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Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Kapitel 1 Aufstieg eines globalen Rohstoffs ; Kapitel 2 Der Aufbau des Kriegskapitalismus ; Kapitel 3 Der Lohn des Kriegskapitalismus ; Kapitel 4 Jagd nach Arbeitern und Eroberung von Land ; Kapitel 5 Die Sklaverei auf dem Vormarsch ; Kapitel 6 Der Industriekapitalismus im Aufwind ; Kapitel 7 Die Mobilisierung von Fabrikarbeitern ; Kapitel 8 Die Bildung globaler Netzwerke ; Kapitel 9 Ein Krieg und sein weltweiter Widerhall ; Kapitel 10 Der Umbau des Baumwollimperiums ; Kapitel 11 Kreative Zerstörungen ; Kapitel 12 Unter nationaler Flagge: der neue Baumwollimperialismus ; Kapitel 13 Rückkehr in den globalen Süden ; Kapitel 14 Kette und Schuss. Ein Epilog

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Short-lived trace gases in the surface ocean and the atmosphere --- Chapter 2: Transfer across the air-sea interface --- Chapter 3: Air-sea interactions of natural long-lived greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4) in a changing climate --- Chapter 4: Ocean-Atmosphere interactions of particles --- Chapter 5: Perspectives and Integration in SOLAS science

Description / Table of Contents: Preface --- Part 1 Theory and Methodology --- Part 2 General Report of Global Environment Competitiveness --- Part 3 Sub Report --- Appendix --- Postscript

Description / Table of Contents: Part I Information Profession and Information Literacy --- Chapter 1 Career and Professional Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians and Other Information Professionals Specializing in Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning --- Chapter 2 So What’s the Big Deal With Information Literacy in the United States? --- Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy --- Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education --- Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University --- Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval --- Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website --- Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana --- Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends --- Part IV Informatics --- Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: Informetric Characteristics and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources --- Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature --- Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians --- Part V Development of World Libraries --- Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America

Description / Table of Contents: Preface --- Part 1 Theory and Methodology --- Part 2 General Report of Global Environment Competitiveness --- Part 3 Sub Report --- Appendix --- Postscript

Description / Table of Contents: Section I: Introduction – migration, gender and social justice: the research and policy agendas --- Section II: Transformation of social reproduction systems and migration: local-global interactions --- Section III: The state and female internal migration: Rights and livelihood security --- Section IV: Complexity of gender: embodiment and intersectionality --- Section V: Liminal legality, citizenship and migrant rights mobilization --- Section VI: Conclusion – the complexities of migration research-policy interactions --- Annex A - Portfolio of Migration Projects, 2006-2009 (21 May 2009) --- Women’s Rights and Citizenship Program --- Annex B - Profile of the Editors

Description / Table of Contents: The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance --- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients --- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance --- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

Description / Table of Contents: Part I Information Profession and Information Literacy --- Chapter 1 Career and Professional Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians and Other Information Professionals Specializing in Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning --- Chapter 2 So What’s the Big Deal With Information Literacy in the United States? --- Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy --- Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education --- Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University --- Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval --- Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website --- Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana --- Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends --- Part IV Informatics --- Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: Informetric Characteristics and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources --- Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature --- Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians --- Part V Development of World Libraries --- Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Short-lived trace gases in the surface ocean and the atmosphere --- Chapter 2: Transfer across the air-sea interface --- Chapter 3: Air-sea interactions of natural long-lived greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4) in a changing climate --- Chapter 4: Ocean-Atmosphere interactions of particles --- Chapter 5: Perspectives and Integration in SOLAS science

Description / Table of Contents: Section I: Introduction – migration, gender and social justice: the research and policy agendas --- Section II: Transformation of social reproduction systems and migration: local-global interactions --- Section III: The state and female internal migration: Rights and livelihood security --- Section IV: Complexity of gender: embodiment and intersectionality --- Section V: Liminal legality, citizenship and migrant rights mobilization --- Section VI: Conclusion – the complexities of migration research-policy interactions --- Annex A - Portfolio of Migration Projects, 2006-2009 (21 May 2009) --- Women’s Rights and Citizenship Program --- Annex B - Profile of the Editors

Description / Table of Contents: The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance --- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients --- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance --- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

Description / Table of Contents: Every decision about energy involves its price and cost. The price of gasoline and the cost of buying from foreign producers; the price of nuclear and hydroelectricity and the costs to our ecosystems; the price of electricity from coal-fired plants and the cost to the atmosphere. Giving life to inventions, lifestyle changes, geopolitical shifts, and things in-between, energy economics is of high interest to Academia, Corporations and Governments. For economists, energy economics is one of three subdisciplines which, taken together, compose an economic approach to the exploitation and preservation of natural resources: energy economics, which focuses on energy-related subjects such as renewable energy, hydropower, nuclear power, and the political economy of energy; resource economics, which covers subjects in land and water use, such as mining, fisheries, agriculture, and forests; and, environmental economics, which takes a broader view of natural resources through economic concepts such as risk, valuation, regulation, and distribution Although the three are closely related, they are not often presented as an integrated whole.This Encyclopedia has done just that by unifying these fields into a high-quality and unique overview. The only reference work that codifies the relationships among the three subdisciplines: energy economics, resource economics and environmental economics. Understanding these relationships just became simpler! Nobel Prize Winning Editor-in-Chief (joint recipient 2007 Peace Prize), Jason Shogren, has demonstrated excellent team work again, by coordinating and steering his Editorial Board to produce a cohesive work that guides the user seamlessly through the diverse topics. This work contains in equal parts information from and about business, academic, and government perspectives and is intended to serve as a tool for unifying and systematizing research and analysis in business, universities, and government.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1 Wie Kulturpflanzen Menschheitsgeschichte schrieben ; 2 Einige biologische Grundlagen ; 3 Jäger und Sammler ; 4 Die ersten Ackerbauern ; 5 Entstehung von Kulturpflanzen und Landwirtschaft an anderen Orten der Welt ; 6 Landwirtschaft an den großen Strömen des Orients ; 7 Früher Ackerbau am Mittelmeer8 Früher Ackerbau in Südost- und Mitteleuropa ; 9 Neue Kulturpflanzen und Ausweitung des Siedellandes in Europa ; 10 Zivilisationen und Barbaren: Zwei Landnutzungssysteme stoßen aufeinander ; 11 Ein neues Landnutzungssystem im Mittelalter ; 12 Sonderformen des mittelalterlichen Kulturpflanzenanbaus ; 13 Globalisierung der Kulturpflanzen ; 14 Die Vielfalt an Gemüse, Salat und Obst ; 15 Reform der Landnutzung und Aufschwung des Welthandels ; 16 Die moderne Landwirtschaft und der kritische Verbraucher ; 17 Der Regenwald und der Supermarkt

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I: The Evolution of European Electricity Markets ; 1-Evolution of British electricity market and the role of policy for the low carbon future ; 2-Electricity market reform in Britain: Central planning vs. free markets ; 3The French paradox: Competition, nuclear rent and price regulation ; 4-Turnaround in rough sea: The German electricity market ; 5-The growing impact of renewable energy in European electricity markets ; 6-Renewable energy, efficient electricity networks and sector-specific market power regulation ; 7-From niche to mainstream: The evolution of renewable energy in the German electricity market ; 8-The challenges of electricity market regulation in the European Union ; Part II: The evolution of electricity markets in Americas ; 9-The evolution of the PJM capacity market: Does it address the revenue sufficiency problem? ; 10-Texas electricity market: Getting better ; 11-From the brink of abyss to a green, clean and smart future: The evolution of California's electricity market ; 12-Unfinished business: The evolution of US competitive retail electricity markets ; 13-Fragmented markets: Canadian electricity sectors' ; derperformance ; 14-The integration of Latin American energy markets: An outstanding dilemma ; Part III: The evolution of BRICs electricity markets ; 15-Evolution of electricity market in Brazil ; 16-The Russian electricity market reform: Towards the re-regulation of the liberalized ; 17-Not seeing the wood for the trees? Electricity market reform in India ; 18-Reform postponed: The evolution of China's electricity markets ; Part IV: The evolution of electricity markets in Australasia ; 19-Evolution of Australia's national electricity market ; 20-Is electricity industry reform the right answer to the wrong question? Lessons from Australian restructuring and climate policy ; 21-Weak regulation, rising margins, and asset revaluations: New Zealand's failing experiment in electricity reform ; 22-The Korean electricity market: Stuck in transition ; 23-After Fukushima: The evolution of Japanese electricity market ; 24-The Singapore electricity market: From partial to full competition ; 25-Market design for variable generation

Description / Table of Contents: 1.Abstract --- 2.Introduction --- 3.Climate Change and Variability --- 4.Changes in Wind, Waves and Sea Water Level in the 20th Century --- 5.Expected Changes in Wind, Waves and Sea Water Level in the 21st Century --- 5.1. Changes in the Average Values and Extremes --- 5.2 .Uncertainties --- 6.Potential Impact on Design of Marine Structures --- 6.1. Met-ocean Design Bases --- 6.2.Risk-based Approach --- 6.3.Illustration of Application --- 7.Conclusions and Recommendations

Description / Table of Contents: Key Messages --- Executive Summary --- 1.Introduction --- 2.Multilingual Europe: Facts, Challenges, Opportunities --- 3.Major Trends in Information and Communication Technologies --- 4.Language Technology 2012: Current State and Opportunities --- 5.Language Technology 2020: The META-NET Technology Vision --- 6.Language Technology 2020: Priority Research Themes --- 7.Towards a Shared European Programme for Multilingual Europe 2020: Next Steps --- A.References --- B.List of Key Contributors --- C.Milestones and History of the Strategic Research Agenda --- D.About META-NET --- E.Members of META-NET --- F.Abbreviations and Acroynms

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to the Internet of Things --- The Need for a Common Ground for the IoT — The History and Reasoning Behind the IoT — A Project --- The IoT Architectural Reference Model as Enabler --- IoT in Practice: Examples — IoT in Logistics and Health --- IoT — A Guidance to the ARM --- A Process to Generate Concrete Architectures --- IoT Reference Model --- IoT Reference Architecture --- The IoT ARM Reference Manual --- Interactions --- Toward a Concrete Architecture --- ARM Testimonials --- Summary and Outlook

Description / Table of Contents: 1.Abstract --- 2.Introduction --- 3.Climate Change and Variability --- 4.Changes in Wind, Waves and Sea Water Level in the 20th Century --- 5.Expected Changes in Wind, Waves and Sea Water Level in the 21st Century --- 5.1. Changes in the Average Values and Extremes --- 5.2 .Uncertainties --- 6.Potential Impact on Design of Marine Structures --- 6.1. Met-ocean Design Bases --- 6.2.Risk-based Approach --- 6.3.Illustration of Application --- 7.Conclusions and Recommendations

Description / Table of Contents: From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia --- Beyond the Horizons - Challenges and Prospects for Soil Science and Soil Care in Southeast Asia --- Water and Matter Flows in Mountainous Watersheds of Southeast Asia: Processes and Implications for Management --- Agricultural Pesticide Use in Mountainous Areas of Thailand and Vietnam: Towards Reducing Exposure and Rationalizing Use --- Linkages between Agriculture, Poverty and Natural Resource Use in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia --- Mango and Longan Production in Northern Thailand: the Role of Water Saving Irrigation and Water Stress Monitoring --- Soil Conservation on Sloping Land: Technical Options and Adoption Constraints --- Improved Sustainable Aquaculture Systems for Small-scale Farmers in Northern Vietnam --- Participatory Approaches to Research and Development in the Southeast Asian Uplands: Potential and Challenges --- Integrated Modeling of Agricultural Systems in Mountainous Areas --- Rethinking Knowledge Provision for the Marginalized: Rural Networks and Novel Extension Approaches in Vietnam --- Policies for Sustainable Development: The Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture

Description / Table of Contents: Software Driven Networks, Virtualisation, Programmability and Autonomic Management --- Towards a Socially-Aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic Combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet (SmartenIT) --- The NEBULA Future Internet Architecture --- Open the Way to Future Networks – A Viewpoint Framework from ITU-T --- Towards a Minimal Core for Information-Centric Networking --- Managing QoS for Future Internet Applications over Virtual Sensor Networks --- High Availability in the Future Internet --- Integrating OpenFlow in IMS Networks and Enabling for Future Internet Research and Experimentation --- Computing and Networking Clouds Contrail: Distributed Application Deployment under SLA in Federated Heterogeneous Clouds --- Cloud–Based Evaluation Framework for Big Data --- Optimizing Service Ecosystems in the Cloud --- Resource Optimisation in IoT Cloud Systems by Using Matchmaking and Self-management Principles --- Towards a Secure Network Virtualization Architecture for the Future Internet --- Seeding the Cloud: An Innovative Approach to Grow Trust in Cloud Based Infrastructures --- Internet of Things --- IoT6 – Moving to an IPv6-Based Future IoT --- SmartSantander: Internet of Things Research and Innovation through Citizen Participation --- A Cognitive Management Framework for Empowering the Internet of Things --- Building Modular Middlewares for the Internet of Things with OSGi --- Towards an Architecture for Future Internet Applications --- ComVantage: Mobile Enterprise Collaboration Reference Framework and Enablers for Future Internet Information Interoperability --- Test-Enabled Architecture for IoT Service Creation and Provisioning --- Enabling Technologies and Economic Incentives Sustainable Wireless Broadband Access to the Future Internet --- The EARTH Project --- An Internet-Based Architecture Supporting Ubiquitous Application User Interfaces --- Cooperative Strategies for Power Saving in Multi-standard Wireless Devices --- Counting the Cost of FIRE: Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Experimentation Facilities --- User Involvement in Future Internet Projects --- Design and Implementation of Cooperative Network Connectivity Proxy Using Universal Plug and Play --- Book Sponsoring Projects Overview 3DLife - Bringing the Media Internet to Life --- CONCORD Project Management of the Future Internet --- FLAMINGO NoE Project Management of the Future Internet --- The GEYSERS Concept and Major Outcomes --- iCore: A Cognitive Management Framework for the Internet of Things --- IoT6 Project in a Nutshell --- Mobile Cloud Networking: Mobile Network, Compute, and Storage as One Service On-Demand --- The SmartenIT STREP Project: Socially-Aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic Combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet --- The SmartSantander Project --- UniverSelf, Realizing Autonomics for Future Networks

Description / Table of Contents: Microfinance in India: Lessons from the Andhra Crisis --- Armageddon or Adolescence? Making Sense of Microfinance's Recent Travails --- Core Values of Microfinance Under Scrutiny: Back to Basics? --- Microcredit Interest Rates and Their Determinants: 2004 - 2011 --- Financial Services That Clients Need: The 3.0 Business Models, Reconciling Outreach with Sustainability --- "Microfinance 3.0" - Perspectives for Sustainable Financial Service Delivery --- Microfinance Beyond the Standard? Evaluating Adequacy and Performance of Agricultural Microcredit --- The Role of DFIs in the Emerging 3.0 Responsible Funding Landscape - Responsible Corporate Governance and Beyond --- The Microfinance Approach: Does It Deliver on Its Promise?

Description / Table of Contents: Microfinance in India: Lessons from the Andhra Crisis --- Armageddon or Adolescence? Making Sense of Microfinance's Recent Travails --- Core Values of Microfinance Under Scrutiny: Back to Basics? --- Microcredit Interest Rates and Their Determinants: 2004 - 2011 --- Financial Services That Clients Need: The 3.0 Business Models, Reconciling Outreach with Sustainability --- "Microfinance 3.0" - Perspectives for Sustainable Financial Service Delivery --- Microfinance Beyond the Standard? Evaluating Adequacy and Performance of Agricultural Microcredit --- The Role of DFIs in the Emerging 3.0 Responsible Funding Landscape - Responsible Corporate Governance and Beyond --- The Microfinance Approach: Does It Deliver on Its Promise?

Description / Table of Contents: Key Messages --- Executive Summary --- 1.Introduction --- 2.Multilingual Europe: Facts, Challenges, Opportunities --- 3.Major Trends in Information and Communication Technologies --- 4.Language Technology 2012: Current State and Opportunities --- 5.Language Technology 2020: The META-NET Technology Vision --- 6.Language Technology 2020: Priority Research Themes --- 7.Towards a Shared European Programme for Multilingual Europe 2020: Next Steps --- A.References --- B.List of Key Contributors --- C.Milestones and History of the Strategic Research Agenda --- D.About META-NET --- E.Members of META-NET --- F.Abbreviations and Acroynms

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction --- The Problem - Part I --- The Solution --- Transition --- The Problem - Part II --- The Solution - Part II --- Transition - Part II --- The Problem - Part III --- The Solution - Part III --- Transition - Part III --- The Problem, The Solution and The End - Final Part --- Troubleshooting

Description / Table of Contents: From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia --- Beyond the Horizons - Challenges and Prospects for Soil Science and Soil Care in Southeast Asia --- Water and Matter Flows in Mountainous Watersheds of Southeast Asia: Processes and Implications for Management --- Agricultural Pesticide Use in Mountainous Areas of Thailand and Vietnam: Towards Reducing Exposure and Rationalizing Use --- Linkages between Agriculture, Poverty and Natural Resource Use in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia --- Mango and Longan Production in Northern Thailand: the Role of Water Saving Irrigation and Water Stress Monitoring --- Soil Conservation on Sloping Land: Technical Options and Adoption Constraints --- Improved Sustainable Aquaculture Systems for Small-scale Farmers in Northern Vietnam --- Participatory Approaches to Research and Development in the Southeast Asian Uplands: Potential and Challenges --- Integrated Modeling of Agricultural Systems in Mountainous Areas --- Rethinking Knowledge Provision for the Marginalized: Rural Networks and Novel Extension Approaches in Vietnam --- Policies for Sustainable Development: The Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction --- The Problem - Part I --- The Solution --- Transition --- The Problem - Part II --- The Solution - Part II --- Transition - Part II --- The Problem - Part III --- The Solution - Part III --- Transition - Part III --- The Problem, The Solution and The End - Final Part --- Troubleshooting

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to the Internet of Things --- The Need for a Common Ground for the IoT — The History and Reasoning Behind the IoT — A Project --- The IoT Architectural Reference Model as Enabler --- IoT in Practice: Examples — IoT in Logistics and Health --- IoT — A Guidance to the ARM --- A Process to Generate Concrete Architectures --- IoT Reference Model --- IoT Reference Architecture --- The IoT ARM Reference Manual --- Interactions --- Toward a Concrete Architecture --- ARM Testimonials --- Summary and Outlook

Description / Table of Contents: Software Driven Networks, Virtualisation, Programmability and Autonomic Management --- Towards a Socially-Aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic Combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet (SmartenIT) --- The NEBULA Future Internet Architecture --- Open the Way to Future Networks – A Viewpoint Framework from ITU-T --- Towards a Minimal Core for Information-Centric Networking --- Managing QoS for Future Internet Applications over Virtual Sensor Networks --- High Availability in the Future Internet --- Integrating OpenFlow in IMS Networks and Enabling for Future Internet Research and Experimentation --- Computing and Networking Clouds Contrail: Distributed Application Deployment under SLA in Federated Heterogeneous Clouds --- Cloud–Based Evaluation Framework for Big Data --- Optimizing Service Ecosystems in the Cloud --- Resource Optimisation in IoT Cloud Systems by Using Matchmaking and Self-management Principles --- Towards a Secure Network Virtualization Architecture for the Future Internet --- Seeding the Cloud: An Innovative Approach to Grow Trust in Cloud Based Infrastructures --- Internet of Things --- IoT6 – Moving to an IPv6-Based Future IoT --- SmartSantander: Internet of Things Research and Innovation through Citizen Participation --- A Cognitive Management Framework for Empowering the Internet of Things --- Building Modular Middlewares for the Internet of Things with OSGi --- Towards an Architecture for Future Internet Applications --- ComVantage: Mobile Enterprise Collaboration Reference Framework and Enablers for Future Internet Information Interoperability --- Test-Enabled Architecture for IoT Service Creation and Provisioning --- Enabling Technologies and Economic Incentives Sustainable Wireless Broadband Access to the Future Internet --- The EARTH Project --- An Internet-Based Architecture Supporting Ubiquitous Application User Interfaces --- Cooperative Strategies for Power Saving in Multi-standard Wireless Devices --- Counting the Cost of FIRE: Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Experimentation Facilities --- User Involvement in Future Internet Projects --- Design and Implementation of Cooperative Network Connectivity Proxy Using Universal Plug and Play --- Book Sponsoring Projects Overview 3DLife - Bringing the Media Internet to Life --- CONCORD Project Management of the Future Internet --- FLAMINGO NoE Project Management of the Future Internet --- The GEYSERS Concept and Major Outcomes --- iCore: A Cognitive Management Framework for the Internet of Things --- IoT6 Project in a Nutshell --- Mobile Cloud Networking: Mobile Network, Compute, and Storage as One Service On-Demand --- The SmartenIT STREP Project: Socially-Aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic Combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet --- The SmartSantander Project --- UniverSelf, Realizing Autonomics for Future Networks

Description / Table of Contents: The Geologic Time Scale 2012, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award Honorable Mention for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth. The authors have been at the forefront of chronostratigraphic research and initiatives to create an international geologic time scale for many years, and the charts in this book present the most up-to-date, international standard, as ratified by the International Commission on Stratigraphy and the International Union of Geological Sciences. This 2012 geologic time scale is an enhanced, improved and expanded version of the GTS2004, including chapters on planetary scales, the Cryogenian-Ediacaran periods/systems, a prehistory scale of human development, a survey of sequence stratigraphy, and an extensive compilation of stable-isotope chemostratigraphy.

Description / Table of Contents: "The geochemistry and chemistry of sulfur, iron and iron sulfides in sedimentary systems is reviewed. Sulfur microbiology is described and the microbial ecology of sulfidic sediments is discussed. Sulfur and iron stable isotope biochemistry is addressed against the background of recent advances in this field with respect to sedimentary and microbial systems. Environmental aspects of the present sedimentary sulfur cycle are considered with special references to the development of euxinia and global anoxic events. The biogeochemistry of ancient sulphur-rich sediments is considered and the evolution of the sedimentary sulfur system is discussed against the background of the evolution of the Earth surface environment. The evolution of the sulfur biome and its impact of the early development of life on Earth are discussed."--Cover

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Einleitung ; 1. Aus der Klimageschichte lernen ; 2. Die globale Erwärmung ; 3. Die Folgen des Klimawandels ; 4. Klimawandel in der öffentlichen Diskussion ; 5. Die Lösung des Klimaproblems ; Epilog: Der Geist in der Flasche

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction; Cartesian Tensors and Tensor Notation; Kinematics; Conservation Laws; Vorticity Dynamics; Ideal Flow; Gravity Waves; Laminar Flow; Boundary Layers and Related Topics; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Instability; Turbulence; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Aerodynamics; Compressible Flow; Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics; Nomenclature; App. A Conversion Factors, Constants, Fluid Properties; App. B Mathematical Tools and Resources; App. C Founders of Modern Fluid Dynamics; App. D Visual Resources; Index

Description / Table of Contents: Content: PART ONE RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Geology of Geothermal Regions 2. Exploration Strategies and Techniques 3. Geothermal Well Drilling 4. Reservoir Engineering PART TWO GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS 5. Single-Flash Steam Power Plants 6. Double-Flash Steam Power Plants 7. Dry-Steam Power Plants 8. Binary Cycle Power Plants 9. Advanced Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems 10. Hot Dry Rock/Enhanced Geothermal Systems/Deep Hydrothermal Systems 11. Exergy Analysis Applied to Geothermal Power Systems PART THREE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT CASE STUDIES 12. Larderello Dry-Steam Power Plants, Tuscany, Italy 13. The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, U.S.A. 14. Cerro Prieto Power Station, Baja California Norte, Mexico 15. Hatchobaru Power Station, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan 16. Mutnovsky Flash-Steam Power Plant, Kamchakta Peninsula, Russia 17. Miravalles Power Station, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica 18. Heber Binary Plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA 19. Magmamax Binary Power Plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley California, USA 20. Raft River Plants, Idaho, USA 21. Kizildere and Salavatli Plants, Turkey 22. Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi Plants, Iceland 23. Environmental Impact of Geothermal Power Plants

Description / Table of Contents: Modern knowledge discovery methods enable users to discover complex patterns of various types in large information repositories. However, the underlying assumption has always been that the data to which the methods are applied originates from one domain.   The focus of this book, and the BISON project from which the contributions originate, is a network-based integration of various types of data repositories and the development of new ways to analyse and explore the resulting gigantic information networks. Instead of seeking well-defined global or local patterns, the aim was to find domain-bridging associations. These are particularly interesting if they are sparse and have not been encountered before.   The 32 contributions presented in this state-of-the-art survey, together with a detailed introduction to the book, are organized in topical sections on bisociation; representation and network creation; network analysis; exploration; and applications and evaluation.  

Description / Table of Contents: How do social networking services earn money? What is the "second hand of the market" and how does it operate? Why does society need so many different kinds of goods? What does happiness economics not reveal about happiness? What is the link between talent, success and "stardom"? What is the business development  model for the entertainment and media industry? What is emotional hysteresis? How can we measure cultural values? What is subjective time and how can it be made qualitative? What is club economics? You can find the answers to all these questions in the book. It describes the main trends in development of our digital society. It appeals to those who are curious about what will replace search engines, and how social networking services will evolve. It is about the profit from different forms of informational collaboration (crowdsourcing, collaborative filtering) and how it will affect the structure of the society and human pursuit for happiness

Description / Table of Contents: Irrespective of whether we use economic or societal metrics, the Internet is one of the most important technical infrastructures in existence today. It will serve as a catalyst for much of our innovation and prosperity in the future. A competitive Europe will require Internet connectivity and services beyond the capabilities offered by current technologies. Future Internet research is therefore a must. The Future Internet Assembly (FIA) is a successful and unique bi-annual conference that brings together participants of over 150 projects from several distinct but interrelated areas in the EU Framework Programme 7. The 20 full papers included in this volume were selected from 40 submissions, and are preceded by a vision paper describing the FIA Roadmap. The papers have been organized into topical sections on the foundations of Future Internet, the applications of Future Internet, Smart Cities, and Future Internet infrastructures

Description / Table of Contents: Mainstreaming Environmental Finance into Financial Markets - Relevance, Potential and Obstacles --- Mainstreaming Framework Conditions for Environmental Finance - The Role of the Public Sector --- Mainstreaming Environmental Finance Markets (I) - Small-Scale Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance --- The Roles of Wheather Insurance and the Carbon Market --- Mainstreaming Impact Over Time - Who Measures What for Whom? --- UNEP Perspectives --- Trading of Emission Certificates for Climate Protection: Using Markets and Private Capital for Development --- Microfinance and Climate Change: Threats and Opportunities --- Environmental Finance Through the Financial Sector - An Approach with Growing Potential - Experiences of KfW Entwicklungsbank

Description / Table of Contents: How do social networking services earn money? What is the "second hand of the market" and how does it operate? Why does society need so many different kinds of goods? What does happiness economics not reveal about happiness? What is the link between talent, success and "stardom"? What is the business development  model for the entertainment and media industry? What is emotional hysteresis? How can we measure cultural values? What is subjective time and how can it be made qualitative? What is club economics? You can find the answers to all these questions in the book. It describes the main trends in development of our digital society. It appeals to those who are curious about what will replace search engines, and how social networking services will evolve. It is about the profit from different forms of informational collaboration (crowdsourcing, collaborative filtering) and how it will affect the structure of the society and human pursuit for happiness

Description / Table of Contents: This book constitutes a collaborative and selected documentation of the scientific outcome of the European COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel "A Telecommunications Economics COST Network" which run from October 2007 to October 2011. Involving experts from around 20 European countries, the goal of Econ@Tel was to develop a strategic research and training network among key people and organizations in order to enhance Europe's competence in the field of telecommunications economics.   Reflecting the organization of the COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel in working groups the following four major research areas are addressed:   - evolution and regulation of communication ecosystems; - social and policy implications of communication technologies; - economics and governance of future networks; - future networks management architectures and mechanisms

Description / Table of Contents: Thinking of Business Processes Systematically --- From Language Acquisition to Subject-oriented Modeling --- The Integrated S-BPM Process Model --- Subject-oriented Process Analysis --- Modeling Processes in a Subject-Oriented Way --- Subject-Oriented Modeling by Construction and Restriction --- Subject-oriented Validation of Processes and Process Models --- Subject-oriented Optimization of Processes --- Organization-specific Implementation of Subject-oriented Processes --- IT-Implementation of Subject-Oriented Business Processes --- Subject-oriented Monitoring of Processes --- A Precise Description of the S-BPM Modeling Method --- Tools for S-BPM --- S-BPM Method by Comparison --- Conclusion --- A Subject-Oriented Interpreter Model for S-BPM

Description / Table of Contents: Mainstreaming Environmental Finance into Financial Markets - Relevance, Potential and Obstacles --- Mainstreaming Framework Conditions for Environmental Finance - The Role of the Public Sector --- Mainstreaming Environmental Finance Markets (I) - Small-Scale Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance --- The Roles of Wheather Insurance and the Carbon Market --- Mainstreaming Impact Over Time - Who Measures What for Whom? --- UNEP Perspectives --- Trading of Emission Certificates for Climate Protection: Using Markets and Private Capital for Development --- Microfinance and Climate Change: Threats and Opportunities --- Environmental Finance Through the Financial Sector - An Approach with Growing Potential - Experiences of KfW Entwicklungsbank

Description / Table of Contents: Thinking of Business Processes Systematically --- From Language Acquisition to Subject-oriented Modeling --- The Integrated S-BPM Process Model --- Subject-oriented Process Analysis --- Modeling Processes in a Subject-Oriented Way --- Subject-Oriented Modeling by Construction and Restriction --- Subject-oriented Validation of Processes and Process Models --- Subject-oriented Optimization of Processes --- Organization-specific Implementation of Subject-oriented Processes --- IT-Implementation of Subject-Oriented Business Processes --- Subject-oriented Monitoring of Processes --- A Precise Description of the S-BPM Modeling Method --- Tools for S-BPM --- S-BPM Method by Comparison --- Conclusion --- A Subject-Oriented Interpreter Model for S-BPM

Description / Table of Contents: Modern knowledge discovery methods enable users to discover complex patterns of various types in large information repositories. However, the underlying assumption has always been that the data to which the methods are applied originates from one domain.   The focus of this book, and the BISON project from which the contributions originate, is a network-based integration of various types of data repositories and the development of new ways to analyse and explore the resulting gigantic information networks. Instead of seeking well-defined global or local patterns, the aim was to find domain-bridging associations. These are particularly interesting if they are sparse and have not been encountered before.   The 32 contributions presented in this state-of-the-art survey, together with a detailed introduction to the book, are organized in topical sections on bisociation; representation and network creation; network analysis; exploration; and applications and evaluation.  

Description / Table of Contents: This book constitutes a collaborative and selected documentation of the scientific outcome of the European COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel "A Telecommunications Economics COST Network" which run from October 2007 to October 2011. Involving experts from around 20 European countries, the goal of Econ@Tel was to develop a strategic research and training network among key people and organizations in order to enhance Europe's competence in the field of telecommunications economics.   Reflecting the organization of the COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel in working groups the following four major research areas are addressed:   - evolution and regulation of communication ecosystems; - social and policy implications of communication technologies; - economics and governance of future networks; - future networks management architectures and mechanisms

Description / Table of Contents: Irrespective of whether we use economic or societal metrics, the Internet is one of the most important technical infrastructures in existence today. It will serve as a catalyst for much of our innovation and prosperity in the future. A competitive Europe will require Internet connectivity and services beyond the capabilities offered by current technologies. Future Internet research is therefore a must. The Future Internet Assembly (FIA) is a successful and unique bi-annual conference that brings together participants of over 150 projects from several distinct but interrelated areas in the EU Framework Programme 7. The 20 full papers included in this volume were selected from 40 submissions, and are preceded by a vision paper describing the FIA Roadmap. The papers have been organized into topical sections on the foundations of Future Internet, the applications of Future Internet, Smart Cities, and Future Internet infrastructures

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Executive summary ; 1. Greenhouse gases and the carbon cycle ; 2. The atmosphere ; 3. Extreme events ; 4. Land surface ; 5. Permafrost and hydrates ; 6. Mountain glaciers and ice caps ; 7. Ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica ; 8. Ice shelves ; 9. Sea ice ; 10. The oceans ; 11. Global sea level ; 12. Abrupt change and tipping points ; 13. Lessons from the past ; 14. The future

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: I Gedächtnis und Selbstbeobachtung: Die mediale Verewigung des 19. Jahrhunderts ; II Zeit: Wann war das 19. Jahrhundert? ; III Raum: Wo liegt das 19. Jahrhundert? ; IV Sesshafte und Mobile ; V Lebensstandards: Risiken und Sicherheiten materieller Existenz ; VI Städte: Europäische Muster und weltweiter Eigensinn ; VII Frontiers: Unterwerfung des Raumes und Angriff auf nomadisches Leben ; VIII Imperien und Nationalstaaten: Die Beharrungskraft der Reiche ; IX Mächtesysteme, Kriege, Internationalismen: Zwischen zwei Weltkriegen ; X Revolutionen: Von Philadelphia über Nanjing nach St. Petersburg ; XI Staat: «Minimal government», Herrscherpomp und «Hörigkeit der Zukunft» ; XII Energie und Industrie: Wer entfesselte wann und wo Prometheus? ; XIII Arbeit: Die physischen Grundlagen der Kultur ; XIV Netze: Reichweite, Dichte, Löcher ; XV Hierarchien: Vertikalen im sozialen Raum ; XVI Wissen: Vermehrung, Verdichtung, Verteilung ; XVII «Zivilisierung» und Ausgrenzung ; XVIII Religion ; Anhang

Description / Table of Contents: Completions are the conduit between hydrocarbon reservoirs and surface facilities. They are a fundamental part of any hydrocarbon field development project. The have to be designed for safely maximising the hydrocarbon recovery from the well and may have to last for many years under ever changing conditions. The issues include: connection with the reservoir rock, avoiding sand production, selecting the correct interval, pumps and other forms of artificial lift, safety and integrity, equipment selection and installation and future well interventions; and course book based on course well completion design by TRACS International. The book is unique in its field: coverage of offshore, subsea, and landbased completions in all of the major hydrocarbon basins of the world. It comes in full colour features.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Einleitung: Über die Geschichte zur ökologischen Geistesgegenwart ; I. Spurensuche im Öko-Dschungel - Umweltschutz denken ; II. Umweltbewegungen vor der Umweltbewegung ; III. Die "ökologische Revolution" um 1970 ; IV. Die großen Dramen der Umweltbewegung ; 1. Das ewige Wechselspiel zwischen vernetztem Denken und praktischer Priorität ; 2. Charismatiker und Ökokraten ; 3. Freund-Feind- oder Win-Win-Szenario? ; 4. Die Zeitenwende um 1990 - Von der sozialen zur Generationen-Gerechtigkeit? ; 5. Umweltpolitik zwischen Globalisierung und Antiglobalisierungsbewegung ; Schluss: Die Dialektik der grünen Aufklärung ; Postskript: Ökologische Kommunikation konkret

Description / Table of Contents: Focuses on the sedimentary processes operating within the various modern and ancient deep-sea environments. The individual chapters track the way of sedimentary particles from continental erosion or production in the marine realm, to transport into the deep sea, to final deposition on the sea floor. The sedimentary processes cover several types of sediment gravity flow and contour currents, pelagic settling and hemipelagic advection, planktic and benthic bioproductivity, and volcanoclastic sedimentation. In addition, the relationships between depositional environment and endobenthic organisms, as well as early diagenetic processes at and within the deep-sea floor are dealt with. Facies models of the wide range of depositional products hold the key for a process-related interpretation of ancient deposits.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Earth Systems - The Crust - Tectonic Settings - The Mantle - The core - The Atmosphere and Oceans - Living Systems - Crustal and Mantle Evolution - The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle-Plume Events - Comparative Planetary Evolution

Description / Table of Contents: Content: Vorwort von Ranga Yogeshwar 7Vorwort von Klaus Töpfer 11 1.GAU!Wie Katastrophen uns verändern 13 2. Wir sind gefangenWarum Alternativlosigkeit so gefährlich ist 39 3. Ja bitte! Nein danke!Auf der Suche nach Orientierung 65 4. Nach dem AusstiegKann die Energiewende gelingen? 91 5. Konsum! Konsum! Konsum!Wo bleibt das Glück in den Bilanzen? 115 6. Andere WeltenWas wir von Indien und Kenia lernen können 145 7. KonkretEs lässt sich vieles ändern 175 8. Zusammen freiEin Schritt in die Zukunft 207Danksagung 231Personenregister 233Bibliografische Informationen

Description / Table of Contents: Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphism (UHPM) is a fast growing discipline that was established 25 years ago after discoveries of high pressure minerals, coesite and diamonds. The current explosion of research on UHMP terranes reflects their significance for understanding large scale mantle dynamics, major elements of plate tectonics such as continental collisions, deep subduction and exhumation, mountains building, geochemical recycling ´from surface to the core´, and a deep storage of light elements participating in green-house effects in the atmosphere. This book provides insights into the formation of diamond and coesite at very high pressures and explores new ideas regarding the tectonic setting of this style of metamorphism

Description / Table of Contents: "Physical Properties of Rocks - a Workbook" is a symbiosis of a brief description of physical fundamentals of rock properties (based on typical experimental results and relevant theories and models) with a guide for practical use of different theoretical concepts. For this purpose a companion web site contains a selection of model based equations in excel worksheets for practical application and training by the user to work with his own data or to "play" in order to demonstrate the effects of various input information and to demonstrate the effects of various input information in petrophysical work. In two special chapters the problem of relationships between petrophysical parameters based on various model concepts is presented as a foundation for combined interpretation. This part also contains the author's 'structured model'. The workbook is a result of the more than 40 years experience of the author in teaching at universities and industrial courses. It presents all practical relevant properties of rock in one volume. It offers experimental and theoretical fundamentals in a systematic framework. It gives special focus on relationships between properties. - Contents: 1. Rocks - their classification and composition Overview, Introduction Igneous (magmatic) rocks Metamorphic rocks Sedimentary rocks 2. Pore space properties Overview, Introduction Porosity Specific internal surface Fluids in the pore space - the term "saturation" Permeability Wettability Fluid distribution - capillary pressure in a reservoir 3. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) petrophysical properties Physical origin, the principle of a NMR-measurement Description of the relaxation process (longitudinal and transverse relaxation) NMR Relaxation mechanisms of fluids in pores and fluid-surface effects Bulk relaxation and surface relaxation Diffusion-induced relaxation Description of relaxation as a multi-exponential decay - data inversion Applications Porosity and pore volume partitioning Pore size, capillary pressure and permeability estimate Fluid (hydrocarbon) typing 4 Density Definition and units Density of rock constituents Density of rocks 5 .Nuclear/Radioactive Properties Fundamentals Natural radioactivity Origin of natural gamma radiation Potassium, Uranium, and Thorium in minerals Potassium, uranium, and thorium content of rocks Spectral and integral measurements - the API unit Applications Radioactive heat generation Gamma Interactions Fundamentals Gamma-Gamma-PE measurement for mineral identification Gamma-Gamma-Density measurement and porosity estimate Neutron interactions Fundamentals Porosity from neutron measurements 6. Elastic Properties Fundamentals Results of experimental investigations, empirical equations Rock constituents Velocity of igneous and metamorphic rocks Velocity of sedimentary rocks Relationships between Vp and Vs - the Castagna equation AVO (Amplitude Versus Offset) - basic principles and link to physical properties Anisotropy Theories Overview Bounds for elastic moduli: Voigt, Reuss and Hashin-Shtrikman bounds Sphere pack models nclusion models A simpified model for fractured rocks Gassman and Biot model - modelling of fluid effects The problem of multiphase pore fluids Inelastic properties - attenuation of elastic waves Overview, definition and units Absorption of elastic waves in rocks - overview Absorption of seismic waves in igneous rocks Absorption of seismic waves in sedimentary rocks Absorption mechanisms . 7 . Electrical properties Fundamentals Electrical properties of rock components Minerals - solid components Pore fluids Specific electrical resistivity of Rocks Overview The specific electrical resistivity of porous clean rocks - Archies equations Partial water saturation Archie - rocks: Theories and models Sheet models Inclusion models Capillary models Shaly sands Introduction - The Shaly Sand Problem Laminated Shaly Sands - the Poupon Equation Dispersed Shaly Sand - the Waxman-Smits Equation Dual Water Model Simandoux Equation (1963) Indonesia Equation Comparison of some shaly sand equations Dielectric properties of rocks Conduction and Polarization - the complex nature of the two processes Experimental results - the real component of permittivity Theories and models Spectral Induced Polarization Basic mechanisms Traditional parameters of IP measurements IP in ore containing rocks IP in porous rocks 8. Thermal Properties Thermal properties of minerals and pore contents Thermal properties of rocks - experimental data Overview Thermal properties of magmatic and metamorphic rocks Sedimentary rocks Some notes about thermal expansion Theories and models Sheet models - series and parallel model Sheet models - modifications and comparable mixing rules Inclusion models 9. Magnetic properties Basics and units Magnetic properties of rock constituents Magnetic properties of rocks Overview - Rock Magnetization Susceptibility range for rock types - induced magnetization Correlations between susceptibility and content of magnetic substances Natural remanent magnetization (NRM) 10. Geomechanical properties Overview, Introduction Classification parameters Fundamental geomechanical properties and processes Correlation between static and dynamic moduli Correlation between geophysical properties and strength properties 11. Relationships between petrophysical properties - fundamentals of combined interpretation Introduction and motivation Empirical equations Relationships based on sheet models Fundamentals of combined interpretation volume based models Determination of volumetric rock composition (mineral fractions, porosity) of porous rocks - 12. Model with internal structure and bonding properties The concept of a "structured model" Porosity Electrical properties - resistivity Elastic wave velocities General equation Discussion of the "porosity-factor" Discussion of the "contact elasticity-factor" Change of structure and bonding Strength properties - a relationship between velocity and strength

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Erfolg ist möglich (Lernen von den besten ; Das Modell für Project Excellence MfPE ; Kurzdarstellung der Award-Gewinner ; Benchmarking und Projekt-Benchmarking ; Das Modell für Project Excellence (Die Bewertungswerkzeuge) ; Der Projektmanagement-Award PMA (Welche Projektteams können sich bewerben? ; Ziele des Projektmanagement-Awards) ; Analyse und Erörterung der vorgestellten Projekte (Gesammelte Ergebnisse der Gewinnerprojekte ; Von allen Award-Gewinnern angewandte Best Practices ; Weitere Best Practices im Projektmanagement ; Benchmarks für alle Projekte) ; Werkzeuge der Projektmanagement-Praxis (Teamführung ; Maschineneinsatz ; Einbeziehung des Projektumfelds ; Planungswerkzeuge und -methoden ; Erreichen der Projektergebnisse ; Empfehlungen für ein erstklassiges Projektmanagement)

Description / Table of Contents: Irrespective of whether we use economic or societal metrics, the Internet is one of the most important technical infrastructures in existence today. It will be a catalyst for much of our innovation and prosperity in the future. A competitive Europe will require Internet connectivity and services beyond the capabilities offered by current technologies. Future Internet research is therefore a must.  This book is published in full compliance with the Open Access publishing initiative; it is based on the research carried out within the Future Internet Assembly (FIA). It contains a sample of representative results from the recent FIA meetings spanning a broad range of topics, all being of crucial importance for the future Internet.  The book includes 32 contributions and has been structured into the following sections, each of which is preceded by a short introduction: Foundations: architectural issues; socio-economic issues; security and trust; and experiments and experimental design. Future Internet Areas: networks, services, and content; and applications

Description / Table of Contents: Irrespective of whether we use economic or societal metrics, the Internet is one of the most important technical infrastructures in existence today. It will be a catalyst for much of our innovation and prosperity in the future. A competitive Europe will require Internet connectivity and services beyond the capabilities offered by current technologies. Future Internet research is therefore a must.  This book is published in full compliance with the Open Access publishing initiative; it is based on the research carried out within the Future Internet Assembly (FIA). It contains a sample of representative results from the recent FIA meetings spanning a broad range of topics, all being of crucial importance for the future Internet.  The book includes 32 contributions and has been structured into the following sections, each of which is preceded by a short introduction: Foundations: architectural issues; socio-economic issues; security and trust; and experiments and experimental design. Future Internet Areas: networks, services, and content; and applications

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Vorwort der Auftraggeber ; 1. Global, aber gerecht: Klimaverträgliche Entwicklung für alle ; 2. Klimafolgen und Verwundbarkeit ; 3. Die ethische Dimension: Gerechtigkeit im Kontext von Klimawandel und Armut ; 4. Optionen und Herausforderungen für die Emissionsvermeidung ; 5. Optionen für die Anpassung an den Klimawandel ; 6. Global Deal für Klima- und Entwicklungspolitik ; 7. Klimawandel bekämpfen, Entwicklung ermöglichen: Zehn politische Botschaften

Description / Table of Contents: Volume 2 contains a thorough, objective review on analytical techniques and directly related matters, based on published literature, reports, personal communications, isogeochem list discussions and personal experiences. This forms part 3 of the books.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Series Preface ; Book Preface ; Introduction ; Section I General Information and Emissions ; Impacts of vegetation fire emissions on the environment, human health and security a global perspective ; Climatic and weather factors affecting fire occurrence and behavior ; Characterizing sources of forest fire emissions ; Chemistry of wild land fire emissions ; Trace-gas emissions from burnings in forests and grasslands with emphasis on Brazil and California ; The influence of grassfire on atmospheric environment ; Effects of wild land fire on regional and global carbon stocks in a changing environment ; Airborne remote sensing of wildland fires ; Section II Ambient Air Quality, Visibility and Human Health - Regional Perspectives ; Effects of forest fires on air quality and visibility in North America ; Assessment of forest fires impact and emissions in the European Union based on the European Forest Fire Information System ; Forest fires and air quality issues in southern Europe ; Spatial and temporal trends in distribution of forest fires and gaseous emissions in Central and Eastern Europe ; The 2002 mega-fire event in Central Russia: meteorology, optical properties of the atmosphere, air quality, and unexpected consequences ; Radioactive emissions from forest fires near Chernobyl, Ukraine ; Effects of Applications of Wildfire on Air Quality in China ; Smoke from wildfires and prescribed burning in Australia: health and environmental issues ; Estimating contributions of wild land and prescribed fires on diurnal patterns of ozone in Southern Sierra Nevada, California ; Section III Ecological Impacts of Forest Fires and Air Pollution ; Effects of warmer climate on stress complexes in forests of western North America ; A comparison of the ecological changes in forests caused by fires in California and adjacent Baja California in Mexico ; Air pollution increases forest susceptibility to wildfires in southern California ; Wildfire effects on forest carbon and nutrient budgets and water quality in Sierran forests ; Spatial analysis of critical load exceedances, including the effects of fire, on mixed conifer forests in southern California ; Interactive effects of wild land fires and air pollution on forests and other ecosystems - a synthesis ; Section IV Management Issues ; Managing smoke from wildfires and prescribed burning in southern Australia ; Real-Time Smoke Prediction Systems applicable for land management ; Managing forests affected by air pollution, climate change and altered fire regimes near urban areas ; V. Concluding Section ; Integrating forest fires and air quality research - needs and recommendations

Description / Table of Contents: A guide to preparing Digital Elevation Models (DEM) for analysis and extracting land-surface parameters and objects from DEMs through a variety of software. It offers instructions on applying parameters and objects in soil, agricultural, environmental and earth sciences.Geomorphometry is the science of quantitative land-surface analysis. It draws upon mathematical, statistical, and image-processing techniques to quantify the shape of earth's topography at various spatial scales. The focus of geomorphometry is the calculation of surface-form measures (land-surface parameters) and features (objects), which may be used to improve the mapping and modelling of landforms to assist in the evaluation of soils, vegetation, land use, natural hazards, and other information. This book provides a practical guide to preparing Digital Elevation Models (DEM) for analysis and extracting land-surface parameters and objects from DEMs through a variety of software.It further offers detailed instructions on applying parameters and objects in soil, agricultural, environmental and earth sciences. This is a manual of state-of-the-art methods to serve the various researchers who use geomorphometry. Soil scientists will use this book to further learn the methods for classifying and measuring the chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils and gain a further understaing of the role of soil as a natural resource.Geologists will find value in the instruction this book provides for measuring the physical features of the soil such as elevation, porosity, and structure which geologists use to predict natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and flooding.Technical details on a variety of software packages allow researchers to solve real-life mapping issues. This book provides soil and agronomy researchers best practice techniques for soil data analysis to assist in enhanced land-use and planning. It offers geologists essential tactics for better environmental management by providing a comprehensive analysis of the physical features of soil. The companion website includes access to the latest technological advancements previously unpublished in any other comprehensive source: geomorphometry software, DEM data sources, and applications.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Vorwort der deutschen Ausgabe ; Einleitung ; Kap.1: Warum es ein Problem gibt und wie wir es lösen können ; Kap.2: Die Gefahren ; Kap.3: Wie Emmissionen sich reduzieren lassen und zu welchen Kosten ; Kap.4: Anpassung an den Klimawandel ; Kap.5: Ethik, Diskontierung und die Argumente für das Handeln ; Kap.6: Maßnahmen zur Emissionsreduktion ; Kap.7: Individuen, Firmen, Gemeinschaften: die Macht des Vorbilds ; Kap.8: Die Struktur des globalen Deals ; Kap.9: Aufbau und Weiterentwicklung unseres Handelns ; Kap.10: Ein Planet in Gefahr

Description / Table of Contents: The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows through 6 counties, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The 4 downstream countries have formed the Mekong River Commission to promote sustainable development of the river and many of their people depend on it for their subsistence. It is possibly the largest freshwater fishery in the world, and the Mekong waters support rice agriculture in the delta in Viet Nam (which produces about 40 per cent of that country's food) as well as in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. China is now building the first large mainstream dam on the river, and has proposals for several more. These dams are likely to affect the downstream countries. Several of the downstream countries also have plans for large scale hydropower and irrigation development which could also impact the river. This book will provide a solid overview of the biophysical environment of the Mekong together with a discussion of the possible impacts, biophysical, economic and social, of some possible development scenarios.It is intended to provide a technical basis which can inform the growing political and conservation debate about the future of the Mekong River, and those who depend on it. It is aimed at river ecologists, geographers, environmentalists and development specialists both in the basin and (especially) outside for whom access to this material is most difficult. This book will be the first comprehensive treatment of the Mekong system. This title presents the first comprehensive overview of all aspects of the Mekong River system. It deals with a regionally critical ecosystem and one under threat. The Mekong supports the world's largest freshwater fishery and provides water underpinning a major regional rice paddy system. This work presents the authoritative findings of the Mekong River Commission's research for a wider audience for the first time outside of limited distribution reports.