Nature & Ecology

Delhi is officially the fourth most polluted city in the world, but it is also one of the greenest in India, with a rich bird life, remaining close at hand and often at your doorstep. This entertaining and instructive volume contains Ranjit Lal’s observations on nature around his home in Delhi, at... More

Banaphool holds a unique place in Bengali literature as a writer of fiction. As one of the most talented writers of his age, he introduced the genre of 'ultra-short' stories (sometimes as short as one printed page) in Bengali literature. In these 'ultra-short' stories, Banaphool covered a huge canva... More

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This Collins Gem features individual charts for all 88 constellations of the northern and southern hemispheres, complee with star charts and a star atlas for the entire sky. It details the brightest stars and objects of interest that can be seen with the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes.... More

From the dawn of history India has fascinated the rest of the world. People from far-away lands have crossed the seas, traversed the worlds highest mountain ranges, and trudged through dense forests and parched deserts to partake of its wealth and wisdom. It is significant that India is the only cou... More

Epigenetic phenomena are increasingly recognized as having significant economic and medical relevance. For instance, certain human disease syndromes may be due to the inheritance of paternal-specific patterns of gene activity that are largely independent of DNA sequence. This book both assesses our ... More

LaTex is a software system for typesetting documents. Because it is especially good for technical documents and is available for almost any computer system, LaTex has become a lingua franca of the scientific world. Researchers, educators, and students in universities, as well as scientists in indust... More

The last quarter of the twentieth-century witnessed a burgeoning of interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at creating nature-like landscapes. The book adv... More

The value of planet Earth's biodiversity has been estimated at US $16-54 trillion per year. Trillions of dollars of food, raw materials, pharmaceuticals, oxygen production, soil nutrient enrichment, climate regulation and sheer aesthetic delight and wonder. We are reliant on biodiversity to keep the... More

This unique volume provides a comprehensive overview of all the major aspects of modern drinking water systems in the western European context. It not only covers the theoretical principles, but also the historical background and practical aspects of design and operation, legislation, planning and f... More

Problems and crises. Analyses and answers. Contemporary World Issues explores--topic by topic--the critical challenges facing America and the world in the 21st century. 24-hour cable news. Millions of Internet sites. Information overload. How can we sort through the information? Assess the analyses?... More