The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt
Beneath the blazing sun and shifting sands of south-eastern Egypt lies a world of stone and silence, where ancient riverbeds cut through arid mountains and the secrets of the Sahara Desert are etched in every ridge and valley. Here, the drama of geological time unfolds in stark relief, revealing not only the formidable beauty of the Eastern Desert but also the unseen forces that have shaped the Nile Valley and the mineral riches that once lured explorers and scholars alike. Rediscovered after decades out of print and now republished by Alpha Editions, this scientific monograph stands as both a testament to human curiosity and a vital reference for those captivated by the physical geography of Egypt. Restored for today's and future generations, the text delves into the intricate tapestry of desert landforms, tracing the contours of wadis, escarpments, and plateaus that define the region. Drawing on early twentieth-century fieldwork, it illuminates the geological survey of Egypt at a time when scientific exploration was as much an adventure as an academic pursuit. The meticulous documentation of mineral resources and the careful analysis of rock strata offer not only a window into the region's past but also a foundation for understanding its enduring significance in Egyptian geology studies. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, bringing to light a cornerstone of academic research that continues to inform university reference collections and inspire contemporary desert exploration. For classic-collection buyers and curious readers alike, the narrative balances rigorous scholarship with vivid observation, offering a rare glimpse into the intellectual and physical landscapes that have defined the eastern reaches of Africa. The enduring relevance of this work lies in its ability to bridge eras, connecting modern audiences to the pioneering spirit and scientific rigour that first revealed the hidden heart of the Sahara.
Functional Cement-Based Composites for Civil Engineering (Volume II)
This Reprint explores innovative strategies for developing functional cement-based composites that address sustainability, durability, and performance challenges in civil engineering. Cement production accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions, driving research toward low-carbon alternatives. Contributions include geopolymer concrete with recycled plastic aggregates, low-emission multi-component cements, and supplementary materials such as glass powder, granite powder, and zeolite-rich tuff. Advances in nanotechnology, optimized mix designs, and ecological solutions like foamed vegetation concrete demonstrate pathways to reduce environmental impact while maintaining structural integrity. Studies also examine heavy metal stabilization, carbonation resistance, and durability under cyclic conditions. Collectively, these works highlight interdisciplinary approaches for achieving net-zero construction through resource efficiency, performance-based design, and innovative material integration.
Land Use/Land Cover and Natural Hazards
Over the past few decades, the risks associated with natural hazards have increased significantly due to changes in climate as well as land use/land cover (LULC), both of which are mainly driven by anthropic pressure on landscapes, such as urbanization, forest management practices, agricultural practices, and similar processes. Climate and LULC change contribute significantly to variations in the frequency, variability, and magnitude of natural hazards, including floods, landslides, erosion, and others. Constant progress in remote sensing (RS) enables the rapid collection of high-quality and accurate information on landscape characteristics, particularly LULC. Geographic information systems (GIS), in turn, provide tools for processing, modeling, analyzing, and synthesizing spatial data. Together, RS and GIS play an essential role in natural hazards mapping, monitoring, and assessment. Therefore, the focus of this Special Issue was to gather and present current knowledge on the interactions between LULC and natural hazards and to examine the impacts of LULC changes and scenarios on the occurrence of natural hazards, as well as vice versa-the impacts of natural hazards on LULC and society-across various spatial scales, from local to global. Addressing these issues has the potential to support risk managers and decision-makers in adopting appropriate mitigation and adaptation actions, as well as resilient preparedness and response strategies.
Keokuk Geodes
Uncover the secrets of Keokuk Geodes with this pocket-size booklet--perfect for identifying, collecting, and displaying these crystal treasures of nature.Whether you're a seasoned rockhound, a curious beginner, or a geology enthusiast, keep this convenient guide close at hand. Written by expert collector Jim Magnuson, this beautiful booklet is packed with everything you need to know about the world-famous geodes found in southeastern Iowa, northeastern Missouri, and western Illinois, with the epicenter around Keokuk, Iowa.Begin with an introduction to these natural wonders, including their geography and how they form. Learn about the annual festival devoted to these geodes, including a bit of local history and points of interest. Then let the rock hunting begin! You'll get expert insights on where to look and what to look for, as well as essential safety tips. An identification section introduces you to more than 25 types of geodes, with details about the kinds of crystals and cubes inside--showcasing quartz, calcite, pyrite, UV-reactive minerals, and more. You'll also appreciate Jim's advice on how to open your finds and some of the best ways to display them.Quick guide features: Pocket-size format--easier than laminated foldoutsIdentification guide to 25 important types of geodesExpert guidance on finding, opening, and displaying geodesMaps of commercial dig sites and natural hotspotsSafety tips, festival information, and moreBring this durable, lightweight quick guide along on your next rockhounding trip and discover why Keokuk Geodes have earned their place among the most fascinating natural wonders.
Design and Applications of Positive Energy Districts
Positive-Energy Districts Boost the Energy TransitionWe stand at a defining moment in urban transition, where future cities must not only house us but also power themselves. Designing the Positive Energy District invites readers to explore the forefront of sustainable urbanism beyond "efficient houses" toward "additionality", where built environments generate more renewable energy than they consume. This collection presents the blueprint for positive energy districts (PEDs), the building blocks of a climate-neutral future. It bridges theory and practice, revealing how technology, planning, and environmental design converge. Within these pages, you will find: The Blueprint for Positive Energy: Key success factors of thriving PEDs through global case studies and life cycle assessments in cities like ?vora and Espoo. The Technology of Adaptation: From dynamic building envelopes and non-isolated DC-DC converters to thermal demand response strategies optimizing multi-energy grids. Nature as Infrastructure: Integration of nature-based solutions with renewable systems to create livable, resilient, carbon-neutral cities. Global Feasibility & Application: Examples spanning Greek zero-energy buildings, solar plants in Bangladesh, and industrial energy exchanges fostering sustainability.
Applying Deep Learning Technology for Spatiotemporal Prediction of Air Pollution from Urban Mobile Sources
Mobile source emissions account for more than 80% of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and more than 90% of nitrogen oxides and solid particles in urban air pollutants. Also, mobile source emissions have become the main source of urban air pollution, causing serious damage to the social ecological environment. Therefore, it is necessary to study the comprehensive supervision and analysis methods of urban mobile source emissions, which is of great significance for protecting public health and improving rational urban planning as well as traffic conditions. Meanwhile, the temporal and spatial distribution of urban mobile source emissions is affected by many complex factors. On the one hand, from the perspective of long-term vehicle emission inventory calculation, it mainly depends on the city's total vehicle volume and vehicle type composition. On the other hand, in terms of short-term and real-time variation in traffic emissions, it is mainly influenced by urban road network topology, traffic flow conditions, and external meteorological factors. This series of factors has led to great challenges in achieving full-time monitoring and comprehensive supervision of urban mobile source emissions. By summarizing the existing literature, we find that the focus of mobile source emissions prediction tends to shift from the road segment level to urban region scale, from a single city to cross cities, and from macro inventory prediction to fine-grained instantaneous prediction.
Occurrence, Accumulation, and Impacts of Environmental Pollutants in Aquatic Systems
This Special Issue aims to explore the occurrence, migration, transformation, accumulation, and effects of pollutants on wastewater treatment and aquatic systems. This Special Issue provides in-depth and systematic cross-disciplinary research on the release and traceability of environmental pollutants, toxicity assessment, novel detoxification technologies, environmental behaviour, and policy development. The research results can provide theoretical support and a scientific basis for the control and risk assessment of pollutants (nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, toxic organic matter, emerging pollutants, etc.). This Special Issue focuses on the assessment of water quality and pollutant behaviour, including, but not limited to, the following topics: The transformation of pollutants in degradation units or Earth's water environment.Research on toxicity sensors for toxic and hazardous chemicals.Efficient purification processes and mechanisms of highly toxic and hazardous chemicals.Community interactions and the genomic expression of microorganisms under the stress of toxic and hazardous chemicals.Fate and risk assessment of toxic and hazardous chemicals in environments.
Wave Loads on Offshore Structure
The ocean is rich in resources, such as oil, gas, wave power, and wind power. The development of these resources heavily relies on different types of offshore structures, including various platforms and fixed or floating structures. In addition, the development of coastal cities also demands the construction of more sea-crossing transportation structures, including underwater tunnels, sea bridges and breakwaters. These offshore structures face challenges in the complex ocean environment, where the impact of waves and currents remains a primary factor leading to structural damage. Despite numerous studies on wave and current loads, the field still presents many unresolved issues and remains one of the most important topics in ocean engineering. Further research would deepen our understanding of hydrodynamic loads, enabling better guidance for engineering applications and enhancing the safety design and operation of offshore structures.Thus, this Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in wave and current loads on offshore structures, the dynamics of these structures under such loads, and the corresponding vibration mitigation methods.
Irreversible
Irreversible: What Can We Do? provides a clear, evidence-based examination of climate change, global warming, and the challenges they present.Drawing on extensive experience in engineering and energy systems, the authors present complex climate science in a structured and accessible manner. The book explains the key factors driving rising global temperatures, sea level change, and other environmental impacts, supported by current data and scientific analysis.In addition to outlining the science of climate change, the book examines the technical, economic, and policy challenges that complicate efforts to address global warming. It also identifies practical approaches and potential solutions that could influence future outcomes.This work is intended for readers seeking a factual, clearly organized understanding of climate change, including students, professionals, and those interested in environmental policy and scientific analysis.The book is particularly suited to analytical readers looking for a data-driven perspective on one of the most significant global issues of our time.
Constructed Wetlands as a Sustainable Technology for Wastewater Treatment
The world faces growing water scarcity and pollution, intensified by socioeconomic development and rising demand for clean water. Annually, about 359.4 billion m3 of wastewater is generated globally, with nearly half discharged untreated. Conventional treatment plants, while widely used, are energy-intensive, rely heavily on chemicals, incompletely remove emerging contaminants and pathogens, emit significant greenhouse gases, and operate separately from natural ecosystems. Sustainable, cost-effective alternatives are urgently needed. Constructed wetlands mimic natural wetland processes-using plants, substrates, and microorganisms-to effectively remove pollutants. Recognized as eco-friendly and efficient nature-based solutions, they offer multiple benefits, including water purification, resource recovery, carbon sequestration, stormwater management, biodiversity support, and opportunities for education and recreation. This Reprint tackles current challenges in constructed wetlands, such as carbon emission reduction and removal of emerging contaminants. The studies provide insights to advance innovative applications and enhance the mechanistic understanding of wetlands for sustainable pollution control.
Simulation, Experiment and Modeling of Coal Fires
This Special Issue brings together 12 pioneering articles dedicated to an in-depth analysis of coal fires, a global disaster, through various research paradigms including simulation, experimentation, and modeling. The content focuses on three core areas: i. At the microscopic mechanisms level, it investigates the effects of solvent extraction on the functional groups and molecular structures of coal, combined with thermodynamic analysis, to fundamentally reveal the physicochemical properties of spontaneous combustion. ii. In the field of monitoring and early warning, it presents advanced monitoring solutions ranging from optimizing traditional gas indicators to deploying Distributed Temperature Sensing Systems, while innovatively applying artificial intelligence models such as deep learning for the precise prediction of secondary disasters like gas explosion. iii. Regarding engineering prevention and control, it investigates airflow leakage patterns in gob areas under advanced mining techniques, proposing targeted, field-verified sealing and fire prevention strategies. The Special Issue also includes comprehensive reviews on the research landscape and looks forward to exploring innovative pathways for recovering and converting waste heat from fire zones using a combined device of TPCTs and TGs, presenting a new vision that integrates disaster management with resource utilization. Collectively, the research in this Special Issue provides a vital theoretical and technical foundation for understanding the mechanisms of coal fires, and for achieving their precise prevention, control, and sustainable governance.
Environmental Transport and Transformation of Pollutants
The presence of various pollutants in the environment causes concern due to their potential adverse effects on the ecosystem and human beings. Pollutants such as heavy metals, chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, per- and poly-fluorinated compounds, pesticides, antibiotics, micro- and nano-plastics, etc., may be transported and transformed in the environment, and these processes are influenced by many factors, such as the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the pollutants, the physio-chemical and biological properties of the matrix, and environmental conditions. Understanding the environmental processes of pollutants as well as their effects helps to establish sound science-based regulations and develop effective management practices. This Special Issue offers insights into advanced research in the environmental processes of pollutants. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Technologies for measurements of pollutants; (2) Approaches to characterize environmental transport and transformation; (3) Methods to predict and quantify environmental processes; (4) Assessments of interactions between pollutants and the environmental matrix; (5) Effects of transport and transformation of pollutants.
Advanced Research on Hydraulic Engineering and Hydrological Modelling
Hydraulics and hydrology are ancient disciplines that play a crucial role in ensuring water security, safeguarding water environments, and maintaining water ecology. In recent years, the construction of high dams, such as the Baihetan Project, has not only resolved numerous problems but has also generated a wealth of practical theories, advanced techniques, and valuable practical experiences in the fields of hydraulics and hydrology. Physical models, numerical models, and prototype measurements are traditional research methods. However, with the rapid advancement of emerging technologies like information technology and big data, the integration of these technologies with hydraulics and hydrology has emerged as a prominent research topic in the current academic landscape. It is essential to summarize and disseminate the above-mentioned research findings to further promote the development of this area of interest. We hope that the work contained within this Reprint will be useful to the scientific community, policymakers, and stakeholders in the field of hydraulics and hydrology at large.
Advancing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Service Using Satellite Navigation Technology
This Reprint aims to comprehensively explore the expansive and ever-evolving realm of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies, with a primary focus on those rooted in satellite navigation systems. It serves as an in-depth platform for delving into a wide array of significant topics, including, but not limited to, the seamless integration of multiple PNT sources for enhanced accuracy and reliability, the development of resilient PNT systems capable of withstanding challenging environments, miniaturized micro PNT innovations tailored for small-scale devices, secure PNT frameworks to safeguard against cyber threats, advancements in GNSS Precise Point Positioning (PPP) and PPP-Real-Time Kinematic (PPP-RTK) for centimeter-level real-time positioning, precision in GNSS timing for critical applications, refined GNSS orbit determination and modeling for improved system performance, atmospheric sensing utilizing GNSS signals for weather forecasting, research into the impact of ionospheric disturbances and space weather on GNSS signals, and the integration of navigation with smart applications, as well as exploring satellite navigation countermeasures and the future potential of Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) PNT and broadband PNT constellations leveraging signals of opportunity.
Sketches of Western Canada 1873-1899
Landscapes, rivers, resources, geology, indigenous peoples... all these subjects were of interest to geologist-explorer George M. Dawson (1849-1901) as he travelled the prairies, Rockies, British Columbia, Yukon and beyond.These sketches are collected from his personal notebooks at McGill University Archives and his field notebooks at the National Archives from his work with the Geological Survey of Canada, of which he was Assistant Director (1883-) and Director (1895-1901). Raised in upper-class Victorian Montreal (his father Sir William was principal of McGill) he was well educated and, beyond his work as a scientist, excelled at drawing, watercolours and photography. Prepared by Peter D. Geldart
Climate Change and Hydrological Processes
Water is one of the essential elements sustaining human life and security. In recent years, the emergence and intensification of extreme climatic events have increasingly compromised water availability and quality, profoundly affecting people's well-being. Periods of drought have intensified water scarcity, while, conversely, rainfall has become more intense and frequent in various regions around the world. Within this evolving climatic context, the need to evaluate, forecast, and mitigate the occurrence and effects of extreme events has become a pressing priority-not only as a subject of scientific investigation but also as a matter of great importance for policymakers and decision-makers seeking to prevent or reduce their inherent impacts. Therefore, this reprint focuses on a range of interrelated topics, including the influence of climate change on water runoff processes, the projection of flash-flood susceptibility under different climate scenarios, and the variability of maximum river discharges in response to changing climatic conditions. It also addresses the impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of droughts, the challenges of assessing risk and uncertainty in detecting drought events, and the need for both quantitative and qualitative analyses of extreme hydrological occurrences. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of evaluating hazards and risks in drought assessment, integrating environmental economics into flood and drought risk management, and modeling the complex relationships between climatic variables and hydrological processes.
Production of Energy-Efficient Natural Gas Hydrate
Natural gas hydrate represents a significant potential energy resource for the future, yet its path to commercial production requires overcoming substantial scientific and technical hurdles. This Reprint, entitled "Production of Energy-efficient Natural Gas Hydrate", is dedicated to presenting the latest progress in addressing these challenges. The collected research spans the entire value chain, from fundamental molecular-scale studies to field-scale simulations and environmental impact assessments. This Reprint consolidates cutting-edge findings on core topics essential for advancing the field. These include the fundamentals of gas hydrate phase transition, the development of novel production technologies, and the comprehensive characterization of hydrate resources. A significant focus is placed on understanding and mitigating environmental impacts, such as those related to climate and geohazards. The issue also explores critical areas like flow assurance in production systems, the application of hydrate science for CO2 capture and storage, and the use of advanced numerical simulations for prediction and scaling. By synthesizing a wide array of experimental, theoretical, and simulation-based research, this Reprint serves as a vital reference on the current state of knowledge and the innovative approaches driving the efficient and responsible development of natural gas hydrates.
Advances in Hydro-Geological Research in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
Hydrogeological research in arid and semi-arid regions has entered a new stage driven by interdisciplinary integration and technological innovation, providing crucial support for the sustainable management of water-scarce areas. Research continues to make breakthroughs in core areas such as groundwater cycle mechanisms, hydrogeological modeling, and the coupling of landscape and hydrological processes. Through techniques such as hydrogen-oxygen stable isotope analysis and the chlorine mass balance method, diverse recharge sources and slow cycle characteristics have been clarified. The integration of open-source tools with remote sensing, GIS, and artificial intelligence has not only reduced the cost of constructing three-dimensional hydrogeological framework models but also enabled more precise drought risk assessment and dynamic water resource monitoring. For special systems such as desert springs and karst aquifers, the unique gushing mechanisms and hydrochemical laws have been elucidated. Furthermore, through field infiltration tests and data analysis, the impacts of soil type and land use on hydrological processes have been clarified, providing a scientific basis for land use planning and watershed management. Today, research methods that combine multi-source data fusion and field and laboratory work are becoming increasingly mature. Interdisciplinary collaboration has further streamlined the chain from mechanism research to application, enabling hydrogeological research results to serve practical needs such as water resource optimization, ecological protection, and climate change adaptation more efficiently.
Feature Papers for Land Systems and Global Change Section
This Reprint presents a concise selection of recent studies that deepen our understanding of land system dynamics under accelerating global change. Land systems arise from interactions among ecological processes, human activities, and socio-economic structures, and their evolution is increasingly shaped by multiple, intertwined pressures. The contributions highlight how climate variability, urban growth, institutional change, and ecological degradation jointly drive land transformation, often producing nonlinear and spatially heterogeneous outcomes. Several studies investigate how land use transitions alter ecosystem functions such as soil stability, hydrological regulation, and cultural benefits. Case analyses from diverse regions show that landscape patterns and ecological resilience respond differently across environmental and developmental contexts, emphasizing the need for locally tailored strategies. Urban environments feature prominently, with research assessing ecological efficiency, green infrastructure, and the impacts of rapid urbanization on environmental stress. These findings demonstrate the dual role of cities as both drivers of land system change and critical arenas for nature-based solutions. Other contributions address governance and conceptual challenges, including land resource equity and the need for coherent planning frameworks.
XVIII International Seminars on Overarching Issues of the European Area
The Reprint "XVIII International Seminars on Overarching Issues of the European Area" gathers twenty peer-reviewed papers presented in Porto, Portugal, between 23 and 26 May 2024. This Reprint explores the intersections between sustainability, innovation, and territorial development, offering multidisciplinary insights into how societies can respond to global and local challenges. The contributions address various topics, including rural innovation, wildfire risk management, climate change adaptation, sustainable tourism, cultural heritage, governance, and social cohesion. These works provide an integrated understanding of the transformations shaping territories in the twenty-first century and highlight the importance of place-based and community-oriented approaches to building more resilient futures.
Environmental Exposure to Microplastics
This Reprint compiles key research addressing the pervasive challenge of microplastic pollution. Moving beyond detection, the included studies critically examine toxicological effects and exposure pathways from a One Health perspective.The synthesis reveals that microplastics act as carriers for co-pollutants like phthalates and pharmaceuticals, enhancing their bioavailability and toxicity in aquatic and mammalian models. Toxicological impact depends strongly on polymer type, with polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride eliciting distinct biological responses. Fieldwork from regions like the Yangtze River Estuary and Pakistan's freshwater ecosystems documents environmental distribution and confirms widespread wildlife ingestion. Innovative non-invasive methods, such as analyzing white stork pellets, are highlighted as effective biomonitoring tools. A key focus is human exposure, identifying the mechanical fragmentation of everyday plastics as a significant, overlooked pathway. Studies on wastewater treatment plants show that while microplastics are partially removed, persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals in effluent remain an ecological concern.By integrating toxicology, environmental monitoring, and risk assessment, this Reprint serves as a comprehensive scientific resource. It provides an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and students seeking an evidence-based understanding of microplastic impacts on ecosystem stability, animal health, and public health.
Advances in Remediation of Contaminated Sites
This Reprint compiles 24 cutting-edge studies on contaminated site remediation, covering four core areas: pollution characterization and risk assessment, environmental fate of pollutants, remediation technology, and review articles with bibliometric analysis. It explores diverse scenarios including industrial zones, mining areas, agricultural lands, drinking water sources, and tailings ponds. Key advances include rapid pollution detection via multi-source spectral fusion and machine learning, revelation of plant-microbe adaptive mechanisms in polluted environments, development of high-performance materials (e.g., modified biochar, nanoflower-like oxides), and intelligent optimization of remediation strategies. The collection reflects interdisciplinary integration and practical application, addressing challenges like compound pollution and technology scaling. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers, advancing sustainable management of contaminated sites worldwide.
Sustainability in Energy and Buildings
This Reprint focuses on the urgent challenge of achieving sustainability in the building sector, one of the world's largest consumers of energy and contributors to CO₂ emissions. It brings together recent research and innovative approaches aimed at reducing energy demand and environmental impact throughout a building's life cycle. The contributions explore advancements in sustainable construction materials, the design and optimization of passive and active building envelopes, and the integration of efficient HVAC systems with smart control technologies. Renewable energy applications for buildings-such as photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, small wind turbines, and low-temperature geothermal solutions-are also examined. Furthermore, life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost (LCC) methodologies are presented as essential tools for evaluating and guiding sustainable design and operation. Collectively, this Reprint offers a comprehensive overview of emerging strategies and technologies shaping a more energy-efficient and environmentally responsible built environment.
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Promoting Sustainable Geoenvironment
With the Earth's growing population, the environment faces a wide array of new challenges. Detailed knowledge, as well as continuous monitoring and evaluation of the environment, is crucial to promote a sustainable geological environment. In recent decades, Remote Sensing (RS) has made it possible to gather huge quantities of geographical information and data. Additionally, a Geographical Information System (GIS) serves as an outstanding and effective tool in the spatial analysis of various natural phenomena. The integration of RS with GIS further enhances the process of collating and updating multiple information, thereby offering a cost-effective way for environmental monitoring, evaluation, and change detection. These geospatial technologies are particularly helpful for both basic and applied geology, mapping, characterizing natural resources, assessing contaminated environment risk, estimating natural hazards, identifying community susceptibility to hazards, and land use planning. Therefore, RS and GIS have become necessary tools in addressing the geoenvironment.This Special Issue aims to present research on the application of RS and GIS in addressing geoenvironmental phenomena, underscoring how and why monitoring and evaluating changes in the environment are rather important to encourage the geological environment's sustainability and ensure a good quality of human life.
Bold Women, Sustainable Futures
What do we do now? How do we move forward in a world moving backward?Around the world, women bear the brunt of the climate crisis-yet remain the least likely to hold positions of power or decision-making in shaping its solutions.As women face the compounding pressures of the climate emergency, global rollbacks on DEI and ESG policies, and the revival of cultural misogyny, Bold Women, Sustainable Futures: Leadership Lessons in an Age of Resistance offers a powerful and timely exploration of the progress, potential, and power of women in sustainability leadership to drive inclusive and systemic change.Amid the growing backlash against climate action, gender equity, human rights, and DEI, women in leadership positions find themselves facing new and unprecedented challenges-from burnout and backlash to exclusion-while still struggling to navigate systems never designed for them in the first place.Years of research show that sustainability and sustainable development are best supported by leadership rooted in collective progress, justice, and inclusion-values women often bring to the table. But how do we continue to support and encourage women to lead in the face of such persistent and mounting opposition?Bold Women, Sustainable Futures addresses this dilemma, serving as both a guide and a call to action-for women stepping into leadership roles, as a tribute to those who have come before, and as an invitation to the next generation of sustainability leaders.It begins by profiling nine women leading across climate science, governance, business, media, advocacy, and the arts-including Helle Bank Jorgensen, Roberta Boscolo, Honourable Rosa Galvez, Tensie Whelan, Dr. Shawna Pandya, Sylvia Yu Friedman, Dr. Dianne Saxe, Dr. Deborah Rosati, and the author herself-weaving in her own deeply personal reflections on leadership, identity, and transformation as a woman of colour navigating voice and visibility throughout her journey so far.The second half takes a hard look at the global backlash against DEI and ESG, revealing the historical cycles of gendered progress and regression while offering strategies, solutions, and concrete steps for meeting this moment head-on.A powerful, fiery fulcrum chapter, "The Turning Point," brings together diverse reflections from extraordinary women around the world across sustainability, business, and justice movements, offering wisdom and guidance on leading with courage when the systems we thought were shifting begin to turn back. The book ends with practical tips and strategies for navigating the current backlash, aimed at existing female leaders, emerging and aspiring leaders, students, and allies.Beautifully written, evidence-based, and told through women's real-life experiences, Bold Women, Sustainable Futures serves as a mirror revealing how far we still have to go-exposing the systemic barriers women face in leadership-and counters them with actionable strategies, inspiring stories, and a message of hope.This book is a playbook for navigating uncharted territory, rewriting the rules of power, and leading with courage toward a sustainable future-especially when the world pushes back.
Bold Women, Sustainable Futures
What do we do now? How do we move forward in a world moving backward?Around the world, women bear the brunt of the climate crisis-yet remain the least likely to hold positions of power or decision-making in shaping its solutions.As women face the compounding pressures of the climate emergency, global rollbacks on DEI and ESG policies, and the revival of cultural misogyny, Bold Women, Sustainable Futures: Leadership Lessons in an Age of Resistance offers a powerful and timely exploration of the progress, potential, and power of women in sustainability leadership to drive inclusive and systemic change.Amid the growing backlash against climate action, gender equity, human rights, and DEI, women in leadership positions find themselves facing new and unprecedented challenges-from burnout and backlash to exclusion-while still struggling to navigate systems never designed for them in the first place.Years of research show that sustainability and sustainable development are best supported by leadership rooted in collective progress, justice, and inclusion-values women often bring to the table. But how do we continue to support and encourage women to lead in the face of such persistent and mounting opposition?Bold Women, Sustainable Futures addresses this dilemma, serving as both a guide and a call to action-for women stepping into leadership roles, as a tribute to those who have come before, and as an invitation to the next generation of sustainability leaders.It begins by profiling nine women leading across climate science, governance, business, media, advocacy, and the arts-including Helle Bank Jorgensen, Roberta Boscolo, Honourable Rosa Galvez, Tensie Whelan, Dr. Shawna Pandya, Sylvia Yu Friedman, Dr. Dianne Saxe, Dr. Deborah Rosati, and the author herself-weaving in her own deeply personal reflections on leadership, identity, and transformation as a woman of colour navigating voice and visibility throughout her journey so far.The second half takes a hard look at the global backlash against DEI and ESG, revealing the historical cycles of gendered progress and regression while offering strategies, solutions, and concrete steps for meeting this moment head-on.A powerful, fiery fulcrum chapter, "The Turning Point," brings together diverse reflections from extraordinary women around the world across sustainability, business, and justice movements, offering wisdom and guidance on leading with courage when the systems we thought were shifting begin to turn back. The book ends with practical tips and strategies for navigating the current backlash, aimed at existing female leaders, emerging and aspiring leaders, students, and allies.Beautifully written, evidence-based, and told through women's real-life experiences, Bold Women, Sustainable Futures serves as a mirror revealing how far we still have to go-exposing the systemic barriers women face in leadership-and counters them with actionable strategies, inspiring stories, and a message of hope.This book is a playbook for navigating uncharted territory, rewriting the rules of power, and leading with courage toward a sustainable future-especially when the world pushes back.
Alpine South
Alpine South includes photos showcasing the breathtaking beauty of Southern Appalachia. L.L. Gaddy's photographs of plant communities in high elevations are paired with information about the geological spread of the area and the multitude of lifeforms it hosts. The book depicts the nature of Appalachia up close and from a distance, alternating from photos of broad landscapes to closeups of the fruits and flowers within. Much like the beautiful mountain range, this book has many hidden treasures to uncover.
Climate Change and Hydrological Processes, 2nd Edition
The articles in this reprint highlight the complex interactions between climate change, human activities, and hydrological processes across diverse regions. They showcase advances in modeling, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence for assessing river dynamics, flood and drought risks, and ecosystem responses. Together, these studies reveal both the progress achieved in understanding hydrological change and the persistent challenges in forecasting, managing, and mitigating its impacts. Overall, the issue underscores the need for integrated, data-driven, and adaptive approaches to enhance water security under a changing climate.
Driving Water Reuse by New Technologies, Land Use and Infrastructure Planning, and Legislation Policies
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have set targets for climate protection until 2030. Increasing periods of drought in many countries have shown that water supplies are reaching their limits. Reusing treated wastewater, available in predictable quantities daily, is an important approach, along with the storage of rainwater. To achieve the SDGs, new technologies, planning strategies, and legislative policies must be developed or improved to drive the use of recycled wastewater. Municipalities, industry, and agriculture can reduce water stress by reusing treated wastewater for purposes such as street cleaning, refilling cooling water, and crop irrigation.Most countries have regulations for discharging treated wastewater, but advanced regulations for reused water according to the "fit-for-purpose" principle are sometimes lacking. Advanced treatment steps and their implementation are essential for wastewater treatment so that treated water meets the "fit-for-purpose" standard.Holistic water management concepts improve the situation around scarce water locally and regionally. Only a few countries have implemented holistic integrated water management strategies including wastewater reuse, which is why further research is needed. Only in this way will it be possible to achieve SDG 6 in the near future.
New Insights in GNSS Remote Sensing for Ionosphere Monitoring and Modeling
This Remote Sensing Special Issue, "New Insights in GNSS Remote Sensing for Ionosphere Monitoring and Modeling", presents cutting-edge research on using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals to probe the Earth's ionosphere. The collection advances techniques for detecting space weather perturbations, from typhoons to solar activity, using advanced algorithms and multi-sensor data fusion. It also features improved modeling approaches for ionospheric electron content and its spatiotemporal variations, which are critical for enhancing GNSS positioning accuracy and reliability. Furthermore, several contributions demonstrate how precise ionospheric correction enables other GNSS remote sensing applications, such as monitoring precipitable water vapor for meteorological studies. Collectively, these ten papers provide valuable tools and insights for scientists in geodesy, space weather, and satellite communication, highlighting GNSS's vital role in understanding our near-Earth space environment.
Designing Hydrogels and Hydrogel-Derived Materials for Agriculture and Water Sustainability
The design and application of hydrogels in different fields have increased in prevalence considerably over recent years. This is due to the great versatility, excellent properties, and unique solutions that these materials provide. Currently, faced with the challenge of obtaining new, more environmentally friendly materials with applications that minimize the impacts of climate change, the design of hydrogels and hydrogel-derived materials has become a focus of studies aiming to address the current sustainability needs regarding agriculture and water use as part of the global economy and as necessary resources on our planet.In this Special Issue, entitled "Designing Hydrogels and Hydrogel-Derived Materials for Agriculture and Water Sustainability", we collect some manuscripts in the field of advancing the design of hydrogel-derived materials for improving the sustainability of agriculture and water use, such as hydrogels designed for the elimination of emerging organic contaminants, contaminants of an organic origin such as antibiotics, endocrine disruptors, dyes, analgesics, and pesticides, among others, and contaminants of an inorganic origin such as heavy metals and oxyanions in both the soil and water matrix.
Earth Observation by GNSS and GIS Techniques
This Reprint highlights recent advances in the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for Earth observation and geospatial research. Over the past decades, these technologies have evolved significantly, becoming essential tools for positioning, navigation, and environmental monitoring. The Special Issue brings together eight high-quality research articles that span diverse themes, including vegetation monitoring, rockfall modeling, coastal and wetland mapping, geoid computation, landform erosion, open-ocean and inland water monitoring, and deformation assessment.By integrating remote sensing data (satellite imagery, UAV photogrammetry, SAR), GNSS measurements, and advanced GIS-based processing, the featured studies highlight new methodological approaches for monitoring natural hazards, tracking environmental changes, and improving our understanding of the Earth's processes. Overall, this Reprint emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of modern geospatial research and the critical role played by GIS and GNSS in advancing our understanding of our planet's dynamic systems.
Battery Rocks
In Battery Rocks Katrina Naomi returns to the Cornish swimming spot - Battery Rocks in Penzance - every day for a year. On each swim, she finds something fresh and invigorating, whether this is an encounter with a bull seal, an insight into the conflict in Palestine, or a realisation about herself.Alongside poems exploring the sea in all its mercurial forms - rough and calm, wild and healing - she examines issues of fear, strength and vulnerability. Writing in response to an attempted rape and other experienced attacks, she questions how she can feel safer alone, in a raging sea in winter, in nothing but a swimming costume, than on dry land.These poems also approach the climate emergency from aslant, offering several new takes on one of the most pressing concerns of our times. Finding joy through immersion in nature, Battery Rocks is a thoughtful meditation on nature, risk, swimming and the sea.
Human Wildlife Conflict and Management
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has emerged as a major sustainability challenge caused by human expansion into natural ecosystems. As forests decline and farmlands spread, wild animals are forced into human spaces, triggering frequent clashes. Factors like climate change, habitat destruction, and resource competition worsen the issue, threatening both communities and wildlife. This book explores the causes, consequences, and solutions to HWC, aiming to promote coexistence. The impacts are grave-people lose crops, livestock, and even lives, while animals face retaliatory killings and habitat loss, disrupting ecological balance. Addressing HWC needs integrated action through policy reforms, technology, and community participation. Successful global approaches include Asia's community-led conservation, Africa's wildlife-based economies, and South America's agroforestry systems. India, especially Kerala, has pioneered innovative, people-centered strategies using technology and traditional wisdom. Through global insights and local experiences, this book highlights pathways toward harmony between humans and wildlife.
What If We Get It Right?
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "With a thoughtfully curated series of essays, poetry, and conversations, the brilliant scientist and climate expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has assembled a group of dynamic people who are willing to imagine what seems impossible, and articulate those visions with enthusiastic clarity."--Roxane Gay Our climate future is not yet written. What if we act as if we love the future? A SMITHSONIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects and advocates, help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take--from every one of us, with whatever we have to offer--to create. If you haven't yet been able to picture a transformed and replenished world--or to see yourself, your loved ones, and your community in it--this book is for you. If you haven't yet found your role in shaping this new world or you're not sure how we can actually get there, this book is for you. With grace, humor, and humanity, Johnson invites readers to ask and answer this ultimate question together: What if we get it right? On possibility and transformation with: Paola Antonelli - Xiye Bastida - Jade Begay - Wendell Berry - R矇gine Cl矇ment - Steve Connell - Erica Deeman - Abigail Dillen - Brian Donahue - Jean Flemma - Kelly Sims Gallagher - Rhiana Gunn-Wright - Olalekan Jeyifous - Corley Kenna - Bryan C. Lee Jr. - Franklin Leonard - Adam McKay - Bill McKibben - Kate Marvel - Samantha Montano - Kate Orff - Leah Penniman - Marge Piercy - Colette Pichon Battle - Kendra Pierre-Louis - Judith D. Schwartz - Jigar Shah - Ayisha Siddiqa - Bren Smith - Oana Stănescu - Mustafa Suleyman - Jacqueline Woodson
The Heck Hypothesis
Thousands of crop circles have been discovered and recorded in this generation, but no interpretative key has been available until now. This book, unique in crop circle literature, deciphers 2,700 circles as signs of a sequence of comet strikes extending over the next 250 years which will contribute to repeated crop shortages. The extraterrestrial circle makers will be artificially directing these cosmic bodies to their impact areas, but before they begin they are revealing a large number of significant details about the whole process. Using the crop circles, plus biblical and personal prophecies, the author has derived approximate dates and locations for the global impacts. According to the author, directed comets have played an essential role in the evolution of life on this planet for millions, even billions of years. In fact, the general shape of most plants and animals originates from the comet shape, and the sexual reproductive cycle emulates the primordial act of a comet striking the earth. New and improved plant species to eliminate world hunger will become an integral part of the biosphere as the comets appear. Comet strikes have always been necessary for pollinating the flower of life, and creating new species, a new age and a new earth. The Heck Hypothesis is required reading for anyone seriously concerned with crop circles, potential asteroid or comet impacts, prophecy, and the intrinsic nature of life on this planet.
Environmental questions, community responses
Environmental Humanities is the product of the 21st century, an age in which it is no longer possible to grasp and manage environmental problems from a single viewpoint. This is true of the scientific method as well. Although fundamentally important for the understanding of ecological issues and changes to the climate, scientific knowledge is not sufficient for providing an adequate answer to the complex phenomenon that is the cause and consequence of the environmental challenges of our century. This is why traditional humanities subjects have been combined with the natural and social sciences and the arts into an interdisciplinary formation in an attempt to understand the causes, current forms, and future trajectories of the contemporary environmental crisis, and to give possible answers to it. This volume is intended to join a body of literature - introductions, textbooks - on Environmental Humanities, adapted to the Hungarian context. Due to its nature, it provides a comprehensive description of several topics, such as environmental philosophy, environmental anthropology, nature art, nature conservation, the relationship between religion and ecology, environmental history, legal, political, and economic issues, social justice, overpopulation, or food dilemmas. In addition, the volume shows community responses to contemporary ecological and social problems with examples from Hungary.
Remote Sensing Retrievals of Optical Properties in Inland Waters and the Coastal Ocean
Inland waters and the coastal ocean are vital components of the biosphere, underpinning atmospheric processes and regional climate regulation through primary production, carbon storage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Inland waters also serve economic roles, providing water for agriculture, aquaculture, recreation, and drinking. As the key zone for land-ocean material exchange, the coastal ocean holds immense ecological value. In recent decades, industrial and urban pollution has had a catastrophic impact on these aquatic systems, reducing water transparency, intensifying eutrophication, and triggering frequent cyanobacteria blooms. With large-scale synchronous observation capabilities and long-term datasets, satellite imagery has become a mainstream data source for global and regional aquatic environment research.Water colour remote sensing is a core focus of this journal, and this Special Issue is in close alignment with this theme. The research contained herein primarily involves the retrieval of the optical/non-optical parameters of inland and coastal waters from multispectral or hyperspectral radiance data. These derived products rely on bio-optical models integrating empirical/semi-empirical, analytical/semi-analytical, quasi-analytical, and machine learning algorithms.
Large Igneous Provinces
Over the past decade, major advances have been made in global research on the critical role of large igneous provinces (LIPs) in major geodynamic processes. These include the formation and evolution of the lithosphere and mantle, supercontinent breakup, dramatic climate change events (including mass extinctions), and the genesis of major ore deposits.This Special Issue highlights recent progress in LIP research through eight papers arranged by LIP age. The contributions include insights into source chemistry for the young (16 Ma) Columbia River LIP, the plumbing system of the 118-114 Ma Rajmahal flood basalts in the context of the Kerguelen plume, mechanisms by which plume-related LIPs drive continental breakup, magnetic fabric studies used to determine magma flow in parts of the 252 Ma Siberian Traps LIP, characterization of an intrusion associated with the poorly understood ca. 260 Ma Khangai LIP, application of U-Pb garnet dating to alkaline ultramafic complexes in the ca. 645-625 Ma Eastern Sayan Province, and linking Neoproterozoic redbeds to hydrothermal fluids derived from the 940-890 Ma Dashigou LIP.
China Water Forum 2024
With the impacts of global climate change and increasing human activities, water security has become a key issue constraining economic and social development, as well as ecological protection. To help address these challenges, the China Water Forum, as an important academic platform, has long regarded water security as a major topic and collaborated with the journal Water to establish the Special Issue "China Water Forum 2024". A total of nine articles have been included in this Special Issue. These articles focus on topics related to climate change, human-water relationships, and water security. The research includes analyses of hydrological processes and their responses to climate change, examinations of balanced human-water interactions in water resource development and use, and innovations in water security governance strategies. The Reprint serves as a valuable resource for researchers working on water-related studies, policymakers formulating water management strategies, and practitioners engaged in water resource protection and utilization.
Still No Miracles Needed
What if we don't need 'miracle technologies' to solve the climate problem? What if the technologies we need are already available? And what if we can use those existing technologies to ensure reliable electricity, heat supplies, and energy security? In a revised and updated edition of his award-winning climate bestseller, No Miracles Needed, the world's premier thinker on energy futures and one of the world's 100 most impactful people in the world in 2023, Mark Z. Jacobson reveals how nations, communities, and individuals can solve the climate crisis most effectively, while simultaneously eliminating air pollution and providing energy security. Mark explains how existing technologies can harness, store, and transmit energy from wind, water, and solar sources to ensure reliable electricity and heat supplies. It includes new, cutting-edge technologies, additional new real-life case studies about the solutions, and additional references. Written for everyone who cares about the future of our planet, this book advises individuals, policymakers, communities, and nations about what they can do to solve the problems identified, and the economic, health, and climate benefits of the solutions.
Asteroid YR4-11 Ways the World Could End
December 2032. The asteroid 2024 YR4, roughly fifty meters across, could strike Earth. The odds are low-3% as of now. But if it hit Paris or New York, either city would be annihilated, releasing hundreds of times the energy of Hiroshima.Earth has already faced five mass extinctions. Colossal volcanic eruptions and giant asteroid impacts wiped out up to 90% of species. These cataclysms are not myths-they are etched in our planet's rocks and fossils.In this eye-opening book, the author explores eleven scientifically plausible, if unlikely, ways the world could end: asteroid impact, supervolcano eruption, wandering planet, solar storm, nearby supernova, shift of Earth's orbit, rotation halt, Sun's extinction, a passing neutron star, or a rogue black hole.A gripping and thought-provoking examination of our planet's fragility in the face of cosmic threats.
Lady Gaia Speaks
What does the planet think?Lady Gaia is an organism made up of every living thing, from prions and viruses to blue whales and red sequoias, and in this imaginative tour de force of a polemic against human-made global warming and habitat destruction, Patricia Finney gets the views of the world we should love, on our prospects for survival, departure into space - or replacement.There are other species that could become dominant, if our planet turns against us...Patricia Finney is an environmental activist and historical novelist. Her novels featuring James Enys, lawyer, friend of Shakespeare and (when necessary) sleuth - who is never seen at the same time as his sister but who possesses a rare insight into the world of Elizabethan women - are available from Climbing Tree Books.
Satellite Remote Sensing for Ocean and Coastal Environment Monitoring
Knowledge of the ocean environment, especially in coastal regions, is essential for numerous human activities, such as tidal power, navigation, and ocean engineering. Remote sensing technologies like satellite altimeters and GNSS can transform traditional ocean research through providing observations with nearly global coverage. Nowadays, nearly all ocean environment elements, including sea level anomalies, sea surface temperature, winds, chlorophyll-a concentrations, water transparency, and sea waves, can be observed using remote sensing technologies. Evidently, remote sensing observations provide valuable opportunities to explore basin-wide changes in the ocean environment and ocean dynamic processes at different scales of space and time, such as ocean tides, mesoscale eddies, coastal currents, sea level rise, and ocean circulation. Furthermore, remote sensing observations have been assimilated into numerical models and thus greatly improve model performance. This Reprint endeavors to collect novel research works that utilize multi-source remote sensing observations, as well as numerical models, to explore diverse ocean dynamic processes and their influences on the changing ocean environment in the global ocean, especially in coastal areas with complicated hydrodynamic contexts and vital socio-economic roles.
How Does Forest Management Affect Soil Dynamics?
Forest ecosystems represent an important biodiversity resource worldwide and provide numerous important services. Their status is under constant change due to the applied management practices, which can exert both positive and negative effects. Forest soils have a complex microbiome and show variable activity dynamics in relation to soil structure, nutrient cycling, and organic matter content. There is a constant need for research oriented towards a better understanding of how these ecosystems respond to current management practices and to forecast their evolution and to optimize them to achieve resilience. Soil microbiomes occupy a key position within forest ecosystems, being responsible for nutrient cycling and vegetation maintenance. Microbial communities are suitable indicators for applied management and show rapid reactions to both biotic and abiotic factors. The ecosystem specificity of soil microbiome is an important trait to deepen understanding of their site-specific reaction to management procedures and enable the identification of new and more performant indicators that bring understanding of forest soils. Techniques like reforestation or regeneration imply great changes in soil microbiomes and change the diversity and assemblage of microbial communities. Clearing, thinning, or prescribed burning produce a different effect on the soil microbiome, along with climatic context and rainwater quality. Post-disturbance microbial dynamics are important in understanding the direction of ecosystem regeneration, the flow of biogeochemical cycles, and the assurance of growth conditions for tree species.
Conserving Oregon's Environment
Conserving Oregon's Environment traces the arc of successes in conserving Oregon's environment, beginning in the 1880s and continuing to 2013. It answers the questions: Where did this program or reserve come from? Who led the way, and who opposed it? What difference has it made?It deals with the breadth of modern environmentalism: protecting nature, habitat, purifying ambient media, eliminating unsafe operations, and promoting energy efficiency. It is organized around themes, such as public lands, state parks, rivers, wilderness, environmental laws and turning points on such issues, modern reserves, new refuges, breakthroughs on national forests; each chapter tells its story chronologically. Two appendices accompany the text: a timeline of accomplishments, and a list of organizations providing leadership. In addition, maps show the location of reserves.It concludes that Oregon occupies a special place in the history of conservation because of the degree of innovation here and the continuity of progress. For its size, no state has done more to make history in protecting its environment.
