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  • Sustainable Urban Environments

    An Ecosystem Approach

    Edited by Ellen M. van Bueren, Hein van Bohemen, Laure Itard, Henk Visscher ...
    The urban environment – buildings, cities and infrastructure – represents one of the most important contributors to climate change, while at the same time holding the key to a more sustainable way of living. The transformation from traditional to sustainable systems requires interdisciplinary knowledge of the re-design, construction, operation and maintenance of the built environment.Sustainable ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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  • Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning

    Theoretical and Empirical Insights

    Edited by Yoshiki Yamagata, Ayyoob Sharifi ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explores key theoretical and empirical issues related to the development and implementation of planning strategies that can provide guidance on the transition to climate-compatible and low-carbon urban development. It especially focuses on integrating resilience thinking into the urban planning process, and explains how such an integration can contribute to reflecting the dynamic ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Sustainable Bioenergy Production - An Integrated Approach

    Edited by Hans Ruppert, Martin Kappas, Jens Ibendorf ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book focuses primarily on the advantages and implications of sustainable bioenergy production in terms of ensuring a more sustainable world despite its growing energy demands. It addresses a new concept that focuses on the interactions between different uses of agricultural land (for example, agriculture for food, forage or energy and nature conservation) and their ecological, economic and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Thermal and Mineral Waters

    Origin, Properties and Applications

    Edited by Werner Balderer, Adam Porowski, Hussein Idris, James W. LaMoreaux ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This is a compilation of manuscripts on mineral and thermal waters of different areas of the world. This special volume is devoted to the 41st Meeting of the Commission on Mineral and Thermal Waters of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CMTW) held in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2009. The presentations collected and presented in this volume show the variety of aspects of mineral and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Evolution of Dam Policies

    Evidence from the Big Hydropower States

    Edited by Waltina Scheumann, Oliver Hensengerth ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The World Commission on Dams (WCD) report (2000) “Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making” set a landmark in the ongoing controversy over large dams. Now that more than ten years have passed, one has to realize that the WCD norms matter. However, their real chance of becoming implemented relies on whether their core values, strategic priorities and guidelines are accepted by ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Creating Low Carbon Cities

    Edited by Shobhakar Dhakal, Matthias Ruth ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book addresses key topics in the current deliberations and debates on low carbon cities that are underway globally. Contributions by experts from around the world focus on the key factors required for creating low carbon cities. These include appropriate infrastructure, ensuring co-benefits of climate actions, making best use of knowledge and information, proper accounting of emissions, and ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

    by James B. Pick ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The book analyzes the problems and potential of renewable energy development for the Coachella Valley of California and provides a useful case study for renewable energy feasibility assessments for other areas. A conceptual model, Integrated Policy Assessment Theory for Renewable Energy, is given and justified for renewable energy development in the Valley. Further, Central Place Theory, well ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Essentials of Water Systems Design in the Oil, Gas, and Chemical Processing Industries

    by Alireza Bahadori, Malcolm Clark, Bill Boyd ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Essentials of Water Systems Design in the Oil, Gas and Chemical Processing Industries provides valuable insight for decision makers by outlining key technical considerations and requirements of four critical systems in industrial processing plants—water treatment systems, raw water and plant water systems, cooling water distribution and return systems, and fire water distribution and storage ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Comparative Metropolitan Policy

    Governing Beyond Local Boundaries in the Imagined Metropolis

    by Jen Nelles ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
    How are metropolitan regions governed? What makes some regions more effective than others in managing policies that cross local jurisdictional boundaries? Political coordination among municipal governments is necessary to attract investment, rapid and efficient public transit systems, and to sustain cultural infrastructure in metropolitan regions. In this era of fragmented authority, local ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects

    Hydroelectricity Versus Other Uses

    by Per-Olov Johansson, Bengt Kriström ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Management of Water Quality in Moldova

    Edited by Gheorghe Duca ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book deals with water management, one of the most challenging issues of contemporary society. Research and innovation in the field of water management must address certain fundamental aspects: access to water, water quality, water treatment, transboundary effect of water, etc. A comprehensive analysis was performed in a national research program of Moldova, entitled “Research and management ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Understanding and Managing Urban Water in Transition

    Edited by Quentin Grafton, Katherine A. Daniell, Céline Nauges, Jean-Daniel Rinaudo, Noel Wai Wah Chan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines changes and transitions in the way water is managed in urban environments. This book originated from a joint French-Australian initiative on water and land management held in Montpellier, France. The book delivers practical insights into urban water management. It links scientific insights of researchers with the practical experiences of urban water practitioners to understand ... Read more

    $89.09 USD