908 pages , Springer Science & Business Media , 2012-12-06 It is particularly gratifying to prepare a second edition of a book, because there is the necessary impli cation that the first edition was well received. Moreover, now an opportunity is provided to correct the problems or limitations that existed in the first edition as well as to address recent developments in ...[Read More]
2014-01-14T08:00:00Z Los Angeles has become a magnet for the American apocalyptic imagination. Riot, fire, flood, earthquake...only locusts are missing from the almost biblical list of disasters that have struck the city in the 1990s. From Ventura to Laguna, more than one million Southern Californians have been directly touched by disaster-related death, injury, or damage to their ...[Read More]
Thousands of tons of plastic scrap collected for recycling from British households have been transported and dumped on sites across the world. We follow the ...
Southwest China's Guizhou Province is well-known for its picturesque scenery, yet some areas have suffered from environmental problems such as soil erosion.
152 pages , Springer Science & Business Media , 2010-03-10 The book is based on the results of the investigations of the authors in the semi-arid and arid regions (ASAR) of the globe. These investigations brought to the conclusion that the warming climate will cause the drying up of the water resources in these regions. In this case the principles of Sustainable Developm...[Read More]
The Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency was held for the third time in May 2010. Over the years, the conference has seen the world’s largest gathering of leaders, thinkers and doers in the field of sustainability reporting, with debates being convened on how reporting can be used to help build a better future. Thought leaders from business, finance, government and...[Read More]
1783 pages , Pergamon , 1999-01-01 Since biomass and bioenergy are global issues, it is no surprise that each year there are contributions from countries all over the world. Contributions from South America have been increasing ever since conference inception in 1993, and it is particularly pleasing to note the extensive contributions to this volume from Brazil. Between ...[Read More]
273 pages , Springer , 2013-10-04 The roles and applications of various modeling approaches, aimed at improving the usefulness of energy policy models in public decision making, are covered by this book. The development, validation, and applications of system dynamics and agent-based models in service of energy policy design and assessment in the 21st century is a key fo...[Read More]
Barron's Educational Series , 2009-02 (back cover) Two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained Extensive subject review covers all test topics and includes practice questions and quizzes with answers An enlightening overview of the AP Environmental Science test plus helpful test-taking strategies
The Velda Resleep is developed, following the Cradle to Cradle® design framework. While assuring the comfort and quality standard of Velda, the Resleep is designed to be reused, recovered...
