This book explores how Emersons and Zhuang Zi’s exploration of spirituality in nature shapes different senses of place. It delves into spirituality as a pursuit of lifes meaning and self-transcendence, particularly relevant amidst rapid urbaniza...Loe edasi...
The rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands of tropical America teem with fishes, in both abundance and variety. The thousands of species who inhabit these waterways exhibit a bewildering display of physiological, morphological, and behavioral special...Loe edasi...
This book collects the contributions from the VII edition of the UPhD Green Conference, held in Florence, Italy on November 7, 2024, as part of the Urbanpromo event. It includes topics such as sustainable development, urban and territorial plann...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jul-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Fordham University Press, ISBN-13: 9781531513795)
Engages with the prehistory and contemporary afterlives of Laudato Si’ through critical and constructive engagement with the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences using an intersectional, anti-colonial feminist methodology....Loe edasi...
Engages with the prehistory and contemporary afterlives of Laudato Si’ through critical and constructive engagement with the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences using an intersectional, anti-colonial feminist methodology....Loe edasi...
This contributed volume explores issues surrounding planetary awareness and its role in the Anthropocene, tackling interdisciplinary themes. The volume proposes a reflection on the way in which the natural, cultural and societal dimensions are inter...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jul-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Duke University Press, ISBN-13: 9781478033813)
In Resurgency, Kali Rubaii offers detailed ethnographic insight into how decades of war have affected everyday life in Iraq. Drawing on fieldwork in Anbar province and Iraqi Kurdistan in 2014-2015 and 2021-2024, Rubaii foregrounds the practices of d...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jul-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Duke University Press, ISBN-13: 9781478038726)
In Resurgency, Kali Rubaii offers detailed ethnographic insight into how decades of war have affected everyday life in Iraq. Drawing on fieldwork in Anbar province and Iraqi Kurdistan in 2014-2015 and 2021-2024, Rubaii foregrounds the practices of d...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jul-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Verso Books, ISBN-13: 9781804299906)
A scathing critique of proposals to geoengineer our way out of climate disaster by the bestselling author of How to Blow Up a PipelineIt might soon be far too hot on this planet. What do we do then? In the era of overshoot, sc...Loe edasi...
This book adopts topography as a central analytical framework, examining Shenzhens urban parks through the dual lenses of physical topography and lifeworld topography. It investigates how these parks serve as dynamic interfaces in the socio-natural...Loe edasi...
Luis I Prádanos, Ofelia Ferrán, Luis I Prádanos, Maria Antònia Martí Escayol, Santiago Gorostiza, Daniel Ares-López, Ana Fernández-Cebrián, John H Trevathan, Tatjana Gaji, Germán Labrador Méndez...
Explores how writers, artists, and filmmakers expose the costs and contests of the Capitalocene era and guides readers through the rapidly developing field of Spanish environmental cultural studies....Loe edasi...
This book offers an extensive summary of recent research on sustainable development in urban planning and architectural design, as presented at the ninth edition of the conference entitled Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Deve...Loe edasi...
The smart city is not merely a set of digital infrastructures, but a complex ecosystem in which technological networks, human capital, and urban communities intertwine. This volume explores the smart city as a relational space, a place where innov...Loe edasi...
This book presents a groundbreaking exploration of recent advancements that are reshaping the field of civil and environmental engineering. It explores the latest findings in eco-friendly building materials and cutting-edge construction techniques....Loe edasi...
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the latest discoveries and innovations surrounding fungal metabolites, emerging as key players in fields like medicine, agriculture, and environmental science. This book delves into the complex processes...Loe edasi...
Biochar: Fueling a New Economy in the Developing World reveals how biochar is emerging as a powerful tool for climate change mitigation, economic resilience, and sustainable development. Written for entrepreneurs, project developers, poli...Loe edasi...
Climate change is reshaping the world, touching everything from our minds and bodies to our jobs and the bonds we share. This book takes a close look at these complex effects, using a blend of different fields to understand how people and groups are...Loe edasi...
Millets are small-seeded cereal crops grown and consumed by people in developing countries in Asia and Africa. These ancient foods have been supplying consumers with major nutrients and health benefits for several thousand years. Although these food...Loe edasi...
This edited collection presents an interdisciplinary assessment of the impact of migration on knowledge transmission and entrepreneurial innovation. Focusing on Italian...Loe edasi...
Constructing Arizona is the first book to comprehensively present the architecture of the Sonoran Desert region of Arizona, balancing a breadth of projects with a depth of analysis. Building on over fifty interviews with noted members of the archite...Loe edasi...
This is the first book to comprehensively present the architecture of the Sonoran Desert region of Arizona, balancing a breadth of projects with a depth of analysis. These lessons will be of critical importance to communities across the globe that...Loe edasi...
Reframes Cabot and Columbus within centuries of Atlantic trade and exploration. What did John Cabot and Christopher Columbus truly achieve—and what did they inherit? In this compelling reassessment, Lydia Towns traces their voyage...Loe edasi...
Zakaria Hamimi, François Roure, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, Hassan Khozyem, Gehad Saleh, Mohamed Abu El-Rus
Sari: Sustainable Landscape Planning and Natural Resources Management
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Jul-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031841880)
This book addresses the strategic georesources in Egypt in terms of their geologic settings, exploitation, environmental impacts and sustainable development. These resources developed in a wide variety of tectonic settings, ranging from compressio...Loe edasi...
The Conservation and Sustainable Development of Architectural and Urban Heritage: Methods, Strategies and Policies offers an interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary strategies for the understanding and conservation of architectural and urban h...Loe edasi...
This book explores the emotional landscapes shaped by mobility, transience, and wandering. Building on classical and contemporary sociological thoughtfrom Ibn Khaldun and Marx-Engels to Bauman and Goffmanit looks at the ambivalent emotions experienc...Loe edasi...
Modern societies rely on a wide range of interconnected industrial infrastructures - petrochemical plants, chemical industries, transport networks, energy systems - whose activities generate significant technological risks during the production, sto...Loe edasi...
This book unravels the deep-time story of the Baltic Seas ancient shoreslandscapes shaped by the retreat of the last Ice Age and still visible today in raised beaches across Fennoscandia. Relict coastal plant species, surviving for millennia in habi...Loe edasi...
This Handbook approaches the multiplicity of perspectives, values, and tensions around energy transitions in the Arctic as occurring in a tightly coupled, yet diverse, socio-technical environment. Arctic energy is at a crossroads. C...Loe edasi...
This book highlights the potential of agricultural waste and presents cutting-edge technology for turning trash into sustainable materials. It provides a comprehensive overview of the conversion of agricultural waste into bioethanol, biodiesel, biog...Loe edasi...
This book provides extensive data on the surface ruptures resulting from two large earthquakes that occurred in Kahramanmara, Turkey, on February 6, 2023. The data were exhaustively gathered through on-site observations, systematic measurements, and...Loe edasi...
This open access book centers the everyday experiences of forced and undocumented migrants in the Global North and Global South specifically, the Netherlands, USA, and South Africa through the prisms of engaged scholarship and co-creation as well...Loe edasi...
This book offers the Mesozoic-Cenozoic magmatic rock evolution and its relationships to tin metallogeny in the Western Yunnan, China. The volume systematically reviews and elaborates on the research advances of major large- to super-large-scale tin...Loe edasi...
Using a novel interdisciplinary focus, this title examines cities as sites of coexistence where different ideas, discourses, histories, and people are constantly brought together in the course of everyday life.While the proximity of “differ...Loe edasi...
Using a novel interdisciplinary focus, this title examines cities as sites of coexistence where different ideas, discourses, histories, and people are constantly brought together in the course of everyday life.While the proximity of “differ...Loe edasi...
This book advances scholarship on the infrastructural turn in migration studies by foregrounding the underexplored role of migration brokers from receiving countries and catering to foreign professionals. While existing research has predominantly fo...Loe edasi...
This book is developed from contributions presented in academic conferences convened by the Uganda Martyrs University in 2024. This edition includes contributions by different chapter authors engaged in various aspects of the 17 sustainable developm...Loe edasi...
Dan Bahadur Pal, Amit Kumar Rathoure, Nishant Kumar Singh
Sari: Green Tribology and Tribochemistry
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Jul-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783112159163)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells explores the transformative role of green hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the global energy transition, providing a comprehensive resource for researchers, academics, and industry professionals. It covers f...Loe edasi...
This Handbook approaches the multiplicity of perspectives, values, and tensions around energy transitions in the Arctic as occurring in a tightly coupled, yet diverse, socio-technical environment. Arctic energy is at a crossroads. C...Loe edasi...
Set in 2041 when England is dried up by climate change, the novel follows sixteen year old Ishbel Saddler and family who leave their southern English farm with their horses and dogs to walk to Scotland where water is plentiful. However Scotland is b...Loe edasi...
Transforms the study of borders into an immersive visual and intellectual experience, revealing how boundaries are drawn and lived. Part travelogue, part scholarly inquiry, Along the Line reimagines the study of borders through...Loe edasi...
This book demystifies the core principles and architectural design of spatiotemporal big data systems, offering incisive analysis of the unique attributes of spatiotemporal data and its broad applicability in real-world scenarios, aiming to impart...Loe edasi...
Reframes Cabot and Columbus within centuries of Atlantic trade and exploration. What did John Cabot and Christopher Columbus truly achieve—and what did they inherit? In this compelling reassessment, Lydia Towns traces their voyage...Loe edasi...
Zakaria Hamimi, François Roure, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, Hassan Khozyem, Gehad Saleh, Mohamed Abu El-Rus
Sari: Sustainable Landscape Planning and Natural Resources Management
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Jul-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031841880)
This book addresses the strategic georesources in Egypt in terms of their geologic settings, exploitation, environmental impacts and sustainable development. These resources developed in a wide variety of tectonic settings, ranging from compressio...Loe edasi...
Modern societies rely on a wide range of interconnected industrial infrastructures - petrochemical plants, chemical industries, transport networks, energy systems - whose activities generate significant technological risks during the production, sto...Loe edasi...
This book unravels the deep-time story of the Baltic Seas ancient shoreslandscapes shaped by the retreat of the last Ice Age and still visible today in raised beaches across Fennoscandia. Relict coastal plant species, surviving for millennia in habi...Loe edasi...
This book discusses the origins and evolution of the U.S. Numbered Highway System. In 1926, a nationwide automobile highway network was created for the United States. For the first time, a set of numbered roads would span the country, ensuring that...Loe edasi...
This book examines how integrating water quality and water quantity is essential for confronting todays most urgent challenges, including climate change, population growth, land-use change, and pollution. Emphasizing predictive modeling and recent a...Loe edasi...
