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  • Εισαγωγή στη Χωρική Ανάλυση

    by Anthony Antoniou ...
    Series Book 1 - Χρήση και εκμάθηση του λογισμικού QGIS v.2.8
    Τα Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών (ΓΣΠ) είναι τα συστήματα για την αποθήκευση, ανάκτηση και ανάλυση των γεωγραφικών δεδομένων. Τα ΓΣΠ χρησιμοποιούν προηγμένα εργαλεία ανάλυσης για την διερεύνηση των χωρικών σχέσεων, προτύπων, και διεργασιών σε μια ευρεία γκάμα φαινομένων - ιδιαίτερα στις κοινωνικές, βιολογικές και φυσικές επιστήμες.Η σειρά μαθημάτων που θα βρει ο αναγνώστης στο παρών βιβλίο ... Read more

    19,99 €

  • Elon Musk

    Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

    by 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 ... Read more

    9,32 €

  • Poverty and Climate Change

    Restoring a Global Biogeochemical Equilibrium

    by Fitzroy B. Beckford ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    Most, if not all of the global biogeochemical cycles on the earth have been broken or are at dangerous tipping points. These broken cycles have expressed themselves in various forms as soil degradation and depletion, ocean acidification, global warming and climate change. The best proposal for an organic solution to fixing the myriad broken cycles is a deliberate investment in solutions that first ... Read more

    Free

  • The Elements of Power

    A Story of War, Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth

    by Nicolas Niarchos ...
    ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING‘A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics […] an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism’ Patrick Radden Keefe‘Joseph Conrad called colonial ventures in Africa “the vilest ... Read more

    18,33 €

  • Not the End of the World

    The Sunday Times bestseller that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about climate change

    by Hannah Ritchie ...
    This **book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems – and show how together we can solve them.** THE SUNDAY TIMES** TOP TEN BESTSELLER **'Truly essential' MARGARET ATWOOD‘Inspiring' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS‘Shines with positivity’ RUTGER BREGMAN‘Unmissable' TIM SPECTOR---------------------------... ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction

    Ecological Dimensions

    Edited by Jane Carter Ingram, Fabrice DeClerck, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In the past, the science of ecology has frequently been excluded from the development agenda for various reasons. Increasingly however there has been a renewed interest in finding more ecologically sustainable means of development that have required a strong foundation in ecological knowledge (for example EcoAgriculture Partnerships, EcoHealth presented at ESA, and EcoNutrition proposed by ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms

    The Dutch Experience

    by Kornelis Blok, Henri L.F. de Groot, Esther E.M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen ...
    Series Book 15 - Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science
    Improvement of energy efficiency is one of the important options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, hundreds of technologies for improving the end-use energy efficiency make up more than half of the global potential for greenhouse gas emission reduction in the short and medium term (2010 -2020). (IPCC, ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Incineration Technologies

    by Alfons Buekens ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Waste incineration is the art of completely combusting waste, while maintaining or reducing emission levels below current emission standards. Where possible, objectives include the recovering of energy as well as the combustion residues. Successful waste incineration makes it possible to achieve a deep reduction in waste volume, obtain a compact and sterile residue, and eliminate a wide array of ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • IoT and Analytics for Agriculture

    Edited by Prasant Kumar Pattnaik, Raghvendra Kumar, Souvik Pal, S. N. Panda ...
    Series Book 63 - Studies in Big Data
    This book presents recent findings on virtually every aspect of wireless IoT and analytics for agriculture. It discusses IoT-based monitoring systems for analyzing the crop environment, and methods for improving the efficiency of decision-making based on the analysis of harvest statistics. In turn, it addresses the latest innovations, trends, and concerns, as well as practical challenges ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • Green Washed

    Why We Can't Buy Our Way to a Green Planet

    by Kendra Pierre-Louis ...
    The message that our environment is in peril has filtered from environmental groups to theAmerican consciousness to our shopping carts. Every day, millions of Americans dutifully replace conventional produce with organic, swap Mr. Clean for Seventh Generation, and replace their bottled water with water bottles. Many of us have come to believe that the path to environmental sustainability is paved ... Read more

    10,48 €

  • Ocean Sustainability in the 21st Century

    Edited by Salvatore Aricò ...
    Describing the emerging and unresolved issues related to the oceans and the marine environment, this book presents the developments made in marine science and policy since the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and implications for the sustainable management of ocean areas and resources. This comprehensive volume also provides a number of scientific, ... Read more

    51,82 €

  • Cost-efficient Wastewater Treatment Technologies

    Engineered Systems

    Edited by Mahmoud Nasr, Abdelazim M. Negm ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This is the second of two volumes that together provide a comprehensive overview of the current sustainable and low-cost wastewater treatment technologies applied in communities that lack the financial and technical resources needed for an environmental, disease prevention and health nexus.This book reviews engineered wastewater treatment technologies and discusses their application in regard to ... Read more

    323,40 €

  • Groundwater Resource Management Planning Strategies

    A Geospatial Approach: Volume 1

    Edited by Vangala Sunitha, Bandi Muralidhara Reddy, Yenugu Sudharshan Reddy, Mannala Prasad, Badapalli Pradeep Kumar, Etikala Balaji ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Geospatial tools to Groundwater Resources explain the most recent methods in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geostatistics as they apply to groundwater through complete case studies that demonstrate actual remote sensing applications in this field. Due to the rising demand for water, its decreasing quality, and its limited supply, water resource management has grown to be a serious issue. ... Read more

    171,71 €

  • Salute planetaria

    Proteggere la natura per proteggere noi stessi

    by AA. VV. ...
    Translated by Sara Moraca ...
    Con un approccio interdisciplinare, affronta un ampio spettro di tutti i possibili effetti sulla salute che caratterizzano l'Antropocene, da quelli sul cibo e la nutrizione a quelli sul diffondersi di malattie infettive e di malattie non trasmissibili, dagli effetti in termini di migrazioni e conflitti a quelli sulla salute mentale. Avvalendosi de contributo dei massimi esperti mondiali, libro ... Read more

    37,99 €

  • Smart City – Future City?

    Smart City 2.0 as a Livable City and Future Market

    by Chirine Etezadzadeh ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The concept of a livable smart city presented in this book highlights the relevance of the functionality and integrated resilience of viable cities of the future. It critically examines the progressive digitalization that is taking place and identifies the revolutionized energy sector as the basis of urban life. The concept is based on people and their natural environment, resulting in a broader ... Read more

    13,13 €

  • INCOBAT

    Innovative Cost Efficient Management System for Next Generation High Voltage Batteries

    Edited by Eric Armengaud, Riccardo Groppo, Sven Rzepka ...
    Electro-mobility is considered as a key technology to achieve green mobility and fulfil tomorrow’s emission standards. However, different challenges still need to be faced to achieve comparable performances to conventional vehicles and finally obtain market acceptance. Two of these challenges are vehicle range and production costs. In that context, the aim of INCOBAT (October 2013 – December 2016) ... Read more

    Free

  • Meio ambiente & mobilidade urbana

    by Silva ...
    Series series Meio ambiente
    A obra traz uma contundente reflexão sobre um tema que está no cerne de discussões, projetos e manifestações em todo o país. Nas pequenas e nas grandes cidades, o transporte se confunde com qualidade de vida, e esta obra, ao apresentar iniciativas adotadas em outras partes do mundo e comentar sobre a legislação brasileira nas diversas interfaces do tema, permite ao leitor compreender como o futuro ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture

    XII International Scientific Symposium 2024

    Edited by Edmund Lorencowicz, Bruno Huyghebaert, Jacek Uziak ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of sustainable and smart agriculture, as presented by leading researchers at the XII Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture (FMPMSA), held in Lublin, Poland, on June 12–14, 2024. The book covers highly diverse topics, including: management of field and livestock production machinery; ... Read more

    218,46 €

  • Innovation, Quality and Sustainability for a Resilient Circular Economy

    The Role of Commodity Science, Volume 1

    Edited by Giovanni Lagioia, Annarita Paiano, Vera Amicarelli, Teodoro Gallucci, Carlo Ingrao ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a selection of the best papers presented at the XXX National Conference of Commodity Science held in Bari, Italy on 27 to 28th October, 2022. It is designed to help advance the knowledge and application of Commodity Science in innovation, quality, and sustainability principles and goals. Furthermore, it provides support in confronting the current environmental and socioeconomic ... Read more

    275,70 €

  • Water Governance and Management in India

    Issues and Perspectives, Volume 2

    Edited by Girish Chadha, Ashwin B. Pandya ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book, the second volume in the series, continues to raise contextual issues and presents perspectives regarding multifaceted challenges in management and governance of water in India. This volume attempts to broad base and expand the dialogue started in the first volume and would touch upon issues that need immediate discussion but have been left unattended like politics and management of ... Read more

    76,31 €

  • Water Security: Big Data-Driven Risk Identification, Assessment and Control of Emerging Contaminants

    Edited by Bin Liang, Shu-Hong Gao, Hongcheng Wang ...
    Water Security: Big Data-Driven Risk Identification, Assessment and Control of Emerging Contaminants contains the latest information on big data-driven risk detection and analysis, risk assessment and environmental health effect, intelligent risk control technologies, and global control strategy of emerging contaminants. First, this book highlights advances and challenges throughout the detection ... Read more

    146,69 €

  • Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia

    Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia Almaty, Kazakhstan 23–25 September 2002

    Edited by Christopher M. Teaf, Bulat K. Yessekin, Mikhail Kh. Khankhasayev ...
    Series Book 34 - NATO Science Series: IV
    Water resources, both in terms of water quality and water quantity, are of critical importance in planning for sustainable development in Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in other parts of the world. This NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW), entitled "Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia", was conducted on September 23-25, 2002 in Almaty, ... Read more

    190,79 €

  • Instant Insights: Zero/no-till cultivation

    by Dr Alison Hamm, Dr Daniel K. Manter, Dr Theodor Friedrich, Prof Michele Pisante, Dr Angelica Galieni, Professor Gottlieb Basch, Dr Fabio Stagnari, Dr Mike Kucera ...
    Series Book 95 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on zero/no-till cultivation.The first chapter assesses the effect of no-till (NT) practices on soil health. The chapter explores the wide range of research on the effects of NT on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils, as well as continuing challenges to address in NT research and practice.The second chapter reviews the role of no ... Read more

    43,87 €

  • Nahrungsversorgungssysteme heute und morgen

    Band 2 - Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte und Zukunftsaussichten

    by Christian Fischer ...
    Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
    Wie lässt sich die Menschheit gesund ernähren und nachhaltig mit Nahrungsmittel versorgen? Dieses Buch behandelt in einfachen Worten aber mit der notwendigen inhaltlichen Tiefe einige der dringendsten Probleme der Welternährung und diskutiert mögliche Lösungsansätze. Band 2 bietet eine umfassende Analyse der globalen Nahrungsversorgungssysteme und ihrer Wechselwirkungen mit Umwelt, Gesundheit und ... Read more

    35,71 €