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Warm-Temperate Deciduous Forests around the Northern Hemisphere
by Elgene O. Box Kazue FujiwaraWarm-temperate deciduous forests are "southern", mainly oak-dominated deciduous forests, as found over the warmer southern parts of the temperate deciduous forest regions of East Asia, Europe and eastern North America. Climatic analysis has shown that these forests extend from typical temperate climates to well into the warm-temperate zone, in areas where winters are a bit too cold for the 'zonal' evergreen broad-leaved forests normally expected in that climatic zone. This book is the first to recognize and describe these southern deciduous forests as an alternative to the evergreen forests of the warm-temperate zone. This warm-temperate zone will become more important under global warming, since it represents the contested transition between deciduous and evergreen forests and between tropical and temperate floristic elements. This book is dedicated to the memory of Tatsu Kira, the imaginative Japanese ecologist who first noticed and described this general zonation exception and who proposed the name warm-temperate deciduous forest.
Warming Mountains: Implications for Livelihood and Sustainability
by Satish Chandra Garkoti Rahul Bhadouria Sachchidanand TripathiThis contributed volume focuses on the sustainability of mountain ecosystems in the face of a changing climate. Its chapters highlight climate change impacts on the livelihoods of the people and communities that live in mountains and ways that these effects can be mitigated through adaptive measures. The chapters herein address a gamut of topics from use of remote sensing tools to assess changing ecosystems, disaster management in mountains, policymaking between institutions, and more. This book is suitable for students (undergraduate and postgraduates) of ecology and environmental studies/sciences, mountainous agriculture, mountain forestry, teachers, researchers, climate change scientists in academic and research institutions. It will also be useful to environmental management agencies particularly working towards sustainable development in mountainous regions, disaster management authorities, government agencies and policy makers.
Warming to Ecocide
by Alan J. SangsterDespite scientific evidence that business-as-usual is unsustainable, there is a huge and widespread inertia to 'greening' the planet. Warming to Ecocide considers climate change from a thermodynamic perspective and asks whether market-driven organisations have carried us to the point of no return through the flawed economics of endless growth. Warming to Ecocide begins by exploring the thermodynamic origins of climate change. It demonstrates that equilibrium thermodynamics can provide full explanations for the basic processes of life such as photosynthesis and metabolism, and that non-equilibrium thermodynamics is close to providing an explanation for how life started. Armed with a solid appreciation of the power of thermodynamics, the second half of Warming to Ecocide discusses whether multinational corporations have convinced the public that climate change is insignificant and thereby neutered any all attempts by governments to espouse environmentally-friendly policies. It then goes on to offer strategies whereby mankind may avoid propelling the global average temperature above the pre-industrial level by more than 2°C, which scientists view as a threshold presaging catastrophic run-away processes.
Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World
by Daniel SherrellFrom a millennial climate activist, an exploration of how young people live in the shadow of catastrophe&“Strikingly perceptive.&” —Jenny Offill, author of Weather &“Beautifully rendered and bracingly honest.&” —Jenny Odell, author of How to Do NothingWarmth is a new kind of book about climate change: not what it is or how we solve it, but how it feels to imagine a future--and a family--under its weight. In a fiercely personal account written from inside the climate movement, Sherrell lays bare how the crisis is transforming our relationships to time, to hope, and to each other. At once a memoir, a love letter, and an electric work of criticism, Warmth goes to the heart of the defining question of our time: how do we go on in a world that may not?
Warning: Wild Weather Ahead
by Theo BakerBrave the elements while learning about all kinds of weather in this informative 8x8!Where does snow come from? Why does thunder crash? What's it like inside a tornado? In this easy-to-read 8x8 readers follow a team of scientists as they launch a weather balloon in various climates to discover the answers to these common questions and more. Despite increasing knowledge of weather patterns, many kinds of weather continue to mystify experts. Discover the wild world of weather—and don't forget your umbrella!
Warnings: The True Story of how Science tamed the Weather
by Mike SmithExperience the most devastating storms of the last fifty years through the eyes of the scientific visionaries who took them on and tamed them. Science and politics collide in this thrilling account of America's struggle for protection against the deadly threat of violent weather. Warnings tells the dramatic true stories of the unsung weather warriors who save innocent lives, often by risking their own.
Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America
by Samuel P. HaysWars in the Woods examines the conflicts that have developed over the preservation of forests in America, and how government agencies and advocacy groups have influenced the management of forests and their resources for more than a century. Samuel Hays provides an astute analysis of manipulations of conservation law that have touched off a battle between what he terms “ecological forestry” and “commodity forestry.” Hays also reveals the pervading influence of the wood products industry, and the training of U.S. Forest Service to value tree species marketable as wood products, as the primary forces behind forestry policy since the Forest Management Act of 1897. <p><p> Wars in the Woods gives a comprehensive account of the many grassroots and scientific organizations that have emerged since then to combat the lumber industry and other special interest groups and work to promote legislation to protect forests, parks, and wildlife habitats. It also offers a review of current forestry practices, citing the recent Federal easing of protections as a challenge to the progress made in the last third of the twentieth century. <p><p> Hays describes an increased focus on ecological forestry in areas such as biodiversity, wildlife habitat, structural diversity, soil conservation, watershed management, native forests, and old growth. He provides a valuable framework for the critical assessment of forest management policies and the future study and protection of forest resources.
Washed Away: How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed It Forever
by Geoff WilliamsThe incredible story of a flood of near-Biblical proportions--its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation's most widespread flood ever--more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. Fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America's natural disaster response system were exposed, echoing today's outrage over Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far those efforts have succeeded.It is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly 2,000 floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world.
Washington Avalanche 1910
by Cameron Dokey"Buried alive..." Desperate to escape her cruel stepbrother, Ginny Nolan races onto a train heading west to Seattle. On the train she meets Virginia Hightower, who is en route to Seattle to marry a man she's never even met. Eager to help her newfound friend, Ginny suggests that they switch identities -- to confuse her stepbrother who is in pursuit and to check out Virginia's fiance, Nicholas Bennett. It's the perfect solution for both young women -- until Nicholas appears on board and sweeps Ginny off her feet... Ginny must tell Nicholas the truth. Even if it drives him from her side. But not even in her wildest dreams can she imagine what is to come -- a roar in the night as a mountain of snow engulfs the train, testing the limits of human endurance, loyalty... and love.
Washington D.C. From A-Z
by Alan SchroederSee our nation's capital like never before!In almost 100 entries from A to Z discover little-known lore, hidden history, and quotable quotes about Washington D.C.Throughout the book, humorous full-color cartoons enhance the funny, strange, and intriguing details behind important landmarks and the people who have come to the capital to run the nation&’s business, celebrate, protest, live in the thick of it or just visit. From the aluminum tip of the towering Washington Monument to the marble bathtubs in the Capital building&’s basement, this book offers a top to bottom look at Washington D.C. and its eclectic history that will enchant visitors and locals alike. The end papers feature a comprehensive map of the District showing locations of key buildings including The White House, The Washington Monument, The Lincoln Memorial, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and The Capitol building as well as many other important locations.A Junior Library Guild selection!
Washington's Cranberry Coast (Images of America)
by Sydney Stevens for the Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation Kim PattenFor 100 miles along the western edge of Washington State, an unusual agricultural community hugs the Pacific shoreline. Bogs of bright cranberries stretch from the Long Beach Peninsula at the mouth of the Columbia River north to Grayland, Ocean Shores, and Copalis Crossing. Here, along this remote stretch of stormy seacoast, is a prime farming center for a fruit that grows in very few areas on earth. For countless centuries before pioneer settlement, indigenous peoples harvested the wild cranberries that thrived in boggy regions of the coast. When enterprising mid-19th-century settlers saw the possibilities for a vigorous cranberry farming venture, they faced many challenges before success could be achieved. Theirs is the story of hardworking, forward-thinking people who have become leaders in their field.
Wasn’t That a Mighty Day: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster (American Made Music Series)
by Luigi MongeWinner of the 2023 Award for Excellence for Best History in the category of Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, R&B, Gospel, Hip Hop, or Soul Music from the Association for Recorded Sound CollectionsWasn’t That a Mighty Day: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster takes a comprehensive look at sacred and secular disaster songs, shining a spotlight on their historical and cultural importance. Featuring newly transcribed lyrics, the book offers sustained attention to how both Black and white communities responded to many of the tragic events that occurred before the mid-1950s. Through detailed textual analysis, Luigi Monge explores songs on natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes); accidental disasters (sinkings, fires, train wrecks, explosions, and air disasters); and infestations, epidemics, and diseases (the boll weevil, the jake leg, and influenza). Analyzed songs cover some of the most well-known disasters of the time period from the sinking of the Titanic and the 1930 Drought to the Hindenburg accident, and more. Thirty previously unreleased African American disaster songs appear in this volume for the first time, revealing their pertinence to the relevant disasters. By comparing the song lyrics to critical moments in history, Monge is able to explore how deeply and directly these catastrophes affected Black communities; how African Americans in general, and blues and gospel singers in particular, faced and reacted to disaster; whether these collective tragedies prompted different reactions among white people and, if so, why; and more broadly, how the role of memory in recounting and commenting on historical and cultural facts shaped African American society from 1879 to 1955.
Wasser, Energie und Umwelt: Aktuelle Beiträge aus der Zeitschrift Wasser und Abfall II
by Markus Porth Holger SchüttrumpfIn diesem Band werden unter anderem Handlungsempfehlungen für die Überflutungsvorsorge gegeben, die Hebung des energetischen Potenzials von Abwasser besprochen und Praxisbeispiele zur ökologischen Sanierung oder ökologischen Baubegleitung dargestellt. Er umfasst die kommunale Abwasserbehandlung, Energiegewinnung aus Abwässern, Diskussionstand zu Mikroschadstoffen in Gewässern sowie deren Ökosystemfunktionen und Klimaanpassungsstrategien.
Wasserbau
by Andreas Huber Daniel Vischer Heinz Patt Peter GonsowskiDas bewährte Nachschlagewerk für den projektierenden Bauingenieur vermittelt das Grundwissen des konstruktiven Wasserbaus im Binnenland. Studierende des Bauwesens führt das Buch in die Grundlagen des Wasserbaus und der Wasserwirtschaft ein. Die Ausführungen zum Feststofftransport, zur Gewässerbettdynamik und zur Fließgewässertypologie beschreiben die Entwicklungsdynamik der Fließgewässer und bilden eine wichtige Grundlage für die aktuellen Ausbaumethoden und Anlagengestaltungen im Flussbau. Dazu gehören natürlich auch die Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten beim Hochwasserschutz. Weitere Kapitel des Buches widmen sich den Bauwerken und Anlagen des technischen Wasserbaus. Dazu gehören die Wehre und Stauanlagen, die Wasserkraftnutzung mit ihren Nebenanlagen, wie Wasserfassungen, Kanäle, Druckleitungen und Speicher. Den Turbinen und Pumpen sind eigene Abschnitte gewidmet. Des Weiteren behandelt das Buch das landwirtschaftliche Wasser und den Verkehrswasserbau.
Wasserbau: Grundlagen, Gestaltung von wasserbaulichen Bauwerken und Anlagen
by Heinz Patt Peter Gonsowski Jürg SpeerliMit dem bewährten Nachschlagewerk für den projektierenden Bauingenieur ist das Basiswissen für den konstruktiven Wasserbau im Binnenland immer zur Hand. Studierende des Bauwesens führt das Buch in die Grundlagen des Wasserbaus und der Wasserwirtschaft ein. Die Ausführungen zum Feststofftransport, zur Gewässerbettdynamik und zur Fließgewässertypologie beschreiben die Entwicklungsdynamik der Fließgewässer und bilden eine wichtige Grundlage für die aktuellen Ausbaumethoden und Anlagengestaltungen im Flusswasserbau. Dazu gehören auch die Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten im Rahmen des Hochwasserschutzes. Weitere Kapitel des Buches widmen sich den Bauwerken und Anlagen des technischen Wasserbaus. Dazu gehören die Wehre und Stauanlagen, die Wasserkraftnutzung mit ihren Nebenanlagen, wie Wasserfassungen, Kanäle, Druckleitungen und Speicher. Den Turbinen und Pumpen sind eigene Abschnitte gewidmet. Des Weiteren behandelt das Buch den landwirtschaftlichen Wasserbau sowie den Verkehrswasserbau.
Wassertourismus: Entwicklungen, Ausübungen, Perspektiven
by Heiner HaassFreizeit und Urlaub auf dem Wasser nehmen in den letzten Jahren stark an Beliebtheit zu. Der Wassertourismus passt sehr gut in die aktuellen gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Situationen. Er kann im Inland betrieben werden, ist kostengünstig und coronafreundlich etc.. Dieser zunehmenden Nachfrage entsprechen zahlreiche neue Angebote am Markt für Bootsfahrschulen, Charterbetriebe, Bootsausflüge /-exkursionen etc. Um als Anbieter in diesem neuen Markt erfolgreich zu bestehen, sind fachspezifische Kenntnisse des Wassertourismus erforderlich. Eine Ausbildung in diesem Tourismuszweig gibt es nicht, sodass Existenzgründer, Start-Ups und neue Anbieter als Quereinsteiger auf sich allein gestellt sind. Auch fachspezifische Beratung und Unterstützung durch Verbände, Organisationen oder Behörden gibt es nicht. Das nun vorliegende Fachbuch gibt diesem Personenkreis Unterstützung und reicht vom Überblick über den Wassertourismus, seine Entwicklung bis zu detailliert dargestellten Einzelthemen des wassertouristischen Geschäftes. Zentral sind die zahlreichen Aspekte der Betriebsführung eines wassertouristischen Geschäftes vom Standort über die Infrastruktur und Ausstattung bis zum Marketing und speziellen betriebswirtschaftlichen Fragen. Das Buch behandelt alle diese Themen praxisnah und bietet dem Leser in Übungseinheiten die Möglichkeit das Erlernte auszuprobieren und anzuwenden. Hinzu kommen Prüf- Und Checklisten, die sogleich im eigenen Betrieb eingesetzt werden können. Viele Beispiele, in Wort und Bild, runden die Informationsübermittlung ab und ermöglichen so ein leichtes Verstehen dieser völlig neuen und unbekannten Materie. Dieses Buch sollte als Vademecum im Büro jeden wassertouristischen Betriebs stehen.
Wasserwirtschaft in der gewerblichen Schifffahrt
by Uwe JacobshagenIn der Schifffahrt spielt Wasser allenthalben eine wichtige Rolle, in der gewerblichen Schifffahrt wird Wasser auch als Brauchwasser, als Grau- und Schwarzwasser sowie zur Nutzung durch den Menschen als Trinkwasser benötigt. Diese Wasserarten, als Grundlage der Wasserwirtschaft auf gewerblich genutzten Schiffen, werden im Buch eingehend definiert. Die Eigentumsarten bzw. Eigentumsverhältnisse, als Voraussetzung für die Nutzung des Wassers, sind beschrieben und die rechtliche Befugnis, das Wasser für die Zwecke an Bord zu verwenden oder ein Gewässer durch einen Gebrauch an Bord zu verändern ist erläutert. Es hilft Schifffahrtstreibenden, Eignern sowie Verantwortlichen im öffentlichen Dienst und Juristen die sich mit der Thematik befassen, die Zusammenhänge sowie den regulatorischen Rahmen zu verstehen bzw. zu vertiefen.
Waste Forms Technology and Performance: Final Report
by The National Academy of SciencesThe Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is responsible for cleaning up radioactive waste and environmental contamination resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons production and testing. A major focus of this program involves the retrieval, processing, and immobilization of waste into stable, solid waste forms for disposal. Waste Forms Technology and Performance, a report requested by DOE-EM, examines requirements for waste form technology and performance in the cleanup program. The report provides information to DOE-EM to support improvements in methods for processing waste and selecting and fabricating waste forms. Waste Forms Technology and Performanceplaces particular emphasis on processing technologies for high-level radioactive waste, DOE's most expensive and arguably most difficult cleanup challenge. The report's key messages are presented in ten findings and one recommendation.
Waste Incineration & Public Health
by National Research CouncilIncineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical waste--but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Waste Incineration and Public Health informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human health--along with expert conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication. The committee provides details on: Processes involved in incineration and how contaminants are released. Environmental dynamics of contaminants and routes of human exposure. Tools and approaches for assessing possible human health effects. Scientific concerns pertinent to future regulatory actions.The book also examines some of the social, psychological, and economic factors that affect the communities where incineration takes place and addresses the problem of uncertainty and variation in predicting the health effects of incineration processes.
Waste Location: Spatial Aspects of Waste Management, Hazards and Disposal (Routledge Revivals)
by Michael Clark; Denis Smith; Andrew BlowersFirst published in 1992, Waste Location seeks to widen and integrate the debate on the intrinsically spatial nature of waste disposal. The political and industrial significance of the new environmentalism of the 1980s came from the recognition of growing public pressure for environmental quality and product reliability. Attention was turned to waste as the product of consumption. As the political economy of waste was explored, new issues were raised: new technologies, recycling, pollution havens, waste minimization, location of landfill sites and incinerator facilities, and environmental crime, responsibility and planning. The 1990s sees the advocates of ‘cradle to grave’ responsibility still battling the promoters of market forces. One of the major developments in the study of waste collection and disposal was the new forms of data collection and handling technology. The contributors consider both geotechnics and geographical information systems within this context. The focus on the geography of the UK is set within the broader framework of political economy and the international trade in pollution exports. The case studies presented range from bin analysis through a Bayesian perspective on risk to the global politics of international waste streams. Together, the contributors provide a comprehensive overview of the waste location debate in the early 1990s. Students of environment and climate change will find this book particularly enlightening.
Waste Management and Resource Efficiency: Proceedings of 6th IconSWM 2016
by Sadhan Kumar GhoshThe book contains high-quality research papers presented at Sixth International Conference on Solid Waste Management held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata India during November 23-26, 2016. The Conference, IconSWM 2016, is organized by Centre for Quality Management System, Jadavpur University in association with premier institutes and societies of India. The researchers from more than 30 countries presented their work in Solid Waste Management. The book is divided into two volumes and deliberates on various issues related to innovation and implementation in sustainable waste management, segregation, collection, transportation of waste, treatment technology, policy and strategies, energy recovery, life cycle analysis, climate change, research and business opportunities.
Waste Management and Sustainable Consumption: Reflections on consumer waste
by Karin M. EkströmThe accelerated pace of global consumption over the past decades has meant that governments across the world are now faced with significant challenges in dealing with the dramatically increased volume of waste. While research on waste management has previously focused on finding technological solutions to the problem, this book uniquely examines the social and cultural views of waste, shedding new light on the topic by emphasising the consumer perspective throughout. Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines including environmental, economic, social and cultural theories, the book presents philosophical reflections, practical examples and potential solutions to the problem of increasing waste. It analyses and compares case studies from countries such as Sweden, Japan, the USA, India, Nigeria and Qatar, bringing out valuable insights for the international community and generating a critical discussion on how we can move towards a more sustainable society. This book will be of great interest to post-graduate students and researchers in environmental policy, waste management, social marketing and consumer behaviour, as well as policymakers and practitioners in consumer issues and business.
Waste Management as Economic Industry Towards Circular Economy
by Sadhan Kumar GhoshThis book highlights the latest advances in waste management, resource recovery and resource circulation in various countries, with a special emphasis on India. It leads the way towards a sustainable circular economy developing local economy and enhances the sustainability of the energy sector as a whole by holistically addressing waste management. Waste management is a major problem around the globe; effective waste disposal is one of the most plaguing issues faced by municipalities. Yet waste can also serve as a major source of energy rather than a disposable material. The book discusses various upstream and downstream aspects of waste management systems, e.g. conversion processes and collection methods, that are needed in order to make waste management systems into an effective industry and move closer to a circular economy. It also provides information on management tools for analysis and decision support. All chapters included here are based on high-quality research papers presented at the conference IconSWM 2018.
Waste Management in MENA Regions (Springer Water)
by Abdelazim M. Negm Noama ShareefThe book presents the state-of-the-art document describing the knowledge, data, cost-effectiveness and technologies employed to manage the waste in several countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordon, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen. It covers diverse topics including the status of the waste in the region, solid waste management, solid waste recovery and disposal, the use of the agricultural waste in feeding poultry, sludge disposal and management, wastewater treatment and energy production. Also, the book explains how waste management systems are becoming more complex in many countries with the move from landfill-based to resource recovery-based solutions following the setting of international and national targets to divert waste from landfill and to increase recycling and recovery rates. Besides, this book also evaluates the environmental legislation in the selected countries and suggests new performance enhancements. This book is of interest to environmental professionals including scientists and policymakers in the Middle East, North Africa, and areas with similar features.
Waste Management in Spatial Environments (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics #30)
by Massimiliano Mazzanti Alessio D’Amato Anna MontiniThe increasing scarcity of land and the ever-rising amount of waste produced worldwide, coupled with the consequent change of focus by policy makers from waste disposal and recovery to waste prevention is boosting research in the 'economics of waste'. This volume addresses waste-management and waste-disposal issues, embedding them in spatial, systemic and trade-related frameworks. The collection is policy oriented, including socio-economic and political science perspectives in order to provide an understanding of real world phenomena, and thus maximize its value for policy making. The book includes contributions on the linkages between income and waste generation and landfilling (such as the ‘waste Kuznets curve’ conceptual framework), in addition to papers that bring together policy-oriented analysis of instrument effectiveness and the spatial nature of waste phenomena. On top of this, there are pieces of research emphasizing technological spillovers and trade at interregional and intercountry levels. The comparative analysis of policy effectiveness and efficiency at the regional and country levels is also covered, including the assessment of the potential role of illegal management of waste in determining waste performance. To give a spatial and comparative flavour, the book includes work on the evaluation of waste-related externalities, with examples covering household, industrial and special waste. The wide set of methodologies and issues included in this book make it a comprehensive starting point for scholars and policy makers interested in waste-related research.