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News 12/2013 Environmental Sciences

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M. Behnassi, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir Faculty of Law, Agadir, Morocco; S. A. Shahid, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.; N. Mintz-Habib, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (Eds)

Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural SystemGlobal Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture

Contents Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Con-tributors.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Part I Sustainable Agricultural Development Face to Environmental, Economic and Social Dynamics.- 1 Agricultural and food System - Global Change Nexus: Dynam-ics and Policy Implications.- 2 Challenges facing the macroeconomic policy for sustainable devel-opment in agriculture (based on the model of or-ganic agriculture in Bulgaria).- 3 Environmentally sound and commercially sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria.- 4 Some socio-economic factors affecting farmers’ participation of agri-cultural extension education efforts: A case study in Northeastern Thailand.- 5 Factors influencing the choice of inorganic contrasting to organic practices in Irish potato production and viable actions to reverse the trend: A case study of Kisoro District, South-western Uganda.- 6 Moroccan agriculture facing climate change: Adaptation and local distribution of the value added.- 7 Economic impact of climate change on wheat productivity in Bangladesh: A Ricardian approach.- 8 Farmers’ attitude towards the traditional and modern ir-rigation methods in Tabuk Region - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.- Part II Impacts of Soil Degradation in Terms of Agricultural Productivity. [...]

Fields of interestSoil Science & Conservation; Agriculture; Climate Change Impacts

Target groupsResearch

Product categoryContributed volume

Due January 2014

2014. I, 346 p. 79 illus., 66 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 106,99 | € (A) 109,99 | sFr 133,507 € 99,99 | £90.00ISBN 978-94-007-7956-3

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Y. Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China (Ed)

Water Resources Research in Northwest ChinaThis book examines the possible impacts of cli-mate change on hydrology and water resources in the arid region of Northwest China, which is one of the world’s largest arid places. The first chapter offers an introductory discussion of the physical geography and socioeconomic conditions in the region.

Features 7 Covers a geographic region whose arid climate has attracted international notice 7 Explores water resources in the context of climate change in an already dry region 7 The contributors are leading scholars with a wealth of experience in water resources research on arid and cold regions of China

Contents 1 Exordium.- 2 Climate System in Northwest Chi-na.- 3 Hydrologic system in Northwest China.- 4 Response of Run-off to Climate Change.- 5 Glacier change and its impact on water resources.- 6 Spa-tiotemporal Variation of Snow Cover from Space in Northern Xinjiang.- 7 Change of potential evaporation and its implications to water cycle.- 8 The nonlinear hydro-climatic process: a case study of the Tarim headwaters, NW China.- 9 Climate change scenarios and the impact on runoff.- 10 Changes in extreme hydrological events.- 11 Water resources management.- Index.

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Hydrology/Water Resources; Physical Geography



Due January 2014

2014. Approx. 350 p. 184 illus., 45 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 139,09 | € (A) 142,99 | sFr 173,507 € 129,99 | £117.00ISBN 978-94-017-8016-2

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G. Duca, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova (Ed)

Management of Water Quality in MoldovaFeatures 7 Gives a survey of the water situation in Mol-dova 7 Deals with access to water and water quality 7 Helps developing countries to establish water management 7 Gives rise to legal actions for water management 7 Presents methods of water treatment

Contents Water Structure and Quality.- Integrated Water Management in the Republic of Moldova.- Water Structure, Quantum Nature of Hydrogen Bonds and Diffusion of Water Molecules in Chloride Aqueous Solutions.- Electrochemical Solar Cells Based on Pigments.- The Opportunity of Rec-ognition of the Right to Water as a Fundamental Human Right.- Argumentation of Hygienic Indi-cators of Water Quality.- Surface Water.- Chemical Composition of Right Bank Tributaries of Nistru River and their General Impact.- Hydrobiocenosis State of the Prut River in the Sculeni-Giurgulesti Sector.- Flood Wave Modeling and Assessment of Risk Areas in Cases of Nistru River Floods.- Groundwater.- Groundwater Quality in the Republic of Moldova.- Water Treatment.- Textile Waste Water Treatment of Dyes by Combining the Coagulation and Catalytic Oxidation with Hydro-gen Peroxide Methods.- Treatment of Sulfurous Waters Using Activated Carbons.- Application of Bioactive Substances in the Biogas Technology.

Fields of interestWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Manage-ment; Water Quality/Water Pollution


Product categoryMonograph

Due December 2013

2014. VIII, 204 p. 151 illus., 67 in color. (Water Science and Technology Library, Volume 69) Hardcover7 * € (D) 106,99 | € (A) 109,99 | sFr 133,507 € 99,99 | £90.00ISBN 978-3-319-02707-4

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M. Gophen, MIGAL Galilee Technological Center, Kiryat Shmona, Israel

Hula ValleyEcology, Hydrology, Agriculture, Nutrient Dynamics, Tourism and Nature Conservation

The book subject is a comprehensive ecological insight into a natural ecosystem that was strongly modified by human intervention and its manage-ment has a significant impact on water, agricultur-al, natural and touristic resources. The anthro-pogenic and natural impacts on the ecosystem are crucial for the sustainability of the regional economy and national water supply. The chapters are giving a scientific-descriptive information on long term natural and anthropogenic processes. The presented information is a thorough guideline of long term human experience of intervention in natural ecosystem structure with indications for predicted sustainability. The book chapters cover topics of hydrology and eco-hydrology, limnol-ogy, geochemistry, underground waters, peat soil chemistry and degradation, natural resources of plants and animal (emphasizing birds) agricultural developments and the introduction of eco-tourism into the management design.

Feature 7 This book presents a thorough guideline of long term human experience of intervention in natural ecosystem structure with indications for predicted sustainability

Fields of interestMarine & Freshwater Sciences; Hydrogeology



Due September 2015

2016. Approx. 300 p. (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 106,95 | € (A) 109,95 | sFr 133,507 approx. € 99,95 | £90.00ISBN 978-3-540-88249-7

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G. R. Guntenspergen, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, USA (Ed)

Application of Threshold Concepts in Natural Resource Decision MakingContents Threshold Concepts: Implications for the Manage-ment of Natural Resources.- Thresholds for con-servation and management: structured decision making as a conceptual framework.- Identifying objectives and alternative actions to frame a deci-sion problem.- Optimization in Natural Resources Conservation.- Application of Threshold Concepts to Ecological Management Problems: Occupancy of Golden Eagles in Denali National Park, Alaska.- Monitoring for threshold-dependent decisions.- Applying Threshold Concepts to Conservation Management of Dryland.- Using Natural Range of Variation to Set Decision Thresholds: A Case Study for Great Plains Grasslands.- Evaluating bioassessment designs and decision thresholds using simulation techniques.- Getting the message across: Using ecological integrity to communi-cate with resource managers.- Use, misuse, and limitations of Threshold Indicator Taxa Analysis (TITAN) for natural resource management.- Eco-system trajectories: A statistical approach to ana-lyze changing pressure-response relationships over time.- Detection of Harbingers of Catastrophic Regime Shifts in Drylands.- Case Study Chapter: Ecological Thresholds for Salt Marsh Nekton and Vegetation Communities.- Index.

Fields of interestEnvironmental Management; Applied Ecology; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis



Due March 2014

2014. V, 322 p. 85 illus., 37 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 139,09 | € (A) 142,99 | sFr 173,507 € 129,99 | £117.00ISBN 978-1-4899-8040-3

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Handbook of Climate Change AdaptationEditor-in-chief: W. Leal Filho, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Life Science, Hamburg, Germany

The Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation ad-dresses the scientific, social, political and cultural aspects of climate change in an integrated and coherent way.

Features 7 Provides a comprehensive overview of the topic 7 State-of-the-Art contents 7 Peer-reviewed by international experts

Contents Section 1: Climate Change Impacts and Manage-ment.- Section 2: Policy and Climate Change Sec-tion.- 3: Climate Change Adaptation, Agriculture and Water Security Section.- 4: Climate Change Adaptation Technologies.

Fields of interestClimate Change; Climate Change Management and Policy; Environmental Economics


Product categoryHandbook

Due January 2015

Print

2015. Approx. 2400 p. 7 approx. * € (D) 1068,93 | € (A) 1098,90 | sFr 1330,007 approx. € 999,00 | £899.50ISBN 978-3-642-38669-5

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2015. 7 approx. ** € (D) 1188,81 | € (A) 1198,80 | sFr 1397,507 approx. € 999,00 | £899.50ISBN 978-3-642-38670-1

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News 12/2013 Environmental Sciences

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Handbook of Renewable EnergyEditor-in-chief: W. Leal, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

Energy security and energy supply are matters of central international concern, and the use of renewable energy is becoming increasingly neces-sary and attractive. The Handbook of Renewable Energy focuses on the emergent and rapidly grow-ing market of renewable energy.

Features 7 Provides a comprehensive overview of the topic 7 State-of-the-Art contents

Contents Hydro Energy Volume.- Solar Energy.- Wind Energy.- Biomass Energy.- Geothermal Ener-gy.- Wave & Tidal Energy.

Fields of interestClimate Change; Earth System Sciences; Environ-mental Economics


Product categoryHandbook

Due January 2015

Print


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O. Musard, Agence des aires marines protégées, Brest, France; L. Le Dû-Blayo, Université de Rennes 2, Rennes Cedex, France; P. Francour, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France; J.-P. Beurier, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France; E. Feunteun, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Station Marine de Dinard, Dinard, France; L. Talassinos, Direction Régionale de l’Environnement de l’Aménagement et du Logement, Aix-en-Provence, France (Eds)

Underwater SeascapesFrom geographical to ecological perspectives

While the European Landscape Convention adopted in Florence in 2000 by the European Council offers a public-action framework through a normative definition, the marine and submarine dimensions of landscapes are attracting growing interest from researchers worldwide. At a time when marine-conservation objectives are strongly endorsed by the Convention on Biological Diver-sity, the French Marine Protected Areas Agency, a public institution under the governance of the French Ministry of the Environment, has gathered prominent experts to draft the very first interdisci-plinary overview of underwater seascapes, so as to initiate and lend direction to a wider reflection on this emerging research topic.

Features 7 The very first inter-disciplinary book about underwater seascapes 7 An answer to highlight-ing conservation marine issues 7 An object to interacting with cultural representations, technol-ogy innovations and public policies about the sea

Contents PART I: Exploring the diversity of underwater seascape representations and frameworks.- Part II: Towards landscape ecology applied to the marine area.- Part III: Tools, methods and instruments for monitoring and modelling underwater seascapes.

Field of interestMarine & Freshwater Sciences



Due May 2014

2014. X, 240 p. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 106,95 | € (A) 109,95 | sFr 133,507 approx. € 99,95 | £90.00ISBN 978-3-319-03439-3

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S. Rannow, M. Neubert, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban & Regional Development, Dresden, Germany (Eds)

Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate ChangeContents Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1 – Natu-ral Heritage at Risk by Climate Change.- Chap-ter 2 – Climate Change in Central and Eastern Europe.- Chapter 3 – Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle in Central and Eastern Europe.- Chapter 4 – Potential impacts of climate change on protected habitats.- Chapter 5 – Cli-mate Change impact modelling cascade - Benefits and limitations for.- Chapter 6 – Indicators for Monitoring Climate Change-Induced Effects on Habitats – a.- Chapter 7 – Remote Sensing-based Monitoring of Potential Climate-induced Impacts on Habitats.- Chapter 8 – Assessment of Climate-induced Impacts on Habitats.- Chapter 9 – Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adapta-tion.- Chapter 10 – A Methodical Framework for Climate Change-Adapted Management in Protected Areas.- Chapter 11 – Monitoring concept of climate-induced impacts on peat bog vegetation in Pokljuka plateau in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.- Chapter 12 – Concept for the monitoring of climate induced impacts on rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.- Chapter 13 – Suggested man-agement measures for Natura 2000 Habitats in Körös-Maros National Park, Hungary.- Chapter 14 – Climate-induced challenges for wetlands: re-vealing the background for the adaptive ecosystem management in the Biebrza Valley, Poland. [...]

Fields of interestClimate Change; Nature Conservation; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner


Due January 2014

2014. XIV, 310 p. 75 illus., 37 in color. (Advances in Global Change Research, Volume 58) Hardcover7 * € (D) 106,99 | € (A) 109,99 | sFr 133,507 € 99,99 | £90.00ISBN 978-94-007-7959-4

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M. A. Shields, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh, UK; A. I. Payne, A&B Word Ltd, Halesworth, UK (Eds)

Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental InteractionsFeatures 7 Brings together research focused on improving our understanding of marine renewable energy and environmental interactions 7 Covers envi-ronmental topics related to wind, wave and tidal energy technology 7 Describes novel methods for collecting data in locations with extreme envi-ronmental conditions

Contents 1. An Introduction to Marine Renewable En-ergy.- 2. The physics and hydrodynamic setting of marine renewable energy.- 3. Baselines and monitoring methods for detecting impacts of hydrodynamic energy extraction on intertidal communities of rocky shores.- 4.Assessing the impact of wind farms in subtidal, exposed marine areas.- 5.The influence of fisheries exclusion and addition of hard substrata on fish and crusta-ceans.- 6.Marine renewable energy, electromag-netic (EM) fields and EM-sensitive animals.- 7. Seabirds and marine renewables: Are we asking the right questions?.- 8. Marine renewable energy and environmental interactions: baseline assess-ments of seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles and benthic communities on the Oregon shelf.- 9. Rethinking underwater sound-recording methods to work at tidal-stream and wave-energy sites.- 10. Tracking technologies for quantifying marine mammal interactions with tidal turbines: Pitfalls and possibilities.- 11. Strategic sectoral planning for offshore renewable energy in Scotland.- 12. Strangford Lough and the Sea Gen tidal turbine.

Fields of interestMarine & Freshwater Sciences; Renewable and Green Energy; Freshwater & Marine Ecology



Due January 2014

2014. X, 190 p. 38 illus., 9 in color. (Humanity and the Sea) Hardcover7 * € (D) 106,99 | € (A) 109,99 | sFr 133,507 € 99,99 | £90.00ISBN 978-94-017-8001-8

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M. A. Sutton, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Penicuik, UK; K. E. Mason, L. J. Sheppard, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh Research Station, Penicuik, UK; H. Sverdrup, University of Lund Department of Chemical Engineering II, Lund, Sweden; R. Haeuber, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, WA, USA; W. K. Hicks, University of York, Heslington, York, UK (Eds)

Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and BiodiversityThis volume brings together extended reviews and papers of new scientific research on atmospheric nitrogen deposition impacts globally.

Features 7 Focuses on better quantification of atmo-spheric deposition, development and applica-tion of critical loads methodologies 7 Looks at the assessment of impacts on biodiversity, the consequences for ecosystem services 7 Includes approaches to developing environmental policies to manage the threats of nitrogen deposition

Contents Part I. Monitoring and modelling atmospheric nitrogen deposition.- Part II. Nitrogen impacts on terrestrial and aquatic Ecosystems.- Part III. Critical loads and levels approaches and regional upscaling.- Part IV. Nitrogen deposition, ecosys-tem services and policy development.- Part V. Conclusions and outlook.

Fields of interestAtmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Terrestrial Pollution; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution



Due December 2013

2014. I, 539 p. 177 illus., 82 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 181,89 | € (A) 186,99 | sFr 226,507 € 169,99 | £153.00ISBN 978-94-007-7938-9

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T. Zielinski, K. Pazdro, A. Dragan, A. Weydmann, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland (Eds)

Insights on Environmental ChangesWhere the World is Heading

This book presents valuable insights on a vast ar-ray of topics in the field of environmental studies. The works published in the book were presented within the scope of the 2013 Sopot Forum of Young Scientists. The Forum is an annual event which provides a platform for young researchers to present their work and exchange ideas with their peers. The aim of the forum is to make sci-ence more popular, so the speakers talked about their work in a way that was easily understandable. The book contains actual scientific papers on their own topics of interest. The papers represent differ-ent areas of environmental sciences, from biology to physics. The main umbrella topic for this book is “WHERE THE WORLD IS HEADING” and the papers are constructed in such a way as to try to answer this from each contributor’s individual perspective.

Features 7 Young researchers' platform for discussion on environmental issues 7 Interdisciplinary contributions on global environmental chang-es 7 Proceedings of the Sopot Association for the Advancement of Science Forum of Young Scientists

Fields of interestClimate Change; Climate Change Impacts



Due April 2014

2014. 140 p. 180 illus., 80 in color. (GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 106,99 | € (A) 109,99 | sFr 133,507 approx. € 99,99 | £90.00ISBN 978-3-319-03682-3

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