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  • Contestation, Reinvention, and Regulation of Cultural Heritage Through Dissent

    Edited by Valeria Morea, Anna Pirri Valentini, Felicia Caponigri ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book explores the concept of ‘dissent’ within the realm of art and cultural heritage through a rich and multidisciplinary lens. It investigates how dissent shapes the very definition of cultural heritage and the systems that govern cultural heritage, drawing primarily on social science perspectives. Combining methodologies from law and economics with insights from museology, art history, and ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Green Infrastructure and Climate Resilience

    Proceedings of Smart and Sustainable Cities 2024

    Edited by Maria Korneykova, Viacheslav Vasenev, Elvira Dovletyarova, Riccardo Valentini, Anna Gunina, Anton Poddubsky, Zhongqi Cheng ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book covers the integration of green-gray infrastructure and the development of climate-resilient cities. Climate change and urbanization are the principal global environmental challenges. Up to 70% of the world population is projected to live in cities by 2050. How will this rapid urbanization alter the face of the world? What are the environmental consequences of megacities’ expansion? What ... Read more

    $269.99 USD

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  • 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

    $44.99 USD

  • Bio-based Building Skin

    by Anna Sandak, Jakub Sandak, Marcin Brzezicki, Andreja Kutnar ...
    Series series Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
    This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ application in building facades, and offers ideas for new designs and novel solutions. It features a state-of-the-art review, addresses the latest trends in material selection, assembling systems, and innovative functions of facades in detail. Selected case studies on buildings ... Read more

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  • Waterproof and Water Repellent Textiles and Clothing

    Edited by John T Williams ...
    Series series The Textile Institute Book Series
    Waterproof and Water Repellent Textiles and Clothing provides systematic coverage of the key types of finishes and high performance materials, from conventional wax and silicone, through controversial, but widely used fluoropolymers and advanced techniques, such as atmospheric plasma deposition and sol-gel technology. The book is an essential resource for all those engaged in garment development, ... Read more

    $211.99 USD

  • Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions

    Edited by Roberto Tognetti, Melanie Smith, Pietro Panzacchi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book offers a cross-sectoral reference for both managers and scientists interested in climate-smart forestry, focusing on mountain regions. It provides a comprehensive analysis on forest issues, facilitating the implementation of climate objectives. This book includes structured summaries of each chapter.Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, CLIMO has brought together ... Read more

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  • Geothermal Water Management

    Edited by Jochen Bundschuh, Barbara Tomaszewska ...
    Series series Sustainable Water Developments - Resources, Management, Treatment, Efficiency and Reuse
    Availability of and adequate accessibility to freshwater and energy are two key technological and scientific problems of global significance. At the end of the 20th century, the deficit of water for human consumption and economic application forced us to focus on rational use of resources. Increasing the use of renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency is a challenge for the 21st ... Read more

    $189.99 USD

  • Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability

    Edited by Gabriel Perez, Katia Perini ...
    Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability reviews the current state-of-the-art on the topic. In the introduction, the editors review the fundamental concepts of nature elements in the built environment, along with the strategies that are necessary for their inclusion in buildings and cities. Part One describes strategies for the urban environment, discussing urban ecosystems ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Forest Hydrology

    Processes, Management and Assessment

    Edited by Professor Leon Bren, Devendra Amatya, Professor Thomas Williams, Professor Carmen de Jong, Ge Sun ...
    Forests cover about a third of the world's land surface area. They represent a distinct biotic community, provide a living for many millions of people, and provide fresh water to sustain communities. Forests capture part of the precipitation and pass the remainder into the soil. Some of this is then passed back to the atmosphere along with some to streams as a regulated outflow. Forest cover is ... Read more

    $122.99 USD

  • The Role of Natural and Constructed Wetlands in Nutrient Cycling and Retention on the Landscape

    Edited by Jan Vymazal ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Natural and constructed wetlands play a very important role on the landscape and their ecological services are highly valuable. In fact, some wetland types are regarded as one of the most valuable ecosystems on the Earth. Water management, including flood water retention, biomass production, carbon sequestration, wastewater treatment and biodiversity sources, are among the most important ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Salinity and Sodicity

    A Growing Global Challenge to Food Security, Environmental Quality and Soil Resilience

    Edited by David E. Clay, Thomas M. DeSutter, Sharon A. Clay, Thandiwe Nleya ...
    Series series ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Books
    Explore the growing problem of soil salinity and sodicity and its impact on the environment, profitability, the human population, and soil resilienceIn Salinity and Sodicity: A Global Challenge to Food Security, Environmental Quality, and Soil Resilience, a team of distinguished educators delivers an expert discussion of salinity and sodicity management. This book is designed to improve the ... Read more

    $78.00 USD

  • Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats

    Innovations and Applications

    Edited by Marjan Eggermont, Vikram Shyam, Aloysius F. Hepp ...
    Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications and is a survey of the recent work of recognized experts in a variety of fields who employ biomimicry and related paradigms to solve key problems of interest within design, science, technology, and society. Topics covered include innovations from biomimicry in materials, product design, architecture, and biological ... Read more

    $202.99 USD