{"product_id":"oil-spill-impacts-9781498712149","title":"Oil Spill Impacts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003eStarting with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico \u003ci\u003eDeepwater Horizon \u003c\/i\u003eoil spill incident, \u003cb\u003eOil Spill Impacts: Taxonomic and Ontological Approaches \u003c\/b\u003echronicles a timeline of events that focus on the impact of oil spills and provides an understanding of these incidents using a number of approaches. The book includes an interdisciplinary oil spill taxonomy, an oil spill topic map, and highlights informationorganization tools, such as indexes, taxonomies, and topic maps that can be used to connect information resources with concepts of interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe topic map combines the function of ontology with the function of organized information resources, and contains thousands of concepts and their relationships extracted from approximately 300 documents stemming from various academic conference presentations, journal articles, news reports, and web pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into four parts, the book begins with a brief introduction of the Gulf of Mexico \u003ci\u003eDeepwater Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e oil spil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"… extremely valuable to students and novices in the oil spill community.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Dr. Carl E. Brown, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Quebec\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"… an entirely new approach to the study of oil spill effects on the environment. The approach is a unique approach using a system of taxonomy and ontology to describe the effects of oil spills.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Merv Fingas, Spill Science, Alberta, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For those involved with oil spills in the coastal marine environment, this book is an essential reference. The amount of time and experience that went into its compilation must have been enormous. The book should thus be flagged as a must have for those charged with dealing with aspects of oil spills, whether working in government and private industry. The \u003ci\u003eDeep Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e incident is ample proof that such a book was much needed in 2010. Thanks to the efforts of these tireless researchers, considerable information has been collated in a useful manner. This book is thus highly recommended as an essential, practical guide for addressing oil-spill impacts.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Coastal Research\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"…an extremely useful reference for all those interested in the topic for whatever reason.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChromatographia\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"… extremely valuable to students and novices in the oil spill community.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Dr. Carl E. Brown, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Quebec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"… an entirely new approach to the study of oil spill effects on the environment. The approach is a unique approach using a system of taxonomy and ontology to describe the effects of oil spills.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Merv Fingas, Spill Science, Alberta, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For those involved with oil spills in the coastal marine environment, this book is an essential reference. The amount of time and experience that went into its compilation must have been enormous. The book should thus be flagged as a must have for those charged with dealing with aspects of oil spills, whether working in government and private industry. The \u003ci\u003eDeep Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e incident is ample proof that such a book was much needed in 2010. Thanks to the efforts of these tireless researchers, considerable information has been collated in a useful manner. This book is thus highly recommended as an essential, practical guide for addressing oil-spill impacts.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Coastal Research\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"…an extremely useful reference for all those interested in the topic for whatever reason.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChromatographia\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMethodology\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deepwater Horizon Circle of Life and Death. Oil Spill Taxonomy. Oil Spill Topic Map: Concepts, Relationships, and References. References. Oil Spill Research Information Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409280213335,"sku":"9781498712149","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498712149.jpg?v=1730506268","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/oil-spill-impacts-9781498712149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}