Outdoors & Nature

Biodiversity essentially refers to all aspects of variability evident in the living world, including diversity within and between individuals, populations, species, communities and ecosystems. Biodiversity trends are mainly assessed in terms of declining populations and species, either individually ... More

Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics contains thirty-one papers by international experts in hydrodynamics, based on talks at a symposium held in honour of Professor Enok Palm on his 70th birthday. The volume begins with two review papers on the history of hydrodynamic research at the Unive... More

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Ghond the Hunter focuses on the first fifteen years of the life of a boy, Ghond - his training as a hunter, the festivals, customs in which he participates and his keen observation of wildlife. Written in an engaging, often lyrical style, the story brings out the close relationship of humans and ani... More

Over past three decades, due attention has been paid on the non-timber forest produces (NTFP) of the world. Inventorisation of such materials of plants and animals origin has already made in many countries, but proper utilisation of such resources are yet to made. Most of the tropical and subtropica... More

Comprehensive book presenting the fundamentals of air pollution. The coverage includes the important principles and practices of pollution sampling, analysis and control. The types, sources and effects of air pollution on human health animals, plants and materials are also dealt with in great detail... More

This book reviews the state of the art of natural disasters like floods and landslides, highlighting the possibility of safe and correct land planning and management by means of a global approach to territory. In fact, the events deriving from slope dynamics (gravitational phenomena) and fluvial dyn... More

Environmental Management, with few exceptions, is not taught in colleges, universities, technical and management institutions. The result is that the students of these institutions lack knowledge and sensitisation to environmental issues. They lack the awareness of environmental consequences of huma... More

In Paramjit Singh's resplendent landscapes there is always an air of mystery which haunts and beckons, making the viewer's experience spiritual and full of magic at the same time. The artist's own journey through such magical pathways began in the 1950s New Book... More