1. Geography and Ecological Sustainability -- 2. Ecological Security Assessment -- 3. From Urban Remote Sensing to Urban Sensing -- 4. Green Development Strategies for Shanxi Province, China -- 5. Lessons for the Future from Perspectives of the Last Great Global Warming -- 6. Soil Security Utilization and Spatial Regulation in the Pearl River Delta, China -- 7. Urbanization in the Pearl River D…
1 Introduction -- 2 Managing Water Resources for Urban Catchments -- 3 WP-A: Urban Water Resources Management -- 4 WP-B: GIS tool for planning decentralized sanitation -- 5 WP-C: Early warning system for lakes -- 6 WP-D: Environmental Information System -- 7 WP-E: Groundwater Systems.This volume addresses latest results of the Major Water Program of the Chinese Government which aims at the rest…
Earth in Reverse Gear -- A Glimpse of Natural Climatic History -- Understanding the Warming Process -- Nature’s Reaction to Anthropogenic Activities -- Reducing Carbon Growth. .This volume provides a holistic and concise overview of the complex science of climate change involving the interplay of multiple factors. It also acts as a primer and a one-source reference to all the aspects of clima…
Introduction -- Distribution of Evaporite Karst in the World -- Properties of Evaporites -- Karstification of evaporites -- Characterisation of Surface and Underground Karst Features -- Geohazards Associated With Dams and Reservoirs -- Prevention and Remediation at Dam Sites and Reservoirs -- Methods of Investigation -- Monitoring -- Summary of Dams and Reservoirs in Evaporites that have Constr…
Prediction of Nitrite and Fluoride Contamination in Ground Water Suing Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) -- Morphometric Analysis of Upper Tapi River Basin: A GIS Approach -- Role of Data Models and Standards in a Hydro Geo-Database -- What Constitutes a Fair and Equitable Water Apportionment? -- Study of Ground Water Quality –Contour Maps of Kamavarapukota Mandal Westgodavari District, Andhra…
Water resources and impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asia -- Water resources in Kazakhstan -- Lakes in different regions of Kazakhstan -- Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan -- Morphometry and Genesis of lakes in Kazakhstan -- Water balance and Physical and chemical properties of water in lakes of Kazakhstan -- Lake and Sea Basins in Kazakhstan -- Water resources and Lakes in …
Introduction: floods and water-level fluctuations in medieval (Central-)Europe -- An environmental background: floods, modern hydrology and medieval environment -- Long-term hydrological changes based on sedimentary and archaeological evidence -- Documentary sources and methodology -- Catalogue of floods in medieval Hungary 1001-1500: analysis of individual flood reports -- Floods in medieval H…
Introduction to Environmental Geology -- Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Sustainability and Environmental Risk -- Dam Engineering and its Environmental Aspects -- Desertification and Impact on Human Systems -- Dredging Practices and Environmental Considerations -- Groundwater salinity due to urban growth -- Construction Planning, Environmental Impact of Foundation Studies and Earthquake Issues -…
1. Introduction to urban stormwater – A global perspective -- 2. Stormwater harvesting and flood mitigation – A UK perspective -- 3. Urban Water Quality -- 4. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) -- 5. Recycling and treatment of water under urban intensification -- 6. Storm Water Harvesting -- 7. Urban Stormwater & Flood Management -- 8. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to the…