Geowissenschaften

Carbonate Sedimentology

Maurice E. Tucker / V. Paul Wright

Carbonate rocks (limestones and dolomites) constitute a major part of the geological column and contain not only 60% of the world's known hydrocarbons but also host extensive mineral deposits....

Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels

This monograph provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art description of the work carried out in the UK and Japan on "Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels". It therefore describ...

Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs

Donald R. Prothero

Donald R. Prothero's science books combine leading research with first-person narratives of discovery, injecting warmth and familiarity into a profession that has much to offer nonspecialists....

Living Shore

Rowan Jacobsen

The Earth Transformed

Heather A. Viles / Andrew S. Goudie

The Earth Transformed answers the need for a concise, non-technical introduction to the ways in which the natural environment has been and is being affected by human activities. It is simply and e...

Beach Management

Beach Management

Global Warming Survival Kit

Brian Clegg

Petroleum Geology of the North Sea

Since the 3rd edition of this publication, emphasis within the petroleum industry has shifted from exploration to appraisal and development of existing hydrocarbon resources. This change is reflec...

Sequence Stratigraphy

The innovation and refinement of the techniques and concepts of sequence stratigraphy has been one of the most exciting and profound developments in geology over the past thirty years. Seismic str...

Landslide Disaster Mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Water Quality

Elizabeth Leigh Vanderklein / Jim Perry

Once a purely technical sub-discipline of hydrology, water quality management is now a social and political discipline, with concerns ranging from ensuring adequate health standards to preserving ...

The Nature of the Environment

Andrew S. Goudie

The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed text on the natural environment of the earth has now been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a new chapter on The Organic World, more "wind...

Seaweeds of India

Bhavanath Jha / C.R.K. Reddy / Mukund C. Thakur / M. Umamaheswara Rao

India has 7,500 km of coastline with diverse habitats and rich biota. Coastal ecosystems, unfortunately, are experiencing wide range of pressures due to siltation, eutrophication, coastal developm...

Dynamic and Transient Infinite Elements

Chongbin Zhao

Geodetic Reference Frames

Geodetic reference frames are the basis for The programme of the Symposium was divided three-dimensional, time dependent positioning according to the Sub-commissions, Projects in all global, regio...

Environmental Justice in the New Millennium

F. Steady

Environmental Justice is one of the most important human rights challenges today. It refers to inequitable environmental burdens born by groups such as racial minorities, residents of economically...

Phenology of Ecosystem Processes

Terrestrial carbon balance is uncertain at the regional and global scale. A significant source of variability in mid-latitude ecosystems is related to the timing and duration of phenological phase...

Biokraftstoffe der ersten und zweiten Generation

Tobias Bühler

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung:Der Energiesektor befindet sich in einer Phase des Wandels. Die bestehenden Strukturen, basierend auf einer zentralistischen Energieversorgung mit fossilen Energieträgern...

Seabed Fluid Flow

Martin Hovland