1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791291503321

Titolo

Gaia in turmoil : climate change, biodepletion, and earth ethics in an age of crisis / / edited by Eileen Crist and H. Bruce Rinker ; foreword by Bill McKibben

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010

ISBN

0-262-25811-0

1-282-69439-1

9786612694394

0-262-25869-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CristEileen <1961->

RinkerH. Bruce

Disciplina

577

Soggetti

Gaia hypothesis

Climatic changes

Environmental ethics

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

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Introductory Essays; 1 One Grand Organic Whole; 2 Our Sustainable Retreat; II The Science of Gaia; 3 How the Biosphere Works; 4 Water Gaia; 5 Gaia and Evolution; 6 Forest Systems and Gaia Theory; III Imperiled Biosphere; 7 Gaia and Biodiversity; 8 Global Warming, Rapid Climate Change, and Renewable Energy Solutions for Gaia; 9 Gaia's Freshwater; 10 Deep Time Lags; IV Gaian Ethics and Education; 11 From the Land Ethic to the Earth Ethic; 12 Principles of Gaian Governance; 13 In the Depths of a Breathing Planet

14 Sustainability and an Earth Operating System for Gaia15 The Gaian Generation; 16 Gaia Theory; 17 Neocybernetics of Gaia; 18 Intimations of Gaia; V Afterword; 19 Gaia Going Forward; About the Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Essays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953437503321

Autore

Gardner Catherine Villanueva

Titolo

The A to Z of feminist philosophy / / Catherine Villanueva Gardner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009

ISBN

979-82-16-30275-9

1-283-61623-8

9786613928689

0-8108-7005-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Collana

A to Z guide series ; ; no. 56

Disciplina

305.4201

Soggetti

Feminist theory

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism-and women more generally-while also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and Marxism to environmentalism. It draws not only on feminist philosophers but criticizes, approves, or appropriates the work of the leading philosophers of all times.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911046726203321

Autore

Taylor R. L

Titolo

The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chantilly : , : Elsevier Science & Technology, , 2024

©2025

ISBN

0-323-95887-7

Edizione

[8th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (598 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

NithiarasuP

Disciplina

620.106

Soggetti

Fluid dynamics

Finite element method

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover -- The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- 1 The equations of fluid dynamics --   1.1 General remarks and classification of fluid dynamics problems --   1.2 The governing equations of fluid dynamics --     1.2.1 Stresses in fluids --     1.2.2 Constitutive relations for fluids --     1.2.3 Mass conservation --     1.2.4 Momentum conservation: dynamic equilibrium --     1.2.5 Energy conservation and equation of state --     1.2.6 Boundary conditions --     1.2.7 Navier–Stokes and Euler equations --   1.3 Inviscid, incompressible flow --     1.3.1 Velocity potential solution --   1.4 Incompressible (or nearly incompressible) flows --   1.5 Concluding remarks --   References -- 2 The finite element approximation --   2.1 Introduction --   2.2 Numerical solutions: weak forms, weighted residual and finite element approximation --     2.2.1 Strong and weak forms --       2.2.1.1 Weak form of equations --       2.2.1.2 Weighted residual approximation --       2.2.1.3 The Galerkin, finite element, method --     2.2.2 A finite volume approximation

Sommario/riassunto

This book, 'The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics', authored by Olek C. Zienkiewicz, Robert L. Taylor, and P. Nithiarasu, provides a comprehensive exploration of the finite element method as applied to fluid dynamics. The text covers fundamental equations of fluid dynamics, numerical methods, and advanced topics such as



convection-dominated problems, turbulence modeling, compressible flows, and porous media. It is designed to serve as both a theoretical and practical guide, incorporating the latest developments in the field. The book is intended for researchers, practitioners, and graduate-level students in engineering and computational sciences, aiming to enhance understanding and application of finite element techniques in solving complex fluid dynamic problems.