Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0
This new work explores the growth of information and communication technologies with an emphasis on cyber-physical systems and security management of these systems. This volume discusses and analyzes the various effective practical applications of CPS, which involves the integration of the physical process with embedded computation and network monitoring along with feedback loops from physical systems. The authors identify the best set of applications and discuss the drawbacks of existing systems. The book provides a broad outlook on the applications of cyber-physical systems along with case studies and examples in healthcare, automotive electronics, industrial automation, environment monitoring, agriculture, and applications in civil and mechanical sectors. Topics include using an energy management system in smart grids, implementing an intelligent traffic management system, warehouse tracking and monitoring, medical cyber-physical systems security, remote healthcare monitoring, and more.
Quarantine Qchronicles
In an ever evolving world; Humanity must evolve with external and internal life happenings that can occur expectantly and unexpectedly! This could never be more evident than now with the world-wide Coronavirus that has plagued every community and country. Statistics recently show a 7day avg. of 618,462 globally and a total of 268,776,678 world cases. (December,10, 2021, 07:51 GMT Worldometer.com). The evolving of this coronavirus has even been presented as recently as November 2021, with a new variant called Omicron (B.1.1.529; Covid19.who;4:08p.m.; CET, December,09,2021). Omicron was first detected in a specimen collected on November 11, 2021 in Botswana, South Africa. It was reported to the World Health Organization on November 24, 2021. Humanity exists internally and externally. Our three-part being is made up of body, soul, and spirit. Exterior and interior matter evolves in our body, soul, and spirit. Our humanity is equal! Our humanity is identical! Our solution is equal! Many circumstances and events that occur in life are inevitable. They encounter us in many evolving formations. It's imperative that we are exposed to the variants of truth for our body, soul, and spirit. We will discover in this book that we can encounter and know profound solutions to inevitable happenings in our lives! Our Humanity is equal! Our Humanity is identical! Our Solution is equal! My Name is Tonya R.B. Hunter. I am married and have 4 offspring. 2 male adults and 1 female teenager. I have 1 child in Heaven. I am a first time grandmother. What a blessing to see a third round of offspring and inheritance! I am grateful and thankful for my family whom I love: Orlando, Terrell-Kai, Emmanuel, Gracelynn and Ashley. We currently live in Cincinnati, Ohio and Katy, Texas. I enjoy walking and outdoors; watching and playing sports; going to the Blood Bought Church; traveling; sharing the love of God; witnessing to souls in diverse ways; shopping for rare and unique items; praising and worshiping God; helping and giving. You can reach Tonya at: tonyajhunter50.wixsite.com Instagram-tonyajhunter50; FB Tonya Hunter; YouTube- Servant Evangelist Tonya Hunter
Aviation Noise Impact Management
Introduction: Understanding the basics of aviation noise.- Status: Noise burden in Europe.- Part I: Regulating and reducing noise today.- Balanced approach to aircraft noise management.- Perspective on 25 years of European aircraft noise reduction technology efforts and shift towards global research aimed at quieter air transport.- Future aircraft and the future of aircraft noise.- Competing agendas for land-use around airports.- Part II: Beyond flying machines, Human beings.- Impact of aircraft noise on health.- Coping with aviation noise: Non-acoustic factors influencing annoyance and sleep disturbance from noise.- Engaging communities in the hard quest for consensus.- Towards innovative ways to assess annoyance.- Towards mapping of noise impact.- ANIMA noise platform and ANIMA methodology: One-stop shop for aviation noise management.- Overall perspectives.
Aviation Noise Impact Management
Introduction: Understanding the basics of aviation noise.- Status: Noise burden in Europe.- Part I: Regulating and reducing noise today.- Balanced approach to aircraft noise management.- Perspective on 25 years of European aircraft noise reduction technology efforts and shift towards global research aimed at quieter air transport.- Future aircraft and the future of aircraft noise.- Competing agendas for land-use around airports.- Part II: Beyond flying machines, Human beings.- Impact of aircraft noise on health.- Coping with aviation noise: Non-acoustic factors influencing annoyance and sleep disturbance from noise.- Engaging communities in the hard quest for consensus.- Towards innovative ways to assess annoyance.- Towards mapping of noise impact.- ANIMA noise platform and ANIMA methodology: One-stop shop for aviation noise management.- Overall perspectives.
Doctrine in Shades of Green
How we come to our conclusions about ethical issues matters as much as the specific policies or practices we commend. This book argues that four key doctrines form a theological perspective for environmental ethics. They are the key ideas upon which people build their ethics of the environment. By looking at the doctrines of revelation, creation, anthropology, and eschatology, we can find points of contact to work together more effectively for the common good and have more meaningful debates when our positions differ. This book uses examples from four different theological positions--ecotheology, theological liberalism, fundamentalism, and evangelicalism--to show that a creation-positive ethic is possible from all of these positions, and it explores why people who stand within various theological streams may engage in environmental issues in diverse ways.
The Elephant and the Dragon in Contemporary Life Sciences
This book provides a powerful diagnosis of why the global governance of science struggles in the face of emerging powers. Through unpacking critical events in China and India over the past twenty years, it demonstrates that the 'subversiveness' assumed in the two countries' rise in the life sciences reflects many of the regulatory challenges that are shared worldwide. It points to a decolonial imperative for science governance to be responsive and effective in a cosmopolitan world. By highlighting epistemic injustice within contemporary science, the book extends theories of decolonisation.
Elastic Optical Networks
This book deals with both, fundamental and advanced concepts in elastic optical networking, and includes practical and theoretical aspects. It focuses on architectures, technologies, control, and management aspects. It also addresses the research challenges and open issues in EONs and provides future directions for future research.
An Introduction to Biostatistics
This book has been written with the objective of providing a basic textexplaining the principles of statistical measures and methods as appliedto biological problems.Accordingly, the author has also revised thisbook to include a few chapters on computer fundamentals. In addition, a chapter on the use of MS Excel software in Biostatistics is includedto encourage the students to try this highly user-friendly computerprogram.This book shall be useful to all undergraduate and postgraduate students an
Solid Waste Management
Chapter I - Introduction, Chapter II - Solid Waste Management: An Overview, Chapter III - Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks, Chapter IV - Environmental Analysis With Special Reference to Waste Management, Chapter V - Residential Waste Management in Town Panchayat: Micro Level Analysis, Chapter VI - Findings, Suggestions and Conclusion. Solid Waste Management is a worldwide phenomenon. Improper management of solid waste causes hazards to inhabitants and residents and affects the wealth and he
Mushrooms of Gujarat
This edited book cover over 200 mushrooms with detailed profiles of all the species. Each profile includes information on macro-morphology, molecular characterization, application and a color photograph of the same. Gujarat mushrooms gives a complete idea of mushrooms found in Gujarat, there morphological identification, molecular barcoding and documented applications. Data presented on mushrooms spans collections of three consecutive years. The collected mushrooms were identified morphologically as well as at the molecular level using ITS as a marker. 942 specimens covering 316 species were submitted to BOLD. Of these the macrofungal diversity covered around 200 species. Some of the collected mushrooms were not only edible but were found to have nutraceutical as well as industrial value. Although the mushrooms collected are from Gujarat region only they are reported from different areas around the globe. Hence the proposed book will be useful not only regionally but across countries as well. Mushrooom is a macro fungus with a distinct fruiting body. Wild mushrooms have a significant biological and economic impact. The texture and pleasant flavor of certain mushrooms make them a delicacy for mankind. Mushrooms have a very high medicinal value as well with several reports of anticancer properties of mushroom extracts. This book is a useful read for researchers and academicians interested in mushrooms.
Doctrine in Shades of Green
How we come to our conclusions about ethical issues matters as much as the specific policies or practices we commend. This book argues that four key doctrines form a theological perspective for environmental ethics. They are the key ideas upon which people build their ethics of the environment. By looking at the doctrines of revelation, creation, anthropology, and eschatology, we can find points of contact to work together more effectively for the common good and have more meaningful debates when our positions differ. This book uses examples from four different theological positions--ecotheology, theological liberalism, fundamentalism, and evangelicalism--to show that a creation-positive ethic is possible from all of these positions, and it explores why people who stand within various theological streams may engage in environmental issues in diverse ways.
Climate Change and Pragmatic Engineering Mitigation
This volume brings together 18 experts with diverse backgrounds and expertise from around the globe to tackle climate change from multiple angles. A comprehensive exposition of the interconnection between ocean, weather, and climate variability is a pre-requisite for understanding the challenge. The solution approach encompasses a better appreciation of the roof, refined solar energy estimation, heightened heat exchange effectiveness, improved understanding of photovoltaic operation in the Arctic, and integration of thermoelectric with photovoltaic. Adaptation is an essential and immediate remedy that every individual must take part in, understanding that men and women respond to the thermal environment differently. Imagine future buildings made from appetizing materials, closing a sustainable design process with self-sufficient communities. Would hydrogen become a crucial part of the mitigation?
Upstream and Downstream Processing of Bioproducts
This critically reviewed book gives a comprehensive account of the basics of bacteria and fungi, isolation of microorganisms, scale-up by submerged culture as well as solid state fermentation and downstream processing. It gives a clear idea as to how a product is developed from a microorganism. The target audience will be the undergraduate students of biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry and leather technology and enzyme manufacturers.
Diagnosis of Enteric Infections Microbiological methods and Protocolos
1. INTRODUCTION 2. LABORATORY SAFETY RULES AND REGULATION 3. DIARRHOEAL DISEASES-SPECIMEN SELECTION AND COLLECTION 4. INOCULATION OF PRIMARY ISOLATION MEDIA 5. IDENTIFICATION OF ISOLATES 6. ASSAYS FOR E. COLI ENTEROTOXIN 7. VIBRIO, AEROMONAS AND PLESIOMONAS SPECIES 8. ISOLATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AND CYTOTOXIC ASSAY 9. FOOD POISONING 10. OPPORTUNISTIC PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS IN AIDS PATIENTS 11. DNA PROBE HYBRIDIZATION TECHNIQUES 12. THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION 13. ELECTROPHEROTYPING OF
Mammals
Mammals form the highest group in the animal kingdom and are called 'Vertebrates on top'. This book is an effort to bring under one roof, whatever one needs to know about mammals. The reptilian origin, their classification which covers all the existing prototheria, metatheria and eutheria, and all orders are discussed with examples and relevant diagrams. It brings to the reader, various facts about mammals in a sequential and systematic way. The book also discusses the economic importance as wel
Chemistry of Natural Products
Natural products, i.e., products from Nature, be it of plant or animal origin, plays a major role in human life. Hence the isolation and characterization of natural products will help in understanding their mode of action with reference to their biological and pharmacological activity. The book has been written with a view that it would help both students and researchers who are in their nitial stages of exploration in the field of Natural product chemistry. With the oluminous information avai
Environmental Studies
in enzyme technology, biosensors, ribozymes and artificial enzymes.
Proteins and Enaymes
Chapter 1 - Proteins - Basics, Chapter 2 - Enzymes- Fundamentals, Chapter 3 - Proteins in Diagnosis, Chapter 4 - Therapeutic Proteins, Chapter 5 - Enzymes In Clinical Medicine, Chapter 6 - Enzymes As Therapeutic Agents, Chapter 7 - What is ahead?
Horticulture
Horticulture is a vast field exceedingly rich in opportunities. It is a science, art and business, and involves both production of food and beautification of our surroundings. This book provides a complete introduction to basic horticulture, plant propagation and ornamental horticulture. Topics that are more relevant to the present scenario have been given more emphasis. This book would serve as a useful instructional material for undergraduate students of Agriculture, Horticulture and Botany.
Electron Microscopy
The advent of electron microscopes has opened up new vistas in the field of science. The ultrastructural morphological evidence offered by electron microscope to substantiate and support other findings is highly rewarding. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the principle and operations of the electron microscope. Numerous electron micrographs have been provided to acquaint the reader with the appearance of highly magnified features seen through the EM. This book would definitely create
Chordate Evolution
This book has been put forth as a general text book with the aim to provide a comprehensive and integrated account on chordate evolution. Chordata is a taxon which includes the well known vertebrates such as fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including human beings and are well represented in marine, fresh water, and terrestrial habitats. The subject matter of the book has been written in an easily accessible language and style. No doubt that this manual will be highly valuable to t
Horticulture
Horticulture is a vast field exceedingly rich in opportunities. It is a science, art and business, and involves both production of food and beautification of our surroundings. This book provides a complete introduction to basic horticulture, plant propagation and ornamental horticulture. Topics that are more relevant to the present scenario have been given more emphasis. This book would serve as a useful instructional material for undergraduate students of Agriculture, Horticulture and Botany.
Computational Biology
With more and more people depending upon interactive software applications, web applications, mobiles and other digital devices, this book gives the essence of computers and programming that would be useful for life scientists, as the first part. The topics in this part would suit the needs of the life scientists and this would lead them to learn more about the technical aspects of algorithms they come across in Bioinformatics, once they find themselves masters in programming. The second
Plant Biotechnology
This book explains new and rapidly growing concepts and technologies connected within vitro plant regeneration and transgenesis and provides an in-depth coverage of allmajor topics of plant in vitro technology. The vast literature on the subject has beenpresented in a concise and digestible form thoroughly covering the fundamental as wellas applied aspects of the subject. This book would be an ideal source of comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date information for undergraduates, post-graduat
Animal Tissue Culture
Animal cell and tissue culture has been one of the foremost techniques paving the way for recentcutting-edge technologies such as vaccinology, monoclonal antibody production, therapeuticcloning, stem cell technology, etc. This book covers a formal introduction and provides the basicsin understanding the concept of tissue culture traversing through the state-of-the-arttechnologies such as stem cell, hybridoma technology, transgenesis, cloning and scaling-up technologies. This book will impart up-
Medical Parasitology
Parasites and parasitic morbidity and/or disease seem to be a birth right of the tropics. This is a sequel to greater biodiversity fragmented in relation to biogeography and climatic shifts congenial to nocturnal enemies of humans, like mosquitoes. At the base of parasitic diseases, man has recognized a dichotomy namely, animal diseases and diseases of man but there may be links between humans and animal (zoonoses).We are just begining to understand what is known as zoonoses. India can now boast
Objective Biochemistry
Objective type of questions for assessment of an examinee's knowledge broaden the coverage of syllabi, enable the analytical thinking of the examinees to be tested and reduce the element of subjectivity in the system of assessment. This book provides a comprehensive question bank to students, covering nearly all the important areas in biochemistry and consists mostly of multiple choice questions which constitute an important method of objective assessment. It would be useful for students prepa
Lca Based Carbon Footprint Assessment
This book discusses the concepts, methods and case studies pertaining to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based Carbon Footprint Assessment. It covers chapters on Carbon Footprint Assessment with LCA methodology & case studies on carbon footprint calculation following the LCA approach on power plants in India, Impacts of Vehicle Incidents On CO2 Emissions and school buildings in India.
Handbook of Sustainable Development and Leisure Services
This book reviews empirical and theoretical research on sustainable development in the context of leisure management for communities. Although leading research centers are pursuing interdisciplinary research on leisure in the context of sustainable development, there are still few papers that holistically address the current challenges in this area. In addition, demographic changes have made the promotion of a healthy lifestyle essential. Doing so requires responsible behavior on the part of various stakeholders in this market.This book fills an important gap in the literature and gathers contributions from an interdisciplinary and international team of authors, whose fields of expertise include human geography, management, intersections of sustainability and leisure, behavioral psychology and tourism.
Living The Abundant Life
The book shares insights to its readers that will insist them in understand the importance of understanding, "Living The Abundant Life". The focus of this information is found in "The Gospel Of John", one of Jesus' inner circle. Living The Abundant Life, involves more than money, if though included, is only a part of living this life.
Handloom Sustainability and Culture
This first of the three volume series highlights the intricate relationship in the handloom industry between its culture and the various areas of sustainability. While there have been major disruptions in this age old industry, this volume presents the luxury and the entrepreneurship aspects to keep the industry moving ahead. The book contains seventeen chapters written by leading experts in the areas and discusses means to revive some of the cultures that are on the verge of closing/shutting down.
Managing Climate Change and Sustainability through Behavioural Transformation
This book addresses climate change and sustainability management from a transdisciplinary perspective which encompasses within itself how different humanistic disciplines can culminate with each other to move ahead with the agenda. Issues of adapting to climate change and sustainability management have been gaining global prominence over the past few decades. There have also been volumes of literature that highlight the technical dimensions of climate change and sustainability across regions and cultures. However, they have had limited strength to bring direct and desirable impact in promoting pro-climate action and sustainability behaviour. The major reason for this is limited inclusion of pluralistic perspectives into human cognition and affect, and resultant limited public acceptability. Although behavioural science as a discipline has taken a front seat in promoting behavioural transformation, the book argues that other humanistic fields of understanding like education, art, literature, philosophy, political science, sociology, economics, etc., have to be integrated in order to present a holistic standpoint to sustainability literature.
EcoLinking
EcoLinking is a how-to manual and from start to finish you will gain the tools to fight for your piece of the planet. This book is for the student, the housewife, the farmer, teacher, and anyone else who feels compelled to do something about the destruction of the environment, locally or globally.
Transformational Change for People and the Planet
This Open Access book deals with the pressing question of how to achieve transformational change that reconciles development with environmental sustainability. It particularly focuses on the role of evaluation in finding sustainable solutions. Environment and development are closely interlinked, as are human health and ecosystem health. The pandemic that began in 2020 demonstrated in no uncertain terms how destruction of habitats has allowed hitherto unknown pathogens spill over to humans wreaking havoc on people's lives and livelihoods. We are already seeing the impacts of global climate change in terms of heatwaves, forest fires and increased storms. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly recognize the equal importance of the social, economic and environmental dimensions of development. In these turbulent times, when humankind faces multiple complex challenges it is essential to know that our responses are effective and that they make a positive difference. Evaluationcan provide invaluable lessons to how we design policies, strategies and programs and how we allocate limited resources between competing priorities. This book brings together key thinkers and practitioners from the public and private sectors, from major multilateral organizations and from bilateral donor agencies, to present the latest knowledge and experience on how to evaluate interventions in the nexus of environment and development. The book does not promote any particular approach or methodology, but rather emphasizes the need for mixed methods to address the question at hand in the best and most suitable manner. It covers cases from a variety of fields, from climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency and renewable energy, natural resources management, biodiversity conservation and more.This book is not a conference proceedings although it has its roots in the Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development organized by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office in October 2019. The conference brought together a larger number of established and upcoming evaluators, researchers and evaluation users from the Global North and South, representing a wide variety of organizations, to discuss the frontiers of environment and development evaluation. Following the conference, the editors identified and contacted the participants who made key contributions at the conference and asked them to develop their ideas and papers into book chapters according to a coherent plan.
Transformation of Business Organization Towards Sustainability
We have entered a new era where business, technologies, communities, and even pandemic deceases cross borders with unprecedented speed and intensity. 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs reflect the global community's high expectations of finally reversing the destruction of our natural and social habits, and achieving a more balanced and equitable pathways toward well-being of all. However, despite the initial efforts, the world is not on track to achieving the most of the 169 targets that comprise the goals. It is evident that we have a system problem, so we need a system solution. Authors presented a hierarchical system consisting of two-level management systems: first level-unsustainability reduction systems and second level-control system for transformations toward sustainability. The book clearly shows that implementation of systems for unsustainability reduction and for transformations toward sustainability is possible, and that sufficient knowledge is available to get started. It is designed for researchers, practitioners, and politicians.
Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks
This book presents a diverse set of decision-making methodologies to solve some of the most important decisions that most organizations face today. It is an excellent demonstration of some great challenges in our society in the area of sustainability. These great challenges, ranging from sustainability in logistics to the use of renewable energies, needs to be urgently addressed. Sustainability has become one of the most important topics in management and many organizations are taking big steps towards sustainability. Organizations are attempting to use cleaner production technologies and renewable energies sources, to improve health and safety issues within their industries and the products and services they offer. These points involve several important strategic and managerial decisions, highlighted in this book. The book can be used by decision-makers and policy-makers as exemplary guidelines to solve sustainability problems.
Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation
This book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide readers, researchers, and policymakers with insights into the concepts and technologies that should be considered when planning and constructing urban centres and buildings. The rapid development of urban areas in hot and humid regions has led to an increase in urban temperatures, a decrease in ventilation in buildings, and a transformation of the once green outdoor environment into areas full of solar-energy-absorbing concrete and asphalt. This situation has increased the discomfort of people living in these areas regardless of whether they occupy concrete structures. This is because indoor and outdoor air quality have both suffered from urbanisation. The development of urban areas has also increased energy consumption so that the occupants of buildings can enjoy indoor thermal comfort and air quality that they need via air conditioning systems. This book offers solutions to the recent increase in the number of heat islands in hot and humid regions.​
Marine Coastal Ecosystems Modelling and Conservation
SECTION I. Natural and human environment of coastal ecosystems.- Chapter 1. Ecological modelling and conservation on the coasts of Mexico.- Chapter 2. SE Pacific: the ecosystem and its use along the Chilean and Peruvian coast.- SECTION II. Marine ecosystem models in the South East Pacific coast.- Chapter 3. Modelling the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem; from winds to predators.- Chapter 4. Marine ecosystem models in the South Pacific coast.- Chapter 5. Keystone Species Complexes and macroscopic properties for improving ecosystem-based conservation practices in kelp forest along the north-central Chilean coast.- Chapter 6. Exploring alternative management policies for benthic ecological systems of northern Chile (SE Pacific).- SECTION III. Central Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic coastal ecosystem models.- Chapter 7. How much biomass must remain at the sea after fishing to conserve ecosystem.- functioning? The case of the Monterey sardine in the Gulf of California, Mexico.- Chapter 8. Dynamic and spatial model of the coral reef of Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve (Caribbean Sea) for assessment harvest scenarios: short-term responses.- Chapter 9. Ecological role of sharks assessed by Ecopath models.- SECTION IV. System-based conservation and management: conclusions.- Chapter 10. Graph theory in food webs: uses and applications for conservation of marine ecosystems.- Chapter 11. Modelling aim the conservation of coastal marine ecosystem in Latin America.
Inorganic-Organic Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment
This second volume on ''Inorganic-Organic Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment'' reviews research findings on advanced materials and methods for purification. Considering the fact that new emerging pollutants are released into the environment and water bodies, it is necessary to develop more advanced techniques in order to treat them. The utilization of metal - organic framework in view of applications, synthesis, properties like adsorption, characterization of the electronic and geometric aspects, and hybrid systems is reiewed in this book, and the advantages/disadvantages, shortcomings including future prospects associated with metal-based nanoparticles and nanocomposites for water decontamination are discussed. In addition, the use of carbon quantum dots, supramolecular ion-exchange resins, multifunctional composite aerogels, algal biomass valorization and titania-containing composites in treatment processes are also presented.
Arctic and Alpine Environments
Originally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology. The book argues that there is a necessity for carefully controlled development of the resources of these regions and suggests that there is a risk of irreversible disturbance without full understanding of these regions. This book provides a detailed documentation of cold-stressed arctic and alpine terrestrial environments and systematically deals with the present and past physical environment - climate, hydrology and glaciology; biota - treeline, vegetation, vertebrate zoology, and historical biogeography; abiotic processes - geomorphological and pedological and the role of man - bioclimatology, archaeology and technological impact, including radioecology. The book will appeal to academics and students of environmental and biological science, as well as providing a significant source for conservationists', government agencies and industrial organizations.
Reconfiguring the Global Governance of Climate Change
This book charts the course and causes of UN, G7 and G20 governance of climate change through the crucial period of 2015-2021. It provides a careful, comprehensive and reliable description of the individual and interactive contributions of the G7, G20 and UN summits and analyses their results.
Ecosystem Services
Revised and fully updated, this textbook provides a detailed yet accessible introduction to the key aspects of ecosystem services.
Southern Forested Wetlands
Originally published in 1998, Southern Forested Wetlands is an up to date, one source compendium of current knowledge on the wetland ecology of America's southern forests.
The Water’s Edge
A summary of the findings of a 1972 workshop convened to study problems of coastal ecosystems.This volume summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of The Workshop on Critical Problems of the Coastal Zone, held 22 May - 3 June, 1972, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The workshop was cosponsored by The Institute of Ecology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and brought together specialists from a wide variety of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, ecology, law, economics, engineering, oceanography, and sociology.
Scientists on Gaia
The Gaia hypothesis suggests that life is an active participant in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends. Scientists on Gaia is a multidisciplinary exploration of this controversial hypothesis, which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. Forty-four contributions detail the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical foundations of Gaia, mechanisms through which planet-wide homeostasis could occur, applicability of the hypothesis to planets other than Earth, possible destabilization by outside forces, and public policy implications.Stephen H. Schneider, a climatologist, is Senior Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. Penelope J. Boston, a biologist, is a founder of Complex Systems Research, Lafayette, Colorado.
Petroleum Refineries
In petroleum refineries, although there are sets of standard operating procedures to operate the plants, unique problems often arise, which need to be tackled with engineering knowledge and experience without much loss of energy and time. This process is termed 'troubleshooting', and it saves production loss, leading to profitability and sustainability of the refinery operation.This book covers the ins and outs of troubleshooting in petroleum refineries, with an analysis of the problems faced, the fundamentals behind them and logical reasoning and illustrations to solve the problems, along with lessons learnt. This is the first such book on the market since the publication of one by Norman P. Lieberman about 30 years ago, and there has been a massive change in technology since then. This book will not only enlighten practicing engineers in refineries and postgraduate students but also facilitate the creation of a knowledge bank on troubleshooting case studies, helping share engineering knowledge and experiences.
Continent in Dust, 10
In China, the weather has changed. Decades of reform have been shadowed by a changing meteorological normal: seasonal dust storms and spectacular episodes of air pollution have reworked physical and political relations between land and air in China and downwind. Continent in Dust offers an anthropology of strange weather, focusing on intersections among statecraft, landscape, atmosphere, and society. Traveling from state engineering programs that attempt to choreograph the movement of mobile dunes in the interior, to newly reconfigured bodies and airspaces in Beijing, and beyond, this book explores contemporary China as a weather system in the making: what would it mean to understand "the rise of China" literally, as the country itself rises into the air?
