Автор: Robbins P.
Издательство: Sage Publications
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1-4129-2761-7
Количество страниц: 2250
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society brings together multiplying issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of clearly explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature. With more than 1,200 entries written by experts from incredibly diverse fields, this innovative resource is a first step toward diving into the deep pool of emerging knowledge. The five volumes of this Encyclopedia represent more than a catalogue of terms. Rather, they capture the spirit of the moment, a fascinating time when global warming and genetic engineering represent only two of the most obvious examples of socio-environmental issues.
Автор: Cheesman O.D.
Издательство: CABI
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0-85199-981-6
Количество страниц: 272
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Pressure from conservationists and increasing regulation, means that environmental considerations are increasingly important for the sugar industry. This book examines the environmental impacts of the sugar industry in relation to the cultivation of sugar crops (cane and beet) and the processing of the raw materials that they yield. These include soil erosion, loss of natural habits leading to a reduction in biodiversity, excessive water consumption, water and air pollution, and runoff and leaching of nutrients. Whilst some of these impacts are essentially generic impacts of agriculture, others, such as those relating to irrigation, are more specific to the cultivation of sugar crops. The book also investigates the utilization of waste materials from sugar production, and explores methods of reducing the environmental impacts of sugar production and processing.
Автор: Sequeira C.A.C.
Издательство: Elsevier
Год издания: 1994
isbn: 0-444-89456-X
Количество страниц: 718
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This book concentrates on the electrochemistry/environment relationship including, among others, chapters on design and operation of electrochemical reactors and separators, process simulation, development and scale-up, optimization and control of electrochemical processes applied to environmental problems, also including economic analysis, description of unique current and future applications, in addition to basic research into developing new technologies. It is hoped that this volume will be considered interesting and extremely timely to specialists in electrochemistry and environmental sciences.
Автор: Kroon M. Smit R. van Ham J.
Издательство: Elsevier
Год издания: 1991
isbn: 0-444-88770-9
Количество страниц: 356
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
In the past few decades, freight transport on roads has grown considerably because of the quick and flexible movement of goods. With an expanding market due to product specialization, there will be an increase in the demand for freight transport. There are however, several negative implications for the environment (air and noise pollution), human health and other more far-reaching phenomena such as acidification, photochemical air pollution and the greenhouse effect. Solutions to this problem are probed in this book including the stimulation of technological breakthroughs, new transport policies and better traffic management. The book provides a survey of present and potential approaches to reconcile the strong need for increasing transport and the necessity to stop the current destruction of natural resources and harm to human health.
Автор: Захаров В.М.
Издательство: Центр экологической политики России
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 5493692401846
Количество страниц: 30
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Основным индикатором устойчивого развития, в конечном итоге, является качество среды обитания. Эта задача все чаще звучит как обеспечение здоровья среды. Концепция здоровья среды все шире распространяется среди экологов всего мира. Интенсивно разрабатываются подходы к оценке здоровья среды, есть интересные апробированные наработки в России. Попытке рассмотреть, что такое здоровье среды и каковы могут быть пути практической реализации этой концепции, и посвящена эта публикация. Для широкого круга читателей, интересующихся проблемами охраны природы и оценки среды.
Автор: Molles M.C.
Издательство: McGraw-Hill
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 0-07-305082-2
Количество страниц: 608
Язык: english
Формат: DJVU
This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another perspective of the entire planet in the concluding chapter. Its unique organization of focusing only on several key concepts in each chapter sets it apart from the competition.
Автор: Popek E.P.
Издательство: Academic Press
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 012561540X
Количество страниц: 366
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
An excellent introduction to the real world of environmental work, this title helps both college students and working professionals improve their understanding of the data collection process. It covers all phases of data collection (planning, field sampling, laboratory analysis, and data quality assessment), and is a single source comprehensive reference for the resolution of the most common problems that environmental professionals face daily in their work.
Автор: Wagner V.
Издательство: Greenhaven
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 0-7377-4350-6
Количество страниц: 154
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Only forty years ago, recycling waste and discarded materials was considered a fringe practice of hard-core environmentalists. Today many scientists and others have concluded that recycling does have significant environmental benefits and social value, and the practice has gone mainstream. Today, says Neil Seldman of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), “more people recycle every day at home, school and work than vote regularly in elections.” As an essential principle of the sustainability movement, which promotes development that meets present and future needs without depleting natural resources, recycling has become something of a buzzword. The new three Rs of the schoolroom are “reduce, reuse, recycle.”
Автор: Goumans J.J.J.M. van der Sloot H.A. Aalbers Th.G.
Издательство: Elsevier
Год издания: 1991
isbn: 0-444-89089-0
Количество страниц: 688
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Waste Materials in Construction contains papers from the first international conference on the environmental implications of construction with waste materials held in Maastricht in November, 1991. The three key themes of the conference are technical options for the application of waste materials in products for the construction industry, the resulting chemical and environmental aspects thereof, and legislation policies as they pertain to waste management. There has been a great deal of laboratory testing carried out in several countries on the impact of waste-derived products on the environment since most of these products are used in close contact with the soil ( eg. road construction). There is however, no consensus as to the methodologies possible for assessing the environmental behaviour of waste residue and the consequences of using them nor for developing standards to ensure environmentally safe re-use. The first half of the conference addresses this problem of lack of consensus. The second half deals with technical solutions and procedures to use waste materials for the production of construction materials.
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