Human Impact on the Natural Environment: Past, Present and Future (8版)
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A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's environment--now in full colorThis classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which climate changes and modifications in land cover may change the environment in coming decades. Thoroughly revised to cover the remarkable transformation in interest that humans are having in the environment, this book examines previously uncovered topics, such as rewilding, ecosystem services, techniques for study, novel and no analogue ecosystems, and more. It also presents the latest views on big themes such as human origins, the anthropocene, domestication, extinctions, and ecological invasions.Extensively re-written, Human Impact on the Natural Environment, Eighth Edition contains many new and updated statistical tables, figures, and references. It offers enlightening chapters that look at the past and present state of the world--examining our impact on the land itself and the creatures that inhabit it; the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams; and the climate and atmosphere. The book also takes a deep look at our future impact on the planet and its resources--our affect on the coastal environments, the cryosphere and the drylands, as well as the hydrological and geomorphological impacts.Fully updated to take account of recent advances in our understanding of global warming and other phenomenaOffers current opinions on such topics as human origins, the anthropocene, domestication, extinctions, and ecological invasionsFeatures a full-color presentation to allow for more and clearer photographs and diagramsContains more international case studies than previous editions to balance UK examplesHuman Impact on the Natural Environment is essential reading for undergraduates in geography and environmental science, and for those who want a thorough, wide-ranging and balanced overview of the impacts of humans upon natural processes and systems from the Stone Age to the Anthropocene and who wish to understand the major environmental issues that concern the human race at the present time.
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Environmental and Resource Economics
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Modern society is currently facing a cascade of environmental crises. Moving forward, it will be the job of current and future generations to develop sound and creative approaches to addressing them. This book attempts to provide insight into the ways in which society can confront modern agricultural, environmental, and resource challenges. In particular, it provides an economic lens with which to examine and confront these issues. The first part of the book introduces a general economic framework that can be used to analyze these issues. Subsequent chapters rely on this framework to introduce and explain specific concepts in agricultural, environmental, and resource economics, including (but not limited to) non-renewable and renewable resource management, pesticide use, and climate change. The book develops quantitative tools that the readership can use to analyze and better understand the complexities of these challenges. Each chapter includes specific applications, and an accompanying Appendix includes a longer list of practice problems that can be brought into courses as exercises.
Resources are available to instructors who adopt this book. More details at http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/13304-sm
Sample Chapter(s)
Preface
Chapter 1: What is Economics?
Contents:
Preface
About the Authors
What is Economics?
Markets and Welfare
Externalities and Policy
Pollution Control under Heterogeneity
Property Rights and Political Economy
Introduction to Public Goods
Advanced Applications of Public Goods
Technological Change and Pollution Control
Valuation of Environmental Benefits
Natural Resource Economics
Non-Renewable Resources
Renewable Resources and Fisheries
Forests
Economics of Water
Introduction to Issues in Environmental Economics
The Economics of Pest Control
Economic Development and Climate Change
Biodiversity, Biotechnology, and Intellectual Property Rights
Environmental Services
Introduction to Supply Chains
Sustainable Development and the Bioeconomy
Political Economy and Behavioral Considerations
Appendix: Additional Practice Exercises
Index
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LASER IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES 2004<SV>3-540-40260-8
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Heterogeneous Nanocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Volume 1: Energy Applications (1版)
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An essential companion for catalysis researchers and professionals studying economically viable and eco-friendly catalytic strategies for energy conversionIn the two-volume Heterogeneous Nanocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, a team of distinguished researchers deliver a comprehensive discussion of fundamental concepts in, and practical applications of, heterogeneous nanocatalysis for alternative energy production, biomass conversion, solar energy, green fuels, H2 production, fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion processes, CO2 conversion, clean water, and environmental protection.The volumes cover the design and catalytic performance of various nanocatalysts, including nanosized metals and metal oxides, supported metal nanoparticles, inverse oxide-metal nanocatalysts, core-shell nanocatalysts, nanoporous zeolites, nanocarbon composites, and metal oxides in confined spaces. Each chapter contains a critical discussion of the opportunities and challenges posed by the use of nanosized catalysts for practical applications.Volume 1 - Energy Applications focuses on the conversion of renewable energy (biomass/solar) into green fuels and chemicals, ammonia synthesis, clean hydrogen production, and electrochemical energy conversion processes using a variety of nanosized catalysts.It also offers: A thorough introduction to heterogeneous catalysis and nanocatalysis, as well as a discussion of catalytic active sites at nano-scale rangeComprehensive explorations of the methods for control and activation of nanosized catalystsPractical discussions of C3N4-based nanohybrid catalysts for solar hydrogen production via water splittingNanosized catalysts in visible light photocatalysis for sustainable organic synthesisApplications of MXenes in electrocatalysisPerfect for researchers, postgraduate students, chemists, and engineers interested in heterogeneous catalysis and nanocatalysis, Heterogeneous Nanocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Sustainability will also earn a place in the libraries of professionals working in alternative energy production, biomass conversion, solar energy, green fuels, H2 production, fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion processes, CO2 conversion, clean water, and environmental protection.
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