Introduced are the features and applications of intumescent coatings for protecting steel structures against fire. The constant ...
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Changes included changing my career from the field of space plasma physics to Earth sciences and geophysics, and changes ...
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This thorough reference shows how stable isotopes can be applied to understanding the palaeoenvironment, with chapters on ...
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This monograph presents state of the art applications and new developments of isotopes in hydrology, environmental disciplines ...
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Biological invasions are a global problem whose local impact can be of great magnitude. The prevention and minimization of ...
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Systems at the surface of the Earth are continually responding to energy inputs derived from solar radiation or from the ...
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This book focuses on the Salween River, shared by China, Myanmar, and Thailand, that is increasingly at the heart of pressing ...
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There are many shallow lakes in the world. Many of them play an important socio-economic role as contributors to the drinking ...
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Recently, there has been, and continues to be, a tremendous interest on Lake Victoria and its environs, both locally and ...
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Land-use change is one of the main drivers of many environmental change processes. It influences the basic resources of land ...
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Land use and land-cover change research over the past decade has focused mainly on contemporary primary land-cover conversions ...
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The book presents recent estimates of the rates in changes of major land classes such as forest, cropland and pasture. Among ...
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This book presents a collection and synthesis of many of these perspectives — perhaps it could only be produced in a land ...
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This book investigates the newly emerging scope of interests and project agendas to investigate and preserve cultural landscapes. ...
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Based on contributions to the first General Assembly of the International Consortium on Landslides, this reference and status ...
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Amongst the thematic topics discussed are global frequency, impacts on society, analysis of initial rock slope failure, monitoring ...
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The 6th International Conference on Large-Scale Scienti?c Computations (LSSC 2007) was held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 5–9, ...
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Lattice Boltzmann models have a remarkable ability to simulate single- and multi-phase fluids and transport processes within ...
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Il volume approfondisce il complesso tema dei rapporti tra vegetazione e inquinanti dell’aria, affrontandone in modo capillare ...
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Some countries are earlier than others in the development and introduction of environmental innovations. Often, the leadership ...
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