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Hydrogeology, the science of groundwater, requires a multidisciplinary approach involving many other sciences: surface hydrology, climatology, geology, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, and more. This book takes a broad view, considers water as a single entity, and presents many...
To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Science Publishers
Emphasizing new technologies that produce clean water and energy from the wastewater treatment process, this book presents recent advancements in wastewater treatment by various technologies such as chemical methods, biochemical methods, membrane separation techniques, and nanotechnology. It...
To Be Published July 8th 2012 by CRC Press
Series: Advances in Soil Science
Crop water use can be increased by management of surface runoff, groundwater, irrigation, and soil water. Technological innovations to enhance availability of water for agricultural crops depend on soil and site-specific conditions. Devoted to the principles and practices of enhancing water use...
To Be Published July 15th 2012 by CRC Press
Scientists and consultants need to estimate and map properties of the terrestrial environment. These include plant nutrients and parasites in soil, gaseous emissions from soil, pollutant metals and xenobiotics in waste and contaminated land, salt in groundwater and species abundances above ground....
To Be Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Social Environmental Sustainability
A deep exploration of ways to change the current decision-making paradigm that fosters social-environmental sustainability, this book offers a sound, rational, and viable alternative to the chronic human disease of competitive, materialistic, symptomatic thinking. Based on the author’s more than 45...
To Be Published August 9th 2012 by CRC Press
Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, Encyclopedia of Environmental Management gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries and overview tables, readers will quickly find answers to questions about...
To Be Published August 14th 2012 by CRC Press
Series: Advances in Agroecology
By 2050, the global population of humans is predicted to increase by 35%, approximately 70 % more food may be required, and this will take place against a backdrop of 15-40% land degradation. This book examines whether experiences of land use intensification and biodiversity conservation lead to...
To Be Published August 14th 2012 by CRC Press
The introduction of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa was based on an enchanting promise: simultaneously contributing to global biodiversity conservation initiatives, regional peace and integration, and the sustainable socio-economic development of rural communities....
To Be Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge
In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world’s water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and...
To Be Published August 31st 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
Ecosystems and biodiversity have been degraded over decades due to human activities. One of the critical causes is market failure: the current market only accounts tangible resources and neglects intangible functions, such as climate control and natural hazard mitigation. Under such circumstances...
To Be Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
