Technology, Engineering, Agriculture

In this book, energy consumption in the household sector is examined. Barriers to and enablers of energy efficiency in households in relation to go...

The European Union (EU) is one of the United States'' chief agricultural trading partners but also a major competitor in world markets. Both the Un...

This book attempts to undertake critical, social scientific scrutiny of contradictions between the evolving forms of agricultural production and ec...

In the last few years there has been a surge in interest in the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2), a process often referred to as carb...

Rapid urbanisation coupled with increasing populations has brought in new socio-economic and environmental problems in the world, particularly for ...

Phthalates are esters of phthalic acid and are a group of chemicals of high environmental relevance due to their production rates and ecotoxicologi...

When Evan Pugh became the first president of Pennsylvanias Farmers High Schoollater to be known as The Pennsylvania State Universitythe small campu...

This book presents a comprehensive review of energy research studies from authors around the globe, including recent research in energy use and its...

Nature thrives on diversity and flexibility, gaining strength from heterogeneity, whereas the quest for homogeneity seems to motivate much of moder...

Plants whose DNA is modified using genetic engineering techniques are known as transgenic plants. In most cases the aim is to introduce a new trait...

Rural communities across America are working to strengthen their economies, provide better quality of life to residents, and build on assets such a...

This book examines the changes and trends in farming and farmland in the United States. Innovations in farm organisation, business arrangements, an...

Grasslands cover around 30% of the Earth''s terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem services. On the other hand, grasslands are among t...

Population and economic growth, changing social values about the importance of water quality and the environment, and Native American water-right c...

This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on UHI''s impacts on aquatic environments; th...

This book is a continuation of the book Environmental Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches ...

This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on solar energy for buildings; sustainable de...

This book is a continuation of the book Environmental Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches ...

The SunShot Initiative was launched in February 2011 with the goal of making solar energy cost-competitive with conventional electricity generating...

In response to increasing information arising from the scientific community, the news media reported that pharmaceuticals have been detected in the...

In light of high farm incomes and constrained federal budgets, the cost of federal farm and conservation programs, about $15 billion annually from ...

This book is a continuation of the book Environmental Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches ...

Fossil records indicate the Neotropical Dry Forests had a more continuous distribution in the recent geological past, especially in the late Pleist...