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The Future of Arid Lands — Revisited : A Review of 50 Years of Drylands Research

This volume first looks at the state of science in 1956 and attendant contemporary views of arid lands development. It then ...

The Future of the Law of the Sea

It explores the diverse phenomena which are challenging the international law of the sea today, using the unique perspective ...

The Ganges Water Diversion: Environmental Effects and Implications

This book deals with environmental effects on both sides of the border between Bangladesh and India caused by the Ganges ...

The Handbook of Salutogenesis

Readers will find numerous practical examples of how to implement salutogenesis to enhance the health and well-being of families, ...

The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks

This book stress the role of plants at the bio-interface and the importance of microsystems at the water/ rock interface. ...

The Power of Humility in Leadership : Influencing as a Role Model / Franziska Frank

To many people, the words ‘leader’ and ‘humble’ are not natural bedfellows. Yet once they have grasped the definition ...

The exploitation of natural resources and the consequences: The proceedings of GREEN 3: the 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnics Related to the European Environment held in Berlin, Germany, June 2000

As the pressure to conserve agricultural land and green-field sites has grown it has become increasingly important to reclaim ...

Towards a Cleaner Planet

The world has entered a period of significant changes regarding the future of energy generation, mainly caused by the apparent ...

Tropical Forest Genetics

This book presents a concise overview of genetic variation, evolutionary processes and the human impact on forest genetic ...

University and School Collaborations during a Pandemic : Sustaining Educational Opportunity and Reinventing Education

Based on twenty case studies of universities worldwide, and on a survey administered to leaders in 101 universities, this ...

Wadi Flash Floods : Challenges and Advanced Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction

The book chapters comprehensively and significantly highlight different scientific research disciplines related to wadi flash ...

Water Management at Abandoned Flooded Underground Mines : Fundamentals, Tracer Tests, Modelling, Water Treatment

This book addresses the processes related to mine abandonment from a hydrogeological perspective. The book gives some key ...

Water Politics and Development Cooperation : Local Power Plays and global Governance

This statement in the most recent Human Development Report articulates a conv- tion that has increasingly gained ground in ...

Water Resource Systems Planning and Management

This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources ...

Water and Earthquakes

This book explores the interactions between water and earthquakes, including recent concerns about induced seismicity. It ...

Well-being, Sustainability and Social Development

This open access book examines more than two centuries of societal development using novel historical and statistical approaches. ...

Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration

Together with its companion Volume 190 Wetlands and Natural Resource Management, this volume gives a broad and well-integrated ...

White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy

This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and research ...

Who Cares About Wildlife? : Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues

This book concerning the human dimensions of wildlife management comes at an opportune time as global warming threatens extinction ...

Who Owns the Moon? : Extraterrestrial Aspects of Land and Mineral Resources Ownership

This work investigates the permissibility and viability of property rights on the celestial bodies, particularly the extraterrestrial ...

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