Optimal Strategies for Disaster and Hazard Mitigation

Optimal Strategies for Disaster and Hazard Mitigation
Author: Stuart Reid
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2007
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1920898832

IFED is sponsored and organized by the Five-University Consortium on Uncertainty, Risk and Decision Making in Engineering. Forums are held every 12-18 months, to provide an opportunity to share exciting developments, and to stimulate new initiatives in engineering decision making and risk analysis for engineering systems.

Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment

Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment
Author: Vaughn Nelson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2018-11-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429871783

The utilization of wind power and other renewable energy sources has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Wind Energy, Third Edition explores the wind industry from its inception in the 1970s to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, applications, as well as different types of wind turbines. An overview of energy examines world consumption and use of fossil fuels, and includes a section on global climate change. It covers the characteristics of wind, such as shear, power potential, and turbulence, and discusses the measurement and siting of individual wind turbines and wind farms. It also discusses the political and economic factors regarding the adoption of wind as an energy source. Features Includes updates throughout, and adds new material on wind forecasting, offshore wind, decommissioning and repowering wind farms, and more Illustrates the need for a shift to renewable energy through discussions on energy use and the order of magnitude estimates for the lifetime of fossil fuels Discusses the interconnection of wind turbines to utility grids, regulations on installation and operation, and the related environmental concerns Presents important economic considerations for the development of wind farms Provides an abundance of examples that highlight the real-world advantages of wind energy over fossil fuels

Fundamentals and Source Characteristics of Renewable Energy Systems

Fundamentals and Source Characteristics of Renewable Energy Systems
Author: Radian Belu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000439186

Offers comprehensive methods in analysis, characterization, and assessment of the major renewable energy sources Introduces in theoretical concepts and principles of major renewable energy conversion systems in a manner that is easily digestible by junior students, beginners in the field, engineers, and renewable energy practitioners Introduces key concepts of design and modeling methods and techniques used in renewable energy generation Presents the most common direct applications of major renewable energy systems Includes many solved examples and end-of-chapter questions and problems, helping readers to understand the theory and concepts

The Texas Landscape Project

The Texas Landscape Project
Author: David A. Todd
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1623493722

The Texas Landscape Project explores conservation and ecology in Texas by presenting a highly visual and deeply researched view of the widespread changes that have affected the state as its population and economy have boomed and as Texans have worked ever harder to safeguard its bountiful but limited natural resources. Covering the entire state, from Pineywoods bottomlands and Panhandle playas to Hill Country springs and Big Bend canyons, the project examines a host of familiar and not so familiar environmental issues. A companion volume to The Texas Legacy Project, this book tracks specific environmental changes that have occurred in Texas using more than 300 color maps, expertly crafted by cartographer Jonathan Ogren, and over 100 photographs that coalesce to fashion a broad portrait of the modern Texas landscape. The rich data, compiled by author David Todd, are presented in clearly written yet marvelously detailed text that gives historical context and contemporary statistics for environmental trends connected to the land, water, air, energy, and built world of the second-largest and second-most populated state in the nation. An engaging read for any environmentalist or conscientious citizen, The Texas Landscape Project provides a true sense of the grand scope of the Lone Star State and the high stakes of protecting it. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.