Environmental Management

Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by ins...

Whether the prospective buyer is a farmer or rancher looking to expand operations, a sportsman seeking to preserve habitat for wildlife, or a natur...

The U.S. Landsat Mission has collected remotely sensed imagery of the Earth''''s surface for more than 35 years. At present two satellites, Lanndsa...

Peat, or turf, is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires a...

The Okavango Delta, a globally renowned wetland, is characterised by a mosaic of meandering watercourses, floodplains and islands, and is home to a...

The past two decades alone have witnessed four major shocks to the global financial system: the collapse of the European exchange rate mechanism in...

Oregon Plans provides a rich, detailed, and nuanced analysis of the origins and early evolution of Oregon''s nationally renowned land use planning ...

Environmental issues are among the most profound challenges of the 21st century. The widespread degradation of the earth''''s air, water, soil and ...

Riparian ecosystems occur in semi-terrestrial areas adjacent to water bodies and are influenced by freshwater. Riparian wetlands are defined as lan...

This book is divided into five main parts: plantation forestry in context; forest growth dynamics and assessments; plantation silviculture and mana...

The world is experiencing a shortage of helium-3, a rare isotope with applications in homeland security, national security, medicine, industry, and...

This book addresses the issues and problems related with land resources degradations and its meaningful solution using local tool and technological...

Wherever flowering plants flourish, pollinating bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other animals are hard at work, providing vital but often unnot...

Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of W...

This book looks at theories of nature-society relations and development, applied to soil erosion and environmental change in West Africa, and Ghana...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation''''s largest public power provider, is a self-financing, federal electric utility with annual reve...

Chile is recognised around the world for a strong economy, openness and political stability. There have been important advances in our economic mod...

Pollinators are essential to the United States economy. Honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, butterflies, and other species contribute substantial...

The ever-increasing human population and high demand for natural resources have resulted in declining species and ecosystems that justify the explo...

This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on coastal wetlands and their role in human h...

This book provides readers with the latest developments in environmental research. Chapter One presents the strongest wind erosions of the Sinjsko ...

This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on the impact of forest canopy structure on s...