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Agriculture, land use and the path to net zero

by Dr Robert M. Rees, Professor Jørgen Olesen, Professor David Reay, Dr Hannah Ritchie, Emeritus Professor Don Wuebbles, Dr Atul K. Jain, Professor Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Professor Frank Mitloehner, Dr Mohamed Embaby0, Dr Madison Kindberg1, Dr Sylvia Vetter2, Dr Cecile de Kein3, Dr Pablo L. Ribeiro4, Dr Diego Abalos5, Dr Dominika J. Krol6, Dr Karl G. Richards7, Dr Gerard L. Velthof8, Dr Carol-Anne Duthie9, Dr Gemma Miller0, Dr Rainer Roehe1, Professor Bas van Wesemael2, Dr Yue Zhou3, Professor Andrew Barnes4, Dr David Shearer5, Dr Ngoni Chirinda6, Dr Bouthayna El Amine7, Dr Samuel Weniga Anuga8, Dr Mohamed Louay Metougui9, Dr Boubacar Amadou Cisse0, Dr Michael Jacobson1, Dr Erin Daly2, Dr C. Wagner-Riddle3, Dr Patricia Ricci4, Dr Laura Gualdrón-Duarte5, Dr Guilhermo Congio6, Dr Andrea Irigoyen7, Dr Claudia Faverín8, Dr Nuria Lewczuk9, Dr Emiliano Sosa0, Dr Germán Cantón1, Professor Xiaotang Ju2, Dr Xue Tian3, Dr Abdul Wakeel4, Dr Muhammad Ashir Hameed5, Dr Muhammad Mughees Ud Din6, Dr Muhammad Mahroz Hussain7, Dr Gerard Ros8, Dr Wim De Vries9 ...

Series Book 183 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
It’s been suggested that farming contributes to around 12% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with land use associated with agriculture (such as deforestation to clear land for crop production) increasing this overall share to 25% of global GHG emissions. As the climate change emergency continues to threaten global food production and security, there is a growing need to modify or relocate ... Read more

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It’s been suggested that farming contributes to around 12% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with land use associated with agriculture (such as deforestation to clear land for crop production) increasing this overall share to 25% of global GHG emissions. As the climate change emergency continues to threaten global food production and security, there is a growing need to modify or relocate
... Read more
Advances in Soil Science for Sustainable Landscapes

Edited by Lothar Mueller, Rainer Georg Jörgensen, Frank Eulenstein ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book provides information on key questions of soil science to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. We address the role of soils and key research topics from a landscape perspective. State-of–the art information on research and novel measurement and management technologies is presented in a simple question and answer style. The role of soils for feeding humanity, maintaining ... Read more

$296.99 USD

This book provides information on key questions of soil science to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. We address the role of soils and key research topics from a landscape perspective. State-of–the art information on research and novel measurement and management technologies is presented in a simple question and answer style. The role of soils for feeding humanity, maintaining
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50+ Great Novellas and Short Stories. Vol.1

Selections from Poe, London, Twain, Melville, Kipling, Dickens, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hemingway, Bradbury, Christie and many more

by Washington Irving, Prosper Mérimée, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Ivan Turgenev, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Robert Louis Stevenson, Leo Tolstoy, Guy de Maupassant, Oscar Wilde, Ambrose Bierce, Thomas Hardy, Anton Chekhov, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Rainer Maria Rilke, H. H. Munro, O. Henry, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Katherine Mansfield, Willa Cather, James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence, Franz Kafka, Fiodor Dostoievski, Sherwood Anderson, Virginia Woolf, Ring Lardner, John Galsworthy, Joseph Conrad, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, E.M. Forster, H. P. Lovecraft, Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Paul Gibson, Peter Coates, David J Miles, Joe Phoenix, Trevor O'Hare, Mark Bowen, Frank Bailey, David McCord, Abigail Reno, Joanne Thompson, Judy Kriz, Jeremy Albret, Jim Girard, John Lingua, Richard Williams, John Brown, Michael Goodrick, Joshua Szatmari, Carl Hughes ...

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This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature.The collection includes works spanning over 150 years from the beginning of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century.The works vary in genre, including humorous, lyrical, psychological, romantic, detective, fantastic, adventurous, and mystical prose.It features classics ... Read more

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This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature.The collection includes works spanning over 150 years from the beginning of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century.The works vary in genre, including humorous, lyrical, psychological, romantic, detective, fantastic, adventurous, and mystical prose.It features classics
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Design of Fastenings for Use in Concrete

The CEN/TS 1992-4 Provisions

by Rolf Eligehausen, Rainer Mallée ...

Translated by Werner Fuchs ...

Series series Beton-Kalender Series
The European pre-standard CEN/TS 1992-4 for the design of fastenings by means of headed studs, anchor channels as well as post-installed mechanical and chemical anchors is ready for use. The background and interpretation of the provisions related to the determination of actions and resistances based on limit state design, durability, fire resistance, fatigue and earthquake actions as required by ... Read more

$52.00 USD

The European pre-standard CEN/TS 1992-4 for the design of fastenings by means of headed studs, anchor channels as well as post-installed mechanical and chemical anchors is ready for use. The background and interpretation of the provisions related to the determination of actions and resistances based on limit state design, durability, fire resistance, fatigue and earthquake actions as required by
... Read more

Structures

Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

by J. E. Gordon ...

In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what
... Read more

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Pipeline Planning and Construction Field Manual

by E. Shashi Menon ...

The objective of this book is to provide engineers with the necessary tools and techniques for formulating plans, designs, cost estimates and specifications for pipeline construction and field maintenance and modernization programs. Packed with easy to read and understand tables, pipeline schematics, bullet lists and "what to do next" checklists. This easy to use book covers the design, ... Read more

$93.99 USD

The objective of this book is to provide engineers with the necessary tools and techniques for formulating plans, designs, cost estimates and specifications for pipeline construction and field maintenance and modernization programs. Packed with easy to read and understand tables, pipeline schematics, bullet lists and "what to do next" checklists. This easy to use book covers the design,
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Research Methods for Engineers

by David V. Thiel ...

Learn how to plan for success with this hands-on guide to conducting high-quality engineering research. Plan and implement your next project for maximum impact: step-by-step instructions cover every stage in engineering research, from the identification of an appropriate research topic through to the successful presentation of results. Improve your research outcomes: discover essential tools and ... Read more

$43.99 USD

Learn how to plan for success with this hands-on guide to conducting high-quality engineering research. Plan and implement your next project for maximum impact: step-by-step instructions cover every stage in engineering research, from the identification of an appropriate research topic through to the successful presentation of results. Improve your research outcomes: discover essential tools and
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Working Guide to Pump and Pumping Stations

Calculations and Simulations

by E. Shashi Menon ...

Working Guide to Pumps and Pumping Stations: Calculations and Simulations discusses the application of pumps and pumping stations used in pipelines that transport liquids. It provides an introduction to the basic theory of pumps and how pumps are applied to practical situations using examples of simulations, without extensive mathematical analysis. The book begins with basic concepts such as the ... Read more

$96.99 USD

Working Guide to Pumps and Pumping Stations: Calculations and Simulations discusses the application of pumps and pumping stations used in pipelines that transport liquids. It provides an introduction to the basic theory of pumps and how pumps are applied to practical situations using examples of simulations, without extensive mathematical analysis. The book begins with basic concepts such as the
... Read more
Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide

by David Mills ...

Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide, 3rd Edition is divided into three essential parts, system and components, system design, and system operation, providing both essential foundational knowledge and practical information to help users understand, design, and build suitable systems. All aspects of the pneumatic conveying system are covered, including the type of materials used, conveying distance, ... Read more

$202.99 USD

Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide, 3rd Edition is divided into three essential parts, system and components, system design, and system operation, providing both essential foundational knowledge and practical information to help users understand, design, and build suitable systems. All aspects of the pneumatic conveying system are covered, including the type of materials used, conveying distance,
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Theory of Shells

by Philippe G. Ciarlet ...

Series Book 3 - Studies in Mathematics and its Applications
The objective of Volume III is to lay down the proper mathematical foundations of the two-dimensional theory of shells. To this end, it provides, without any recourse to any a priori assumptions of a geometrical or mechanical nature, a mathematical justification of two-dimensional nonlinear and linear shell theories, by means of asymptotic methods, with the thickness as the "small" parameter. ... Read more

$166.99 USD

The objective of Volume III is to lay down the proper mathematical foundations of the two-dimensional theory of shells. To this end, it provides, without any recourse to any a priori assumptions of a geometrical or mechanical nature, a mathematical justification of two-dimensional nonlinear and linear shell theories, by means of asymptotic methods, with the thickness as the "small" parameter.
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Design And Construction Of Berm Breakwaters

by Sigurdur Sigurdarson, Jentsje Van Der Meer ...

Series Book 40 - Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
Modern design of berm breakwaters began about thirty years ago. However, to date, there has been a lack of a well-established, formal design methodology on berm breakwaters. The authors Dr Jentsje van der Meer and Sigurdur Sigurdarson combine over 40 years of collective experience working with breakwaters to put forward a design framework in Design and Construction of Berm Breakwaters; covering ... Read more

$98.99 USD

Modern design of berm breakwaters began about thirty years ago. However, to date, there has been a lack of a well-established, formal design methodology on berm breakwaters. The authors Dr Jentsje van der Meer and Sigurdur Sigurdarson combine over 40 years of collective experience working with breakwaters to put forward a design framework in Design and Construction of Berm Breakwaters; covering
... Read more
Matrix Methods for Advanced Structural Analysis

by Manolis Papadrakakis, Evangelos Sapountzakis ...

Divided into 12 chapters, Matrix Methods for Advanced Structural Analysis begins with anintroduction to the analysis of structures (fundamental concepts and basic steps of structuralanalysis, primary structural members and their modeling, brief historical overview of methodsof static analysis, programming principles, and suggestions for the rational use of computerprograms). This is followed by ... Read more

$161.99 USD

Divided into 12 chapters, Matrix Methods for Advanced Structural Analysis begins with anintroduction to the analysis of structures (fundamental concepts and basic steps of structuralanalysis, primary structural members and their modeling, brief historical overview of methodsof static analysis, programming principles, and suggestions for the rational use of computerprograms). This is followed by
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