Elevated Residential Structures
Elevated Residential Structures

Author: Federal Emergency

Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published: 2003-12-29

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781410210562

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This manual is for designers, developers, builders, and others who wish to build elevated residential structures in flood-prone areas prudently. Contents: Environmental and Regulatory Factors Site Analysis and Design Architectural Design Examples Design and Construction Guidelines Cost Analysis Resource Materials

Isotopes in the Water Cycle
Isotopes in the Water Cycle

Author: Pradeep K. Aggarwal

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-01-16

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1402030231

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Environmental isotope and nuclear techniques provide unmatched insights into the processes governing the water cycle and its variability. This monograph presents state of the art applications and new developments of isotopes in hydrology, environmental disciplines and climate change studies. Coverage ranges from the assessment of groundwater resources in terms of recharge and flow regime to studies of the past and present global environmental and climate changes.

The Economic and Social Impact of Electronic Commerce
The Economic and Social Impact of Electronic Commerce

Author: Andrew Wyckoff

Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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Electronic commerce has the potential to radically alter some economic activities and the surrounding social environment. It changes the business environment, accelerates changes under way, increases interactivity, encourages openness, and alters the notion of time.This book examines such issues as the potential for growth of electronic commerce, its impact on the efficiency of the economy, its effects on how business is organized, and on markets, on jobs, and on society. It points out that countries will dismantle barriers to global electronic commerce at different rates, and that this may raise competitive concerns. It also discusses the electronic commerce's impacts on the costs of owning a "store," carrying inventory, conducting sales, placing and processing orders, customer support, and product distribution.

Basin Futures
Basin Futures

Author: Daniel Connell

Publisher: ANU E Press

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 1921862254

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This unique book brings together 27 chapters from some of the world's leading practitioners and experts on environmental water, communities, law, economics and governance. Its goal is to understand the many dimensions of water in the Murray-Darling Basin and provide guidance about how to implement a water management plan that addresses the needs of communities, the economy and the environment. The comprehensiveness of topics covered, the expertise of its authors, and the absolute need to take a multidisciplinary approach to resolving the "wicked problem" of governing our scarce water resource makes this volume a must read for all who care about Australian communities and the environment.