Chapter 1. Human Occupation Chronologies Modeled By Geomorphological Factors: A Case Study From The Atlantic Coast Of North Patagonia (Argentina) -- Chapter 2. A Basin Wide Assessment Of Natural Dynamics And Modern Human Impacts On The Visibility And Conservation Of Coastal Archaeological Sites In The Atlantic Coast Of Uruguay -- Chapter 3. Osl Dating Of Lagoon Geoforms As Proxies Of Marine Lev…
Chapter1: Introduction -- Chapter2: Ancient mammals of Gondwanan South America -- Chapter3: Early Cenozoic mammals in South America -- Chapter4: Marsupials and other metatheres of South America -- Chapter5: The native ungulates of South America -- Chapter6: The xenarthrans-armadillos, glyptodonts, anteaters, sloths -- Chapter7: The Caviomorphs – First South American Rodents -- Chapter8: The P…
1. Introduction -- Part 1: Carbon stock and flow at ecosystem scale – Carbon Storage -- 2. Backgrounds, Theory, Methods, and Seagrass case -- 3. Mangrove case -- 4. Seaweed case -- Part 2: Carbon stock and flow at ecosystem scale – Gas exchange -- 5. Backgrounds, Theory, Methods, and Seagrass case -- 6. Mangrove case -- 7. Tidal marsh case -- 8. Tidal flat case -- Part 3: Carbon stock and f…
Concept on Landslides and Landslide Susceptibility -- Geomorphic, Geo-tectonic and Hydrologic Attributes and Landslide Probability -- Frequency Ratio Model (FRM) and Information Value Model (IVM) in landslide susceptibility Assessment and Prediction -- Logistic Regression Model (LRM) and Landslide Susceptibility: A RS & GIS based approach -- Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model and Landslide S…
Introduction -- I. Principles and theoretical and methodological basis of landscape-ecological planning -- 1. Change or preservation of landscape structure? -- 2. Ecologisation of landscape management -- 3. Institutional instruments for integrated landscape management in Slovakia -- 4. Landscape as a geosystem -- II. Landscape-ecological planning LANDEP - a tool for the ecologisation of spatial…
Introduction -- Biosphere as a still unlearned living sphere -- How many of us will be? Population of the Earth -- Technogenesis and Its impact on the biosphere state -- Populaltion load. Adaptation corridor of a man -- What does happen with the climate? -- Living with natural disaster risk -- Market economy and ecology -- Nature conservation and nature use. Ecological safety -- Nature as a liv…
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…
Part I: Introduction to the Geomorphological Landscapes and Landforms of Georgia -- Chapter 1. Long Term Geomorphological History of Georgia -- Chapter 2. Climate, hydrography and soils of Georgia -- Part II: Landscape Types of Georgia -- Chapter 3. Coastal (Abrasive) Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 4. Karst Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 5. Nival-Glacier Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 6. Urb…
Institutional arrangement and management innovation for integrated water management -- Urbanization and industrial transformation associated with the improved water management -- Optimization of land uses for adapting the water scarcity for river basin -- Development of oasis agriculture by improving water use efficiency within the river basin -- Mitigation the impacts of climate changes to opt…
Ecohydrological indicators in water resources management -- Monitoring technologies -- Measurement techniques -- Characterization/measuring strategies in different hydrological systems -- Ecohydrological assessment tools.This volume will discuss the state of the art of different observation and measurement techniques useful for ecohydrological studies. The techniques cover the entire spectrum o…