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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Practical Sustainability: A Guide to a More
Book SynopsisThis book will teach you everything you need to know about sustainable living—from reducing your greenhouse gas footprint to making sure that you are part of the green economy. Along the way, readers will learn about the field of sustainability and the “three E’s” of sustainable living—environment, economy, and equity. We are in the midst of great environmental change and all of us need to do everything we can to try to live more gently on the planet. Robert Brinkmann provides a range of options for readers as to what they can do to try to make a difference. Some involve simple lifestyle changes - but he also challenges all of us to commit to make more difficult and more meaningful changes to create a greener, more sustainable world. The book also delves into how we can create more sustainable communities, schools, and organizations. It showcases many examples of people and organizations that are making significant contributions to improving our planet’s sustainability that serve as inspiration and guidance for all of us trying to live more sustainably. Table of ContentsPart I. Defining our Great Global Challenges.- Chapter 1. Change Yourself and Change the World.- Chapter 2. Our Climate Change Challenge.- Chapter 3. Our Great Sustainability Challenge.- Chapter 4. Our Ethical Responsibility.- Part II. Tackling Climate Change.- Chapter 5. How You and Your Family Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint.- Chapter 6 How Your Community Can Reduce Its Greenhouse Gas Impact.- Chapter 7. How Your School, Non-Profit Organization, or Business Can Reduce Eliminate Its Carbon Footprint.- Part III. Environmental Sustainability.- Chapter 8 Moving to Green Energy.- Chapter 9. Protecting Our Water Resources.- Chapter 10. Dealing with the Garbage Around Us.- Chapter 11. Saving Ecosystems.- Part IV. Building Just and Equitable Economic and Social Systems.- Chapter 12. Building a Just and Sustainable Society.- Chapter 13. Green Your Economy.- Chapter 14. Sustainable Travel and Leisure.- Chapter 15. Tune Out, Buy Nothing, and Get Educated.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Soils of Oregon
Book SynopsisThis book is the only comprehensive summary of natural resources of Oregon and adds to World Soil Book Series state-level collection. Due to broad latitudinal and elevation differences, Oregon has an exceptionally diverse climate, which exerts a major influence on soil formation. The mean annual temperature in Oregon ranges from 0°C in the Wallowa and Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon to 13 °C in south-central Oregon. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 175 mm in southeastern Oregon to over 5,000 mm at higher elevations in the Coast Range. The dominant vegetation type in Oregon is temperate shrublands, followed by forests dominated by lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, and mixed conifers, grasslands, subalpine forests, maritime Sitka spruce-western hemlock forests, and ponderosa pine-dominated forests. Oregon is divided into 17 Major Land Resource Areas, the largest of which include the Malheur High Plateau, the Cascade Mountains, the Blue Mountain Foothills, and Blue Mountains. The single most important geologic event in Oregon was the deposition of Mazama ash 7,700 years by the explosion of Mt. Mazama. Oregon has soil series representative of 10 orders, 40 suborders, 114 great groups, 389 subgroups, over 1,000 families, and over 1,700 soil series. Mollisols are the dominant order in Oregon, followed by Aridisols, Inceptisols, Andisols, Ultisols, and Alfisols. Soils in Oregon are used primarily for forest products, livestock grazing, agricultural crops, and wildlife management. Key land use issues in Oregon are climate change; wetland loss; flooding; landslides; volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis; coastal erosion; and wildfires.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- History of Soil Studies.- Soil-Forming Factor.- Elevation Gradients in the Oregon Mountain Ranges.- General Soil Regions of Oregon.- Diagnostic Horizons and Taxonomic Structure of Oregon Soils.- Taxonomic Soil Regions.- Mollisols.- Inceptisols.- Aridisols.- Andisols.- Ultisols.- Alfisols.- Entisols, Vertisols, Spodosols, and Histosols.- Soil-Forming Processes.- Benchmark, Endemic, Rare, and Endangered Soils.- Land Use in Oregon.- Yields, Soil Conservation, and Production System.- Summary.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Caves and Karst of Turkey - Volume 2: Geology,
Book SynopsisThis book discusses Turkey's karst systems' most critical features, one of the world's most important karst areas. This publication has been prepared to assist geologists and professionals working in karst areas by solving several different problems, for example, to conduct groundwater analysis in regions with karstic depressions and examine subsidence problems through geotechnical and hydrogeological studies to solve dams' technical challenges from Karstic areas.Table of ContentsCaves And Karst Of Turkey.- Turkey’s Karst And Water Resources.- Karst Hydrogeology Of Manavgat River Basin.- Karst Of Antalya Travertine, South West Of Turkey.- Geologic And Hydrogeologic Factors Affecting Sinkhole (Obruk) Development In Central Turkey.- Karst Areas Of Turkey.- Karst Springs Of Turkey.- Dumanli Karst Springs, Manavgat River, Antalya, Turkey.- Karst Hydrogeology In Geothermal Reservoirs.- Karstic Hot Water Aquifers In Turkey.
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Springer International Publishing AG Heard Island: Two Centuries of Change, and More
Book SynopsisThis highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of the most remote places on earth. Drawing on records from the past two centuries, as well as his own expeditions to the island in 1997 and 2016, the author provides visual evidence for the changes wrought by climate change, erosion, and environmental policy. Various phenomena not previously observed on Heard Island are documented, such as fluid dynamic instabilities and the destruction of the seawalls of a major lagoon. Based on the past, the author makes predictions about Heard Island for specific years in the future: 2031 (decade), 2051 (tricade), 2121 (century), 3021 (millennium), and 1,002,021 (millionium). The book serves as an important link between the past and future of Heard Island.Table of ContentsPart1. Two centuries of change.- Section1. Island.- Chapter1. Description.- Chapter2. Images.- Chapter3. Maps.- Section2. History.- Chapter4. Events.- Chapter5. Facilities.- Chapter6. Debris.- Part2. Rocks.- Section3. Provinces.- Chapter7. Atlas Cove.- Chapter8. Laurens Peninsula.- Chapter9. The Spit.- Section4. Volcano.- Chapter10. Big Ben.- Chapter11. Mawson Peak.- Chapter12. Volcanic features.- Section5. Lithics.- Chapter13. Outcroppings.- Chapter14. Till.- Chapter15. Sediment.- Part3. Water.- Section6. Glaciers.- Chapter16. Stephenson Glacier.- Chapter17. AU1141 Glacier.- Chapter18. Glacial features.- Section7. Streams.- Chapter19. Inland streams.- Chapter20. Tidewater streams.- Section8. Lakes.- Chapter21. Stephenson Lagoon.- Chapter22. Large lakes.- Chapter23. Small lakes.- Part4. Ecosystem.- Section9. Biota.- Chapter24. Plants.- Chapter25. Invertebrates.- Chapter26. Birds.- Chapter27. Mammals.- Section10. Environment.- Chapter28. Ocean.- Chapter29. Atmosphere.- Chapter30. Sky.- Part5. More Coming.- Section11. Dynamics.- Chapter31. Populations.- Chapter32. Systems.- Chapter33. EcoSimulation.- Section12. The Future.- Chapter34. Research.- Chapter35. Resources.- Chapter36. The Future of Heard Island.
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Springer International Publishing The Quaternary in the Tropics
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Springer Abbay River Basin
Book SynopsisGeneral Introduction.- Physical Geography of Abbay Basin.- The Geology of Abbay Basin.- The Geomorphology of Abbay Basin.- Remote sensing for River Basin Management.- Human and Social Geography of Abbay Basin.- Industrial Development and Manufacturing.- Urban Geography of the Basin.- Agriculture.- Sustainable Tourism Development and Management in the Basin.- Soils of Abbay Basin.- Basin Hydrology.- Surface water Hydrology.- Hydrology of Lake Tana Basin.- Groundwater Hydrology.- Forest Resources.- Monitoring and Mapping of Earthquake and Landslides.- Monitoring and Mapping of Flood Risk and Hazard.- Monitoring of Drought Events in the Abbay Basin.- Land Degradation.- Land-Use and Land-Cover Science and Change Analysis.- Contemporary Climate Change Issues in the Abbay Basin.- Features and Hydrology of GERD.- National Development Implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.- Hydropower Development Agenda.- Irrigation Development Agenda.- Water Resource Management and Development in the 21st century and beyond.- The Geopolitics and Legal Dimension of Ethiopia's Right to Utilize Abbay River.- Integrated Natural Resources Management: needs and efforts.- Integrated Basin Management (IBM).- Soil and Water Conservation and the Green Legacy.- Lessons learned from over 50 years of Watershed Management.- Crop area mapping and Yield Estimation.- Climatological and Hydrological analysis algorithms, tools and techniques.- Tools, Techniques and Algorithms of Retrieving Soil Moisture.- Tools, Techniques and Algorithms of Digital Soil Mapping.- Tools and Techniques of Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics.- Space and time specific fertilizer optimization techniques and tools.- Text mining and analytics to guide decisions in Abbay basin.- Future Research, Planning and Management Directions.
£40.49
Springer River Health Assessment
Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Mahananda river: A geographical account.- Chapter 3: Human interference in the Mahananda river system.- Chapter 4: Hydromorphological quality of the Mahananda river system.- Chapter 5: Water quality of the Mahananda river system.- Chapter 6: Hydrobiological functions of the Mahananda system.- Chapter 7: Factors affecting the River Health condition.- Chapter 8: Conclusion and Suggestive measures.
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Springer FutureReady Geography
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Springer International Publishing AG Transformation of the natural environment in
Book SynopsisThis revised edition describes the transformation of the environment and landscape of Western Sørkapp Land based on research data collected by Jagiellonian University scientific expeditions in the period 1980–1986 and in 2008. It also outlines potential directions of the transformation of Western Sørkapp Land.Western Sørkapp Land has been experiencing dramatic natural changes such as glacial recession, coastline retreat, emergence of new landforms and Quaternary deposits, as well as changes in the water drainage and network due to global warming. Western Sørkapp Land is a very remote and diverse region, which is representative of the European Arctic. The establishment of South Spitsbergen National Park has led to a regeneration of the local reindeer herd, which has caused overgrazing of the local tundra resulting in altered plant communities and soil erosion. They have also destroyed numerous bird nests. The transformation of Western Sørkapp Land is set to continue. Trade Review"This slim volume (92 pages) reports on approximately 25 years of landscape change in Sørkapp Land, the southern peninsula of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard Archipelago. Field research was conducted by a team of Polish scientists from Jagiellonian University, the legacy of an initial visit to the region by physical geographer Zdzislaw Czeppe during the International Geophysical Year 1957–1958. His interest in the research potential of the area was piqued, which led to a series of interdisciplinary summer expeditions beginning in 1980. The emphasis was on mapping abiotic and biotic features at a large scale (1:25 000 – 1:50 000). This resulted in a baseline of spatially detailed data that another team was able to repeat in an effort to detect change after another quarter century had passed." (Bruce Forbes, Polar Record, Vol. 51, Issue 3, 2015)Table of Contents1 Introduction: Study Area and Its Environmental Recognition.- 2 Methods and materials.- 3 Components of natural environment.- 4 Environmental and landscape changes.- 5 Conclusions and prognosis for environmental change.
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Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH Living with Floods: Social Practices and
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science
Book SynopsisThe soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and nutrients to plants, that feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most important focus for science, governments and society as a whole. A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition. • The precursors and the processes of soil development • The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils • Nutrients and Pollutants • The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) • The most important soils and soil landscapes of the world • Soil Evaluation Techniques • Basic Principles of Soil Conservation Whoever works with soils needs this book. Trade Review“Each chapter is well organized with numerous subsections discussing specific topics. The text is also well illustrated to clarify relationships for the soil functions discussed. … The textbook is suitable for teaching advanced students in soil science or allied curricula. It is also an excellent resource for professionals with backgrounds in engineering, biology, ecology, and agriculture. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (S. G. Shetron, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Geographie: Physische Geographie und
Book SynopsisSeit der ersten Auflage 2007 hat sich das von Hans Gebhardt, Rüdiger Glaser, Ulrich Radtke und Paul Reuber herausgegebene Lehrbuch Geographie zu einem viel zitierten Standardwerk der gesamten Geographie entwickelt, das Studierenden sowie Schülerinnen und Schülern die Möglichkeit bietet, die „Welt“ und ihre Zukunftsprobleme aus einer breiteren Perspektive verstehen zu lernen, als viele der rein natur- oder kulturwissenschaftlichen Nachbardisziplinen sie vermitteln.Das Buch liegt nunmehr in einer dritten, gründlich überarbeiteten Auflage vor und bietet das notwendige Grundwissen sowie einen Überblick über aktuelle Themen des faszinierenden Studien- und Schulfachs Geographie. Andreas Vött hat das Team der Herausgeber ergänzt, zahlreiche neue Autorinnen und Autoren stehen für neue Ansätze und Einsichten und machen die Vielfalt der Geographie auf mehr als 1000 Seiten erlebbar.Was ist neu?• Alle Kapitel sind gründlich überarbeitet und aktualisiert.• Zahlen und Abbildungen wurden auf den neuesten Stand gebracht.• Neue Kapitel zur Finanzgeographie, zu Geographien der Migration, Geographien der Mobilität sowie zu Geographien der Gesundheit sind hinzugekommen.• Neue und perspektivische Themenfelder der IT werden im Kapitel "Von der Geokommunikation und Geoinformatik zur Geographie 4.0" behandelt.• Das Kapitel zur Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Forschung bzw. zu den Global-Change-Diskursen wurde neu verfasst und um zahlreiche neue Perspektiven und Fragestellungen ergänzt, welche den aktuellen Diskussionsstand dieses wichtigen Themas der Geographie aufzeigen.• Sachverhalte werden anschaulich visualisiert und tragen damit zum Verständnis bei.• Beteiligt sind über 180 Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum.Table of ContentsI Einführung in die Geographie.- 1 Globale Risiken und die Rolle der Geographie.- 2 Räume und Regionalisierungen als Forschungsgegenstände der Geographie.- 3 Geographische Wissenschaft.- II Methoden.- 4 Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in der Geographie.- 5 Kritischer Rationalismus und naturwissenschaftlich orientierte Verfahren.- 6 Hermeneutische und poststrukturalistische Verfahren.- 7 Von der Geokommunikation und Geoinformatik zur Geographie 4.0.- III Physische Geographie.- 8 Klimageographie.- 9 Geomorphologie.- 10 Bodengeographie.- 11 Biogeographie.- 12 Hydrogeographie.- 13 Landschafts- und Stadtökologie.- IV Humangeographie.- 14 Humangeographie im Spannungsfeld von Gesellschaft und Raum.- 15 Sozialgeographie.- 16 Politische Geographie.- 17 Geographie der Finanzen.- 18 Wirtschaftsgeographie.- 19 Geographien des Handels und des Konsums.- 20 Stadtgeographie.- 21 Geographien des ländlichen Raums.- 22 Geographische Entwicklungsforschung.- 23 Bevölkerungsgeographie.- 24 Geographien der Migration.- 25 Geographien der Mobilität.- 26 Geographien der Gesundheit.- 27 Geographie des Tourismus.- 28 Historische Geographie.- V Geographische Gesellschafts-Umwelt-Forschung.- 29 Konzepte der Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Forschung.- 30 Gefahren - Risiken – Katastrophen.- 31 Globaler Umwelthandel – globale Ressourcenknappheit.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Alexander von Humboldt: Tagebücher der
Book SynopsisDer erste Tagebuchband der amerikanischen Reise Alexander von Humboldts gibt Einblicke in die Überfahrt von Europa nach Amerika, den Aufenthalt auf Teneriffa und in das Leben und Arbeiten in Cumaná. In seinem Tagebuch beschreibt Humboldt, wie Klima und Vegetation die Kulturgeschichte des Menschen prägen, und bringt seinen Abscheu gegenüber der Sklaverei zum Ausdruck. Sein Interesse gilt ebenso der tropischen Pflanzen- und Tierwelt wie der Lebensweise der indigenen Bevölkerung. Im Herbst 1799 wird er zudem Zeuge einer Sonnenfinsternis, eines Erdbebens und eines beeindruckenden Meteorschauers. Besonders zu faszinieren vermag sein beständiges Ringen um eine Optimierung der Messmethoden. Sein Ziel ist die Kartierung eines noch weitgehend unerschlossenen Kontinents, und er weiß, dass die enormen Anstrengungen, die er und sein Forschungspartner Aimé Bonpland auf sich nehmen, nur dann gerechtfertigt wären, wenn die erhobenen Daten valide sind. – Der durchgängig kommentierte Text ist in neun Kapitel unterteilt, denen jeweils kleine Einführungen vorangestellt sind.Table of ContentsVorwort Cécile Wajsbrot.- Vorwort Ottmar Ette.- Einleitung.- „Ich habe es mir zur Pflicht gemacht, alle angestellten Beobachtungen ohne Auswahl in mein Tagebuch einzutragen“. Über die digitale Neuausgabe der amerikanischen Reisejournale, 1. Band (September 2018).- Linnés Normen, Willdenows Lehren und Bonplands Feldtagebuch. Die Pflanzenbeschreibungen in Alexander von Humboldts erstem Amerikanischen Reisetagebuch.- Der erste Tagebuchband der amerikanischen Reise Alexander von Humboldts/Voyage d’Espagne aux Canaries et à Cumaná. Observations astronomiques de Juin à Octobre 1799.- I. Die Seereise von Europa nach Amerika (5.6. bis 16.7. 1799).- II. Der erste Aufenthalt in Cumaná (16.7. bis 3.9.1799).- III. Spuren der Reise nach Caripe vom September 1799 im ersten Tagebuchband.- IV. Der zweite Aufenthalt in Cumaná (25.9. bis 18.11.1799).- V. Abhandlungen zur Landeskunde und Kulturgeschichte (1799).- VI. Messdatenreihen zur Meteorologie.- VII. Kleinere undatierte Texte (vor allem 1799).- VIII. Der dritte und letzte Aufenthalt in Cumaná (26.8. bis 16.11.1800).- Daten erheben.- Daten auswerten.- Zusätze aus der Zeit nach der Reise (Exzerpte). Register
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology
Book SynopsisThis textbook covers all important aspects of mountain glaciers, from their formation and their importance as water reservoirs to the threat posed by current global warming. Glaciers themselves can also pose a threat to humans and represent a natural hazard in populated mountain areas in the form of ice avalanches and glacial lake outbursts. In addition, however, they are also important landscape formers and have helped to shape large parts of the present-day relief of the Earth, which is one of the classic fields of work of geomorphology and geology.In the individual chapters, the current state of research is presented in a comprehensible manner and illustrated with concise examples, photos and graphics.The book offers a compact introduction for all students of geosciences, curious mountaineers and laymen interested in nature.Table of ContentsIntroduction and history of research.- Formation of glaciers.- Ice movement. Mass and energy balance of glaciers.- Glacier types and distribution.- Glaciers and climate.- Glaciers and water. and distribution.- Glaciers and climate.- Glaciers and water.- Glacier history.- Glacial hazards.- Glacial erosion.- Glacial accumulation. Accumulation.- Glossary
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Koenemann.Com GmbH Australia
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speleo-photo editions New Zealand Karst: A voyage across limestone
Book SynopsisKarstified landscapes are among the most bizarre on our planet -- both above and below ground. This book takes you on a visual journey across sublime karst scenery and into the subterranean wilderness of New Zealand caves. Accompanied by popular scientific texts, stunning images lead you from the sculptured limestone pavements of the alpine marble karst to the grassland and jungle karst of the foothills, onwards into the twilight zone and deeper into the caves. It explores the diversity of peculiar features and creatures of the underground, ventures back into the light of cave ruins, and concludes with karst-related Māori rock art. Learn about the life cycle of the endemic glowworm and the critically endangered Nelson cave spider. Explore the majesty of cave minerals forming speleothems of all types. Discover the many roles water plays in shaping karst and understand the vulnerability of these geotopes and biotopes. New Zealand Karst reveals how you can appreciate karst as a phenomenon where geological, biological, and archaeological beauty all come together in harmony.
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Sandeep Prakashan Early Caves of Maharastra: A Cultural Study
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L'Erma Di Bretschneider Atlante Tematico Di Topografia Antica 29-2019:
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L'Erma Di Bretschneider Atlante Tematico Di Topografia Antica 30-2020:
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£341.05
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Bullettino Della Commissione Archeologica
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Springer Eddy Covariance: A Practical Guide to Measurement and Data Analysis
Book SynopsisThis highly practical handbook is an exhaustive treatment of eddy covariance measurement that will be of keen interest to scientists who are not necessarily specialists in micrometeorology. The chapters cover measuring fluxes using eddy covariance technique, from the tower installation and system dimensioning to data collection, correction and analysis.With a state-of-the-art perspective, the authors examine the latest techniques and address the most up-to-date methods for data processing and quality control. The chapters provide answers to data treatment problems including data filtering, footprint analysis, data gap filling, uncertainty evaluation, and flux separation, among others. The authors cover the application of measurement techniques in different ecosystems such as forest, crops, grassland, wetland, lakes and rivers, and urban areas, highlighting peculiarities, specific practices and methods to be considered. The book also covers what to do when you have all your data, summarizing the objectives of a database as well as using case studies of the CarboEurope and FLUXNET databases to demonstrate the way they should be maintained and managed. Policies for data use, exchange and publication are also discussed and proposed.This one compendium is a valuable source of information on eddy covariance measurement that allows readers to make rational and relevant choices in positioning, dimensioning, installing and maintaining an eddy covariance site; collecting, treating, correcting and analyzing eddy covariance data; and scaling up eddy flux measurements to annual scale and evaluating their uncertainty.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 : The eddy covariance method1.1 History1.2 Preliminaries1.3. One point conservation equations1.4 Integrated relations1.5 Spectral analysisChapter 2 : Measurement set-up2.1 Introduction2.2 Tower considerations2.3 Sonic Anemometer2.4 Eddy CO2 / H2O analyzer2.5 Profile measurementChapter 3 : Data Acquisition and Flux Calculations3.1 Data Transfer and Acquisition3.2 Flux calculation from raw data3.3 Flux DeterminationChapter 4 : Corrections and data quality control4.1. Flux data correction4.2. Effect of the unclosed energy balance4.3 Data quality analysis4.4. Accuracy of turbulent fluxes after correction and quality control4.5 Overview of available correction softwareChapter 5 : Night time Flux correction5.1 Introduction5.2 Is this problem really important?5.3. How to implement the filtering procedure ?5.4 Correction proceduresChapter 6: Data gap filling6.1 Introduction6.2 Gap-filling: why and when is it needed?6.3 Gap-filling methods6.4 Uncertainty and quality flags6.5 Final remarksChapter 7: Uncertainty quantification7.1 Introduction7.2 Random errors in flux measurements7.3 Systematic errors in flux measurements7.4 Closing ecosystem carbon budgetsConclusionChapter 8 : Footprint analysis8.1 Concept of footprint8.2 Footprint models for atmospheric boundary layer8.3 Footprint models for high vegetation8.4 Complicated landscapes and inhomogeneous canopies8.5 Quality assessment using footprint models8.6 Validation of footprint modelsChapter 9: Partitioning of net fluxes9.1 Motivation9.2 Definitions9.3 Standard methods9.4 Additional considerations and new approaches9.5 RecommendationsChapter 10 : Disjunct eddy covariance method10.1 Introduction10.2 Theory10.3 Practical applications of DEC10.4 DEC in spectral space10.5 Uncertainty due to DEC10.6 On the history of the DEC approachChapter 11: Eddy covariance measurements over forests11.1 Introduction11.2 Flux computation, selection and dependence11.3 Additional measurements11.4 Impact of ecosystem management and manipulationChapter 12: Eddy covariance measurements over crops12.1 Introduction12.2 Measurement system12.3 Flux calculation12.4 Flux corrections12.5. Data gap filling and footprint evaluation12.6. Cumulated carbon exchange12.7. Additional measurements12.8. Future experimentationsChapter 13: Eddy covariance measurements over grasslands13.1 Historic overview of grassland EC flux measurements13.2 Peculiarities of eddy covariance flux measurements over grasslands13.3 Estimating grassland carbon sequestration from flux measurements13. 4 Additional measurements13.5 Other green house gasesChapter 14: Eddy covariance measurements over wetlands14.1 Introduction14.2 Historic overview14.3 Ecosystem-specific considerations14.4 Complementary measurements14.5 EC measurements in the wintertime14.6 Carbon balances and climate effects14.7 Concluding remarksChapter 15: Eddy covariance measurements over lakes15.1. Introduction15.2. Existing studies15.3. Surface-specific siting problemsChapter 16: Eddy covariance measurements over urban areas16.1 Introduction16.2 Conceptual framework for urban EC measurements16.3 Challenges in the siting of urban EC stations16.4 Implications of the peculiarities of the urban boundary layer on EC measurements16.5 Summary and conclusionsChapter 17: Database maintenance, data sharing policy, collaboration17.1 Data Management17.2 Data Practices17.3 Data User Services17.4 Data Sharing and Policy of UsesSymbol IndexSubject Index
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Practising Cultural Geographies: Essays in Honour
Book SynopsisThis festschrift honours Prof. Rana P.B. Singh who has dedicated his life to teaching and conducting research on cultural geography with a ‘dweller Indian perspective’. The book focuses on the cultural geographies of India, and to an extent that of South Asia. It is a rich collection of 23 essays on the themes apprised by him, covering landscapes, religion, heritage, pilgrimage and tourism, and human settlements.Table of ContentsSection 1: IntroductionChapter 1: Introduction: Essays in Honour of Rana P.B. SinghRavi S. Singh, Arun K. Singh, Bharat Dahiya and Padma C. PoudelChapter 2: Practising Cultural Geographies: The Academic Contribution of Rana P.B. SinghRavi S. Singh and Bharat DahiyaSection 2: LandscapesChapter 3: Theoretical Perspectives on Landscape PerceptionPrem Chhetri and Anjali ChhetriChapter 4: Ayurveda in the Rural Landscape: Poomully Mana in Kerala, IndiaBharat DahiyaChapter 5: Char Landscapes of the Brahmaputra Riverine Tract, Assam: Elements of Evolutionand Cultural EcologyA.K. Bhagabati and N. DekaChapter 6: Satellite Based Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Landscape Dynamics and Land SurfaceTemperature Patterns in Hanoi, VietnamNguyen Vu Giang, Nobukazu Nakagoshi, Pham Viet Hoa, Hoang Thi Hang, and Atiqur RahmanSection 3: ReligionChapter 7: The Priesthood of the temple of Viṭhobā in Pandharpur, MaharashtraErik Reenberg SandChapter 8: Geographical Spread of Hindu Religion and Culture into the WestMartin J. HaighChapter 9: Cultural heritage in the north-eastern borderland of India: A case study ofindigenous religious belief systemsRavi S. SinghSection 4: HeritageChapter 10: Kautilya’s Political Geography-Concepts and Ideas: An Example of Ancient IndianGeographical ThinkingSudeepto AdhikariChapter 11: The Two Faces of BodhgayaNikhil JoshiChapter 12: Instilling Local Knowledge Education: Promoting Vernacular Landscape Identity,Heritage and Sustainability of School Youth in Dongshan Town, Suzhou, ChinaJuncheng Dai, Ruihong Zhang, Shangyi Zhou, and Shunying TangChapter 13: Cultural Approaches to Animal Geographies: Cattle and Urban-Rural Intersectionsin Delhi, IndiaPratyusha BasuChapter 14: The Misings of Assam in the Midst of Tradition and Modernity: A ComparativeStudy Of Selected Rural And Urban AreasPahari Doley and Bimal Kumar KarSection 5: Pilgrimage and TourismChapter 15: Lumbini, Nepal: The Birth Place of Buddha and the Powerful Place of Pilgrimage inthe WorldPadma Chandra PoudelChapter 16: Pañcakroshi Yatra: SymbolicManifestation of the Spatial to the SpiritualVandana SehgalChapter 17: Cultural Tourism based Regional Development in Rajasthan, IndiaR.B. Singh and Ajay KumarChapter 18: Baul-Sufi interface and Cultural Tourism: A study in Northern Rarh of West Bengal,IndiaPremangshu Chakrabarty and Tushar MandalSection 6: SettlementsChapter 19: Cultural Images of Kolkata: A Contemporary PerspectiveL. N. SatpatiChapter 20: Urban Sanitation in Indian cities: Reflections from VaranasiArun K. SinghChapter 21: Perspective on Agricultural Land Use Trajectory in the Peri-Urban Interface of aDeveloping Economy. A Case StudyNasrin Banu and Shahab FazalChapter 22: Urban Renewal and Redevelopment of Public Space: An Approach towardsCommunity Resource Optimization in VaranasiSarbeswar PraharajSection 7: EpilogueChapter 23: Emerging PerspectivesBharat Dahiya and Ravi S. Singh
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Introduction to Cryospheric Science
Book SynopsisThis book introduces systematically the cryospheric science, covering the formation, development, evolution, and research methods of each component of the cryosphere, the interaction between the cryosphere and the other spheres of the climate system and the anthroposphere, and the hot topics of social and economic sustainable development and geopolitics. The authors are world-renowned experts and scientists working in the related fields. They have a deep understanding and accurate grasp of the basic theory, evolution mechanism, and international frontiers of the cryosphere, as well as rich teaching experience, which makes this book suitable also as textbook for graduate students. It is also the first book that introduces the knowledge of cryospheric science systematically. In addition to theoretical knowledge, the book also introduces field work and experimental analysis. It should be of interests for the scholars and graduate student working in the fields of geography, hydrology, geology, geomorphology, atmosphere, ecology, environment, oceanography, and regional economic and social sustainable development.Table of ContentsCryosphere and Cryospheric Science.- Classification and geographical distribution of cryosphere.- Formation and development of cryosphere.- Physical properties of the cryosphere.- Chemical characteristics of the cryosphere.- Climatic and environmental record in cryosphere.- Cryospheric evolutions at different time-scales.- Interactions between cryosphere and other spheres.- Cryospheric changes and sustainable development.- Cryosphere model and cryosphere change projection.- Field observations and experiments for cryospheric science.
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NUS Press Kent Ridge An Untold Story Nus Press
Book SynopsisEverything you might want to know about Kent Ridge in one book. This book helps you look beneath the shiny exteriors of today's institutions, to the area's geological past, and the wealth of flora and fauna that still can be found here: from indigenous plants such as the tembusu, tiup tiup, and sendudok, to monitor lizards, flying dragons and oriental green snakes.
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