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Droege P.

100 per cent renewable

Energy autonomy in action

The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power. Our massive dependence on fossil fuels has upset the very climatic system that made human evolution possible. The global economy and its [...]

Champ P. A.

Boyle K. J.

Brown T. C.

A primer on nonmarket valuation

A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation is unique in its clear descriptions of the most commonly used nonmarket valuation techniques and their implementation. Individuals working for government agencies, attorneys involved with natural resource damage [...]

Caserini S.

A qualcuno piace caldo

Errori e leggende sul clima che cambia

Nell'informazione sui cambiamenti climatici si assiste a una pericolosa biforcazione. Da un lato, la quasi totalità degli scienziati concorda nell'individuare le attività umane quali principali responsabili dell'aumento di CO2 nell'atmosfera e [...]

Munier N.

A strategy for using multicriteria analysis in decision making

A guide for simple and complex environmental projects

This book develops a complete strategy for decision-making, with the full participation of the decision-maker and utilizing continuous feedback. It introduces the use of the very well-known and proven methodology, linear programming, but specially [...]

Cecen F.

Aktas O.

Activated carbon for water and wastewater treatment

Integration of adsorption and biological treatment

This monograph provides comprehensive coverage of technologies which integrate adsorption and biological processes in water and wastewater treatment. The authors provide both an introduction to the topic as well as a detailed discussion of [...]

Baumah R.

Adsorptive removal of manganese arsenic and iron from groundwater

Unesco ihe phd thesis

Arsenic, manganese and iron in drinking water at concentrations exceeding recommended guideline values pose health risks and aesthetic defects. Batch and pilot experiments on manganese adsorption equilibrium and kinetics using iron-oxide coated sand [...]

Bajpai P.

Advances in bioethanol

The book provides an updated and detailed overview on advances in bioethanol. It looks at the historical perspectives, chemistry, sources and production of ethanol and discusses biotechnology breakthroughs and promising developments. The book also [...]

Barnabas Gikonyo

Advances in biofuel production

Algae and aquatic plants

Due to their high growth rate, algae, microalgae, and aquatic plants are becoming the most promising photosynthetic organisms for biofuel production. Advances in Biofuel Production: Algae and Aquatic Plants explores current investigations and [...]

Acosta M. J.

Advances in energy research

This book presents a comprehensive review of renewable energy sources, the environment and sustainable development. This includes all the renewable energy technologies, materials and their development, energy efficiency systems, energy conservation [...]

Acosta M. J.

Advances in energy research

This book presents a comprehensive review of energy storage systems; oil shale extraction and applications; properties and sources of diesel fuels; and, the rational use of renewable energy on Earth. Discussed in this compilation is fermentable [...]