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The Global Impact of Unconventional Shale Gas Development
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Yongsheng Wang,

This book discusses the economic, political, and environmental issues surrounding the international exploration and exploitation of conventional and unconventional natural gas. Shale gas development in recent years has changed the energy discussion in the US as existing reserves of natural gas coupled with horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing make exploitation of these reserves economic…

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1
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978-3-319-31680-2
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V, 249, 32 b/w illustrations
Series Title
Natural Resource Management and Policy
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Vehicular Air Pollution and Urban Sustainability An Assessment from Central …
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THORNBUH, Mary J.

This Brief examines the impact of the Oxford Transport Strategy in central Oxford as a means of assessing the effect of reduced traffic congestion in the city centre on its sustainability. Air pollution (from vehicular traffic) has been monitored at three locations in central Oxford on the High Street, St Aldates and St Ebbes (background monitoring station). There is a further monitoring site s…

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ISBN/ISSN
978-3-319-20657-8
Collation
VII, 68
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Nanotechnology in Construction
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SORENDRA P.SHAH, Konstantin Sobolev

Nanotechnology has already demonstrated surprising potential for improving the performance of construction materials and many of these recent developments were facilitated by NICOM symposia. The NICOM5 proceedings will cover the emerging opportunities and future use of nanotechnology in construction and will illustrate the broad potential for application of nanotechnology to challenging problem…

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1
ISBN/ISSN
978-3-319-17087-9
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XV, 509
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Modelling Behaviour
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THOMSEN, Mette RamsgaardTAMKE, MartinGENGNAGEL, ChristophFAIRCLOTH, BillieSCHEURER, Fabian

This book reflects and expands on the current trend in the building industry to understand, simulate and ultimately design buildings by taking into consideration the interlinked elements and forces that act on them. This approach overcomes the traditional, exclusive focus on building tasks, while posing new challenges in all areas of the industry from material and structural to the urban scale.…

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1
ISBN/ISSN
978-3-319-24206-4
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XXV, 544
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