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Altered Ecosystems talks about the ecosystem, biodiversity and ecological alterations, the ecological relationship between water and soil. It further comprises the major causes of biodiversity loss, wildlife responses to modified natural habitats and change in soil, streams and rivers. This book also discusses about measures of biodiversity conservation, human and disturbance ecology, alterations caused to health of humans by disturbances and ...

Contemporary Environmental Issues explains the readers the meaning of environment and the various issues concerning it in the contemporary world. It talks about the role of pollution in being a major problem from the perspective of the environment. The book also discusses the process and impact of global warming on the environment and the role of population growth in impacting it. Also discussed in the book is relation of human health to the e...

Examines various aspects of environmental planning, including an extensive conceptual overview of oceans and coasts. The book includes definitions of marine and coastal ecosystems, and provides the reader with insights into historical development so as to understand why they necessitate environmental planning.

Examines various aspects of climate change, including an extensive historical overview. The book includes definitions of mitigation and adaptation, social learning and social organisation in adaptation, and the relation between climate change adaptation and agriculture.

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Examines various aspects of climate change, including an extensive historical overview of climate change and water resources and related issues. Coverage in the book includes the impacts of climate changes and water scarcity, water resources management, and climate change and rainfall variability.

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Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate and are explained by the science of meteorology. This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of meteorology.

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Geology is the study of the earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure of those materials, and the processes acting upon them. Geologists work to understand the history of our planet. The better they can understand Earth's history the better they can foresee how events and processes of the past might influence the future. This book introduces the essentials of geology.

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Offers an introduction to the science of oceanography. Oceanography is the branch of science which deals with the physical and biological properties of the ocean and the various phenomena related to it. It covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics, ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics, plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor.

The aim of sedimentology is to derive information on the depositional conditions which acted to deposit the rock unit, and the relation of the individual rock units in a basin into a coherent understanding of the evolution of the sedimentary sequences and basins. This text introduces sedimentology and stratigraphic principles, and provides tools for the interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rocks.

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Water is becoming an increasingly valuable commodity due to droughts and overuse. Rising populations, growing industrialization, and expanding agriculture have pushed up the demand for water. Thi text provides thorough coverage the techniques involved in water conservation and management.

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Provides an introduction to forest conservation and management. Forest management is the maintaining and management of not only the trees in the forest, but the streams, habitat, watersheds, and even the decaying trees or logs on the forest floor. Managing our forests is not only important to the wildlife, but to our future economy and way of life.

Discusses different topics on water security. Key topics discussed include water security, sustainable water supply, integrated water resources management and poverty reduction, ecosystem and water quality, pollution, water quality protection, benefits of reusing reclaimed water, harvesting and storage of rainwater, seawater desalination, and solutions to water security challenges in the world.