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Tools for Landscape-Scale Geobotany and Conservation
This book contains the papers presented at the conferences of the International Association Vegetation Science of Pirenopolis (2016) on Applied Mapping for Conservation and Management: from Plant and of Palermo (2017) on Vegetation Patterns in relation to multi-scale levels of ecological complexity: from associations to geoseries. The reports refer to general themes (semiological bases of mappi…
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- 978-3-030-74950-7
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- XI, 451p.:ill
- Series Title
- Geobotany Studies
- Call Number
- 577 Too
Governance of Climate Responsive Cities
The book presents governance with a particular focus on the social and spatial aspects of climate responsiveness and reads the practice of governance across different scales. It conceptualizes a framework of scale composed of three main categories including (i) scientific knowledge, (ii) plans and policies, and (iii) authorities of action. This framework presents ‘practice’ as the social co…
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- 978-3-030-73399-5
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- XIII, 164p.:ill
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
- Call Number
- 577.56 Gov
Progress and Prospects in the Management of Oxyanion Polluted Aqua Systems
This book is a compendium of research efforts and findings on the sources, occurrences, hydrochemistry, and several operating variables that influence the presence of oxyanions in aqua system. The content of this book has been designed to provide an insightful account of an array of innovative technologies for the management of the impacts of oxyanions in water, the progress and drawbacks…
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- 978-3-030-70757-6
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- XV, 403p.:ill
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- -
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- 577.6 Ola p
East Asian Architecture in Globalization
This book collects a selected list of peer-reviewed papers presented at EAAC 2017, International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture, the leading conference on architectural history and built heritage conservation in the East Asia region. While centered around the core issue of globalization and its complex effects on East Asian architectural cultures, the selected papers were arrang…
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- 978-3-030-75937-7
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- xxii, 614p.:ill
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- -
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- 577.56 Eas
The Dialectics of Urban and Architectural Boundaries in the Middle East and t…
This edited volume informs readers about changing norms and meanings of borders and underlines recent scenarios that shape these borders. It focuses mainly on the Mediterranean and Middle East regions through the following questions: What are the social, cultural, philosophical, political, economic and aesthetic reasons for spatial segregation within contemporary territories and cities? In the …
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- 978-3-030-71807-7
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- viii, 291p.:ill
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- -
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- 577.56 The
Green Village and Town Construction in China
By means of multidisciplinary research on urban and rural planning, construction engineering, environmental engineering and engineering sociology, this book conducts pioneering research on the construction theory, construction methods, evaluation technology and application of demonstration projects in China’s green villages and towns. The book is divided into three parts and eleven chapter…
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- 978-981-16-2098-0
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- xxii, 466p.:ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 577.56 Wan g
Creative City as an Urban Development Strategy
This book is a pioneering work to position the creative city concept within Malaysian urban development discourse. The chapters are written and systematically sequenced to be all-encompassing and comprehensible to audiences both from the academic and non-academic realms. The nascency of creative city development in Malaysia has motivated the timely exploration of the viability of this strategy …
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- 978-981-16-1291-6
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- xxi, 201p.:Ill
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- -
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- 577.56 Kho c
Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Development of Urban Green Infrastructure
This proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques. The Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) conference is a regular event, organized each second year in RUDN University (Russia) and providing a multidisciplinary platform for scientists and practitione…
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- 978-3-030-75285-9
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- xiv, 332p.:ill
- Series Title
- Springer Geography
- Call Number
- 577.56 Adv
Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe
This interdisciplinary book provides a cross-sectoral and multi-dimensional exploration and assessment of the urban geography perspectives in Zimbabwe. Drawing on work from different disciplines, the book not only contributes to academia but also seeks to inform urban policy with the view of contributing to the national aspirations of Zimbabwe attaining middle-income status by 2030. Adopting a …
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- 978-3-030-71539-7
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- -
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
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- 577.56 Urb
Urban Informality
This professional book introduces an analytical framework of urban informality perspectives in the Middle East that is aligned with the Global South. The context of Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan—in the Middle East— is the transregional focus of this book. In these contexts, the book opens a new arena of academic discussion on the theory and practice of urban informality. Urban Informality…
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- 978-3-030-68988-9
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- xxiii, 450p.:ill
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- -
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- 577.56 Sol u
Living in the Megacity: Towards Sustainable Urban Environments
This book tackles the challenging issues raised by the growth of large megacities from diverse perspectives and approaches. The central question raised by the growth of megacities is what effect their growth will have on the ability of the global population to live in sustainable, livable, and safe societies. In Part I, important issues on the relationships between megacities and sustainability…
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- 978-4-431-56901-5
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- xvi, 225p.:ill
- Series Title
- -
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- 577.56 Liv
Governance of Near-Urban Conservation Areas
This book comprehensively describes the history of Gatineau Park, from the first proposals for a “national park” in the early 1900s to the governance issues in the present period, and it highlights the issues concerning the planning and governance of this unique near-urban ecological area. The 34,500-hectare Gatineau Park is an ecologically diverse wilderness area near the cities of Ottawa …
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- 978-3-030-64440-6
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- xxi, 291p.:ill
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- -
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- 577.56 Lai g
Sustainable Brownfield Development : Building a Sustainable Future on Sites o…
While industrial and chemical innovations have contributed extensively to human advancement, the darker part of their legacy has been the hundreds of thousands of polluted sites left behind. Governments at all levels have rallied to support the remediation and reuse of these land resources and put many of the nation’s brownfields back into productive use. This book presents two dozen brownfie…
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- 978-0-429-34278-3
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- 274 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.2 Sou s
Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change
This comprehensive handbook provides a detailed and unique overview of current thinking about marine governance in the context of global environmental change. Many of the most profound impacts of global environmental change, and climate change in particular, will occur in the oceans. It is vital that we consider the role of marine governance in adapting to and mitigating these impac…
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- 978-1-315-14974-5
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- 342 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.6 ROU
Pollution and Fish Health in Tropical Ecosystems
The tropical zone contains the highest diversity of fish species on the planet. Many of these species are being continuously exposed to pollutants that pose serious hazards to fish health thereby posing serious risks for entire fish populations. This book presents information about the different responses of fish to pollutants from the molecular le
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- 978-0-429-07590-2
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- 402 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 577.6 POL
Physiology and Ecology of Fish Migration
Among the roughly 30,000 species of fish, migratory species account for only 165 species, but most of them are very important fisheries resources. This book presents up-to-date innovative research results on the physiology and ecology of fish migration. It focuses on salmon, eels, lampreys, and bluefin tuna
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- 978-0-429-07369-4
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- 196 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.6 PHY
Oceanography and Marine Biology; An annual review. Volume 51
Ever-increasing interest in oceanography and marine biology and their relevance to global environmental issues creates a demand for authoritative reviews summarising the results of recent research. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review has catered to this demand since its founding by the late Harold Barnes fifty years ago.
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- 978-0-429-09951-9
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- 468 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.6 OCE
Cluster Dynamics in Transition Economies
This book analyses the effectiveness of policies adopted in cluster promotion, using complexity thinking and evolutionary economic geography approaches. It studies cluster dynamics in transition economies, exploring the case of Albania. In developing countries, the ‘model’ of the developed countries, is often seen as the endpoint of a trajectory that must be followed meticulously, implyi…
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- 978-3-030-69842-3
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- xiii, 74p.:ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Geography
- Call Number
- 577.56 Kar c
Occurrence , Toxicity & Analysis of Toxic Compounds in Oceanic Biota
The presence of concentrations of organic substances and cations in sea water is a matter of increasing concern to the water industry, environmentalists and the general public alike. There is a threat of possible health hazards to both human, fish and crustacea. Occurrence, Toxicity and Analysis of Marine Biota discusses bioaccumulation in biota as well as occurrence and analysis of toxicants i…
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- 978-1-315-37188-7
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- 275 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.2 CRO o
Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics for Marine Biologists
Research in modern experimental and theoretical population genetics has been strengthened by advances in molecular techniques for the analysis of genetic variability. The evolutionary relationships of organisms may be investigated by comparing DNA sequences.
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- 978-0-429-17256-4
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- 363 p
- Series Title
- -
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- 577.6 KAR m
Contaminant Levels and Ecological Effects
This volume uses chemometric mathematical modelling approaches to investigate geographic areas at risk of ecological degradation due to pollution. While most analytical approaches in environmental research involve sophisticated and sensitive instrumental techniques, this book employs chemometric techniques to create a corresponding data matrix to extract accurate and realistic environmental inf…
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- 978-3-030-66135-9
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- xv, 414p.:ill
- Series Title
- Contaminant Levels and Ecological Effects
- Call Number
- 577 Con
Freshwater Aquaculture: A Functional Approach
Freshwater Aquaculture – the study of breeding, rearing and commercialization of organisms, fish in particular, which inhabit in fresh water. Even though there remains some fragmentary information regarding the history of development of aquaculture in India but those seem to be far from being complete. In the present communication, the same has been given elaborately. The book concentrates on…
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- 978-1-003-30033-5
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- 372 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 574.5 BAN f
The Centre of City: Urban Central Structure
This book presents the latest research results related to urban center and urban center. It expounds the theoretical connotation, development models, hierarchical function, and spatial layout of the urban central structure through over 200 figures and tables. In addition, it analyzes the threshold characteristics, structural hierarchy, spatial characteristics, and development rules of urban cen…
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- 978-981-33-6675-6
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- xv, 609p.:ill
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- -
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- 577.56 Shi t
Freshwater Crayfish: A Global Overview
For their great commercial importance as a human food delicacy, crayfish are now becoming of wider interest to molecular biologists, and also to conservationists due to the fact that in some countries many of the native crayfish species are under threat from human activity, disease, and competition from other introduced crayfish species.
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- 978-0-429-10226-4
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- 679 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 574.5 FRE
Ecotoxicology of Marine Organisms
This book presents a comprehensive review of the most recent studies on the impact of contaminants on the marine environment. Conventional and new information, as well as the latest techniques, are presented, which can be applied to several types of marine organisms from bacteria and fungi to animals and algae. Specific topics discussed include the impact of different contaminants on different …
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- 978-1-315-26749-4
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- 250 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.27 ECO
The Ecological Footprint as a Sustainability Metric
This book examines the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting within an applied development content for Costa Rica. By doing so, it is possible to track changes as well as perhaps link these to overarching global issues, such as trade, globalization, and food security, among other emergent topics based findings stemming from this methodology. Based on a timeseries since 1961, it is po…
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- 978-3-030-62666-2
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- xi, 107p.:ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
- Call Number
- 577 Tho t
Cities’ Vocabularies: The Influences and Formations
This book discusses several topics regarding different vocabularies, such as sacred architecture, heritage buildings, open spaces, landmarks, and street escapes, all of which have a direct influence on the city form. The city form is also affected by the indirect impact of the citizens themselves, for example their culture, which in turn depends on the arts, as can be seen and embodied in moral…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-51961-2
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- xvi, 339p.:ill
- Series Title
- Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
- Call Number
- 577.56 Cit
Chemical Ecology: The Ecological Impacts of Marine Natural Products
During the past 20 years, marine chemical ecology has emerged as a respected field of study providing a better understanding of the role natural products play in organisms and their environments. Ample data in this book advocates the conservation of marine environments for future drug discovery efforts while sustaining their overall health. Marine chemical ecology has expanded to include resear…
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- 978-0-429-45346-5
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- 416 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 CHE
Renewing Cities with Value Capture Planning
The book offers a model for city development and renewal based on land value capture (called ‘value capture’). Firstly, a review is presented of cities around the world that are currently using value capture. From these city examples the author shows how any state, city or regional government can adopt value capture policies. Looking at recent events the author reviews the implications of t…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-62958-8
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- xxx, 182p.:ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.56 Rau r
Cities' Identity Through Architecture and Arts
This book covers a broad range of topics relating to architecture and urban design, such as the conservation of cities’ culture and identity through design and planning processes, various ideologies and approaches to achieving more sustainable cities while retaining their identities, and strategies to help cities advertise themselves on the global market. Every city has its own unique id…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-14869-0
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- xii, 238p.:ill
- Series Title
- Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
- Call Number
- 577.56 Cit
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