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Educating Science Teachers for Sustainability
This volume contains a unique compilation of research and reflections representing multiple vantage points stemming from different parts of the world that can help science educators and teacher educators in finding ways to meaningfully and purposefully embed sustainability into teaching and learning. It is a rich resource for exploring and contextualizing sustainability-oriented science educati…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-16410-6
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- XXI, 478
Modern Climate Change Science
Composed of two extensive sections, this book surveys important work in climate change science, mainly in the United States, and introduces contributions to the body of science that have arrived on the scene between January 2013 and February 2014. The opening section offers a broad examination of contemporary climate change science, with subsections on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-09221-8
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- XXV, 106
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- SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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Evapotranspiration Over Heterogeneous Vegetated Surfaces Models and Applicat…
The focus of this work is the development of models to estimate evapotranspiration (ET), investigating the partitioning between soil evaporation and plant transpiration at field and regional scales, and calculating ET over heterogeneous vegetated surfaces. Different algorithms with varying complexities as well as spatial and temporal resolutions are developed to estimate evapotranspiration from…
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- 978-3-662-46173-0
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- 29 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
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Monitoring and Modeling of Global Changes: A Geomatics Perspective
The chapters in this book present state-of-the-art geomatics technologies applied in global environmental studies. This text provides the latest research findings and delivers complete references to related publications. This book will motivate the undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners to better understand the environmental changes with informed solutions. Global…
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- 978-94-017-9812-9
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- XI, 320
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- Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
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European Trend Atlas of Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Records
This Atlas presents records of climatic variability and change in Europe starting before 1901 and focuses especially on trends of extreme temperatures and precipitation. The authors have used software developed within EMULATE (European and North Atlantic daily to MULtidecadal climATE variability) to obtain the extremes indices and temporal trends. The trend atlas provides an easy way to identif…
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- 978-94-017-9312-4
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- 2258 illustrations in colour
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Atmospheric Aerosols : Properties and Climate Impacts
This textbook aims to be a one stop shop for those interested in aerosols and their impact on the climate system. It starts with some fundamentals on atmospheric aerosols, atmospheric radiation and cloud physics, then goes into techniques used for in-situ and remote sensing measurements of aerosols, data assimilation, and discusses aerosol-radiation interactions, aerosol-cloud interactions and …
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- 978-94-017-9649-1
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- XVII, 311
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- 551.6
Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resi…
This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and poster presentations made at the conference. In addition to Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems, 2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) Soil Nutrient and Water Management for Carbon Sequestration, 4) Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands …
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- 978-3-319-09360-4
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- XXII, 665
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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
This book features articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economics and the social sciences. Coverage examines ways to produce food and energy in a sustainable way for humans …
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- Volume 19
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- 978-3-319-26777-7
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- VI, 399
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- Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
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Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: The Case Study of Coastal Co…
The book provides a concise and interdisciplinary outlook on the impacts of climate change on coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them. The first chapter analyses how sea level rise, changing ocean conditions, or increased climate variability and the socio-environmental context of the coastal zone leads to vulnerable communities. The second chapter addresses adaptation strategies…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-94-017-9888-4
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- VI, 100
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- SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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- 551.6 WEI a
Environmental Finance and Investments
This textbook provides an introduction to environmental finance and investments. The current situation raises fundamental questions that this book aims to address. Under which conditions could carbon pricing schemes contribute to a significant decrease in emissions? What are the new investment strategies that the Kyoto Protocol and the emerging carbon pricing schemes around the world should pro…
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- 978-3-662-48175-2
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- 36 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
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