Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology

Forest fires are a serious problem affecting many terrestrial ecosystems and causing substantial economic damage. Due to the increase of frequency ...

Groundwater is the mainstay of the rural water economy of Ghana. The resource has been tapped at various levels in the hydrogeological basins to su...

A 360-degree view of the response to flood riskAs major flooding events around the world show, the impact of flooding on the built environment can ...

Keeping the air clean is one of the most important aims in environmental protection. The fugitive emissions especially volatile organic compounds (...

This book provides comprehensive, authoritative discussions about microbial communities in environments that are rich in hydrocarbons, crude oil or...

The concept of ''''the triple bottom line'''' has recently emerged to describe a new framework for development aimed at achieving economic and soci...

This volume in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Second Edition, brings together chapters examining water, energy, mineral...

Exotic invasive plant species pose a serious threat to native biodiversity. Invasive plants transmogrify the landscape ecology in a highly complex ...