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The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. The basin is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity from climatic, hydrological, geomorphological, cultural……続きを見る

Cities are the most likely actors to design and bring about lasting sustainability. An agreement among the world’s larger cities is possible, and likely a necessary but insufficient condition to ach……続きを見る

Renewable energy is important as a substitute for finite fossil fuels and inflexible nuclear power and could conceivably power the world. However, this is challenging as the world is currently 80% d……続きを見る

Climate change is a pressing international political issue, for which a practical but principled solution is urgently required. Climate Justice in a Non-Ideal World aims to make normative theorisin……続きを見る

Desde el último tercio del siglo XX, el mundo, además de enfrentarse al peligro de una tercera guerra mundial nuclear, percibió el claro deterioro de sus grandes equilibrios ecológicos. Lo que en la……続きを見る

The diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique is a means of measuring the concentration and speciation of metals in natural waters. Edited by one of the pioneers of the technique, this uniqu……続きを見る

Extrait : "Ce livre n'est pas seulement le résumé des nombreux travaux qui ont jeté les bases d'une science des tempêtes. Nous avons aussi tenté d'y réunir les lumières éparses dans les œuvres des m……続きを見る

Extrait : "Depuis le jour où l'homme a , pour la première fois, soulevé l'épiderme terrestre pour y creuser des sillons et pour y tracer des chemins ; depuis l'époque où il a su pénétrer dans le sei……続きを見る

Extrait : "Le sens étymologique du mot progrès, que les peuples modernes ont d'un commun accord emprunté à la langue latine, ne représente pas une idée abstraite, ne renferme pas une signification c……続きを見る

This book explores different aspects of LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry). It presents a large array of new analytical protocols for elemental or isotope analys……続きを見る

The only book that offers a comprehensive and fully up-to-date coverage of hydroacoustic ocean exploration, this work deals with the diagnostics of non-uniformities in a water medium using the hydro……続きを見る

The present book is intended as a reference guide for emergency and ambulatory care medicine, providing essential information on the most important problems and incidents caused by venomous, poisoni……続きを見る

In Lukewarming, two environmental scientists explain the science and spin behind the headlines and come to a provocative conclusion: climate change is real, and partially man-made, but it is becomin……続きを見る

This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of ……続きを見る

Governance of global water resources presents one of the most confounding challenges in contemporary natural resource governance. With considerable government, citizen and financial donor attention ……続きを見る

The ever evolving technology of waterproofing presents challenges and risks for architects and engineers who do not specialize in the field. The revised edition of The Manual of Below-Grade Waterpro……続きを見る

Mining can have negative environmental and social impacts, but can also be responsible. However corporations have little impetus to act responsibly without being held to account by an informed and a……続きを見る

How does one tell the story of energy production, use, or conservation in a manner sufficiently convincing to influence policy, behavior, and design? Energy Accounts explores potential answers to th……続きを見る

Competition for Water Resources: Experiences and Management Approaches in the U.S. and Europe addresses the escalation of global issues regarding water scarcity and the necessary, cost-effective str……続きを見る

Risk analysis is not a narrowly defined set of applications. Rather, it is widely used to assess and manage a plethora of hazards that threaten dire implications. However, too few people actually un……続きを見る

This research volume outlines the scientific foundations that are central to our current understanding of light scattering, absorption and polarization processes involving ice crystals. It also demo……続きを見る

Nuclear energy leaves behind an infinitely dangerous legacy of radioactive wastes in places that are remote and polluted landscapes of risk. Four of these places - Hanford (USA) where the plutonium ……続きを見る

Sunday Times Bestseller A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the BBC One TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions. R……続きを見る

The study of volcano-ice interactions, or 'glaciovolcanism', is a field experiencing exponential growth. This comprehensive volume presents a discussion of the distinctive processes and characterist……続きを見る

Recipient of a 2017 Book of the Year Award presented by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Shane K. Bernard's Teche examines this legendary waterway of the American Deep South. Bernard delve……続きを見る

Le mot marée désigne, dans son acception la plus courante, le mouvement oscillatoire du niveau de la mer résultant des attractions de la Lune et du Soleil sur les particules liquides; le phénomène e……続きを見る

Le mot glacier réunit deux ensembles de nature différente mais qui sont indissociables. Il désigne, d'une part, une masse de glace d'un seul tenant, avec le névé et la neige qui la recouvrent en par……続きを見る

Dans le vocabulaire géologique, le terme « sédimentologie » est relativement récent (H. Wadell, 1932) et il n'a d'ailleurs pas été admis sans discussion. On l'emploie le plus couramment aujourd'hui ……続きを見る

L'usage fait de l'Europe un continent ; en réalité, celle-ci constitue une partie de l'Eurasie, avec laquelle elle est en continuité de l'Ancien Monde – puisque l'Afrique n'est pas complètement sépa……続きを見る

In this groundbreaking, global analysis of the relationship between climate change and human health, Hans Baer and Merrill Singer inventory and critically analyze the diversity of significant and so……続きを見る