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Integrated Groundwater Management
The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to si…
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- 978-3-319-23576-9
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- XIII, 762
El Hierro Island Global Geopark
This open access book explores El Hierro Island, which is geologically the youngest of the Canary Islands (Spain). Having registered its latest volcanic eruption in 2011-2012, it is an oceanic subtropical island with low population pressure and a largely unchanged natural landscape. Accordingly, a great geodiversity of volcanic morphologies and erosion processes has been preserved. In addition,…
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- 978-3-031-07289-5
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- Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism
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- VII, 123
The Geology of Kuwait
This open access book contains a set of chapters covering all aspects of geosciences related to Kuwait and adjacent regions, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. It covers basic information about the geology including a wide range of geoscientific disciplines such as marine geology, structural geology, hydrogeology and geophysics related to the region. This book is aimed at re…
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- 978-3-031-16727-0
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- Regional Geology Reviews
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- XII, 242
The Geology of Kuwait
This open access book contains a set of chapters covering all aspects of geosciences related to Kuwait and adjacent regions, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. It covers basic information about the geology including a wide range of geoscientific disciplines such as marine geology, structural geology, hydrogeology and geophysics related to the region. This book is aimed at re…
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- 978-3-031-16727-0
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- Regional Geology Reviews
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- XII, 242
Metallogenic Theory and Exploration Technology of Multi-Arc-Basin-Terrane Col…
This open access book presents a new structural model of “multi-arc-basin-terrane system” based on the in-depth research of the Nujiang-Lancangjiang-Jinshajiang region, especially several Paleo-Tethys ophiolitic mélange belts and sets of arc-basin systems, and a new orogenic model of “The Hengduan shan Mountains” based on penetrated research on spatial-temporal framework and orogenic m…
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- 978-981-99-3651-9
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- XV, 307
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Deep time reckoning :how future thinking can help earth now
"How Finland's nuclear waste experts discern far future Earths, and what the rest of us non-Finns and non-experts can learn from them"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262359368
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- 1 online resource.
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Uncertainty Underground: Yucca Mountain and the Nation's High-Level Nuclear W…
Despite approval by Congress and the Bush administration and over seven billion dollars already spent, the Yucca Mountain, Nevada, site for disposal of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel is not yet in operation. The reasons for the delay lie not only in citizen and activist opposition to the project but also in the numerous scientific and technical issues that remain unresolved. Although man…
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- 9780262278782
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 431 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Weighting Methods and their Effects on Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model O…
This book provides a systematic way of how to make better decisions in water resources management. The applications of three weighting methods namely rating, ranking, and ratio are discussed in this book. Additionally, data mining on keywords is presented using three popular scholarly databases: Science Direct, Scopus, and SciVerse. Four abbreviated keywords (MCDM, MCDA, MCA, MADM) representing…
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- 978-3-319-12586-2
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Mysteries of the deep :how seafloor drilling expeditions revolutionized our u…
"This book tells the story of how scientific ocean drilling, a crowning achievement of science and engineering in the 20th century, transformed our understanding of Earth's history"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262378215
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- 1 online resource
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The anthropocene cookbook :recipes and opportunities for future catastrophes
"The Anthropocene Cookbook is by far the most comprehensive collection of ideas about future food from the perspective of art, design, and science. The book is unique in the way it connects food, art, thinking, and science. It talks to the new generation of aesthetically aware environmentalists. It promotes ecological thinking from a radically different perspective: what happens if we embrace t…
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- 9780262371643
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- 1 online resource
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