Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology

Smart Evaluation and Integrated Design in Regional Development puts forward an alternative approach to evaluation in spatial planning - one that fo...

Business success hinges on successfully creating products with the right features. You must correctly analyze the needs of the customer and match t...

This title was first published in 2000. Using the latest surveys and original data, this volume contrasts energy and environmental policies in West...

In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transitio...

More than half of the world population now lives in cities, and urban expansion continues as rural people move to cities. This results in the loss ...

This title was first published in 2001. Of the many far reaching issues facing post-communist states in the wake of the collapse of communist rule,...

First published in 1999 , the book is based on papers given at the final workshop of a research project into the evolution of environmental regulat...

This title was first published in 2001: Despite the fact that environmental directives are one of the strongest areas of policy decreed by the EU, ...

This book provides state of the art description of various approaches, techniques and some basic fundamentals of bioremediation to manage a variety...

This book presents a broad compendium of biodegradation research and discussions on the most up-to-date bioremediation strategies. The most relevan...

Cisterns: Sustainable Development, Architecture and Energy was written on beliefs that based on historical evidence and actual findings, Iran is mo...

The huge potential in future connected services has as a precondition that privacy and security needs are dealt with in order for new services to b...

Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation is an in-depth review of the solar industry development, and present day state-of-the-a...

This work provides comprehensive coverage of the basic theories and hands-on techniques of polymer toughening, demonstrating the similarities in me...

The exponential increase in mobile device users and high-bandwidth applications has pushed the current 3G and 4G wireless networks to their capacit...

The study of environmental interfaces and environmental catalysis is central to finding more effective solutions to air pollution and in understand...

The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly in 2015 represents the latest attempt by the international comm...

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, implementers and PhD and Masters-level stude...

Within the developed world, airlines have responded to the advice of advocates for corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSER) to use ...

Across European cities the use of urban space is controversial and subject to diverging interests. On the one hand citizens are increasingly aware ...

Thermites, which are generally considered to be reactive mixtures of powdered metals and metal oxides, are an important subset of energetic materia...

This title was first published in 2001: Despite the fact that environmental directives are one of the strongest areas of policy decreed by the EU, ...

The Early Development of the Aviation Industry: Entrepreneurs of the Sky provides an introduction to the world of the early aviation industry and t...

The Design and Construction industry is in a state of attempted change. Improvement is a key word for employer, consultant and contractor. Real ste...

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy. This book provides the first comprehensive...

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, the Handbook of Environmental Management, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental ...

Water scarcity is increasing all over the world because of growing population and increasing demands. Countries with limited water resources are ur...

The International Conference of Electronic Engineering and Information Science 2015 (ICEEIS 2015) was held on January 17-18, 2015, Harbin, China. T...

This book describes current developments in the finite element analysis and design of certain types of thin-walled structures, and concentrates on ...

Construction Economics provides students with the principles underlying the relationship between economic theory and the construction industry. Its...

With an emphasis on photographic works that offer new perspectives on the history of American social documentary, this book considers a history of ...

The present book deals with the research work related to conversion and utilization of agricultural waste into useful products and to increase thei...

This book presents a comprehensive compilation of practical systems engineering models. The application and recognition of systems engineering is s...

Unique in its focus on functional properties, this book examines the resistive, piezoresistive, thermoelectric, and electromagnetic behavior of mul...

The adoption of administrative procedures in global governance has the potential to foster proper consideration of marginalized actors interests, y...

AC Motor Control and Electrical Vehicle Applications provides a guide to the control of AC motors with a focus on its application to electric vehic...

High temperature, high oil pressure, oil and gas well completion testing have always been a technical challenge and basic theoretical research is o...

People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The...

This second edition of Fundamentals of Open Channel Flow focuses on theory followed by clear, fully-solved examples, and practical computational to...

Characterizing bulk organic matter in seawater and bay water by various analytical techniques and linking these measurements with fouling in membra...

Bringing together case studies from Europe, Africa and North and South America, this book makes a fresh assessment of the role of the individual an...

This second edition of Fundamentals of Open Channel Flow focuses on theory followed by clear, fully-solved examples, and practical computational to...

Emerging technologies in wastewater treatment plant is an ecological, profitable and natural technology designed to eliminate heavy metals, radionu...

This book covers the state-of-the-art approaches for automated non-invasive systems for early cardiovascular disease diagnosis. It includes several...

From initial track laying through to mixing, sound design, and mastering Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth- Sawyer bring you Logic Pro 9. By Highlight...

As computers proliferate and as the field of computer graphics matures, it has become increasingly important for computer scientists to understand ...

This book on urban regeneration takes an approach that captures the increasing urbanization of modern living in all parts of the world. Revitalizat...

There are many current socio-environmental conflicts and problems around the world that affect distinct nationalities, races, or ethnicities. Part ...