Ottmar Edenhofer & Patrick Eickemeier 
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation 
Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

This highly original work examines the rise of the urban food planning movement in the Global North and provides insights into the new relationship between cities and food which has started developin …

Following an active science-meets-industry approach on dealing with biomass and organics waste streams, this timely book foregrounds key issues facing South African policy makers, industry practition …

Twenty-six papers form a summary of research on glacial history, paleoclimatology, biogeography, ecosystem disequilibrium. Focus is on detailed chrono-stratigraphic, glacial geologic, and vertebrate …

Environmental sustainability efforts require a great deal of engagement and political will, ranging from local communities to state departments. Science diplomats—from experts and scientists to spoke …

Discusses the latest information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for runoff and erosion by water in arable lands–detailing state-of-the-art water and soil conservation methods. …

Experimental Design and Analysis for Tree Improvement provides a set of practical procedures to follow when planning, designing and analysing tree improvement trials. Using examples, it outlines how …

Natural hazards cost the global economy over $50, 000 million per year. Two thirds of this is spent on damage repair, the remainder represents the cost of predicting, preventing and mitigating …

Agriculture is the backbone of the economy in most countries and its output can be impacted by climate change effects. India, as well as other countries which are predominantly agricultural are facin …

The Science of Land Subsidence explains the current science underpinning natural and human-made land subsidence events, and provides students and interested readers with sufficient background on the …