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Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change: Transforming Rural Livelihoods
This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current climate risks. The different contributors show how agricultural systems in developing countries are affected by climate changes and how communities prepare and adapt to these changes.
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-13000-2
- Collation
- XI, 233
- Series Title
- Climate Change Management
- Call Number
- 551.6 ADA a
On the Shores of Titan's Farthest Sea
Titan is practically a planet in its own right, with a diameter similar to that of Mercury, methane rainstorms, organic soot and ethane seas. All of the most detailed knowledge on the moon's geology, volcanology, meteorology, marine sciences and chemistry are gathered together here to paint a factually accurate hypothetical future of early human colonization on this strange world. The views fr…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-17758-8
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- XIII, 268
- Series Title
- Science and Fiction
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- -
The Impact of Melting Ice on the Ecosystems in Greenland Sea
Arctic marine ecosystems are largely impacted by changes associated with global warming. The sea ice in Greenland Sea plays an important role in regional and global climate system. The book investigate the relationships between phytoplankton biomass, measured using remotely sensed chlorophyll-a (CHL), aerosol optical depth (AOD) and sea-ice cover (ICE) in the Greenland Sea (20°W-10°E, 65-85°…
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- 1
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- 978-3-642-54498-9
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- X, 86, 46 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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- -
Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance: Natives, Newco…
In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems that is as broad and varied as all nature. Chapter 2 addresses the functional role of animals in l…
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-9294-3
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- XXXI, 522
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- -
- Call Number
- 363.7 HOL a
The Greenhouse Gas Balance of Italy
The book addresses in a comprehensive way the full greenhouse gases budget of the Italian landscape, focusing on land use and terrestrial ecosystems. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role of terrestrial ecosystems with regard to the carbon cycle and only recently a regional approach has been considered for its specificity in terms of new methodologies for observations an…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-642-32424-6
- Collation
- VIII, 211, 27 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- Environmental Science and Engineering
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- -
An Introduction to Lightning
This book about lightning summarizes the essence of physics and effects of lightning in a non-technical manner and provides an up-to-date description of the phenomenon of lightning in simple language. Starting with the myths related to lightning, the reader is introduced to the mechanism of lightning flashes and their interactions with humans, human-made systems and Earth’s environment. Most …
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-8938-7
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- XV, 386
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.6 COO i
Nils Petter Gleditsch: Pioneer in the Analysis of War and Peace
This book presents Nils Petter Gleditsch, a staff member of the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) since 1964, a former editor of the Journal for Peace Research (1983-2010), a former president of the International Studies Association (2008-2009) and the recipient of several academic awards as a pioneer in the scientific analysis of war and peace. This unique anthology covers major themes i…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-03819-3
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- XXI, 171
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
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- -
The Risk City Cities Countering Climate Change: Emerging Planning Theories a…
Contemporary cities face phenomenal risks, and they face particularly high levels of mounting social and environmental risks, including social polarization, urban conflicts, riots, terror, and climate change threats. This book suggests that climate change and its resulting uncertainties challenge the concepts, procedures, and scope of conventional approaches to planning, creating a need to reth…
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- -
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- 978-94-017-9768-9
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- -
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- -
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GHG Emissions and Economic Growth A Computable General Equilibrium Model Bas…
Issues linking climate change and economic growth are now at the centre of discussions regarding development strategies especially in the context of developing countries. This book contributes by analyzing the relationship between economic growth and GHG emissions in India with explicit reference to all major economic sectors. One of the most popular tools for macroeconomic policy analysis is S…
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- 978-81-322-1943-9
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- -
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New Horizons in Insect Science: Towards Sustainable Pest Management
Insect science is fast changing as insects are evolving to a plethora of newer chemical molecules, climate change, management tactics and transformation of the landscapes. Through the International Conference, the editors have attempted to gather together newer aspects of Insect Sciences like Insect Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding, Physiology, Toxicology, Vectors and their Management, Molecular Biology…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-81-322-2088-6
- Collation
- XXVII, 431
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
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