Ecology - Environment Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Computational Intelligent Data Analysis for Sustainable Development

   Edited by Ting Yu, Nitesh Chawla, Simeon Simoff

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series

   Going beyond performing simple analyses, researchers involved in the highly dynamic field of computational intelligent data analysis design algorithms that solve increasingly complex data problems in changing environments, including economic, environmental, and social data. Computational...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
2. Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition

   Edited by Robert G. Watts

   Discussing today’s hottest topics relating to climate change, including adapting to climate change and geo-engineering to mitigate the effects of change, this book takes on the tough questions of what to do and offers real solutions to the practical problems caused by radical changes in the earth’s...

   Published March 21st 2013 by CRC Press
3. Urban Ecosystems

   Understanding the Human Environment

   By Robert A. Francis, Michael A. Chadwick

   With over half of the global human population living in urban regions, urban ecosystems may now represent the contemporary and future human environment. Consisting of green space and the built environment, they harbour a wide range of species, yet are not well understood. This book aims...

   Published March 12th 2013 by Routledge
4. Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

   Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

   By Frank R. Spellman

   A critical aspect of sustainability associated with water and wastewater systems is to maintain and manage infrastructure in the most efficient and economical manner while complying with environmental regulations and keeping rates at acceptable levels. Given the high cost of fuel, our growing...

   Published March 11th 2013 by CRC Press
5. Peri-Urban Landscapes

   Edited by Darryl Low Choy, Michael Buxton, Jenny Wadsworth

   This book discusses the relative lack of attention to Australian peri-urban regions and relates the Australian experience to international trends and challenges. Australian cities are expanding at an unprecedented rate into peri-urban regions but the commonwealth and state governments have not...

   Published February 28th 2013 by CRC Press
6. Transboundary Water Management in a Changing Climate

   Edited by Benjamin Dewals, Maïté Fournier

   Most large river basins in the world are transboundary. Experience with such basins emphasizes the urgent need for more efficient transnational water management. This book details recent initiatives undertaken in the Meuse basin (North-West Europe) to develop a transnational adaptation strategy to...

   Published February 26th 2013 by CRC Press
7. Investing in Water for a Green Economy

   Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management

   Edited by Mike Young, Christine Esau

   In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world’s water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
8. Water Co-Management

   Edited by Velma I. Grover, Gail Krantzberg

   Co-management is a highly dynamic, evolving, adaptive, and forward looking process. This edited volume covers theoretical background and includes supporting lessons learnt from field experiences. The book has case studies from both North and South America (co-management of fisheries,...

   Published February 20th 2013 by CRC Press
9. Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals

   A European Perspective on Woodlands and Grazed Treescapes

   Edited by Ian D. Rotherham

   In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. The book considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and the implications of the past in shaping...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
10. Land and Resource Scarcity

    Capitalism, Struggle and Well-being in a World without Fossil Fuels

    Edited by Andreas Exner, Peter Fleissner, Lukas Kranzl, Werner Zittel

    Series: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy

    This book brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources. The contributors to this volume argue that these scarcities will put an end to the capitalist system as we know it and alternatives must be...

    Published February 11th 2013 by Routledge