Study of environmental degradation caused by socio-spatial actions
To analyse the socio-environmental degradation caused by the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex, through the socio-spatial consequences caused by the construction of the energy project. Hydroelectric power stations in Brazil have been a driving force behind the country's industrial development. This process began in the 1950s under the government of Juscelino Kubitscheck, who prioritised the expansion of Brazil's energy matrix based on water resources. The territorial area of Paulo Afonso belongs to homogeneous micro-region 147, Sert瓊o de Paulo Afonso, and occupies a territorial area of 1,545.192 km簡. The problem addressed in this research is relevant because of the need to highlight the complex nature of the factors that explain socio-spatial relations, in terms of the evolutionary conditions of the process of setting up hydroelectric plants in the S瓊o Francisco sub-middle. On the other hand, the dams boosted the country's development and offered new prospects for the north-eastern region of Brazil. Since then, Paulo Afonso/BA has found itself in a new reality as a result of the socio-spatial reorganisation caused by the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex.
Territorial developments
We propose to examine the way in which land reorganisation takes place, through the actions undertaken by agents of national and international capital with the backing of the Brazilian state; which act on the land structure not with the intention of changing it, but rather to make it even more concentrated and inaccessible to thousands of workers in the struggle for land, always acting where there is tension, in an attempt to destructure social movements and historical struggles for access to land, thus transforming agrarian reform from a social and economic problem into a market issue, through programmes that favour the purchase and financing of land, to the detriment of expropriation and redistribution. Here we combine two scales of analysis: the one that focuses on the general implications of the Brazilian agrarian question and that of Banco da Terra in the country's land system, in order to position the debate from an empirically based investigation: the Banco da Terra groups in Londrina and Tamarana.
Applied Geology in Minerals and Petroleum Exploration
This book, focusing on "Applied Geology in Minerals and Petroleum Exploration: An Overview of Issues and Evidence in Kenya," captures the major rocks and minerals commonly encountered in the region. It explains essential skills for the identification and description of common rock-forming minerals, which are integral to rock-forming processes. Understanding different subsurface geological and geophysical rock structures and types is also crucial in applied geology. This field encompasses dynamic Earth system processes, especially earthquakes, which can negatively affect human development in vulnerable areas.Petroleum exploration is a complex task involving the interpretation and integration of geoscientific information from indirect sources. Surface and subsurface information in the Kenya Rift Basins is primarily gathered from exploratory wells, geophysical surveys, and wireline drilled well-logs. Meticulous data interpretation and analysis from these sources are required before identifying prospective structures and locales for oil exploration. This involves prognostic evaluation of source-reservoir-seal targets over areas with favorable entrapment conditions.
AI for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
This book discusses the adverse effects of climatic changes on our planet. It examines AI-based tools and technologies and how they can assist in identifying energy emission reductions, CO2 removal, and support the development of greener transportation networks, monitoring deforestation, and forecast extreme weather events.
Pibid/Capes
As a researcher, I am always looking for new challenges and investigating our practices in order to generate new knowledge, as well as providing suggestions for solutions to the problems that permeate our daily lives through our anthropogenic actions in society. Research is important for filling in the gaps that arise through our practices. This research has provided a scenario of how students view Geography through the Institutional Teaching Initiation Scholarship Programme - PIBID/CAPES, by the academic fellows of the UERR Geography course at the Am矇rica Sarmento Ribeiro State School - Boa Vista/RR, where the object of study of the proposal was to identify the activities that were carried out by PIBID/UERR academics in the subject of Geography, The aim of this study was to identify the activities carried out by PIBID/UERR students in the subject of Geography, with a view to increasing motivation for both students and teachers, as well as providing innovative methodologies, where students stop being recipients of information and start actively participating in actions that benefit them and the school as a whole. This programme is a project designed by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).
Production of place by children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a pathology that presents disturbances in neurological development, with the main abnormal characteristics being impaired social communication and fixed or repetitive behaviors, usually affecting children by the age of two. In view of these characteristics, this project aims to contribute, from the point of view of health geography, to the discussion about school inclusion and the production of place for children with ASD in the municipal schools of Presidente Prudente - SP. From the point of view of scientific initiation, it is essential to train geography students interested in the subject, which involves an interdisciplinary understanding. Key words: Place, Autism Spectrum Disorder, School inclusion, Psychoanalysis.
The contribution of magnetometry to geological and structural mapping
In this book, you'll find the contribution of magnetometry to geological mapping in the case of the KAPONDA area in the Democratic Republic of Congo.We started with geological formations that were regionally undifferentiated, and by processing magnetometric data (the horizontal gradient on the reduced reduction data at the pole), we delineated these formations and highlighted senestial stalls.Magnetometry is thus an essential tool in geological mapping.
River Ecological Restoration and Groundwater Artificial Recharge II
The goal of this Special Issue is to highlight the research frontier of river ecological restoration and groundwater artificial recharge, considering worldwide river shrinkage and groundwater depletion. After peer review, organized by the journal, and the selection of our Special Issue, 15 papers were finally selected and published in this Special Issue. The papers can generally be classified according to the following topic areas: (1) identifying and characterizing the complex hydrological processes in the river ecological restoration or groundwater artificial recharge; (2) characterizing the impacts of the river ecological restoration or groundwater artificial recharge on the physiochemical and biological evolution of and the ecological risk to aquatic environments; and (3) demonstrating the redistribution of water resources and the safety of water quality in the river ecological restoration or groundwater artificial recharge. We believe that these high-quality papers have important reference value for the sustainable management of water resources and the ecological protection of water.
Algal Genetic Resources
This book focuses on the current and potential applications of microalgae and cyanobacteria in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. The book deals with the very recent and advanced techniques and technologies in algal cultivation and extraction for its application. The chapters discuss the biological importance, properties, and uses of algal metabolites and microalgae-based compounds in drug development, in food nutrition enhancement, and in the development of cosmetics with medicinal properties.The chapter authors cover a range of diverse topics on algal biological resources, such as: algae as a nutraceutical and functional food ingredient the extraction of food bioactive compounds from microalgae spirulina-derived nutraceuticals and their applications in the food industry anticancer compounds from freshwater microalgae cosmetic applications of microalgal and cyanobacterial pigments and more This unique book, Algal Genetic Resources: Cosmeceuticals, Nutraceuticals, and Pharmaceuticals from Algae, will enlighten readers on the vast usefulness of microalgae and cyanobacteria as an important resource for the cosmeceutical, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries for their broad biotechnological potential industrial applications. The volume will be a valuable reference for scientists and researchers in these areas as well as for advanced students and faculty in ecology, phycology, botany, agriculture, biotechnology, microbiology, environmental biotechnology, plant science, and life sciences.
Geography Indivisible
In a context of disciplinary division between human and physical geography, the book seeks to reassert the unity of the field through an emphasis on a shared focus on the geographic configuration of things and how and why configuration is important.
Climate Change Action Plan, 2023-2030
Setting out ADB's ambitious climate targets, this publication lays out action how ADB plans to catalyze climate finance and incentivize innovation to help shepherd Asia and the Pacific towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. Underscoring why hard-fought development gains are at risk, the publication shows how ADB plans to invest $100 billion of its own funds and work with the public and private sector to maximize its climate impact. With the region on the frontline of the growing climate crisis, ADB aims to help decarbonize transport and energy, employ climate-smart planning to boost resilience, and work with partners to develop climate-critical outcomes.
Ecophilosophy on the edge
How can we break through conventional ""truths"", our own prejudices and psychological defense mechanisms in order to live through the current ecological situation without hiding from difficult questions and complicated conclusions?How can we look clearly at the interaction of our economic system with the biosphere, our civilization with what remained from indigenous and traditional cultures, our cognition tools, engineering thought and education with such complex systems as the global ecosystem or modern civilization?Can we use ""right hemisphere"" creative and intuitive approaches of dealing with the reality alongside with rational and system thinking methods? How can we address those big questions without getting trivial and hiding from emerging answers?How can we move from discussing these answers to also implementing them in everyday practice: individually and in our communities, projects and organizations?How can we change ourselves and go through deep transformational process necessary in the period of changes and crises when the past turns into the future so rapidly? How should we act in a complex chaotic world where according to the systems theory a slightest action may cause enormous changes?We invite you to seek and find answers to these questions, build bridges, share experience, achieve synergy in cooperation and create common projects for future.
Backstage Climate
About the BookThis book will demystify climate change for you and give you a glimpse into the science, politics and economics behind it as well the solutions that can save us from this crisis.2023 was the hottest year on record. 2024 may well be worse. Every day we hear something unusual. A fire here, a flood there, a storm surge, a cloudburst. These events affect all of us, our well-being, our health, our family, our work. Their frequency and intensity are increasing. Fortunately, however, we no longer lack explanations for these events. We know fossil fuels and the destruction of Nature by us humans are the primary reasons. Backstage Climate is an attempt to demystify this grim reality-the science, the politics and the economics behind climate change. It will also give you a glimpse of the policies, technology and solutions that can help us avoid a climate crisis.Awareness is the first step towards change, and this book is an attempt to make you aware of global warming and climate change in a simple and interesting manner. Going slightly beyond mere awareness, the attempt is to help the reader connect the dots and develop a perspective on the reasons, impact and solutions that can help us avoid a climate crisis.About the AuthorRajan Mehta is a serial tech entrepreneur who earlier worked in senior positions with companies like Motorola and Nortel. He recently took a sabbatical and went to Harvard to learn about climate change and is currently building Climate Action Labs to research and push initiatives that can help avoid a climate crisis.
The Real Two Hearted
One hundred years after Ernest Hemingway's short story elevated the myth of the Two Hearted River into the public consciousness, Bob Otwell invites you to the riverside - to experience the revered watershed as it really is. In The Real Two Hearted: Life, Love, and Lore Along Michigan's Most Iconic River, Otwell reveals truths about the river's past, present, and future in ways that only he can. As the owners and caretakers of a secluded old cabin called "Boggy's Camp," Otwell and his family have spent decades paddling, hiking, and mountain biking in an area along the Two Hearted River so remote that visiting in the winter requires skiing five miles.An expert in hydrology and environmental investigations, Otwell explains the river's science and shares his thoughts about conserving the watershed's delicate balance.Otwell weaves together the rich history of this isolated gem in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; he introduces colorful local characters, including the man named Boggy. And he reminisces about his family's adventures at a beautiful and hidden bend along the storied Two Hearted.
Exploring the Role of Universities in Entrepreneurship Education
Universities have played and continue to play an essential role in the training of future entrepreneurs by offering specialized programs and tools which are specific to entrepreneurial education. They combine theory with practice, enabling students to develop critical skills such as creative thinking, problem solving, and resource management, especially in the context of current challenges. Quality in higher education is significantly improved through integrating innovation. Higher education institutions must adopt modern pedagogical methods, invest in technological infrastructure, and promote a culture of continuous improvement. This ensures that students are adequately prepared for the challenges of a dynamic business environment. In the knowledge-based economy, universities are primary sources of knowledge generation and dissemination. Entrepreneurship education contributes to the formation of individuals who are capable of innovating and capitalizing on this knowledge to create new products and services, thus stimulating economic competitiveness at a global level. Finally, universities are essential components of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, which also includes government, the private sector, investors, and non-profit organizations. By creating incubators, accelerators, and strategic partnerships, universities facilitate the development of startups and support entrepreneurs through every stage of their development. Through this work, we propose to contribute as a supporting pillar to the education-research-entrepreneurship bridge.
Urban Forest and Urban Microclimate
Urban green addresses major urban challenges such as improving quality of life, preserving biodiversity, and adaptation to climate change. Especially urban trees as one of the main urban green components, are of special interest to enhance climate resilience of urban areas due to their capacity to moderate the urban microclimate, mainly through their cooling function which strongly depends on the trees' evapotranspiration and shading capacity. On the other hand, tree growth and tree vitality, both of which strongly affect the provision of ecosystem services, are influenced by many control factors, particularly the surrounding microclimate, built urban structure, and tree species characteristics. We hope topics from all fields, including experimental studies, monitoring approaches, or modeling studies, to contribute to this special issue in order to promote knowledge and adaptation strategies for improving the urban microclimate and for mitigating the negative impacts of climate change. The topics concerning patterns and processes of microclimatic regulation through urban trees are particularly important for our research. Topics for this Special Issue further include dynamics and functions of urban trees, and the effects of (micro-)climate and climate change on urban tree growth and their ecosystem services as well as studies on the growth patterns of urban trees.
Remote Sensing Image Classification and Semantic Segmentation
With the rapid growth in remote sensing imaging technology, vast amounts of remote sensing data are generated, which is significant for land-monitoring systems, and agriculture, etc., for Earth, Mars, etc. In recent decades, deep learning techniques have had a significant effect on remote sensing data processing, especially in image classification and semantic segmentation. However, several challenges still exist due to the limited annotations, the complexity of large-scale areas, and other specific problems, which make it more difficult in real-world applications. Therefore, novel deep neural networks combined with meta-learning, attention mechanisms, or other new transformer technologies need to be given more attention in remote sensing. It is also necessary to develop lightweight, explainable, and robust networks. Moreover, this Special Issue aims to develop state-of-the-art deep networks for more accurate remote sensing image classification and semantic segmentation, which also aims to achieve an efficient cross-domain performance through a lightweight network design.
Sustainable Environmental Science and Water/Wastewater Treatment
In a rapidly globalizing world, it is crucial for industries to consider waste minimization and therefore adopt and implement environmentally friendly and sustainable/circular waste/water/wastewater management and treatment strategies. For this purpose, priority should be given to the reuse of the treated process stream, the recovery of beneficial nutrients, and the valorization of waste/wastewater-derived by-products to create a more eco-friendly and sustainable production model. On the other hand, due to the limiting high costs and the various process-related difficulties associated with traditional methods, there is a need to explore cost-effective, manageable, environmentally sound, and profitable treatment methods that will effectively remove/recover excess nutrients/contaminants from industrial waste streams. In this context, it is critical and urgent to deploy proper innovative and techno-sustainable water/wastewater treatment solutions from an environmental standpoint, while fulfilling the expanding industrial demands worldwide.
Drylands Facing Change
This edited volume examines the changes that arise from the entanglement of global interests and narratives with the local struggles that have always existed in the drylands of Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia and Inner Asia.
Wicked Problems of Water Quality Governance
This book explores the many dimensions of water quality problems in different parts of the globe, with focus on problems of governance, from legal frameworks to social discourses and compensation measures. The chapters in this book were originally published in Water International.
Rural Governance in the UK
This book provides a multidisciplinary analysis of rural society in a post-Brexit UK by examining the emergence of new environmental and rural policies and the implications of this transition for rural communities.
Ecosocial Work in Community Practice
This book focuses on ecosocial work within the context of community practice. It aims to provide insights on understanding key issues, concepts and debates surrounding mainstreaming of ecosocial work for sustainable community development. This book was originally published as special issue of Journal of Community Practice.
Conservation Effectiveness and Concurrent Green Initiatives
The book examines concurrent green initiatives and their spillover effects in environmental conservation and management to reveal their impact on conservation effectiveness, drawing on a range of international case studies.
The Routledge Handbook of Waste Studies
The Routledge Handbook of Waste Studies offers a comprehensive survey of the new field of waste studies, critically interrogating the cultural, social, economic and political systems within which waste is created, managed and circulated.
Urban dynamics and land issues in secondary towns
In Senegal, the current urban trend shows the emergence of a new category of city that plays a full part in the country's territorial balance. These towns, characterized as secondary towns by the important functions they play in their environment, provide a link between the countryside and regional capitals, and even between the rest of Senegal and the capital. Bambey, a secondary town in the center-west of the country, is faced with the challenge of extending its municipal perimeter in view of the strong demographic pressure and development of infrastructures and facilities such as the university in the town, with its consequences for land. Indeed, urban growth in the town of Bambey has been spectacular for many years, and today the town has reached its territorial limits in every sense. As a result, projects to extend the city's municipal perimeter have come up against legal, political and socio-cultural constraints. This situation, coupled with the increased need for land for housing and the construction of infrastructure and facilities, has given rise to new land issues in and around the city.
The Routledge Handbook of Democracy and Sustainability
This handbook provides comprehensive and critical coverage of the dynamic and complex relationship between democracy and sustainability in contemporary theory, discourse, and practice. Scholars look at the present state of this relationship, asking how it has evolved and where it is likely to go in the future.
Long-Term Monitoring and Research in Asian University Forests
This book disseminates various long-term data and research results from university forests in Asia towards realizing adaptive forest management and conservation based on a comprehensive understanding of environmental changes and ecological responses.
Trees of New England
Taking up where field guides leave off, Trees of New England presents the natural history of the native and common non-native tree species growing in New England. It discusses how and when they reproduce themselves; how their physical structure protects them from the elements; how animals get food and shelter from them; how people use them; and how diseases, insect pests, and environmental degradation are affecting trees today. A noted naturalist, Charles Fergus communicates his love for trees in every description and gentle detail. The splendidly written narrative is enhanced by beautiful line drawings of the leaves, needles, bark, nuts, and other features of the trees, giving the book an additional function as an identification aid. It also includes a range map for each species, an index of scientific names, and information about how Native Americans and colonists used trees for food and medicine and how trees have appeared in folklore and mythology. Trees serve many valuable functions--producing oxygen so other organisms can live, absorbing carbon dioxide, preventing erosion, providing wood for countless products, and producing fruit, nuts, and syrup. This highly readable book will increase anyone's appreciation of the majestic trees that populate our landscape.
Google Earth images for analyzing the dynamics of vegetation cover
The package of tools currently offered by Google Earth through high-resolution orbital images enables detailed observation of practically the entire surface of the planet. The use of these tools offers great potential for observing and researching geomorphology, particularly by recording landscapes and their changes over time, thus enabling new perspectives for analysis, as well as complementing the performance of traditional methods already in use. With this in mind, this exploratory study analyzes the dynamics of vegetation cover in an area of Caatinga in northeastern Brazil over the course of a decade, using only the visual interpretation of satellite images made available by Google Earth, with the aim of contributing to the use of the service by institutions and ordinary citizens in observing natural and anthropogenic changes to the earth's surface. It was concluded that between May 2002 and September 2013, in the 16,501 hectares studied, there was a reduction of 495 hectares of vegetation cover, as well as an increase in the fragmentation of forest remnants.
Ecohydrology-Based Landscape Restoration
This book provides an introduction to a fairly new approach to natural resources management practice entitled ecohydrology-based landscape restoration.
Into the Clear Blue Sky
One of Scientific American and The Times (London)'s Best Books of 2024 From one of the world's leading climate scientists, a heart- and mind-changing book that offers a hopeful and attainable vision for restoring the atmosphere and ending the climate crisis. Climate change is here. From the millions displaced by the floods in Pakistan to Californian and Canadian towns incinerated by wildfires, we are experiencing the anguish that climate change causes. Fossil fuels are making the planet unlivable, and they are deadly. We know that we must cut emissions if we are going to limit the catastrophes, but is that enough? In Into the Clear Blue Sky, climate scientist and chair of the Global Carbon Project Rob Jackson explains that we need to redefine our goals. As he argues here, we shouldn't only be trying to stabilize the Earth's temperature at some arbitrary value. Instead, we can restore the atmosphere itself in a lifetime--and this should be our moral duty. Restoring the atmosphere means reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the air to pre-industrial levels--starting with super-potent methane--to heal the harm we have done. Emissions must be cut, first and foremost. But to safeguard a livable planet for future generations, we must repair the damage we have caused. Jackson introduces us to the brilliant leaders and innovators behind some of the boldest and game-changing climate solutions under development. When it comes to greenhouse gas mitigation, our choices matter, because it is easier to stop emissions from happening than to remove greenhouse gases from the air later. But while mitigation is crucial, no number of solar panels, electric cars, and veggie burgers alone will be enough to halt climate change. Decades of inaction have convinced Jackson that we need to remove greenhouse gases from the air using everything from nature to cutting-edge technologies. Into the Clear Blue Sky is a heart- and mind-changing book. Guided by one of the leading scientists in this fight and a deeply gifted storyteller, we learn why we should all feel hopeful. One way or another, we will restore the planet together. The question is how, and how long will it take?
Diversity and distribution of mammals in Pomene National Reserve
The study on the Diversity and Distribution of Medium-Large Mammals was carried out in the Pomene National Reserve, with the aim of studying the diversity and distribution of medium-large mammal species in the 3 habitats (Dense Miombo, Open Miombo and Shrub Prairie) of the RNP. To collect data using the direct method, all the observation paths in each habitat were walked, in the morning and at the end of the day. Each walk was 2km long and as soon as a herd was observed within a 1km radius of the observers, the species was identified, the total number of individuals of each species was counted and the geographical coordinate of the location was recorded. Using the indirect method, 16 transects of 1000m in length and 100m in diameter were randomly established 500m apart to collect samples of nocturnal animals. On each transect, species were identified using their traces (droppings and footprints) and the total number of individuals of each species was recorded.
Territory, protected areas and traditional populations
This monograph presents an analysis based on the geographical concept of territorial interpretation. It analyses the extent to which the creation and implementation of a conservation unit contributes to maintaining the culture of traditional populations. The case of the Juatinga Ecological Reserve, located on the south coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the municipality of Paraty/RJ, was chosen. It was necessary to study the different conceptions of territory, the history of the ideal of conservation that resulted in the creation of protected areas and Brazilian legislation on conservation units. In addition, it was necessary to characterise the social actors present in the Juatinga Ecological Reserve: the traditional cai癟ara population, the environmental management body responsible and the environmental managers working in the area. An exploratory investigation of the reserve was also carried out. We can conclude that the various interests present in the creation and implementation of the conservation unit directly interfere with the maintenance of cai癟ara culture.
The options for precipitation enhancement inside natural clouds
Precipitation enhancement methods are analyzed for comparison and combinations: acoustic treatment in clouds, heat up flow, powder introduction. Artificial air up flows are considered with account of initial overheating 30 - 70 簞C and heat flow power 2 - 200 MW in area up to 120 m2 on the ground. Proposed and reviewed analytical models describe the dynamics of air jets with introduced powder, in particular black powder for its sun heating to get additional jet altitude. Resulting mass or number concentrations of powder can be calculated inside whole jet volume using presented analytical equations. As a good heater, an acoustic siren resonator bell enables its double use and double its benefits. One of the main advantages of acoustic treatment in natural clouds method is negligible small sound losses at applied low frequency f = 40 - 300 Hz. The experiments are presented for optimized acoustic sirens using Bessel form resonator, which was successfully applied to get effective frequency selection. Proposed algorithms describe and optimize acoustical power with low frequency in real clouds for sure collision of droplet inside spectrum to precipitation enhancement.
The Real Two Hearted
One hundred years after Ernest Hemingway's short story elevated the myth of the Two Hearted River into the public consciousness, Bob Otwell invites you to the riverside - to experience the revered watershed as it really is. In The Real Two Hearted: Life, Love, and Lore Along Michigan's Most Iconic River, Otwell reveals truths about the river's past, present, and future in ways that only he can. As the owners and caretakers of a secluded old cabin called "Boggy's Camp," Otwell and his family have spent decades paddling, hiking, and mountain biking in an area along the Two Hearted River so remote that visiting in the winter requires skiing five miles.An expert in hydrology and environmental investigations, Otwell explains the river's science and shares his thoughts about conserving the watershed's delicate balance.Otwell weaves together the rich history of this isolated gem in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; he introduces colorful local characters, including the man named Boggy. And he reminisces about his family's adventures at a beautiful and hidden bend along the storied Two Hearted.
Environmental assessment of areas vulnerable to desertification processes
Given the need for more studies on the transposition of the S瓊o Francisco River and its potential effects on changing the dynamics of the receiving basins, this study was carried out in the area corresponding to the middle section of the Ipojuca Basin in the state of Pernambuco. The work uses remote sensing and image processing techniques to analyse the vegetation around the basin and seeks to estimate the degree of vulnerability to climate change and the degree of hydrological stress in its middle stretch. The results show that the basin is highly vulnerable to climate change, with high hydrological stress and high levels of water stress in large areas of the middle section of the Ipojuca Basin. The results of the Basin's high water stress corroborate studies that already warned that several of the drier areas of the Northeast would face water stress, which would worsen over the course of this century. In view of this, we conclude that it is necessary to transpose the waters of the S瓊o Francisco River into the Ipojuca Basin, but we discuss the social benefits and potential environmental impacts that this transposition will bring to the area in question.
Capacity analysis at intersections
This work proposes a reflection on the reasons why this intersection receives a high volume of traffic and proposes a technically viable solution to the problem in the short and medium term. To do this, it was necessary to evaluate the traffic light cycle of the main intersection and its surroundings, find out the flow rates of the main intersection and its surroundings, and propose alternatives to reduce density and travel time. The work revealed the need for actions involving partnerships between managers and the local community, as everyone is responsible for the safety of individuals in their surroundings.
Contribution to the biodiversity inventory at Jardin de Gbadolite
The Jardin Botanique Zoologique de Gbadolite practises ex-situ conservation on a 300-hectare concession that is relatively visible as a result of daily activities that are gradually attracting visitors, an average of four people a month, mainly from students of all primary, secondary and higher education levels. Management constraints are considerable, and require the support of technical and financial partners in the following activities: - Botanical propagation nursery, - Planting and maintenance of botanical collections, - Care of animals in semi-liberty, - Breeding domestic exotic and wild species, - Production of renewable energy, - Construction of conservation, reception and safety infrastructures, - Supply of materials, equipment and various products. In short, the Botanical and Zoological Garden is subject to a number of constraints, all of which are being addressed by projects with varying timeframes and rapid impact, ranging from the short term to the long term.
Water Environment Pollution and Control, Volume II
Water, the lifeblood of our planet, is encountering unprecedented challenges stemming from a diverse array of pollution sources. Water pollution poses significant threats to aquatic ecosystems, water quality, and ultimately the health of our planet and its inhabitants. Within the broad framework of "Water Environment Pollution and Control, Volume II" this Special Issue aims to stay informed on pollutant sources and their potential risks in aquatic environments, as well as to develop innovative technologies for pollution control and remediation to establish sustainable solutions for maintaining the health of ecology and humans. We believe the reprint of "Water Environment Pollution and Control, Volume II" will offer readers comprehensive and in-depth knowledge, thereby promoting further research in the field of water environment pollution and control.
Geology and the Pioneers of Earth Science
Momentous changes in geology came about in the 1960s. These were partly the result of the application of discoveries in the basic sciences (physics, chemistry) over the previous six decades, but also technological innovations made during and after World War II.The background to the origin of such changes - the efforts of the 'pioneers' who changed geology to earth science - has been neglected by historians of science and is the subject of this book. It analyses how the modern subject was able to evolve. Traditional geology is overwhelmingly historical while earth science has something extra to offer. This is the practice of what Lord Rayleigh memorably referred to as 'outdoor physics' (and by extension, chemistry), applied directly to the earth. The author summarises the achievements of these pioneers using biographical details and extracts from their chief works - placing them in the context of preceding and succeeding developments.
Hutton’s Arse
The extraordinary and beautiful scenery of the Northern Scottish Highlands has been created by a geological history lasting over three billion years. The new and thoroughly up-dated edition of this popular book takes its readers through those three billion years, shows the rocks, visits the places, introduces some famous researchers and presents the geological theories that have been inspired by the Highlands. Even though the influence of this magnificent place can be overwhelming, the book is about geology and the modern science involved. It is written for all to understand. It is a book for non-specialists interested in modern science, scientists and all lovers of the Northern Scottish Highlands.The text is sometimes light-hearted, but the science is serious. The subjects covered are as wide as he the splitting open of the North Atlantic Ocean: a time when the Earth resembled modern Mars; early continent formation; billion year old bacteria; the very beginnings of human evolution; Snowball Earth; and, inevitably, climate change. This is modern science wrapped up in good writing and humour: a rare combination.
Thermal comfort in the classroom
The growth of cities and the occupation of urban land have had a negative impact on thermal comfort. The aim was therefore to analyze and compare thermal comfort from October to December 2015 in some classrooms at the Dante de Mosconi Polyvalent State School, in the city of Jata穩 in the Microregion of Southwest Goi獺s, classified as Zone 6 (bioclimatic strategies) defined as H - Evaporative cooling and thermal mass for cooling, J - Selective ventilation, C- Heavy internal fences according to NBR 15.220-3. To do this, three Thermohygrometers were installed in classrooms in classes A, B and C. The thermal comfort assessment methods used were Fanger's, adopted by ISO 7730 (1987), on a scale of Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) and Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) and questionnaire application. In October, the highest absolute maximum temperatures occurred in rooms A and C, with 34.0簞C and 34.9簞C respectively. In November, room B had the highest absolute maximum temperature (32.7簞C) followed by rooms A (32.6簞C) and C (31.4簞C). In December, the room with the absolute maximum temperature was B (33.3簞C), followed by room C (32.6簞C).
Italian Volcanoes
Based on an intimate knowledge and extensive research, Italian volcanoes, provides a complete introductory guide to one of the world's best known and most intensively studied volcanic areas. It is a unique guide to volcanic geology and an exciting introduction to how volcanoes work. Twelve detailed itineraries have been specially chosen to highlight the spectrum of volcanic products, their threat to human activity and their importance to understanding how volcanoes behave. Richly illustrated with maps and photographs, this guide is ideal for all geologists and visitors to Italy who have been captivated by some of the world's most spectacular volcanoes.
The Southern Pennines
This guide is a starting point for exploring the geology of the Pennines between the southern Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale in the north and the southern part of the Derbyshire Peak District in the south. The book concentrates on the main Pennine range, but also takes in higher ground to the west, including Rossendale, the Forest of Bowland and the Staffordshire Moorlands. While the guide is aimed primarily at undergraduate level, it is written and illustrated to also appeal to visitors to the area.The greater part of the guide deals with sedimentary rocks of Carboniferous age (360-300 Ma). It discusses the changing tectonic regime and its influence on the development of sedimentary basins and their sedimentation. It describes the depositional environments, the subsequent tectonic deformation of the sediments and the controls on present-day outcrop patterns. The older visible geology consists mostly of limestones, deposited in a tropical setting during the Dinantian (360-330 Ma) on shallow-water carbonate platforms, on ramps and in deeper settings. Mound-shaped reef-like structures, that occur in many limestone areas, consist mostly of carbonate mudstone and formed under the influence of micro-organisms. On the Derbyshire Platform, carbonate deposition was disrupted by basaltic magma around several volcanic centres. Limestone deposition was followed by accumulation of a complex series of sandstones and mudstones comprising the Millstone Grit, deposited throughout the Namurian (330-318 Ma), when the Dinantian sea-floor topography was eliminated by the advance of large deltas, creating a vast plain across which Westphalian (318-308 Ma) Coal Measures were deposited.Introductory chapters explain the tectonic, stratigraphic and sedimentological factors that governed deposition, later deformation and mineralisation. The interaction of fluctuating sea-level in response to southern hemisphere glaciation and ongoing tectonic activity are emphasised. The field guide proper is in six chapters, each devoted to a particular area, where individual localities are described and illustrated. While some itineraries are suggested, the format allows users to plan trips to match their interests. An extensive glossary should help non-geologists with technical terms.
Iceland
A concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory, this title in the Classic Geology in Europe series is an essential companion for those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action. Rifting of the crust, volcanic eruptions and glacial activity are among a host of processes and features to be observed in this fascinating land. Nowhere else on Earth is the volcanic and tectonic architecture of seafloor rifts better exposed. Large icecaps and extensive river systems grind down the volcanic pile at rapid rates, dispersing and forming thick sequences of sediments. These formations are further modified by the pounding waves of the North Atlantic causing intriguing landforms that exhibit an intricate balance between the construction and erosion of land. Iceland is the only part of the North Atlantic Large Igneous Province that is still active and the only place on Earth where the construction of such provinces can be observed directly. As such, it is a window into the formation of proto-continents early in the Earth's history. For the past seven million years Iceland has been situated at the boundary of major air and ocean masses and has consequently been exposed to extreme climate changes. The effects of the climate on the rock-forming processes are clearly illustrated by diverse sedimentary and volcanic successions and by the wide range of volcanic landforms formed in sub-aqueous to sub-aerial environments; each succession reflecting the characteristics of internal and external processes.Icelandic culture cannot be fully comprehended without understanding its geology. Thus the book will interest not only student, amateur and professional geologists but also others attracted by the natural environment and seeking a deeper understanding of what makes Iceland the unique place that it is.
Urban Sprawl
The book explores the internal structures of urban centres in North East India, focusing on the central business centers of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh. The region's urban development initially focused on a focal point in the new market area of Dibrugarh, with two source nuclei: the old railway station in the region and the central market in Tinsukia. Hoyt's theory is only partially applicable to these urban growth patterns.
Cyprus
The island of Cyprus is a truly classic area of geology in Europe. Perhaps nowhere else on Earth does so small an area provide such an excellent illustration of the dynamics of Earth processes through abundant exposures of spectacular and diverse geology. The geology, natural resources and climate of Cyprus have enabled civilizations to flourish, and world-renowned archaeological sites date as far back as the Neolithic period. Much of the wealth and development of the island has been based on copper, and evidence of its exploitation dates to at least the third millennium BC. Cyprus is also a hazardous island. Modern and ancient settlements have been destroyed or abandoned as a consequence of earthquakes and landslides. This authoritative work will appeal to all those with an interest in geology who visit this exceptional Mediterranean destination.
