Earth sciences Books
Springer Geothermal Engineering Fundamentals and Applications
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Sources of Geothermal Heat.- Thermodynamics Background and the Properties of Water.- The Equations Governing Heat and Single-Phase Fluid Flow and their Simplification for Particular Applications.- Geothermal Drilling and Well Design.- Well Measurements from Completion Tests to the First Discharge.- Phase Change Phenomena and Two-Phase Flow.- The Discharging Well.- The Transient Response of Formations to Flow in a Well Transient Pressure Well Testing.- The Economics of a Geothermal Electricity Generation Project.- The Power Station.- The Steamfield.- The Resource Development Plan.- Struggles Between Commercial Uses and Conservation Examples from New Zealand.- Appendix 1: Saturation Properties of Water from the Triple Point to the Critical Point.- Appendix 2: Compressibility of Water from 0-100C and 0-1000 Bar.- Appendix 3: The Boiling-Point-for-Depth Curve.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Sources of Geothermal Heat.- Thermodynamics Background and the Properties of Water.- The Equations Governing Heat and Single-Phase Fluid Flow and their Simplification for Particular Applications.- Geothermal Drilling and Well Design.- Well Measurements from Completion Tests to the First Discharge.- Phase Change Phenomena and Two-Phase Flow.- The Discharging Well.- The Transient Response of Formations to Flow in a Well – Transient Pressure Well Testing.- The Economics of a Geothermal Electricity Generation Project.- The Power Station.- The Steamfield.- The Resource Development Plan.- Struggles Between Commercial Uses and Conservation – Examples from New Zealand.- Appendix 1: Saturation Properties of Water from the Triple Point to the Critical Point.- Appendix 2: Compressibility of Water from 0-100°C and 0-1000 Bar.- Appendix 3: The Boiling-Point-for-Depth Curve.
£94.99
Taylor & Francis Inc Solar Planetary Systems
Book SynopsisThe authors have put forth great efforts in gathering present day knowledge about different objects within our solar system and universe. This book features the most current information on the subject with information acquired from noted scientists in this area. The main objective is to convey the importance of the subject and provide detailed information on the physical makeup of our planetary system and technologies used for research. Information on educational projects has also been included in the Radio Astronomy chapters.This information is a real plus for students and educators considering a career in Planetary Science or for increasing their knowledge about our planetary system.Table of ContentsOur Solar Planetary System at a Glance. Is the Solar System Stable? Origin of the Solar System. Hypotheses Concerning the Formation of Solar System. Solar System Exploration Across the Universe. Solar-like Planetary Systems. Detecting Exoplanets and Searching for Habitable Zones in Solar and Extrasolar Planetary Systems. Wonders of the Solar and Extrasolar Planetary Systems. Solar Modulation and the Planetary Global Electric Circuit. Dynamics Atmosphere of the Sun. Plasma Processes of the Sun. Climate Changes in the Solar System. Observed Planetary Climate Changes. Organic Life Limitations in Planetary Systems. Solar Satellites. Spacecraft Facts and Missions. Radio Astronomy and Planetary Observation. Planetary Radio Astronomy Projects.
£999.99
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform THEORIES of SCIENCE
£10.82
Wipf & Stock Publishers Hellfire and Lightning Rods
£22.25
Baby Professor How Are Mountains Made? Mountains of the World for Kids Grade 5 Children's Earth Sciences Books
£20.69
University of Alaska Press Drivers of Landscape Change in the Northwest Boreal Region
£27.95
Larsen and Keller Education Earth and Planetary Science
£99.68
Echo Point Books & Media The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
£21.49
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£46.32
iUniverse The Heck Hypothesis
£25.16
Independently Published Woolly Mammoths: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Extinct Elephant Species
£11.31
Independently Published Woolly Mammoths: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Extinct Elephant Species
£11.52
Chronicle Books Outer Space Is Closer Than Antarctica
£18.90
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd Interconnectedness of Life
£11.07
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd Man at Natures Pinnacle
£11.07
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd The One Hour Ecologist
£10.22
Taylor & Francis Ltd Rationality and Ritual: Participation and
Book SynopsisIn Rationality and Ritual, internationally renowned expert Brian Wynne offers a profound analysis of science and technology policymaking. By focusing on an episode of major importance in Britain's nuclear history – the Windscale Inquiry, a public hearing about the future of fuel reprocessing – he offers a powerful critique of such judicial procedures and the underlying assumptions of the rationalist approach. This second edition makes available again this classic and still very relevant work. Debates about nuclear power have come to the fore once again. Yet we still do not have adequate ways to make decisions or frame policy deliberation on these big issues, involving true public debate, rather than ritualistic processes in which the rules and scope of the debate are presumed and imposed by those in authority. The perspectives in this book are as significant and original as they were when it was written. The new edition contains a substantial introduction by the author reflecting on changes (and lack of) in the intervening years and introducing new themes, relevant to today's world of big science and technology, that can be drawn out of the original text. A new foreword by Gordon MacKerron, an expert on energy and nuclear policy, sets this seminal work in the context of contemporary nuclear and related big technology debates.Trade Review'Profound and stimulating...a brilliant analysis' – Dr Alvin Weinberg, former Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Physics Division 'A wonderful, original and still-timely book. Very sensitively and powerfully, Wynne shows how authentic progress is compromised and crippled, effectively by 'rational' pre-emption of authentic debate.' – Professor Ulrich Beck, University of Munich , Germany 'A profound and lasting challenge to conventional academic as well as policy wisdom on scientific rationality and the politics of technology.' – Professor Andrew Feenberg, Simon Fraser University, Canada 'Raises questions far beyond its specific subject matter and will be an important reference point for future work in the area.' – Nature 'A book rich in insight.' – British Journal of History of Science 'A splendid example of how social science analysis ... can inform our understanding of science and technology policy making.' – Isis 'A detailed scholarly study... This book should prove particularly valuable for students of comparative regulatory process who are looking for informed discussions of non-US regulatory systems.' – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 'The revival of official commitment to nuclear power alone makes a re-reading of 'Rationality and Ritual' an important contribution to understanding the issues. But while Brian Wynne's book is based empirically on nuclear power as a particularly powerful exemplar, it has wider resonance in its deep dissection of the moral, political and cultural issues that the relationship between scientific expertise and political process - more recently in debates about genetics and biotechnology - involves. The book was a pioneering study in its depth and capacity to illuminate. It remains so to this day.' – From the Foreword by Gordon MacKerron, Director of SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research), University of Sussex and former Chair of CoRWM (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management) 'One thing is certain: there are few occasions in which such a concentration of high-powered legal advocates have enjoyed debate. By any standard the cast is impressive...Even at their best however they have not outshone some of the lay advocates, such as Dr Brian Wynne, for Network for Nuclear Concern...' – From the article, 'At Windscale, the amateurs shine in the battle of the legal giants' in the Times, 28th October 1977Table of ContentsForeword by Gordon MacKerron Rationality and Ritual: A Quarter-Century Retrospect Preface to Original Edition Introduction The Decision-making Legacy Oxide Reprocessing: The Background The Public Inquiry Tradition: A Comparative Perspective The Emergence of THORP from a Private to a Public Issue The Process and Impact of the Inquiry Judicial Rationality, Expert Conflict and Political Authority The Rationality and Politics of Analysis Conclusion
£176.17
Taylor & Francis Inc Smog Check: Science, Federalism, and the Politics of Clean Air
Book SynopsisWhen federal and state governments battle over environmental regulations, whose approach should prevail? Shortly after passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, a controversial U.S. EPA mandate led to an intense conflict between federal regulators and California politicians. The disagreement pitted EPA's required overhaul of auto inspections against California's desire to self-govern its test program - popularly called 'Smog Check.' The conflict nearly upended the Clean Air Act, and triggered dramatic policy shifts throughout the United States. Smog Check presents these struggles in first-hand detail. Eisinger, an EPA official at the time of this conflict, probes deeply into the issues and explores broader questions including: when does it become imperative for agencies to bargain with one another, when should regulatory flexibility and performance-based regulations be favored over command and control approaches, and what should be done when decisions need to be made in the face of scientific disagreement? The book also includes insightful commentary from other EPA participants in the Smog Check controversy. Smog Check's lessons will be relevant to climate change, air pollution control, and numerous other policy challenges.Trade Review'What might seem an arcane debate about how cars should be inspected was actually the first round in a massive battle between determined bureaucrats and unmovable politicians, with the fate of the brand-new Clean Air Act Amendments in the balance. This is a rare and valuable glimpse at how America makes - or fails to make - critical environmental and public health policy decisions.' -Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board 'Compelling and relevant. It is full of detail but not bogged down in jargon, and very effectively reflects the views of participants in different institutions. Eisinger offers a host of concrete lessons for policymakers and students of the policymaking process.' -Gary C. Bryner, Brigham Young University 'Doug Eisinger successfully pulls back the curtain on how policy is actually accomplished; Smog Check provides a unique look at the strengths and weaknesses of our legislative system. It's a fascinating primer with timeless insights for anyone interested in public policy or environmental management.' -Richard Katz, member, California State Assembly, 1980-96 'As a legislative participant in the debate between the EPA and the State of California over reducing air pollution from automobiles, I found Doug Eisinger's history fascinating. It contains a discerning account of the legislative process and imparts useful information for resolving future conflicts between state and federal authorities. The book is a primer for implementation of environmental and other national policy.' -Judge Quentin L. Kopp, member, California State Senate, 1986-98 Table of ContentsForeword by Mary Nichols Preface The Art of Smog Check Part I: Background 1. Introduction to a State vs. Federal Dispute 2. A Brief History Leading up to the Conflict Part II: The Smog Check Conflict and its Outcomes 3. EPA Policy Runs into California Politics 4. Stalemate: Negotiations and Sanctions 5. The Deal: Flexibility Granted 6. Timelines: A Brief Visualization of the Debate Period 7. Smog Check's Legacy Part III: Analysis 8. Why the Conflict Occurred 9. The Public, the Press, and Environmental Policy 10. Lessons Learned and a New Regulatory Tool 11. Epilogue: Viewpoints from Others at EPA References Appendices A. Enhanced I/M Requirements in the 1990 CAAA B. Automotive Air Pollution and Emission Standards C. An Overview of the U.S. RSD Experience Index About the Author
£52.40
Wooden Books Earth Grids
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£8.50
Hachette Livre - BNF Histoire d'Un Ruisseau, (Éd.1882)
£19.57
Hachette Livre - BNF Essai Sur La Vie, Les Opinions Et Les Ouvrages de Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond
£12.40
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£17.50
Books on Demand Die Intelligenz hinter der Natur: Bewusstsein
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