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Sustainable Agroecological Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Face of Climate Change
Av Mark Otieno
Inbunden, 2024
1752 kr
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This book emphasizes the critical importance of agroecological practices as a response to the climate crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the intricate relationship between agriculture, ecosystems, and climate, advocating for the transformation of farming systems to ensure long-term …
Sustainable Agroecological Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Face of Climate Change
Av Mark Otieno
Häftad, 2025
1752 kr
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This book emphasizes the critical importance of agroecological practices as a response to the climate crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the intricate relationship between agriculture, ecosystems, and climate, advocating for the transformation of farming systems to ensure long-term …
Rethinking Sustainable Tourism in Geographical Environments
Theory and Practices
Inbunden, 2024
1643 kr
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This book covers the current escalation of social problems related to the unstable political situation, economic crisis, as well as growing problems related to the state of the natural environment (existential climate crisis; pollution of land, oceans, and the atmosphere; severe declines in …
Rethinking Sustainable Tourism in Geographical Environments
Theory and Practices
Häftad, 2025
1643 kr
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This book covers the current escalation of social problems related to the unstable political situation, economic crisis, as well as growing problems related to the state of the natural environment (existential climate crisis; pollution of land, oceans, and the atmosphere; severe declines in …
Ecosystems of Extremes
Climate, Soils, and Sustainable Land Use in the Central-Eastern Sahara
Av Fayez Alaily
Inbunden, 2025
1744 kr
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This book explores the environmental conditions, particularly the climate and soils, of one of the driest regions on earth, the Central-East of the Sahara. These factors control the ecosystems and determine the land's suitability for use. The area receives only 0.5 mm of precipitation annually and …
Ecosystems of Extremes
Climate, Soils, and Sustainable Land Use in the Central-Eastern Sahara
Av Fayez Alaily
Häftad, 2026
1752 kr
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This book explores the environmental conditions, particularly the climate and soils, of one of the driest regions on earth, the Central-East of the Sahara. These factors control the ecosystems and determine the land's suitability for use. The area receives only 0.5 mm of precipitation annually and …
Pathways to Nature Conservation and Resilience in Hot and Arid Lands
The Case of Qatar
Av Aspassia D. Chatziefthimiou, Alex Amato m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
551 kr
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Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the most pressing challenges of the Anthropocene, affecting all Earth systems and demanding both global and local responses. Local ecosystems, with their unique characteristics, are often best understood through the lived knowledge of their …
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Proceedings of IGU Rohtak Conference, Vol. 1
Av Mehtab Singh, R.B. Singh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1643 kr
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The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At the same time, land-use change caused by various human activities has led to extinction of many plant and animal habitats and species. In this context, …
Livelihood Security in Northwestern Himalaya
Case Studies from Changing Socio-economic Environments in Himachal Pradesh, India
Inbunden, 2014
1098 kr
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This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of …
Landscape Ecology and Water Management
Proceedings of IGU Rohtak Conference, Vol. 2
Av Mehtab Singh, R.B. Singh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2188 kr
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The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At the same time, land-use change caused by various human activities has led to extinction of many plant and animal habitats and species. In this context, …
Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities
Av R.B. Singh
Inbunden, 2014
1861 kr
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In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging …
Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World
Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned
Av Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Ali Demirci m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1643 kr
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This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union. It focuses particularly on what has been learned from geospatial projects and research from the past decades of implementing geospatial technologies (GST) in formal and informal …
Environmental Geography of South Asia
Contributions Toward a Future Earth Initiative
Inbunden, 2015
2188 kr
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This volume synthesizes critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in South Asia emphasizing geographical dimensions. It deals with spaceborne monitoring, climate, ecohydrology, forests and biodiversity, land-use and land-cover change (LUCC), natural hazards, …
Geomorphology and Society
Av Michael E. Meadows, Jiun-Chuan Lin
Inbunden, 2016
1643 kr
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Thisbook deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic hashad rather scant treatment in the literature except to some extent under thelabel “applied geomorphology”. In this text the authors aim to bring togetherconceptual issues and case studies of how geomorphology …
Livelihood Security in Northwestern Himalaya
Case Studies from Changing Socio-economic Environments in Himachal Pradesh, India
Häftad, 2016
1199 kr
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This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of …
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Proceedings of IGU Rohtak Conference, Vol. 1
Av Mehtab Singh, R.B. Singh m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1643 kr
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The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At the same time, land-use change caused by various human activities has led to extinction of many plant and animal habitats and species. In this context, …
Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities
Av R.B. Singh
Häftad, 2016
1861 kr
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In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging …
Environmental Geography of South Asia
Contributions Toward a Future Earth Initiative
Häftad, 2016
2188 kr
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This volume synthesizes critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in South Asia emphasizing geographical dimensions. It deals with spaceborne monitoring, climate, ecohydrology, forests and biodiversity, land-use and land-cover change (LUCC), natural hazards, …
Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World
Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned
Av Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Ali Demirci m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1643 kr
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This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union. It focuses particularly on what has been learned from geospatial projects and research from the past decades of implementing geospatial technologies (GST) in formal and informal …
Geomorphology and Society
Av Michael E. Meadows, Jiun-Chuan Lin
Häftad, 2018
1643 kr
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Thisbook deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic hashad rather scant treatment in the literature except to some extent under thelabel “applied geomorphology”. In this text the authors aim to bring togetherconceptual issues and case studies of how geomorphology …
Global Change and Human Mobility
Inbunden, 2016
550 kr
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This book demonstrates the benefits of applying a new interdisciplinary approach that combines global change and human mobility. The term "globility" was coined in the year 2000 when the commission with the same name was created by the International Geographical Union with the purpose of theorizing …
International and Transnational Perspectives on Urban Systems
Av Celine Rozenblat, Denise Pumain m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1752 kr
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This book reviews the recent evolutions of cities in the world according to entirely revised theoretical fundamentals of urban systems. It relies on a vision of cities sharing common dynamic features as co-evolving entities in complex systems. Systems of cities that are interdependent in their …
Global Change and Human Mobility
Häftad, 2018
550 kr
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This book demonstrates the benefits of applying a new interdisciplinary approach that combines global change and human mobility. The term "globility" was coined in the year 2000 when the commission with the same name was created by the International Geographical Union with the purpose of theorizing …
Commercial Surfactants for Remediation
Mobilization of Trace Metals from Estuarine Sediment and Bioavailability
Inbunden, 2018
1207 kr
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This book demonstrates the benefits of using commercially available surfactants, or surface-active agents, for remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment. First the book offers theoretical reviews of commercially available surfactants, then it proceeds to a study of various available …
Science and Impact of Climate Change
Inbunden, 2019
1425 kr
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This volume provides a holistic and concise overview of the complex science of climate change involving the interplay of multiple factors. It also acts as a primer and a one-source reference to all the aspects of climate change, allowing researchers to understand the complexity of this science and …
International and Transnational Perspectives on Urban Systems
Av Celine Rozenblat, Denise Pumain m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
1752 kr
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This book reviews the recent evolutions of cities in the world according to entirely revised theoretical fundamentals of urban systems. It relies on a vision of cities sharing common dynamic features as co-evolving entities in complex systems. Systems of cities that are interdependent in their …
Commercial Surfactants for Remediation
Mobilization of Trace Metals from Estuarine Sediment and Bioavailability
Häftad, 2019
1207 kr
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This book demonstrates the benefits of using commercially available surfactants, or surface-active agents, for remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment. First the book offers theoretical reviews of commercially available surfactants, then it proceeds to a study of various available …
Urban Health and Wellbeing
Indian Case Studies
Inbunden, 2019
1098 kr
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This book focuses on interdisciplinary issues of human health in the changing urban environments of India’s largest megacities—Delhi and Mumbai. The authors explore human health concerns related to increased temperatures and air pollution in these cities in a study based on primary data collected …
Urban Health and Wellbeing
Indian Case Studies
Häftad, 2020
1098 kr
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This book focuses on interdisciplinary issues of human health in the changing urban environments of India’s largest megacities—Delhi and Mumbai. The authors explore human health concerns related to increased temperatures and air pollution in these cities in a study based on primary data collected …
Rise in Vacant Housing in Post-growth Japan
Housing Market, Urban Policy, and Revitalizing Aging Cities
Av Tomoko Kubo, Yoshimichi Yui
Inbunden, 2019
1534 kr
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This book explores how Japanese cities have transformed since the 1950s by describing housing and urban planning policies, urbanization processes, and maps with GIS analysis. It also discusses how housing vacancies have increased in shrinking Japanese cities, with case studies in Tokyo, Kyoto, …
