Catálogo de libros: Ciencias de la tierra/geociencias

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  • Structural Diagnosis of Soils on the Slopes of the Mountainous Region
    Catia Farias / Victoria Benford Leal
    This work was developed with resources from the 'Forma Engenharia' project of the Conselho de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and the Programa de Iniciação Científica (PICPq) of the Centro Universitário Serra dos Órgãos (UNIFESO). High school students from Ciep Brizolão 280 Professor Vasco Fernandes da Silva Porto, from the city of Carmo, as well as Environmenta...
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    56,27 €

  • Optimization of oil production
    Jean Felix Nkenda
    Optimizing oil production consists of maintaining if not improving recovery by taking into account the reservoir parameters. Several methods are used to optimize production. Among these methods are: well activation, completion, additional perforations, stimulation, chemical injection and many others. In this book, the objective is to improve the production of the LAF1-24 well, ...
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    56,21 €

  • Element of geology
    Houcine Bendadouche / Kaddour Khemmoudj
    The oldest disciplines of geology in its modern sense - petrology, stratigraphy, paleontology - date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Others are much more recent and developed in the 19th and 20th centuries - seismology, geochemistry, geophysics, marine geosciences, oceanography, climatology, hydrology. Geology is a passion. Over the past sixty years, it has also become a prof...
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    86,83 €

  • Bicycle parking in stations
    Gautier MIAILLE
    Since the beginning of the health crisis, cycling mobility has taken an unexpected turn among users with a consequent increase in cycling. Thus, public institutions have taken the subject in hand through the implementation of various public policies, while a whole system of actors is coordinating and acting to encourage cycling. Cycling is seen as a cross-cutting solution to ma...
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    98,78 €

  • A Geography of Unconventional Tourist Mobility
    Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism had permeated all spaces of experience, reaching every country, region, settlement, and corner of the globe. In recent decades, the meanings, implications, and roles of tourism have also significantly expanded. This Special Issue focuses on unconventional tourism mobilities and same-day visits, which are an important but often neglected p...
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    73,26 €

  • Valuation of oyster concentrations
    Hassan LACHKHEM / Ibrahim El Ghazi / Yousra AMEZIANE EL HASSANI
    This work concerns three deposits of Ostreidae dated from the terminal Miocene in the South-East of Fez: deposit of the Tagrart hill (El Menzel region), deposit of Douar Sidi M’Barek (Bir Tam Tam region) and deposit of Douar Sidi Lahcen (Azzaba region).The systematic study allowed the recognition of two species: Ostrea lamellosa (Brocchi, 1814) found only in the deposit of the ...
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    86,39 €

  • Application of Principal Component Analysis
    Fulbert Togue Kamga / George-Luther Kuate Ouafo / Lawrence Oben Mbeng
    The study focuses on the analysis of physico-chemical parameters of the Nkam River in order to establish a diagnosis of its surface condition. To carry out the study, sampling was carried out at 12 stations during the dry season. The results obtained show that the surface waters of the river are relatively good compared to international standards for fresh water (WHO), with res...
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    56,21 €

  • A Climate Vocabulary of the Future
    Herb Simmens
    'This book is a Sciencepoem. It is An Act of Cognitive Mapping, a Great Clarification, an Inspiration, a Prophecy, a Utopian Science Fiction Novel, and a Spur in the Butt. We can create a Good Anthropocene, and this book helps us to understand how. Also: hilarious. Dive in and see.' - Kim Stanley Robinson, Author of The Ministry for the Future This second edition of A Climate V...
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    26,86 €

  • Water Resources Assessment, Modelling and Management
    C. P. Kumar
    Water is one of the most vital resources on Earth and plays a crucial role in sustaining life. With the rapid increase in population and urbanization, the demand for water has been increasing exponentially, leading to an immense pressure on the existing water resources. In this context, the assessment, modelling, and management of water resources have become crucial to ensure s...
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    35,41 €

  • Unsaturated soils and dilatancy stability
    Abderrazik Djelouah
    Statistical tools and techniques, used in soil problem solving methods that take into account its variability, are the basis for the quality of the resulting solution. The present work is devoted to the evaluation of the effect of spatial variability of permeability on flows in porous media. The comparison between the solutions of the different variability cases highlighted the...
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    56,21 €

  • Disaster Management Of Mount Kelud Using Solar Renewable Energy
    Prof. Dr. Sri Widodo
    Mount Kelud erupted six times in a row, namely in 1586, 1919, 1951, 1966, 1990, and 2014.The last eruption of Mount Kelud was on 13 February 2014 at around 22:50 WIB. Despite the latent danger of the eruption of Mount Kelud, according to social reality, people still choose to live on the slopes of Mount Kelud. Prior to the eruption of Mount Kelud, an evacuation process was carr...
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    114,36 €

  • ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
    Rasul Ahtjamov
    The results of the analysis of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as priority greenhouse gases, taking into account geospatial and sectoral characteristics are presented. It is shown that climate change is accompanied by increased probability of natural emergencies and man-made disasters, as well as by severe consequences of these emergencies.Based on the ide...
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    49,93 €

  • Geotechnologies and urban climate
    Jefferson Polizel
    In this work, the author shows the use of geotechnologies tools to map the spatial distribution of the thermal field of the city of Piracicaba, SP, and compare the different types of urban surfaces. In this study, temperature collections are carried out in 3 different areas, at certain times, in the summer and winter seasons. Considering that the urban heat island is related to...
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    101,45 €

  • Design and dimensioning of pavement structures
    Emmanuel MENGUE
    The design of linear infrastructure and particularly roads in tropical and subtropical regions continues to be based mainly on empirical methods. The current trend in pavement design is to use parameters derived directly from laboratory or in-situ tests. In this study, two approaches to the design of pavement structures are presented. Firstly, a road pavement structure consisti...
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    61,76 €

  • Properties, Occurrences and Uses of Minerals and Rocks
    Bernard Kipsang Rop / Digne Edmond Rwabuhungu Rwatangabo / Wycliffe Habel Namwiba
    This book on Properties, Occurrences and Uses of Minerals and Rocks: A Comparative Illustrative Approach captures commonly encountered major minerals and rocks on quarrying and mining sites. The book addresses interests of the learners at Certificate and Diploma levels in the subject areas of Geology which includes; Mineralogy, Petrology and Structural Geology. The authors have...
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    141,41 €

  • Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Regions
    Callistus Obunadike
    The book explains various factors that contribute to saltwater intrusion, including overuse of freshwater resources, climate change, and natural causes such as storm surges and tidal fluctuations. The impact of saltwater intrusion on coastal agriculture, including reduced soil quality, damage to crops, and alteration of ecosystems, is also explored. The study also suggests pote...
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    42,04 €

  • Numerical prediction of rainfall over the city of Kisangani
    Annie Eluo
    Within the framework of the adaptation to the climatic changes, by advocating a study of remote sensing of the city, to identify and measure the zones permanently floodable and flooded by associating them with the climatic models of the pluviometric predictions it was possible to register on our maps processed by GIS under Arc Gis the curves of the levels SRTM, to understand th...
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    56,34 €

  • Subgrade Stabilization and Cost Analysis
    Somdeb Mondal
    The book Subgrade Stabilization and Cost Analysis has been written for the Civil Engineering and Geo technical Engineering graduates to understand the mechanism happen within the soil strata and the structure also. This book will mainly help the graduates to visualize the theoretical knowledge in practical views.This book contains many more practical cases with handling of Soil...
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    61,63 €

  • An Evaluation of the Water Quality Index and Health Risk
    Vangala Sunitha
    Globally, since two decades, ground water contamination by fluoride and nitrate is of major public health concern. Continuous consumption of contaminated drinking water affects the human health. Fluoride and nitrate contamination in drinking water is of greater public health concern in many regions of the world. These ions are regarded as non carcinogenic risk to human health f...
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    61,57 €

  • Slope Stability Studies in Garhwal Himalaya
    Atul Kohli
    In hilly terrains, roads constitute a major communication link with inaccessible areas. Unplanned excavations for construction of roads lead to the creation of unstable cut slopes which, along with various other adverse geological conditions, cause their failure creating damages to life and property. Uttarakhand is comparatively a new state in the fragile Himalayan terrain of I...
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    114,25 €

  • Seismic stratigraphy, log interpretation
    Behalal Yopson Antoine Cesar
    The geological history of the Rio Del Rey sedimentary basin has been known since the 1980s, and the majority of the large oil fields discovered more than 20 years ago are already tending to be depleted. According to the latest report declared by the national hydrocarbon company, production in Cameroon would have gone from 26.8 million barrels for an average daily production of ...
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    54,90 €

  • Monitoring the dynamics of land use in Côte d’Ivoire
    Kouakou Jean-Luc Kouassi
    Poor land use and land cover practices, including deforestation and agricultural expansion, are deteriorating the natural resources of Côte d’Ivoire. The objective of this study is to monitor the evolution of land use in Central Côte d’Ivoire from 1987 to 2012 and to propose a future scenario for its sustainable management. The method of the study was based, on the one hand, on...
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    50,00 €

  • Ipamed - Computerized heritage map
    Ali Dabbaghi / Fethi Bejaoui / Mansour Ghaki
    IPAMED is a project of the Euromed Heritage I program set up within the framework of the regional program of support to the valorization of the Euro-Mediterranean cultural heritage. It is financed by the European Commission; it officially started in August 1998; started in 1999, the project was originally spread over three years; it will be extended, following an amendment, its...
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    60,77 €

  • Modeling of a geothermal reservoir exploitation project
    Jeanne Malalaharison RANORONIRINA
    The present study is interested in the potential of using geothermal reserves in aquifers for heating and cooling of buildings. Considering the cool climate of Antsirabe and the existing geothermal sources, one can envisage a geothermal exploitation as heating of habitat and production of domestic hot water. The modeling of the exploitation of a horizontal aquifer reservoir wit...
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    119,50 €

  • PRACTICAL DESIGN GUIDE FOR COASTAL RUBBLE MOUND STRUCTURES
    LOUAY A MOHAMMAD
    This comprehensive compendium highlights the practical side in the design of the coastal rubble mound structures. All basic rubble mound structural elements with various special features or arrangements are discussed and presented with guidelines to the best practices.A unique feature of this book offers insight into practical constraints and problems. A variety of practical de...
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    182,27 €

  • In the City of Water
    Alassane Toure
    A la cité des Eaux is a collection of literary and scientific writings devoted to contributing to a more harmonious management of drinking water. With finesse, the author, after having shared a small auto biography, proposes new conceptual methods in Sanitary Plumbing in Mali and elsewhere. 'From the way to harmonize the facts in favor of nature in general and water in particul...
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    85,78 €

  • NUMERICAL MODELING OF WATER WAVES IN COASTAL & OCEAN ENGINEE
    Jie Hu / Jinghua Wang / JINGHUA WANG JIE HU & ZH PABLO HIGUERA / Pablo Higuera
    This unique compendium introduces the field of numerical modelling of water waves. The topics included the most widely used water wave modelling approaches, presented in increasing order of complexity and categorized into phase-averaged and phase-resolving at the highest level.A comprehensive state-of-the-art review is provided for each chapter, comprising the historical develo...
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    95,32 €

  • Development of deep horizons of ore pits with high ledges
    Larissa Petrosova
    Development of ore pits - technology of intensive blasting of rocks on ore deposits in a clamped environment using emulsion explosives, allowing to provide the average lump size of 200-300 mm, which will allow at deep ore pits to introduce a progressive cyclic - flow technology. The technology of drilling and blasting operations by high twin 30-40 meter benches during the minin...
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    50,07 €

  • Principles of restoration of historic city parks of Uzbekistan
    Kamola Khakimova / Khasanboy Murodilov
    The relevance of the topic of the monograph is that our country, which has impressed many with its high culture, science, and architectural monuments, is turning into a modern tourist center with the honor of independence. On the territory of our country, there are more than four thousand ancient architectural and artistic monuments of different eras and civilizations. 140 of t...
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    72,08 €

  • Photogrammetry for urban environmental planning
    Carlos Loch / Juliana Reu Junqueira
    The evolution of the human being brought along, besides a series of benefits, some problems. Among them is the loss of connection that the population has had with green areas, especially the urban ones. There is, increasingly, shortage of green areas inserted - in a correct and planned way - in the urban environment. The green areas inserted in the urban environment are of vita...
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    87,08 €