Author: Alan P. Dykes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118649613
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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The Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that “John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generation.” John’s keen interest in understanding landform processes and evolution was furthered through a variety of methods and informed across a range of disciplinary boundaries. In particular he pushed for better integration of monitoring, theoretical and simulation modelling, field and laboratory experimentation and remote sensing techniques. Although dominated by an interest in the Mediterranean region and problems of land degradation, his research activities ranged across a number of time scales and with other environmental perspectives. This collection of papers reflects this wide range of John’s interests through the recent work of scientists and professionals most strongly influenced by his rigorous training or leadership. The thematic focus of the book, which runs through all of the main contributions, is the integration of different methodologies and the application of this approach to improved understanding of natural systems and the development of appropriate strategies for environmental and resource management. Short overviews of John’s contributions to geomorphological research are also presented to provide context for the origins of this book.
Author: Jaime Gómez-Hernández
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792357834
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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This book contains selected contributions from the geoENV98 - the Second European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Sciences, held in Valencia, Spain in November 1998. This second book of the geoENV series illustrates the developments on geostatistics as applied to the environmental sciences which have occurred during the past two years. It also presents practical applications which will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners. The book starts with three keynote papers on ecology, climatology and soil science, followed by forty-three contributions. The contents of the book are eminently practical. The objective of the editors was to compile a set of papers in which the reader could perceive how geostatistics is applied within the environmental sciences. A few selected theoretical contributions are also included. The papers are organized in the following seven main areas Air pollution Climatology Ecology Hydrogeology Soil Science Theory Other applications presenting applications varying from particle matter analysis, noise exposure sampling, space-time modeling of ozone levels, downscaling of precipitation, kriging with categorical external drift, analysis of fish abundance, combining variograms and radio-telemetry in ecology, kriging radionuclide deposition, mapping of soil contamination, network design for soil monitoring, inverse modeling in hydrogeology, groundwater transport modeling, coastal evolution mapping to spatial modeling of cancer ratios. Audience: This publication will be of great interest and practical value to geostatisticians working both in academia and in industry.
Author: Germania Rodriguez Morales
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030628337
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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This book constitutes refereed proceedings of the 8th Conference on Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador, TICEC 2020, held in November 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The 36 full and 7 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 qualified submissions. The papers are organized according to the following topical sections: biomedical sensors and wearables systems; data science; ICT ́s applications; industry 4.0; smart cities; software development; technology and environment.
Author: N.P. López-Acosta
Publisher: IOS Press
ISBN: 1643680315
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 3006
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The first Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE) was held in Mexico in 1959. Every 4 years since then, PCSMGE has brought together the geotechnical engineering community from all over the world to discuss the problems, solutions and future challenges facing this engineering sector. Sixty years after the first conference, the 2019 edition returns to Mexico. This book, Geotechnical Engineering in the XXI Century: Lessons learned and future challenges, presents the proceedings of the XVI Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVI PCSMGE), held in Cancun, Mexico, from 17 – 20 November 2019. Of the 393 full papers submitted, 335 were accepted for publication after peer review. They are included here organized into 19 technical sessions, and cover a wide range of themes related to geotechnical engineering in the 21st century. Topics covered include: laboratory and in-situ testing; analytical and physical modeling in geotechnics; numerical modeling in geotechnics; unsaturated soils; soft soils; foundations and retaining structures; excavations and tunnels; offshore geotechnics; transportation in geotechnics; natural hazards; embankments and tailings dams; soils dynamics and earthquake engineering; ground improvement; sustainability and geo-environment; preservation of historic sites; forensics engineering; rock mechanics; education; and energy geotechnics. Providing a state-of-the-art overview of research into innovative and challenging applications in the field, the book will be of interest to all those working in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. In this proceedings, 58% of the contributions are in English, and 42% of the contributions are in Spanish or Portuguese.
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Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Author: Gerardo Rubio
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319768530
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country's agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. Further, the book explores aspects of the main soil forming factors, such as climate, vegetation, geology and geomorphology, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations, and presents a history of pedological research in Argentina.
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Category : Arid regions agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Author: Javier Almorox Alonso
Publisher: EDITUM
ISBN: 8483716267
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : es
Pages : 386
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La degradación de la tierra está ocurriendo en todo el mundo y en casi todos los ecosistemas, este proceso tiene graves consecuencias medioambientales y sobre el potencial biológico y económico de la tierra. Uno de los mecanismos más importantes de la degradación de la tierra es la erosión del suelo. El suelo es un recurso natural único, frágil, imprescindible para la vegetación, para la sostenibilidad global y la calidad de vida; sin este recurso no puede haber prosperidad ni progreso. La erosión hídrica es el eje central de desarrollo de la presente publicación la cual tiene por objeto sintetizar algunos conceptos teóricos sobre la degradación y erosión de suelos, para luego avanzar sobre los modelos de estimación de la erosión hídrica.
Author: Ernst Lutz
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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The results of the case studies show that conservation is profitable in some cases but not in others.
