ; Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks. ; Complex Systems.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction to Laser Scanning Technology -- Road Geometric Modeling Using Laser-Scanning Data -- Optimizing support vector machine and ensemble trees using the Taguchi method for automatic road network extraction -- Road Geometric Modeling Using a Novel Hierarchical Approach -- Introduction to Neural Networks -- Traffic Accidents Predictions with Neural Networks: A Review -- Applications of Deep Learning in Severity Prediction of Traffic Accidents -- Accident Modelling Using Feedforward Neural Networks -- Accident Severity Prediction with Convolutional Neural Networks -- Injury Severity Prediction Using Recurrent Neural Networks -- Improving Traffic Accident Prediction Models with Transfer Learning -- A Comparative Study between Neural Networks, Support Vector Machine, and Logistic Regression for Accident Predictions -- Estimation of Accident Factor Importance in Neural Network Models.
    Kurzfassung: This book aims to promote the core understanding of a proper modelling of road traffic accidents by deep learning methods using traffic information and road geometry delineated from laser scanning data. The first two chapters of the book introduce the reader to laser scanning technology with creative explanation and graphical illustrations, review and recent methods of extracting geometric road parameters. The next three chapters present different machine learning and statistical techniques applied to extract road geometry information from laser scanning data. Chapters 6 and 7 present methods for modelling roadside features and automatic road geometry identification in vector data. After that, this book goes on reviewing methods used for road traffic accident modelling including accident frequency and injury severity of the traffic accident (Chapter 8). Then, the next chapter explores the details of neural networks and their performance in predicting the traffic accidents along with a comparison with common data mining models. Chapter 10 presents a novel hybrid model combining extreme gradient boosting and deep neural networks for predicting injury severity of road traffic accidents. This chapter is followed by deep learning applications in modelling accident data using feed-forward, convolutional, recurrent neural network models (Chapter 11). The final chapter (Chapter 12) presents a procedure for modelling traffic accident with little data based on the concept of transfer learning. This book aims to help graduate students, professionals, decision makers, and road planners in developing better traffic accident prediction models using advanced neural networks.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030103743
    Serie: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10374-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10374-3
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    Microwave Remote Sensing Tools in Environmental Science (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geographic information systems. ; Telecommunication. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Geographical Information System. ; Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 Basic Concepts of Microwave Radiometry -- 2 Remote Sensing Technologies and Data Processing Algorithms -- 3 Constructive Method of Vegetation Microwave Monitoring -- 4 Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture -- 5 Vegetation Screening Effect in the Remote Sensing Monitoring -- 6 Microwave Tools for the Diagnostics of Forest Fires -- 7. Space Methods and Monitoring Tools for the Investigation of Aquatic Systems. -- 8 Microwave Remote Sensing Monitoring and Global Climate Change Problems -- 9 Global Climate Monitoring with Microwave Measurements -- References -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: This book gives new insight to the study of the global environmental changes using the ecoinformatics and microwave remote sensing tools together with the adaptive-evolutionary technology of geoinformation monitoring. The main advantage of this book consists in the accumulation of the interdisciplinary scientific knowledge for the parameterization of the global biogeochemical cycles and other environmental processes in the context of globalization and sustainable development. In this regard, the crucial global problems of the dynamics of the climate-nature-society system have been considered and the key problems of ensuring its sustainable development have been addressed. An analysis of the present trend in changing ecological systems has been discussed, including different types of forest ecosystems and ocean aquatories. The emphasis has been given to the accomplishment of the global geoinformation monitoring, which could provide a reliable control of the environmental processes development with reliable prognostic estimates of the consequences of human activities. A new approach to the numerical modelling of the climate-nature-society system has been presented and demonstrative results have been given about the modelling of the dynamics of this system‟s characteristics, in cases of realization of some scenarios of the anthropogenic impacts to the biogeochemical cycles, the land ecosystems and oceans. Methods and algorithms for the big data manipulation and processing in the remote sensing environmental monitoring systems have been described.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030457679
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45767-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45767-9
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    Perspectives on Social LCA : Contributions from the 6th International Conference (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Management. ; Social choice. ; Welfare economics. ; Developmental psychology. ; Sustainability. ; Industrial and Production Engineering. ; Management. ; Social Choice and Welfare. ; Developmental Psychology.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Functional Unit Definition Criteria in Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment: A Discussion (Arzoumanidis) -- Chapter 2. Towards a Taxonomy For Social Impact Pathway Indicators (Weidema) -- Chapter 3. A New Scheme For The Evaluation Of Socio-Economic Performance Of Organizations: A Well-Being Indicator Approach (di Cesare) -- Chapter 4. Structure of a Net Positive Analysis For Supply Chain Social Impacts (Norris) -- Chapter 5. Weighting and Scoring In Social Life Cycle Assessment (Telles do Carmo) -- Chapter 6. Beyond a CSR Context Towards Methodological Pluralism in S-LCA: Exploring Alternative Social Theoretical Perspectives (Baumann) -- Chapter 7. Sustainable Guar Initiative, Social Impact Characterization of an Integrated Sustainable Project (vuaillat). Chapter 8. Generation, Calculation and Interpretation of Social Impacts with the Social Analysis Of Seebalance® (Saling) -- Chapter 9. Proposal of Social Indicators to Assess The Social Performance of Waste Management Systems in Developing Countries: A Brazilian Case Study (Ibañez-Forés) -- Chapter 10. Social Assessment in the Design Phase of Automotive Component Using the Product Social Impact Assessment Method (Zanchi) -- Chapter 11. Social Life Cycle Assessment in Agricultural Systems – U.S. Corn Production as a Case Study (Frank).
    Kurzfassung: This book gives a selection of contributions from the 6th Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) Conference in Pescara, Italy. S-LCA is a social (real and potential) impact assessment method that aims to drive improvements in order to increase the value of products and services. It helps organizations to plan better, implement more effectively, and promote scale initiatives. More in general, the assessment activity also facilitates accountability and supports stakeholder communication. Consumers are greatly aware of the provenance of the goods they purchase. They have greater access to product information than ever before, also thanks to the new digital platforms. They are also empowered to make more responsible purchase decisions about what concerns sustainability aspects. Therefore the need to linger on the social aspects has been emerging recently. Although the business evolution of environmental methods and metrics has advanced significantly over the past decades, tools and metrics to estimate the social aspects of products and services are in progress. In this volume several sections provide methodological developments and tool focus, contextualizing S-LCA scientifically and explore the fields of applications. Through current development (conferences, articles, seminars and industry group publications), the method is spreading, evolving and gaining in maturity. However, it still is an evolving field, and main developments foresee, both at the level of methodology and results, interpretation and communication in order to find a path forward. S-LCA has been changing since the beginnings. From our observations as educators, researchers, practitioners, and peer reviewers in the S-LCA community, there are trends that are of importance us. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030015084
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01508-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01508-4
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    Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 248 (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Water.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Toxicity of Nanoparticles to Organisms in Freshwater -- 2. Environmental Water Pollution, Endocrine Interference and Ecotoxicity of 4-tert-Octylphenol: A Review -- 3. The Impact of Metal-Rich Sediments Derived from Mining on Freshwater Stream Life.
    Kurzfassung: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030147068
    Serie: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Continuation of Residue Reviews, 248
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14706-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14706-8
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    Warsaw Housing Cooperative : City in Action (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Ethnology. ; Culture. ; Urban Sociology. ; Sustainability. ; Regional Cultural Studies.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Modern Dreams. Modern Illusions – Ideas on Cooperativism -- Progress Through Architecture. Two Modernisms? -- How Does the Space Perform? -- Sensitive Urban Planning or Critical Spatial Practice? -- An Old or New Urban Issue? -- Workshop? Settlement House? Laboratory? -- Models of Urban Cultures -- ‘Total Pedagogisation’? -- State of Emergency and Everyday Life in Żoliborz.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses the unknown and remote urban experiment of modernist social practices and dreams of a better tomorrow. It describes the history of the Warsaw Housing Cooperative not as a historical relic or a single case study, but instead analyses this working-class social housing estate – in itself an extremely interesting emancipatory project – from the perspective of contemporary urban studies. It focuses on issues related to the power of architecture, architects and the estate residents themselves: the city's performative actions, problems related to the polycentric character of the city authorities, the opportunities of building urban institutions, and social identities and urban common goods. Inspired by the history of the Warsaw Housing Cooperative, the book investigates how the estate residents, assisted by social reformers (today called urban activists), organised the urban space of performative democracy, and how they developed anti-capitalist, urban-survival strategies and created new lifestyles. It also analyses how passive tenants turned into active citizens claiming their right to the city. The inspiring book is intended for researchers in the field of performative studies, urban sociologists, critical urban studies researchers, animators of social life and urban activists.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030230777
    Serie: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23077-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23077-7
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    Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Regional Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1: Managing Carbon Cycle Linkage to Livelihood in HKH Region -- Chapter2: Climate Change Mitigation and Pastoral Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: Research Focuses, Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter3: Tracking of Vegetation Carbon Dynamics from 2001 to 2016 by MODIS GPP in HKH region -- Chapter4: Livelihood and Carbon Management by Indigenous People in Southern Himalayas -- Chapter5: Effects of Different Grassland Management Patterns on Soil Properties on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter6: Carbon Management of the Livestock Industry in the HKH Region -- Chapter7: Wetlands as a Carbon Sink: Insight into the Himalayan Region -- Chapter8: Milk and Dung Production by Yaks (Poephagus grunniens): Important Products for the Livelihood of the Herders and for Carbon Recycling on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter9: Interactive Mechanism of Service Function of Ecosystems and the Effect of Climate Change to the Service Function of Ecosystem in Alpine Grassland of Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter10: Prospects of Biochar for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihood Improvement in the Tibetan Grasslands -- Chapter11: Optimizing the Alpine Grazing System to Improve Carbon Management and Livelihood for Tibetan Herders -- Chapter12: Promoting Artificial Grasslands to Improve Carbon Sequestration and Livelihood of Herders -- Chapter13: Prospects for REDD+ Financing in Promoting Forest Sustainable Management in HKH -- Chapter14: Designing Water Resource Use for Poverty Reduction in the HKH Region: Institutional and Policy Perspectives -- Chapter15: Indigenous Practice in Agro-pastoralism and Carbon Management from a Gender Perspective: A Case from Nepal -- Chapter16: Adaptation by Herders on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Response to Climate Change and Policy Reforms: the Implications for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihoods -- Chapter17: Developing Linkages for Carbon Sequestration, Livelihoods and Ecosystem Service Provision in Mountain Landscapes--Challenges and Opportunities in the Himalaya Hindu Kush (HKH) Region -- Chapter18: Experience for Future Good Practice and Policy of Combined Carbon Management and Livelihood in HKH Region.
    Kurzfassung: This book contributes to our understanding of linkages between carbon management and local livelihoods by taking stock of the existing evidence and drawing on field experiences in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, an area that provides fresh water to more than 2 billion people and supports the world’s largest population of pastoralists and millions of livestock. This edited volume addresses two main questions: 1. Does carbon management offer livelihood opportunities or present risks, and what are they? 2. Do the attributes of carbon financing alter the nature of livelihood opportunities and risks? Chapters analyze the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon storage in both soils and in above ground biomass, and the related social and economic challenges associated with carbon sequestration projects. Chapters deliver insights to both academics from diverse disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences and engineering) and to policy makers. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030205911
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20591-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20591-1
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    Regenerative-Adaptive Design for Sustainable Development : A Pattern Language Approach (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainable architecture. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1: State of the planet -- Chapter2: The challenge of a changing environment -- Chapter3: The importance of a sustainable future -- Chapter4: Sustainability, ecological systems, and climate change -- Chapter5: Beyond sustainable development: regenerative-adaptive futures -- Chapter6: Origins of advanced knowledge -- Chapter7: Interconnections between people and their natural environments -- Chapter8: A regenerative pattern language -- Chapter 9: Case study: application of the regenerative pattern language -- Chapter10: Conclusion.
    Kurzfassung: In this book, the author tests a regenerative-adaptive pattern language theory towards investigating the possibilities of a holistic, integrated design and planning method for sustainable development that incorporates the principles of regenerative design, as well as an adaptive pattern language that re-establishes our wholeness with nature, and considers the vulnerabilities of a changing landscape. The book examines an integral approach to contemporary theories of planning and design that explores the human-nature relationship patterns in social and spatial interconnections, between people and their natural environments. The interconnectedness of human and natural systems is used to scaffold possible solutions to address key environmental and sustainability issues that specifically address the need for patterns of behaviour that acknowledge the duality of ‘man and nature’. In 12 chapters, the book presents a holistic, regenerative-adaptive pattern language that encapsulates how communities can better appreciate landscape change under future climate effects, and acknowledges the importance to adapt to patterns of change of place and the environment and therefore inform the communities’ responses for sustainable development. The application of the regenerative-adaptive pattern language was tested along the Great Ocean Road region of the Victorian coast in Australia. The concluding chapters argues that for human settlements and cities to be resilient and sustainable, we must understand the interconnected patterns of human-built environments and natural systems, and how we function in a social-spatial dimension with these. The book is intended for practitioners and academic scholars with interest in sustainable development, regenerative design, pattern languages, biophilia, settlement planning, and climate change adaptation.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030532345
    Serie: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53234-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53234-5
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    Sustainable Land Management for NEOM Region (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Landscape architecture. ; Environmental Management. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Landscape Architecture.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. NEOM Region -- Chapter 2. Land Management -- Chapter 3. Physical Characteristics -- Chapter 4. Thematic Maps -- Chapter 5. Drainage Basins -- Chapter 6. Potential Natural Resources -- Chapter 7. Biodiversity -- Chapter 8. Natural Hazards -- Chapter 9. Compatible Land Management -- Chapter 10. Discussion and Conclusion.
    Kurzfassung: This book is the first of its type on NEOM Region, NW of Saudi Arabia. This region has been designated in 2017 to be an international economic hub. However, no studies have been done on this region which occupies several natural resources including remarkable landscape with unique ecological species, ores and water resources. The region is also vulnerable to many aspects of threatening natural hazards. Based on her expertise, namely geomorphological processes, earth sciences, space techniques and natural risk assessment, the author made an initiative to produce this book using advanced tools, specifically satellite images and geo-information system. The book introduces several thematic maps obtained for the first time for NEOM Region. Hence, it represents a scientific guide for land management and urban planning approaches. This book is a very significant document for a variety of readers and researchers including decision makers, land managers and planners, as well as geographers and geologists. In addition, the basic concepts and new approaches attract researchers and academic teams including students, universities and research centers not only in Saudi Arabia, but in different parts of the World. .
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    Seiten: XVIII, 220 p. 57 illus., 46 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030576318
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57631-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57631-8
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    The Barcelona School of Ecological Economics and Political Ecology : A Companion in Honour of Joan Martinez-Alier (2023)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental economics. ; Power resources. ; Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface 1. A Grateful appreciation of Joan Martinez-Alier (Herman Daly) -- Preface 2. Memories concerning the career of Joan Martinez-Alier (Laurence Whitehead) -- Preface 3. Conversations with a Catalan polymath (Ramachandra Guha) -- Preface 4. Joan Martinez-Alier and the crisis of civilization, knowledge, and the human species (Victor Toledo) -- Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Justification and scope of the book (Roldan Muradian and Sergio Villamayor-Tomas) -- Chapter 2. A Barcelona school of ecological economics and political ecology (Joan Martinez-Alier) -- Chapter 3. The Barcelona School of ecological economics and political ecology: Building bridges between moving shores (Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Brototi Roy and Roldan Muradian) -- Part II. Epistemological foundations -- Chapter 4. Metaphysical midwifery and the living legacy of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Katharine N. Farrell) -- Chapter 5. Languages of valuation (Christos Zografos) -- Chapter 6. Post-development: From the critique of development to a pluriverse of alternatives (Federico Demaria, Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar and Alberto Acosta) -- Chapter 7. Indigenous and local knowledge and social-ecological systems (Victoria Reyes-García) -- Chapter 8. Degrowth and the Barcelona school (Giorgos Kallis) -- Part III. Social metabolism -- Chapter 9. Agrarian metabolism and socio-ecological Transitions to agroecology Landscapes (Enric Tello and Manuel González de Molina) -- Chapter 10. Multi-scale integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism (Mario Giampietro) -- Chapter 11. Materials flow analysis in Latin America (Mario Alejandro Pérez-Rincón) -- Chapter 12. Biophysical approaches to food system analysis in Latin America (Jesus Ramos-Martin and Fander Falconí) -- Chapter 13. Ecologically unequal exchange: the renewed interpretation of Latin American debates by the Barcelona School (Beatriz Macchione Saes) -- Chapter 14. Flow/Fund Theory and Rural Livelihoods (Jose Carlos Silva-Macher) -- Chapter 15. Deceitful decoupling: misconceptions of a persistent myth (Alevgul H. Sorman) -- Part IV. Environmental justice conflicts and alternatives -- Chapter 16. Does the social metabolism drive environmental conflicts? (Arnim Scheidel) -- Chapter 17. A critical mapping for researching and acting upon environmental conflicts - the case of the EJAtlas (Daniela Del Bene and Sofia Ávila) -- Chapter 18. The EJAtlas: an unexpected pedagogical tool to teach and learn about environmental social sciences (Mariana Walter, Lena Weber, Leah Temper) -- Chapter 19. Commons regimes at the crossroads: environmental justice movements and commoning (Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Gustavo García-López and Giacomo D’Alisa) -- Chapter 20. (In)justice in urban greening and green gentrification (Isabelle Anguelovski) -- Chapter 21. From the soil to the soul: Fragments of a theory of economic conflicts (Julien-François Gerber) -- Part V. Science and self-reflected activism -- Chapter 22. Activism Mobilising Science Revisited (Marta Conde and Martí Orta-Martínez) -- Chapter 23. Iberian Anarchism in Environmental History (Santiago Gorostiza) -- Chapter 24. The Barcelona School of ecological economics and social movements for alternative livelihoods (Claudio Cattaneo) -- Chapter 25. The ups and downs of feminist activist research: positional reflections (Sara Mingorria, Rosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso, Federica Ravera) -- Chapter 26. From the environmentalism of the poor and the indigenous towards decolonial environmental justice (Brototi Roy and Ksenija Hanaček) -- Part IV. Public policy applications -- Chapter 27. Agrobiodiversity in Mexican Environmental Policy (Nancy Arizpe and Dario Escobar-Moreno) -- Chapter 28. Conventional climate change economics: a way to define the optimal policy? (Jordi Roca and Emilio Padilla) -- Chapter 29. Contribution of global cities to climate-change mitigation overrated (Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh) -- Chapter 30. Reconciling Waste Management and ecological economics (Ignasi Puig Ventosa) -- Chapter 31. Work and needs in a finite planet: Reflections from ecological economics (Erik Gómez-Baggethun) -- Chapter 32. Collective action in Ecuadorian Amazonia (Fander Falconía and Julio Oleas) -- Chapter 33. The environmentalism of the paid (Esteve Corbera and Santiago Izquierdo-Tort) -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: In this open access book, ecological economics and political ecology traditions converge into a single academic school. The book constitutes a common ground where multiple and critical voices are expressed, covering a broad scope of urgent matters at the crossroad between society, economy and the natural environment. The manuscripts composing this compendium offer appealing material for both experienced and younger researchers interested in interdisciplinary exchanges in the field of the social environmental sciences. It combines historical accounts with recent theoretical and empirical developments revolving around the interaction between three foundational notions of the Barcelona School: social metabolism, environmental justice and self-reflective science.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031225666
    Serie: Studies in Ecological Economics, 8
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22566-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22566-6
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    Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Agriculture.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: PartI: Introduction -- Chapter1: Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability under changing climate in Africa -- PartII: Conservation Agriculture, carbon sequestration and soil and water management -- Chapter2: The Prospects for Conservation Agriculture in Ethiopia -- Chapter3: Land Use Changes and Sustainable Land Management Practices for Soil Carbon Sequestration in Sub-Saharan African Agro-Ecosystems -- Chapter4: Gendered adaptation and coping mechanisms to climate variability in Eastern Uganda rice farming systems -- Chapter5: Integrated soil fertility management based on pigeon pea and cowpea cropping systems influences nitrogen use efficiency, yields and quality of subsequent maize on Alfisols in central Malawi -- Chapter6: A Hydrological Assessment of Wetlands in Lilongwe Peri-Urban Areas: A Case of Njewa, Catchment, Lilongwe Malawi -- PartIII: Sustainable crop/livestock/aquaculture/fish production -- Chapter7: Productivity and chemical composition of maize stover and rice straw under smallholder farming systems intensification in Tanzania -- Chapter8: INTENSIFICATION OF SORGHUM AND PEARL MILLET PRODUCTION IN THE SAHEL-SUDANIAN CLIMATIC ZONES OF MALI -- Chapter9: Impact of climate variability on the use and exposure of pesticides in sugarcane production in Malawi -- Chapter10: Yield and profitability of cotton grown under smallholder organic and conventional cotton farming systems in Meatu District, Tanzania -- Chapter11: In Search of Climate-Smart Feeds: The Potential of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum, L) to replace maize as an energy feed ingredient in broiler diets in Malawi -- Chapter12: Climate Change and Weather Variability Effects on Cattle Production: Perception of Cattle Keepers in Chikwawa, Malawi -- Chapter13: A cohort study of reproductive performance, associated infections and management factors in Zebu cows from smallholder farms in Malawi -- Chapter14: Effect of dry season supplement feeding of Malawi Zebu cows on reproductive performance, lactation and weight gain in calves -- Chapter15: Effects of concentrate supplementation on the fatty acid composition of fat depots in crossbred goats -- Chapter16: Goat milk quality and possible dairy products from rural households of Tanzania and Malawi under the Farmers-Processor’s partnership -- Chapter17: The need for farmer support and record keeping to enhance sustainable dairy goats breeding in Tanzania and Malawi -- Chapter18: Stratified livestock production and live animal and meat export from Ethiopia: Lessons from the experience of a donor funded project -- Chapter19: Of ‘white elephants’ in fisheries: A conflict resolution model around the usage of climate-smart fish postharvest technologies in Lake Malawi -- PartIV: Policy and Institutions for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management -- Chapter20: Policy and Action for food and climate uncertainties in Malawi -- Chapter21: Need for personal transformations in a changing climate: reflections on environmental change and climate-smart agriculture in Africa -- PartV: Value addition options for smallholder market access and integration -- Chapter22: Between the Sun and Fish are People: A Socio-Economic Study of Solar Dryers for Fish Processing in Malawi -- Chapter23: Profitability of supplementary feeding of indigenous cattle in dry areas of Tanzania -- Chapter24: Integrating smallholder farmers to commodity value chains in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, prospects and policy issues -- Chapter25: Economic Rationale of Using African Weaver ants, Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) for Sustainable Management of Cashew Pests in Tanzania -- PartVI: Upscaling innovative technologies on smallholder farms -- Chapter26: Determinants of ISFM Technology Adoption and Dis-adoption Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Central Malawi -- Chapter27: Exploiting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-rhizobia-legume symbiosis to increase smallholder farmers’ crop production and resilience under a changing climate -- Chapter28: Availability, access and use of weather and climate information by smallholder farmers in the Kilombero River Catchment, Tanzania -- Chapter29: Gender differentiation in the adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies and level of adaptive capacity to Climate Change in Malawi -- Chapter30: Smallholder farming in Mara and Iringa Regions, Tanzania: Current practices, Constraints and Opportunities -- Chapter31: Impact of Farm Input Subsidies vis-à-vis Climate-Smart Technologies on Maize Productivity: A Tale of Smallholder Farmers in Malawi -- Chapter32: Digital storytelling as an agricultural extension communication tool in smallholder farming and fishing communities in Malawi -- Chapter33: Assessing the role of storytelling presentation in knowledge transfer from climate change projects in Tanzania: The case of the EPINAV programme -- PartVII: Conclusion -- Chapter34: Knowledge gaps and research priorities.
    Kurzfassung: This book discusses knowledge-based sustainable agro-ecological and natural resource management systems and best practices for sustained agricultural productivity and ecosystem resilience for better livelihoods under a changing climate. With a focus on agriculture in Africa, the book assesses innovative technologies for use on smallholder farms, and addresses some of the key Sustainable Development Goals to guide innovative responses and enhanced adaptation methods for coping with climate change. Contributions are based on 'Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change in Malawi' (CABMACC), a five-year program with an overall goal to improve livelihoods and food security through innovative responses and enhanced capacity of adaptation to climate change. Readers will discover more about sustainable crop production, climate smart agriculture, on-farm energy supply from biogas and the potential of soil carbon sequestration in crop-livestock systems. .
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030375379
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
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    Ancillary Benefits of Climate Policy : New Theoretical Developments and Empirical Findings (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental economics. ; Environment. ; Finance, Public. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental Economics. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Public Economics. ; Environmental Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Ancillary Benefits and Development Co-effects -- Conceptual and Theoretical Approaches for the Analysis of Ancillary Benefits -- Ancillary Benefits in Different Sectors and in Adaptation to Climate Change -- Climate Actions in Urban Areas and their Ancillary Benefits. .
    Kurzfassung: This volume presents new developments in the research on ancillary benefits. Twenty years after the influential OECD report on ancillary benefits, the authors discuss theoretical innovations and offer new empirical findings on various ancillary effects in different world regions. Covering topics such as ancillary health effects associated with reduced air pollution, the influence of ancillary benefits on international cooperation on climate protection, co-effects of carbon capture and storage, ancillary effects of adaptation to climate change, multi-criteria decision analysis covering multiple effects of climate protection actions, and the analysis of primary and ancillary effects within an impure public goods framework, it provides starting points for further research on integrated climate policies seeking to address a range of policy objectives simultaneously.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030309787
    Serie: Springer Climate,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30978-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30978-7
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    The Soils of India (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Soil science. ; Human geography. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1:Introduction (Bipin B Mishra) -- Chapter 2:History of Soil Research (A. Subba Rao) -- Chapter 3:Climate (Kamaljit Ray) -- Chapter 4:Geology and Geomorphology (K. S. Anil Kumar) -- Chapter 5: Major Soil Types and Classification (K S Anil Kumar) -- Chapter 6: Soil Mineralogy and Clay Minerals (S C Datta) -- Chapter 7: Soil Micromorphology (Sayantani Neogi) -- Chapter 8: Soil Biogeochemistry (Debjani Sihi) -- Chapter 9: Benchmark soils in Agro-ecological regions (K. S. Anil Kumar) -- Chapter 10: Land Evaluation and Land Use Planning (V Ramamurthy).
    Kurzfassung: This book provides an overview of the diversified soil regimes in India. In addition to the historical advances in soil research and its limitations, it describes the monitoring of various soil conditions and soil uses to improve productivity. Discussing topics such as climate, geology and geomorphology, major soil types and their classification, soil mineralogy and clays, soil micromorphology, soil biogeochemistry, benchmark soils, land evaluation and land use planning, soil health and fertility and soil resilience, the book highlights the multiple uses of soils in industry, human health care, mitigation of challenges due to climate change and construction. It also presents measures for a brighter future of soil science in India, such as imposing organic farming principles toward sustainable agriculture in the context of the second green revolution besides alleviating the poverty and providing the employment opportunities among the farming communities in India.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030310820
    Serie: World Soils Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31082-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31082-0
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    Water Resources Management of the People’s Republic of China : Framework, Reform and Implementation (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Physical settings and water challenges -- Chapter 2. Water resources management framework -- Chapter 3. Water resources management institutions -- Chapter 4. River basin management -- Chapter 5. Water resources allocation and regulation -- Chapter 6. Water rights system -- Chapter 7. Water pricing -- Chapter 8. Groundwater management -- Chapter 9 Water quality management -- Chapter 10. Recycled water use management -- Chapter 11. The strictest water resources management strategy and three redlines -- Chapter 12 River and lake leadership system -- Chapter 13. Water resources asset management -- Chapter 14. Water resources allocation and regulation in Yellow River basin -- Chapter 15. Agricultural water management in northern China -- Chapter 16 Integrated urban and rural water affair management reform: Shanghai and Beijing -- Chapter 17 -- Environmental flow definition and management: a case study of Jiaojiang River -- Chapter 18. Climate change and water resources -- Chapter 19 Conclusions and outlook.
    Kurzfassung: This book explores water resources management issues in China and possible solutions. It analyzes a wide range of general and specific topics, providing case studies and a balanced review of the past and present situation as well as future developments. The book begins with a general introduction and an overview of hydrology, water resources, and development issues in China. It then presents a management framework, including a management system, management institutions, river basin management, water pricing, water rights, and groundwater management, and discusses its implementation, covering water resources allocation and regulation in the Yellow River, integrated water affair management reforms, and agricultural water management in northern China. The last section focuses on the current reforms and hot topics, with strong emphasis on stringent water resource strategies applied to the river and lake principle system, recycled water use and water resources asset management, as well as climate change impacts, and concludes with a summary of the many changes in the water sector in China and a look at the road ahead and the areas that still need to be reformed.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030619312
    Serie: Global Issues in Water Policy, 26
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61931-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-61931-2
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    Resource Use and Sustainability of Orang Asli : Indigenous Communities in Peninsular Malaysia (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental management. ; Anthropology. ; Ethnology. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Anthropology. ; Ethnology. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Social and Demography -- Chapter 1. A Journey of Incremental Steps for the Orang Asli (Albert Abee) -- Chapter 2. Orang Asli Anecdotal Reflections (Albert Abee) -- Chapter 3. The Importance of Forest Resources as a Source of income for the Orang Asli of Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia (Norhayati Ab Manaf, Ramle Abdullah, Jumadil Saputra, Nurul Faezah Noor Azizan & Hairul Nizam Mohd Khori) -- Chapter 4. Spending Habits of the Orang Asli in Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia (Norhayati Ab Manaf, Ramle Abdullah, Jumadil Saputra & Nurul Faezah Noor Azizan) -- Part II: Sustainability of Resource Use -- Chapter 5. Sustainable Utilisation of Forest Plant Resources by the Bateq and Semoq Beri Tribes in Kelantan and Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Jamilah Mohd Salim, Suzairi Zakaria, Muhamad Razali Salam & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 6. A Study on Wild Mushrooms Utilised for Food and Medicine by Orang Asli Communities at Sungai Berua, Terengganu (Harizah Nadiah Hamzah & Aqilah Mohammad) -- Chapter 7. Ethnoichtyological Survey among the Orang Asli in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu (Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin, Faizah Mohamad Shaharom & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 8. Ethnozoological Survey among the Orang Asli in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew, Nurul Faezah Noor Azizan, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah & Ramle Abdullah) -- Chapter 9. Ethnozoology, Wildlife Utilisation and Hunting Practices by Semoq Beri Tribes in Pahang (Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul Latiff, Mohd Ayub Afiqah, Zahari Fatin, Othman Nursyuhada, Hidayah Haris, Mohd Faudzir Najmuddin, and Badrul Munir Md-Zain) -- Chapter 10. Wildlife Hunting Practices by The Indigenous People of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew, Mahfuzatul Izyan Zainir, Nor Zalipah Mohamed, Mohd Hasdi Husin & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Part III: Governance, Administration and Management -- Chapter 11. A multidisciplinary account of the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia (Abu Talib Ahmad, Mahani Musa, Nazarudin Zainun, Nasha Rodziadi Khaw, Hisham Atan Edinur, and Geoffrey Keith Chambers) -- Chapter 12. Orang Asli Health and Mortality in Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia (Muhammad Fuad Abdullah, Azmah Othman, Rohana Jani, Juli Edo, and Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 13. Socio-economic Development and Sustainable Livelihood of the Orang Asli (Muhammad Fuad Abdullah, Azmah Othman, Rohana Jani, Juli Edo, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 14. Ecological Balance Towards Sustainable Index of Tasik Kenyir (Muhamad Na’eim Abdul Rahman, Muhamad Safiih Lola, Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee, Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 15. Redefine Green Economy and Sustainable Development: A Trade-Off Analysis Approach on Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia (Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee, Muhamad Safiih Lola, Muhamad Na’eim Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fadli Hussin, Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin & Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Index.
    Kurzfassung: Comprising of ­18 sub-ethnic groups the indigenous communities, or better known as the Orang Asli, located in the Peninsular Malaysia, is a unique community in terms of their culture, lifestyle, and heritage. The life of the Orang Asli, popularly referred to as the Forest People, is highly intertwined with forest resources which makes the community a great source of information and traditional knowledge, particularly in the use of medicinal plants. This book covers three important issues to explain and gain insights into the sustainability of the Orang Asli: Social and demographics Sustainability of resource use Governance, administration and management The book presents research to help bridge the gaps and provides a baseline reference for further research regarding the sustainability of the Orang Asli. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students to help gain an understanding of the Orang Asli. By highlighting the plight of Orang Asli the authors hope that this community will be recognised and become a part of society. More research is required to help the 178,197 Orang Asli achieve the sustainable development goals for their community in the Peninsular Malaysia.
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    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030649616
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64961-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64961-6
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    Water Resources of Italy : Protection, Use and Control (2020)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Geology. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Preface -- 2. Part I - Evolution of water management in Italy -- 3. Chapter 1. Italy’s outline M. Benedini -- 4. Chapter 2. Paradigm changes in water resources development G. Rossi -- 5. Chapter 3. Water Legislation: main innovation principles on water resources uses, pollution control and flood risk mitigation, G. Rossi -- 6. Chapter 4. Institutional framework of water governance: planning, service management and soil defense) G. Rossi -- 7. Part II - Water resources and water demands -- 8. Chapter 5. Conventional water resources (Surface and ground water resources) G. Rossi, M. Benedini -- 9. Chapter 6. Unconventional water resources (desalinated waters and treated wastewater reuse) G. Rossi, G. Cirelli -- 10. Chapter 7. Assessment of water requirements (domestic and urban uses; agricultural uses; industrial uses, navigation…) M. Benedini, R. Drusiani -- 11. Part III - Problems -- 12. Chapter 8. Management of municipal water services M. Di Natale, G. Rossi -- 13. Chapter 9. Water pollution control M. Benedini -- 14. Chapter 10. Water and electric power G. Ruggeri, M. Benedini -- 15. Chapter 11. Ecological in-stream flows (or water and environment) S. Alecci, G Rossi -- 16. Part IV – Challenges -- 17. Chapter 12. Mitigation of flood risk G. Rossi -- 18. Chapter 13. Coping with droughts G. Rossi -- 19. Chapter 14. Virtual water F. Laio, S. Tamea, M. Tuminetti -- 20. Chapter 15. Adaptations strategies to climate change in water resources D. Peres -- 21. Part V – Conclusions -- 22. Chapter 16. The future of water management in Italy M. Benedini, G. Rossi. .
    Kurzfassung: This book offers a comprehensive framework of the current state of water resources in Italy and of the main stages of the evolutionary way in the last decades for achieving an integrated, sustainable and equitable water resources management. The main paradigms of water resources development are identified as: i) engineering and economic approach to water resources exploitation, ii) focus on pollution control and water-excess management, iii) a comprehensive approach toward a sustainable and equitable distribution of resources and effective risk reduction of water-related disasters. After a section devoted to the analysis of some historic stages in the legislation framework and the governance of water and soil, with particular reference to planning, design, building and operation of water systems, two sections deal with the estimation of water resources availability on national territory and estimation of water demands in municipal, agricultural, industrial, ecosystem sectors. The complex problems that the Italian society has to solve in the water field and the main challenges of a changing world are discussed in the fourth section of the volume. The book will not only be useful for water professionals, but also for citizen who like to discern the key factors which delay the recognition of water as a resource for life. The description of the problems and adopted solutions could also serve as a guideline for similar situations encountered in other countries, improving the preparation of the responsible people.
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    Seiten: XVII, 365 p. 97 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030364601
    Serie: World Water Resources, 5
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36460-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36460-1
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    Climate Change Research, Policy and Actions in Indonesia : Science, Adaptation and Mitigation (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environment. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 Introduction / Overview -- Part 2 Climate change adaptation -- Part 3. Climate change mitigation -- Glossary. .
    Kurzfassung: This edited volume reviews the latest advances in policies and actions in understanding the science, impacts and management of climate change in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its geographical, physical, and social-economic situations. There are many initiatives to understand and deal with the impacts in the country. The national government has issued key guiding policies for climate change. International agencies together with local stakeholders are working on strengthening the capacity in the policy formulations and implement actions to build community resilience. Universities are conducting research on climate change related at different scales. Cities and local governments are implementing innovations in adapting to the impacts of climate change and transiting toward green economy. This book summarizes and discusses the state-of-the-art regarding climate change in Indonesia including adaptation and mitigation measures. The primary readership of the book includes policy makers, scientists and practitioners of climate change actions in Indonesia and other countries facing similar challenges. Chapter “Carbon Stocks from Peat Swamp Forest and Oil Palm Plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Seiten: VIII, 328 p. 47 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030555368
    Serie: Springer Climate,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55536-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55536-8
    DDC: 333.7
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    The Ecological Footprint as a Sustainability Metric : Implications for Sustainability (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Ecology . ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Physical Geography. ; Ecology. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Economics.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Introduction – overview and relevant background, including published (cross-disciplinary) research that provides a context and justification for the study -- Chapter 2: The Ecological Footprint – tracking the evolution of this sustainability metric -- Chapter 3: Biocapacity accounting – used to develop a context for carrying capacity set against the Ecological Footprint -- Chapter 4: Case study – national scale case consideration of Costa Rica as an example of a developing country set amid the contemporary context of sustainable development -- Chapter 5: Implications – examines the contribution for sustainable development, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a springboard for discussion -- Chapter 6: Quality Analysis – presents caveats of the methodology based on the National Footprint Accounts -- Chapter 7: Conclusion – summary of the findings and contribution of the brief, including address of path dependency and final consideration given to sustainability metrics and sustainable development.
    Kurzfassung: This book examines the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting within an applied development content for Costa Rica. By doing so, it is possible to track changes as well as perhaps link these to overarching global issues, such as trade, globalization, and food security, among other emergent topics based findings stemming from this methodology. Based on a timeseries since 1961, it is possible to track cross-temporal changes of land-type categories (for crop land, grazing land, forest land, fishing ground, built-up land, and carbon) of the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity conveying whether a country is in ecological deficit and what may be contributing to such a trend.
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    Seiten: XI, 107 p. 22 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030626662
    Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62666-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62666-2
    DDC: 304.2
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    National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa : Beyond the rhetoric (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geography. ; Human geography. ; Peace. ; Human rights. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Peace and Conflict Studies. ; Human Rights. ; Politics and Human Rights.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2, Towards a Legal Framework on Internal Displacement in South Sudan -- Chapter3. Mediating Protection of Forcibly Displaced Populations in the Frontlines of the Central African Republic -- Chapter4. The Adequacy of Law and Policy Frameworks on Internal Displacement in Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal -- Chapter5. Beyond Accountability and Eminent Domain: Development Rights and Development-Induced Displacement in Kenya -- Chapter6. A Review of Land and Property Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Zimbabwe: Steps Towards Restitution -- Chapter7. Internally Displaced Children in Nigeria: A Rights-Based Situational Appraisal -- Chapter8. Straddled Between Government Forces and Armed Separatists: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons from the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon -- Chapter9. National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa: Law and Policy Beyond the Rhetoric.
    Kurzfassung: This volume examines the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) through an interdisciplinary lens, with a focus on IDPs in Africa. The novelty of this book resonates from the fact that it explores national perspectives on internal displacement, with the aim of providing a well-grounded engagement on the subject of internal displacement, for which very little exists. The chapter authors are drawn from various disciplines and institutional backgrounds, and provide context-based analysis and examine the situation in countries with significant population displacement. The work is a timely engagement, as the issue of internal displacement has emerged as a pertinent concern in Africa. Each of the chapters in this book draw on significant context-based knowledge and on issues for which there is a need for pertinent attention across the African countries. This book will be a significant reference point for researchers, professors, practitioners, judges, policy makers, international organizations, regional bodies, lawyers and scholars in the field of migration, forced migration, and regional institutions.
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    Seiten: VII, 113 p. 2 illus. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030668846
    Serie: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66884-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66884-6
    DDC: 910
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    Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 253 (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Water.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Feeding Behavioural Studies with Freshwater Gammarus spp.: The Importance of a Standardised Methodology -- 2. Environmental Sorption Behavior of Ionic and Ionizable Organic Chemicals -- 3. Ecotoxicology of Heavy Metal(loid)-Enriched Particulate Matter: Foliar Accumulation by Plants and Health Impacts -- 4. Role of Biofilms in Contaminant Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer in Aquatic Ecosystems: Current State of Knowledge and Future Challenges -- 5. Surface Properties and Environmental Transformations Controlling the Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: A Critical Review -- 6. Correction to: Feeding Behavioural Studies with Freshwater Gammarus spp.: The Importance of a Standardised Methodology.
    Kurzfassung: Feeding Behavioural Studies with Freshwater Gammarus spp.: The Importance of a Standardised Methodology Giulia Consolandi, Alex T. Ford, and Michelle C. Bloor Environmental Sorption Behavior of Ionic and Ionizable Organic Chemicals Luise Henneberger and Kai-Uwe Goss Ecotoxicology of Heavy Metal(loid)-Enriched Particulate Matter: Foliar Accumulation by Plants and Health Impacts Muhammad Shahid, Natasha, Camille Dumat, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Tian Tian Xiong, Abu Bakr Umer Farooq, and Sana Khalid Role of Biofi lms in Contaminant Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer in Aquatic Ecosystems: Current State of Knowledge and Future Challenges Chloé Bonnineau , Joan Artigas, Betty Chaumet, Aymeric Dabrin, Juliette Faburé, Benoît J. D. Ferrari, Jérémie D. Lebrun, Christelle Margoum, Nicolas Mazzella, Cécile Miège, Soizic Morin, Emmanuelle Uher, Marc Babut, and Stéphane Pesce Surface Properties and Environmental Transformations Controlling the Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: A Critical Review Guoxiang You, Jun Hou, Yi Xu, Lingzhan Miao, Yanhui Ao, and Baoshan Xing.
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    Seiten: XV, 207 p. 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030525415
    Serie: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Continuation of Residue Reviews, 253
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52541-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52541-5
    DDC: 577.14
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    Agro-geoinformatics : Theory and Practice (2021)
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    Schlagwort(e): Geographic information systems. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability.
    Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction to Agro-geoinformatics: Theory and Practices -- Chapter 2: Remote sensing for agriculture -- Chapter 3. GIS fundamentals for agriculture -- Chapter 4. Agro-geoinformatics data sources and sourcing -- Chapter 5. Standards and interoperability -- Chapter 6. Image processing methods in agricultural observation systems -- Chapter 7. Data Fusion in Agricultural Information Systems -- Chapter 8. Big Data and its Applications in Agro-Geoinformatics -- Chapter 9. Land Parcel Identification -- Chapter 10. Crop Pattern and Status Monitoring -- Chapter 11. Crop Growth Modeling and Yield Forecasting -- Chapter 12. Spatial and Temporal Monitoring System for Agriculture -- Chapter 13. Spatial Data Usage in Turkish Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Geospatial Land Use and Land Cover Data for Improving Agricultural Area Sampling Frames -- Chapter 15. Mapping and Monitoring of Soil Moisture, Evapotranspiration and Agricultural Drought -- Chapter 16. Flood Monitoring and Crop Damage Assessment -- Chapter 17. Remote sensing-based mapping of plastic-mulched landcover -- Chapter 18. Design and Implementation of Geospatial Data Services for Agriculture. .
    Kurzfassung: This volume collects and presents the fundamentals, tools, and processes of utilizing geospatial information technologies to process remotely sensed data for use in agricultural monitoring and management. The issues related to handling digital agro-geoinformation, such as collecting (including field visits and remote sensing), processing, storing, archiving, preservation, retrieving, transmitting, accessing, visualization, analyzing, synthesizing, presenting, and disseminating agro-geoinformation have never before been systematically documented in one volume. The book is edited by International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics organizers Dr. Liping Di (George Mason University), who coined the term “Agro-Geoinformatics” in 2012, and Dr. Berk Üstündağ (Istanbul Technical University) and are uniquely positioned to curate and edit this foundational text. The book is composed of eighteen chapters that can each stand alone but also build on each other to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of agro-geoinformatics and what the tools and processes that compose the field can accomplish. Topics covered include land parcel identification, image processing in agricultural observation systems, databasing and managing agricultural data, crop status monitoring, moisture and evapotranspiration assessment, flood damage monitoring, agricultural decision support systems and more. .
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    Seiten: VI, 418 p. 152 illus., 101 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030663872
    Serie: Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66387-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66387-2
    DDC: 910.285
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