Advances in bioremediation and phytoremediation |
Autore | Naofumi Shiomi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | IntechOpen, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
Disciplina | 628.5 |
Soggetto topico | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Life Sciences
Ecology Environmental Sciences |
ISBN |
953-51-4023-X
953-51-3958-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910317826603321 |
Naofumi Shiomi | ||
IntechOpen, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agroecology |
Autore | Pilipavičius Vytautas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | IntechOpen, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 pages) |
Soggetto topico | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato | Plant ecology |
ISBN |
953-51-5400-1
953-51-2130-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910131439703321 |
Pilipavičius Vytautas | ||
IntechOpen, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil / / Carla Gheler-Costa, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Luciano Martins Verdade |
Autore | Lyra-Jorge Maria Carolina |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | De Gruyter, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 333.95/1609815 |
Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity conservation - Brazil, Southeast
Agrobiodiversity - Brazil, Southeast biodiversity, agroecosystems, Brazil SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato | biodiversity, agroecosystems, Brazil, |
ISBN | 3-11-048084-0 |
Classificazione | ZC 73300 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Human Dimensions -- 1. The Multiple Facets of Agricultural Landscapes / Verdade, Luciano M. / Gheler-Costa, Carla / Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina -- 2. The Role of Family Farms in Environmental Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes / Comin, Fábio Henrique / Gheler-Costa, Carla -- 3. Agribusiness and Socioeconomic Drivers of Land Cover Change in Brazil / Toshiro Igari, Alexandre / Reverberi Tambosi, Leandro -- 4. Dealing with Fragmentation and Road Effects in Highly Degraded and Heterogeneous Landscapes / Ribeiro, Milton Cezar / Muylaert, Renata de Lara / Dodonov, Pavel / Ciocheti, Giordano / Magioli, Marcelo / Martello, Felipe / Rocha, Alessandro / Defane Borges, Bruno / Carvalho, Carolina / Zukeran Kanda, Claudia / Rodriguez-Castro, Karen G. -- Part II: Biodiversity Dimensions -- 5. Exploring Diversity of Soil Microorganisms: A Multidimensional Approach / Goss-Souza, Dennis / Borges, Clovis Daniel / Mendes, Lucas William / Aparecido Navarrete, Acacio / Baretta, Dilmar / Siu Mui, Tsai -- 6. The Value of Agricultural Landscape for Tropical Trees / Athayde, Eduardo A. / Cancian, Leonardo F. / Morellato, Leonor Patricia C. -- 7. Changes in Species and Genetic Diversity of Crops in Agricultural Systems, with an Emphasis on the State of São Paulo / Conde Xavier Oliveira, Giancarlo -- 8. Biodiversity Conservation of Forests and their Ecological Restoration in Highly-modified Landscapes / Vidal, Cristina Yuri / Mangueira, Julia Raquel / Turini Farah, Fabiano / Rother, Débora Cristina / Ribeiro Rodrigues, Ricardo -- 9. Freshwater Turtles in Natural, Rural and Urban Ecosystems in São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil / Barros Molina, Flavio de / Oliveira Ferronato, Bruno de / Souza, Franco Leandro de -- 10. Fish Parasites and their Use as Environmental Research Indicators / Azevedo, Rodney Kozlowiski de / Doro Abdallah, Vanessa -- 11. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in Anthropogenic Environments: Challenges and Conflicts / Abreu Bovo, Alex Augusto de / Ferraz, Katia Maria P. M. B. / Verdade, Luciano M. / Moreira, José Roberto -- 12. The Influence of Agricultural and Forest Landscapes on the Diversity of Lepidoptera / Silva-Brandão, Karina L. / Bandini Ribeiro, Danilo / Monteiro de Brito, Mariana / Arab Olavarrieta, Alberto José / Freitas, André V. L. -- 13. Stream Fish Diversity in an Agricultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil / Gerhard, Pedro / Verdade, Luciano M. -- Part III: Case Studies -- 14. Patterns of Leaf-litter Amphibian Diversity in a Silvicultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil / Lopes, Paula C. / Marques, Thiago S. / Martin, Paula S. / Gheler- Costa, Carla / Verdade, Luciano M. -- 15. Bird Diversity in Relation to Land Use in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil / Penteado, Marli / Yamashita, Carlos / Marques, Thiago S. / Verdade, Luciano M. -- 16. Howler Monkeys in an Urban Brazilian Forest: Ecology and Daily Feeding Patterns / Lunardelli, Maria Cecília / Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina / Gheler-Costa, Carla -- 17. Wildlife and Landscape Geometry in Silvicultural Landscapes / Timo, Thiago P. de C. e / Costa, Júlio César / Gheler-Costa, Carla / Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina / Urbano, Mariana R. / Verdade, Luciano M. -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996308761703316 |
Lyra-Jorge Maria Carolina | ||
De Gruyter, 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil / / Carla Gheler-Costa, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Luciano Martins Verdade |
Autore | Lyra-Jorge Maria Carolina |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | De Gruyter, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina |
333.95/1609815
333.951609815 |
Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity conservation - Brazil, Southeast
Agrobiodiversity - Brazil, Southeast biodiversity, agroecosystems, Brazil SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
ISBN | 3-11-048084-0 |
Classificazione | ZC 73300 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Human Dimensions -- 1. The Multiple Facets of Agricultural Landscapes / Verdade, Luciano M. / Gheler-Costa, Carla / Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina -- 2. The Role of Family Farms in Environmental Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes / Comin, Fábio Henrique / Gheler-Costa, Carla -- 3. Agribusiness and Socioeconomic Drivers of Land Cover Change in Brazil / Toshiro Igari, Alexandre / Reverberi Tambosi, Leandro -- 4. Dealing with Fragmentation and Road Effects in Highly Degraded and Heterogeneous Landscapes / Ribeiro, Milton Cezar / Muylaert, Renata de Lara / Dodonov, Pavel / Ciocheti, Giordano / Magioli, Marcelo / Martello, Felipe / Rocha, Alessandro / Defane Borges, Bruno / Carvalho, Carolina / Zukeran Kanda, Claudia / Rodriguez-Castro, Karen G. -- Part II: Biodiversity Dimensions -- 5. Exploring Diversity of Soil Microorganisms: A Multidimensional Approach / Goss-Souza, Dennis / Borges, Clovis Daniel / Mendes, Lucas William / Aparecido Navarrete, Acacio / Baretta, Dilmar / Siu Mui, Tsai -- 6. The Value of Agricultural Landscape for Tropical Trees / Athayde, Eduardo A. / Cancian, Leonardo F. / Morellato, Leonor Patricia C. -- 7. Changes in Species and Genetic Diversity of Crops in Agricultural Systems, with an Emphasis on the State of São Paulo / Conde Xavier Oliveira, Giancarlo -- 8. Biodiversity Conservation of Forests and their Ecological Restoration in Highly-modified Landscapes / Vidal, Cristina Yuri / Mangueira, Julia Raquel / Turini Farah, Fabiano / Rother, Débora Cristina / Ribeiro Rodrigues, Ricardo -- 9. Freshwater Turtles in Natural, Rural and Urban Ecosystems in São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil / Barros Molina, Flavio de / Oliveira Ferronato, Bruno de / Souza, Franco Leandro de -- 10. Fish Parasites and their Use as Environmental Research Indicators / Azevedo, Rodney Kozlowiski de / Doro Abdallah, Vanessa -- 11. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in Anthropogenic Environments: Challenges and Conflicts / Abreu Bovo, Alex Augusto de / Ferraz, Katia Maria P. M. B. / Verdade, Luciano M. / Moreira, José Roberto -- 12. The Influence of Agricultural and Forest Landscapes on the Diversity of Lepidoptera / Silva-Brandão, Karina L. / Bandini Ribeiro, Danilo / Monteiro de Brito, Mariana / Arab Olavarrieta, Alberto José / Freitas, André V. L. -- 13. Stream Fish Diversity in an Agricultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil / Gerhard, Pedro / Verdade, Luciano M. -- Part III: Case Studies -- 14. Patterns of Leaf-litter Amphibian Diversity in a Silvicultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil / Lopes, Paula C. / Marques, Thiago S. / Martin, Paula S. / Gheler- Costa, Carla / Verdade, Luciano M. -- 15. Bird Diversity in Relation to Land Use in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil / Penteado, Marli / Yamashita, Carlos / Marques, Thiago S. / Verdade, Luciano M. -- 16. Howler Monkeys in an Urban Brazilian Forest: Ecology and Daily Feeding Patterns / Lunardelli, Maria Cecília / Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina / Gheler-Costa, Carla -- 17. Wildlife and Landscape Geometry in Silvicultural Landscapes / Timo, Thiago P. de C. e / Costa, Júlio César / Gheler-Costa, Carla / Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina / Urbano, Mariana R. / Verdade, Luciano M. -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910258751703321 |
Lyra-Jorge Maria Carolina | ||
De Gruyter, 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Effects and Responses |
Autore | Lake P. Sam |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (402 p.) |
Disciplina |
595.76/49
595.7649 |
Soggetto topico |
Droughts
Dung beetles --Ecology Dung beetles --Evolution Freshwater ecology SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology Earth & Environmental Sciences Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Meteorology & Climatology Invertebrates & Protozoa |
ISBN |
1-283-17811-7
9786613178114 1-4443-4181-2 1-4443-4178-2 |
Classificazione | SCI020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
DROUGHT and AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS: Effects and Responses; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: the nature of droughts; 1.1 The social and economic damage of drought; 1.2 Major characteristics of drought; 1.3 The formation of droughts; 1.4 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and drought; 1.5 Other important oscillations creating drought; 1.6 Drought in Australia; 2 Types of drought and their assessment; 2.1 Drought monitoring and indices; 2.2 Meteorological drought; 2.3 Hydrological drought; 3 The perturbation of hydrological drought; 3.1 Refuges and drought
3.2 Traits and adaptations to drought3.3 The nature of studies on drought in aquatic ecosystems; 4 Droughts of the past: dendrochronology and lake sediments; 4.1 Indicators of past droughts; 4.1.1 Dendrochronology; 4.1.2 Indicators from lakes: tree stumps and sediments; 4.2 Impacts of past drought on lakes; 4.3 Droughts of the Holocene; 4.3.1 Early and mid-Holocene droughts; 4.3.2 Late Holocene droughts; 5 Water bodies, catchments and the abiotic effects of drought; 5.1 Water body types; 5.2 Aquatic ecosystems, their catchments and drought; 5.3 Drought and effects on catchments 5.4 Riparian zones and drought5.5 Sequence of changes in water bodies with drying; 5.6 Changes in water quality with drought in lentic systems; 5.7 Drought in connected lakes; 5.8 Drought and water quality in flowing waters; 5.9 Drought and benthic sediments; 5.10 The breaking of drought - re-wetting and the return of flows; 5.11 Concluding remarks; 5.12 The next chapters; 6 Drought and temporary waters; 6.1 Drought and the biota of temporary waters; 6.1.1 Algae; 6.1.2 Vascular plants; 6.2 Fauna of temporary standing waters and drought; 6.2.1 Fish of temporary lentic waters 6.2.2 Invertebrates6.2.3 Invertebrates in regional standing water bodies of differing hydroperiods; 6.3 Insights from experimental studies of drought in temporary waters; 6.4 The biota of temporary streams and drought; 6.4.1 Drying in desert streams; 6.4.2 Mediterranean streams; 6.4.3 Dryland streams; 6.5 Drying and recovery in temporary wetlands and streams; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Drought, floodplain rivers and wetland complexes; 7.1 Drought and floodplain systems; 7.2 Drought and the biota of floodplain systems; 7.2.1 Vascular plants; 7.2.2 Phytoplankton; 7.2.3 Zooplankton; 7.2.4 Benthos 7.3 Floodplain rivers, fish and drought7.3.1 Fish and the mainstem channel; 7.3.2 Drought and adaptations of floodplain fish; 7.4 Drought, fish assemblages and floodplain rivers; 7.5 Summary; 7.6 Large wetland complexes with seasonal flooding; 7.6.1 The Florida Everglades; 7.6.2 Drought and crustaceans of the Everglades; 7.6.3 Drought and fish of the Everglades; 7.6.4 Summary; 7.7 Amphibious and terrestrial vertebrates; 7.7.1 Amphibians; 7.7.2 Reptiles and mammals; 7.7.3 Waterbirds; 7.7.4 Summary; 8 Drought and perennial waters: plants and invertebrates; 8.1 Drought and lentic systems 8.1.1 Drought in Lake Chilwa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139628003321 |
Lake P. Sam | ||
Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fueling Culture : 101 Words for Energy and Environment / / Patricia Yaeger, Jennifer Wenzel; Imre Szeman |
Autore | Wenzel Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 333.7903 |
Soggetto topico | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropocene
climate change cultural studies culture and society ecocriticism energy environmental studies global warming natural resources oil |
ISBN |
0-8232-7393-8
0-8232-7392-X 0-8232-7394-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- “Infinite” -- Introduction -- Aboriginal -- Accumulation -- Addiction -- Affect -- America -- Animal -- Anthropocene 1 -- Anthropocene 2 -- Architecture -- Arctic -- Automobile -- Automobility -- Boom -- Canada -- Catastrophe -- Change -- Charcoal -- China 1 -- China 2 -- Coal -- Coal Ash -- Community -- Corporation -- Crisis -- Dams -- Demand -- Detritus -- Disaster -- Ecology -- Electricity -- Embodiment -- Energopolitics -- Energy -- Energy Regimes -- Energy Systems -- Ethics -- Evolution -- Exhaust -- Exhaustion -- Fallout -- Fiction -- Fracking -- Future -- Gender -- Green |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480394903321 |
Wenzel Jennifer | ||
New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fueling Culture : 101 Words for Energy and Environment / / Patricia Yaeger, Jennifer Wenzel; Imre Szeman |
Autore | Wenzel Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 333.7903 |
Soggetto topico | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropocene
climate change cultural studies culture and society ecocriticism energy environmental studies global warming natural resources oil |
ISBN |
0-8232-7393-8
0-8232-7392-X 0-8232-7394-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- “Infinite” -- Introduction -- Aboriginal -- Accumulation -- Addiction -- Affect -- America -- Animal -- Anthropocene 1 -- Anthropocene 2 -- Architecture -- Arctic -- Automobile -- Automobility -- Boom -- Canada -- Catastrophe -- Change -- Charcoal -- China 1 -- China 2 -- Coal -- Coal Ash -- Community -- Corporation -- Crisis -- Dams -- Demand -- Detritus -- Disaster -- Ecology -- Electricity -- Embodiment -- Energopolitics -- Energy -- Energy Regimes -- Energy Systems -- Ethics -- Evolution -- Exhaust -- Exhaustion -- Fallout -- Fiction -- Fracking -- Future -- Gender -- Green |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798936203321 |
Wenzel Jennifer | ||
New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fueling Culture : 101 Words for Energy and Environment / / Patricia Yaeger, Jennifer Wenzel; Imre Szeman |
Autore | Wenzel Jennifer |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 333.7903 |
Soggetto topico | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropocene
climate change cultural studies culture and society ecocriticism energy environmental studies global warming natural resources oil |
ISBN |
0-8232-7393-8
0-8232-7392-X 0-8232-7394-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- “Infinite” -- Introduction -- Aboriginal -- Accumulation -- Addiction -- Affect -- America -- Animal -- Anthropocene 1 -- Anthropocene 2 -- Architecture -- Arctic -- Automobile -- Automobility -- Boom -- Canada -- Catastrophe -- Change -- Charcoal -- China 1 -- China 2 -- Coal -- Coal Ash -- Community -- Corporation -- Crisis -- Dams -- Demand -- Detritus -- Disaster -- Ecology -- Electricity -- Embodiment -- Energopolitics -- Energy -- Energy Regimes -- Energy Systems -- Ethics -- Evolution -- Exhaust -- Exhaustion -- Fallout -- Fiction -- Fracking -- Future -- Gender -- Green |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823635503321 |
Wenzel Jennifer | ||
New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water poverty : the next "oil" crisis / / Shirley J. Hansen |
Autore | Hansen Shirley J. <1928-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply
Water consumption Water security Energy consumption Energy development NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology SCIENCE / Environmental Science |
ISBN |
1-00-315202-3
87-7022-937-6 0-88173-760-7 1-003-15202-3 87-7022-335-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Birth of an Energy Expert -- Turning the Corner -- Energy Embryonics -- Chapter 2 The Energy Efficiency Evolution -- When Panic Reigned -- Back Then is Right Now -- Energy Audit Embryonics -- Getting the Word Out -- Paying the Price -- Chapter 3 It's Just Good Business -- The Hard Sell -- Making a Difference -- Selling the Concept -- Management Bait -- Baiting the O& -- M Hook -- Making Progress -- Who's Really Running Your Business? -- Changing the Way We Do Business -- Feeling Insecure? -- Looking Ahead -- Chapter 4 Weighing Alternatives -- Dreaming with Eyes Wide Open -- Filling the Vacuum -- Alternative Energy -- Fusion -- "Dirty" Renewables -- The Clean Non-renewable -- Getting it Right -- All is Not Lost -- Realism's Ugly Head -- The Greatest Lesson Learned -- Chapter 5 Troubling Tangents -- How Tangents Can Take Over -- The Other Audit -- The Management Challenge -- The Ties That Bind -- Chapter 6 Sustaining Sustainability -- Picking Up the Pieces -- Case Study: Candlestick Park -- COP 21 -- The Cornerstone of Sustainability -- Chapter 7 It Only Takes Money -- Side Benefits that Make Cents -- Selling the Benefits -- The Emerging Esco Industry -- Financial Models -- Moving up the Value Chain -- The Esco Appeal -- The Water Fit -- Chapter 8 Energy and Politics -- Washington at Work -- How Do We Influence Them? -- Doing Your Homework -- Just Getting Started -- International Relations -- Chapter 9 Fed Up: Life Inside Doe -- The Offer -- Gaining a Working Knowledge -- Peddling Influence -- Cutting Teeth -- The Agencies and Congress -- Inside the Beltway -- The Time is Now -- Chapter 10 Water 101 -- A Little Hydrogen -- A Little Oxygen -- A Question for the Ages -- The Faucet -- Shades of Grey -- Blackwater -- Treatment.
Water as a Solvent -- Clean Water -- Mysterious Water -- Say Goodbye -- Chapter 11 Troubled Waters -- A Stream of Thought -- Appreciation Time -- The Demand for Water -- Energy and Water -- Friend and Foe -- The Never Ending Need -- Going from Need to Demand -- Case Study: Australia -- Case Study: California -- The "Yuck" Factor -- Too Much of a Not-so-good Thing -- Getting Along with Less -- Command and Control -- Ce Cero Dormivo -- Water in Our Future -- Chapter 12 On the Waterfront -- Planning Our Future -- Water Experts -- Denial -- Good Business -- Communications -- Measurement -- Marketing -- Water Audit -- Technology -- Fit To Purpose -- Water "Alternatives" -- Sustainability -- Pricing -- Creating the Plan -- Water and Politics -- Case Study: Israel -- Case Study: Las Vegas -- Planting Grass -- Case Study: Italy -- Atlanta: Not a Case Study -- Final Thoughts -- Appendices -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Specific References by Chapter -- General References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794220203321 |
Hansen Shirley J. <1928-> | ||
London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water poverty : the next "oil" crisis / / Shirley J. Hansen |
Autore | Hansen Shirley J. <1928-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply
Water consumption Water security Energy consumption Energy development NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology SCIENCE / Environmental Science |
ISBN |
1-00-315202-3
87-7022-937-6 0-88173-760-7 1-003-15202-3 87-7022-335-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Birth of an Energy Expert -- Turning the Corner -- Energy Embryonics -- Chapter 2 The Energy Efficiency Evolution -- When Panic Reigned -- Back Then is Right Now -- Energy Audit Embryonics -- Getting the Word Out -- Paying the Price -- Chapter 3 It's Just Good Business -- The Hard Sell -- Making a Difference -- Selling the Concept -- Management Bait -- Baiting the O& -- M Hook -- Making Progress -- Who's Really Running Your Business? -- Changing the Way We Do Business -- Feeling Insecure? -- Looking Ahead -- Chapter 4 Weighing Alternatives -- Dreaming with Eyes Wide Open -- Filling the Vacuum -- Alternative Energy -- Fusion -- "Dirty" Renewables -- The Clean Non-renewable -- Getting it Right -- All is Not Lost -- Realism's Ugly Head -- The Greatest Lesson Learned -- Chapter 5 Troubling Tangents -- How Tangents Can Take Over -- The Other Audit -- The Management Challenge -- The Ties That Bind -- Chapter 6 Sustaining Sustainability -- Picking Up the Pieces -- Case Study: Candlestick Park -- COP 21 -- The Cornerstone of Sustainability -- Chapter 7 It Only Takes Money -- Side Benefits that Make Cents -- Selling the Benefits -- The Emerging Esco Industry -- Financial Models -- Moving up the Value Chain -- The Esco Appeal -- The Water Fit -- Chapter 8 Energy and Politics -- Washington at Work -- How Do We Influence Them? -- Doing Your Homework -- Just Getting Started -- International Relations -- Chapter 9 Fed Up: Life Inside Doe -- The Offer -- Gaining a Working Knowledge -- Peddling Influence -- Cutting Teeth -- The Agencies and Congress -- Inside the Beltway -- The Time is Now -- Chapter 10 Water 101 -- A Little Hydrogen -- A Little Oxygen -- A Question for the Ages -- The Faucet -- Shades of Grey -- Blackwater -- Treatment.
Water as a Solvent -- Clean Water -- Mysterious Water -- Say Goodbye -- Chapter 11 Troubled Waters -- A Stream of Thought -- Appreciation Time -- The Demand for Water -- Energy and Water -- Friend and Foe -- The Never Ending Need -- Going from Need to Demand -- Case Study: Australia -- Case Study: California -- The "Yuck" Factor -- Too Much of a Not-so-good Thing -- Getting Along with Less -- Command and Control -- Ce Cero Dormivo -- Water in Our Future -- Chapter 12 On the Waterfront -- Planning Our Future -- Water Experts -- Denial -- Good Business -- Communications -- Measurement -- Marketing -- Water Audit -- Technology -- Fit To Purpose -- Water "Alternatives" -- Sustainability -- Pricing -- Creating the Plan -- Water and Politics -- Case Study: Israel -- Case Study: Las Vegas -- Planting Grass -- Case Study: Italy -- Atlanta: Not a Case Study -- Final Thoughts -- Appendices -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Specific References by Chapter -- General References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812287003321 |
Hansen Shirley J. <1928-> | ||
London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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