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Not the End of the World

How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

podle Hannah Ritchie ...

This "eye-opening and essential" book (Bill Gates) will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider ... Přečtěte si více

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This "eye-opening and essential" book (Bill Gates) will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider
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Movement

how to take back our streets and transform our lives

podle Thalia Verkade, Marco te Brömmelstroet ...

Překlad: Fiona Graham ...

Our dependence on cars is damaging our health — and the planet’s. Movement asks radical questions about how we approach the biggest urban problem, reflecting on the apparent successes of Dutch cities.Making our communities safer, cleaner, and greener starts with asking the fundamental question: who do our streets belong to?Although there have been experiments in decreasing traffic in city centres, ... Přečtěte si více

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Our dependence on cars is damaging our health — and the planet’s. Movement asks radical questions about how we approach the biggest urban problem, reflecting on the apparent successes of Dutch cities.Making our communities safer, cleaner, and greener starts with asking the fundamental question: who do our streets belong to?Although there have been experiments in decreasing traffic in city centres,
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Earth is a Nuclear Planet

The Environmental Case for Nuclear Power

podle Mike Conley, Tim Maloney, Ph. D., Stephen A. Boyd, Ph. D. ...

Earth Is a Nuclear Planet is a book on nuclear energy unlike any other. It makes the reader feel like a genius by clearly explaining all the relevant basic science in a fun and entertaining way.Faced by the looming catastrophe of devastating climate change, more and more environmentalists and climate scientists are turning to nuclear power as the cleanest, safest, and ultimately least costly ... Přečtěte si více

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Earth Is a Nuclear Planet is a book on nuclear energy unlike any other. It makes the reader feel like a genius by clearly explaining all the relevant basic science in a fun and entertaining way.Faced by the looming catastrophe of devastating climate change, more and more environmentalists and climate scientists are turning to nuclear power as the cleanest, safest, and ultimately least costly
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

podle Bill Gates ...

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and ... Přečtěte si více

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In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and
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Growth for Good

Reshaping Capitalism to Save Humanity from Climate Catastrophe

podle Alessio Terzi ...

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearFrom the front lines of economics and policymaking, a compelling case that economic growth is a force for good and a blueprint for enrolling it in the fight against climate change.Economic growth is wrecking the planet. It’s the engine driving climate change, pollution, and the shrinking of natural spaces. To save the environment, will we have to shrink the ... Přečtěte si více

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A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearFrom the front lines of economics and policymaking, a compelling case that economic growth is a force for good and a blueprint for enrolling it in the fight against climate change.Economic growth is wrecking the planet. It’s the engine driving climate change, pollution, and the shrinking of natural spaces. To save the environment, will we have to shrink the
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Elon Musk

Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

podle Ashlee Vance ...

A New York Times BestsellerIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon ... Přečtěte si více

62,39 Kč

A New York Times BestsellerIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon
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Computer Treatment of Large Air Pollution Models

podle Zahari Zlatev ...

Série Kniha 2 - Environmental Science and Technology Library
"Models are often the only way of interpreting measurements to in vestigate long-range transport, and this is the reason for the emphasis on them in many research programs". B. E. A. Fisher: "A review of the processes and models of long-range transport of air pollutants", Atmospheric Environment, 17(1983), p. 1865. Mathematical models are (potentially, at least) powerful means in the efforts to ... Přečtěte si více

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"Models are often the only way of interpreting measurements to in vestigate long-range transport, and this is the reason for the emphasis on them in many research programs". B. E. A. Fisher: "A review of the processes and models of long-range transport of air pollutants", Atmospheric Environment, 17(1983), p. 1865. Mathematical models are (potentially, at least) powerful means in the efforts to
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Microbial Styrene Degradation

podle Dirk Tischler ...

Série série Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book describes the complex processes involved in styrene degradation by microbes, including highly adaptive microorganisms, the various enzymes involved in styrene biodegradation, new styrene-catabolic routes, novel regulatory mechanisms, and the genes coding for styrene metabolizing enzymes. Numerous biotechnological applications are discussed, such as the development of sustainable eco ... Přečtěte si více

1 093,79 Kč

This book describes the complex processes involved in styrene degradation by microbes, including highly adaptive microorganisms, the various enzymes involved in styrene biodegradation, new styrene-catabolic routes, novel regulatory mechanisms, and the genes coding for styrene metabolizing enzymes. Numerous biotechnological applications are discussed, such as the development of sustainable eco
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Biomass for Biofuels

Upravil: Katarzyna Bulkowska, Zygmunt Mariusz Gusiatin, Ewa Klimiuk, Artur Pawlowski, Tomasz Pokoj ...

Biomass is a widely available resource, that can be characterized by its high production potential. Enabling the production of different types of biofuels, biomass can be used in both spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines. There is extensive knowledge of the biofuel production process, and technologies enabling the production of biofuels with high caloric value and better physicochemical ... Přečtěte si více

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Biomass is a widely available resource, that can be characterized by its high production potential. Enabling the production of different types of biofuels, biomass can be used in both spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines. There is extensive knowledge of the biofuel production process, and technologies enabling the production of biofuels with high caloric value and better physicochemical
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Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity

Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity

podle Maria E. Ariza, Gautam N. Bijur, Marshall V. Williams ...

Humans are exposed daily to low concentrations of metals that are released into the environment by both natural and industrial processes. Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity examines concerns about the acute and/or chronic exposure of humans to concentrations of these metals that are below the ... Přečtěte si více

3 062,79 Kč

Humans are exposed daily to low concentrations of metals that are released into the environment by both natural and industrial processes. Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity examines concerns about the acute and/or chronic exposure of humans to concentrations of these metals that are below the
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The Voluntary Environmentalists

Green Clubs, ISO 14001, and Voluntary Environmental Regulations

podle Aseem Prakash, Matthew Potoski ...

Can businesses voluntarily adopt progressive environmental policies? Most environmental regulations are based on the assumption that the pursuit of profit leads firms to pollute the environment, and therefore governments must impose mandatory regulations. However, new instruments such as voluntary programs are increasingly important. Drawing on the economic theory of club goods, this book offers a ... Přečtěte si více

769,99 Kč

Can businesses voluntarily adopt progressive environmental policies? Most environmental regulations are based on the assumption that the pursuit of profit leads firms to pollute the environment, and therefore governments must impose mandatory regulations. However, new instruments such as voluntary programs are increasingly important. Drawing on the economic theory of club goods, this book offers a
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The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade

podle Edward B Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess Barbier, Joshua Bishop, Bruce Aylward ...

Série série Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1994, The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade provides a detailed analysis of the economic linkages between the trade and forest degradation. Based on a report prepared for the ITTO, it looks current and future market conditions at the time of publication, and assesses the impacts on current and future market conditions, and assesses the impacts on tropical forests of ... Přečtěte si více

1 036,05 Kč

Originally published in 1994, The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade provides a detailed analysis of the economic linkages between the trade and forest degradation. Based on a report prepared for the ITTO, it looks current and future market conditions at the time of publication, and assesses the impacts on current and future market conditions, and assesses the impacts on tropical forests of
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Particle Packing Method for Recycled Aggregate Concrete

podle Subhasis Pradhan, Shailendra Kumar, Sudhirkumar V. Barai ...

Série série Engineering (R0)
This book highlights the use of commercially available recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) extracted from multiple construction and demolition sites, considering it as a viable alternative to conventional aggregate. It further describes the advanced techniques, such as, scanning electron microscopy, nanoindentation, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray microtomography shedding light on the deep ... Přečtěte si více

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This book highlights the use of commercially available recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) extracted from multiple construction and demolition sites, considering it as a viable alternative to conventional aggregate. It further describes the advanced techniques, such as, scanning electron microscopy, nanoindentation, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray microtomography shedding light on the deep
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Seeking Sustainable Development on a Level Playing Field

A PVC Case Study

podle Mark Everard ...

Back Cover CopyHumans have exploited a huge diversity of materials throughout history. Today’s conflict between rising demands and dwindling resources raises searching questions about how optimally to meet humanity’s needs efficiently and safely, challenging common assumptions. Plastics support many facets of modern life yet raise associated problems, whilst ‘natural’ materials may be far from ... Přečtěte si více

1 120,07 Kč

Back Cover CopyHumans have exploited a huge diversity of materials throughout history. Today’s conflict between rising demands and dwindling resources raises searching questions about how optimally to meet humanity’s needs efficiently and safely, challenging common assumptions. Plastics support many facets of modern life yet raise associated problems, whilst ‘natural’ materials may be far from
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Advances in Mechanics of Materials for Environmental and Civil Engineering

Upravil: Francesco dell’Isola, Emilio Barchiesi, Francisco James León Trujillo ...

Série série Engineering (R0)
This book deals with both mathematical modeling and experimental studies related to systems relevant for various civil engineering fields. The book explores the intriguing effects of phenomena occurring at lower length scales on the behavior at higher scales, as the influence of polypropylene macro-fiber thickness in fiber-reinforced concrete mechanical strengths. Generally speaking, the book ... Přečtěte si více

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This book deals with both mathematical modeling and experimental studies related to systems relevant for various civil engineering fields. The book explores the intriguing effects of phenomena occurring at lower length scales on the behavior at higher scales, as the influence of polypropylene macro-fiber thickness in fiber-reinforced concrete mechanical strengths. Generally speaking, the book
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Geosynthetics: Leading the Way to a Resilient Planet

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOSYNTHETICS (12ICG), SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2023, ROMA, ITALY.

Upravil: Giovanni Biondi, Daniele Cazzuffi, Nicola Moraci, Claudio Soccodato ...

This volume contains the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (12 ICG), held in Roma, Italy, 17-21 September 2023. About 750 Authors - Academics, Researchers, Students, Practitioners, Contractors and Manufacturers – contributed to the peer-reviewed papers of this volume, which includes the Giroud lecture, the Bathurst lecture, the Rowe lecture, four keynote lectures ... Přečtěte si více

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This volume contains the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (12 ICG), held in Roma, Italy, 17-21 September 2023. About 750 Authors - Academics, Researchers, Students, Practitioners, Contractors and Manufacturers – contributed to the peer-reviewed papers of this volume, which includes the Giroud lecture, the Bathurst lecture, the Rowe lecture, four keynote lectures
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Aeolian Desertification

Disaster with Visual Impact in Semi-arid Regions of Andhra Pradesh, South India

podle Pradeep Kumar Badapalli, Raghu Babu Kottala, Padma Sree Pujari ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book summarizes contemporary research on land degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of land degradation, and desertification. The causes and effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing ... Přečtěte si více

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This book summarizes contemporary research on land degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of land degradation, and desertification. The causes and effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing
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National Parks beyond the Nation

Global Perspectives on "America's Best Idea"

Upravil: Adrian Howkins, Jared Orsi, Mark Fiege ...

Série série Public Lands History
“The idea of a national park was an American invention of historic consequences marking the beginning of a worldwide movement,” the U.S. National Park Service asserts in its 2006 Management Policies. National Parks beyond the Nation brings together the work of fifteen scholars and writers to reveal the tremendous diversity of the global national park experience—an experience sometimes influencing, ... Přečtěte si více

449,99 Kč

“The idea of a national park was an American invention of historic consequences marking the beginning of a worldwide movement,” the U.S. National Park Service asserts in its 2006 Management Policies. National Parks beyond the Nation brings together the work of fifteen scholars and writers to reveal the tremendous diversity of the global national park experience—an experience sometimes influencing,
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Handbook of Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing

Volume 2

Upravil: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Monica Mahesh Savalani ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book highlights essential aspects of sustainability in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) field in two separate volumes. It demonstrates the details of this technology and examines its implications for sustainability throughout the entire product life cycle, embedded carbon, and future research efforts that will be necessary to move this technology towards sustainable mainstream production. ... Přečtěte si více

1 093,79 Kč

This book highlights essential aspects of sustainability in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) field in two separate volumes. It demonstrates the details of this technology and examines its implications for sustainability throughout the entire product life cycle, embedded carbon, and future research efforts that will be necessary to move this technology towards sustainable mainstream production.
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Calculated Risks

The Toxicity and Human Health Risks of Chemicals in our Environment

podle Joseph V. Rodricks ...

Safeguarding economic prosperity, whilst protecting human health and the environment, is at the forefront of scientific and public interest. This book provides a practical and balanced view on toxicology, control, risk assessment and risk management, addressing the interplay between science and public health policy. This revised edition provides a detailed analysis on chemical and by-product ... Přečtěte si více

667,29 Kč

Safeguarding economic prosperity, whilst protecting human health and the environment, is at the forefront of scientific and public interest. This book provides a practical and balanced view on toxicology, control, risk assessment and risk management, addressing the interplay between science and public health policy. This revised edition provides a detailed analysis on chemical and by-product
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Eutrophication and Oligotrophication in Japanese Estuaries

The present status and future tasks

Upravil: Tetsuo Yanagi ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents lessons learnt from Japan’s past, in relation to coastal waters, industrial pollutants and concentrated urban populations. It examines ecosystem damage and pollution in coastal sea areas and addresses the question: What is the present status of Japanese estuaries from the view point of eutrophication and oligotrophication? The authors describe three typical situations, namely ... Přečtěte si více

1 968,89 Kč

This book presents lessons learnt from Japan’s past, in relation to coastal waters, industrial pollutants and concentrated urban populations. It examines ecosystem damage and pollution in coastal sea areas and addresses the question: What is the present status of Japanese estuaries from the view point of eutrophication and oligotrophication? The authors describe three typical situations, namely
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Spatial Analysis

A Guide for Ecologists

podle Marie-Josée Fortin, Mark R. T. Dale ...

The spatial and temporal dimensions of ecological phenomena have always been inherent in the conceptual framework of ecology, but only recently have they been incorporated explicitly into ecological theory, sampling design, experimental design and models. Statistical techniques for spatial analysis of ecological data are burgeoning and many ecologists are unfamiliar with what is available and how ... Přečtěte si více

1 642,59 Kč

The spatial and temporal dimensions of ecological phenomena have always been inherent in the conceptual framework of ecology, but only recently have they been incorporated explicitly into ecological theory, sampling design, experimental design and models. Statistical techniques for spatial analysis of ecological data are burgeoning and many ecologists are unfamiliar with what is available and how
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Introduction to Ecology and Environmental Laws in India

podle Siva Prasad Bose ...

India's environment is under pressure. Its laws are your first line of defence.From the smog-choked skies over Delhi to the shrinking forests of the Northeast, from polluted rivers to vanishing wildlife, India faces an environmental crisis that touches every citizen's life. Yet most people remain unaware of the powerful legal framework that exists to protect their right to clean air, clean water, ... Přečtěte si více

20,66 Kč

India's environment is under pressure. Its laws are your first line of defence.From the smog-choked skies over Delhi to the shrinking forests of the Northeast, from polluted rivers to vanishing wildlife, India faces an environmental crisis that touches every citizen's life. Yet most people remain unaware of the powerful legal framework that exists to protect their right to clean air, clean water,
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Magnetoelectric Composites

podle Mirza I. Bichurin ...

This book is dedicated to modeling and application of magnetoelectric (ME) effects in layered and bulk composites based on magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials. Currently, numerous theoretical and experimental studies on ME composites are available but few on the development and research of instruments based on them. So far, only investigation of ME magnetic field sensors has been cited in ... Přečtěte si více

3 249,03 Kč

This book is dedicated to modeling and application of magnetoelectric (ME) effects in layered and bulk composites based on magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials. Currently, numerous theoretical and experimental studies on ME composites are available but few on the development and research of instruments based on them. So far, only investigation of ME magnetic field sensors has been cited in
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Not the End of the World

Movement

Earth is a Nuclear Planet

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Growth for Good

Elon Musk

Computer Treatment of Large Air Pollution Models

Microbial Styrene Degradation

Biomass for Biofuels

Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity

The Voluntary Environmentalists

The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade

Particle Packing Method for Recycled Aggregate Concrete

Seeking Sustainable Development on a Level Playing Field

Advances in Mechanics of Materials for Environmental and Civil Engineering

Geosynthetics: Leading the Way to a Resilient Planet

Aeolian Desertification

National Parks beyond the Nation

Handbook of Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing

Calculated Risks

Eutrophication and Oligotrophication in Japanese Estuaries

Spatial Analysis

Introduction to Ecology and Environmental Laws in India

Magnetoelectric Composites