wyszukanych pozycji: 4
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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305,83 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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262,91 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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166,33 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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214,62 zł |