Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics : Foundations, Applications, Frontiers
Our time is characterized by an explosion of information and by an accel- ation of knowledge. A book cannot compete with ...
Lire la suiteUnderstanding Society and Natural Resources : Forging New Strands of Integration Across the Social Sciences
In this edited open access book leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds wrestle with social science integration ...
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Urban Environmental Management and Technology
This book examines the importance of urban environmental management in the face of formidable challenges. It offers a comprehensive ...
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Urban Transport Development
Urban Transport Development is a contribution to the ongoing global discussion on the future of urban transport. The main ...
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Urban Transportation Planning in the United States
The book focuses in-depth at the most significant event in transportation planning--the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962; ...
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Use of Landscape Sciences for the Assessment of Environmental Security
This book examines environmental security from the perspective of landscape sciences, identifying the forces that threaten ...
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Valuing Agroforestry Systems
he primary objective of this book is to offer practical means for strengthening the economics and policy dimension of the ...
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Valuing Environmental Amenities Using Stated Choice Studies
This book provides practical, research-based advice on how to conduct high-quality stated choice studies. It covers every ...
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Violence in Europe
Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence—from street crime to ...
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Viral Transport in Plants
The book provides a state of the art overview of the intricate functional virus:host relationships that allow a virus or ...
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Viruses in Foods
Cases of viral foodborne outbreaks are on the rise in part due to the increases in population, scarcity of clean water, and ...
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Wayfinding, Consumption, and Air Terminal Design / Menno Hubregtse
Investigates how international air terminals organize passenger movement and generate spending. It offers a new understanding ...
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West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways
This book explores obstacles that impede, and potential pathways toward improving, the material and psychological well-being ...
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What Every Engineer Should Know About Smart Cities / Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto, Mohamad Kassab
It is not just a theoretical exploration of smart cities. It goes beyond that by providing an in-depth look at the key technologies ...
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Wide-Gap Chalcopyrites
Chalcopyrites, in particular those with a wide band gap, are fascinating materials in terms of their technological potential ...
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Yeast as Tool in Cancer Research
The collection of articles in this volume explores the use of yeast in pathway analysis and drug discovery. Using yeast in ...
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e-Science Open, Social and Virtual Technology for Research Collaboration
This book shows the breadth and various facets of e-Science, while also illustrating their shared core. Changes in scientific ...
Lire la suitehe Greening of Architecture : A Critical History and Survey of Contemporary Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design / Phillip James Tabb, A. Senem Deviren
Contemporary architecture, and the culture it reflects dependent as it is on fossil fuels, has contributed to the cause and ...
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