Worlds of Gray and Green

Worlds of Gray and Green
Author: Sebastián Ureta
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0520386299

Introduction -- Residualism -- Carp, algae, dragon -- Happy coexistence -- Parasitism -- Life against life -- Symbiopower.

Environmental Impact IV

Environmental Impact IV
Author: J. Casares
Publisher: WIT Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2018-10-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 178466281X

Comprising a collection of papers from the 4th International Conference on Environmental and Economic Impact on Sustainable Development, the research studies included in this book consider the impact of economic constraints on the environment, taking into account the social aspects as well as the over-use of natural resources. The papers examine issues related to whether some forms of development are compatible with environmental protection, particularly in cases of possible serious contamination and toxicity. Uncontrolled development can result in damage to the environment in terms of the release of toxic substances and hazardous waste. Addressing problems of great importance, this book examines more constructive and progressive approaches to ensure sustainability. A major motivation is to learn from past failure, to avoid repeating similar mistakes, while attempting to prevent emerging threats to environmental and ecological systems. Fundamental to these concepts are the analysis of the inherent risk and the development of appropriate strategies.

Estudio y evaluación de impacto ambiental en Ingeniería Civil

Estudio y evaluación de impacto ambiental en Ingeniería Civil
Author: Luis B. López Vázquez
Publisher: Editorial Club Universitario
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 8415787359

El Estudio y Evaluación del impacto Ambiental es un requisito legal exigido para la presentación de cualquier proyecto e incluso para la posibilidad de apertura de cualquier negocio. Este hecho hace necesario que en todas las Escuelas de Ingeniería Civil sea necesario incluir una asignatura que aporte el conocimiento necesario para poder efectuar con solvencia esta tarea. Este pequeño libro trata de aportar los conocimientos mínimos sobre ello.

Conserving Cultural Heritage

Conserving Cultural Heritage
Author: María Jesús Mosquera
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2018-09-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351657194

The third International congress of Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, TechnoHeritage 2017, was held in Cadiz, from 21 to 24 May 2017, under the umbrella of the TechnoHeritage network. TechnoHeritage is an initiative funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity dedicated to the creation of a network which integrates CSIC and University groups, private companies and end users such as foundations, museums or institutions. The network’s purpose is to foster the creation of transdisciplinary (and not only multidisciplinary) initiatives focused on the study of all assets, movable or immovable, that make up Cultural Heritage. A high-quality scientific programme was prepared, which includes new emerging topics on Cultural Heritage (1) Nanomaterials and other Products for Conservation, (2) New Technologies for Analysis, Protection and Conservation, (3) 20th Century Cultural Heritage, (4) Significance of Cultural Heritage. Policies for Conservation, (5) Deterioration of Cultural Heritage, (6) Biodeterioration: Fundamentals, Present and Future Perspectives and (7) Underwater Cultural Heritage. A special session "Biodeterioration: Fundamentals, present and future perspectives, a session in honour of Prof. Cesáreo Sáiz Jiménez" took place. Our intention was to recognise the work of Prof. Sáiz Jiménez, who recently retired, and its impact on the Cultural Heritage conservation community, which he has helped to promote through numerous activities including, in 2011, the creation of the TechnoHeritage network. This volume publishes a total of eighty-three contributions which reflect the state of the art investigations on different aspects of cultural heritage conservation.

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: Pan American Health Organization
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2000
Genre: America
ISBN: 9275315752

This work is aimed primarily at health sector professionals who participate in disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation. The intersectoral perspective is now so essential, however, that anyone interested in disaster reduction will find here a useful primer. Public health students and professors also can rely on this book as a manual for formal or informal courses.

The Ecology and Natural History of Chilean Saltmarshes

The Ecology and Natural History of Chilean Saltmarshes
Author: José Miguel Fariña
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319638777

This book consolidates the information, results, experience and perspectives of different research groups working on Chilean Saltmarshes. Some aspects of these ecosystems such as their bio-geographical connectivity, flora and faunal components, the interaction between ecosystem components and especially the response of this kind of ecosystems to human and natural perturbations defines the Chilean Saltmarshes as an attractive systems for future studies, focused into test the theoretical and experimental aspects of saltmarshes and general ecology.