Management of natural resources, sustainable development and ecological hazards IV
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Management of natural resources, sustainable development and ecological hazards IV
（WIT transactions on ecology and the environment, v. 199）
WIT Press, c2015
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RAVAGE IV
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Includes bibliographical references and author index
"... the 4th International Conference on Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards (Ravage of the Planet), organised by the Wessex Institute, in Opatija, Croatia"--Pref.
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Description
This book contains papers presented at the fourth in a series of trans-disciplinary conferences on Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, and Ecological Hazards, first held in 2006. Papers presented at the conference suggest solutions to move our planet to a more sustainable modus operandi, and avoid the oft-projected "point of no return." The papers are based on economic, social, political, and environmental sciences and examine risk, lessons learned from nature, and new technologies. They present planning and development solutions that may address air, water, energy, soil, and/or ecology.The papers are grouped in to the following topic areas: Ecosystems; Environmental Risk Management; Monitoring of Ecological Hazards in Southern Asia; Water, Air and Soil; Energy Issues; Disaster Prevention; Governance and Policies; Social Issues.
Table of Contents
- ContentsSection 1: EcosystemsCarbon and ecological footprints: tools for measuring the sustainability of the Institute of Engineering at the UABC, Mexicali, BC, Mexico
- Light intensity on two mangrove species as an indicator of regeneration in a disturbed forest in Campeche, Mexico
- Hydrological regime alteration and ecological flow evaluation in mountain rivers
- Prospective of the natural protected areas of the south of the Baja California peninsulaSection 2: Environmental risk managementThe challenges of droughts in selected rural communities in Saskatchewan
- Improving the way to calculate risks: the qualitative and quantitative risk index R*
- Analysis of selected risks arising from human activities in the handling of hazardous waste
- A systematic method of countermeasure for environmental conservation to harmonize hydro-power development with natural environmentsSection 3: Monitoring of ecological hazards in Southern Asia (Special session organised by Dr N. Kgabi)Air quality and climate change in small states of the Commonwealth: Jamaica and Namibia
- Evaluation of suitability of Windhoek's wastewater effluent for re-use in vegetable irrigation: a case study of Gammams effluentSection 4: Water, air and soilUncertainties in Flow Duration Curves in anthropized catchments
- Mapping online the environmental impact of mining operations in New Brunswick
- SEASAFE: an operational tool for sea surface monitoring with SARSection 5: Energy issuesOptimal allocation of fuel and energy resources in the complex blast-furnace plants
- Energy valuation of urban waste: Vega de Granada case study
- Energy storage by eutectic materials for the air conditioning of an electrical vehicle
- Cleaner fuels to reduce emissions of CO2, Nox and PM10 by container ships: a solution or a Pandora's Box?Section 6: Disaster preventionGreat East Japan Earthquake damage and local government relief
- Crisis events and analysis of selected territorial and spatial impactsSection 7: Governance and policiesA relational approach to deal with ambiguity in multi-actor governance for sustainability
- The role of local government in procedures of environmental impact assessment in CroatiaSection 8: Social issuesExplaining biomass niche readiness through network analysis: the Lithuanian case
- The water crisis and socio-ecological development profile of Rafsanjan Township, Iran
- The indoor climate and students' learning performance in schoolsAuthor index
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