Catálogo de libros: Ciencia, ingeniería y tecnología medioambientales

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  • Building Characterization of Villages in Gorongosa National Park
    Michael Mendes Santos
    This work consists of the characterization of the local traditional dwellings and the existing construction methods in the Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. It is important to understand the solutions used, understanding their functioning in relation to the local climate, as well as their resistance and durability. The main objective will be to identify and characterize th...
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    97,52 €

  • Evaluation of the accuracy of geometric measurements of aerial photos
    Mohigul Bahrinowa
    In recent years special attention is paid to airborne geodesy and photogrammetry. In particular, in order to develop the industry, work is carried out on the supply of airborne geodesy, the use of digital airborne cameras produced in developed countries, such as Switzerland, Japan and Germany.At the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan modern buildings and residential hous...
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    54,97 €

  • Ultraviolet equipment for groundwater disinfection
    Bahodir Norkulow
    At present, provision of the population with clean drinking water is one of the urgent problems of national importance. Under the conditions of Uzbekistan, the main part of drinking water supplied to the population is groundwater. There are various ways of disinfection of these waters, through the use of the proposed equipment operating with ultraviolet rays, the system will be...
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    55,22 €

  • Mineral Extractivism
    Keiliane Almeida De Oliveira
    In the center north of Bahia, in the micro-region of Senhor do Bonfim-Ba, 414 km from the capital Salvador, covering part of the municipality of Pindobaçu, the practice of mining work of Carnaíba began in the 1960s, the locality has geological characteristics with metassedimentary sequences granites and ultramafic rocks, which is highlighted in the production of emerald and sin...
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    85,53 €

  • RISK-BASED APPROACH
    Elena Elizarieva / Rasul Ahtyamov
    In modern conditions of development of mathematical apparatus and computer technologies there is an increasing integration of modern methods of analysis in the management system of enterprises. The existing today management system is often built on the basis of the best world practices, which are adapted to the specifics of the enterprise.Risk-oriented approach is a method of o...
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    61,44 €

  • Public Health and the Environment - Second Edition
    Edna L Negrón Martínez
    Public Health and the Environment presents a timely pathway articulating the connections between the social, ecological, and economic factors that impact population health. This book aims to engage the reader in a sound understanding of the fundamental determinants that significantly impact the environment and people’s health. The Second Edition features updated web links to on...
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    75,92 €

  • Use of cable in friction damper in metal brace
    Mohammad Reza Mehdizadeh
    In this book, the cyclic behavior of two different models of friction dampers with and without SMA cable was modeled and investigated. The first type attenuator is made of a series of friction sheets and the second type is similar to the first type and the difference between them is the use of SMA cables. Each of the dampers will be evaluated by placing them on a frame with a p...
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    61,94 €

  • Building Energy Management with ECOTECT Analysis
    Nima Amani
    Must limited energy resources and the need for energy saving make the design of buildings more efficient in terms of energy consumption. For this reason, proper orientation of buildings, use of sunlight, natural ventilation, application of consumable materials are factors that help reduce heat and cooling loads. The objective of this book is to evaluate the energy efficiency of...
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    61,94 €

  • Convulsed States
    Jonathan Todd Hancock
    The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a broad cast of thinkers struggled to explain these seemingly unprecedented natural phenomena. They summoned a range of traditions of inquiry into the nat...
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    121,97 €

  • Convulsed States
    Jonathan Todd Hancock
    The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a broad cast of thinkers struggled to explain these seemingly unprecedented natural phenomena. They summoned a range of traditions of inquiry into the nat...
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    35,15 €

  • Home Biodigester
    AMANDA JÉSSICA SILVA / Mateus Costa / WANDENÚSIA SILVA
    The volume of untreated animal waste generated and without correct destination, has been degrading and causing damage to the environment, one of the forms of treatment according to the sanitary aspects is the use of digesters. The biodigester is an equipment used for the production of biogas and biofertilizer, through animal waste or food waste, this process is done from the de...
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    60,13 €

  • Data and Physically Based Hydrology
    Jer Lang Hong / Kee An Hong
    It is the aim of this book to present the use of computer-aided techniques in hydrologic modeling, with emphasis on the application of computer softwires based on physical and data-based hydrologic models which are publicly available to hydrological data of Malaysia. With the aid of a computer, complex hydrological problems are solved with speed and accuracy. Topics covered in ...
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    120,64 €

  • Generation of rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency (IDF) Curves
    Blaise Pascal Twarakundanye / Gratien Twagirayezu / Jean Claude Nizeyimana
    The hydrologic cycle is fluctuating wildly due to the production of greenhouse gasses which cause variations in intensity, duration and frequency of rainfall events. By pinpointing the potential effects of climate change and acclimating them is way to reduce regions susceptibility. Since rainfall characteristics are often used for planning and designing of various water resourc...
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    61,63 €

  • Recycled coarse aggregates
    Cássia Corrêa
    The scarcity of natural sands, particularly in large urban centers, which has led the construction industry to become interested in the topic. Regarding the technical applicability of recycled fine aggregates, scientific researches have shown the feasibility of their use. However, such researches usually try to fit them to the granulometric curve of conventional aggregates, som...
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    102,22 €

  • Magnetic water, impact and perspectives
    EL Bouaria Abdeslam / Mghaiouini Redouane / Monkade Mohamed
    A new technology, based on a physical treatment of water by an electromagnetic field, can constitute a solution of recourse allowing the valorization of the water resources and offer new horizons for the human technology, in synergy with its environment. The present study aims to evaluate and understand the effects of electromagnetic technology. For this purpose, laboratory exp...
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    109,14 €

  • Geopolymer concrete
    Geetha K. / Mamtha A. / Shashishekhar T. R. / Shashishekhar TR.
    The process of cement production emits more than 7 % of CO2 to the environment accounting for the greenhouse effect. About 65 % of global warming is caused by CO2. The cement industry causes high pollution in the environment. So, there is a necessity for alternate material for cement in the concrete which should be eco-friendly, should satisfy mechanical properties and durabili...
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    85,81 €

  • Household biogas digester for slums, idps and refugees
    Dennis Wolter / Mariska Ronteltap / Wini Adam
    Sudan witnessed a revolution in 2019 which placed technocrat ministers in position to govern Sudan through a 3 year transitional period. Although more than one year has passed, a peace agreement is still in process. The large numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of over 3.3 million countrywide living in camps on the outskirts of towns pose a challenge to the political...
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    70,58 €

  • HYDRAULICS AND APPLIED HYDROLOGY
    Gabriel Gomes de Oliveira / Yuzo Iano
    Hydrology comprises the entire area of physical behavior of water and its properties, the hydrological cycle occurs globally and circulates between the earth’s surface and the atmosphere. This work has as main objective the study of the human impact on streams and creeks, and how much this action interferes in water drainage.The case study was performed in the Ribeirão do Rio d...
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    60,26 €

  • DESIGN OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
    Pramod Patil / Rahul PAWAR
    Energy problems came to the attention of the world in 1973 as a result of the Arab oil embargo and the actions of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Conservation and development of new energy sources or the expansions of existing sources were two major phases of energy programs. Energy conservation was of critical importance to the world; yet despite pred...
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    61,94 €

  • Biogas
    Asma Shaikh / Darshna Patel
    Converting organic waste to soil conditioner is a general practice for waste management. However, how about generation of energy out of waste along with manure production? With this concept, we have tried to convert organic kitchen waste along with cattle dung to biogas, an important biofuel. The optimization of solid to water rations and environmental temperature for enhanced ...
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    61,51 €

  • Environmental management in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Dieudonné Musibono Eyul’Anki Ayorwu
    This book describes the way the environment is managed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This country, opulent in terms of natural and socio-cultural resources, paradoxically offers the image of a person suffering from a metabolic stagnation that translates into indigence for an eternally assisted person. The fundamental question that arises is why the natural opulence...
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    119,32 €

  • DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
    ASHUTOSH KALE / Manoj Wagh / PUSHPAK GOYAL
    Sewage is the wastewater generated by the community of human beings. Around 70 % of freshwater consumption is converting into wastewater. Wastewater is contaminated by domestic, industrial, and commercial use that changes its parameters continuously such as COD, BOD, pH, harness, TSS, etc. Water scarcity is a big challenge to fulfill the per capita demand of the city. Hence the...
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    60,32 €

  • Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science
    Jonathan E. Martin / Jonathan EMartin
    Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been understudied and underappreciated. His impact continues to this day every time you check the weather forecast. Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science not only details Sutcliffe’s life and ideas, but it also illuminates the impact of soci...
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    56,15 €

  • Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science
    Jonathan E. Martin / Jonathan EMartin
    Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been understudied and underappreciated. His impact continues to this day every time you check the weather forecast. Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science not only details Sutcliffe’s life and ideas, but it also illuminates the impact of soci...
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    142,41 €

  • Sustainable Systems for Cold Storage in the Tropical Climate
    Dilawar Husain / Ravi Prakash / Shamsh Praveen
    Global Energy requirement is increasing day by day and ways to combat this increasing energy demand and global warming are the need of present era. India being one of the large agricultures’ nations, there are many different products being produced each year. The farmer’s suicide is increasing day by day. The reason is in front of us i.e., these agricultural products are not ge...
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    60,64 €

  • Let’s Go Green
    Dipankar Bhattacharya / Priyabrata Adhikary / Susmita Kundu
    This green building handbook will give step-by-step industry related, eco friendly, smart and practical guidance with maximum illustrations and a case study on green building - design and construction. Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and natural environment. The green building concept is gaining importance in va...
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    60,13 €

  • APPLIED SOLAR ENERGY
    A. Nagamani Prabu / ANagamani Prabu / B. Janarthanan / BJanarthanan
    Solar Energy is one of the renewable energy sources which is clean, cost-free, environmentally friendly and abundant in nature. The demand for energy sources will be fulfilled by renewable sources offering a cleaner and greener footprint. Researchers all over the world are undergoing rapid research in the field of Solar Energy to develop effective solar device with thermal and ...
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    83,20 €

  • SUSTAINING TOMORROW VIA INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING
    DAVID S-K TING & RUPP CARRIVEAU
    We cannot continue on a business-as-usual, carbon fuel dependent mode of operation, because the consequences of doing so are catching up with us. So, what must we do to ensure there is a tomorrow?In this book, experts from around the world come together to shed light on what we can do to preserve and expand resources key to the survival of human civilization - from the state-of...
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    144,99 €

  • Household solid waste characteristics and recycling behavior
    HONG QUYEN HO / VU CHI MAI TRAN / VU MAI YEN TRAN
    This study focused on household solid waste (HSW) characteristics and recycling behavior in Da Nang City, Vietnam to assess the waste generation rate, the separation behavior and clarify the factors influencing the separation behavior. The authors conducted a questionnaire survey, the survey measurement, and a composition survey for 150 households in six urban districts. The HS...
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    49,68 €

  • Drinking Water Quality of Khyber Pass and Associated Human Health Risk
    Ihsan Afridi
    The concentrations of various pollutants in drinking water (surface and groundwater) were investigated for their contamination and associated health risk, if any, in the mountainous terrain of the Khyber Agency, Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. Water samples were collected from different sources (tube wells and springs) used for drinking purposes, instal...
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    84,34 €