Outdoors & Nature

Wildlife Biodiversity is of paramount importance to mankind as it is the storehouse of myried types of ecosystem resources that serve the vital need food, fiber, fuel, fodder, medicines, etc. indispensable for human beings. It is of ecological, economical, aesthetic, scientific and recreational valu... More

A nuanced look at how nature has been culturally constructed in South and Southeast Asia, Nature in the Global South is a major contribution to the understandings of the politics and ideologies of environment and development in a postcolonial epoch. The essays in this volume examine how the tropics,... More

In this book, The Earth Policy Reader, the author and his colleagues examine the economic costs of growing ecological deficits. In scores of countries, converging ecological deficits are undermining local economies on a scale that has no precedent. India, which has joined China as a member of the on... More

Today, more than billion people are without easy access tosafe drinking water. By 2050, almost half the world's population will facesevere water shortages. The planet is running out of fresh water fast. Yet wateris a key commodity for future development. This crucial and timely atlas shows waterdist... More

The Canter text appeals mainly to Civil Engineering students taking course work in environmental assessment practice or impact assessment, usually taught at the junior/senior level as a popular elective. Some chemical and environmental engineers take the course as well. The author has specifically b... More

This book assesses th eimpact of regulatory reform in the electricity and telecom sectors in this context. this book will be useful for those who shall have to comply with reformed statutes. It will be particularly useful to policy-makers, regulators, executives, academicians, researchers, donors, c... More

This book is the outcome of the UGC sponsored Major Research Project. The book addresses the main issues confronting the fishery sector. The fishing industry has experienced many structural changes due to the introduction of new technology. These structural changes have, no doubt, brought many posit... More

This practical manual demonstrates how to arrive at equitable and successful arrangements over access to, and the commercial development of, genetic resources. Despite much discussion at the international policy level relating to the use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge, to date there ... More

Coastal zones contain many of the Earth’s most complex and diverse ecological systems, productive in both the biological and economic senses. Coastal region includes inshore waters, inter-tidal areas and extensive tracts of contiguous land. Coastal zones are not only economically valuable for fish... More

Agricultural water management is not a goal in itself but part of a process of resource management that provides a key input to agricultural production and farmer incomes. It includes irrigation and drainage, water management in rainfed agriculture, recycled water reuse, water and land conservation,... More

Though forests have proved resillent to past changes in climate, today's fragmented and degraded forests are more vulnerable to various hazards. Large areas of natural forest ecosystems are being converted into industiral plantations in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Though society wil... More

This comprehensive text presents the significant concepts of modern ecology in an intelligible and easy-to-understand manner. It continues to focus on ecosystem ecology emphasizing energy flow, biogeochemical cycling, propulation ecology and community ecology. Designed for students with some knowled... More

Water and wastewater treatment plant operators must have a breadth of knowledge that encompasses more than scientific theory. They need to be generalists with knowledge bridging several scientific, academic, and engineering disciplines. Unfortunately, until now, many of the existing texts in the fie... More

With growing global competition, the process industries must spare no effort in insuring continuous process improvement in terms of - Increasing profitability; - Conservation of resources and - Prevention of pollution The question is how can engineers achieve these goals for a given process with num... More

THE EXPERTISE AND GUIDANCE REQUIRED TO SET UP EFFECTIVE WATER-QUALITY TRADING PROGRAMS. . Written by four experts in the water-quality trading field, this resource is a practical guide for municipalities and wastewater treatment plants to use in evaluating their potential for water-quality trading a... More

The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean provides a comprehensive account of the structure and dynamics of this important component of the ocean. The book develops the relevant physics and thermodynamics in depth. Detailed treatment is given to the surface microlayer, upper-ocean turbulence, fine thermoh... More

Biomedical Engineering Principles in Sports contains in-depth discussions on the fundamental biomechanical and physiological principles underlying the acts of throwing, shooting, hitting, kicking, and tackling in sports, as well as vision training, sports injury, and rehabilitation. The topics inclu... More

This book contains a comprehensive review of current industrial cleaning techniques including those using traditional low, medium, and high pressure water, solvents, chemical compounds and foam, wet and soluble abrasives, pigging devices', biotechnology processes and the latest computerized state-of... More