Jozsi Szigethy & Benjamin Veress 
Horizons in Earth Science Research. Volume 14 

This book explores the most recent developments in Earth Science research. Chapters include research on the Indian Summer Monsoon and its impacts on society and the economy; geothermal heat pumps (GSHPs) or direct expansion (DX) ground source heat pumps as a highly efficient renewable energy technology; a comprehensive review of biomass energy sources, environment and sustainable development; aerodynamic landforms and their sedimentological characteristics and environmental implications; the mechanism of assymetric basin formation and evolution; a discussion on the development of inselbergs; the application of GREENSCOPE as a sustainability assessment tool for chemical processes; sedimentary basin as a cradle for biodiversity, focusing on the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina; deep sea depositional systems and their use as primary target for hydrocarbon exploration and development; the transformation of rivers during the process of certain human activities; and the results of field observations of small river basin waters, including their chemical composition.