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Book SynopsisPower and Energy industry is a highly capital intensive business field. Furthermore there is a very close interlinkage between technologies and economics that requires engineers and economists to have a common understanding of project evaluation approaches and methodologies. The book’s overall objective is to provide a comprehensive but concise coverage of engineering economics required for techno-economic evaluation of investments in power and energy system projects. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on transferring practical know-how rather than pure theoretical knowledge. This is also demonstrated in numerous examples derived from experience of respective projects.The book comprises seven chapters. The text part is supported by about 25 tables, 40 figures, 55 application examples and 7 Case Studies.Target audience of the book are primarily international consultants, staff members of engineering companies, utility personnel, energy economists and lawyers, as well as employees of government agencies entrusted with regulating the energy and utility sector and, finally, students in related fields of engineering and economics.Table of ContentsFinancial Mathematics.- Inflation, Interest and Cost of Capital.- Investment Appraisal, Financial and Economic Analysis.- Cost Allocation to Cogeneration Projects.- Project Analysis under Uncertainties.- Overview of Energy Markets and Price Mechanisms.- Case Studies.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Einige Grundlagen zur Kernphysik.- 1.1 Zur Erinnerung einiges über die Sprachregelung.- 1.2 Die drei Säulen der Kernphysik.- 1.3 Werkzeuge der Kernphysik.- 1.3.1 Beschleuniger.- 1.3.2 Detektoren.- 1.4 Streuprobleme.- 1.5 Bemerkungen zur Statistik.- 1.6 Zum Problem der Kernkräfte.- Literatur.- 2. Kernzerfälle und Kernreaktionen.- 2.1 Kernzerfälle.- 2.1.1 ?-Zerfall.- 2.1.2 Kernspaltung.- 2.2 Kernreaktionen.- 3. Einführung in die Neutronenphysik.- 3.1 Theoretische Grundlagen.- 3.1.1 Entdeckung und Eigenschaften des Neutrons.- 3.1.2 Wechselwirkung von Neutronen mit Materie (Begriff des Wirkungsquerschnitts).- 3.1.3 Experimenteller Nachweis von Neutronen.- 3.1.4 Intensive Neutronenquellen.- 3.2 Anwendungen.- 3.2.1 Anwendung von langsamen Neutronen zur Strukturuntersuchung.- 3.2.2 Herstellung von Radioisotopen.- 3.2.3 Neutronenzyklus in Reaktoren.- 3.2.4 Kernwaffen.- 4. Kernreaktoren.- 4.1 Einleitung.- 4.1.1 Energie aus Kernspaltung.- 4.1.2 Rohstoffe für Kernspaltung.- 4.1.3 Brut- und Konverter-Reaktoren.- 4.1.4 Kernreaktoren.- 4.2 Reaktorphysik.- 4.2.1 Bindungsenergie und Kernmassen.- 4.2.2 Neutronenreaktionen und Wirkungsquerschnitte.- 4.2.3 Induzierte Kernspaltung.- 4.2.4 Neutronenreaktionen in verschiedenen Systemen.- 4.3 Reaktortechnik.- 4.3.1 Kraftwerksysteme.- 4.3.2 Kraftwerkstechnik.- 4.3.3 Reaktorsicherheit.- 5. Reaktorsicherheit.- 5.1 Funktion eines Kernkraftwerkes.- 5.2 Aufgabe der Reaktorsicherheit.- 5.3 Sicherheitskonzept.- 5.4 Betriebserfahrungen.- 6. Umweltprobleme.- 6.1 Einleitung.- 6.2 Bedeutung und Notwendigkeit des Einsatzes von Energie.- 6.2.1 Energiebedarf.- 6.2.2 Energieverbrauch und Bruttosozialprodukt.- 6.2.3 Der soziale Ertrag des Energieeinsatzes.- 6.2.4 Prognose des Wachstums.- 6.2.5 Grenzen des Energieverbrauchs.- 6.3 Schadstoffe.- 6.3.1 Industrielle Schadstoffproduktion.- 6.3.2 Schadstoffe aus Verbrennungsprozessen.- 6.3.3 Umweltschäden durch Schwefel- und Stickoxide.- 6.3.4 Das CO2-Klimaproblem.- 6.4 Belastung durch Umweltstrahlung.- 6.4.1 Strahlungsmeßgrößen.- 6.4.2 Mittlere Strahlenbelastung der Bevölkerung.- 6.4.3 Kurzzeitbestrahlung und hohe Dosen.- 6.4.4 Langzeitexposition und Strahlenschutzverordnung.- 6.5 Kernkraftwerke und Umwelt.- 6.5.1 Abwärme und Abluft.- 6.5.2 Abwasser.- 6.5.3 Abfallprodukte und Zwischenlagerung.- 6.5.4 Wiederaufarbeitung.- 6.5.5 Endlagerung.- 6.6 Vergleiche.- 6.6.1 Emissionswirkungen.- 6.6.2 Spätfolgen.- 6.6.3 Aktuelle Menschheitsrisiken.- 6.6.4 Nachwort.- 7. Kernfusion in magnetisch eingeschlossenen Plasmen.- 7.1 Auswahl der Fusionsreaktionen.- 7.2 Tokamaks-Stellaratoren-Siegelmaschinen.- 8. Nachweis von Kernstrahlung.- 8.1 Grundlagen.- 8.1.1 Einleitung.- 8.1.2 Die Aufgaben eines Teilchendetektors.- 8.1.3 Die Verarbeitung der Kernstrahlimpulse.- 8.1.4 Zählstatistik.- 8.2 Nachweis geladener Teilchen.- 8.2.1 Durchgang geladener Teilchen durch Materie.- 8.2.2 Gas-Ionisations-Kammern.- 8.2.3 Gas-Proportionalzähler.- 8.2.4 Geiger-Müller-Zählrohre.- 8.2.5 Halbleiterzähler.- 8.2.6 Szintillationszähler.- 8.2.7 ?erenkov-Zähler.- 8.2.8 Andere Nachweisverfahren.- 8.2.9 Teilchenidentifizierung mit Zählern.- 8.3 Nachweis ungeladener Teilchen.- 8.3.1 Grundlegende Bemerkungen.- 8.3.2 Nachweis von Neutronen.- 8.3.3 Nachweis von Gammastrahlung.- 8.3.4 Nachweis von Neutrinos.- 8.4 Ausblick.- 8.5 Weiterführende Literatur.- 9. Konzepte zur Energienutzung.- 9.1 Energievorräte und Energieverbrauch.- 9.2 „Verschwendung“ bei thermischen Kraftwerken.- 9.2.1 Bessere Nutzung durch Heizkraftwerke.- 9.2.2 Bessere Nutzung durch Vorschaltprozesse.- 9.3 „Verschwendung“ in Haushaltungen.- 9.4 „Verschwendung“ im Verkehr.- 9.5 „Neue“ Energiequellen.- 9.5.1 Sonnenenergie.- 9.5.2 Hochtemperaturreaktoren.- 9.5.3 Fusionsreaktor.- 9.5.4 Energieeinsparung in Haushalten und Industrie.- Sachwortverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisWorldwide, plantations are key economic institutions of the modern era. From an environmental perspective, they are also the settings for some of the most powerful, consequential, and frequently destructive modes of production ever to have existed. This volume assembles essays on commodities as diverse as coffee, cotton, rubber, apples, oranges, and tobacco, to provide an overview of plantation systems from Latin America to New Zealand that exposes the many dimensions of environmental history incorporated in these robust institutions. The global history of plantation systems not only highlights the great institutional resilience of our modern monocultures, but also the price that humans and environments have paid for them.

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Book SynopsisAn important consideration for energy-efficient buildings is their primary energy requirements over the entire life cycle. How to determine this? What integrative factors influence the performance of a healthy and sustainable building? This, while it may be important for clients and architects to know, is frequently not very transparent.This book has been written to assist with clarifying target criteria and expanding horizons when it comes to ecological buildings. It is meant as a handbook and source of reference for clients, architects, planners and building operators, to provide them with pertinent information about their design, construction and operation: how to do this in the most energy-efficient and economical manner?Also, there is feedback and documentation about prominent buildings like the Hamburg Dockland or the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart. They provide excellent architectural examples for detailed construction and design solutions. Further, there are insightful interviews with architects and clients about many important buildings, which help turn this book into an integrated source of reference for sustainable architecture. - A Guideline for Planning, Construction and Operation of sustainable Buildings- A source of reference for clients, architects, planners and building operators- Innovative architectural examples with sustainable concepts and designTrade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: "Die Publikation will anhand von zahlreichen Projekten aus der Praxis neue Wege für ein wirtschaftlich und ökologisch nachhaltiges Vorgehen bei Planung, Bau und Betrieb von Green Buildings aufzeigen. Die Autoren geben mit technischen Lösungen darauf Antworten und nehmen ökologische ausgerichtete Gebäude unter die Lupe. ... Ebenso enthält die Publikation Vorschläge für eine Bewertung von Green Buildings und dient damit als Diskussionsgrundlage für zukünftige Bewertungskriterien von Green Buildings ..." (in: RAS International, December/2009, Issue 12, S. 21)Table of ContentsThe Motivation behind the Green Building Idea.- Green Building Requirements.- Design, Construction, Commissioning and Monitoring for Green Buildings.- A closer Look – Green Buildings in Detail.

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Book SynopsisAusgehend vom Konzept des „Sozialen Raumes“, der im ganzheitlichen Begriff der Umwelt verankert ist, stellen sich Fragen nach dem Einfluss sozialer Räume auf den Menschen. Welchen Einfluss haben Lern- und Arbeitsumwelt? Wie ist es mit Chancengleichheit des Einzelnen und seiner Teilhabe bestellt? Wie hängen Wissen und Bildung zusammen? Nicht jeder, der viel weiß, ist auch gebildet. Welche Bedeutung hat die antizipatorische Bildung in der Familie und welche der Arbeits-, Lern- und Lebensumwelt? Fragen, die zweifelsohne mit sozioökonomischen Bedingungen eng zusammenhängen. Aber ist das ausschließlich darauf zu reduzieren? Wie wird die Zukunft der Arbeitswelt als Wissenswelt und damit deren Einfluss auf den Einzelnen aussehen? Welche Kompetenzen werden erforderlich sein für diese neue Arbeitswelt und wer wird sie vermitteln? Welche Bildungsinhalte werden deren soziale Räume vermitteln und mit welchem Ziel? Wenn Wissen zur Ware wird und damit beliebig, wer übernimmt dann die Verantwortung für dessen Vergegenständlichung als Produkt?Table of ContentsSozialraumbezogene Umweltgerechtigkeit.- Umweltgerechtigkeit: Sozialisation, Bildung und Teilhabe.- Umweltgerechtigkeitsansatz und Arbeitsumwelt als sozialer Raum .- Zusammenfassung und Option.

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Book SynopsisDie städtische Lebensweise ist für unseren Alltag längst selbstverständlich. Und sie ist – weltweit – hoch attraktiv. Studierende, Singles, junge Familien, Geflüchtete, Menschen jeder Altersgruppe und jeglicher Herkunft wollen urban leben. Die städtische Lebensweise hat sich zu einer Lebenskonstruktion, zu einem Urbanitätsnarrativ entwickelt, aufgeladen mit Erwartungen für ein besseres Leben, mehr Anerkennung und neue gesellschaftliche Möglichkeiten. Gleichzeitig steht der urbane Raum aber auch für Segregations‑ und Homogenisierungstendenzen, für überteuerte Mieten und investoren­gesteuerte Gentrifizierung. Beklagt wird ein Mangel an wohnortnahen Arbeitsmöglich­keiten, das Verschwinden von lokalen Geschäften und Dienstleistungen. Es ist ein massives Konfliktpotential, das jetzt durch die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels zusätzlich forciert wird. Statt endlich den bislang wie selbstverständlich gelebten Alltag zu hinterfragen, werden rein technologische Maßnahmen zeitgeistkonform propagiert oder es wird alles gleich rein profitorientierten Investoren überlassen. Oder man beschwört einfach den status ante und sucht sich Sündenböcke für Fehlentwicklungen. In dieser zunehmend brisanten Situation wäre es entscheidend, sich Klarheit zu verschaffen über das, was eine Stadtgesellschaft mitbringt, was sie ausmacht und worin ihr nachhaltiges Potential besteht, und dann die zunehmenden gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen gemeinsam kreativ anzugehen. Die (Re-)Konstruktion von lokaler Urbanität kann dazu ein erster Schritt sein.Table of ContentsWege zur (Re‑)Konstruktion von Urbanität.- Urbanität als Möglichkeitsraum.- Die Stadtgesellschaft als Referenzrahmen für eine urbane Konstruktion von Wirklichkeit.- Die quartierbasierte Stadtgesellschaft als Labor.- Bausteine für nachhaltige lokal verdichtete Urbanitätsentwicklung.

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Book SynopsisDieses essential gibt einen kompakten Überblick darüber, wie die moderne Volkswirtschaftslehre das Zusammenspiel von menschlichem Wohlergehen, Natur und Moral analysiert und sich damit den Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts – darunter Klimawandel, Artensterben, Nachhaltigkeit und drohende Pandemien – stellt. Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über die aktuelle Forschung und zeigt, dass die natürliche Umwelt für das menschliche Wohlergehen essentiell ist und moralische Werte für umweltverträgliches Verhalten unerlässlich sind. Table of ContentsWirtschaftswissenschaft und die aktuellen Herausforderungen.- Wohlfahrtsmessung und subjektives Wohlergehen.- Wirtschaft und Wohlergehen.- Umwelt und Wohlergehen.- Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Ethik.- Das Kooperationsdilemma und moralisches Verhalten.- Moral in der modernen Wirtschaftswissenschaft.

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Book SynopsisStadtwerken mit ihren oft mannigfachen Geschäftsbereichen wie Energieerzeugung, öffentlicher Nahverkehr, Netzbetrieb Strom/Gas/Wasser, dem Vertrieb von Strom oder Gas sowie dem Ausbau/Betrieb von Ladeinfrastruktur kommt eine maßgebliche Rolle bei der konkreten & lokalen Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeitsprojekten zu. Gleichzeitig stehen Stadtwerke in ihren Geschäftsfeldern vielfältigen Herausforderungen gegenüber, die durch verschiedene strategische Ausrichtungen und Schwerpunktsetzungen beantwortet werden können. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die marktübliche Struktur von Stadtwerken anhand eines Vier-Säulen-Modells archetypisch vorgestellt, um die Geschäftsfeld-spezifischen, aber auch übergreifenden Problemstellungen zu beleuchten. Anschließend werden Handlungsoptionen und grundlegende strategische Positionierungen von Stadtwerken anhand eines Drei-Akteurs-Konzeptes diskutiert. Zielsetzung ist es, einen strukturierten Überblick der deutschen Stadtwerke-Landschaft sowie durch das Aufzeigen grundlegender strategischer Handlungsoptionen Entscheidern einen auf reale Problemstellungen übertragbaren Handlungsrahmen zur Verfügung zu stellen.Table of ContentsMotivation und Zielsetzung.- Status quo und Herausforderungen der Geschäftsfelder und Geschäftsstrukturen.- Grundlegende strategische Positionierungen und deren Bewertung.- Zusammenfassung.

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Book SynopsisDie Autoren.- Danksagung.- Vorwort des Herausgebers.- Kulturpessimismus oder berechtigte Sorge um die Zukunft.- Geleitwort von Jørgen Randers.- Hinweise für den Leser.- 1 Einführendes zum Mittelmeer mit Zahlen, Bildern und Begriffserklärungen.-  2 Das Mittelmeer und den mediterranen Raum ganzheitlich verstehen.- 3 Aus der Geschichte der Ozeanographie und der Meeresforschung am Mittelmeer.- 4 Tektonik, Geologie und Entstehungsgeschichte.- 5 Geographie und Klima.- 6 Vegetationslandschaften und Flora des Mittelmeerraumes.- 7 Ozeanographie und Wasserhaushalt.- 8 Lebensräume und Lebensgemeinschaften.- 9 Ökologie  die Lebewesen und ihre Umwelt im Mediterran.- 10 Biogeographie und Biodiversität.- 11 Fischerei und Aquakultur vom Handwerk zur Industrie.- 12 Umweltsituation: Gefährdung und Schutz des Mittelmeeres.- 13 Literatur, Bildnachweise, Index

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Book SynopsisDiese Open-Access-Publikation beleuchtet die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Tourismus und Klimawandel für die Tourismusdestination Österreich und basiert auf einer umfassenden Erhebung, Zusammenfassung und Bewertung des aktuellen Standes der Forschung zu diesem Thema. Für diesen Bericht haben 40 Wissenschaftler*innen führender Forschungseinrichtungen, unterstützt durch ein internationales Team an Begutachter*innen, mehr als zwei Jahre intensiv zusammengearbeitet.Die dargestellten Forschungsarbeiten zum Einfluss des Klimawandels auf den Tourismus gehen davon aus, dass sich die in den nächsten Jahrzehnten zu erwartenden Veränderungen des Klimas sehr stark auf die österreichische Tourismusbranche auswirken werden. Allerdings fällt dem Sektor auch eine nicht unerhebliche Rolle als Mitverursacher des Klimawandels zu. Aktuellen Untersuchungen zufolge verursacht der Tourismus rund 8% aller globalen CO2-Emissionen. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden für die verschiedenen Teilaspekte des touristischen Angebots geeignete Minderungs- und Anpassungsmaßnahmen vorgestellt und diskutiert.Der Bericht verdeutlicht insbesondere die spezifische Betroffenheit der touristischen Outdoor-Aktivitäten vom Wintersport bis zum Golftourismus, beschreibt die neuen Herausforderungen für den Städtetourismus und die Organisation von Events und beleuchtet ausführlich, wie Anpassungsmöglichkeiten, insbesondere im Bereich der Mobilität, der Beherbergung, touristischer Indoor-Angebote, sowie der Gastronomie und Kulinarik, ausgestaltet und umgesetzt werden können. Dabei werden die Verantwortung und die Möglichkeiten des Reisenden ebenso dargestellt, wie die Handlungsoptionen von Betrieben, Destinationen und der rahmensetzenden nationalen Politik. Das Buch macht deutlich, dass, um die Pariser Klimaziele erreichen zu können, ein veränderter Lebensstil und rasche Umsetzungsschritte notwendig sind. Wie dieser „Paris-Lifestyle“ erreicht werden könnte und welche Herausforderungen auf diesem Weg bewältigt werden müssen, verdeutlichen die zusammenfassenden Schlusskapitel.Die vorliegende differenzierte Aufbereitung des Themas für alle Reisenden, die Tourismusbranche und die Politik war nur durch eine gezielte Förderung aus Mitteln des Klima- und Energiefonds im Rahmen des Programms „Austrian Climate Research Programme – ACRP“ möglich. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisVegetation, soil and climate are the most important components of ecological systems. The book represents a compact synthesis of our current knowledge about the ecology of the Earth and is thus the basis for understanding the major interrelationships in a global perspective. In the first part, with a rich endowment of illustrations and photographic material, the well-introduced book deals with the essential processes and operations on the Earth's surface that lead to the formation of the vegetation cover with its distinctive zonation. In the second part, the individual vegetation zones as large-scale ecosystems (i.e. zonobiomes of the biosphere) are consistently described comparatively according to certain criteria. In a short and compact form, the main characteristics and structures as well as examples of ecosystem processes are discussed. The large-scale ecosystems are at the same time the basis and reference system for all anthropogenic changes that have drastically altered the vegetation in the last millennia, but especially in the 20th century.This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Vegetation und Klima by Siegmar-W. Breckle and M. Daud Rafiqpoor, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.Table of ContentsI General Part.- Part A - Ecological Basics (Autoecology).- Part B - Ecological Basics (Synecology).- Part C - Ecological Systems and Ecosystem Biology.- II Special Part.- Part D - ZB I: Zonobiome of the evergreen tropical rainforest or equatorial humid diurnal climate.- Part E - ZB II: Zonobiome of savannas, deciduous forests and grasslands of the tropical summer rainfall region.- Part F - ZB III: Zonobiome of hot deserts or subtropical arid climate.- Part G - ZB IV: Zonobiome of hardwoods or Mediterranean winter rainfall regions.- Part H - ZB V: Zonobiome of laurel forests or warm temperate humid climate.- Part I - ZB VI: Zonobiome of winter barren deciduous forests or temperate nemoral climate.- Part J - ZB VII: Zonobiome of steppes and cold deserts or arid temperate climate.- Part K - ZB VIII: Zonobiome of hardwood forests or temperate arid climate. Part K - ZB VIII: Zonobiome of taiga or cold temperate boreal climate.- Part L - ZB IX: Zonobiome of tundra or arctic climate.- Part M - Summary, conclusions.- III Final part.

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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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Book SynopsisStrahlung und Energie in dem System Atmosphäre/Erdoberfläche.- Die vertikale Struktur der Atmosphäre.- Atmosphärische Dynamik.- Die atmosphärische Zirkulation.- Niederschlag, Wasserkreislauf, Klimazonen.- Diffusion und Turbulenz.- Dynamik der bodennahen Luftschichten, Diffusion und Austausch in Bodennähe.- Atmosphärische Spurengase.- Aerosole.- Klima und Klimaveränderungen.

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Book SynopsisThe current publication provides a comprehensive examination of the movement and degradation of detritus in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In addition to presenting a thorough analysis of the decomposition process, the book offers an extensive account of the biotic and abiotic factors that impact the rate of decomposition. The book also highlights the role of decomposition in nutrient cycling and delineates contemporary concepts of humus biosynthesis. This book will be particularly useful for postgraduate students with Ecology as one of their primary subjects, as well as researchers involved in soil biology, biochemistry, soil sciences, and ecosystem structure and function.

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Book SynopsisConcern for the environment is not new; it has always existed. One of the flash points in the inner conflicts within human societies of the past was fuelled by the continuous effort to resolve the legitimate use of the natural world. Nature is one of those spaces where we observe the most intense form of class struggle and power politics -- the more privileged control the natural resources. The rapid unfolding of power relations, the rise of new technology to exploit the environment, the growing resource crunch, and a perceived 'environmental crisis' have resulted in the development of a new field of study -- environmental history, an important gateway to knowledge in general and Environmental Studies in particular. Situating Environmental History, brings together several eminent scholars who share a common interest in the environmental history of South Asia. The work is divided in four sections. In Section I, Understanding Environmental History, Karl Jacoby, Alok Kumar Ghosh, Arun Bandopadhyay and Archana Prasad contribute to our understanding of environmentalism, its historiography and the role of state legislation and the popular response thereto. In Section II, Communities on the Margin, Vinita Damodaran and Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay focus on different communities in the periphery lying outside the supposed 'mainstream' and their fight for their own perceptions of 'justice' and 'legitimate claims'. In Section III, Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, the State and the Management of Nature, Kaushik Roy, Arabinda Samanta, Amal Das, Sahara Ahmed, Jagdish N Sinha and Sumit Guha look at the evolution of state policy on environmental questions through different periods of Indian history. In Section IV, Beyond India, Rita Pemberton, Lawrence Gundersen and Tridib Chakrabarti study environmental issues in the countries beyond India.

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Book SynopsisThe present book is a detailed assessment of the pools and fluxes of detritus in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Besides presenting a comprehensive analysis of the process of detritus decomposition, the book gives an exhaustive account of the biotic and abiotic factors affecting the rate of detritus decomposition. Portrayal of the role of decomposition in nutrient cycling and delineation of the contemporary concepts of humus biosynthesis are the noteworthy features of this book. The book would be serve the needs of post-graduate students having Ecology as one of their major subject and researchers engaged in soil biology and biochemistry, soil sciences and ecosystem structure and function.Table of Contents01. Detrius. Spatio-temporal Variability 02. Detrius. Effects on Physical and Chemical Environment 03. Detrius. Effects on Biological Environment 04. Decomposition. Processes, Patterns in Terrestrial & Aquatic Ecosystems 05. Decomposition. Biotic Controls 06. Decomposition. Abiotic Controls 07. Decomposition. Importance

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Book SynopsisThe first part of the book is devoted to the transport equation for a given vector field, exploiting the lagrangian structure of solutions. It also treats the regularity of solutions of some degenerate elliptic equations, which appear in the eulerian counterpart of some transport models with congestion. The second part of the book deals with the lagrangian structure of solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson system, which describes the evolution of a system of particles under the self-induced gravitational/electrostatic field, and the existence of solutions of the semigeostrophic system, used in meteorology to describe the motion of large-scale oceanic/atmospheric flows.​Table of ContentsAn overview on flows of vector fields and on optimal transport.- Maximal regular flows for non-smooth vector fields.- Main properties of maximal regular flows and analysis of blow-up.- Lagrangian structure of transport equations.- The continuity equation with an integrable damping term.- Regularity results for very degenerate elliptic equations.- An excess-decay result for a class of degenerate elliptic equations.- The Vlasov-Poisson system.- The semigeostrophic system.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a statistical framework that provides a comprehensive, consistent, comparable and flexible set of environmental-economic accounts for policy making, analysis and research purposes. Agenda 21 adopted at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil called for the establishment of a "program to develop national systems of integrated environmental and economic accounting in all countries". More recently, the outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference reconfirmed that "integrated social, economic, and environmental data and information ... is important to decision-making processes." In response to the continued need for environmental and environmental-economic information, the United Nations Statistical Commission established the UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA), an intergovernmental body composed of representatives from national statistical offices and international agencies, with the mandate to revise the SEEA.

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Book SynopsisDesert Regions are Familiar faces in many of History of the world. The Earliest civilizations and two of the world's major Religions were born here. This publication "Environment, People and Development: Experiences from Desert Ecosystems" Highlights some of the Basic and technologically refined information from many parts of the Desert Ecosystems of the world.Table of Contents01. Desert, Desertification and Community Resilience 02. Desertification Paradigms and Measurements in Indian Context 03. Desertification in the Eastern Margin of Arid Western Rajasthan.A Geomorphological Assessment 04. Climate and Environmental Changes in the Drylands of Central Asia 05. Survival Strategies Facing Effects of Climate Change in the North Cameroonian Drylands 06. Climate Change Impacts and Small Scale Farmers: Perceptions and Coping Strategies in Southern Zambia 07. Desertification Status in the Democratic Republic of Congo 08. Desertification and Adaptation of Producers. Endogenous Agricultural Practices in Burkina Faso 09. Status of Wetland Degradation in Banni and Its Impact on Maldhari Community in Arid Kachchh, Gujarat 10. Geo-Environmental Hazards and the Future Planning of the Coastal Area between the Two Nile Branches Rosetta and Damietta for Sustainable Development, 11. Coastal Sand Dune Encroachment as a Main Reason for Desertification in the Coastal Area Between Gamasa and Burg El-Burullus, North of the Nile Delta, Egypt 12. ORANS: The Sacred Groves of Thar Desert, India 13. Sustainable Management of Small Scale Irrigation Projects, Case Study : Um Jawaseer Desert Farm 14. Indigenous Water Saving Technologies in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions : Examples from Sudan 15. Water Budgeting in Arid Lands 16. Issues for Future Urban Planning in Rajasthan 17. UAE Space Reconnaissance Center as a Valuable Imagery Resource for Monitoring the Environment: 18. The Impact of Land and Water Management on Soil Degradation in Case of Siwa Oasis, Egypt 19. Economic Evaluation of Precast Concrete Lining in Desert Areas 20. Images are an Outstanding Evidence on Rapid Development : A Perfect Example from United Arab Emirates (UAE) 21. Urban Sustainability Perspectives on Changes in Adaptation to Saudi Arabian Desert Environment: The Role of Geospatial Technologies

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses how the increased emanation of radon and other gases from the Earth’s crust in the vicinity of active tectonic faults triggers a chain of physical processes and chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer and the Earth’s ionosphere over an earthquake area several days/hours before strong seismic shocks occur. It presents the two main concepts involved in this mechanism: atmosphere ionization and the global electric circuit. The Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (LAIC) concept is strongly supported by experimental data showing the atmospheric and ionospheric precursors for major recent earthquakes including 2004 Sumatra; 2008 Sichuan, China; 2011 Tohoku, Japan; and 2015 Nepal. The book not only addresses the theoretical considerations but also includes information on experimental techniques used for precursor observations based on the space-borne systems. Providing practical methods of precursor identification and interpretation, it is an excellent textbook for graduate courses in geophysics, earthquake science, atmospheric physics and remote sensing. Moreover, it offers a wealth of information for scientists and experts from governmental and international agencies working in the fields of natural-disaster mitigation, response and recovery.Table of ContentsThe basic concepts.- Atmospheric phenomena.- Ionospheric phenomena.- Methods of observation.- Practical applications for short-term prediction.- Supplement.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers essential insights into potential catastrophic events that might befall upon the emerging urban landscape in South Asia, and which are due to hazards, risks and vulnerabilities inherent in the region’s geophysical location, as well as due to climate change and unplanned urbanization. It highlights major physio-graphic, demographic, geological and geophysical indicators that are responsible for changing the pattern and trend of urbanization in South Asia – a crucial issue in view of emerging threats of climate change, and changes in the demographic profile. The book addresses the disaster management scenario in South Asia, manifestations of climate change in the region and various urban setups under climate-change-induced risks. Further, it elaborates on the challenges of urbanization-based neo-risks and vulnerabilities, which manifest in the form of slum area growth, piling and littering of waste and filth, new health risks, groundwater contamination, air pollution, highly energy-dependent lifestyles, poverty, socio-economic tensions, etc. It also critically examines the institutional mechanisms for disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and urban governance, and suggests appropriate changes in the governing structure to mitigate these risks. The book draws the attention of urban planners and policymakers to current shortcomings in the administrative and financial structures of local urban bodies. While outlining climate-associated risks and adaptation strategies in South Asia, it also suggests measures for integrating climate change and urban adaption with state's planning processes, and puts forward a risk alleviation platform to bring the risk managers working in different fields together, so that they make concerted efforts to achieve sustainable development. It offers valuable takeaways for researchers, urban planners, those working in industry, consultants, and policymakers.Table of ContentsChapter-01: Introduction.- Chapter -02: South Asia Region & its Urban Agglomerates -Changing Risk Characterization.- Chapter -03: Disaster Management Scenario of South Asia.- Chapter -04: Manifestations and Impacts of Climate Change in SAR.- Chapter -05 : Urban Setups in South Asia Region (SAR) under Climate Change induced Risk.- Chapter -06 : Challenges of Urbanisation led neo risks and vulnerabilities.- Chapter -07: Institutional Structure for DRR, CCA and Urban Governance.- Chapter -08: Conclusions and Future Perspective – A Road Map.

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Book SynopsisResilience has become a very topical issue transcending many spheres and sectors of sustainable urban development. This book presents a resilience framework for sustainable cities and towns in Africa. The rise in informal settlements is due to the urban planning practices in most African cities that rarely reflect the realities of urban life and environment for urban development. Aspects of places, people and process are central to the concept of urban resilience and sustainable urban growth. It stems from the observation that urban vulnerability is on the increase in Zimbabwe and beyond. In history, disasters have adversely affected nations across the world, inflicting wide ranging losses on one hand while on the other hand creating development opportunities for urban communities. Cooperation in disaster management is a strategy for minimising losses and uplifting the affected urban settlements. The significance of urban planning and design in the growth and development of sustainable urban centres is well documented. Urbanisation has brought with it challenges that most developing countries such as Zimbabwe are not equipped to handle. This has been accompanied by problems such as overpopulation, overcrowding, shortages of resources and the growth of slum settlements. There need is to seriously consider urban planning and design in order to come up with contemporary designs that are resilient to current urban challenges. There are major gaps in urban resilience building for instance in Harare and the local authority needs to prioritise investment in resilient urban infrastructure. ​Table of ContentsChapter 1: Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Land Dynamics in Africa: A Review Chapter 2: The Many Faces to Resilience and the Practical Implications to Urban Development and Management in Zimbabwe ​ Chapter 3: Disaster Management Capabilities in Zimbabwe: The Context of Africa Agenda 2063 Chapter 4: Planning and Design as Defining Parameters for Urban Resilience: The Case of Zimbabwe Chapter 5: Climate-Resilient Infrastructure for Water and Energy in Greater Harare Chapter 6: Building Urban Resilience in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Case Study of the City of Harare, Zimbabwe Chapter 7: Urban Resilience under Austerity: A Case Study of Street Children Vending in the Harare Central Business District, Post-2018 Chapter 8: Resilience-Based Interventions to Street Childhood among Street Children in Zimbabwe Chapter 9: Childcare and Familial Relations During the Migration Period Chapter 10: Resilience as a Governance Factor: The Case of Institutional Multiplicity in the Planning of Caledonia, Harare Chapter 11: ‘Land Barons' as the Elephant in the Room: Planning and the Management of Urban Space in Chitungwiza and Harare. Chapter 12: Climate Change and the Resilience Cause in Masvingo City Urban Landscape, Zimbabwe Chapter 13: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe

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Book SynopsisThis book proposes a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research work on multimedia analysis in IoT applications. This is a second volume by editors which provides theoretical and practical approach in the area of multimedia and IOT applications and performance analysis. Further, multimedia communication, deep learning models to multimedia data, and the new (IOT) approaches are also covered. It addresses the complete functional framework in the area of multimedia data, IoT, and smart computing techniques. It bridges the gap between multimedia concepts and solutions by providing the current IOT frameworks, their applications in multimedia analysis, the strengths and limitations of the existing methods, and the future directions in multimedia IOT analytics.Table of ContentsChapter 1. An Overview of Multimedia Technologies in Current era of Internet of Things (IoT).- Chapter 2. A Deeper Look into Wind Powered IoT based Sustainable Organic Compost Machine.- Chapter 3. An Intelligent Music Recommendation Framework for Multimedia Big Data: a Journey of Entertainment Industry.- Chapter 4. A survey on Multimedia Technology and Internet of Things.- Chapter 5. The Latest Emerging Technologies In Big Data.- Chapter 6. Realtime accident detection and alarm generation system over IoT.- Chapter 7. Smart Automobile Health Monitoring System.- Chapter 8. Fault Detection And Data Management for IIOT.- Chapter 9. Theoretical and Instructional Aspects of Using Multimedia Resources in Language Education: A Cognitive View.- Chapter 10. Data mining techniques for producing clustering in Big Data with MapReduce function.- Chapter 11. Machine Learning Techniques for Biometric Fingerprint Recognition Using the Magnitudes to Provide Privacy and Integrity.- Chapter 12. Study and Develop an Effective Int faces to upload Data into Enterprise Resource Planning System.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents select proceedings of the national conference on Advanced Modelling and Innovations in Water Resources Engineering (AMIWRE 2021) and examines numerous advancements in the field of water resources engineering and management towards sustainable development of environment. The topics covered includes river basin planning and development, reservoir planning and management, integrated water management, reservoir sedimentation, soil erosion and sedimentation, agricultural technologies for climate change mitigation, uncertainty analysis in hydrology, water distribution networks, floods and droughts management, water quality modelling, environmental modelling, environmental impact assessment, urban water management, open channel hydraulics, hydraulic structures, groundwater hydraulics, groundwater flow and contaminant transport modelling, computational fluid dynamics, ocean engineering, HEC-RAC, SWAT, MIKE, MODFLOW models applications, numerical analysis in water resources engineering, climate change impacts on hydrology, optimization techniques in water resources, soft computing techniques and applications in water resources and remote sensing / geospatial techniques in water resources. This book will be beneficial for water sectors development mainly agricultural production, reservoir operations, improvement of water quality, flood and drought controls, designing hydraulic structures and geospatial analysis. This book will be a valuable reference for faculties, research scholars, students, design engineers, industrialists, R & D personnel and practitioners working in water resources engineering and its related fields.Table of ContentsTrends of Rainfall and Temperature over Chhattisgarh during 1901-2010.- Estimation and Simulation of Flows into an Off Taking Canal Using Ansys.- Drought Evaluation of Tiruchirapalli City, India using Three Meteorological Indices.- Forecasting of Meteorological Drought Using Machine Learning.- Assessment of Economic Value of Doddabommasandra Lake Using Contingent Valuation Method and Travel Cost Method.- Meteorological Drought Analysis using SPI-6 for Marathwada Region, Maharashtra State, India.- Analysis and Comparison of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network based Study for Rainfall Predictions and Hydrological Modelling: A Case Study of Ahmedabad.

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Book Synopsis< i="">This book provides a global perspective of Indian Sandalwood categorized as ‘Vulnerable’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It deals with history, distribution, propagation, chemistry, utilization, improvement, trade, and conservation in the present context. This book explores ways and means for restoring its past glory by creating awareness for its conservation and sustainable utilization. The content encompasses informative tables, appropriate graphs and figures, and illustrations with photographs and line drawings. This compendium would be useful for foresters, forestry professionals, botanists, policymakers, conservationists, NGOs, and researchers in the academia and the industry sectors.Table of ContentsHeartwood of History: A global sketch of Indian Sandalwood from 3,000 BCE to 2020.- Sandalwood: A history of overexploitation and endangerement.- Indian Sandalwood and its cultural expressions in India.- Indian Sandalwood in Australia.- Sandalwood population in Karnataka – Past and present status.- Status of Sandalwood in Tamil Nadu.- Marayoor Sandalwood Reserve – the last bastion of Indian Sandalwood.

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary book incorporates various aspects of environment, ecology, and natural disaster management including cognitive informatics and computing. It fosters research innovation and discovery on basic science and information technology for addressing various environmental problems, while providing the right solutions in environment, ecology, and disaster management. This book is a unique resource for researchers and practitioners of energy informatics in various scientific, technological, engineering, and social fields to disseminate original research on the application of digital technology and information management theory and practice to facilitate the global transition toward sustainable and resilient energy systems. Cognitive informatics is also the need of the hour and deals with cutting-edge and multidisciplinary research area that tackles the fundamental problems shared by modern informatics, computation, software engineering, AI, cybernetics, cognitive science, neuropsychology, medical science, systems science, philosophy, linguistics, economics, management science, and life sciences, which this book also presents.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Perspectives of Environmental Informatics and Systems Analysis Chapter 2: Planning of energy, environmental and ecological management systems Chapter 3: Simulation, optimization and Environmental decision support Chapter 4: Environmental geomatics - GIS, RS and other spatial information technologies Chapter 5: Cloud Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning in Environmental & Disaster Management Chapter 6: Urbanization – Smart City Supported with Environmental and Energy Systems & Technologies Chapter 7: Climate Change, Environmental Monitoring using Emerging Technologies, AI & Robotics Chapter 8: Modeling, Computer Graphics and Big Data in Energy Management Chapter 9: Monitoring and control of Smart Buildings, including Smart Grid interoperability Chapter 10: Basics and Emergence of Environmental and Energy Informatics Chapter 11: Emerging and Intelligent Systems in Environment and Ecology Chapter 12: Building product disclosure and optimization: Effect on Ecological system Chapter 13: AI in waste management: The savage of Environment ​

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Book SynopsisIt is estimated that windows in office buildings are responsible for one third of energy used for their heating and cooling. Designing window shading that balances often contradictory goals of preventing excessive heat gains in hot periods, without compromising beneficial heat gains in cold periods or visual comfort in indoor spaces of modern buildings with highly glazed facades, is an interesting multi-objective optimisation problem that represents an active research topic in the field of building energy and daylighting. Window overhangs are the simplest and most traditional shading devices that are easy to install, highly cost-effective, require low or no maintenance and offer unobstructed views outside. This book provides a review of overhang design methods for optimal thermal and daylighting performance. It starts with a historical overview of methods based on solar positions and shading masks. Next it discusses current research methodology, including shading calculation methods, ways of quantifying thermal and daylighting overhang effectiveness and the use of multi-objective optimisation approaches, together with the case studies that employ them. It further covers methods for designing innovative overhang types such as NURBS outlined overhangs and PV integrated dynamic overhangs. The appendix classifies published overhang case studies according to major climate type and latitude of their locations. As such, the book presents a valuable resource for understanding subtle nuances of interaction between solar radiation, shading devices and indoor comfort. The intended target audience are building energy researchers interested in optimisation of window shading devices.​Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2 Solar path methods.- Chapter 3 Current overhang research methodology.- Chapter 4 Design methods for particular overhang types.- Chapter 5 A Locations and climates of overhang case studies.- References​

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Book SynopsisThis book comprises peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Energy and Advancement in Power Technologies (ICSEAPT-2021). The book includes peer-reviewed papers on renewable energy economics and policy, renewable energy resource assessment, operations management and sustainability, energy audit, global warming, waste and resource management, green energy deployment, green buildings, integration of green energy, energy efficiency, etc. The book serves as a valuable reference resource for academics and researchers across the globe.Table of ContentsIntroduction of Power and Smart Energy System.- Power Electronic Advancements.- Soft Computing for Renewable Energy Sources (RES).

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Book SynopsisThe tropical zones are dominated by developing countries, which mainly face problematic environmental issues. Different than four-season countries, tropical countries have a continuous summer-like season and therefore they are rich in clean energy sources like solar and biomass. Hence, the mitigations of environment and energy issues in the tropics would require specific understanding and different approach to solutions. This book offers an assortment of studies on scenarios of environment as well as energy demand and power generation technologies in the tropics. Many of the countries within the tropics are highly populated, and this results in various problems related to the environment and energy. The demand for energy in these countries keeps increasing but concurrently there are also environmental issues that require serious attention. As the global concern on the environment is alarming today, the choice of power generation should be of the cleanest possible resource. This various reports on research activities carried out in the tropics on the aspect of environment and energy presented in this book are highly beneficial for those who like to see an improvement in the tropics with regard to environment and energy systems.Table of Contents1. Energy Trends and Opportunities in Society 5.0 2. Road Towards Net-zero Emissions in the Tropics 3. Vehicle Emissions and Nuisance Study due to Idling Engines in Malaysia 4. Net-Zero Energy and Low Carbon Footprint in Residential Buildings in Tropical Regions 5. Solar Energy Potential Assessments in Rain-dominated Tropical Monsoon Climates 6. Impact of Surface Temperature of a Photovoltaic Solar Panel on Voltage Production 7. Development of a High-Performance Modified Fresnel Solar Cooker 8. Plastic Waste Issue in Malaysia: Where are We? 9. A Critical Review on Conversions of Waste Plastics into Value-added Hydrocarbons 10. Microwave Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes into Hydrogen and Carbon 11. Heterojunction Catalysts for Enhanced Pyrolysis of Biomass and Synthetic Wastes12. Biomass Gasification for Sustainable Power Production in Tropical Countries 13. Review on the Effect of Oxygenated Fuels, Antioxidants and Cetane Improver Additives in Biodiesels on Compression Ignition Engine Performance and Emission 14. The Biogas Technology Development in Ethiopia: The status, and the role of private sectors, academic institutions, and research centers 15. Environment Friendly Production of Coconut Shell Charcoal through Pyrolysis16. Thermal Comfort Attainment by Personal Vortex Tube Cooling Device 17. Urban Heat Island Phenomena in Tropical Countries: An Experimental Elucidation of Wake Flow behind Slender High-rise Buildings 18. Natural Ventilation in Traditional Malay House: A Study of Flow Pattern by an Enhanced Smoke Wire Technique 19. The Importance of Ventilation in Vehicle Cabin on Air Quality 20. Indoor Carbon Dioxide Levels in a Typical Wooden House in Northern Borneo 21. A Review for Sustainable Electrification of Ethiopia with Hydropower Energy 22. Numerical Modelling and Performance Optimization of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine 23. Heat Transfer Enhancement in Stirling Engines using Fins with Different Configurations 24. The Feasibility of Tidal Energy in the United Arab Emirates

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed to be an inclusive for the best practice approach to building maintenance management, where the processes, procedures and operational systems meet a high standard of professional and academic competence. It offers a different perspective on building maintenance management by presenting the schematic building maintenance value chain model and it’s implementation in Malaysian university buildings. The findings show an improvement to building performance, lower maintenance cost, building sustainability and increased maintenance service user satisfaction. The learning outcomes and summaries provided for each chapter and the extensive use of tables and figures add to the readability of the text. Though the book is based on data from Malaysia, it is useful for a much wider audience, and the informal writing style makes it an interesting reference source. This book is valuable for readers who are practitioners, professionals and for academic institutions that offer courses in the building field, including architecture, quantity surveying, civil engineering, building and facility management, property management, real estate. It will also be of interest to governments and others involved in the construction industry.Table of ContentsOverview.- An Overview of the Construction Industry.- Maintenance of Academic Buildings.- Malaysian Education System and University Buildings.- Building Maintenance Processes, Principles, Procedures, Practices and Strategies.- Methodological Issues.- Sustainability Maintenance Initiatives.- Conclusions and Recommendations.

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Book SynopsisIn this "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" book, eco-management is new terminology as an abbreviation of "ecology-based management for natural capital enhancement". Key concept on this eco-management is derived from previous book: "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem"(Springer, 2015, eds. by M. Osaki and N. Tsuji). Based on this new concept, this book thoroughly examines tropical peatland eco-management for scientists, political decision makers, governmental officials, land managers, students, and NGO/NPOs who are interested in 1) what the impact of peatland on climate change and ecosystem function, 2) how the management of disturbed peatland, and 3) drawing global scale restoration mechanisms of peatland and wetland. In tropical peatland, a large amount of GHGs (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) is emitted due to the unappropriate development and inadequate management of peatland. The peatland ecosystems consist of the carbon–water complex, which is affected easily by the impact of human and climate change. Throughout much research of tropical peatland, the problems that result from development of tropical peatland are found to stem mainly from a lack of understanding of the complexities of this ecosystem and the fragility of the relationship between peat and forest and also between carbon and water. In past, almost all peatland development and management system have been generally designed on “water drainage system”. On the contrast of old system, an innovated eco- management is, here, proposed as “water irrigation system”, including water cycling and natural capital enhancement. Through this book readers will learn the advanced peatland eco-management, with more practical methods and procedure based on ecosystem knowledge. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisDealing uncertainty of linear programming with intuitionistic fuzzy piecewise linear membership and non-membership functions.- Controllability Results for Second Order Neutral Impulsive Integrodifferential Systems.- An Empirical Study of Indian Passenger Airlines for Sustainable Performance: A Window DEA Approach.- Finite Buffer Reverse Balking Two Server Heterogeneous Service Queuing Model with Retention of Impatient Customers.

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Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1: Mahanadi River: Environmental Challenges and Way Forward.- Chapter 2: A systematic review for conducting a meta-analysis: Synthesis from multiple studies in coastal ecosystems of Odisha.- Chapter 3: Development of ecologically sensitive prototype plan for riverine island of Mahanadi River at Cuttack: A comprehensive assessment.- Chapter 4: Soil genesis classification and land use of some soils of upper Mahanadi basin.- Chapter 5: Why is the Mahanadi river not a conducive habitat for large reptiles, especially Crocodilia?.- Chapter 6: Diversity and distribution of ichthyofauna of the Mahanadi River basin in India   .- Chapter 7: Pathways of social inclusion for soil and water conservation in Mahanadi River basin.- Chapter 8: Nature-based solutions for Mahanadi River basin protection and conservation.- Chapter 9: Land use/Land cover change over quarter century in Paradip Port region in Mahanadi Delta of India: an investigation using remote sensing and geographical information system.- Chapter 10:Risk assessment of heavy metals from IB and Bheden river: The main tributaries of Mahanadi in Western Odisha, India.- Chapter 11:Interstate dispute on the Mahanadi Water: Political conflicts and eco-ethical solutions.- Chapter 12:Water Governance: An overview of the Inter-State Political Conflict Pertaining to Mahanadi River.

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Book SynopsisPart One: Environmental Issues and Governance Practice.- Chapter 1 Air Pollution and Its Governance in Urban Areas.- Chapter 2 Water Pollution and Its Governance in Urban Areas.- Chapter 3 Municipal Solid Waste and Its Governance in Urban Areas.- Chapter 4 Non-point Source Pollution (NSP)and Its Governance in Rural Areas.- Chapter 5 Water Pollution and Its Governance in Rural Areas.- Chapter 6 Rural Ecological Destruction and Protection.- Part Two Environmental Concern and Behavioral Tendency.- Chapter 7 Urban-Rural Differences in Environmental Concern.- Chapter 8 Age Differences in Environmental Concern.- Chapter 9 Economic Growth and Environmental Concern.- Chapter 10 Urban-Rural Differences in Environmental Behavior.- Chapter 11 Residents’ Smog-related Out-migration Intention (SOI) in Urban Areas.- Chapter 12 Perception of Climate Change and Behavioral Tendency.- Part Three Governance Transformation and the Green Society.- Chapter 13 China’s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change.- Chapter 14 Changes in the Environmental Policy-Making Process.- Chapter 15 Toward Composite Environmental Governance.- Chapter 16 The Factor Model of Public Evaluation of Government’s Environmental Protection.- Chapter 17 Modern Chinese Environmentalism.- Chapter 18 The Rise of the Green Society.

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