Catálogo de libros: Ciencia, ingeniería y tecnología medioambientales

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  • Responsible and Sustainable Operations
    Christopher S. Tang
    As public awareness of social and environmental issues grew, more consumers began to support firms committed to developing and operating environmentally sustainable and socially responsible supply chains. Consumers, investors, and regulators began demanding transparency and accountability, pushing companies to address the environmental footprint of their products and operations...
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    245,51 €

  • Green Energy
    Ronaldo Batista Teófilo
    It is estimated that Brazil’s consumption of processed fruit exceeds 23 million tons, resulting in a huge amount of improperly disposed waste. This book proposes practical solutions to mitigate environmental issues and the costs associated with fruit processing, suggesting the reuse of waste in the production unit itself. Approaches such as thermal processes, electricity produc...
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    55,40 €

  • COMMUNES OF NOUAKCHOTT - MAURITANIA
    El Hacen Ahmed Salem Moctar
    Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, was created ex nihilo in an environment made up of Sebkhas, shallows and continental dunes, along a very straight coastline. Climatic conditions linked to sea movements and continental seasons have given rise to new landscapes characterized by outcrops of pools and accumulations of unhealthy water. Today, these landscapes are becoming char...
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    77,63 €

  • Non-Linear Spectral Unmixing of Hyperspectral Data
    Somdatta Chakravortty
    This book is based on satellite image processing focussing on the potential of hyperspectral image processing research taking a case study-based approach. It covers the background, objectives, and practical issues related to HIP and discusses the needs/potentials of said technology for discrimination of pure and mixed endmembers in pixels. ...
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    187,27 €

  • Greener Products
    Al Iannuzzi
    Greener Products: The Making and Marketing of Sustainable Brands, Third Edition, written by a renowned sustainability expert, continues to address the latest developments in the fast-paced field of sustainability. Thoroughly updated, it introduces new case studies and includes a new chapter on natural capital cost accounting. ...
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    200,15 €

  • Greener Products
    Al Iannuzzi
    Greener Products: The Making and Marketing of Sustainable Brands, Third Edition, written by a renowned sustainability expert, continues to address the latest developments in the fast-paced field of sustainability. Thoroughly updated, it introduces new case studies and includes a new chapter on natural capital cost accounting. ...
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    79,76 €

  • Understanding and preventing soil erosion
    This collection reviews the range of research on understanding the mechanisms of soil erosion, as well as advances in techniques for measuring erosion. The book also addresses recent developments in mitigation strategies to reduce soil erosion such as zero/no-tillage, buffer strips and soil stabilisers. ...
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    262,41 €

  • Comparison of thermal behaviour
    Alberto C. Melo Lima / Bruna R. Furtado / Carlos Mateus Rodrigues Amorim
    The current climate changes that the world is undergoing are causing concern due to their intensity and the speed with which they are happening. In the urban environment, the increase in temperature is more noticeable, since it is there that the natural environment has been strongly transformed, as seen in the replacement of vegetation with buildings, concrete and asphalt. The ...
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    69,43 €

  • Innovating Survey Instruments
    Prof. Pravin Bhanudas Shinde / Prof. Tejashri Abhijit Kulkarni / Siddharth Vijay Jadhav
    Advances in technology have significantly impacted construction surveying, leading to the production of new surveying instruments at regular intervals. These instruments offer advantages such as accuracy, productivity, and interconnectivity, leading many construction companies to adopt them. A study using a questionnaire was conducted to determine how to incorporate these devel...
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    54,18 €

  • Lay Me in God’s Good Earth
    Beth Hoeltke / Kent Burreson
    Current burial practices in the West fail to confront us with the reality of death and make it harder to grieve properly. Burreson and Hoeltke argue that natural burial offers a more accurate picture of Christian hope and resurrection. This immensely practical guide is also an application of the hope of the resurrection to those grieving. ...
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    22,20 €

  • Zero Waste Lifestyle
    Felicia Bush
    EMBRACE A LIFESTYLE THAT TRANSFORMS YOUR IMPACT ON THE PLANET.Are you tired of contributing to the mounting waste crisis? Do you yearn for practical solutions that truly make a difference? Ready to revolutionize the way you live and shop? If you find yourself nodding along, this book holds the keys to the change you seek.Delve into a world where waste reduction meets simplicity...
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    20,63 €

  • Environmental Applications of Carbon-Based Materials
    Environmental degradation is a critical global challenge, with pollution, deforestation, and climate change threatening the planet’s health. Traditional materials and technologies contribute significantly to these issues, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable alternatives. Carbon-based materials offer a promising solution. However, despite their potential, comprehensive ...
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    583,08 €

  • Environmental Applications of Carbon-Based Materials
    Environmental degradation is a critical global challenge, with pollution, deforestation, and climate change threatening the planet’s health. Traditional materials and technologies contribute significantly to these issues, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable alternatives. Carbon-based materials offer a promising solution. However, despite their potential, comprehensive ...
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    438,84 €

  • Cooperatives in an Uncertain World
    This book focuses on different aspects of cooperatives in Switzerland and its neighboring countries, and their contribution to meeting overarching societal challenges. It seeks to identify how cooperatives can tackle grand societal challenges and extends the body of research on cooperatives. The discussions are highlighted in the context of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal...
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    73,78 €

  • Forest Policies, Laws, and Governance in India
    Asheem Srivastav
    The book delves into the intricate relationship between India’s forest governance, laws, and policies over time, examining their effects on the quality and coverage of the country’s forests. Historically, especially during the British era and the initial phase following independence, forests were valued for timber, leading to increased deforestation to fulfill the rising demand...
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    221,47 €

  • Sustainability
    Felix Ekardt
    This book proposes a holistic transdisciplinary approach to sustainability and post-fossil societies as a subject of social sciences - at a time when post-fossilisation is becoming a core political concern due to the aggressive foreign policy of autocracies, also for reasons beyond sustainability. Furthermore, the book shows new ways, as perspectives of philosophy, political sc...
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    120,01 €

  • Environmental Policy and Management
    Younsung Kim
    Through an enlightening collection of academic articles, Environmental Policy and Management deepens and broadens students’ knowledge of the root causes of environmental policy and management, while providing various solutions to mitigate environmental impacts. Students are encouraged to understand the complex nature of environmental issues, today’s environmental policy approac...
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    65,87 €

  • Blockchain as a Technology for Environmental Sustainability
    At a time of growing environmental concerns and an urgent need for sustainable solutions, the intersection of blockchain technology and environmental sustainability is emerging as a powerful force for positive change. ...
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    243,05 €

  • Occurrence, Distribution and Toxic Effects of Emerging Contaminantsx
    This book emphasizes on the comprehensive information on emerging contaminants overview, environmental occurrence, analysis, risk assessment and toxicity assessment. Environmental, legal, health concerns of the ECs have also been covered in this book. The book also features an updated status from the industrial point of view. ...
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    283,81 €

  • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in sports facilities
    Farzad Rezavandzayeri
    Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a multifaceted approach to deterring criminal behavior through the strategic design and management of the built environment, with relevance in the context of sports facilities. By implementing CPTED principles in sports facilities, such as stadiums and arenas, several critical factors can be optimized to enhance security ...
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    55,60 €

  • Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 2
    The book presents the selected and peer reviewed papers of 2023 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2023), held in Bali Island, Indonesia on December 16-18, 2023. This volume of proceedings includes a lot of smart and green solutions for challenges on civil infrastructure construction and architectural design. The book highlights attempts m...
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    270,49 €

  • Algae as a Natural Solution for Challenges in Water-Food-Energy Nexus
    This book provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for algal management to mitigate climate change. This book offers new perspectives on how to control water pollution due to algae, while converting it to biosorbent and biodiesel that could be sold in market. The work also explores how to improve the performance of algae for such purposes. By identifying existing kn...
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    210,86 €

  • Geology of Connemara in Western Ireland
    Martin Feely
    The Connemara region in Western Ireland is world-renowned for its outstanding geology and spectacular landscapes. This book and its many colorful illustrations, maps, diagrams, field, and landscape images, detail the origin and formation of Connemara’s igneous rocks in deep time, geological observations, and current research results. ...
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    161,64 €

  • Automated Vehicles as a Game Changer for Sustainable Mobility
    This open access book explores a vision for a sustainable future in urban mobility through the AVENUE project, showcasing full-scale demonstrations of automated minibuses in European cities. AVENUE pioneers on-demand, door-to-door services, challenging traditional fixed bus itineraries. It delves into the implementation of automated vehicles, emphasizing safety, services, cyber...
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    69,90 €

  • The Great Transition to a Green and Circular Economy
    Gitte Haar
    The green transition is the way to a sustainable and fair planet, and necessary to secure supply chains, deliver predictable prices, and ensure access to raw materials despite resource scarcity through sustainable production and consumption.This book provides broad, essential insights into the main elements of the green transition, circular economy, and sustainability. Sustaina...
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    122,45 €

  • Managed Aquifer Recharge in MENA Countries
    This book presents an updated state-of-the-art for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) for MENA regions. MENA regions are home to 6% of the world’s population but only possess 1.4% of its water resources with almost absolute scarcity. Groundwater is the primary source of water in 54% of MENA countries. Therefore, the MENA regions seek sustainable management solutions amid its arid c...
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    196,22 €

  • Photocatalytic permeable asphalt pavement with exhaust purification
    Guojun Zhang / Jinting WU / Zhongxin Ma
    The rapid increase in the number of automobiles has led to significant environmental problems, particularly car exhaust pollution. Vehicle exhaust emissions are a major contributor to environmental issues such as smog, ozone depletion, acid rain, as well as serious respiratory diseases and carcinogens. The environmental problems caused by the growing number of automobiles canno...
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    54,63 €

  • Sustainability through biogas
    Samy Barros Souza Ibrahim
    Biogas has become a method of sustainability, since fossil fuels, as well as the different forms of energy that share space with humanity, are not always economically viable or have the availability of raw materials to generate electricity. Choosing an energy source that meets nature’s need for conservation and recycling shows wisdom and intelligence, given that human beings ac...
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    49,45 €

  • Integrated Management of Water Resources in India
    This book tackles the complexities of water management in India. Using computational tools, it provides comprehensive information on water availability, demand, climate change, integrated management, and governance. A must-read for researchers, policymakers, and water managers.The book is structured to provide a holistic understanding of water resources in India and the need fo...
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    221,77 €

  • Utilisation of kaolin waste in the production of porcelain flooring
    Marcio Luiz Varela
    He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (1997), a post-graduate degree in structural calculation and systems technology and analysis from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2004) and a PhD in Materials Engineering from the same ins...
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    77,88 €


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