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Rain forests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources …

geschrieben von National Research Council (Autor) und Board On Agri National Research Council (Autor) und Committee On Sustainable Agriculture (Orchester)

The devastating fire that swept through Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the spring of 2000 may have been caused by one controlled burn gone wild, but it was far from an isolated event. All through the …

geschrieben von Christopher J. Huggard (Herausgeber) und Arthur R. Gomez (Herausgeber)

The 15th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster offered a timely opportunity for an expert assessment of the current situation and suggestions for approaches to managing the …

geschrieben von Jaromir Kolejka (Autor) und Jaromir Kolejka (Herausgeber)

Gaia Connections addresses several arenas of concern as humankind faces an escalating ecological and moral crisis in this new millennium. Beginning with an overview of the history of philosophy and …

geschrieben von Alan S. Miller (Autor)

It is evident, that for a number of ecological and technical problems in rivers and lakes a better knowledge of sediment transport and sedimentation is needed together with the ability to predict and …

Preface.- I: Turbulence, Mainly its Non-Local Aspects.- II: Turbulence and Sediment transport, Turbulence and Sedimentation.- III: Turbulent Structures and Sediment Transport.- IV: Two-Phase Flows.- …

geschrieben von A. Gyr (Autor) und W. Kinzelback (Autor) und Albert Gyr (Autor)

Before 25 December 2004, while many people knew what a tsunami was, few had any idea of the wholesale destruction that one could cause. All of that changed as a powerful earthquake triggered the …

geschrieben von Geoff Tibballs (Autor)

Samuel P. Hays is University Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Pittsburgh, and the recipient of the 1999 Organization of American Historians Distinguished Service Award. He is the …

Examines the conflicts that have developed over the preservation of forests in America, and how government agencies and advocacy groups have influenced the management of forests and their resources …

geschrieben von Samuel P. Hays (Autor)

MYER KUTZ is founder and President of Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., a publishing and information services consulting firm. He is the editor of the Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Third Edition (4-volume …

The Wiley Series in Environmentally Conscious Engineering will be made up of a number of contributed books, each covering a broad subset of information. Planned titles include: Environmentally …

Contributors.Preface.1 Design for Environment (DfE): Strategies, Practices, Guidelines, Methods, and Tools (Daniel P. Fitzgerald, Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Peter A. Sandborn, Linda C. Schmidt, and Thornton …

geschrieben von Myer Kutz (Herausgeber)

Presents a study of a previously unknown species of bird in the rain-soaked and remote mountains of Hawaii - which sported a black mask and was called the po'ouli. This book illustrates the challenge …

Introduction; Eleven Weeks; No More Miracles; The Hana Rainforest Project; The Mystery Bird; Hawaii; The Honeycreepers; The Po'ouli's Decline; Rats, Extinction, and the Battle of Midway; The Hawaiian …

geschrieben von Alvin Powell (Autor)

Philippe Bourseiller, five-time winner of the prestigious World Press Prize, photographs wild and unexplored places. As a mountain climber, cave explorer and diver, he is able to work under extreme …

Concerns about environmental fragility and global warming have moved to the forefront of public consciousness. Applicable to various aspects of daily life, from switching to energy-saving fluorescent …

geschrieben von Phillipe Bourseiller (Autor)