Bücher – Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Bücher – Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
2023 | Book
Die Rollen des Chief Sustainability Officers
Wie Sie Ihre Unternehmensstrategie auf einen nachhaltigen Kurs bringen
Dieses Buch erläutert, wie Chief Sustainability Officer strategische Entscheidungen für Nachhaltigkeit vorbereiten und umsetzen können sowie eine Unternehmenskultur der Nachhaltigkeit fördern. Der Autor zeigt auf, wie CSOs ökologische und soziale …
- Author:
- Ralf T. Kreutzer
2023 | Book
Of Risks and Normative Responses
Unleashing the Potential of Disaster Risk Reduction in Relation to Natural Hazards
Disaster losses in the context of natural hazards continue to rise, despite a growing understanding of disaster risks and measures to reduce them. One obstacle to enhancing private and public disaster risk reduction is the influence of the …
- Author:
- Christina Anikó Simmig
2023 | Book
ESG Integration and SRI Strategies in the EU
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development
This book analyses sustainable finance policies implemented by the European Commission since January 2020. Gathering contributors from a range of European and international universities, it particularly aims to explore how EU strategy on green …
- Editors:
- Luca Spataro, Maria Cristina Quirici, Gabriella Iermano
2023 | Book
Principles and Modeling of the Power Transformers
This book describes many aspects of power transformers. And it mainly provides valuable knowledges such as two deals with power transformer construction, different types of transformers and connections, power transformer core modelling, and the …
- Authors:
- Behrooz Vahidi, Ramezan Ali Naghizadeh
2023 | Book
Quantitative Evaluation of the Whole Petroleum System
Hydrocarbon Thresholds and Their Application
This book introduces a complete quantitative evaluation system of the Whole Petroleum System (WPS) on theory and expounds the correlation and difference between conventional and unconventional oil and gas reservoirs and resources, with large …
- Author:
- Xiongqi Pang
2023 | Book
Fire and Rain
California’s Changing Weather and Climate
This book shows how California’s weather and climate have drastically changed and what we can expect in the near future. California’s weather and climate are becoming as common a topic in the media as inflation and wars. It comes into our lives …
- Authors:
- Stephen LaDochy, Michael Witiw
2023 | Book
Cultural Understanding of Soils
The importance of cultural diversity and of the inner world
Cultural understandings of soil are diverse and often ambiguous. Cultural framing of soils is common worldwide and is highly consequential. The implications of what place the earth has in people's world view and everyday life can be in line with …
- Editors:
- Nikola Patzel, Sabine Grunwald, Eric C. Brevik, Christian Feller
2024 | Book
Techno-societal 2022
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications—Volume 1
“This book, divided into two volumes, originates from Techno-Societal 2022: the 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Maharashtra, India. The conference brings together faculty members from various …
- Editors:
- Prashant M. Pawar, Babruvahan P. Ronge, Ranjitsinha R. Gidde, Meenakshi M. Pawar, Nitin D. Misal, Anupama S. Budhewar, Vrunal V. More, P. Venkata Reddy
2023 | Book
Recht und Ethik der Risikoregulierung in der Grünen Gentechnik
Das Vorsorgeprinzip in der Rechtssache C-528/16 Confédération Paysanne
Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit hochaktuellen und grundlegenden rechtlichen und rechtsethischen Fragen der Regulierung der modernen Biotechnologie, insbesondere von genetisch veränderten Organismen. Zentraler Gegenstand der Arbeit ist die …
- Author:
- Katharina Schreiber
2023 | Book
Heavy Metal Toxicity: Environmental Concerns, Remediation and Opportunities
This contributed volume covers a comprehensive account of the sources, toxic biological as well as environmental impacts, and possible remediation strategies for contamination by heavy metals. In biological systems, toxic metals affect the …
- Editors:
- Rajeev Pratap Singh, Pooja Singh, Amrita Srivastava
2023 | Book
Machine Learning for Earth Sciences
Using Python to Solve Geological Problems
This textbook introduces the reader to Machine Learning (ML) applications in Earth Sciences. In detail, it starts by describing the basics of machine learning and its potentials in Earth Sciences to solve geological problems. It describes the main …
- Author:
- Maurizio Petrelli
2023 | Book
The Topology of Planning Theories
A Systematization of Planning Knowledge
The book discusses and organizes planning theories in a new way. Building on a foundation in scientific theory, both planning practice and the planning sciences are thereby classified and their inherent importance is organized in terms of …
- Authors:
- Meike Levin-Keitel, Lukas Behrend
2023 | Book
Financial Inclusion in China
Policy, Experience, and Outlook
This book aims to provide first-hand information for readers who are concerned about inclusive finance and sustainable development by summarizing China’s policy measures and practical innovations in the development of inclusive finance and expects …
- Authors:
- Hongmei Zhu, Wenting Zhang
2023 | Book
Lake Urmia
A Hypersaline Waterbody in a Drying Climate
This book provides a holistic review of the environmental status of Lake Urmia in terms of its hydrodynamic, chemical, and ecological properties. Lake Urmia is a shallow landlocked hypersaline water body located in the northwest part of Iran, and …
- Editors:
- Peygham Ghaffari, Evgeniy V. Yakushev
Open Access
2024 | Open Access | Book
Integrated Treatment Technology of Rural Domestic Sewage
Ten Cases of Integrated Sewage Treatment in Rural Area of China
This open access book provides integrated treatment technology of rural domestic sewage, and highlights ten typical cases in China. The integrated sewage treatment system (ISTE) combine sewage pretreatment, biological treatment, sedimentation, and …
- Authors:
- Wensheng Li, Yungui Li, Jianmin Zhang, Fengyu Wang, Bin Wang
2023 | Book
Principles of Engineering Management
This book presents a comprehensive overview of engineering management, giving readers a complete picture of this research field. Following an introduction, the book explores:
• Engineering Management Ontology
• Engineering Management Epistemology …
- Author:
- Jishan He
2023 | Book
Nanohybrid Materials for Treatment of Textiles Dyes
This book covers the various aspects of nanohybrid materials and its composites for their application in treatment of toxic textiles dyes for cleaning the environment especially water and wastewater. The book first looks into the various …
- Editors:
- Akil Ahmad, Mohammad Jawaid, Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim, Asim Ali Yaqoob, Mohammed B. Alshammari
2023 | Book
Sustainable Advanced Technologies for Industrial Pollution Control
Proceedings of ATIPC 2022
This proceedings volume constitutes peer-reviewed full-length papers contributed by the Authors and tailored on various thematic areas of the 3rd International Conference on “Advanced Technologies for Industrial Pollution Control” (ATIPC – 2022).
- Editor:
- Debabrata Mazumder
2023 | Book
Inselwelten
Eine kulturgeographische Erkundung
Inseln haben nicht nur Wissenschaft und Kunst, sondern die gesamte Menschheit seit jeher fasziniert. Sie regen die Phantasie an und erwecken die Sehnsucht nach Ferne, Fremde und Exotik. Auch die Tourismusbranche hat das lange erkannt und stellt …
- Author:
- Werner Kreisel
2024 | Book
Recent Advances in Energy Systems, Power and Related Smart Technologies
Concepts and Innovative Implementations for a Sustainable Economic Growth in Developing Countries
This edited book proposes a collection of recently undertaken technical work on topics from various aspects of power engineering, energy systems as well as integrated smart technologies and related challenges. The scientific nature of the topics …
- Editors:
- Kyandoghere Kyamakya, Pitshou Ntambu Bokoro