Meteorology and climatology Books
American Meteorological Society Synoptic–Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Analysi
Book SynopsisKey scientific research by authors including Kerry Emanuel, Robert Burpee, Edwin Kessler, and Louis Uccellini illustrates the evolution of the fields of synoptic meteorology, weather analysis, forecasting, and climatology. It is published in honor of the late Fred Sanders, emeritus professor of meteorology at MIT, whose influence was vast: he coined the term “bomb” for explosively intensifying winter storms; he established the roles of low-level horizontal confluence and convergence in frontal collapse; and he invented the field of oceanic mesometeorology. This monograph is both an essential tool for educating future weather researchers and a testament to Sanders’s legacy of teaching.
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Texas Review Press The Windows of Heaven: A Novel of Galveston's Great Storm of 1900
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American Meteorological Society Father Benito Viñes – The 19th–Century Life and
Book SynopsisBefore Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Vines (1837-1893) spent decades observing the skies at Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba, routinely issuing weather reports and forecasts to local newspapers. And before storm trackers and emergency alerts, Vines made it his mission to teach the public what he was learning about the weather. He developed the first network of weather observation stations in the Caribbean, and his research laid the groundwork for the hurricane warning systems we use today. His sometimes eerily accurate hurricane forecasts helped save many lives - earning him the nickname "the Hurricane Priest." Father Benito Vines is a fascinating look at the life of a man who worked on the cutting edge of weather science while still remaining devoted to his religious life. It explores Vines as both pioneer in the study of tropical meteorology and a colonial Jesuit priest. With notes that put his life into modern context, this book puts a much deserved spotlight on a figure who played a crucial role in making our lives safer.
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American Meteorological Society A Scientific Peak – How Boulder Became a World
Book SynopsisScroll through a list of the latest incredible scientific discoveries and you might find an unexpected commonality-Boulder, Colorado. Once a Wild West city tucked where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains, it is now home to some of the biggest names in science. Research centers, including the National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are based there, while IBM, Lockheed Martin, and Ball Aerospace would come to reside alongside a dynamic start-up community. A Scientific Peak chronicles Boulder's meteoric rise to eventually become "America's Smartest City" and a leader in space and atmospheric sciences. In just two decades following World War II, a tenacious group of researchers, supported by groups from local citizenry to the State of Colorado, managed to convince the US government and some of the world's scientific pioneers to make Boulder a center of the new space age. Joseph P. Bassi introduces us to the characters, from citizens to scientists, and the mix of politics, passion, and sheer luck at the start of Boulder's transformation from "Scientific Siberia" to the research mecca it is today.
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American Meteorological Society Navigating Tenure and Beyond – A Guide for Early
Book SynopsisThis guide covers how to reach tenure through service, research, and teaching while empowering your graduate students and maintaining balance between your career and personal life. Sundar A. Christopher uses his own experience and hypothetical situations to illustrate best practices in goal setting, developing leadership amid institutional politics, and ways to benefit those you mentor. With a strong focus on research and tenure application and an inclusive point of view, this guide will be a key companion in many a professors’ development.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Groundwater Engineering: A Technical Approach to
Book SynopsisThis textbook employs a technical and quantitative approach to explain subsurface hydrology and hydrogeology, and to offer a comprehensive overview of groundwater-related topics such as flow in porous media, aquifer characterization, contaminant description and transport, risk assessment, and groundwater remediation. It describes the characterization of subsurface flow of pristine and polluted water and provides readers with easily applicable tools for the design of water supply systems, drinking-water source protection, and remediation interventions. Specific applications range from groundwater exploitation as a drinking water supply to the remediation of contaminated aquifers, from the definition and safeguarding of drinking-water sources to the assessment of human health risks in connection with groundwater contamination events. The book represents an ideal learning resource for upper-undergraduate and graduate students of civil engineering, environmental engineering, and geology, as well as practitioners in the fields of water resource management and environmental protection who are interested in groundwater engineering and technical hydrogeology. Table of ContentsBasic Concepts.- Theoretical foundations of the groundwater flow equation.- Analytical solutions of the groundwater flow equation in a polar coordinate system.- Aquifer characterization.- Specific capacity and well efficiency.- Optimization of the productive capacity of a water supply system.- Aquifer vulnerability and contamination risk.- Definition of protection areas of drinking water sources.- Groundwater contaminants.- Mechanisms of contaminant propagation in aquifers.- Theoretical foundations of the di↵erential equations of mass transport.- Analytical solutions to the di↵erential equation of mass transport for conservative solutes.- Analytical solutions of the di↵erential equation of mass transport for reactive solutes.- Transport of immiscible substances.- Characterization of a contamination event.- Human health risk assessment.- Remediation of contaminated groundwater.- Appendices.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Green Roofs and Water Retention in Košice,
Book SynopsisThis book discusses how climate change and heat islands are a main contributor to water related problems in urban areas in Košice, Slovakia. Green roofs are used as a tool to assist in solving these water related issues. The need to provide housing in urban areas is expected to rise to 66% in 2050, according to the United Nations. Many urban areas have seen natural permeable green areas replaced with concrete constructions and hard, non-permeable surfaces. The densification of existing built-up areas is responsible for the decreasing vegetation, which results in the lack of evapotranspiration cooling the air, thereby creating urban heat islands. Several studies, discussed in this book, have shown that natural and permeable surfaces, as in the case of green roofs, can play a crucial role in mitigating this negative climate phenomenon and providing higher efficiency for buildings, leading to savings such as water, one of the focal points of this research.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Questionnaire2. Climate Change Is Not a Threat of Future, It Is Already Happening Now 3. Heat Islands4. Colors: Green, Blue, Red5. Košice 6. Modeling Košice Heat Islands Map7. Modeling Košice Green Roofs Map8. Conclusion and Future Benefits9. ReferencesAppendix
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Springer Handbook of Atmospheric Measurements
Book SynopsisThis practical handbook provides a clearly structured, concise and comprehensive account of the huge variety of atmospheric and related measurements relevant to meteorologists and for the purpose of weather forecasting and climate research, but also to the practitioner in the wider field of environmental physics and ecology. The Springer Handbook of Atmospheric Measurements is divided into six parts: The first part offers instructive descriptions of the basics of atmospheric measurements and the multitude of their influencing factors, fundamentals of quality control and standardization, as well as equations and tables of atmospheric, water, and soil quantities. The subsequent parts present classical in-situ measurements as well as remote sensing techniques from both ground-based as well as airborn or satellite-based methods. The next part focusses on complex measurements and methods that integrate different techniques to establish more holistic data. Brief discussions of measurements in soils and water, at plants, in urban and rural environments and for renewable energies demonstrate the potential of such applications. The final part provides an overview of atmospheric and ecological networks. Written by distinguished experts from academia and industry, each of the 64 chapters provides in-depth discussions of the available devices with their specifications, aspects of quality control, maintenance as well as their potential for the future. A large number of thoroughly compiled tables of physical quantities, sensors and system characteristics make this handbook a unique, universal and useful reference for the practitioner and absolutely essential for researchers, students, and technicians. Table of ContentsPart A: Basics of Atmospheric Measuring Techniques.- Introduction to Atmospheric Measurements.- Principles of Measurements.- Quality Assurance and Control.- Standardization in Atmospheric Measurements.- Physical Quantities.- Part B: In-situ Measuring Techniques.- Ground based platforms.- Temperature Sensors.- Humidity Sensors.- Wind Sensors.- Pressure Sensors.- Radiation Sensors.- Precipitation Measurements.- Visibility Sensors.- Electricity Measurements.- Radioactivity Sensors.- Gas Analysers and Laser Techniques.- Measurements of Stabile Isotopes.- Measurement of Fundamental Aerosol Physical Properies. Methods of Sampling Trace Substances in Air.- Optical Fiber-Based Distributed Sensing Methods.- Odor measurements.- Visual Observations.- Part C: Remote Sensing Techniques (Ground-Based).- Sodar and RASS.- Backscatter Lidar for Aerosol and Cloud Profiling.- Raman Lidar for Water-Vapor and Temperature Profiling.- Doppler Wind Lidar.- Spectrometers.- Passive Solar and Microwave Spectral Radiometers.- Radar Wind Profiler.- Radar in the mm-Range.- High-Frequency Radar.- Scintillometer.- Acoustic Tomography.- GNSS Water Vapor Tomography.- Part D: Remote Sensing Techniques (Space and Aircraft-based).- Satellite and Aircraft Remote Sensing Platforms.- Airborne Lidar.- Airborne Radar. - Airborne Solar Radiation Sensors.- Spaceborne Mircrowave Radiometry.- Spaceborne Microwave Radiometery.- Imaging Techniques.- Part E: Complex Measuring Systems – Methods and Applications.- Atmospherice Measurements for Different Purposes.- Crowdsourcing.- Mesometeorological Networks.- Aerological Measurements.- Composite Atmospheric Profiling.- Aircraft-Based Flux Density Measurements.- Unmanned Aircraft Systems.- Ground-based Mobile Measurement Systems.- Measurements Systems for Wind, Solar, and Hydro Power Applications.- Urban Measurement and their Interpretation.- Immission and Dry Deposition.- Eddy-Covariance Measurements.- Alternative Turbulent Trace GAs Flux Measurement Methods.- Evapotranspiration Measurements and Calculations.- Lysimeter.- Plant Chamber Measurements.- Soil Chamber Measurements.- Soil Measurements.- Water Measurements.- Part F: Measurements Networks.- Networks of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.- Integration of Meteorological and Ecological Measurements.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Climate Resilient Urban Areas: Governance, design
Book SynopsisThis book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts. This challenge goes further than the ability to resist the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Coping with climate impacts and the ability to recover from them are equally important, as well as the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change and the ability to transform the entire urban system. The book explores how the resilience journey for coastal cities in particular encompasses using scientific knowledge but also the knowledge of citizens and practitioners. Measures and strategies on different scales are needed, from national scale all the way down to neighbourhood, street level and building level. Representing the holistic nature of climate resilience, this collection contains unique insights from leading scientists and practitioners in areas of expertise such as engineering, social sciences and urban design. It will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers interested in the development of resilient and sustainable urban environments.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The five pillars of climate resilience in urban areas; Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther and Henk OvinkChapter 2: Integration of water management and urban design for climate resilient cities; Nanco DolmanChapter 3: Climate resilient urban retrofit at street level; Jeroen Kluck and Floris BoogaardChapter 4: Flood resilience of critical buildings: assessment methods and tools; Manuela Escarameia and Andrew TaggChapter 5: Recovery Capacity: To Build Back Better.; Frans van de Ven, Fransje Hooimeijer and Piet StormChapter 6: Removing challenges for resilience building with support of the circular economy; Jeroen Rijke, Liliane Geerling, Nguyen Hong Quan and Nguyen Hieu TrungChapter 7: Climate resilience in urban informal settlements: Towards a transformative upgrading agenda; Matthew French, Alexei Trundle, Inga Korte and Camari KotoChapter 8: A transformative process for urban climate resilience: The case of Water as Leverage Resilient Cities Asia in Semarang, Indonesia; Naim Laeni, Henk Ovink, Tim Busscher, Wiwandari Handayani, and Margo van den BrinkChapter 9: Making the transition: transformative governance capacities for a resilient Rotterdam; Arnoud Molenaar, Katharina Hölscher, Derk Loorbach and Johan VerlindeChapter 10: Future outlook: emerging trends and key ingredients for the transition to resilient delta cities; Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Climate Change, Human Impact and Green Energy
Book SynopsisThis book indicates the most optimal solutions for the growing civilization problem related to climate change that takes place more and more rapidly on our planet. It is divided into two parts: In the first part, the authors - based on the available analyses and reports on climate change taking place on Earth - present their own point of view in relation to the above issue, while trying to find answers to the following questions: · Why is it so difficult to admit that humans are responsible for the ongoing climate change? · Will climate change destroy life on Earth? · Can science and modern technologies stop this process? In the second part of the book, the authors propose a solution for the advancing climate change, regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions coming mainly from the energy sector. On the basis of scientific achievements and implementations of research institutions in Poland, especially the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdansk, the book proposes directions of development of the energy transformation in Poland and other countries for which fossil fuels currently make a large contribution to the energy production process and are the main emitter of CO2 to the atmosphere. The book is addressed to citizens, ecologists, climatologists as well as politicians and experts responsible for shaping the climate and energy policy of the country level and also the world.Table of ContentsPart I. Some information on climate and emissions. World transformation on the example of Poland.- Chapter 1. Introduction – some facts and opinions.- Chapter 2. Some information on climate and emissions. Where are we heading?.- Chapter 3. CO2 emissions. Will the European Union become “Don Kichot” in a lonely fight?.- Chapter 4. Energy industry: Visions, forecasts, scenarios.- Chapter 5. Transformation in Poland. Scenarios. Controversies. Programs.- Chapter 6. Which energy mix for Poland and for other countries of the world based on coal energy. Part II. Human impact on progressive climate change, new trends in social behaviour in the fight against climate change.- Chapter 7. Afterthoughts and conclusions.- Chapter 8. Energy poverty.- Chapter 9. Smart cities.- Chapter 10. Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution.- Chapter 11. A few words to sum up.- Part III. Influence of technologies developed at IMP PAN on the process of energy transformation in Poland.- Chapter 12. Before we start.- Chapter 13. Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery in a nutshell.- Chapter 14. How to start the energy transformation.- Chapter 15. Technologies necessary to carry out the energy transformation.- Chapter 16. Other activities of the Institute for energy transformation.- Chapter 17. Summary and acknowledgments.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Governance of Climate Responsive Cities:
Book SynopsisThe book presents governance with a particular focus on the social and spatial aspects of climate responsiveness and reads the practice of governance across different scales. It conceptualizes a framework of scale composed of three main categories including (i) scientific knowledge, (ii) plans and policies, and (iii) authorities of action. This framework presents ‘practice’ as the social context in which these three can interplay adaptively. Within this framework, the book presents case studies from Turkey, Italy, Ecuador, Chile and the UK, that reach meaningful planning and design solutions at national, city, and neighbourhood scales in the face of climate change. It offers implementation clues that are transferable to ever-increasing climate action around the globe. The book will be of interest to both professionals and scholars involved in urban design, urban planning and architecture, especially those in the field of climate responsive urbanism. It will also be a valuable resource for non-governmental organizations and social enterprises dealing with sustainability and climate change policies.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV:
Book SynopsisThis volume presents selected papers presented during the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG). The papers address the geotechnical challenges in design, construction, maintenance, monitoring, and upgrading of roads, railways, airfields, and harbor facilities and other ground transportation infrastructure with the goal of providing safe, economic, environmental, reliable and sustainable infrastructures. This volume will be of interest to postgraduate students, academics, researchers, and consultants working in the field of civil and transport infrastructure. Table of ContentsChapter 1: A Conceptual System Dynamics Framework to Evaluate Performance of Pavement Foundations under Moisture Hysteresis.- Chapter 2: Dynamic response of a beam on a layered half-space with a poroelastic interlayer subjected to moving loads.- Chapter 3: Modification of Japanese pavement fatigue life criteria by considering climate effect in cold regions.- Chapter 4: Influence of braking on the pavement shakedown limits.- Chapter 5: Physical modeling of stress propagation in railway pavement with LWD.- Chapter 6: Verification of the structural design parameters for unbound layers of Finnish road structures.- Chapter 7: FreeHyTE: a hybrid-Trefftz finite element platform for poroelastodynamic problems.- Chapter 8: A Mechanistic-Based Analysis Procedure for Designing Geosynthetic Reinforcement in Pavement Systems.- Chapter 9: Geotechnical characterization of a low volume traffic road.- Chapter 10: Development of Prediction Models for Mechanistic Parameters of Granular Roads Using Combined Non-Destructive Tests.- Chapter 11: Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads.- Chapter 12: R-Value and Resilient Modulus Prediction Models Based on Soil Index Properties for Colorado Soils.- Chapter 13:Performance Evaluation of Flexible Pavements with Asphalt-treated Base Courses.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Addressing the Climate Crisis: Local action in theory and practice
Book SynopsisThis open access book brings together a collection of cutting-edge insights into how action can and is already being taken against climate change at multiple levels of our societies, amidst growing calls for transformative and inclusive climate action. In an era of increasing recognition regarding climate and ecological breakdown, this book offers hope, inspiration and analyses for multi-level climate action, spanning varied communities, places, spaces, agents and disciplines, demonstrating how the energy and dynamism of local scales are a powerful resource in turning the tide. Interconnected yet conceptually distinct, the book’s three sections span multiple levels of analysis, interrogating diverse perspectives and practices inherent to the vivid tapestry of climate action emerging locally, nationally and internationally. Delivered in collaboration with the UK’s ‘Place-Based Climate Action Network’, chapters are drawn from a wide range of authors with varying backgrounds spread across academia, policy and practice.Table of ContentsSection 1: Community and place in local climate praxis.- 1.Local climate praxis in practice: Community climate action in Belfast.- 2.Putting the ‘Place’ in place-based climate action: Insights from climate adaptation initiatives across Scotland.- 3.A commoner’s climate movement.- 4.The Envirolution Revolution: Raising awareness of climate change creatively through free and accessible community engagement festivals.- Section 2: The spaces of local climate action.- 5.How have climate emergency declarations helped local government action to decarbonise?.- 6.Developing a carbon baseline to support multi-stakeholder, multi-level climate governance at county level.- 7.Power in practice: reflecting on the first year of the Edinburgh Climate Commission.- 8.How can ‘ordinary’ cities become climate pioneers?.- Section 3: The agents of local climate action.- 9.Effective communication on local adaptation: considerations for providers of climate change advice and support.- 10.Diversifying the private sector in local climate commissions.- 11.Citizens’ assemblies and juries on climate change: Lessons from their use in practice.- 12.Rebecca WellsUniversities as living labs for climate praxis.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Interlocal Adaptations to Climate Change in East and Southeast Asia: Sharing Lessons of Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resource Management
Book SynopsisThis Open Access book’s main focus is agriculture and natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and human resource development in the countries of East and Southeast Asia and Japan.Asia is one of the regions which is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. More than sixty percent of the world’s people live in the region, making it the growth center of the world. Asia is vast and includes various countries and regions, this book is focused on East and Southeast Asia including Japan. It is essential to share the knowledge and experiences for adapting climate change among these areas.In order to tackle these issues, the book aims to: Promote inter-local lessons learnt sharing climate change adaptations; "agriculture and natural resource management" and "disaster risk reduction and human resource development" Provides insights into new adaptation measures and research approaches that can consider the regional nature of Southeast Asia Share practical adaptation options permeated by society in each country/region This book will be of interest to researchers and students examining climate change impacts in East and Southeast Asia.Trade Review“This book complements existing global environmental governance research and elevates local expertise within east and south-east Asia with a conscious effort to share, build and expand on the existing knowledge. Not only does this edited volume make a valuable intellectual contribution, but it also provides a model for collaborative and team-based social science research, which can be replicated by others wishing to develop similar approaches.” (Devon Cantwell-Chavez, International Affairs, Vol. 99 (3), 2023)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Climate change risk and adaptation Makoto TamuraPart I Agriculture and natural resource management Chapter 2 Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Using Watershed Approach: Processes and Lessons from the Philippines Juan M. Pulhin , , Maricel A. Tapia-Villamayor2, Josephine E. Garcia2, Catherine C. De Luna1, Rex Victor O. Cruz2, Florencia B. Pulhin, and Mark Anthony M. Ramirez Chapter 3 Climate change adaptation practices towards sustainable watershed management: The case of Abuan watershed in Ilagan City, Philippines Orlando F. BalderamaChapter 4 Economic evaluation and climate change adaptation measures for rice production in Vietnam using a supply and demand model: Special emphasis on the Mekong River Delta region in Vietnam Yuki Ishikawa-Ishiwata and Jun Furuya Chapter 5 Small coastal island ecosystems and conservation perspectives within adaptation efforts Dietriech Geoffrey BengenPart II Disater risk reduction and human resource development Chapter 6 Geotechnical approaches to disaster risk reduction in Japan and Vietnam Kazuya Yasuhara and Satoshi MurakamiChapter 7 Climate Change Adaptation in Fisheries Livelihoods Associated with Mangrove Forests in Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam: A case study in Giao An Commune, Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province Thu Nguyen HoaiChapter 8 Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction Education in Japan Aiko SAKURAI and Tetsuji ITOChapter 9 The practice of education for disaster risk mitigation in Vietnam: Lessons learned from a decade of implementation 2010-2020 Tong Thi My Thi , Nguyen Thi Hong Duong1, Nguyen The Hung , Tae Yoon Park Part III Conclusion Chapter 10 Sharing interlocal adaptation lessons Makoto Tamura , Tetsuji ItoColumn 1 "Southeast Asia Research-based Network on Climate Change Adaptation Science (SARNCCAR)" Tetsuji Ito and Akihiko KoteraColumn 2 Variations of short-lived climate pollutants in Hanoi, Vietnam Tung Duy Do and Kazuyuki KitaColumn 3 "Mixing grey and green infrastructures for coastal adaptation in Vietnam" Makoto Tamura and Oanh Thi Pham Column 4 "The effect of climate change and natural disasters onmangrove forests in Xuan Thuy National Park: Proposed adaptation solutions for mangrove forests" Quang Van NguyenColumn 5 Climate change and crop management in Indonesia Eri Matsuura and Nobuo Sakagami1Column 6 "Stakeholder Perception and Empirical Evidence: Oil PalmBiomass Utilization as Climate-Smart Smallholder Practice" Sachnaz Desta Oktarina , Ratnawati Nurkhoiry1, Rizki Amalia1, Zulfi Prima Sani Nasution1 Column 7 "Water resource assessment and management in Phuket, Thailand" Sukanya Vongtanaboon Column 8 "Analysis on Measures for Preventing the Desertification in Inner Mongolia in China" Yulu MAColumn 9 The Power of Dialogical Tools in in participatory learning
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Climate Change and Adaptation for Food
Book SynopsisThis book assesses the vulnerability impacts of climate change on food security by examining a 50 years scenario (2015- 2065) and following a top-down approach. Importantly, looking at the sustainable food production, the authors compared the cost-benefit of adaptation costs from 2015 to 2065. It was found that a 15% adaptation capacity is more efficient for Malaysia in order to combat the climate change effects on the food sector. This book has developed a quantitative adaptive model namely, the Malaysian Climate and Economy (MCE) model, based on the dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modeling structure to examine food sustainability and adaptation strategies. Malaysia experiences an unusual combination of droughts and extreme rainfall events that can be attributed to climate change. These unusual events and consequences leave Malaysian policymakers looking for ways to make Malaysia self-sufficient in terms of agriculture. It is assumed that climate change effects may result in increasing food insecurity and vulnerability in the future. Policy measures are in place to lessen the likely climatic effects overall, but there is an urgent need to develop an adaptation policy for the future. Table of ContentsABSTRACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Research background 1.2.1 Problem statement 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Objectives of the research 1.5 Current climate change scenario in Malaysia 1.6 Significance of the study 1.6.1 Limitations 1.7 Conclusion 1.8 Thesis organization Chapter Two: Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Climate variability and climate change 2.2.1 Declining food sector 2.3 ADB Observations of Climate Change in Agriculture in South East Asia 2.4 Dynamics of food security under changing climate 2.5 Food security and climate change: a conceptual framework 2.6 Contribution of food sector in Malaysian GDP: 2.7 Potential impacts of climate change on food security in Malaysia: 2.8 Climate change and self-sufficiency level in rice production in Malaysia: 2.9 Food Security Policy in Malaysia 2.10 Food security and responses to climate change 2.11 Exploring development paths: institutions and collective behaviour 2.12 Empirical literature on the impact of climate change 2.13 Relevant literature based on national and international perspectives 2.14 Models to assess the impact of climate change 2.14.1 Partial equilibrium models 2.14.2 Crop simulation models 2.14.3 Agro-ecological zone (AEZ) models 2.14.4 Ricardian models 2.15 Adaptation policy for food security 2.15.1 Levels and approaches of adaptation for Malaysia 2.15.2 Government’s policies, challenges and actions for food security in the national level 2.15.3 Food policy measures and challenges at international level 2.16 Literature gap 2.17Contribution toliterature for Malaysian perspectives Chapter Three: Methodology 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Hypothetical construction of the study 3.3 General equilibrium theory 3.4 Conceptual framework of the study 3.5 Sources of the data 3.5.1 Study area 3.5.2 Empirical economizing adoption 3.6 Study of different level of adaptation option for climate change 3.7 Description of Simulations 3.8 The basic of Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model 3.9 Pros and Cons of the basic model 3.10 Social accounting matrix (SAM) 3.11 SAM Market Closure 3.11.1 Market Clearance Condition 3.11.2 Normal Profit Condition 3.11.3 Factor Market Balance 3.12 Balancing a social accounting matrix (SAM) 3.13 A CGE Model for Malaysian Economy 3.13.1 Basic Structure of the Model 3.13.2 Prices 3.14 Production 3.15 Domestic demand 3.16 Mathematical Statement and Specification of the MICE Model 3.17 Price block 141 3.17.1 Import Price 3.17.2 Export Price 3.17.3 Composite Goods Price 3.17.4 Domestic Output Price 3.17.5 Activity Price 3.17.6 Value-added Price 3.17.7 Consumer Price Index 3.18 Producer Price Index for Non-traded Market Output 3.19 The Production and Commodity Block Equations 3.20 Factor Income 3.20.1 Household Income 3.20.2 Household Consumption Demand 3.20.3 Investment Demand 3.20.4 Government Revenue 3.20.5 Government Expenditure 3.21 System Constraints Block 3.21.1 Factor Markets 3.21.2 Composite Commodity Markets 3.21.3 Current-Account Balance for the Rest of the World, (in Foreign Currency) 150 3.21.4 Savings-Investment Balance 3.22 Climate Change Block 3.23 Calibrating the CGE Model 3.24 Perform Scenario Simulations within the CGE Model 3.25 Conclusion 157 Chapter Four: Scenarios of Adaptation Cost for Food Sustainability 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Policy scenarios 4.3 Description of Simulations 4.4 Different scenario analysis 4.4.1 Different level of damages from climate change 4.4.2 Cost of different adaptation option 4.4.3 The effect of climate change in government expenditure 4.4.4 The impact of climate change on food sustainability over time 4.4.5 The effects of adaptation strategies to Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) Chapter Five: Policy Implications and Validations 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Suitable adaptation policy for food sustainability 5.3 Macro-economic effects of climate change 5.4 Predicted implications of adaptation options on food sustainability: 5.5 Adaptation action and policy issues for Malaysia 5.6 Summary Chapter Six: Adaptation Policy Recommendation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Summary of findings 6.2.1 Different level of adaptation action 6.2.2 Adaptation cost and benefit for adaptation policy 6.2.3 Impacts of climate change for adaptation option 6.3 Capacity building options and gaps in the local policy community 6.4 Policy suggestion 6.5 Contribution 6.6 Suggestions for future research 6.7 Limitations 2 References List of Publications and Papers Presented Appendix
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Convergence-Confinement Method for Tunnel Design
Book SynopsisThis book presents the theoretical bases and the application tools for using the 'convergence-confinement' method which is a rational method largely used in design engineering for tunneling. Until recently, the stability conditions of underground works and the choice of support methods were essentially defined on the basis of good practice or empirical methods. The progress made, on one hand on the knowledge of the constitutive laws of soils and rocks and, on the other hand on the numerical modeling of the interaction between the ground and the structures have led to the development of robust design tools for tunnels supports. The convergence-confinement method makes it possible to simulate the excavation of a tunnel and the installation of the support using a simple plane strain model. The book presents the theoretical bases of the method and its most recent developments. Closed-form solutions for stress and displacement fields around tunnels are provided for elastic, viscoelastic and elasto-plastic behavior of the ground. More generally, the principles for applying the method in numerical models are presented.Trade Review“Panet and Sulem put the convergence-confinement method in the centre of their book and expand this technique to cover different scenarios, e.g. anisotropic stress, plasticity, viscosity etc. … This book provides a practicable approach to many intricate problems from tunnelling practice. … This book by Panet and Sulem is an excellent reference for graduate students and tunnel practitioners alike. The book is well illustrated and easy to read. I enjoyed reading it while writing this review.” (Wei Wu, Acta Geotechnica, July 18, 2022)“The book, which can undoubtedly be rated as a ‘state of the art’ report, characterized as it is by mechanical soundness and mathematical rigorousness, is not only an excellent reference text for postgraduate tunnelling courses but is also an extremely useful manual for tunnel engineers in practice. … In my own opinion, the volume is well worth the price and merits its place in the bookshelves of anyone working in the tunnelling engineering field.” (Leandro R. Alejano, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, July 14, 2022)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Methods of support.- The convergence-confinement method for a tunnel driven in an elastic medium.- The convergence-confinement method for a tunnel driven in an elasto-plastic medium.- The convergence-confinement method for a tunnel driven in an elastic medium.- The convergence-confinement method and the time-dependent behavior of the rock mass.- Use of numerical models.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Responding to the Climate Threat: Essays on
Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how robust and evolving science can be relevant to public discourse about climate policy. Fighting climate change is the ultimate societal challenge, and the difficulty is not just in the wrenching adjustments required to cut greenhouse emissions and to respond to change already under way. A second and equally important difficulty is ensuring widespread public understanding of the natural and social science. This understanding is essential for an effective risk management strategy at a planetary scale. The scientific, economic, and policy aspects of climate change are already a challenge to communicate, without factoring in the distractions and deflections from organized programs of misinformation and denial. Here, four scholars, each with decades of research on the climate threat, take on the task of explaining our current understanding of the climate threat and what can be done about it, in lay language—importantly, without losing critical aspects of the natural and social science. In a series of essays, published during the 2020 presidential election, the COVID pandemic, and through the fall of 2021, they explain the essential components of the challenge, countering the forces of distrust of the science and opposition to a vigorous national response. Each of the essays provides an opportunity to learn about a particular aspect of climate science and policy within the complex context of current events. The overall volume is more than the sum of its individual articles. Proceeding each essay is an explanation of the context in which it was written, followed by observation of what has happened since its first publication. In addition to its discussion of topical issues in modern climate science, the book also explores science communication to a broad audience. Its authors are not only scientists – they are also teachers, using current events to teach when people are listening. For preserving Earth’s planetary life support system, science and teaching are essential. Advancing both is an unending task.Trade Review“This book is an important contribution to meeting the climate challenge.” (Paul A. Hanle, Climatic Change, Vol. 176 (11), 2023)“This book is not a lullaby. It is a vital thought-provoking appraisal for all who want to read their children happy bedtime stories and enjoy fulfilling lives.” (Elena N. Naumova, Journal of Public Health Policy, Vol. 44 (3), 2023)Table of Contents1. Five science questions that ought to be asked at the debate2. Key messages about climate change: an introduction to a series3. Evidence shows warming of the planet4. The evidence is compelling on human activity as the principle cause of global warming5. Extreme events “presage worse to come” in a warming climate6. Multiple extreme climate events can combine to produce catastrophic damages7. Vigorous action needed, and soon, on climate change8.Rejoining the fight against climate change is in the U.S. national interest 9. Inaction on the climate threat is NOT an option10.Climate action and policy – Parallels with COVID-1911.Can pandemic aid the fight against global warming?12.We cannot ignore the links between COVID-19 and the warming planet13.The coronavirus is showing the cracks in the foundation of American society14.Counterfactual experiments are crucial but easy to misunderstand15.A $trillion economic blow? The cost of extreme weather in the U.S. is worse than we thought16.Adapt, abate, or suffer – lessons from Hurricane 17. The trump administration cooks the climate change numbers once again18.Climate change is getting worse, and it’s harder to predict
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals: Part 2: Science-based Target Setting for the Finance industry — Net-Zero Sectoral 1.5˚C Pathways for Real Economy Sectors
Book SynopsisThis open access book is designed as a continuation of the editor’s 2019 book Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals. This volume provides an in-depth analysis of industry sectors globally, and its purpose is to present emission reduction targets in 5-year steps (2025 to 2050) for the main twelve finance sectors per the Global Industry Classification System. This scientific analysis aims to support the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment initiative to give sustainability guidance for the global finance industry. The industry sector pathways presented here are based on the latest global and regional 100% renewable energy and non-energy greenhouse gas Representative Concentration Pathways in order to keep climate change significantly under +1.5 C and thereby achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goals. The heart of this book is three chapters presenting the results of industry scenario modelling. These chapters cover twelve industry and service sectors as well as transportation and buildings. The specific energy demand and specific emissions are presented based on the emission accounting concept of “Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3” emission pathways. This methodology has been developed to measure the climate and sustainability index for companies, and this research project expands the methodology to apply it to entire industry sectors. The results presented here are the first overall industry assessments under Scope 1, 2 and 3 from 2020 through 2050. The base for the energy pathways is the scenarios scenarios published in the previous volume. The nonenergy GHG emission scenarios, broken down to agriculture & forestry and industry, are detailed and include all major greenhouse gases and aerosols. The final section of the book presents the main conclusions of the industry pathway development work and recommendations for the finance industry and policy makers. Additionally, future qualitative future investment requirements in specific technologies and measures are presented.Part 1 of this title can be found at this Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-05843-2 Table of ContentsChapter 1: Science-based industry GHG targets, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the scientific status quo of climate change.- Chapter 2: Development of industry GHG emission and energy demand– past, present and future perspectives.- Chapter 3: Industry GHG target setting, Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions – the concept.- Chapter 4: Modelling approaches.- Chapter 5: Main assumptions for Industry pathways.- Chapter 6: Renewable Process Heat.- Chapter 7: Renewable Fuels: Hydrogen-, Synthetic- and biofuels.- Chapter 8: Negative emissions: Nature-based-solutions.- Chapter 9: Industry energy pathways - Scenario results.- Chapter 10: Scope 3 industry emissions and future pathways.- Chapter 11: Mapping out Carbon Conservation and Protection Zones (CCPZ).- Chapter 12: Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations.
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Springer International Publishing AG Severe Weather Warnings: An Interdisciplinary
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive description and analysis of natural hazard warnings, drawing on perspectives from the social sciences, physical sciences, and interdisciplinary fields such as disaster studies to articulate a distinction between traditional warnings and what might be called interdisciplinary warnings. Traditional warnings approach warning technology, design, and application from a principally scientific and technical perspective. Human factors, while considered, often are of secondary concern. Interdisciplinary warnings, on the other hand, maintain a critical emphasis on the technical merits of warning systems, but also ask, “Will psychological and community factors such as culture and structure shape how the system is used, and, if so, can this information be incorporated into system design preemptively to make it more effective?” Given the absence of systematic work on interdisciplinary warnings, a book-length monograph discussing and synthesizing knowledge from the various fields focused on warnings and warning response is of critical importance to both academics and practitioners. Broadly conceived, the book presents readers with an in-depth overview of warnings, interdisciplinary research, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The book holds appeal for a very broad audience: scholars; practitioners; and academic, vocational, and technical instructors both in University and non-University settings. It is of interest to academic scholars due to the interdisciplinary treatment of warnings as well as the general presentation of up-to-date scholarship on warning theory. Additionally, scholars interested in interdisciplinary work in general and those focusing on disaster warnings find within the volume a framework for developing collaborative research partnerships with those from other disciplines. As well, the book offers practitioners --emergency managers, mitigation specialists, planners, etc. --a more comprehensive perspective on emergency response in practice, allowing for better development and application of warning policy. Finally, the book appeals to instructors both inside and outside the academy. The authors envision the book useful to professors teaching both graduate and undergraduate-level courses in Sociology of Disaster, Emergency Management Planning, Homeland Security, Disaster Response, Disaster Mitigation, and Business Continuity and Crisis Management. A robust market also exists among professional organizations, perhaps most notably FEMA, which offers countless online and in-person training courses via the National Training Program, Emergency Management Institute (EMI), and other venues.Table of Contents1. Forward.- 2. Introduction: a. The Need for a Book on Interdisciplinary Warnings.- b. Traditional vs. Interdisciplinary Warnings.- c. The Value and Limits of Traditional Warnings.- 3. Warning Systems: Past, Present, and State of the Art.- a. History of Warning Systems.- b. Technological Developments.- c. Present-day Warning Technology.- d. Current Warning Policies and Practices.- e. Warning Response: A Social Science Perspective.- 4. Obstacles to Successful Warnings.- a. What is a “Successful Warning?”- b. Technological Obstacles.- c. Policy Obstacles.- d. Psychological, Social, and Cultural Obstacles.- 5. Interdisciplinary Warning Research and Practice.- a. End-to-end system design.- b. Scientists.- c. Emergency Managers.- d. Communities.- 6. Case Studies.- a. CASA.- b. Hurricane Harvey.- c. Hydrological Risks in South Texas.- 7. Future Directions and Challenges.- a. Media Market Growth.- b. Warning Privatization.- 8. Conclusion.
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Springer International Publishing AG Climate Change and Environmental Impacts: Past,
Book SynopsisEarth’s climate varies even without human influence but the acceleration in the changing pattern with cause and effect by/to the civilisation is a matter of concern to scientists. These patterns are lessons to understand future trends and ways and means for mitigation. The extreme weather events in almost every region of the globe involving excessive loss of human life and property are causing anxiety in society and posing challenges before scientists and planners. Cyclical variations in the Earth’s climate occur at multiple time scales, from years to decades, centuries, and millennia. Cycles at each scale are caused by a variety of physical mechanisms. In the last 65 Ma only, there have been several cycles of glacial advances and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era and human civilization. A multidisciplinary approach in studying the Earth’s changing climate will provide a holistic view and guide us in future planning and programming.Table of ContentsFloral Diversity and Climate Change in the Siwalik Succession.- Early Paleogene Megaflora of the Palaeoequatorial Climate: A Case Study from the Gurha Lignite Mine of Rajasthan, Western India.- Development of Cenogram Technique over the Past Six Decades with Some Insights into the Varied Habitats Occupied by Diverse Mammalian Communities Across Spain, China, and India Transiting the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum.- Palynofloral Diversity During Mid-Miocene Warming in Kerala Basin, South-Western India: Palaeoclimatic Implications.- Non-Pollen Palynomorphs from the Late-Holocene Sediments of Majuli Island, Assam (Indo-Burma Region): Implications to Palaeoenvironmental Studies.- Climate Variability and Its Causal Mechanisms Over the Northeastern Indian Himalaya.- Quaternary Climate of Narmada Valley: A Case Study on Understanding Provenance, Weathering and Depositional Environment Using Alluvium Geochemistry from Tawa River Basin, Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh.- Heterogeneity in Glacier Area Loss in Response to Climate Change in Selected Basins of Western Himalaya.- Proglacial Landscape Transformations in Arctic, Ny-Alesund Area, Svalbard: Paraglacial Processes and Climate Warming During Late Quaternary.- Impact of Changing Climate Over Polar Ice Sheet – A Case Study from Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica.- Prevalent Climate Variables During Ablation Season Around Gangotri Glacier.- Compacted Snow Dune Complexes in Antarctica and their Applicability as New Climate Change and Basement Tectonic Parameters.- Investigating the Effect of Environmental Variables on the Isotopic Composition of Transpiration: Implications to Study the Monsoon Processes.- Investigating the Effect of Air-sea Carbon Dynamics and Water Quality Parameters on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Lakshadweep Sea.- Trend Analysis and Change Point Detection of Annual and Seasonal Precipitation Timeseries Over Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh.- Assessment of Snow Cover Changes Over the Tons River Basin During Last Two Decades (2000-2019).- Extreme Rainfall Trends and their Statistical Significance.- Examination of Historical Trends and Future Projections for Climate and Land-use Variables and its Impacts on Kalna River Flow in Goa, India.- Temporal Trends in Water Discharge Characteristics of the Large Peninsular Rivers: Assessing the Role of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors.- Groundwater Responses to Climate Variability in Punjab, India.- Reflections on Temporal Trends in Water Quality and Climate Variability at Three Degradation Hotspots of Leading Rivers in India.- Drought Frequency Assessment and Implications of Climate Change for Maharashtra, India.- Multi-temporal Impact Analysis of Covid-19 Lockdown and Unlock Measures on Major Air Pollutants in Guwahati City, India.- Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality in Megacities of India During COVID-19 Pandemic.- Understanding Urban Floods as Extreme Events and Disaster Management: A Case Study of Bengaluru.- Engendered Climate Risk Analysis: A Precursor to Gender Equality and Empowerment.- Covid Lockdown Improves the Health of River Yamuna: A Pilot Study.
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Springer International Publishing AG Ecological Footprints of Climate Change: Adaptive
Book SynopsisThis book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific perspective, multiple efforts are expedient to integrate the many aspects of global changes. Increases in science and technology have afforded nations the ability to plan for the future by investing in adaptive and mitigative measures to monitor present and future changes. Just as the climatic and ecological impacts of climate change are unequally distributed, so is the adaptive capacity to cope with these impacts in different nations. Considering that wealth, infrastructure, and political stability all contribute to a nation's capacity to anticipate and respond to change. So, global South nations who are disadvantaged in these areas are faced with more inequalities and more unique adaptive strategies. There is need for increased aggregate efforts and interaction between scientists, stakeholders, and policy makers to improve both decision-making and global change in science. Scientists and researchers need to work on expanding the range of polices that are proposed, debated, and implemented. This way, novelty, new ideas and methodologies are infused into the society. At this point of multiple climate footprints, there is an immense need to explore all ideas evaluating their possibilities in presenting alternative futures, developing alternative policies, and adaptive options to solve the intractable ecological footprints of climate change.Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG Sustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to between 400,000 – 700,000 people but in many areas lacks formal infrastructure and services. Each chapter of this volume addresses a different aspect of the city’s development and all take the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a common framework to guide their reflections on potential sustainable futures for Phuthaditjhaba. While the circumstances in Phuthaditjhaba will be familiar to many researchers of informal and growing cities in developing regions, the mountain setting of the city brings its own set of challenges and opportunities linked to the rugged and steep terrain, remoteness and natural resources. This book serves to showcase the diverse research taking place in this emerging mountain city and provide reflections on how a sustainable future can be ensured for its environment and inhabitants. Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: the “invention” of an African mountain town by the editors 1. The rise and fall of a homeland capital Lochner Marais 2. Urban sustainable development in the Global South. A resilience-based approach Marco Morandotti 3. Phuthaditjhaba communities - the future sustainable city Louw van Biljon 4. Human settlement growth and socio-economic development: a geographical analysis Okello, TW., Adelabu, SA., Onaolapo TF. 5. Internal and international migration in a mountain border town Andrea Membretti 6. Virtual disclosures and self-emancipations: the female body and self-identity on online platforms Loice S Nzombe, Rodwell Makombe & Oliver Nyambi 7. Socio-economic resilience in a mountain community: the role of cultural value orientations Mudzingiri, C., Guvuriro, S. & Gomo, C. 8. Education for sustainable development in local schools through preservice teacher preparation: a need for practice models Maria Tsakeni 9. Surviving on the margin of a collapsing social-ecological system: mountain livelihood sustainability in rural communities Mukwada, G., Mutana S., Zondo, SA., & Msimanga, L. 10. Harnessing livelihood trade-offs and synergies in informal settlements: Agricultural Development research in the era of Sustainable Development Goals Neo Mathinya 11. The feasibility of sustainably creating an urban tree canopy as a climate change adaptation measure Susan Jean Taylor 12. Sustainable Development Goals and small-town tourism in the Drakensberg region. A discourse analysis of literature Mutana S. & Mukwada G. 13. The role of commons and of commoning practices with respect to access to the land and its administration Ioanni Del Sante 14. Transforming Agro-Social Development Cias T. Tsotetsi & Bunmi I. Omodan 15. Analysis of project initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable development Nomcebo Dlamini & Jesse Lutabingwa 16. Can insect pollination ameliorate soil fertility during soybean production under marginalized farming system? Adelabu Dolapo Bola, Emile Bredenhand & Johan Van Niekerk 17. Geophagia, mineral deficiency and popular education Van Onselen 18. Energy and transport (to be confirmed) 19. The use and usefulness of spatial biodiversity plans for local application towards the Sustainable Development Goals Falko Buschke, Aliza le Roux, Toka Mosikidi & Lefu Mofokeng 20. Dependence on the highlands for water and climate change nexus Ntebohiseng Sekhele 21. Progress in water and sanitation access and management strategies M. Mamera, J.J. van Tol & M.P. Aghoghovwia 22. Stakeholders’ perspectives on Tourism Norman Mokoena 23. Conclusion 24. Bibliography
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Springer International Publishing AG Global Challenges of Climate Change, Vol.2: Risk Assessment, Political and Social Dimension of the Green Energy Transition
Book SynopsisThis two-volume book offers a broad range of discussions on the immense challenge of climate change, one confronting every country on the planet and forcing them to find a path towards a sustainable future that will not have disastrous consequences in relation to our chances of survival. It also presents a snapshot of the status quo, which reflects all the decisions and measures taken to date. Analyzing the consequences of the steps that will shape our future, the two volumes also reflect on important decisions at a global level that have already been taken. This second volume on risks assessment and the political and social dimension of the green energy transition is structured into 14 chapters. International renowned scholars discuss the inherent risks that arise in consequence of the transition to the intensive use of low carbon energy sources and global warming, risks related to food and water security, as well as risks of social and political conflicts. They further examine the dependence on individual countries' industrial structures and on their socio-economic development level as challenges to climate change solutions and to the global energy policy agenda.This book is a must-read for scholars, researchers and students, as well as policymakers interested in a better understanding of climate change, present scenarios, and alternative solutions and measures.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Root Causes of Our Environmental Crises We Ignore.- Chapter 2. Risks From Transition to Low Carbon Energies and Global Warming for FSU Countries.- Chapter 3. The General Situation with Climate Change in the World and Risk Assessment for the Global Economy.- Chapter 4. Why the Ramsey-Koopmans-Cass Model Underlying Noticeable Integrated Assessment Models is Misleading in Economic and Climate Projections.- Chapter 5. The Ecological Consequences of the Rising Economic Power of the BRICS Economies in Global Capitalism: An Eco-socialist Perspective.- Chapter 6. The Trinomial Nature – Nurture – Culture and Some Social Justice Aspects Regarding Adaptation to Climate Change.- Chapter 7. Examining the Relationship Between Eco-efficiency and Energy Poverty: A Stochastic Frontier Models Approach.- Chapter 8. Revisiting the Nexus Between Renewable and Non–renewable Energy, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth: An Empirical Application to Asian and African Economies.- Chapter 9. Impact of Eu’s CBAM on EAEU Countries: The Case of Russia.- Chapter 10. Optimal Environmental Policy for NPS Pollution Under Cournot Duopoly.- Chapter 11. Сhallenges and Risks of the "Green" Transformation of the Countries Participating in the Integration Blocks: The Case of the Eurasian Economic Union.- Chapter 12. Green Finance in Eurasian Union – Should We Expect a Common Solution?.- Chapter 13. Prospects for Low-carbon Industrial Policy: The Case of Russia.- Chapter 14. Green Fiscal Policy and Development: Reconciling Climate and Structural Change.
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Springer International Publishing AG A Practical Guide to Atmospheric Simulation
Book SynopsisThis open access title presents atmospheric simulation chambers as effective tools for atmospheric chemistry research. State-of-the-art simulation chambers provide unprecedented opportunities for atmospheric scientists to perform experiments that address the most important questions in air quality and climate research. The book covers technical details about chamber preparation and practical guidelines on their usage, while also delivering relevant historical and contextual information. It not only serves as a key publication for knowledge transfer within the simulation chamber research community, but it also provides the global atmospheric science community with a unique resource that outlines best practice for the operation of simulation chambers. The authors summarize the latest advances in chamber interoperability and standard protocols in order to provide the research community and the next generations of scientists with a unique technical reference guide for the use of simulation chambers. The volume will be of great interest to researchers and graduates working in the fields of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences.Table of ContentsIntroduction to atmospheric simulation chambers and their applications.- Physical and chemical characterization of the chamber.- Preparation of simulation chambers for experiments.- Preparation of Experiments: Addition and in-situ production of gas phase trace gas and oxidants.- Preparation of the Experiment: Addition of Particles.- Sampling for Offline Analysis.- Analysis of Chamber Data.- Application of simulation chambers to investigate interfacial processes.- Conclusions.
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Springer Climate Change and Ocean Renewable Energy
Book SynopsisZero Carbon Emission Based Electrical Power Plant by Harvesting Oceanic Wave Energy: Minimization of Environmental Impact in Bangladesh.- The Effect of Air Density in Offshore Wind Power Potential in India.- Influence of Vertical Plates on the Pitching Motion of a SPAR Wind Floater in Waves.- Developing a Decision Support System for a Pumped Storage Hybrid Power Plant.- A SWOT Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy Development: Turkey case.- The Combined Effects of Channel Amplitude and Fluid Elasticity on Viscoelastic Fluid Flow Through A Periodic Channel.
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Springer International Publishing AG Climate, Land-Use Change and Hydrology of the
Book SynopsisThere is a need of strengthening the global and local response to cope with the threat of climate change and adverse effects of rising anthropogenic activities in the mountain ecosystem. This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive scientific and technical knowledge based on climate and land cover change impact assessment, adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Indian Himalayan watershed. The text updates the understanding scientific analysis to promote evidence-based policy formulation at regional and local levels. It can be used as reference materials with regards to climate and land cover change for those new learners interested in the mountainous region. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of potential research areas including climate change scenarios, science and its applications, adaptation to climate change-theory and assessment, water resources, agriculture, forest, biodiversity, and ecosystems, indigenous knowledge etc.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Description of the Study Area.- Chapter 3. Climate Variability Assessment.- Chapter 4. Changes in Land Use/Land Cover.- Chapter 5. Climate and Land Cover Change Scenarios.- Chapter 6. Effect of Climate and Land Cover Changes on Flow Regime.- Chapter 7. Policies on Climate Change Mitigation.- Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusion.
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Springer International Publishing AG Fire and Rain: California’s Changing Weather and
Book SynopsisThis book shows how California’s weather and climate have drastically changed and what we can expect in the near future. California’s weather and climate are becoming as common a topic in the media as inflation and wars. It comes into our lives during heat waves when we require more cooling and during droughts when we are asked to limit our use of water. We may not be able to visit state and national parks when fires rage nearby. Indeed, California does have weather. LaDochy and Witiw dispel the erroneous myths about the state’s climate in a colorful, entertaining way. California does have seasons. It does rain in Southern California. It is not always sunny and mild throughout the year. And not all El Niños bring abundant rainfall every time throughout the state. These and other myths are discussed and dismissed with the latest science and remarkable vignettes. The authors describe the diversity of the state’s physical environment, both natural and man-made and how climate change is currently altering this diverse environment. Climate change, in the past, present and future, continues to influence this most populous state. Yes, California does have weather.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: The Most Climatically Diverse State in the U.S.- Chapter 2. The Physical Environment: Causes of Regional Climate Types.- Chapter 3. California Sunshine: The Most Sunshine in the U.S.- Chapter 4. Temperatures are Rising (isn’t surprising).- Chapter 5. Fog: A Menace or Friend?.- Chapter 6. Precipitation: It Does Rain in California.- Chapter 7. Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions: Do El Niños Predict Rainfall?.- Chapter 8. Winds: Sea Breezes and Santa Anas.- Chapter 9. Mid-latitude Cyclones: Pacific Storms Refresh the Parched Land.- Chapter 10. Thunderstorms: Lightning, Hail and Tornadoes, Oh My.- Chapter 11. Climate Change: The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be.- Chapter 12. Air Pollution: Smoggiest Place in the U.S.- Chapter 13. California Agriculture: Leading the Continent in Produce.
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Springer Climate Change Effects and Sustainability Needs
Book SynopsisIntroduction.-Part I. Climate Observation and Prediction in Morocco.- Chapter 1. Climatechange projection and numerical climate modeling in the Rheris watershed(Region Draa Tafilalet -Morocco). Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco. Chapter2. Are the heat waves recorded in Morocco during the summer of 2022exceptional? Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco.- Chapter 3. Climaticdrought in the Oum Er Rbia hydraulic basin- Morocco (1980-2021): Statisticaland cartographic analysis. Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco.- Part II.Climate Change effects on Ecosystems and Water Resources: Politics ofAdaptation.- Chapter 4. Genetic control of Bactrocera oleae gmelin (Diptera:Tephritidae) as a means to mitigate the effect of climate change.Université IbnoTofail, Kénitra.- Chapter 5. Predicting potential reforestationareas by Quercus ilex(L.) species using machine learning algorithms:case of Ziz upper watershed, southeastern Morocco. Université Ibno Tofail,Kénitra.- Chapter 6. Description and analysis of the hydrological regimes ofthe source of Ain Asserdoune Atlas of Beni Mellal-Morocco. Sultan MoulaySlimane University, Morocco.- Part III. Climate Change and Adaptation focus onAgricultural Sector.- Chapter 7. Resilience of extensive livestock reared inagropasoral vs. sylvoagropastoral systems to cope with drought in Morocco.National Institute for Agronomic Research, Morocco.- Chapter 8. Irrigation ofmaize (Zea mays L.) with activated sludge-treated municipal wastewater:the effects on the early plant growth and oxidative stress parameters. SultanMoulay Slimane University, Cadi Ayyad University.- Chapter 9. Genetic Progressin Physiological and Biochemical Traits Related to Grain Yield in MoroccanDurum Wheat Varieties from 1984 to 2007. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University,Cadi Ayyad University.- Part IV. Urbanism, Green Building and Land Use: Whatcan we do in the face of climate change?.- Chapter 10. A review of life cycle assessmentmethod for building: what is alternative to Morocco? Sidi Mohamed Ben AbdellahUniversity, Savoie Mont Blanc University.- Chapter 11. The impact of industrialactivities on the surface temperature (LST) in the urban environment of thecity of Kenitra (Morocco). Moulay Slimane university of Beni Mellal, Morocco.-Chapter 12. Rain gardens for a new climate change mitigation system. UAETétouan, Morocco.
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Springer Environment Climate Plant and Vegetation Growth
Book SynopsisCyanobacterial Solutions for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Global Food Security.- Harnessing Cyanobacteria: Nitrogen Fixation and its Impact on Climate and Plant Growth.- Solar Powered N2-Fixing Cyanobacteria for Bio Nitrogen Fertilizer Production and Soil Health Improvement: A Sustainable Farming Approach.- Mitigating adverse effects of salinity through foliar application of biostimulants.- Plant Growth under Extreme Climatic Conditions.- Impact of invasive alien plants and heavy metals contamination on crops: A review.- Role of Plants in restoring degraded ecosystems to improve biodiversity in Alula Region Saudi Arabia.-Plant-Soil Interactions and Nutrient Cycling Dynamics in Tropical Rainforests.- Climate Change and Food Security.- Impact of climate change on agriculture.- Coupling Environmental Factors and Climate Change: Impacts on Plant and Vegetation Growth Patterns in Ecologically Sensitive Regions.- The Crucial Role of Literature in Recognizing Climate Change as an Urgent Reality A Case Study of Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.- Carbon Nanotubes in Environmental Remediation: Soil and Water Applications.-Nitrogen Fixing Cyanobacteria and Soil Enrichment for a Greener Future.- The Green Revolution: Promoting Environmental Stewardship and Plant Growth.- Climate Resilience: Strategies for Enhancing Plant and Vegetation Growth.- Influence of environmental factors on plant diversity and distribution in the Kashmir, Western Himalaya.- Assessment of long-term Climate Change Impact on Alpine Vegetation of Western Himalayas.- Innovative approaches to chili cultivation: A comprehensive review of enclosed growing designs.- Sustainable Solutions: Nurturing Plant Growth in a Changing Climate.- Cereal Crops in the Era of Climate Change: An Overview.
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Springer Climate Change Adaptation in the Built
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Springer Social Innovation Projects for Climate Neutral
Book SynopsisThe role of social innovation in climate neutrality.- Integrating Social Innovation in Cities’ Portfolios of Action: Building robust ecosystems for (of) collective action and social impact.- Strategizing for Climate Neutrality. How to make Social Innovation relevant in the city’s journey to climate neutrality.- Social Innovation Scaling at Urban Level.- Ten social innovation case studies to address cities’ challenges: citizens engagement, energy and behavioral change.- Activating Ecosystems for Change by Enriching the Civic “Soil” for Social Innovation. The Wiener Klimateam project as a case study.- Social Innovation Design Pathways and Methods toward Net Zero.- Advancing Social Innovation for a Carbon-Neutral Future: A Portfolio-based Approach for the New European Bauhaus.
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Springer Monitoring Coastal Marine Ecosystems under Climate Change
Book SynopsisRemote Sensing and Geographic Information Science for Monitoring and Managing Coastal and Marine Ecosystems.- Mapping the Biogeography of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems.- Natural Hazards in Coastal Zones.- Blue Economy.- Community Based Disaster Management and Mitigation Plan.
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Springer International Publishing AG Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Understanding Reservoir Behavior
Book SynopsisThis exclusive compilation written by eminent experts from more than ten countries, outlines the processes and methods for geologic sequestration in different sinks. It discusses and highlights the details of individual storage types, including recent advances in the science and technology of carbon storage. The topic is of immense interest to geoscientists, reservoir engineers, environmentalists and researchers from the scientific and industrial communities working on the methodologies for carbon dioxide storage.Increasing concentrations of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are often held responsible for the rising temperature of the globe. Geologic sequestration prevents atmospheric release of the waste greenhouse gases by storing them underground for geologically significant periods of time. The book addresses the need for an understanding of carbon reservoir characteristics and behavior. Other book volumes on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) attempt to cover the entire process of CCUS, but the topic of geologic sequestration is not discussed in detail. This book focuses on the recent trends and up-to-date information on different storage rock types, ranging from deep saline aquifers to coal to basaltic formations.Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction1. Carbon capture, transport and geologic storage: A brief introduction Part II. Geological Characterisation of storage sites 2. Algorithms for CO2 storage capacity estimation: Review and Case study Part III. CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers 3. Trapping mechanism of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers: brief review 4. Monitoring of CO2 plume migration in deep saline formations with kinetic interface sensitive tracers (A numerical modelling study for the laboratory) 5. Monitoring of soil gases in the characterization stage of CO2 storage in saline aquifers and possible effects of CO2 leakages in the groundwater system 6. CO2 storage capacity estimates for a Norwegian and a Swedish aquifer using different approaches - from theoretical volumes, basin modelling to reservoir models 7. Determination of CO2-brine-rock interactions for carbon dioxide sequestration using SEM-EDS methods Part IV. CO2 Storage in Coal 8. Geological Considerations for CO2 Storage in Coal 9. A review summary on multiple aspects of coal seam sequestration Part V. CO2 Storage in Depleted/Producing Oil reservoirs 10. CO2 Storage in Depleted/Producing Oil reservoirs Part VI. CO2 storage in Other Sites 11. Mineral Carbonation in Ultramafic and Basaltic Rocks 12. Ocean Applications for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Part VII. Risk Assessment of CO2 Storage 13. Risk Assessment of the Geological Storage of CO2: A Review 14. Numerical modelling of CO2 gas injection with hydrate formation: A Case Study in the Laboratory-Scale Sand Sediment 15. Security Assessment on Geological Storage of CO2: Application to Hontomin Site
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Ausschreibungshilfe Außenanlagen und Tiefbau:
Book SynopsisDie Standardleistungsbeschreibungen nach DIN 276, die für Außenanlagen und Tiefbau relevant sind, werden detailliert dargestellt. Hinweise und einzelne Beispiele innerhalb der Standardleistungsbeschreibungen machen darüber hinaus den Anwender auf wichtige zu beachtende Punkte bei der Ausschreibung aufmerksam. Im Anschluss an die Standardleistungsbeschreibung werden zu den Einzelpositionen Baupreise angegeben, die bei Berücksichtigung der angegebenen Korrekturfaktoren einen sehr guten und nachweisbaren Hinweis auf die anfallenden Kosten pro Position geben.Table of ContentsKorrekturfaktoren für Abweichungen vom Mittelwert der Bauleistungspreise - LB 000 Baustelleneinrichtung - LB 001 Gerüstarbeiten - LB 002 Erdarbeiten - LB 003 Landschaftsbauarbeiten - LB 004 Landschaftsbauarbeiten, Pflanzen - LB 005 Brunnenbauarbeiten und Aufschlussbohrungen - LB 006 Verbau-, Ramm- und Einpressarbeiten - LB 008 Wasserhaltungsarbeiten - LB 009 Entwässerungskanalarbeiten - LB 010 Dränarbeiten - LB 011 Abscheideranlagen, Kleinkläranlagen - LB 080 Straßenbauarbeiten, Straßen, Wege und Plätze - LB 085 Rohrvortrieb
£56.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Hydrogeologische Methoden
Book Synopsis1 Größen und Einheiten in der Hydrogeologie.- 2 Durchlässigkeit und Transmissivität.- 3 Speicherkoeffizient und Porenraum.- 4 Pumpversuche.- 5 Hydrogeochemie für die Praxis.- 6 Transport von Wasserinhaltsstoffen.- 7 Kontamination des Grundwassers.- 8 Sanierung von Grundwasserschäden.- 9 Überwachung von GrundwasserleiternGrundwassermonitoring.- 10 Brunnenbau.- 11 Pumpen und Rohrleitungen.- 12 Brunnenalterung und Brunnenregenerierung.- 13 Wasserbilanz.- Allgemeine Literatur.- Literatur zu Kapitel 7.- Literatur zu Kapitel 8.- Literatur zu Kapitel 9.- Literatur zu Kapitel 12.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: "... überarbeitete und wesentlich erweiterte ... Die Neuauflage ist durch zusätzliche Kapitel erweitert, die sich mit den aktuellen Problemen der Grundwasserforschung und deren Lösung beschäftigen. ... Die beigefügten ausgezeichneten Abbildungen vertiefen die Lektüre. ... Mehrere Auswertungsverfahren werden in Gleichungen und gestützt durch Tabellen und Abbildungen vorgestellt … Das Handbuch hat bereits einen ganz hohen Stellenwert in der hydrogeologischen Literatur. Um das internationale Interesse noch mehr zu wecken, empfiehlt der Rez. eine rasche und vollständige Übersetzung ins Englische - dieses vorzügliche Werk hat es verdient!" (K. POLL, in: Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie Teil II, 2008, Issue 5-6, S. 935 f.)Table of Contents1 Größen und Einheiten in der Hydrogeologie.- 2 Durchlässigkeit und Transmissivität.- 3 Speicherkoeffizient und Porenraum.- 4 Pumpversuche.- 5 Hydrogeochemie für die Praxis.- 6 Transport von Wasserinhaltsstoffen.- 7 Kontamination des Grundwassers.- 8 Sanierung von Grundwasserschäden.- 9 Überwachung von Grundwasserleitern—Grundwassermonitoring.- 10 Brunnenbau.- 11 Pumpen und Rohrleitungen.- 12 Brunnenalterung und Brunnenregenerierung.- 13 Wasserbilanz.- Allgemeine Literatur.- Literatur zu Kapitel 7.- Literatur zu Kapitel 8.- Literatur zu Kapitel 9.- Literatur zu Kapitel 12.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Meteorologie und Klimatologie: Eine Einführung
Book SynopsisDie faszinierende Welt von Wetter und Klima: Nach den physikalischen Grundlagen befasst sich der Autor mit Wettererscheinungen und -vorhersage. Dabei stellt die allgemeine Zirkulation das Bindeglied zwischen kurzfristigem Wetter und langzeitlichem Klimaverhalten dar. Diese Auflage ist umfassend erweitert. Noch mehr Abbildungen und ergänzte Ausführungen: wetterbestimmende lange Wellen, Hurrikane (u.a. Katrina), Wettervorhersagemodelle, Stadtklima. Die Ergänzungen beziehen sich auf das Klimasystem der Erde als Ganzes sowie auf Klimazonen/-klassifikationen. Zusätzlich betrachtet der Autor den Zusammenhang zwischen Klimawandel und Evolution.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen zur 5. Auflage:"Das vorliegende Werk … richtet sich als Lehrbuch an Studenten der Geowissenschaften, die sich für Wetter und Klima interessieren, und soll ihnen die Prozesse in der Atmosphäre anschaulich und zusammenhängend beschreiben. In der Tat gelingt es dem Autor, diese Aufgabe erfolgreich zu lösen. Aufbauend auf den grundlegenden Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Chemie und Physik der Atmosphäre … vermittelt er das komplexe Wissen der allgemeinen Wetter- und Klimabeobachtung. .… Alles in allem – ein … lesenswertes Buch." (Dr. Harald Brünger, in: Gefahrstoffe – Reinhaltung der Luft, 2007, Vol. 67, Issue 6, S. 273)Table of ContentsAtmosphäre.- Strahlung.- Luftbewegung.- Wolken und Niederschlag.- Luftmassen, Frontalzone und Polarfront.- Zyklonen und Antizyklonen.- Wetter- und Klimabeobachtung.- Wettervorhersage.- Allgemeine atmosphärische Zirkulation.- Klima und Klimaklassifikation.- Klimaschwankungen — Klimaänderungen.- Aktuelle Klimaprobleme.- Kleinräumige Windsysteme.- Stadtklima.- Anthropogene Luftverunreinigung.- Wetterbeeinflussung.- Schlußbetrachtungen.
£42.74
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Advanced Ocean Modelling: Using Open-Source Software
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on motions of incompressible ?uids of a freely moving surface being in?uenced by both the Earth’s rotation and density strati?cation. In contrast to traditional textbooks in the ?eld of geophysical ?uid dynamics, such as those by by Cushman-Roisin (1994) and Gill (1982), this book uses the method of proce- oriented hydrodynamic modelling to illustrate a rich variety of ?uid phenomena. To this end, the reader can adopt the model codes, found on the Springer server accompanying this book, to reproduce most graphs of this book and, even better, to create animation movies. The reader can also employ the codes as templates for own independent studies. This can be done by a lay person as a hobby activity, undergraduate or postgraduate students as part of their education, or professional scientists as part of research. Exercises of this book are run with open-source software that can be freely downloaded from the Internet. This includes the FORTRAN 95 compiler “G95” used for execution of model simulations, the data visualisation program “SciLab”, and “ImageMagick” for the creation of graphs and GIF animations, which can be watched with most Internet browsers.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Advanced Ocean Modelling is a combination of a textbook and a workbook including 25 computer-based exercises, written in Fortran 95. … The book is clearly written in an interesting manner, and is addressed to anyone wanting to learn what it takes to solve problems in ocean dynamics and needs to find effective methods to apply to them. This is an accessible textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in marine physics, physical oceanography and ocean modelling. Experienced researchers will welcome this book as a stimulating source.” (Andrzej Icha, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 168, 2011)Table of Contents1D Models of Ekman Layers.- Basics of Nonhydrostatic Modelling.- 2.5D Vertical Slice Modelling.- 3D Level Modelling.
£94.99
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Abwasserrecycling und Regenwassernutzung:
Book SynopsisDarstellung der sich verschärfenden Anforderung hinsichtlich Wassergewinnung, höhere Anforderung bei der Abwassereinleitung sowie der Preisdruck bei Energie- und Rohstoffen. Lösungsmöglichkeiten für Industriebetriebe durch wassersparende Produktion, Abwasserrecycling, Rohstoffrückgewinnung, Regenwassernutzung und energieeinsparung.Table of ContentsWasser im Kreislauf - Der Wasserkreislauf als Vorbild - Produktionsintegrierter Umweltschutz - Abwasserrecyclingtechniken - Beispiele für Kreislaufführung von Prozesswässern unterschiedliicher Branchen - Stoffrückgewinnung aus Abwässern - Beispiele für Wertstoffrückgewinnung aus Abwässern - Energierückgewinnung aus Industrieabwässern - Kreisläufe durch Regenwassernutzung schließen - Chancen und Perspektiven der betrieblichen Abwasserwirtschaft
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