ilość książek w kategorii: 14687
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Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781559635868 / Angielski / Miękka / 463 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Updated to reflect ongoing changes in environmental fields, this text is a resource for anyone seeking information about environmental career opportunities and how to get started in one. Highlights include trends in employment opportunities and additional material on careers in the energy field.
Updated to reflect ongoing changes in environmental fields, this text is a resource for anyone seeking information about environmental career opportun...
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211,38 |
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Rivers of Gold: Designing Markets to Allocate Water in California
ISBN: 9781559637121 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The movement to implement market-based approaches to allocating water is gaining ground across California and in other western states. In Rivers of Gold, Brent M. Haddad explains water markets and the economic theory undergirding them. It is the first book to provide detailed case studies of water market transactions and the institutional design issues associated with them. It will be essential reading for water resource professionals and resource economists, as well as for students and scholars of environmental policy, environmental economics, and resource economics.
The movement to implement market-based approaches to allocating water is gaining ground across California and in other western states. In Rivers of Go...
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185,60 |
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Alternative Fuels
ISBN: 9781560323617 / Angielski / Twarda / 502 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Environmentally acceptable alternative fuels are in demand. This book dicusses the energy resources that are directly tied to the alleviation of petroleum dependence, and the science and technology in the area of alternative fuels. Various process treatments leading to cleaner and better use of existing fuel resources are discussed. This comprehensive reference book is consistent and is helpful for students and researchers.
Environmentally acceptable alternative fuels are in demand. This book dicusses the energy resources that are directly tied to the alleviation of petro...
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1273,41 |
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Ecosystem Management: Adaptive Strategies for Natural Resource Organizations in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9781560326069 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. People have always managed their critical natural resources with care and respect. However, the definition of what is and is not perceived as a resource critical for their survival varies by time, place and culture. Documenting some of the perceptions, strategies and actions of some natural resource agencies as they seek to respond to the changed reality influencing their policies and practices, this book provides ample evidence that the traditional models guiding natural resource agencies and professionals have exceeded the point of declining return.
People have always managed their critical natural resources with care and respect. However, the definition of what is and is not perceived as a resour...
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759,15 |
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Ecosystem Management: Adaptive Strategies for Natural Resource Organizations in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9781560326076 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. People have always managed their critical natural resources with care and respect. However, the definition of what is and is not perceived as a resource critical for their survival varies by time, place and culture. Documenting some of the perceptions, strategies and actions of some natural resource agencies as they seek to respond to the changed reality influencing their policies and practices, this book provides ample evidence that the traditional models guiding natural resource agencies and professionals have exceeded the point of declining return.
People have always managed their critical natural resources with care and respect. However, the definition of what is and is not perceived as a resour...
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210,56 |
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Life-Cycle Assessment: Inventory Guidelines and Principles
ISBN: 9781566700153 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discusses the stages in a product life-cycle, including raw materials acquisition, materials manufacture, product fabrication, and consumer use and disposal. The book also describes the components of a product life-cycle assessment: inventory analysis; impact analysis; and improvement analysis.
Discusses the stages in a product life-cycle, including raw materials acquisition, materials manufacture, product fabrication, and consumer use and di...
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824,88 |
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The Environmental Chemistry of Aluminum, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781566700306 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Environmental Chemistry of Aluminum provides a comprehensive, fundamental account of the aqueous chemistry of aluminum within an environmental context. An excellent reference for environmental chemists and scientific administrators of environmental programs, this book contains material reflecting the many recent changes in this rapidly developing discipline. The first three chapters discuss the most fundamental aspects of aluminum chemistry: its quantitation in soils and natural waters, including speciation measurements, and its stable chemical forms, both as a dissolved solute and in a...
The Environmental Chemistry of Aluminum provides a comprehensive, fundamental account of the aqueous chemistry of aluminum within an environmental con...
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1273,41 |
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Coastal Zone Management Handbook
ISBN: 9781566700924 / Angielski / Twarda / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coastal Zone Management Handbook comprises the first complete manual on coastal resource planning and management technology. Written by an international consultant, this handbook reflects a global perspective on the natural resources, sensitivities, economics, development, productivity, and diversity of coastal zones. The emphasis is on tropical and subtropical coastal ecosystems, but the information is widely applicable. In addition to its comprehensive coverage of general concepts related to coastal regions, the book describes the strategic basis for coastal management, provides a set of...
Coastal Zone Management Handbook comprises the first complete manual on coastal resource planning and management technology. Written by an internation...
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1273,41 |
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The Reuse and Recycling of Contaminated Soil
ISBN: 9781566701884 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a new way of viewing contaminated soil-as a resource that in many instances can be recovered. The Reuse and Recycling of Contaminated Soils addresses the waste problem associated with contaminated soil and considers alternatives that are environmentally sound, cost-effective, and time efficient. It provides thorough coverage of practical issues associated with reuse and recycling including:
This book presents a new way of viewing contaminated soil-as a resource that in many instances can be recovered. The Reuse and Recycling of Contaminat...
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881,59 |
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Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling
ISBN: 9781566702027 / Angielski / Twarda / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem.
With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The...
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1340,43 |
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Handbook of Estimation Methods in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry [With Wintox Software, an Easy-To-Use Estimation Tool]
ISBN: 9781566702119 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Slightly more than 100,000 chemicals are produced in such an amount that they are threatening to the environment. These include common chemicals such as household cleaners, detergents, cosmetics, medicines, and pesticides. The Handbook of Estimation Methods in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry presents estimation methods for determining a number of physicochemical, biological, and toxicological parameters for these chemicals. Included is WinTox software, an estimation tool that is quick and easy to use; it provides a good initial estimate that can be further refined. Through the...
Slightly more than 100,000 chemicals are produced in such an amount that they are threatening to the environment. These include common chemicals such ...
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734,66 |
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Concise Dictionary of Environmental Engineering
ISBN: 9781566702126 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Concise Dictionary of Environmental Engineering contains thousands of definitions of terms used in the field of environmental engineering, including technical terms, abbreviations, and product/process trademarks and brand names. It helps you make sense out of technical reports and papers, and makes finding the right word for your own reports and papers easy!
Concise Dictionary of Environmental Engineering contains thousands of definitions of terms used in the field of environmental engineering, including t...
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244,84 |
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Environmental Life Cycle Analysis
ISBN: 9781566702140 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The trend in industry and with the EPA is to prevent wastes before they are created instead of treating or disposing of them later. This book assists design/systems engineers and managers in designing or changing a product or set of processes in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment during its life cycle. It explains the overall concept of environmental life cycle analysis and breaks down each of the stages, providing a clear picture of the issues involved.
Chapters 1 and 2 provide an introduction and overview of the environmental life cycle analysis process. Chapter 3... The trend in industry and with the EPA is to prevent wastes before they are created instead of treating or disposing of them later. This book assists ...
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824,88 |
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Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide Mitigation
ISBN: 9781566702843 / Angielski / Twarda / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Any mention of the "greenhouse effect" tends to ignite controversy. While the rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases-especially carbon dioxide- are certainly among the most pressing issues today, theoretical and perceived consequences have been subject to conjecture and misinformation. That raging debate has obscured an important fact: scientists and engineers are hard at work on methods to reduce CO2 emissions, and devise practical methods for their remediation. Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide Mitigation: Science and Technology sheds light on the most recent... Any mention of the "greenhouse effect" tends to ignite controversy. While the rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases-especially carb... |
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1077,50 |
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Air Contaminants and Industrial Hygiene Ventilation: A Handbook of Practical Calculations, Problems, and Solutions
ISBN: 9781566703079 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A reference for the industrial hygienist, containing the equations, constants, conversions, and formulae that they will encounter in their day-to-day duties. There are over 480 problems, with their solutions.
A reference for the industrial hygienist, containing the equations, constants, conversions, and formulae that they will encounter in their day-to-day ...
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783,64 |
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Multiple Stresses in Ecosystems
ISBN: 9781566703093 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Resulting from a vanguard conference originally held in 1993 at UC Dav is, this new work is divided into three sections that present methodol gies for assessing the health of an ecosystem; the effects of multiple toxicological impacts upon an ecosystem, and which tools are worth us ing to assess these dangers. Environmental scientists, chemists, toxic ologists, risk analysts, and probably the entire membership of SETAC w ill find need for this book, as will wetlands scientists, ecologists, and research biologists.
Resulting from a vanguard conference originally held in 1993 at UC Dav is, this new work is divided into three sections that present methodol gies for...
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747,55 |
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Voluntary Environmental Management: The Inevitable Future
ISBN: 9781566703444 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A shift from government oversight to private sector self-regulation appears to be the future of environmental management. This will be a complex and complicated transition, as individual companies attempt to balance their needs against that of the surrounding communities - and world.
Voluntary Environmental Management: The Inevitable Future explores how business and industry are preparing for this dramatic shift in responsibility and accountability. John Morelli pinpoints companies that have already adopted environmental auditing and management tools; examines the deficiencies of... A shift from government oversight to private sector self-regulation appears to be the future of environmental management. This will be a complex and c...
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538,76 |
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Remote Sensing and GIS Accuracy Assessment
ISBN: 9781566704434 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The development of robust accuracy assessment methods for the validation of spatial data represents a difficult challenge for the geospatial science community. Obstacles to robust assessments include continuous data characteristics and positional errors, demanding ongoing development by GIS and remote sensing experts. Based upon a special symposium sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Remote Sensing and GIS Accuracy Assessment evaluates the important scientific elements related to the performance of accuracy assessments for remotely sensed data, GIS data analysis,...
The development of robust accuracy assessment methods for the validation of spatial data represents a difficult challenge for the geospatial science c...
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1077,50 |
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Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota: Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors
ISBN: 9781566704694 / Angielski / Twarda / 1040 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than 20 years after the ban of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides, pesticides continue to be detected in air, rain, soil, surface water, bed sediment, and aquatic and terrestrial biota throughout the world. Recent research suggests that low levels of some of these pesticides may have the potential to affect the development, reproduction, and behavior of fish and wildlife, and possibly humans.
Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota: Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors assesses the occurrence and behavior of pesticides in bed sediment and aquatic biota-the two... More than 20 years after the ban of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides, pesticides continue to be detected in air, rain, soil, surface water, bed...
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1224,44 |
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Trace Elements in Soil: Bioavailability, Flux, and Transfer
ISBN: 9781566705073 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prepared by a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, this book addres ses the current state of knowledge on trace elements bioavailability, flux, and transfer in soils. It explores and discusses emerging issues in biogeochemistry research. It emphasizes the role of biological and chemical interactions and discusses the newest trends in research and their application to major environmental problems. The focus is on tr ace element issues in developing countries and new environmentally sou nd technologies.
Prepared by a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, this book addres ses the current state of knowledge on trace elements bioavailability, flux, and...
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1077,50 |