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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “sandra caeiro”
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  • International Perspectives on Climate Change

    Latin America and Beyond

    Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Sandra Caeiro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Fátima Alves ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula

    Innovative Approaches, Methods and Tools

    Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Sandra Caeiro, Fátima Alves ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Including considerations of sustainability in universities’ activities has long since become mainstream. However, there is still much to be done with regard to the full integration of sustainability thinking into science and engineering curricula. Among the problems that hinder progress in this field, the lack of sound information on how to actually implement it is prominent. Created in order to ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Sustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Institutions

    Mapping Trends and Good Practices Around the World

    Edited by Sandra Caeiro, Walter Leal Filho, Charbel Jabbour, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book contributes to debates on current sustainability practices, with a focus on assessment tools as applied in higher education institutions. These institutions are challenged to carry out management, research, and teaching, and to create settings that allow developing new competencies to address the complex global environmental, social, cultural, and economic pressures with which current ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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    From Theory to Applications

    by Andrej Kitanovski, Jaka Tušek, Urban Tomc, Uroš Plaznik, Alojz Poredoš, Marko Ožbolt ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides the latest research on a new alternative form of technology, the magnetocaloric energy conversion. This area of research concerns magnetic refrigeration and cooling, magnetic heat pumping and magnetic power generation. The book’s systematic approach offers the theoretical basis of magnetocaloric energy conversion and its various sub domains and this is supported with the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Explainer

    From Deja Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums

    by CSIRO Publishing ...
    Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists? The Explainer: From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums is a collection of around 100 of the best articles published in ‘The Explainer’ and ‘Monday’s Medical Myths’ sections of The Conversation. The book answers questions on everyone's mind about a diverse range of topics, abstract concepts, and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Embedded Systems for Smart Appliances and Energy Management

    Edited by Christoph Grimm, Peter Neumann, Stefan Mahlknecht ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded systems for smart appliances and energy management, bringing together for the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics from embedded systems, information technology and power engineering. Coverage includes challenges for future resource distribution grids, energy management in smart appliances, micro energy generation, demand ... Read more

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  • Fossil Capital

    The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming

    by Andreas Malm ...
    A sweeping study of how capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power—and contributed to the worsening climate crisisThe more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • It's the Crude, Dude

    Greed, Gas, War, and the American Way

    by Linda McQuaig ...
    Twenty years ago, George W. Bush said he invaded Iraq to bring democracy to the Middle East—some people believed that. But if you have nagging doubts, you'll be intrigued by the story unraveled here.With all the drama of a thriller, Canadian bestselling author Linda McQuaig probes the mystery of what really lay behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq. She points to Washington's desire to gain control of ... Read more

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  • Energy Economics

    Concepts, Issues, Markets and Governance

    by Subhes C. Bhattacharyya ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Since its modest beginning in the 1970s, the academic and research focus on energy has grown substantially and energy has established itself as an independent, interdisciplinary subject area. It attracts attention from people in a range of different fields including engineers, scientists, geologists, environmentalists, bankers, investors, policy makers and politicians. Energy Economics introduces ... Read more

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  • Field Guide: Fire in Dry Eucalypt Forest

    Fuel Assessment and Fire Behaviour Prediction in Dry Eucalypt Forest

    Edited by JS Gould, WL McCaw, NP Cheney, PF Ellis, S Matthews ...
    An effective response to bushfires relies on accurate predictions of fire behaviour, particularly the rate of spread, intensity and ‘spotting’. This field guide has been developed to provide a systematic method for assessing fuel hazard and predicting potential fire behaviour in dry eucalypt forest. It will assist in making vital decisions that ensure the protection of fire crews and the community ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Geothermal Energy

    From Theoretical Models to Exploration and Development

    by Ingrid Stober, Kurt Bucher ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The internal heat of the planet Earth represents an inexhaustible reservoir of thermal energy. This form of energy, known as geothermal energy has been utilized throughout human history in the form of hot water from hot springs. Modern utilization of geothermal energy includes direct use of the heat and its conversion to other forms of energy, mainly electricity. Geothermal energy is a form of ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Energy Sustainability Through Green Energy

    Edited by Sanjay Kumar Kar, Atul Sharma ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book shares the latest developments and advances in materials and processes involved in the energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage. Chapters are written by researchers in the energy and materials field.Topics include, but are not limited to, energy from biomass, bio-gas and bio-fuels; solar, wind, geothermal, hydro power, wave energy; energy-transmission, distribution and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD