This book addresses the relevance of geographical indication (GI) as a tool for local and socio-economic development and......more

Sustainability Governance and Hierarchy provides a solid, theoretically and empirically grounded reflection on the conce......more

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With a specific focus on the United States and the United Kingdom, Carbon Inequality studies the role of the richest peo......more

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This title was first published in 2000. Nationalism and the national question have represented a problem since the early......more

Tire Waste and Recycling takes a methodical approach to the recycling of tires, providing a detailed understanding on ho......more

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This book discusses theoretical approaches to the taxonomy of biological systems and theory and mathematical approaches ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new compendium provides a nuanced look at monitoring, measuri......more

Climate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increa......more

Climate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increa......more

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Earth science is a broad field of study that encompasses many diff......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Agriculture is one of the prime users of water, particularly in ar......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. The focus of this book is on unique exposures that occur indoors, ......more

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Environmental science integrates physical and biological sciences ......more

Applications of Furrow and Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, the fifth volume in the Research Advances in ......more

Comprised of three sections, this covers the nutrient dynamics and productivity of global agroecosystems. It focuses on ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Although adverse health effects of heavy metals have been known fo......more

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This important book is an overall analysis of different innovative methods and ways of recycling in connection with vari......more

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The book provides a wide introduction on history, minerology, geology, and the characteristics and application of differ......more

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Land represents an important resource for the economic life of a majority of people in the world. The way people handle ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. As climate change becomes a growing reality, more industries must ......more

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This valuable book is a comprehensive volume on mangroves, with information accessible to both botany professionals and ......more

This new resource focuses on many recent advances in recycling and reuse of materials, outlining basic tools and novel a......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Climate change is a significant threat to humanity’s future. Cultu......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. The twenty-first century world faces several enormous challenges: ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This compendium volume contains the most current technical and eco......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Urban planners around the world are increasingly concerned with cr......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Renewable resources such as wind, solar, and geothermal are often ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Urban horticulture, referring to the study and cultivation of the ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new research compendium focuses on urban forestry research an......more

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Intended for a wide audience ranging from engineers and academics ......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. With increasing global urbanization, the environments and ecologie......more

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Increasing attention is being paid to the valorization of solid wa......more

This volume covers a diverse array of alternative technologies and their development with particular attention to the ut......more

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Written by an expert of the ins and outs of viticulture in Burgundy and many other areas of the world, this new volume s......more

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Because cities are such complex systems, creating sustainable urba......more

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As the structure and behavior of molecules and crystals depend on their different symmetries, group theory becomes an es......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. The activated sludge process is one of the most versatile and comm......more

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Meteorological data are essential for both day-to-day energy manag......more

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Five years after the one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, Fukushima now only occasionally headlines national a......more

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First published in 1995, this book employs a historical-geographical approach to illuminate the interaction between the ......more

The generation of offshore energy is a rapidly growing sector, competing for space in an already busy seascape. This boo......more

Farmers’ cooperatives are very prevalent in the European Union, where they account for approximately half of agricultura......more

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document ......more

How children experience, negotiate and connect with or resist their surroundings impacts on their health and wellbeing. ......more

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"Building Earth Observation Cameras" helps readers understand the tradeoffs in selecting various parameters for electro-......more

This wide-ranging volume explores the tension between the dietary practice of veganism and the manifestation, constructi......more

Understanding the current state and dynamics of any forest is extremely difficult - if not impossible - without recogniz......more

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