Author: Eric ServatPublisher:
ISBN: 9781901502121
Category : Arid regions
Languages : fr
Pages : 518
Book Description
Hydrology of Mediterranean and Semiarid Regions
Author: Eric ServatPublisher:
ISBN: 9781901502121
Category : Arid regions
Languages : fr
Pages : 518
Book Description
Soil Conservation Districts
Author: MEGA-CRISES
Author: Ira HelslootPublisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN: 0398086834
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
We live in turbulent times with continents and nations facing ever-heightening risks such as natural disasters, intense and protracted conflicts, terrorism, corporate crises, cyber threats to infrastructures and mega-events. We are witnessing the rise of mega-crises and a new class of adversity with many unknowns. The prospect of mega-crises presents professionals and students in the field of crisis management with four major tasks. First, they should engage in “deep thinking” about the causes of the increasing occurrence of mega-crises. Second, they should identify and work through the dominant trends which complicate contemporary crisis management. Third, they should upgrade institutional crisis management capacity. Fourth, they should improve societal resilience since no institutional complex can mitigate or manage these mega-crisis on its own. This book is divided into four primary parts, each of which looks at one facet of mega-crises. Part I focuses on the concept of a mega-crisis and mega-crisis management; Part II examines crisis management of mega-natural disasters; Part III evaluates crisis management of man-made mega-crises; and Part IV identifies mega-threats and vulnerabilities. Additional major topics include Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Gustav; the London Bombings; the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks of July 7, 2005; corporate meltdowns; the subprime crisis; the Olympic Games; electricity grids; global climate change; the Dutch Delta; risks to food security; and mega-crises and the Internet. This comprehensive text will provide practitioners and academics with the results of an across-the-board research effort in the prospects, nature, characteristics, and the effects of mega-crises.
Oriental Despotism
Author: Karl August WittfogelSoil and Water Conservation
Author: Boy Scouts of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780839532910
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in soil and water conservation.
The Biogeochemistry of Mercury in the Environment
Author: Jerome O. NriaguPublisher: Elsevier-North-Holland Biomedical Press
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Plant Ecology
Author: UnescoBeyond Tropical Deforestation
Author: Didier BabinPublisher: Editions Quae
ISBN: 9782876145771
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Does the diagnosis of irreversible destruction of both forests and their biodiversity actually mask a wide range of patterns? Based on the results of natural and social scientists, this book attempts to answer fundamental questions such as: what is deforestation and how do we mesure it? What changes result from deforestation and how do human societies manage these changes? It explores the many and varied aspects of deforestation, a process whose effects are not always as negative as perceived.
Radiocarbon After Four Decades
Author: Ervin TaylorPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475742495
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
Radiocarbon After Four Decades: An Interdisciplinary Perspective commemorates the 40th anniversary of radiocarbon dating. The volume presents discussions of every aspect of this dating technique, as well as chronicles of its development and views of future advancements and applications. All of the 64 authors played major roles in establishment, development or application of this revolutionary scientific tool. The 35 chapters provide a solid foundation in the essential topics of radiocarbon dating: Historical Perspectives; The Natural Carbon Cycle; Instrumentation and Sample Preparation; Hydrology; Old World Archaeology; New World Archaeology; Earth Sciences; and Biomedical Applications.
The Use of Analog and Digital Computers in Hydrology: Proceedings of the Tucson Symposium
Author: tucson Symposium on the use of analog and digital computers in hydrologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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