wyszukanych pozycji: 8
Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts
ISBN: 9780309103466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. In response, property owners often install hard structures such as bulkheads as a way to prevent further erosion, but these structures cause changes in the coastal environment that alter landscapes, reduce public access and recreational opportunities, diminish natural habitats, and harm species that depend on these habitats for shelter and food. Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts recommends coastal planning efforts and permitting policies to encourage landowners to use... Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. In response, property owners often install hard s... |
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244,28 zł |
Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States
ISBN: 9780309113618 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol in the United States and research into the next generation of biofuels. The trend is changing the national agricultural landscape and has raised concerns about potential impacts on the nation's water resources. To help illuminate these issues, the National Research Council held a colloquium on July 12, 2007 in Washington, DC. Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States, based in part on discussions at the colloquium,... National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol ... |
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184,57 zł |
Privacy Research and Best Practices: Summary of a Workshop for the Intelligence Community
ISBN: 9780309389198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Recent disclosures about the bulk collection of domestic phone call records and other signals intelligence programs have stimulated widespread debate about the implications of such practices for the civil liberties and privacy of Americans. In the wake of these disclosures, many have identified a need for the intelligence community to engage more deeply with outside privacy experts and stakeholders. At the request of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to address the privacy... Recent disclosures about the bulk collection of domestic phone call records and other signals intelligence programs have stimulated widespread deba... |
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179,14 zł |
Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects
ISBN: 9780309108348 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use of wind energy to generate electricity is increasing rapidly in the United States, government guidance to help communities and developers evaluate and plan proposed wind-energy projects is lacking. Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects offers an analysis of the environmental benefits and drawbacks of wind energy, along with an evaluation guide to aid decision-making about projects. It includes a case study of the mid-Atlantic... The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use ... |
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309,42 zł |
Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
ISBN: 9780309091695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 638 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. This new report, the sixth in a series of reports presenting dietary reference values for the intakes of nutrients by Americans and Canadians, establishes nutrient recommendations on water, potassium, and salt for health maintenance and the reduction of chronic disease risk. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate discusses... Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimate... |
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309,42 zł |
Analysis of Global Change Assessments: Lessons Learned
ISBN: 9780309104852 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Global change assessments inform decision makers about the scientific underpinnings of a range of environmental issues, such as climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity. Dozens of assessments have been conducted to date by various U.S. and international groups, many of them influencing public policies, technology development, and research directions. This report analyzes strengths and weaknesses of eight past assessments to inform future efforts. Common elements of effective assessments include strong leadership, extensive engagement with interested and... Global change assessments inform decision makers about the scientific underpinnings of a range of environmental issues, such as climate change, str... |
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266,00 zł |
Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options
ISBN: 9780309163989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The use of radio-frequency communication--commonly referred to as wireless communication--is becoming more pervasive as well as more economically and socially important. Technological progress over many decades has enabled the deployment of several successive generations of cellular telephone technology, which is now used by many billions of people worldwide; the near-universal addition of wireless local area networking to personal computers; and a proliferation of actual and proposed uses of wireless communications. The flood of new technologies, applications, and markets has also opened... The use of radio-frequency communication--commonly referred to as wireless communication--is becoming more pervasive as well as more economically a... |
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168,28 zł |
Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies
ISBN: 9780309100052 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Several changes in the United States over the past two decades have implications for diet, nutrition, and food safety, including patterns of food consumption that have produced an increase in overweight and obese Americans and threats to food safety from pathogens and bioterrorism. The changes raise a number of critical policy and research questions: How do differences in food prices and availability or in households' time resources for shopping and food preparation affect what people consume and where they eat? How do factors outside of the household, such as the availability of stores... Several changes in the United States over the past two decades have implications for diet, nutrition, and food safety, including patterns of food c... |
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217,14 zł |