Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Demand side management (DSM) is one of the topical issues in regulating electric utilities, both in the United States and internationally. This book reviews and analyzes the economics of conservation programs in theory and in practice. It places emphasis on electricity demand, including the exposition, jargon, and empirics. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398615
- ISBN
- 9780792398615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.12
€ 190.12
Hardback. Scientists and regulators have struggled to define the role of theory, experiments, models and common sense in risk analysis. This book arises from efforts at regulatory agencies and industries to bring more science into health risk analysis. It covers the characterization of exposure to pollutants and other sources of risk. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398981
- ISBN
- 9780792398981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65
Decentralization and Coordination of Water Resource Management
. Ed(S): Parker, Douglas D.; Tsur, Yacov
Hardback. Centralized, top-down management of water resources through regulations has created unnecessary economic burdens upon users; but decentralized controls have gained acceptance over the years. This book looks at the increasing efforts throughout water-scarce regions to rely upon decentralized mechanisms for efficient water management and allocation. Editor(s): Parker, Douglas D.; Tsur, Yacov. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399148
- ISBN
- 9780792399148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.76
€ 194.76
Hardback. Approaches several important topics in GIS from a database perspective. This monograph begins with an overview of different application areas and their data and functional requirements. Next it addresses the following topics in the context of GIS: representation and manipulation of spatial data, data modeling, indexing, and query processing. Series: Advances in Database Systems. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; UN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399247
- ISBN
- 9780792399247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.25
€ 125.25
Hardback. This edited volume addresses the relationship between changes in land use and the delicate balance between water, solute, and heat cycles in basins. It examines evapotranspiration, the rate of groundwater recharge, discharge rates into rivers or oceans, and the moisture content of soils. Editor(s): Tanuguchi, Makoto. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399315
- ISBN
- 9780792399315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853349778
- ISBN
- 9780853349778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.45
€ 125.45
Hardback. Dynamic Management of Sustainable Development presents a concise summary of the authors' research in dynamic methods analysis of technical systems development. The text illustrates mathematical methods, with a focus on practical realization and applications. Num Pages: 196 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KNBT; PBWH; RNU; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857290557
- ISBN
- 9780857290557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.97
€ 124.97
Hardback. This book describes and assesses energy technologies, markets and future strategies, focusing on their capacity to produce, exchange and use energy vectors. It gives special attention to the renewable energy resources available in different areas of the world. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 372 pages, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNBT; RNPG; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857292438
- ISBN
- 9780857292438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.82
€ 187.82
Hardback. This book presents the most recent concepts, methods and techniques being used in the preliminary design of a promising emerging technology: the production of clean 'syngas' from waste materials. It features contributions from leading experts in the field. Editor(s): Puigjaner, Luis. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 52 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNBT; RNP; TCB; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857295392
- ISBN
- 9780857295392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.97
€ 185.97
Hardback. Greening Airports considers the sustainable development of the entire air transport system, from airports and air traffic control to airlines. The text provides a broad overview of the topic, as well as a system for both monitoring and assessment. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNGV; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857296573
- ISBN
- 9780857296573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.86
€ 184.86
Hardback. Covering image processing methods for analyzing residential land use, this book combines theoretical framework with practical applications, and describes a high resolution system for effective detection of single houses, vegetation and shadow-water indices. Series: Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; UYQV; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857296665
- ISBN
- 9780857296665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.19
€ 185.19
Hardback. Introduces the basic principles of multicriteria analysis (MCA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) techniques. This title gives detailed descriptions of a number of food and non-food agro-industrial applications of MCA and LCA, providing the reader with practical examples of the implementation of these tools in the field of agro-industry. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 155 pages, 68 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THRB; THX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857297037
- ISBN
- 9780857297037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Hardback. This book documents all aspects of the modern solar winery, from environmental, economic and political drivers to equipment, methodologies and processes, to available technologies. Case studies illustrate the diversity of solar winery technology in action. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 460 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TDCT2; THX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857298430
- ISBN
- 9780857298430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.19
€ 187.19
Hardback. Warming to Ecocide evaluates climate change from a thermodynamic perspective and offers strategies whereby mankind may avoid propelling the global average temperature above the pre-industrial level by more than 2 C -- a threshold presaging catastrophic run-away processes. Num Pages: 242 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; RNPG; TGMB; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857299253
- ISBN
- 9780857299253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.20
€ 123.20
Hardback. Gas Hydrates opens up this fascinating, multidisciplinary field to non-specialists. It provides a scientific study of gas hydrates that considers their potential as an energy source, while assessing possible risks to the environment. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBKC; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857299550
- ISBN
- 9780857299550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.57
€ 121.57
Hardcover. This concise and readable handbook for practitioners who are trying to implement sustainability strategies for packaging deploys industry case studies throughout to illustrate possible applications and scenarios in a sector under growing regulatory pressure. Editor(s): Verghese, Karli; Lewis, Helen; Fitzpatrick, Leanne. Num Pages: 396 pages, 79 black & white tables, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; RNH; TDP; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857299871
- ISBN
- 9780857299871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.14
€ 187.14
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Trudinger, P a; Walter, M R; Ralph, B J. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PNV; PSAF; PSB; RBG; RG; RNK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780858470620
- ISBN
- 9780858470620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860100638
- ISBN
- 9780860100638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Environmental Impacts and Policies for the E.E.C. Tanning Industry
Urwick Technology Management Ltd.
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 891.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860100652
- ISBN
- 9780860100652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Springer. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860101086
- ISBN
- 9780860101086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68