экология

Why is it so difficult to control, or fix, pollution? How can we justify harvesting the world’s natural resources at unsustainable rates, even though these activities cause known harm to both people and ecosystems? Scientific knowledge and technologi…

[b]The updated and expanded guide for [/b][b]handling industrial wastes and designing a wastewater treatment plant[/b] The revised and updated second edition of [i]Practical Wastewater Treatment[/i] provides a hands-on guide to industrial wastewater …

In the merciless arena of life, we are all subject to the law of the jungle, to ruthless competition and the survival of the fittest – such is the myth that has given rise to a society that has become toxic for our planet and for our and future gener…

Inaction by governments in the face of climate change is often attributed to a lack of political will or a denial of the seriousness of the situation, but as Mark Alizart argues in this provocative book, we shouldn’t exclude the possibility that part…

[b]Master the hottest—and most chilling—topic in the world today[/b] More and more frequent extreme weather events occur each year, and wildlife everywhere is increasingly endangered. Science fiction or science fact, most climate experts see this as …

[b]Selected as one of The Progressive’s ‘Favourite Books of 2020’[/b]Wildness was once integral to our ancestors' lives as they struggled to survive in an unpredictable environment. Today, most of us live in relative stability insulated from the…

[b]A comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the conceptual tools used to explore real-world environmental problems [/b] [i]Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, Third Edition[/i] demonstrates how theoretical approaches such as envir…

The classification of radioactive waste varies from state to state. This results in different management procedures for each country, while following IAEA and OECD/NEA recommendations.<br /><br />Radioactive waste comes from numerous sour…

Stabilizing the world’s climates means cutting carbon dioxide pollution. There’s no way around it. But what if that’s not enough? What if it’s too difficult to accomplish in the time allotted or, worse, what if it’s so late in the game that even cutt…

[b]CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING[/b] [b]The new edition of the only single-volume reference on both the regulatory and technical aspects of U.S. and international continuous emission monitoring (CEM) systems[/b] [i]Continuous Emission Monitoring [/i…

[b]Global Environmental Careers[/b] [b]Global Environmental Careers – The Worldwide Green Jobs Resource[/b] This book is the ideal guide to equipping you with the tools and know-how to develop an environmental career. It is filled with practical advi…

Despite the global movement to tackle plastic pollution, demand for plastics continues to rise. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, plastics are set to be the biggest driver of oil demand. Single-use plastics – deemed essential in the fi…

[b]AIR POLLUTION, CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE[/b] Anthropogenic climate change is a globally recognized threat multiplier. Yet, decades of intergovernmental negotiations have failed to curb toxic levels of fossil fuel energy-related air pollution…

How is it that, in the course of everyday life, people are drawn away from greenspace experiences that are often good for them? By attending to the apparently idle talk of those who are living them out, this book shows us why we should attend to the …

FUNDAMENTALS OF <b>CONSERVATION BIOLOGY</b> <p>“<i>This book is about hope in the face of forces that would degrade our world. This book is about the rich tapestry of life that shares our world now and about how we can maintai…

This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.We are living in a climate eme…

[b]A guide to the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures that highlights a new generation of platforms[/b] [i]Offshore Compliant Platforms [/i]provides an authoritative guideto the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures an…

The discovery, in the middle of the 17th century, of both the weight of air and the law governing its elasticity transformed the status of the atmosphere from that of a purely mathematical object to that of a complex and highly variable physical syst…

[b]Provides aspiring engineers with pertinent information and technological methodologies on how best to manage industry's modern-day environment concerns[/b] This book explains why industrial environmental management is important to human envir…

Рассматриваются структура современного экологического мониторинга, его цели и задачи, различные методы и приборы, используемые для контроля окружающей среды и экологического мониторинга — оптические, электрохимические, хроматографические и необходимы…