Grundlagen -- Rohstoffversorgung und Einflüsse der Weltwirtschaft -- Aktuelle Rohstoffsituation – ein Überblick -- Entwicklung des Rohstoffbedarfs des Energiesystems -- .This is the first book that analyses the future raw materials supply from the demand side of a society that chiefly relies on renewable energies, which is of great significance for us all. It addresses primary and secondary…
Section 1 Problems of SUITMA diagnostic and classification -- Section 2 Spatial temporal variability of urban soils features and processes -- Section 3 Urban soils' functions and ecosystem services: from concepts to application -- Section 4 Bioremediation and reclamation of soils contaminated with oil products, heavy metals and radionuclide -- Section 5 Genesis, geography, soil features and pro…
Introduction -- Description of the Study Area -- Geological Setting -- Hydrological Characters -- Geochemistry of Thermal Water -- Characteristics of Geothermal Gases -- Genesis of Thermal Springs -- Uses of Geothermal Energy -- Environmental Issues -- Summary & Conclusion.This book presents a comprehensive overview of the nature of manifestation and general aspects of thermal springs of Odisha…
State-of-the-art in building facades -- Biomaterials for building skins -- Designing building skins with biomaterials -- Best practices -- Service life performance -- Portfolio of bio-based façade materials -- Future perspectives.Open AccessThis book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ application in building facades,…
Chapter 1. Global Problem of Timber Trafficking -- Chapter 2. Convergence between Green Criminology and Security Studies -- Chapter 3. The Environment and Forests in Vietnam -- Chapter 4. Timber Trafficking in Vietnam -- Chapter 5. Impacts of Timber Trafficking on Human Security -- Chapter 6. Solutions to Curtail Timber Trafficking in Vietnam -- Concluding Remark.This book is the first systemat…
Sustainable Consumption and the Public’s Room to Maneuver in Energy Use -- Targets of Intervention for Sustainable Consumption -- Energy, Environment, and Society -- Field Study with Computer-Aided Interviews -- Achievements, Open Questions, and Lessons Learned.Origin of this book In 1998 the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) initiated the 2000 Watt Society, a University-wide resear…
1. Recent trends in nanomaterials for sustainable energy -- 2. Recent In-situ/Operando Characterization of Lithium Sulfur Batteries -- 3. Recent Advances in Flexible Supercapacitors -- 4. Noble-Metal Free Nanoelectrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction -- 5. Energy saving synthesis of Mg2SiO4:RE3+ nanophosphors for solid-state lighting applications -- 6. Studies of multi-walled carbon nano…
What Is Photovoltaics? -- Physics of Solar Cells -- Silicon Solar Cell Material and Technology -- Crystalline Thin-Film Silicon -- Other Materials, New Concepts, and Future Developments -- Solar Cells and Solar Modules -- PV Systems -- PV Systems: Installation Possibilities -- Environmental Impacts by PV Systems -- Efficiency and Performance of PV Systems -- PV Markets Support Measures and Cost…
Hydrogen -- Phase Diagrams and Statistical Thermodynamics of Binary M-H Systems -- Hydrogen in Alloys -- Metal-Hydrogen System Under Extended p, T Conditions -- Atomistic States of Hydrogen in Metals -- Diffusion -- Electronic Structure.Metal hydrides are of inestimable importance for the future of hydrogen energy. This unique monograph presents a clear and comprehensive description of the bulk…
North — South Trade and the Sustainability of Economic Growth: A Model with Environmental Constraints -- A Coupled Bottom-Up/Top-Down Model for GHG Abatement Scenarios in the Swiss Housing Sector -- Moderated Decision Support and Countermeasure Planning for Off-Site Emergency Management -- Hybrid Energy-Economy Models and Endogenous Technological Change -- The World-Markal Model and Its Appli…