Geovetenskap

Emerging Contaminants: Anticipating Developments examines the factors that have led ’new’ environmental contaminants to emerge in the past and combines the lessons learned to anticipate potential new …

The author draws upon case examples of some of today”s most acclaimed developments in this book, and recommends best practice guidelines to help developers create vibrant, livable communities-and st …

Urban and regional planning programs aspire to prepare practitioners to write and implement comprehensive plans. Yet, academic planning programs often place greater emphasis on theory than practice. …

International experts have contributed key chapters to this major work on groundwater contamination. Section 1: Methodology and Modeling deals with both organic and inorganic contaminants, including …

Fire Safety Design for Tall Buildings provides structural engineers, architects, and students with a systematic introduction to fire safety design for tall buildings based on current analysis methods …

Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops provides information for the compost industry to develop horticulture production efforts and techniques. This highly practical book contains i …

The fixity or mobility of borders are key themes within the border studies literature and have useful critical application to urban and environmental planning through theory, pedagogy and practice. T …

Amid a wealth of solutions and the ecocide of ’business as usual’, Maddy interfaces practical permaculture with global transformation and deep ecology. She writes of regenerative culture, earth resto …

Permaculture Guide to Reed Beds is a comprehensive overview of reed bed systems and treatment wetlands for household effluent treatment. Going from system selection and design to construction, planti …