Natural Resources category: 648 books

It took awhile, but what I saw was just amazing! This bug crawled up maybe a few inches out of the water and just sat there for awhile. Then the outside of the bug started to split open. To my amazement, a pair of wings popped out followed by a long skinny body. What I was watching was the birth of a dragonfly.

In 1953, a devastating tornado slammed directly into downtown Waco, Texas, a city of about 85,000 people at the time. It was an F-5, the strongest possible, and the first time a powerful tornado struck the heart of a large city during business hours. It left a path of death and destruction that cannot...

On January 6, 1908, the Supreme Court ruled that when land is set aside for the use of Indian tribes, that reservation of land includes reserved water rights. The Winters Doctrine, as it has come to be known, is now a fundamental principle of both federal Indian law and water law and has expanded...

Dutch planning is widely known and admired for its ambitions and its achievements. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive description and analysis in English of its full range of policies and practices. It gives an up-to-date account of the principles - written and unwritten - behind...

For those who love the sea no place is more magical to dive in than a coral reef. Among rainbow like fish, oddly shaped corals and light beams that colour the bottom of the sea in hues of turquoise and gold the reef is the most exhaustive kindergarten in which you can loose yourself. What not...

This book provides a detailed analysis of the legal framework in which the energy trade between the European Union and the Russian Federation has been conducted. Using case studies of eight member states, it critically examines the EU’s ability and the duty of its Member States to conduct their...

Cross-border trade in electricity is rapidly expanding as a result of technical innovations, economic and geopolitical developments, and the ongoing decarbonisation of the electricity sector in response to climate change. The expansion of electricity networks and the integration of increasing shares...

Aimed primarily at non-regulatory lawyers this book provides a practical guide to transactions involving utilities and in particular the procurement of goods and services from utilities (rather than by utilities). Focusing on the law of England and Wales, the book covers the regulation of utilities...

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book sketches out a framework for analyzing the economic efficiency of particular river basin programs. It provides a useful cross-disciplinary perspective for economists and water resource developers-especially designed to provide working material for students in applied economics for conservation curricula. Originally published in 1958.

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed, large dams remain one of the most contentious development issues on Earth. Building on the work of the now defunct World Commission on Dams, Thayer Scudder wades into the debate with unprecedented authority. Employing the Commission's...

The world’s freshwater supplies are increasingly threatened by rapidly increasing demand and the impacts of global climate change, but current approaches to transboundary water management are unsustainable and may threaten future global stability and international security. The absence of law in...