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  • Geotherapy

    Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and Reversing CO2 Increase

    Edited by Thomas J. Goreau, Ronal W. Larson, Joanna Campe ...
    A Practical, Get-Your-Hands-in-the-Soil ManualGlobal climate change, increasing pollution, and continued rapid population growth is wreaking havoc on the planet. Stabilizing the environment at safe levels requires a large-scale restoration of damaged ecosystems. Geotherapy: Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and ... Read more

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  • Harvesting the Biosphere

    What We Have Taken from Nature

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere's stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production.The biosphere—the Earth's thin layer of life—dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and productivity, but none has ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Waste

    A Handbook for Management

    Edited by Daniel A. Vallero, Trevor Letcher ...
    Waste: A Handbook for Management gives the broadest, most complete coverage of waste in our society. The book examines a wide range of waste streams, including: - Household waste (compostable material, paper, glass, textiles, household chemicals, plastic, water, and e-waste) - Industrial waste (metals, building materials, tires, medical, batteries, hazardous mining, and nuclear) - Societal waste ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science

    Edited by Kathleen C. Weathers, David L. Strayer, Gene E. Likens ...
    Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides a compact and comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science. This book covers major concepts of ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and energetics. It addresses, contrasts, and compares both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It combines general lessons, concepts, frameworks, and challenges in highly accessible synthesis chapters. It presents ... Read more

    $48.79 CAD

  • New Thinking About Pollution

    by Robert Curley ...
    Series series 21st Century Science
    As the world’s resources continue to suffer from overuse and the effects of human activity, understanding the causes and effects of pollution is critical to preserving the land, water, and air that are vital to all life. This insightful volume explores the root causes of pollution, as well as the local and global responses and constantly emerging technologies that allow governments and ordinary ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Biogas Handbook

    Science, Production and Applications

    Edited by Arthur Wellinger, Jerry D Murphy, David Baxter ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
    With pressure increasing to utilise wastes and residues effectively and sustainably, the production of biogas represents one of the most important routes towards reaching national and international renewable energy targets. The biogas handbook: Science, production and applications provides a comprehensive and systematic guide to the development and deployment of biogas supply chains and technology ... Read more

    $238.99 CAD

  • Instant Insights: Vertical farming in horticulture

    by Prof Dickson Despommier, Dr Elisa Appolloni, Dr Francesco Orsini, Dr Giorgio Gianquinto, Emeritus Professor Toyoki Kozai, Dr Yumiko Amagai, Dr Eri Hayashi, Dr James E. Faust, Dr Damianos Neocleous, Dr Giuseppina Pennisi, Dr Alessandro Pistillo, Professor Dimitrios Savvas ...
    Series Book 3 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on vertical farming in horticulture.The first chapter describes and evaluates technologies and methods for growing edible plants indoors and presents a survey of selected commercial vertical farms currently operating that employ them.The second chapter explores the benefits of plant factories with artificial ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

    Principles and Applications

    by Göran I. Ågren, Folke O. Andersson ...
    Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and sustainable use of the world's natural resources it is important that we understand how and why ecosystems respond to such changes. This book explains the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, using examples ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Crop Ecology

    Productivity and Management in Agricultural Systems

    by David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman ...
    Food security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted that food production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of the world's agricultural area will remain essentially unchanged. This updated and thoroughly revised second edition provides in-depth coverage of the impact ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD

  • The Biochar Handbook

    A Practical Guide to Making and Using Bioactivated Charcoal

    by Kelpie Wilson ...
    With extensive research, real-world examples, and hands-on applications, this go-to guide offers a comprehensive look at the principles and practices of biochar—and all of its world-changing uses.Like many human discoveries, biochar has likely been invented, lost, and reinvented multiple times. It can be found in the rich terra preta soils of the Amazon and in the ancient “dark earths” dotting ... Read more

    $42.39 CAD

  • Microplastic Pollutants

    by Christopher Blair Crawford, Brian Quinn ...
    Microplastic Pollutants introduces the reader to the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment and is the first ever book dedicated exclusively to the subject of microplastics. Importantly, this timely full-colour illustrated multidisciplinary book highlights the very recent realization that microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food chains around the world. ... Read more

    $88.79 CAD

  • Shale Oil Production Processes

    by James G. Speight ...
    Shale Oil represents a huge additional global fossil fuel resource. However, extracting oil from the shale is no simple task; much still needs to be understood to make the process more cost-effective to increase economic flow rates. Clear and rigorous, Oil Shale Production Process will prove useful for those scientists and engineers already engaged in fossil fuel science and technology as well as ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD