Environmental science, engineering & technology books

A typical engineering task during the development of any system is, among others, to improve its performance in terms of cost and response. Improvements can be achieved either by simply using design rules based on the experience...

&> HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN is the only dedicated, up-to-date text to cover all key concepts, principles, and hands-on techniques associated with effective hazardous materials response. Organized to follow the logical...

Presents case studies from around the world of various projects focused on climate change adaptation - regional-scale endeavours where scientists, managers, and practitioners are working to protect biodiversity by protecting...

Finally, in clear, accessible prose, a fascinating new book that explains climate change--its implications for the future and what we can and cannot do to avoid further change--to the layperson.
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Sustainability Assessment is an increasingly important tool for informing planning and development decisions across the globe. Required by law in some countries, strongly recommended in others, a comprehensive analysis of why...

Derrick Jensen has spent years on the front lines resisting environmental devastation with one acclaimed work after another. Now, newcomers and die-hard fans alike find can find his most electrifying writings in this single volume...

Exposing what has become a key concept and determining factor in thousands of commercial real-estate transactions each year, this book draws on ten years of author experience teaching the primary technical facets of environmental...

Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed...

Urban Drainage Practice will provide detailed guidance and practical advice on the design, operation, planning, management and maintenance principles required to address all major urban drainage issues

Much progress has been made in achieving the ambitious goals that Congress established more than 35 years ago in the Clean Water Act (CWA) to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's...

Explores the effects of a termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Program with a focus on the need for a comprehensive Department of Energy (DOE) strategy that supports environmental cleanup decisions.

Suitable for environmental scientists, engineers, researchers, policy and decision makers, and engineering students world-wide, this book reports the technical applicability of coconut shell waste, a low cost material from local...

Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a colourless gas which occurs naturally in some environments such as sulphur springs, swamps and salt marshes, and is often associated with the decomposition of organic material. This book presents...

A title that emphasizes on the fundamental engineering principles underlying the peat characteristics, importance of peat, environmental effects of peat, determination of the mechanical properties of peat terrain, mechanisation of...

Presents research in the study of the threats, ecological impacts and control methods relating to invasive species. This title includes topics such as: thermochemical processing of wood from invasive arboreal species for...

Hydropedology is a microcosm for what is happening in Soil Science. This title brings together pedology (soil characteristics) with hydrology (movement of water) to understand and achieve the goals associated with modern soil...

This book explores sustainable products and processes that conserve energy and natural resources, have minimal negative enviromnental impact and consider the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future...