Catálogo de libros: Ciencias de la tierra, geografía, medioambiente, planificación

19818 Catálogo de libros: Ciencias de la tierra, geografía, medioambiente, planificación

Libros Eliminar filtro Inglés Eliminar filtro Ciencias de la tierra, geografía, medioambiente, planificación Eliminar filtro Quitar filtros
  • Chronicles of A Backpacker
    Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Rescia
    Countless times I sat down to think about when I was going to write the story of my travels with a backpack on my back. Although all the experiences remain only for those who have gone through them, and that is the only thing that matters, I was worried about the day my memory would fail and those fleeting moments would dissipate from my consciousness. Once, twice, three... and...
    Disponible

    54,05 €

  • Extremes of Mobility
    Stefan Bratzel
    The development of transportation policy in Los Angeles is a history of extremes: in the 1920s, the city had the largest regional rail network in the world, which was completely abolished 40 years later. In its place, a vast network of freeways was built in the metropolis with a car-focused mobility pattern. Los Angeles became a symbol of car-oriented mobility with all the nega...
    Disponible

    105,93 €

  • The teaching excursion and the study of the locality. Proposal to 10 gdo
    Rolando Felipe Ramos Miranda
    It is the school the one that has the task to form feelings of love towards its own in the pupils. Geography is a discipline that favors the development of the patriotic feeling, because to know well accidents, facts and outstanding geographical objects of the native country, produces in the individual such a sensation, that when being remembered in any circumstance and place, ...
    Disponible

    53,85 €

  • New Mexico’s Magnificent Sandia Mountain (Hardcover)
    Dirk Van Hart
    The magnificent Sandia Mountain forms an enormous rampart towering over the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Regionally, the feature’s distinctive 'whale back' profile utterly dominates the horizon within a huge area of central New Mexico. This book provides the complete geologic story of the mountain’s origin-a story given within the context of the greater American Southwest. ...
    Disponible

    45,32 €

  • Laudate Deum ( Praise God)
    Pope Francis
    Laudate Deum: the Pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis. In continuity with his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, the Pope Francis went further to clarify and bring to completion his previous text on integral ecology, while at the same time sounding an alarm that our power and the progress we are producing are turning against us, and calls for co-responsibility, in the face...
    Disponible

    10,50 €

  • Fountain of Living Water
    R. Shelton
    The First and the Last'Fountain of Living Water' is supplemental to the book, reviewers showered with praises, 'Member Heal Thyself.' Readers requested that we create more thirst-quenching information on this topic.This book covers the first of 'Member Heal Thyself’s' twelve resources; 'Hydration' much more in depth and in all its various aspects including many surprising detai...
    Disponible

    21,99 €

  • Teaching in the Rain
    Miles C. John
    In the early 1980s, five young men who loved teaching, the natural world, and the North Cascades dreamed of creating a field school to teach about the place and its many histories-natural and cultural. The North Cascades Institute emerged from that dream in 1986 with the help of North Cascades National Park. This is the story of how the Institute grew from humble beginnings to ...
    Disponible

    18,23 €

  • Archaeology of Mountain Landscapes
    Arnau Garcia-Molsosa
    Explores mountain regions as cultural landscapes that have been shaped by long-term human-environment interactions. ...
    Disponible

    158,23 €

  • Future Imperfect
    Babette Gallard
    IT’S 2050, A CHANGED WORLD, and the River Rhone has flooded the town of Arles in France. Helen and Isha leave to join their daughter and eleven-month-old granddaughter, Ayo, in England.In Calais, Isha, who has Ugandan-Asian ancestry, is told that new rules mean she will be immediately deported if she crosses the Channel. Faced with a terrible dilemma, Helen chooses to stay with...
    Disponible

    20,07 €

  • Historic Hurricanes of Fort Myers
    Thomas P. Hall
    On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian struck Fort Myers, Florida, ravaging Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel, Captiva, Matlacha and Pine Islands. Ian was just the latest in a series of storms that have influenced how the region has developed since the mid-1800s. In fact, it was an 1841 hurricane that followed roughly the same track as Ian that caused the Army to move its central supp...
    Disponible

    30,63 €

  • Management, Technology, and Economic Growth in Smart and Sustainable Cities
    Jorge A. Ruiz-Vanoye
    Rapid urbanization poses significant challenges for cities worldwide, demanding sustainable development solutions. However, traditional city management approaches often struggle to address the complex interplay of economic growth, technology, and environmental considerations. The lack of comprehensive guidance and practical strategies hinders the establishment of smart and sust...
    Disponible

    235,86 €

  • Perspectives on Global Biodiversity Scenarios and Environmental Services in the 21st Century
    Quantitative models are increasingly being used to assess the impact of socioeconomic development pathways on biodiversity and environmental services. Regardless of the scenario, the decline of biodiversity will continue throughout the 21st century. Land-use changes drive biodiversity changes in terrestrial systems, while overfishing drives changes in marine systems, and climat...
    Disponible

    248,74 €

  • Application of Georeferencing and Geotechnologies in Rural Property
    Cassiane J. de Melo V. Bariani / Nelson M.V. Bariani
    The stimulus produced by the legal requirement to georeference rural properties, demanded by INCRA, is leading companies to make progressive use of geotechnologies, although they are still a long way from making real use of the possibilities arising from these tools.This book evaluates two axes of the system: the agricultural company and the geotechnology consulting company. It...
    Disponible

    53,73 €

  • Shoreline of Infinity 36
    Tania Chen
    Climate Change SpecialGuest Editor: Lyndsey CroalNew Stories Gessica Sakamoto Martini - The Fox, the Hen, and the Green HillsRhiannon A Grist - A Change of DirectionAndrew Knighton - Shelter From the StormSara Kate Ellis - If Cooler HeadsChristopher R. Muscato - The Best Taco in San AntonioTania Chen - Pure White, Ocean GlassGreta Colombani - AmaranthineMarisca Pichette - The L...
    Disponible

    9,52 €

  • Access to drinking water and family sanitation facilities
    Oumarou KALAGA
    The provision of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities has long been a key concern for development players in the Sahel. As a result, initiatives have been launched in Burkina Faso to develop this sector and meet the needs of rural and urban populations. In rural areas, however, the situation is still worrying, hence the focus on the commune of Bieha, whose villages are...
    Disponible

    94,86 €

  • Morphometric analysis using geoprocessing techniques
    Raiza Ribeiro / Wagner Walker de Albuquerque Alves
    Morphometric analysis is a set of methods that describe geometric and compositional aspects of environmental systems. These methods have applications in environmental hydrological studies, when the environment of interest is undergoing changes in parts of its watercourses. Their aim is to clarify issues related to local environmental dynamics, revealing physical indicators and ...
    Disponible

    53,60 €

  • Identification of risk and vulnerability areas
    Mario Monti
    The La Salada basin, with an area of 21,362 ha, is subsidiary to the La Picasa basin system. This area was severely affected by floods caused by heavy rains resulting from the Niño event of 1998-99, producing heavy economic losses due to the destruction of crops and pastures, and material damage to infrastructure, such as wire fences and buildings. However, it was observed that...
    Disponible

    98,83 €

  • Landraces - Its Productive Conservation in Animals and Plants
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of landraces. It is organized into two sections on animal landraces and plant landraces. Section 1 includes two chapters that discuss the use of ruminants in tropical regions. Section 2 includes four chapters that examine the benefits of indigenous plants and discuss strategies for improving wheat production. The information provided ...
    Disponible

    155,43 €

  • Crafting a Sustainable Future Through Education and Sustainable Development
    In an era where the planet faces unprecedented environmental challenges, such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and water scarcity, sustainable development has become paramount. Crafting a Sustainable Future Through Education and Sustainable Development delves into the crucial role of educational institutions in shaping a sustainable future from economic, social, and env...
    Disponible

    216,12 €

  • Analytical Aspects in Environmental Pollution Monitoring
    Environmental analysis is one of the most relevant scientific fields in chemistry that contributes to the monitoring of environmental pollution. Green methodologies should be developed and applied in order to investigate the impact of pollution on the environment. The scope of this Special Issue was to describe the state of the art in both analysis and sample pretreatment with ...
    Disponible

    73,32 €

  • The Making of Grand Paris
    Theresa Enright
    ...
    Disponible

    38,69 €

  • Atmospheric Dispersion and Chemistry Models
    Daniel Viúdez-Moreiras
    Atmospheric dispersion and chemical transport models (CTMs) are a key tool in both atmospheric chemistry and environmental sciences. From urban air pollution modeling to ozone depletion, these models give us a picture, at different scales, of the distribution of species concentrations and pollutant deposition rates, among other relevant quantities. These models help us to inter...
    Disponible

    73,27 €

  • MINING PROJECT
    Élie Tshinguli
    A mining project is the component of three interdependent factors: exploration, production and redevelopment.Exploration generally begins with the search for interesting exploration zones and the taking of samples in geological zones that appear to have interesting mineral potential. This implies that a good prospecting strategy starts with a thorough understanding of the geolo...
    Disponible

    118,31 €

  • Geophysics as a preliminary tool for Environmental Assessment
    Carolina Coelho
    This work was designed to present a case study of an erosion process on land located in Mairiporã. This process focuses directly on environmental assessments and geological structures, based on geophysical surveys. Two geophysical processes were used, Georadar and Electroresistivity. These surveys were combined in order to get an idea of what was happening on the ground as a re...
    Disponible

    55,10 €

  • Reclaiming the Sacred
    Jeff Golden
    GRAND PRIZEWINNER -- 2023 Nautilus Book Award"This book is profound... A must-read... Five stars." --Reader’s Favorite'Masterful… uplifting…' –Self Publishing Review'Many books promise to change a person’s life. This one actually might.' –IndieReaderOne of the essential books of our time, Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of psychologists and economists, cosm...
    Disponible

    19,02 €

  • New Mexico’s Magnificent Sandia Mountain
    Dirk Van Hart
    The magnificent Sandia Mountain forms an enormous rampart towering over the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Regionally, the feature’s distinctive 'whale back' profile utterly dominates the horizon within a huge area of central New Mexico. This book provides the complete geologic story of the mountain’s origin-a story given within the context of the greater American Southwest. ...
    Disponible

    36,04 €

  • Water Quality and Water Footprint in Southwest Buenos Aires
    Guillermo R. Angeles / Julieta Laucirica / Ricardo Adrián Stoessel
    Case studies: Chasicó and Monte Hermoso, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The southwest of the province of Buenos Aires is characterized by a transitional temperate climate. Although it is not an arid region, water has been a scarce commodity on several occasions. In particular, the use of groundwater in two localities with different profiles is discussed. Chasicó is a smal...
    Disponible

    76,25 €

  • Poacher’s Moon
    William Wasserman
    This is Wasserman’s eighth book about game wardens vs. poachers in the wilds of Pennsylvania. Ride along as these dedicated conservation officers investigate hunting accidents, rescue lost hunters, and hunt down big game poachers. In his most exciting stories to date, Wasserman brings back outlaws from the past like his longtime nemesis Butch Stryker in a story with a very surp...
    Disponible

    13,77 €

  • The Non-Human Persona Guide
    Damien Lutz
    For decades, designers and businesses have created personas of their target audiences-fictional character documents based on interviews and research that summarise customers with similar needs.Non-human and non-user personas enable designers, innovators, and decision-makers to also represent the needs of environments, animals, and invisible humans impacted by product lifecycles...
    Disponible

    37,10 €

  • Chilensis subterranean
    A. Isabel de Lourdes Q. Calderón
    This research was conducted to participate as a speaker at the II Congress organized by the Chilean Association of Popular Music Studies, in collaboration with the Alberto Hurtado University and the University of Art and Social Sciences. In Santiago de Chile from January 8 to 11, 2014. When we approach content regarding the era of the military dictatorship in Chile, we turn to ...
    Disponible

    54,90 €