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Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

  • 2nd Edition
  • August 21, 2019
  • Jerome O. Nriagu
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 3 9 5 1 - 6
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 3 9 5 2 - 3
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition, Six Volume Set presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health, especially social and environmental health for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns.

Encyclopedia of Ecology

  • 2nd Edition
  • August 23, 2018
  • Brian D. Fath
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 3 7 6 8 - 0
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 4 1 3 0 - 4
Encyclopedia of Ecology, Second Edition, Four Volume Set continues the acclaimed work of the previous edition published in 2008. It covers all scales of biological organization, from organisms, to populations, to communities and ecosystems. Laboratory, field, simulation modelling, and theoretical approaches are presented to show how living systems sustain structure and function in space and time. New areas of focus include micro- and macro scales, molecular and genetic ecology, and global ecology (e.g., climate change, earth transformations, ecosystem services, and the food-water-energy nexus) are included. In addition, new, international experts in ecology contribute on a variety of topics.

Comprehensive Energy Systems

  • 1st Edition
  • February 7, 2018
  • Ibrahim Dincer
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 9 5 9 7 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 4 9 2 5 - 6
Comprehensive Energy Systems, Seven Volume Set provides a unified source of information covering the entire spectrum of energy, one of the most significant issues humanity has to face. This comprehensive book describes traditional and novel energy systems, from single generation to multi-generation, also covering theory and applications. In addition, it also presents high-level coverage on energy policies, strategies, environmental impacts and sustainable development. No other published work covers such breadth of topics in similar depth. High-level sections include Energy Fundamentals, Energy Materials, Energy Production, Energy Conversion, and Energy Management.

Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems

  • 1st Edition
  • July 21, 2017
  • Bo Huang
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 6 6 0 - 9
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 7 9 3 - 4
Geographical Information Systems, Three Volume Set is a computer system used to capture, store, analyze and display information related to positions on the Earth’s surface. It has the ability to show multiple types of information on multiple geographical locations in a single map, enabling users to assess patterns and relationships between different information points, a crucial component for multiple aspects of modern life and industry. This 3-volumes reference provides an up-to date account of this growing discipline through in-depth reviews authored by leading experts in the field. VOLUME EDITORSThomas J. CovaThe University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesMing-Hsiang TsouSan Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United StatesGeorg BarethUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyChunqiao SongUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesYan SongUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesKai CaoNational University of Singapore, SingaporeElisabete A. SilvaUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ocean Circulation

  • 1st Edition
  • January 22, 2016
  • Joan Brown
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 2 6 9 - 4
The first two chapters outline the causes of circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans, emphasizing the interactions between them. Chapter 3 deals with the surface circulation (including mesoscale eddies), using a minimum of mathematics. Chapter 4 reviews the history of ideas about ocean circulation (with special reference to the North Atlantic gyre), and Chapter 5 describes the major current systems at high and low latitudes. The final Chapter returns to the theme of ocean-atmosphere interaction, especially the global transport of heat and freshwater, and the formation of sub-surface water masses.

Generalisation of Geographic Information

  • 1st Edition
  • April 4, 2007
  • William A. Mackaness + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 5 3 7 4 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 4 7 4 - 0
Theoretical and Applied Solutions in Multi Scale Mapping Users have come to expect instant access to up-to-date geographical information, with global coverage--presented at widely varying levels of detail, as digital and paper products; customisable data that can readily combined with other geographic information. These requirements present an immense challenge to those supporting the delivery of such services (National Mapping Agencies (NMA), Government Departments, and private business. Generalisation of Geographic Information: Cartographic Modelling and Applications provides detailed review of state of the art technologies associated with these challenges, including the most recent developments in cartometric analysis techniques able to support high levels of automation among multi scale derivation techniques. The book illustrates the application of these ideas within existing and emerging technologies. In addition to providing a comprehensive theoretical underpinning, the book demonstrates how theoretical developments have translated into commercial systems deployed within NMAs. The book explores relevance of open systems in support of collaborative research and open source web based map services.

Geological Structures and Maps

  • 3rd Edition
  • November 12, 2003
  • Richard J. Lisle
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 9 5 0 1 - 9
This highly illustrated student guide introduces the skills of interpreting a geological map and relating it to the morphology of the most important types of geological structure. Thoroughly revised, and with more international examples, it is ideal for use by students with a minimum of tutorial supervision.Photographs of structures are set alongside their representations on maps. The maps used in exercises have been chosen to provide all of the realism of a survey map without the huge amount of data often present, so that students can develop skills without becoming overwhelmed or confused. In particular, emphasis is placed throughout on developing the skill of three-dimensional visualization so important to the geologist.

Ocean Circulation

  • 2nd Edition
  • August 10, 2001
  • Open Open University
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 7 9 4 - 8
This second edition retains the general structure of the first edition, buthas been updated in the light of recent oceanographic research, and improvedas a teaching text on the basis of feedback from past students and otherreaders.Notable additions include new sections addressing the topic ofnumerical modelling, and more discussion of natural oscillations in theocean-atmosphere system (previously confined to the El Niño phenomenon). Inparticular, the Chapter on the North Atlantic now includes a discussion ofthe North Atlantic Oscillation, as well as of the Great Salinity Anomaly. Inthe final Chapter, treatment of water mass formation has been updated toreflect recent ideas about the processes involved and how they relate toclimatic change over different time-scales, from decades to millennia.

Global Change Scenarios of the 21st Century

  • 1st Edition
  • January 19, 1999
  • J. Alcamo + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 3 4 4 7 - 6
Global Change Scenarios of the 21st Century informs readers of conceivable environmental changes in the next hundred years. Integrated scenarios are used to communicate large amounts of information about different aspects of the global environmental system, together with society's role within this system. Uniquely, the scenarios are generated by an integrated computer model, IMAGE 2.1, which enhances consistency and provides a framework for linking environmental and social aspects of global change.The book is divided into four parts, the volume begins by describing the model used to generate these scenarios, explaining its current features. This is followed by scenarios of changing climate, energy and food use, land cover, acidification, sea level and many other indicators of global change up to 2100. The long term consequences of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are then explored in a section which uses the concepts of 'safe landing' and 'safe emission corridors' to address the connection between the long-term climate protection and short-term emission reductions. The final sections examines how the complicated and crucial issue of how complex global scenario information can be communicated to policy makers.

Seawater

  • 2nd Edition
  • January 1, 1995
  • Open Open University
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 3 7 1 5 - 2
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 4 0 8 1 - 8
'Seawater' has been substantially updated in this second edition to take account of recent developments in marine science. Sections dealing with difficult physical and chemical concepts have been developed on the basis of feedback from the first edition, making this an ideal learning tool for oceanography students.Chapter 1 summarizes the special properties of water and the role of the oceans in the hydraulic cycle. The distribution of temperature and salinity in the oceans and how they influence water density and movements is then discussed. Light and sound in seawater are considered next, along with some uses of acoustics. These are followed by an examination of the composition and behaviour of dissolved constituents, including such topics as residence times, the control of pH, and redox relationships.Finally, the history of seawater and its role in global cycles is reviewed, with special reference to climatic change and the CO2 problem.