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  • Floods, from Defence to Management

    Symposium Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 25-27 May 2005, Book + CD-ROM

    Edited by Jos van Alphen, Eelco van Beek, Marco Taal ...
    Floods are natural events, but when they impact on human environments, they turn into disasters which disrupt society. The last decades have seen an alarming increase in the number of major floods and associated damage on every continent. The impact is more severe due to population growth and settlement in flood prone areas, climate change and disrupted hydrological cycles. There is now an urgency ... Read more

    $550.00 USD

  • Water Resource Systems Planning and Management

    An Introduction to Methods, Models, and Applications

    by Daniel P. Loucks, Eelco van Beek ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources infrastructure in the environment. Previously published in 2005 by UNESCO and Deltares (Delft Hydraulics at the time), this new edition, written again with contributions from Jery R. Stedinger, Jozef P. M. Dijkman, and ... Read more

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  • Geostatistics Explained

    An Introductory Guide for Earth Scientists

    by Steve McKillup, Melinda Darby Dyar ...
    A reader-friendly introduction to geostatistics for students and researchers struggling with statistics. Using simple, clear explanations for introductory and advanced material, it demystifies complex concepts and makes formulas and statistical tests easy to apply. Beginning with a critical evaluation of experimental and sampling design, the book moves on to explain essential concepts of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

    by Rajib Shaw ...
    We are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. Disaster Management is therefore an important topic for all—from high school students to researchers. Disaster data in recent years show increasing trends in physical, social and economic impacts. While a global perspective of disaster management is necessary, it is also important to emphasize local solutions. This book targets some of ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

    Edited by Ben Wisner, Ilan Kelman, JC Gaillard ...
    The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools.Organized into five ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

  • Statistics for Aquaculture

    by Ram C. Bhujel ...
    Series series United States Aquaculture Society series
    Published in cooperation with the United States Aquaculture SocietyA strong background in statistics is essential for researchers in any scientific field in order to design experiments, survey research, analyze data, and present findings accurately. To date, there has been no single text to address these concepts in the context of aquaculture research. Statistics for Aquaculture fills that gap by ... Read more

    $113.00 USD

  • Forest-Related Disasters – Three Case Studies and Lessons for Management of Extreme Events

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This report examines how forests contribute to or suffer from disasters. Three events are examined: the tempest Gudrun (Sweden, 2005); the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami (Japan 2011); and the 2017 firestorm in Chile.Forests are "victims" of disaster when unable to provide services required by society and cannot recover within a relevant timeframe. Trees damaged may host insect pests that may kill ... Read more

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  • Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation

    by Alastair J. Sinclair, Garston H. Blackwell ...
    Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation presents a comprehensive applied approach to the estimation of mineral resources/reserves with particular emphasis on the geological basis of such estimations, the need for and maintenance of a high quality assay data base, the practical use of a comprehensive exploratory data evaluation, and the importance of a comprehensive geostatistical approach to the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

    by Abhas K. Jha, Robin Bloch, Jessica Lamond ...
    Urban flooding is a significant challenge which today increasingly confronts the residents of the expanding cities and towns of developing countries, as well as policymakers and national, regional and local government officials. The Global Handbook presents the state-of-the art in urban flood risk management in a thorough and user-friendly way. It serves as a primer in integrated urban flood risk ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Planning and Integration of Refinery and Petrochemical Operations

    by Khalid Y. Al-Qahtani, Ali Elkamel ...
    Clearly divided into three main sections, this practical book familiarizes readers with the area of planning in petroleum refining and petrochemical industry, while introducing several planning and modeling strategies encompassing single site refinery plants, multiple refinery networks, petrochemical networks, and refinery and petrochemical planning systems. It equally provides an insight into ... Read more

    $83.00 USD

  • Climate Impacts on Energy Systems: Key Issues for Energy Sector Adaptation

    by Ebinger,Jane; Vergara,Walter ...
    While the energy sector is a primary target of efforts to arrest and reverse the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and lower the carbon footprint of development it is also expected to be increasingly affected by unavoidable climate consequences from the damage already induced in the biosphere. Energy services and resources as well as seasonal demand will be increasingly affected by changing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Forest Management and Planning

    by Pete Bettinger, Kevin Boston, Jacek P. Siry, Donald L. Grebner ...
    Forest Management and Planning provides a focused understanding of contemporary forest management issues through real life examples to engage students. The methodology for the development of quantitatively-derived forest management plans – from gathering information to the implementation of plans at the forest level – are clearly explained. Emphasis is placed on the development of traditional ... Read more

    $80.99 USD