Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Earth Sciences - General

This monograph examines Swahili plant subsistence and food production patterns through the analysis of macrobotanical remains from four archaeological sites on Pemba Island, Tanzania, dating to A.D. 700-1600. Specifically towns and villages are compared before and during the emergence of stonetowns, settlements characterized by stone/coral household and ritual architecture, which have been described as urban, based on their roles as economic, political, and religious centers along the eastern African coast. Swahili stonetowns are hypothesized to have exerted political control over the...

Globale Herausforderungen und die Notwendigkeit umzudenken wie soll das funktionieren? Dies ist die Kernfrage, die die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Buch aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven beleuchten und durchaus kritisch und kontroversiell diskutieren. Sie debattieren Gegenwarts- und Zukunftsfragen anhand der grossen Herausforderungen unserer globalisierten Welt. Dazu gehoren beispielweise der Klimawandel, die Ausbeutung der naturlichen Ressourcen, das Diktat des Konsums, der Nord-Sud-Konflikt und die Explosion der Megastadte des Sudens sowie die sich weit offnende Kluft zwischen Arm und...

This volume is a tribute to Professor Otto Hutzinger, the founding editor of The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, in recognition of his pioneering work and contribution to our understanding of the sources, fate, exposure and effects of persistent organic pollutants. It consists of fourteen chapters written by individuals who have been inspired by his work and have followed in his footsteps by refining our knowledge of this field and opening new research directions. In Professor Hutzinger's tradition of passing on valuable information to others, the authors present recent...

This monograph provides an up-to-date overview on methods and techniques in seismology, with a focus on describing and detecting seismic waves in anisotropic media. The author discusses structural, physical and mechanical aspects of the crust by analyzing earthquake data from field studies, rendering the book a practical reference for researchers in seismology and applied geophysics.

This book offers a problem-and-solution approach to environmental remediation in mining, including the environmentally sustainable utilization of waste materials from the mining industry. It largely comprises articles published in Springer journals, which have been thoroughly revised and expanded. With supplementary data and illustrations, it discusses specific problem areas in relevant Caribbean locations and provides an overview of geotechnical and microbial solutions to prevent post-mining deterioration in this area.

Large-scale machine learning, currently focused on the internet and/or social network analysis, could prove highly beneficial in the study of earth science, a broad multidisciplinary field of study that generates huge amounts of data. This comprehensive book is the first to tackle the subject of large-scale machine learning and its applications to the earth sciences. It covers significant issues in earth science and large-scale machine learning techniques with each contributing author recognized as a well-known authority in the field.

First published in 1998, "The Natural History of Eastern Massachusetts" is a comprehensive guide to the nature of the state east of Quabbin Reservoir. This more sophisticated second edition brings all the original material up to date and adds many new articles. It contains more than 400 full-color photographs, maps and illustrations. Everything from bears and beavers to snakes and spiders is covered. Learn about the region's geology, its rivers and mountains. Find out how it was formed by the ice age and volcanic activity. Learn about the first human residents. There are charts showing...