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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “andre van amstel”
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  • India III: Climate Change and Landscape Issues in India

    A Cross-Disciplinary Framework

    Edited by Md Nazrul Islam, André van Amstel ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The major topics covered in this book include the climate vulnerability in Kolkata, urban agglomeration of resilience and adaptation strategies, climate change impact on western Himalayas, climate vulnerability in the north-eastern states of India, mitigation strategies of forest ecosystem, climate change impact on agricultural dynamics, suitability of potential zones (ALSPZs) as water bodies in ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

  • India II: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries

    Edited by Md. Nazrul Islam, André van Amstel ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents a variety of climate change impact and mitigation strategies for different environments in India. These include fractional snow cover change in the Himalayan region, and the impact of frequent cyclonic storms on land use and land cover changes along coastal areas. The book explores watershed, surface water, and hydrologic conditions for urban storm water drainage, as well as ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Bangladesh II: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries

    by Md. Nazrul Islam, André van Amstel ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume aims to develop a framework for disaster and climate risk resilient livelihood system in Bangladesh using a policy oriented approach. It highlights the possible impacts of climate change on groundwater based irrigation in the country. Climate change is one of biggest challenges to society. It can lead to serious impacts on production, life and environment on a global scale. Higher ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • India: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries

    Edited by Md. Nazrul Islam, André van Amstel ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Climate change will lead to many changes in global development and security especially energy, water, food, society, job, diplomacy, culture, economy and trade. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change as: “Any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.” Global climate change has emerged as a key issue in ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Bangladesh I: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries

    Edited by Md. Nazrul Islam, André van Amstel ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The aim of this book is to provide information to scientists and local government to help them better understand the particularities of the local climate. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to society. It can lead to serious impacts on production, life and environment on a global scale. Higher temperatures and sea level rise will cause flooding and water salinity problems which bring ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Methane and Climate Change

    Edited by Dave Reay, Pete Smith, Andre van Amstel ...
    Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible for approximately one-fifth of man-made global warming. Per kilogram, it is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time horizon -- and global warming is likely to enhance methane release from a number of sources. Current natural and man-made sources include many where methane-producing micro-organisms can ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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    Monitoring and Managing Ecosystem Biodiversity

    Edited by Meenu Rani, Bhagwan Singh Chaudhary, Saleha Jamal, Pavan Kumar ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Natural resources not only contribute to overall growth of the economy but also help reduce poverty by providing employment and food security to populations on the continent, and is thus the most inclusive growth sector of the economy of Asian countries. Global weather and climate studies are also increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the earth’s environment, in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Ecological Footprints of Climate Change

    Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability

    Edited by Uday Chatterjee, Angela Oyilieze Akanwa, Suresh Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Abira Dutta Roy ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific ... Read more

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  • Geospatial Modeling for Environmental Management

    Case Studies from South Asia

    Edited by Shruti Kanga, Suraj Kumar Singh, Gowhar Meraj, Majid Farooq ...
    This is a comprehensive resource that integrates the application of innovative remote sensing techniques and geospatial tools in modeling Earth systems for environmental management beyond customary digitization and mapping practices. It identifies the most suitable approaches for a specific environmental problem, emphasizes the importance of physically based modeling, their uncertainty analysis, ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Climate, Environment and Disaster in Developing Countries

    Edited by Narayan Chandra Jana, R. B. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The world is currently experiencing changes in climate and environment that often lead to natural disasters. Nearly three million people worldwide may have been killed in the past 20 years by natural disasters. In total, 90% of the natural disasters and 95% of all disaster-related deaths occur in the developing countries. Recently such problems have accelerated due to LULC change, biodiversity ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Monitoring and Managing Multi-hazards

    A Multidisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Jayanta Das, Sudip Kumar Bhattacharya ...
    Series series GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling
    To monitor multi-hazards, Remote Sensing and GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques have been extensively used in recent years worldwide. Since natural hazards cannot be eliminated, only quantification of these events and reliable forecasting can alleviate their detrimental effects, through which we can build more resilient and safe societies. Moreover, cultivating the proper ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Conservation, Management and Monitoring of Forest Resources in India

    Edited by Mehebub Sahana, Gopala Areendran, Krishna Raj ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume is devoted to compiling recent advancements, methodological improvements, new processing techniques, integration methods and rigorous applications associated with conceptual techniques on the conservation and monitoring of forest resources for a scientific audience, with a focus on cases and applications in India. The primary objective of the book is to advance the scientific ... Read more

    $143.09 USD