1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452436603321

Autore

Goudie Andrew

Titolo

The human impact on the natural environment [[electronic resource] ] : past, present and future / / Andrew S. Goudie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-118-57825-2

1-299-46460-2

1-118-57762-0

Edizione

[7th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 p.)

Disciplina

304.2

Soggetti

Nature - Effect of human beings on

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The past and present -- pt. 2. The future.

Sommario/riassunto

The seventh edition of this classic student text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms and the atmosphere. It also looks into the future and considers the ways in which climate changes and modifications in land cover may change the environment in coming decades. Extensively re-written, it contains many new statistical tables, figures, and references.  It is essential reading for undergraduates in geography and environmental science, and for those who want a thorough, wide-ranging and balanced overview  of  the impa



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910376632503321

Autore

Bures Tomas

Titolo

Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Software Engineering for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems / / Tomas Bures

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Alamitos, California : , : Conference Publishing Services, IEEE Computer Society, , 2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (66 pages)

Disciplina

005.1

Soggetti

Software engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation NSF describes Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) as engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computational and physical components H2020 refers to CPS as the next generation embedded ICT systems that are interconnected and collaborating providing citizens and businesses with a wide range of innovative applications and services With the proliferation of smart embedded and mobile devices, CPS are becoming large scale software intensive and pervasive systems These systems combine various data sources to control real world ecosystems (e g, buildings, traffic, energy).