Environmental Leadership
Environmental Leadership

Author: Deborah Rigling Gallagher

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2012-09-19

Total Pages: 1027

ISBN-13: 1412981506

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This reference handbook tackles issues relevant to leadership in the realm of the environment and sustainability.

Intelligent Environmental Sensing
Intelligent Environmental Sensing

Author: Henry Leung

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-01-22

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 3319128922

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Developing environmental sensing and monitoring technologies become essential especially for industries that may cause severe contamination. Intelligent environmental sensing uses novel sensor techniques, intelligent signal and data processing algorithms, and wireless sensor networks to enhance environmental sensing and monitoring. It finds applications in many environmental problems such as oil and gas, water quality, and agriculture. This book addresses issues related to three main approaches to intelligent environmental sensing and discusses their latest technological developments. Key contents of the book include: Agricultural monitoring Classification, detection, and estimation Data fusion Geological monitoring Motor monitoring Multi-sensor systems Oil reservoirs monitoring Sensor motes Water quality monitoring Wireless sensor network protocol.

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

Author: Eric Lichtfouse

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-11

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 3319216295

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This book features review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agroecology, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, economics and the social sciences. Coverage examines ways to produce food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Inside, readers will find articles that explore climate change, food security, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach, which seeks only to limit negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats challenges at their source. Because most societal issues are in fact intertwined, global and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions that have the potential to build a more peaceful world. This book will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build safer agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.

Physiology Of Tropical Orchids In Relation To The Industry, The (2nd Edition)
Physiology Of Tropical Orchids In Relation To The Industry, The (2nd Edition)

Author: Choy Sin Hew

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2004-05-27

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 9813106271

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Over the past ten years, the orchid industry has been growing at a steady pace in South-East Asia and East Asia. In some Asian countries, orchids have become an essential export item. To maintain this progress, there is an urgent need for a book that will help the region's orchid growers in improving their cultivation and management skills, and guide new students in understanding orchid physiology. This book provides a comprehensive description of tropical orchid physiology relevant to commercial growers, research workers and graduate students. An integrated and unifying theme of tropical orchid physiology, with a clearly written factual text as well as illustrations, is presented over nine chapters. Each chapter is designed to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on a particular aspect of orchid physiology. This book complements the existing scientific literature available for improving orchid cultivation and setting a new research agenda, especially in the tropics.