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Towards Environmental Innovation Systems
Springer 2005; US$ 119.99The book brings together research communities from different disciplines and countries, and offers an exchange about theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy "towards environmental innovation systems". The contributions selected explore new directions of research at the borderline between two established research... more...
Diversity, Globalization, and the Ways of Nature
International Development Research Centre 1995; US$ 25.00The conquest of the Americas was the first step on the path to globalization. Today, 500 years later, we are rapidly approaching the prophecied global village and, consequently, natural and cultural uniformity.Amidst all the literature and discussion supporting globalization, author and geographer, Danilo J. more...
Risk Assessment with Time to Event Models
CRC Press 2001; US$ 149.95How can environmental regulators use information on 48-hour toxicity tests to predict the effects of a few minutes of pollution? Or, at the other extreme, what is the relevance of 96-hour toxicity data for organisms that may have been exposed to a pollutant for six months or more? Time to event methods are the key to answering these types of questions.... more...
Environmental Security and Environmental Management
Springer 2007; US$ 79.99The concept of "Environmental security" has emerged as one basis for understanding international conflicts. This book is based on the discussions and papers prepared for the NATO Advanced Research Workshop that took place in Eilat, Israel, in April 2004. It applies a risk analytical approach to a variety of environmental problems. more...
Latin America & the Caribbean
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 65.00This volume is an overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing Latin America and the Caribbean - from the tip of South America to the Windward Islands. It provides a chronology of important dates in the environmental history of Central and South America. more...
Nature, Raw Materials, and Political Economy
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 103.00Offers the study of the multifaceted nature-society relationship and the socioeconomic consequences of human dependence on nature forward in a variety of areas. This volume is divided into three sections. more...
Environmental Science Demystified
McGraw-Hill 2005; US$ 19.95This is the perfect self-teaching guide for anyone interested in basic earth composition and development of the ever-changing nature of our planet. The author covers a wide array of topics including: atmosphere, water, global warming, atmospheric differentiation, geomorphology, glaciers, erosion, carbon dating, acid rain, and much more. It includes... more...
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Environmental Science
McGraw-Hill 2003; US$ 19.95Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include:. * A pronunciation guide for every term. * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations. * Appendices with conversion tables;... more...
Themed issue - environment 2010
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00Excess sludge is an inevitable drawback of the waste-activated sludge process. Both the reduction of the amount of sludge produced and improving its dewaterability are of paramount importance. With more stringent environmental and legislative constraints, increasing sludge production and limited disposal options, new reduction alternatives have to... more...
Environmental Principles and Policies
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 45.95This is a tertiary-level textbook that takes a holistic, interdisciplinary and analytical approach to the development, implementation and impact of environmental policies. Its critical and interdisciplinary approach makes it stand out against comparable texts. more...









