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Hochwasserminderung im ländlichen Raum = Ein Handbuch zur quantitativen Planung
Diese Open-Access-Publikation ist ein anwendungsorientiertes Lehr- und Handbuch zur Abflussminderung im ländlichen Raum. Meteorologische Extreme wie Dürren, Starkregen und Überschwemmungen häufen sich wegen des Klimawandels. Gleichzeitig steigt der Druck auf unsere Landschaft kontinuierlich, indem sie immer intensiver genutzt und effizienter erschlossen wird. Durch diese Entwicklungen erge…
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- 9783662610336
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- XI, 236 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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The fabric of space: Water, modernity, and the urban imagination
Water lies at the intersection of landscape and infrastructure, crossing between visible and invisible domains of urban space, in the tanks and buckets of the global South and the vast subterranean technological networks of the global North. In this book, Matthew Gandy considers the cultural and material significance of water through the experiences of six cities: Paris, Berlin, Lagos, Mumbai, …
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- 9780262321761
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Engineers and the making of the Francoist regime
In the 20th century, science and technology became central to territorial transformation and in turn to state building. This was no less true for the Francoist regime. Engineers were not just working 'under' the dictatorship, but became active participants within it. This book traces concrete material objects in their way from laboratories onto the Spanish landscape. The material history of the…
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- 9780262323222
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Liquid power :water and contested modernities in Spain, 1898-2010
Erik Swyngedouw explores how water becomes part of the tumultuous processes of modernisation and development. Using the experience of Spain as a lens to view the interplay of modernity and environmental transformation, he shows that every political project is also an environmental project. Offering an innovative perspective on the relationship of nature and society, 'Liquid Power' illuminates t…
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- 9780262326957
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) :illustrations.
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Winning together :the natural resource negotiation playbook
Strategies for transboundary natural resource management; winner of Harvard Law School's Raiffa Award for best research of the year in negotiation and conflict resolution.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262343633
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- 1 online resource (viii, 322 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Water, place, and equity
Many predict that by the end of the 21st century water will dominate world natural resource politics as oil does today. At present, much of the world's water is misallocated, wasted or polluted. This book argues that fairness in the allocation of water could be the cornerstone to a more secure future for mankind.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262286107
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- 1 online resource (xii, 318 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry: A Dual Perspective
This book highlights perspectives, insights, and data in the coupled fields of aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry when viewed through the lens of collaborative duos – dual career couples. Their synergy and collaborative interactions have contributed substantially to our contemporary understanding of pattern, process and dynamics. This is thus a book by dual career couples about dua…
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- 978-3-319-30259-1
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- XVII, 300
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- 551.48 AQU a
Rainwater Tank Systems for Urban Water Supply Design, Yield, Energy, Health …
Rainwater tank systems have been widely adopted across the world to provide a safe local source of water in underdeveloped rural areas, and as a substitution for mains water for non potable end uses in water stressed urban areas. They also provide flood control in monsoonal climates like Korea or in combined sewer systems like in Germany. The importance of these systems in cities has grown, as …
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- 9781780405360
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Global Water Issues and Insights
This book brings together some of the world’s leading water researchers with an especially written collection of chapters on: water economics; transboundary water; water and development; water and energy; and water concepts.
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Application of the SWAT Model for Water Components Separation in Iran
Water balance studies for large and small river basins are the subject of this book. Here, the specific focus is on the soil and water assessment tools (SWAT) model coupled with geographic information system (GIS) remote sensing data for a comprehensive study. Some books available in the market provide an overview of different hydrological models for water balance but not specifically for the S…
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- 978-4-431-55564-3
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- X, 105
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- Springer Hydrogeology
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- 551.48 HOS a
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