Combining sciences and thoughts is essential for the sustainability of ecosystems as well as for understanding human life. Ecology, economics, chemistry, physics, climatology, informatics are pieces to be put together in order to compose the transdisciplinary picture of our complex world. This Volume contains the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development that was held in Coimbra (Portugal) in September 2007. ECOSUD offers a unique opportunity and encourages the interdisciplinary communication between scientists, engineers and professionals...
Combining sciences and thoughts is essential for the sustainability of ecosystems as well as for understanding human life. Ecology, economics, chemist...
This book contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Evolution, Monitoring, Simulation, Management, and Remediation of the Geological Environment and Landscape. It features contributions from geologists, geographers, soil scientists, ecologists, engineers, planners, and other professionals interested in the contribution of geo-information to sustainable development or suitable use of the land. The book encompasses a wide range of topics, such as: Earth's materials and resources; soil and rock properties; earth's dynamics; hydrological studies; natural hazards and...
This book contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Evolution, Monitoring, Simulation, Management, and Remediation of the Ge...
Waste management is one of the key issues of modern society and requires constant advancement in the adopted practices and technologies in order to keep up with the new industrial technologies and commodities introduced to the market every year, which can have varying impacts on the environment. This book bring together papers from the Third International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment, and will be of interest to environmental engineers, local authority representatives, waste disposal experts, research scientists in the area of waste management, civil engineers and...
Waste management is one of the key issues of modern society and requires constant advancement in the adopted practices and technologies in order to ke...
Containing papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this text presents research related to different aspects of ecosystems and sustainable development, including physical sciences and modeling.
Containing papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this text presents research related to ...
This book contains most of the papers presented in the Eco-Architecture 2010 conference, which was the third edition of the International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature. Previous editions, that were very successful were held previously in the New Forest, UK, in 2006 and the Algarve, Portugal in 2008 and demonstrated the importance of a forum like this to discuss the characteristics and challenges of such architectural vision. Eco-Architecture implies a new approach to the design process intended to harmonise its products with nature. This involves ideas such as...
This book contains most of the papers presented in the Eco-Architecture 2010 conference, which was the third edition of the International Conference o...
This book contains papers presented at The Sustainable City 2010 conference, which was the sixth edition of the International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. That event followed the very successful meetings held previously in Rio (2000), Segovia (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006) and Skiathos (2008) and proved one more time the necessity of this scientific forum to discuss the challenging situations that the urban areas are confronting nowadays.Innovative tools are required for understanding the high complexity of contemporary cities. It is urgent to promote a more...
This book contains papers presented at The Sustainable City 2010 conference, which was the sixth edition of the International Conference on Urban Rege...
The growth of human population combined with the irregularity in precipitation and water availability may restrict even further the access to water in certain regions of the world. This problem is made more severe by anthropogenic activities that affect the quality of the water available. The objective of the meeting was to provide an opportunity for the scientists, experts and practitioners to exchange their knowledge and experiences. Only by comparisons of the performance of the current technologies and practices the best platforms can be selected as the basis for future improved...
The growth of human population combined with the irregularity in precipitation and water availability may restrict even further the access to water in...
Water is one of the most important natural resources found in the world. Therefore, population growth and higher living standards will cause ever increasing demands for good water quality in the future, exerting an extreme pressure in water resources. Water is essential for supplying domestic, municipal, industrial, and agriculture needs. Furthermore, while growing populations and increasing water requirements are a certainty, it is not known how climates will change and at what extent they will be affected by man's activities. This volume contains the scientific papers presented at the 4th...
Water is one of the most important natural resources found in the world. Therefore, population growth and higher living standards will cause ever incr...
This book contains additional research papers submitted for a meeting on sustainable development and planning organised in 2011 by the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT). WIT has a long and very successful record of organising conferences on the topic of sustainability, which requires an interdisciplinary approach. Any sustainable solutions that are derived solely from the perspective of a single discipline may have unintended damaging consequences that create new problems. Thus effective sustainable solutions require the collaboration of scientists and engineers from various disciplines,...
This book contains additional research papers submitted for a meeting on sustainable development and planning organised in 2011 by the Wessex Institut...
This volume contains the papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions and includes Oil and Chemical Spill Studies. The high population density in coastal areas has led to many ecological and environmental problems which require effective strategies for their management. It is important to discuss the way in which these issues interact with social and economic pressures to reach integrated solutions. Most coastal areas are subjected to an increased number of problems resulting from the growth of industrial, commercial or tourism activities....
This volume contains the papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions and includes Oil and Chemic...