The devastating effects of climate change are undeniable. Fires rage and waters rise in every corner of the globe. In light of these changes to our planet, the issue of social and environmental well……続きを見る
Miles de millones de animales viajeros atraviesan de punta a punta nuestro planeta. Pequeños o grandes, solos o en grupo, viajan decenas de miles de kilómetros en vuelo, caminando o nadando, enfrent……続きを見る
Qui aurait imaginé, il y a vingt ans à peine, qu’un smartphone saurait reconnaître un visage ou qu’on guérirait l’hémophilie par thérapie génique ? Que des robots pilotés depuis la Terre sillonnerai……続きを見る
Partiendo del planteamiento que sostiene que el clima es un factor que incide en diferentes aspectos del territorio tales como la provisión de medios esen-ciales de vida (agua, alimento, energía), l……続きを見る
This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the physics involved in the formation of precipitation in the Earth's atmosphere. It begins by emphasizing the significance of precipit……続きを見る
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Climate change is often understood as a main driver of human mobility in Africa, but this book demonstrates the many other factors that als……続きを見る
À l’échelle mondiale, les systèmes agricoles, alimentaires et forestiers produisent plus du tiers des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, contribuant ainsi significativement au changement climatique.……続きを見る
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.
What is going on with our atmosphere? The headl……続きを見る
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about,……続きを見る
When it comes to climate-change-inspired threats, it is rising sea levels we hear most about. But if the oceans are, as Herman Melville put it, “the tide-beating heart of the earth,” rivers are its ……続きを見る
To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. With emphasi……続きを見る
The books currently available on this subject contain some elements of physical-chemical treatment of water and wastewater but fall short of giving comprehensive and authoritative coverage. They con……続きを見る
Containment and permeable reactive barriers have come full circle as an acceptable environmental control technology during the past 30 years. As interest shifted back toward containment in the 1990s……続きを見る
Drylands, a home for nearly 2.5 billion people, are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change, and dryland area may expand to 50% of the Earth's surface by 2100. Climate change may aggravate……続きを見る
This book focuses on skeleton-degradable soils, including three typical degradation processes of soil skeletons: soil particle breakage, chemical degradation, and biochemical degradation. Correspond……続きを見る
The majority of people in Limpopo river basin depend on rainfed agriculture. Unfortunately the Limpopo is water scarce, and parts of the basin, such as Zimbabwe's Mzingwane catchment, are under stre……続きを見る
Une géographie populaire de la Caraïbe, adaptation d’Une histoire populaire des États-Unis de Howard Zinn, rompt avec le regard enchanteur et fantastique des clichés touristiques. La Caraïbe est enf……続きを見る
La erupción del volcán Puyehue-Cordón Caulle en 2011 impactó en la Norpatagonia, afectando a la sociedad y su entorno natural. Este libro recupera la memoria de los habitantes y analiza estrategias ……続きを見る
Una sólida e impactante investigación sobre la consecuencia del cambio climático de la que menos hablamos: cómo nos obligará a cambiar dónde y cómo vivimos.
Con cada grado de aumento de la temperatu……続きを見る
This book examines simultaneous power generation and desalination driven by renewable energy systems. It covers all renewables, including solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, ocean and biomass as well as……続きを見る
Catastrophic climate change overshadows the present and the future. Wrenching economic transformations have devastated workers and hollowed out communities. However, those fighting for jobs and thos……続きを見る
Why the energy transition must be more than a fuel source replacement, and how we can seize the opportunity of the transition to build a more just future for all.
To meet the greenhouse gas emission……続きを見る
This book treats the subject of porous flow and its applications in three engineering and scientific problems. The first major part of the book is devoted to solute transport in unsaturated porous m……続きを見る
A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia. In 1906 the dreams of th……続きを見る
In the vein of "An Inconvenient Truth," a sobering assessment of our nation's energy policies and a stirring call for change. Dangerous CO2 emissions, massive oil spills, dwindling suppliesーthe pro……続きを見る
A comprehensive review of both the causes of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and the range of ways these emissions can be reduced
Particularly strong focus on the range of nutritional strat……続きを見る
There are few more beautiful places than Scotland's winter mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing Ice, Iain C……続きを見る
Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries is a book about stock assessment as it is practiced. It focuses on applications for small scale or artisanal fisheri……続きを見る
«Il secolo nomade è un'opera epocale, terrificante nel suo messaggio e nella sua urgenza, ma in ultima analisi fondamentale nella sua convinzione di un percorso da seguire. Gaia Vince mette a nudo l……続きを見る
