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INCREaSE
Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI Century - INCREaSE 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
This book presents the proceedings of the INternational CongRess on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI cEntury – INCREaSE 2017, which was held in Faro, Portugal, from October 11 to 13, 2017.
The book promotes a multidisciplinary approach to sustainable development, exploring...
Sustainable Development of the Lake Baikal Region
A Model Territory for the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Lake Baikal is the oldest, largest and deepest lake in the world. Its unique animal life and the beauty of the surrounding landscapes are renowned.
The book discusses the sustainable development of the lake and its use as a model for the rest of the world. It consolidates existing data on the current...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Integrated circuits are finding ever wider applications through a range of industries. Introduction to VLSI Process Engineering presents the design principles for devices, describes the overall VLSI process, and deals with the essential manufacturing technologies and inspection procedures.
Three Gorges Dam
Environmental Monitoring Network and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This is the first English book talking about the Three Gorges Project Eco-Environmental Monitoring System (TGPEEMS). It presents lessons learned in construction of large dam projects at home and abroad in this field, identifies existing problems before suggesting a scientific improvement plan. and,...
Biodiversity of Semiarid Landscape
Baseline Study for Understanding the Impact of Human Development on Ecosystems
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
This study presents authentic data compiled from field experiments and investigations, and provides a point of reference for any future changes associated with anthropogenic activity in semiarid ecosystems. Three years of continuous and rigorous empirical research on biodiversity (from phytoplankton...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
This book results from a NATO Advanced Research Workshop titled “Technological Innovations in CBRNE Sensing and Detection for Safety, Security, and Sustainability” held in Yerevan, Armenia in 2012. The objective was to discuss and exchange views as to how fusion of advanced technologies can lead...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
Since the industrial revolution, chlorine remains an iconic molecule even though its production by the electrolysis of sodium chloride is extremely energy intensive. The rationale behind this book is to present useful and industrially relevant examples for alternatives to chlorine in synthesis. This...
by Keppel Coughlan, Hamish Cresswell, Neil McKenzie
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2002
Soil physical measurements are essential for solving many natural resource management problems. This operational laboratory and field handbook provides, for the first time, a standard set of methods that are cost-effective and well suited to land resource survey. It provides: *practical guidelines on...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2018
This book highlights various methods for quantifying sustainability indicators using different indices. To date, numerous sustainability indicators encompassing either all three pillars (economic, environmental and social) or individual or joint indicators (e.g. environmental and social) have been...
by Mooyoung Han, DucCanh Nguyen
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Rainwater as a resource has been underrated due to scientific misunderstandings about its quality, the lack of hydrologic design tools for small catchments, such as roofs, the preference for large infrastructures, and the small number of successful cases reported. This book summarizes 17 years of...
by Efstathios E (Stathis) Michaelides
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Alternative Energy Sources is designed to give the reader, a clear view of the role each form of alternative energy may play in supplying the energy needs of the human society in the near future (20-50 years).
The two first chapters on "energy demand and supply" and "environmental...
Batch Chemical Process Integration
Analysis, Synthesis and Optimization
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2009
“Batch Chemical Process Integration: Analysis, Synthesis and Optimization” is an excellent source of information on state-of-the-art mathematical and graphical techniques for analysis, synthesis and optimization of batch chemical plants. It covers recent techniques in batch process integration...
The Large Dam Dilemma
An Exploration of the Impacts of Hydro Projects on People and the Environment in China
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Large dam construction has significant environmental and social impacts at different scales. As the largest developing country in the world, China has built about half of the world’s large dams, and more are expected to be built over the next two decades to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand...
Monitoring Ecological Condition at Regional Scales
Proceedings of the Third Symposium on the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) Albany, NY, U.S.A., 8–11 April, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program was created by EPA to develop the capability for tracking the changing conditions of our natural resources and to give environmental policy the advantages ofa sound scientific understanding of trends. Former EPA Administrators recognized early that...