Title:
Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina Proceedings of the Sixth Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress / edited by Jorge Rabassa.
Springer Earth System Sciences,
Springer Earth System Sciences,
Author:
Rabassa, Jorge. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Preface -- 2. Landscapes Developed on Ignimbrites -- 3. When Science and Leisure Meet -- 4. Soil-Geomorphology Relationships in the Pichiñan Uraniferous District, Central Region of Chubut Province, Argentina -- 5. Hydrological Variations Associated with Geomorphological Changes in a Sand-Dune Barrier of the Partido de la Costa, Province of Buenos Aires -- Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of GIS-Based Landslides Susceptibility Models in Northwestern Argentina -- Landscapes of Southern Patagonia, Argentina, Their Scenic Characteristics and Their Importance for Geotourism -- 8. Flash Flood Hazard Assessment in an Ungauged Piedmont Basin in the Pampean Mountains Sierras Pampeana Western Region, Province of Córdoba, Argentina -- 9. Characteristics and Nature of Pans in the Semiarid Temperate-Cole Steppe of Tierra del Fuego -- 10. Epibiosis on Brachiopods from Patagonia, Argentina (40°-55° S) -- 12. Calcium Biomeneralizations Associated to Bioclastic Deposits in Coastal Pedostratigraphic Sequences of the Southeastern Pampean Plain, Argentina. .
This proceedings volume presents selected research highlights from the Sixth Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress, hosted at CADIC, Ushuaia, on April 8–12, 2015 by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (AACYG). The congress included special sessions, symposia, invited lectures and posters on the following topics: Quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology, paleontology (diatoms, mollusks, foraminifera, palynology, phytoliths, paleobotany, vertebrates), dendrochronology, climate change, paleoclimate, Pampean Quaternary paleolimnology, paleomagnetism, environmental magnetism, hydrogeochemical processes, geoarchaeology, geomorphology, structural geology and neotectonics, paleosurfaces, volcanism, geological hazards, assets, geomorphosites, and digital mapping. The Scientific Committee of the Congress has selected the papers published in this volume from more than 150 contributions in many different disciplines.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319543710
Subject:
Geography.
Paleontology.
Geomorphology.
Climate change.
Geography.
Geomorphology.
Climate change.
Paleontology.
Series:
Springer Earth System Sciences,
Springer Earth System Sciences,
Contents:
1. Preface -- 2. Landscapes Developed on Ignimbrites -- 3. When Science and Leisure Meet -- 4. Soil-Geomorphology Relationships in the Pichiñan Uraniferous District, Central Region of Chubut Province, Argentina -- 5. Hydrological Variations Associated with Geomorphological Changes in a Sand-Dune Barrier of the Partido de la Costa, Province of Buenos Aires -- Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of GIS-Based Landslides Susceptibility Models in Northwestern Argentina -- Landscapes of Southern Patagonia, Argentina, Their Scenic Characteristics and Their Importance for Geotourism -- 8. Flash Flood Hazard Assessment in an Ungauged Piedmont Basin in the Pampean Mountains Sierras Pampeana Western Region, Province of Córdoba, Argentina -- 9. Characteristics and Nature of Pans in the Semiarid Temperate-Cole Steppe of Tierra del Fuego -- 10. Epibiosis on Brachiopods from Patagonia, Argentina (40°-55° S) -- 12. Calcium Biomeneralizations Associated to Bioclastic Deposits in Coastal Pedostratigraphic Sequences of the Southeastern Pampean Plain, Argentina. .
Physical Description:
XII, 318 p. 143 illus., 131 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54371-0
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Physical Soil Mechanics by Gerd Gudehus.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Gudehus, Gerd.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Prologue -- introduction -- simple psammoids -- simple peloids -- psammoids with reversals -- peloids with reversals -- pore fluid -- bridging gaps -- localization -- fabric -- boundary conditions -- one-dimensional evolutions -- plane-parallel evolutions without ssi -- plane-parallel evolutions with ssi -- axi-symmetric evolutions -- less symmetric evolutions -- critical phenomena -- epilogue -- references -- symbols and acronyms.
Soil is matter in its own right. Its nature can be captured by means of monotonous, cyclic and strange attractors. Thus material properties are defined by the asymptotic response of sand- and clay-like samples to imposed deformations and stresses. This serves to validate and calibrate elastoplastic and hypoplastic relations with comparative plots. Extensions capture thermal and seismic activations, limitations occur due to localizations and skeleton decay.Attractors in the large characterize boundary value problems from model tests via geotechnical operations up to tectonic evolutions. Validations of hypoplastic calculations are shown with many examples, possible further applications are indicated in detail. This approach is energetically justified and limited by critical points where the otherwise legitimate continuity gets lost by localization and decay. You will be fascinated by the fourth element although or just as it is so manifold.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783540363545
Subject:
Engineering.
Physical geography.
Engineering geology.
Hydraulic engineering.
Engineering.
Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.
Engineering, general.
Geotechnical Engineering.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Prologue -- introduction -- simple psammoids -- simple peloids -- psammoids with reversals -- peloids with reversals -- pore fluid -- bridging gaps -- localization -- fabric -- boundary conditions -- one-dimensional evolutions -- plane-parallel evolutions without ssi -- plane-parallel evolutions with ssi -- axi-symmetric evolutions -- less symmetric evolutions -- critical phenomena -- epilogue -- references -- symbols and acronyms.
Physical Description:
XIII, 840p. 1000 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36354-5
Publication Date:
2011.
There are no items available
Title:
Physical Soil Mechanics by Gerd Gudehus.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Gudehus, Gerd.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Prologue -- introduction -- simple psammoids -- simple peloids -- psammoids with reversals -- peloids with reversals -- pore fluid -- bridging gaps -- localization -- fabric -- boundary conditions -- one-dimensional evolutions -- plane-parallel evolutions without ssi -- plane-parallel evolutions with ssi -- axi-symmetric evolutions -- less symmetric evolutions -- critical phenomena -- epilogue -- references -- symbols and acronyms.
Soil is matter in its own right. Its nature can be captured by means of monotonous, cyclic and strange attractors. Thus material properties are defined by the asymptotic response of sand- and clay-like samples to imposed deformations and stresses. This serves to validate and calibrate elastoplastic and hypoplastic relations with comparative plots. Extensions capture thermal and seismic activations, limitations occur due to localizations and skeleton decay.Attractors in the large characterize boundary value problems from model tests via geotechnical operations up to tectonic evolutions. Validations of hypoplastic calculations are shown with many examples, possible further applications are indicated in detail. This approach is energetically justified and limited by critical points where the otherwise legitimate continuity gets lost by localization and decay. You will be fascinated by the fourth element although or just as it is so manifold.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783540363545
Subject:
Engineering.
Physical geography.
Engineering geology.
Hydraulic engineering.
Engineering.
Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.
Engineering, general.
Geotechnical Engineering.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Prologue -- introduction -- simple psammoids -- simple peloids -- psammoids with reversals -- peloids with reversals -- pore fluid -- bridging gaps -- localization -- fabric -- boundary conditions -- one-dimensional evolutions -- plane-parallel evolutions without ssi -- plane-parallel evolutions with ssi -- axi-symmetric evolutions -- less symmetric evolutions -- critical phenomena -- epilogue -- references -- symbols and acronyms.
Physical Description:
XIII, 840p. 1000 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36354-5
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Full Seismic Waveform Modelling and Inversion by Andreas Fichtner.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Fichtner, Andreas.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Numerical Solution of the Elastic Wave Equation -- Computing Sensitivity Kernels -- Seismological Data Functionals and their Associated Adjoint Sources -- Iterative Optimisation -- Full Waveform Tomography for Upper-mantle Structure in Australasian Region -- A Comparative Study of Local-scale full Waveform Tomographies -- Source Staking and Data Reduction in Global full Waveform Tomography.
Recent progress in numerical methods and computer science allows us today to simulate the propagation of seismic waves through realistically heterogeneous Earth models with unprecedented accuracy. Full waveform tomography is a tomographic technique that takes advantage of numerical solutions of the elastic wave equation. The accuracy of the numerical solutions and the exploitation of complete waveform information result in tomographic images that are both more realistic and better resolved. This book develops and describes state of the art methodologies covering all aspects of full waveform tomography including methods for the numerical solution of the elastic wave equation, the adjoint method, the design of objective functionals and optimisation schemes. It provides a variety of case studies on all scales from local to global based on a large number of examples involving real data. It is a comprehensive reference on full waveform tomography for advanced students, researchers and professionals.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642158070
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mathematical geography.
Mathematics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Applications of Mathematics.
Mathematical Applications in Earth Sciences.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Introduction -- Numerical Solution of the Elastic Wave Equation -- Computing Sensitivity Kernels -- Seismological Data Functionals and their Associated Adjoint Sources -- Iterative Optimisation -- Full Waveform Tomography for Upper-mantle Structure in Australasian Region -- A Comparative Study of Local-scale full Waveform Tomographies -- Source Staking and Data Reduction in Global full Waveform Tomography.
Physical Description:
XX, 344 p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15807-0
Publication Date:
2011.
There are no items available
Title:
Full Seismic Waveform Modelling and Inversion by Andreas Fichtner.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Fichtner, Andreas.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Numerical Solution of the Elastic Wave Equation -- Computing Sensitivity Kernels -- Seismological Data Functionals and their Associated Adjoint Sources -- Iterative Optimisation -- Full Waveform Tomography for Upper-mantle Structure in Australasian Region -- A Comparative Study of Local-scale full Waveform Tomographies -- Source Staking and Data Reduction in Global full Waveform Tomography.
Recent progress in numerical methods and computer science allows us today to simulate the propagation of seismic waves through realistically heterogeneous Earth models with unprecedented accuracy. Full waveform tomography is a tomographic technique that takes advantage of numerical solutions of the elastic wave equation. The accuracy of the numerical solutions and the exploitation of complete waveform information result in tomographic images that are both more realistic and better resolved. This book develops and describes state of the art methodologies covering all aspects of full waveform tomography including methods for the numerical solution of the elastic wave equation, the adjoint method, the design of objective functionals and optimisation schemes. It provides a variety of case studies on all scales from local to global based on a large number of examples involving real data. It is a comprehensive reference on full waveform tomography for advanced students, researchers and professionals.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642158070
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mathematical geography.
Mathematics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Applications of Mathematics.
Mathematical Applications in Earth Sciences.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Introduction -- Numerical Solution of the Elastic Wave Equation -- Computing Sensitivity Kernels -- Seismological Data Functionals and their Associated Adjoint Sources -- Iterative Optimisation -- Full Waveform Tomography for Upper-mantle Structure in Australasian Region -- A Comparative Study of Local-scale full Waveform Tomographies -- Source Staking and Data Reduction in Global full Waveform Tomography.
Physical Description:
XX, 344 p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15807-0
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Spherical Functions of Mathematical Geosciences A Scalar, Vectorial, and Tensorial Setup / by Willi Freeden, Michael Schreiner.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Freeden, Willi.
Schreiner, Michael.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Settings and Spherical Nomenclature -- 3 Scalar Spherical Harmonics -- Green Functions and Integral Theorems -- 5 Vector Spherical Harmonics -- 6 Tensor Spherical Harmonics -- 7 Scalar Zonal Kernel Functions -- 8 Vector Zonal Kernel Functions -- 9 Tensorial Zonal Kernel Functions -- 10 Application: Earth’s Gravity Field -- Concluding Remarks -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.</P>.
<P>This book collects all material developed by the Geomathematics Group, TU Kaiserslautern, during the few last years to set up a theory of spherical functions of mathematical (geo-)physics. The work shows a twofold transition: First, the natural transition from the scalar to the vectorial and tensorial theory of spherical harmonics is given in coordinate-free representation, based on new variants of the addition theorem and the Funk-Hecke formulas. Second, the canonical transition from spherical harmonics via zonal (kernel) functions to the Dirac kernel is presented in close orientation to an uncertainty principle classifying the space/frequency (momentum) behavior of the functions for purposes of constructive approximation and data analysis. In doing so, the whole palette of spherical (trial) functions is provided for modeling and simulating phenomena and processes of the Earth system.</P>
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783540851127
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mathematics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Applications of Mathematics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Settings and Spherical Nomenclature -- 3 Scalar Spherical Harmonics -- Green Functions and Integral Theorems -- 5 Vector Spherical Harmonics -- 6 Tensor Spherical Harmonics -- 7 Scalar Zonal Kernel Functions -- 8 Vector Zonal Kernel Functions -- 9 Tensorial Zonal Kernel Functions -- 10 Application: Earth’s Gravity Field -- Concluding Remarks -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.</P>.
Physical Description:
digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85112-7
Publication Date:
2009.
There are no items available
Title:
Spherical Functions of Mathematical Geosciences A Scalar, Vectorial, and Tensorial Setup / by Willi Freeden, Michael Schreiner.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Freeden, Willi.
Schreiner, Michael.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Settings and Spherical Nomenclature -- 3 Scalar Spherical Harmonics -- Green Functions and Integral Theorems -- 5 Vector Spherical Harmonics -- 6 Tensor Spherical Harmonics -- 7 Scalar Zonal Kernel Functions -- 8 Vector Zonal Kernel Functions -- 9 Tensorial Zonal Kernel Functions -- 10 Application: Earth’s Gravity Field -- Concluding Remarks -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.</P>.
<P>This book collects all material developed by the Geomathematics Group, TU Kaiserslautern, during the few last years to set up a theory of spherical functions of mathematical (geo-)physics. The work shows a twofold transition: First, the natural transition from the scalar to the vectorial and tensorial theory of spherical harmonics is given in coordinate-free representation, based on new variants of the addition theorem and the Funk-Hecke formulas. Second, the canonical transition from spherical harmonics via zonal (kernel) functions to the Dirac kernel is presented in close orientation to an uncertainty principle classifying the space/frequency (momentum) behavior of the functions for purposes of constructive approximation and data analysis. In doing so, the whole palette of spherical (trial) functions is provided for modeling and simulating phenomena and processes of the Earth system.</P>
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783540851127
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mathematics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Applications of Mathematics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Settings and Spherical Nomenclature -- 3 Scalar Spherical Harmonics -- Green Functions and Integral Theorems -- 5 Vector Spherical Harmonics -- 6 Tensor Spherical Harmonics -- 7 Scalar Zonal Kernel Functions -- 8 Vector Zonal Kernel Functions -- 9 Tensorial Zonal Kernel Functions -- 10 Application: Earth’s Gravity Field -- Concluding Remarks -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.</P>.
Physical Description:
digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85112-7
Publication Date:
2009.
There are no items available
Title:
Dynamic and Transient Infinite Elements Theory and Geophysical, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Applications / by Chongbin Zhao.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Zhao, Chongbin.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Theory of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Transient Infinite Elements for Simulating Pore-fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Fluid-saturated Porous Media of Infinite Domains.
<P>This monograph aims to provide a state-of-the-art theory and the application of dynamic and transient infinite elements for simulating the far fields of infinite domains involved in many of scientific and engineering problems, based on the author’s own work during the last two decades. While the theoretical aspects of either dynamic infinite elements or transient infinite elements are systematically presented, the related application examples are immediately followed to illustrate the usefulness and applicability of these infinite elements for simulating a wide range of dynamic and transient problems involving infinite domains. To broaden the readership of this monograph, common mathematical notations are used to derive the formulations of both dynamic and transient infinite elements. This enables this monograph to be used either as a useful textbook for postgraduate students or as a valuable reference book for computational geoscientists, geotechnical engineers, civil engineers, geoscientists and applied mathematicians. </P>
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642008467
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Engineering.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Classical Continuum Physics.
Earth Sciences, general.
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Introduction -- Theory of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Transient Infinite Elements for Simulating Pore-fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Fluid-saturated Porous Media of Infinite Domains.
Physical Description:
XVI, 259 p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00846-7
Publication Date:
2009.
There are no items available
Title:
Dynamic and Transient Infinite Elements Theory and Geophysical, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Applications / by Chongbin Zhao.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Zhao, Chongbin.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Theory of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Transient Infinite Elements for Simulating Pore-fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Fluid-saturated Porous Media of Infinite Domains.
<P>This monograph aims to provide a state-of-the-art theory and the application of dynamic and transient infinite elements for simulating the far fields of infinite domains involved in many of scientific and engineering problems, based on the author’s own work during the last two decades. While the theoretical aspects of either dynamic infinite elements or transient infinite elements are systematically presented, the related application examples are immediately followed to illustrate the usefulness and applicability of these infinite elements for simulating a wide range of dynamic and transient problems involving infinite domains. To broaden the readership of this monograph, common mathematical notations are used to derive the formulations of both dynamic and transient infinite elements. This enables this monograph to be used either as a useful textbook for postgraduate students or as a valuable reference book for computational geoscientists, geotechnical engineers, civil engineers, geoscientists and applied mathematicians. </P>
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642008467
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Engineering.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Classical Continuum Physics.
Earth Sciences, general.
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Introduction -- Theory of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Two-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements for Simulating Wave Propagation Problems in Infinite Media -- Application of Three-dimensional Dynamic Infinite Elements -- Theory of Transient Infinite Elements for Simulating Pore-fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Fluid-saturated Porous Media of Infinite Domains.
Physical Description:
XVI, 259 p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00846-7
Publication Date:
2009.
Title:
Physics of Lakes Volume 2: Lakes as Oscillators / by Kolumban Hutter, Yongqi Wang, Irina P. Chubarenko.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban.
Wang, Yongqi.
Chubarenko, Irina P.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Fundamentals -- The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Oscillations in Semi-bounded and Bounded Basins of Constant Depth -- Basin-scale Gravity Waves in Circular and Elliptical Containers on the Rotating Earth -- Barotropic and Baroclinic Basin-scale Wave Dynamics Affected by the Rotation of the Earth -- Higher-Order Baroclinicity -- Barotropic Oscillations in Lake Onega - A Lake of Complex Geometry -- Observation and Analysis of Internal Seiches in the Southern Basin of Lake of Lugano -- Topographic Waves in Enclosed Basins - Fundamentals and Observations -- Topographic Rossby Waves in Basins of Simple Geometry -- Topographic Waves in Basins with Complex Shapes and Complex Bathymetries -- A Class of Chrystal-Type Equations -- Index.
The overwhelming focus of this 2nd volume of “Physics of Lakes” is adequately expressed by its subtitle “Lakes as Oscillators”. It deals with barotropic and baroclinic waves in homogeneous and stratified lakes on the rotating Earth and comprises 12 chapters, starting with rotating shallow-water waves, demonstrating their classification into gravity and Rossby waves for homogeneous and stratified water bodies. This leads to gravity waves in bounded domains of constant depth, Kelvin, Poincaré and Sverdrup waves, reflection of such waves in gulfs and rectangles and their description in sealed basins as barotropic ‘inertial waves proper’. The particular application to gravity waves in circular and elliptical basins of constant depth leads to the description of Kelvin-type and Poincaré-type waves and their balanced description in basins of arbitrary geometry on the rotating Earth. Consideration of two-, three- and n-layer fluids with sharp interfaces give rise to the description of gravity waves of higher order baroclinicity with experimental corroboration in a laboratory flume and e.g. in Lake of Lugano, Lake Banyoles and Lake Biwa. Barotropic wave modes in Lake Onega with complex geometry show that data and computational output require careful interpretation. Moreover, a summer field campaign in Lake of Lugano and its two-layer modal analysis show that careful statistical analyses of the data are requested to match data with computational results. Three chapters are devoted to topographic Rossby waves. Conditions are outlined for which these waves are negligibly affected by baroclinicity. Three classes of these large period modes are identified: channel modes, so-called Ball modes and bay modes, often with periods which lie very close together. The last chapter deals with an entire class of Chrystal-type equations for barotropic waves in elongated basins which incorporate the effects of the rotation of the Earth.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642191121
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mathematical geography.
Ecology.
Earth sciences.
Mathematical Applications in Earth Sciences.
Geoecology/Natural Processes.
Classical Continuum Physics.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics, 2
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics, 2
Contents:
The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Fundamentals -- The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Oscillations in Semi-bounded and Bounded Basins of Constant Depth -- Basin-scale Gravity Waves in Circular and Elliptical Containers on the Rotating Earth -- Barotropic and Baroclinic Basin-scale Wave Dynamics Affected by the Rotation of the Earth -- Higher-Order Baroclinicity -- Barotropic Oscillations in Lake Onega - A Lake of Complex Geometry -- Observation and Analysis of Internal Seiches in the Southern Basin of Lake of Lugano -- Topographic Waves in Enclosed Basins - Fundamentals and Observations -- Topographic Rossby Waves in Basins of Simple Geometry -- Topographic Waves in Basins with Complex Shapes and Complex Bathymetries -- A Class of Chrystal-Type Equations -- Index.
Physical Description:
LXVIII, 646p. 264 illus., 14 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19112-1
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Physics of Lakes Volume 2: Lakes as Oscillators / by Kolumban Hutter, Yongqi Wang, Irina P. Chubarenko.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban.
Wang, Yongqi.
Chubarenko, Irina P.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Fundamentals -- The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Oscillations in Semi-bounded and Bounded Basins of Constant Depth -- Basin-scale Gravity Waves in Circular and Elliptical Containers on the Rotating Earth -- Barotropic and Baroclinic Basin-scale Wave Dynamics Affected by the Rotation of the Earth -- Higher-Order Baroclinicity -- Barotropic Oscillations in Lake Onega - A Lake of Complex Geometry -- Observation and Analysis of Internal Seiches in the Southern Basin of Lake of Lugano -- Topographic Waves in Enclosed Basins - Fundamentals and Observations -- Topographic Rossby Waves in Basins of Simple Geometry -- Topographic Waves in Basins with Complex Shapes and Complex Bathymetries -- A Class of Chrystal-Type Equations -- Index.
The overwhelming focus of this 2nd volume of “Physics of Lakes” is adequately expressed by its subtitle “Lakes as Oscillators”. It deals with barotropic and baroclinic waves in homogeneous and stratified lakes on the rotating Earth and comprises 12 chapters, starting with rotating shallow-water waves, demonstrating their classification into gravity and Rossby waves for homogeneous and stratified water bodies. This leads to gravity waves in bounded domains of constant depth, Kelvin, Poincaré and Sverdrup waves, reflection of such waves in gulfs and rectangles and their description in sealed basins as barotropic ‘inertial waves proper’. The particular application to gravity waves in circular and elliptical basins of constant depth leads to the description of Kelvin-type and Poincaré-type waves and their balanced description in basins of arbitrary geometry on the rotating Earth. Consideration of two-, three- and n-layer fluids with sharp interfaces give rise to the description of gravity waves of higher order baroclinicity with experimental corroboration in a laboratory flume and e.g. in Lake of Lugano, Lake Banyoles and Lake Biwa. Barotropic wave modes in Lake Onega with complex geometry show that data and computational output require careful interpretation. Moreover, a summer field campaign in Lake of Lugano and its two-layer modal analysis show that careful statistical analyses of the data are requested to match data with computational results. Three chapters are devoted to topographic Rossby waves. Conditions are outlined for which these waves are negligibly affected by baroclinicity. Three classes of these large period modes are identified: channel modes, so-called Ball modes and bay modes, often with periods which lie very close together. The last chapter deals with an entire class of Chrystal-type equations for barotropic waves in elongated basins which incorporate the effects of the rotation of the Earth.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642191121
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mathematical geography.
Ecology.
Earth sciences.
Mathematical Applications in Earth Sciences.
Geoecology/Natural Processes.
Classical Continuum Physics.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics, 2
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics, 2
Contents:
The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Fundamentals -- The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Oscillations in Semi-bounded and Bounded Basins of Constant Depth -- Basin-scale Gravity Waves in Circular and Elliptical Containers on the Rotating Earth -- Barotropic and Baroclinic Basin-scale Wave Dynamics Affected by the Rotation of the Earth -- Higher-Order Baroclinicity -- Barotropic Oscillations in Lake Onega - A Lake of Complex Geometry -- Observation and Analysis of Internal Seiches in the Southern Basin of Lake of Lugano -- Topographic Waves in Enclosed Basins - Fundamentals and Observations -- Topographic Rossby Waves in Basins of Simple Geometry -- Topographic Waves in Basins with Complex Shapes and Complex Bathymetries -- A Class of Chrystal-Type Equations -- Index.
Physical Description:
LXVIII, 646p. 264 illus., 14 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19112-1
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Nonlinear Internal Waves in Lakes edited by Kolumban Hutter.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Internal Waves in Lakes: Generation, Transformation, Meromixis -- Field Studies of Non-linear Internal Waves in Lakes on the Globe -- Laboratory Modelling on Transformation of Large Amplitude Internal Waves by Topographic Obstructions -- Numerical Simulations of the Non-hydrostatic Transformation of Basic-scale Internal Gravity Waves and Wave-Enhanced Meromixis in Lakes.
Internal wave dynamics in lakes (and oceans) is an important physical component of geophysical fluid mechanics of ‘quiescent’ water bodies of the Globe. The formation of internal waves requires seasonal stratification of the water bodies and generation by (primarily) wind forces. Because they propagate in basins of variable depth, a generated wave field often experiences transformation from large basin-wide scales to smaller scales. As long as this fission is hydrodynamically stable, nothing dramatic will happen. However, if vertical density gradients and shearing of the horizontal currents in the metalimnion combine to a Richardson number sufficiently small (< ¼), the light epilimnion water mixes with the water of the hypolimnion, giving rise to vertical diffusion of substances into lower depths. This meromixis is chiefly responsible for the ventilation of the deeper waters and the homogenization of the water through the lake depth. These processes are mainly formed as a result of the physical conditions, but they play biologically an important role in the trophicational state of the lake.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642234385
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mechanics.
Marine sciences.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Marine & Freshwater Sciences.
Mechanics.
Mathematical physics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Internal Waves in Lakes: Generation, Transformation, Meromixis -- Field Studies of Non-linear Internal Waves in Lakes on the Globe -- Laboratory Modelling on Transformation of Large Amplitude Internal Waves by Topographic Obstructions -- Numerical Simulations of the Non-hydrostatic Transformation of Basic-scale Internal Gravity Waves and Wave-Enhanced Meromixis in Lakes.
Physical Description:
XVI, 280 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23438-5
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Nonlinear Internal Waves in Lakes edited by Kolumban Hutter.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Internal Waves in Lakes: Generation, Transformation, Meromixis -- Field Studies of Non-linear Internal Waves in Lakes on the Globe -- Laboratory Modelling on Transformation of Large Amplitude Internal Waves by Topographic Obstructions -- Numerical Simulations of the Non-hydrostatic Transformation of Basic-scale Internal Gravity Waves and Wave-Enhanced Meromixis in Lakes.
Internal wave dynamics in lakes (and oceans) is an important physical component of geophysical fluid mechanics of ‘quiescent’ water bodies of the Globe. The formation of internal waves requires seasonal stratification of the water bodies and generation by (primarily) wind forces. Because they propagate in basins of variable depth, a generated wave field often experiences transformation from large basin-wide scales to smaller scales. As long as this fission is hydrodynamically stable, nothing dramatic will happen. However, if vertical density gradients and shearing of the horizontal currents in the metalimnion combine to a Richardson number sufficiently small (< ¼), the light epilimnion water mixes with the water of the hypolimnion, giving rise to vertical diffusion of substances into lower depths. This meromixis is chiefly responsible for the ventilation of the deeper waters and the homogenization of the water through the lake depth. These processes are mainly formed as a result of the physical conditions, but they play biologically an important role in the trophicational state of the lake.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642234385
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Mechanics.
Marine sciences.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Marine & Freshwater Sciences.
Mechanics.
Mathematical physics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Internal Waves in Lakes: Generation, Transformation, Meromixis -- Field Studies of Non-linear Internal Waves in Lakes on the Globe -- Laboratory Modelling on Transformation of Large Amplitude Internal Waves by Topographic Obstructions -- Numerical Simulations of the Non-hydrostatic Transformation of Basic-scale Internal Gravity Waves and Wave-Enhanced Meromixis in Lakes.
Physical Description:
XVI, 280 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23438-5
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Physics of Lakes Volume 3: Methods of Understanding Lakes as Components of the Geophysical Environment / by Kolumban Hutter, Irina P. Chubarenko, Yongqi Wang.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban. author.
Chubarenko, Irina P. author.
Wang, Yongqi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Barotropic Wind-induced Motions in a Shallow Lake -- Response of a Stratified Alpine Lake to External Wind Fields – Numerical Prediction and Comparison with Field Observations -- Comparing Numerical Methods for Convectively-Dominated Problems -- Comparing Different Numerical Treatments of Advection Terms for Wind-Induced Circulations in Lakes -- Subgrid-Scale Parameterization in Numerical Simulations of Lake Circulation -- Instruments and Sensors -- Measuring Methods and Techniques -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Model Experiments -- Prograding and Retrograding Hypo- and Hyperpycnal Deltaic Formations into Quiescent Ambients -- Sediment Transport in Alluvial Systems.
The ongoing thread in this volume of Physics of Lakes is the presentation of different methods of investigation for processes taking place in real lakes with a view to understanding lakes as components of the geophysical environment. It is divided into three parts. Part I is devoted to numerical modeling techniques and demonstrates that (i) wind-induced currents in depth-integrated models can only adequately predict current fields for extremely shallow lakes, and (ii) that classical multi-layered simulation models can only adequately reproduce current and temperature distributions when the lake is directly subjected to wind, but not the post-wind oscillating response. This makes shock capturing discretization techniques and Mellor-Yamada turbulence closure schemes necessary, as well as extremely high grid resolution to reduce the excessive numerical diffusion. Part II is devoted to the presentation of principles of observation and laboratory experimental procedures. It details the principles of operation for current, temperature, conductivity and other sensors applied in the field. It also discusses the advantages and limitations of common measuring methods like registration from stationary or drifting buoys, sounding and profiling from a boat, etc. Questions of data accuracy, quality, and reliability are also addressed. The use of laboratory experiments on a rotating platform is based on an exposition of dimensional analysis and model theory and illustrated using Lake Constance as an example. Part III gives an account of the dynamics of lake water as a particle-laden fluid, which, coupled with the transport of the bottom sediments, leads to morphodynamic changes of the bathymetry in estuarine and possibly whole lake regions. An elegant spatially one-dimensional theory makes it possible to derive analytic solutions of deltaic formations which are corroborated by laboratory experiments. A full three-dimensional description of the evolution of the alluvial bathymetry under prescribed tributary sediment input indicates a potential subject for future research.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319004730
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Geophysics.
Oceanography.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Oceanography.
Geoecology/Natural Processes.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Barotropic Wind-induced Motions in a Shallow Lake -- Response of a Stratified Alpine Lake to External Wind Fields – Numerical Prediction and Comparison with Field Observations -- Comparing Numerical Methods for Convectively-Dominated Problems -- Comparing Different Numerical Treatments of Advection Terms for Wind-Induced Circulations in Lakes -- Subgrid-Scale Parameterization in Numerical Simulations of Lake Circulation -- Instruments and Sensors -- Measuring Methods and Techniques -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Model Experiments -- Prograding and Retrograding Hypo- and Hyperpycnal Deltaic Formations into Quiescent Ambients -- Sediment Transport in Alluvial Systems.
Physical Description:
LXVI, 605 p. 237 illus., 70 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00473-0
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Physics of Lakes Volume 3: Methods of Understanding Lakes as Components of the Geophysical Environment / by Kolumban Hutter, Irina P. Chubarenko, Yongqi Wang.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban. author.
Chubarenko, Irina P. author.
Wang, Yongqi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Barotropic Wind-induced Motions in a Shallow Lake -- Response of a Stratified Alpine Lake to External Wind Fields – Numerical Prediction and Comparison with Field Observations -- Comparing Numerical Methods for Convectively-Dominated Problems -- Comparing Different Numerical Treatments of Advection Terms for Wind-Induced Circulations in Lakes -- Subgrid-Scale Parameterization in Numerical Simulations of Lake Circulation -- Instruments and Sensors -- Measuring Methods and Techniques -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Model Experiments -- Prograding and Retrograding Hypo- and Hyperpycnal Deltaic Formations into Quiescent Ambients -- Sediment Transport in Alluvial Systems.
The ongoing thread in this volume of Physics of Lakes is the presentation of different methods of investigation for processes taking place in real lakes with a view to understanding lakes as components of the geophysical environment. It is divided into three parts. Part I is devoted to numerical modeling techniques and demonstrates that (i) wind-induced currents in depth-integrated models can only adequately predict current fields for extremely shallow lakes, and (ii) that classical multi-layered simulation models can only adequately reproduce current and temperature distributions when the lake is directly subjected to wind, but not the post-wind oscillating response. This makes shock capturing discretization techniques and Mellor-Yamada turbulence closure schemes necessary, as well as extremely high grid resolution to reduce the excessive numerical diffusion. Part II is devoted to the presentation of principles of observation and laboratory experimental procedures. It details the principles of operation for current, temperature, conductivity and other sensors applied in the field. It also discusses the advantages and limitations of common measuring methods like registration from stationary or drifting buoys, sounding and profiling from a boat, etc. Questions of data accuracy, quality, and reliability are also addressed. The use of laboratory experiments on a rotating platform is based on an exposition of dimensional analysis and model theory and illustrated using Lake Constance as an example. Part III gives an account of the dynamics of lake water as a particle-laden fluid, which, coupled with the transport of the bottom sediments, leads to morphodynamic changes of the bathymetry in estuarine and possibly whole lake regions. An elegant spatially one-dimensional theory makes it possible to derive analytic solutions of deltaic formations which are corroborated by laboratory experiments. A full three-dimensional description of the evolution of the alluvial bathymetry under prescribed tributary sediment input indicates a potential subject for future research.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319004730
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Geophysics.
Oceanography.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Oceanography.
Geoecology/Natural Processes.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Barotropic Wind-induced Motions in a Shallow Lake -- Response of a Stratified Alpine Lake to External Wind Fields – Numerical Prediction and Comparison with Field Observations -- Comparing Numerical Methods for Convectively-Dominated Problems -- Comparing Different Numerical Treatments of Advection Terms for Wind-Induced Circulations in Lakes -- Subgrid-Scale Parameterization in Numerical Simulations of Lake Circulation -- Instruments and Sensors -- Measuring Methods and Techniques -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Model Experiments -- Prograding and Retrograding Hypo- and Hyperpycnal Deltaic Formations into Quiescent Ambients -- Sediment Transport in Alluvial Systems.
Physical Description:
LXVI, 605 p. 237 illus., 70 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00473-0
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Introduction to the Thermodynamically Constrained Averaging Theory for Porous Medium Systems by William G. Gray, Cass T. Miller.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Gray, William G. author.
Miller, Cass T. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter 1 Elements of Thermodynamically Constrained Averaging Theory -- Chapter 2 Microscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 3 Microscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 4 Microscale Equilibrium Conditions -- Chapter 5 Microscale Closure for a Fluid Phase -- Chapter 6 Macroscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 7 Macroscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 8 Evolution Equations -- Chapter 9 Single-Fluid-Phase Flow -- Chapter 10 Single-Fluid-Phase Species Transport -- Chapter 11 Two-Phase Flow -- Chapter 12 Modeling Approach and Extensions -- Appendix A Considerations on Calculus of Variations -- Appendix B Derivations of Averaging Theorems -- Appendix C Constrained Entropy Inequality Derivations -- Index.
Thermodynamically constrained averaging theory provides a consistent method for upscaling conservation and thermodynamic equations for application in the study of porous medium systems. The method provides dynamic equations for phases, interfaces, and common curves that are closely based on insights from the entropy inequality. All larger scale variables in the equations are explicitly defined in terms of their microscale precursors, facilitating the determination of important parameters and macroscale state equations based on microscale experimental and computational analysis. The method requires that all assumptions that lead to a particular equation form be explicitly indicated, a restriction which is useful in ascertaining the range of applicability of a model as well as potential sources of error and opportunities to improve the analysis.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319040103
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Geology -- Statistical methods.
Mineralogy.
Geophysics.
Thermodynamics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Quantitative Geology.
Mineralogy.
Thermodynamics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Chapter 1 Elements of Thermodynamically Constrained Averaging Theory -- Chapter 2 Microscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 3 Microscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 4 Microscale Equilibrium Conditions -- Chapter 5 Microscale Closure for a Fluid Phase -- Chapter 6 Macroscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 7 Macroscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 8 Evolution Equations -- Chapter 9 Single-Fluid-Phase Flow -- Chapter 10 Single-Fluid-Phase Species Transport -- Chapter 11 Two-Phase Flow -- Chapter 12 Modeling Approach and Extensions -- Appendix A Considerations on Calculus of Variations -- Appendix B Derivations of Averaging Theorems -- Appendix C Constrained Entropy Inequality Derivations -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXXIV, 582 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04010-3
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Introduction to the Thermodynamically Constrained Averaging Theory for Porous Medium Systems by William G. Gray, Cass T. Miller.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Gray, William G. author.
Miller, Cass T. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter 1 Elements of Thermodynamically Constrained Averaging Theory -- Chapter 2 Microscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 3 Microscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 4 Microscale Equilibrium Conditions -- Chapter 5 Microscale Closure for a Fluid Phase -- Chapter 6 Macroscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 7 Macroscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 8 Evolution Equations -- Chapter 9 Single-Fluid-Phase Flow -- Chapter 10 Single-Fluid-Phase Species Transport -- Chapter 11 Two-Phase Flow -- Chapter 12 Modeling Approach and Extensions -- Appendix A Considerations on Calculus of Variations -- Appendix B Derivations of Averaging Theorems -- Appendix C Constrained Entropy Inequality Derivations -- Index.
Thermodynamically constrained averaging theory provides a consistent method for upscaling conservation and thermodynamic equations for application in the study of porous medium systems. The method provides dynamic equations for phases, interfaces, and common curves that are closely based on insights from the entropy inequality. All larger scale variables in the equations are explicitly defined in terms of their microscale precursors, facilitating the determination of important parameters and macroscale state equations based on microscale experimental and computational analysis. The method requires that all assumptions that lead to a particular equation form be explicitly indicated, a restriction which is useful in ascertaining the range of applicability of a model as well as potential sources of error and opportunities to improve the analysis.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319040103
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Geology -- Statistical methods.
Mineralogy.
Geophysics.
Thermodynamics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Quantitative Geology.
Mineralogy.
Thermodynamics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Chapter 1 Elements of Thermodynamically Constrained Averaging Theory -- Chapter 2 Microscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 3 Microscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 4 Microscale Equilibrium Conditions -- Chapter 5 Microscale Closure for a Fluid Phase -- Chapter 6 Macroscale Conservation Principles -- Chapter 7 Macroscale Thermodynamics -- Chapter 8 Evolution Equations -- Chapter 9 Single-Fluid-Phase Flow -- Chapter 10 Single-Fluid-Phase Species Transport -- Chapter 11 Two-Phase Flow -- Chapter 12 Modeling Approach and Extensions -- Appendix A Considerations on Calculus of Variations -- Appendix B Derivations of Averaging Theorems -- Appendix C Constrained Entropy Inequality Derivations -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXXIV, 582 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04010-3
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Fluid and Thermodynamics Volume 2: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamic Fundamentals / by Kolumban Hutter, Yongqi Wang.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban. author.
Wang, Yongqi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Creeping Motion around Spheres at Rest in a Newtonian Fluid -- Three-Dimensional Creeping Flow – Systematic Derivation of the Shallow Flow Approximations -- Shallow Rapid Granular Avalanches -- Uniqueness and Stability -- Turbulent Modeling -- Turbulent Mixing Length Models and Their Applications to Elementary Flow Configurations -- Thermodynamics – Fundamentals -- Thermodynamics – Field Formulation -- Gas Dynamics -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Physical Experiments at Laboratory Scale.
In this book fluid mechanics and thermodynamics (F&T) are approached as interwoven, not disjoint fields. The book starts by analyzing the creeping motion around spheres at rest: Stokes flows, the Oseen correction and the Lagerstrom-Kaplun expansion theories are presented, as is the homotopy analysis. 3D creeping flows and rapid granular avalanches are treated in the context of the shallow flow approximation, and it is demonstrated that uniqueness and stability deliver a natural transition to turbulence modeling at the zero, first order closure level. The difference-quotient turbulence model (DQTM) closure scheme reveals the importance of the turbulent closure schemes’ non-locality effects. Thermodynamics is presented in the form of the first and second laws, and irreversibility is expressed in terms of an entropy balance. Explicit expressions for constitutive postulates are in conformity with the dissipation inequality. Gas dynamics offer a first application of combined F&T. The book is rounded out by a chapter on dimensional analysis, similitude, and physical experiments.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319336367
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Geophysics.
Mathematical physics.
Thermodynamics.
Fluid mechanics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Thermodynamics.
Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Creeping Motion around Spheres at Rest in a Newtonian Fluid -- Three-Dimensional Creeping Flow – Systematic Derivation of the Shallow Flow Approximations -- Shallow Rapid Granular Avalanches -- Uniqueness and Stability -- Turbulent Modeling -- Turbulent Mixing Length Models and Their Applications to Elementary Flow Configurations -- Thermodynamics – Fundamentals -- Thermodynamics – Field Formulation -- Gas Dynamics -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Physical Experiments at Laboratory Scale.
Physical Description:
XX, 633 p. 196 illus., 50 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33636-7
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Fluid and Thermodynamics Volume 2: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamic Fundamentals / by Kolumban Hutter, Yongqi Wang.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Hutter, Kolumban. author.
Wang, Yongqi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Creeping Motion around Spheres at Rest in a Newtonian Fluid -- Three-Dimensional Creeping Flow – Systematic Derivation of the Shallow Flow Approximations -- Shallow Rapid Granular Avalanches -- Uniqueness and Stability -- Turbulent Modeling -- Turbulent Mixing Length Models and Their Applications to Elementary Flow Configurations -- Thermodynamics – Fundamentals -- Thermodynamics – Field Formulation -- Gas Dynamics -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Physical Experiments at Laboratory Scale.
In this book fluid mechanics and thermodynamics (F&T) are approached as interwoven, not disjoint fields. The book starts by analyzing the creeping motion around spheres at rest: Stokes flows, the Oseen correction and the Lagerstrom-Kaplun expansion theories are presented, as is the homotopy analysis. 3D creeping flows and rapid granular avalanches are treated in the context of the shallow flow approximation, and it is demonstrated that uniqueness and stability deliver a natural transition to turbulence modeling at the zero, first order closure level. The difference-quotient turbulence model (DQTM) closure scheme reveals the importance of the turbulent closure schemes’ non-locality effects. Thermodynamics is presented in the form of the first and second laws, and irreversibility is expressed in terms of an entropy balance. Explicit expressions for constitutive postulates are in conformity with the dissipation inequality. Gas dynamics offer a first application of combined F&T. The book is rounded out by a chapter on dimensional analysis, similitude, and physical experiments.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319336367
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Geophysics.
Mathematical physics.
Thermodynamics.
Fluid mechanics.
Earth sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Thermodynamics.
Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Creeping Motion around Spheres at Rest in a Newtonian Fluid -- Three-Dimensional Creeping Flow – Systematic Derivation of the Shallow Flow Approximations -- Shallow Rapid Granular Avalanches -- Uniqueness and Stability -- Turbulent Modeling -- Turbulent Mixing Length Models and Their Applications to Elementary Flow Configurations -- Thermodynamics – Fundamentals -- Thermodynamics – Field Formulation -- Gas Dynamics -- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Physical Experiments at Laboratory Scale.
Physical Description:
XX, 633 p. 196 illus., 50 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33636-7
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Variational Formulation of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Mechanics, Symmetries and Conservation Laws / by Gualtiero Badin, Fulvio Crisciani.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Badin, Gualtiero. author.
Crisciani, Fulvio. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Dedication -- Foreword by Geoffrey K. Vallis -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Fundamental Equations of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics -- Mechanics, Symmetries and Noether’s Theorem -- Variational Principles in Fluid Dynamics, Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- Variational Principles in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Approximated Equations -- Appendix A - Derivation of Equation (1.2) -- Appendix B - Derivation of the Conservation of Potential Vorticity from Kelvin’s Circulation Theorem -- Appendix C - Some Simple Mathematical Properties of the Legendre Transformation -- Appendix D - Derivation of Equation (2.114) -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.116) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.190) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix F - Functional Derivatives -- Appendix G - Derivation of Equation (2.229) -- Appendix H - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.217) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix I - Proofs of the Algebraic Properties of the Poisson Bracket -- Appendix J - Some Identities concerning the Jacobi Determinant -- Appendix K - Derivation of (3.131) -- Appendix L - Scaling the Rotating Shallow Water Lagrangian Density.
This book describes the derivation of the equations of motion of fluids as well as the dynamics of ocean and atmospheric currents on both large and small scales through the use of variational methods. In this way the equations of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics are re-derived making use of a unifying principle, that is Hamilton’s Principle of Least Action. The equations are analyzed within the framework of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics for continuous systems. The analysis of the equations’ symmetries and the resulting conservation laws, from Noether’s Theorem, represent the core of the description. Central to this work is the analysis of particle relabeling symmetry, which is unique for fluid dynamics and results in the conservation of potential vorticity. Different special approximations and relations, ranging from the semi-geostrophic approximation to the conservation of wave activity, are derived and analyzed. Thanks to a complete derivation of all relationships, this book is accessible for students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well for researchers. Students of theoretical physics and applied mathematics will recognize the existence of theoretical challenges behind the applied field of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, while students of applied physics, meteorology and oceanography will be able to find and appreciate the fundamental relationships behind equations in this field.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319596952
Subject:
Physics.
Meteorology.
Geophysics.
Atmospheric sciences.
Fluids.
Environmental sciences.
Physics.
Fluid- and Aerodynamics.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Meteorology.
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Dedication -- Foreword by Geoffrey K. Vallis -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Fundamental Equations of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics -- Mechanics, Symmetries and Noether’s Theorem -- Variational Principles in Fluid Dynamics, Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- Variational Principles in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Approximated Equations -- Appendix A - Derivation of Equation (1.2) -- Appendix B - Derivation of the Conservation of Potential Vorticity from Kelvin’s Circulation Theorem -- Appendix C - Some Simple Mathematical Properties of the Legendre Transformation -- Appendix D - Derivation of Equation (2.114) -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.116) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.190) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix F - Functional Derivatives -- Appendix G - Derivation of Equation (2.229) -- Appendix H - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.217) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix I - Proofs of the Algebraic Properties of the Poisson Bracket -- Appendix J - Some Identities concerning the Jacobi Determinant -- Appendix K - Derivation of (3.131) -- Appendix L - Scaling the Rotating Shallow Water Lagrangian Density.
Physical Description:
XVIII, 218 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59695-2
Publication Date:
2018.
Title:
Variational Formulation of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Mechanics, Symmetries and Conservation Laws / by Gualtiero Badin, Fulvio Crisciani.
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Author:
Badin, Gualtiero. author.
Crisciani, Fulvio. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Dedication -- Foreword by Geoffrey K. Vallis -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Fundamental Equations of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics -- Mechanics, Symmetries and Noether’s Theorem -- Variational Principles in Fluid Dynamics, Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- Variational Principles in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Approximated Equations -- Appendix A - Derivation of Equation (1.2) -- Appendix B - Derivation of the Conservation of Potential Vorticity from Kelvin’s Circulation Theorem -- Appendix C - Some Simple Mathematical Properties of the Legendre Transformation -- Appendix D - Derivation of Equation (2.114) -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.116) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.190) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix F - Functional Derivatives -- Appendix G - Derivation of Equation (2.229) -- Appendix H - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.217) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix I - Proofs of the Algebraic Properties of the Poisson Bracket -- Appendix J - Some Identities concerning the Jacobi Determinant -- Appendix K - Derivation of (3.131) -- Appendix L - Scaling the Rotating Shallow Water Lagrangian Density.
This book describes the derivation of the equations of motion of fluids as well as the dynamics of ocean and atmospheric currents on both large and small scales through the use of variational methods. In this way the equations of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics are re-derived making use of a unifying principle, that is Hamilton’s Principle of Least Action. The equations are analyzed within the framework of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics for continuous systems. The analysis of the equations’ symmetries and the resulting conservation laws, from Noether’s Theorem, represent the core of the description. Central to this work is the analysis of particle relabeling symmetry, which is unique for fluid dynamics and results in the conservation of potential vorticity. Different special approximations and relations, ranging from the semi-geostrophic approximation to the conservation of wave activity, are derived and analyzed. Thanks to a complete derivation of all relationships, this book is accessible for students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well for researchers. Students of theoretical physics and applied mathematics will recognize the existence of theoretical challenges behind the applied field of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, while students of applied physics, meteorology and oceanography will be able to find and appreciate the fundamental relationships behind equations in this field.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319596952
Subject:
Physics.
Meteorology.
Geophysics.
Atmospheric sciences.
Fluids.
Environmental sciences.
Physics.
Fluid- and Aerodynamics.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Meteorology.
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Series:
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics,
Contents:
Dedication -- Foreword by Geoffrey K. Vallis -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Fundamental Equations of Fluid and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics -- Mechanics, Symmetries and Noether’s Theorem -- Variational Principles in Fluid Dynamics, Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- Variational Principles in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Approximated Equations -- Appendix A - Derivation of Equation (1.2) -- Appendix B - Derivation of the Conservation of Potential Vorticity from Kelvin’s Circulation Theorem -- Appendix C - Some Simple Mathematical Properties of the Legendre Transformation -- Appendix D - Derivation of Equation (2.114) -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.116) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix E - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.190) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix F - Functional Derivatives -- Appendix G - Derivation of Equation (2.229) -- Appendix H - Invariance of the Equations of Motion (2.217) under a Divergence Transformation -- Appendix I - Proofs of the Algebraic Properties of the Poisson Bracket -- Appendix J - Some Identities concerning the Jacobi Determinant -- Appendix K - Derivation of (3.131) -- Appendix L - Scaling the Rotating Shallow Water Lagrangian Density.
Physical Description:
XVIII, 218 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59695-2
Publication Date:
2018.
Title:
ADVANCES in geophysics.
General Notes:
Available V. 41 - 42 , 46, Available V. 41 - 42 , 46
Publisher:
Academic P.,
Publication Place:
San Diego:
ISBN:
0120188422
Subject:
Geophysics
Geology -- Periodicals
Physical Description:
V..
Publication Date:
[196-].
Title:
Advances in geophysics .- v.1 -.
Author:
Landsberg, Helmut
General Notes:
v.1- edited by Helmut Landsberg, v.1- edited by Helmut Landsberg
Publisher:
Academic P.,
Publication Place:
New York:
Subject:
Geophysics
Physical Description:
v.
Publication Date:
1952.
Title:
Advances in Geriatric Dermatology edited by Anne Lynn S. Chang.
Author:
Chang, Anne Lynn S. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
This concise, easy-to-read book summarizes the current clinical evidence and basic science relating to aging and the skin, assisting the clinician in addressing skin problems in older dermatologic patients. Each chapter focuses on a particular area in which new knowledge has rapidly emerged over the past 5 years, ensuring that the book is completely up-to-date. Recent insights into aging skin from basic and translational science are first discussed, covering the underlying genetics and the potential role of topical agents and procedures in reversing the aging process. Evidence-based prescribing in older patients is then explained, and the evidence relating to treatments for psoriasis, reviewed. Further chapters in Geriatric Dermatology address non-surgical treatment options for basal cell carcinoma, the increase in and management of sexually transmitted diseases in older dermatology patients, and cutaneous signs of elder mistreatment. Case vignettes and informative illustrations assist the reader in quickly grasping the connection between an age-related process and its clinical impact. Geriatric Dermatology is written for dermatologists, research scientists with translational interest, geriatricians, and gerontologists.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319183800
Subject:
Medicine.
Dermatology.
General practice (Medicine).
Geriatrics.
Medicine & Public Health.
Dermatology.
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Physical Description:
XIII, 109 p. 8 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18380-0
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Advances in Geroscience edited by Felipe Sierra, Ronald Kohanski.
Author:
Sierra, Felipe. editor.
Kohanski, Ronald. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Geroscience Hypothesis: Is It Possible to Change the Rate of Aging?: Steven N. Austad -- Etiological Role of Aging in Chronic Diseases: From Epidemiological Evidence to the New Geroscience: Linda P. Fried and Luigi Ferrucci -- The Impact of Aging on Cancer Progression and Treatment: Shenghui He and Norman E. Sharpless -- The Impact of Cancer Treatments on Aging: Changhan Lee and Valter Longo -- Cardiovascular Disease and Aging: Ying Ann Chiao, Edward Lakatta, Zoltan Ungvari, Dao-Fu Dai and Peter Rabinovitch -- The Impact of Aging on Ischemic Stroke: Farida Sohrabji -- Parkinson’s Disease and Aging: Julie K. Andersen -- The Role of Aging in Alzheimer’s Disease: Geoffrey A. Kerchner and Tony Wyss-Coray -- Aging and the Bone-Muscle Interface: Simon Melov and Clifford J. Rosen -- Osteoporosis and Mechanisms of Skeletal Aging: Julie Glowacki and Tamara Vokes -- Osteoarthritis in the Elderly: Richard F. Loeser and Martin Lotz -- Diabetes and Aging: Nicolas Musi and Andrzej Bartke -- Renal Aging and Transplantation: John P. Higgins and Stuart K. Kim -- Asthma and Aging: Nicola A. Hanania and Paula Busse -- Aging in COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Cecilia Sanchez -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision Impairment: Jayakrishna Ambati and Charles Wright -- HIV and Aging: Parallels and Synergistic Mechanisms Leading to Premature Disease and Functional Decline: Anna Hearps, Katherine Schafer, Kevin High and Alan Landay -- Pain in the Elderly: Roger B. Fillingim, Dennis C. Turk and Robert P. Yezierski -- The Way Forward: Translation: James L. Kirkland.
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of a new scientific discipline termed Geroscience. Geroscience examines the molecular and cellular mechanisms that might explain why aging is the main risk factor for most chronic diseases affecting the elderly population. Over the past few decades, researchers have made impressive progress in understanding the genetics, biology and physiology of aging. This book presents vital research that can help readers to better understand how aging is a critical malleable risk factor in most chronic diseases, which, in turn, could lead to interventions that can help increase a healthy lifespan, or ‘healthspan.’ The book begins with an analysis of the Geroscience hypothesis, as well as the epidemiological underpinnings that define aging as a candidate main risk factor for most chronic diseases. Next, each chapter focuses on one particular disease, or group of diseases, with an emphasis on how basic molecular and cellular biology might explain why aging is a major risk factor for it. Coverage in the book includes: cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementias, stroke, Parkinson's and Alzheimer’s diseases, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes asthma, emphysema, kidney disease, vision impairment, and AIDS/HIV. It finishes with a chapter on pain in the elderly and an overview of future steps needed to bring the newly acquired knowledge into the clinic and the public at large.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319232461
Subject:
Medicine.
Molecular biology.
Geriatrics.
Aging.
Medicine & Public Health.
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
Molecular Medicine.
Aging.
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
The Geroscience Hypothesis: Is It Possible to Change the Rate of Aging?: Steven N. Austad -- Etiological Role of Aging in Chronic Diseases: From Epidemiological Evidence to the New Geroscience: Linda P. Fried and Luigi Ferrucci -- The Impact of Aging on Cancer Progression and Treatment: Shenghui He and Norman E. Sharpless -- The Impact of Cancer Treatments on Aging: Changhan Lee and Valter Longo -- Cardiovascular Disease and Aging: Ying Ann Chiao, Edward Lakatta, Zoltan Ungvari, Dao-Fu Dai and Peter Rabinovitch -- The Impact of Aging on Ischemic Stroke: Farida Sohrabji -- Parkinson’s Disease and Aging: Julie K. Andersen -- The Role of Aging in Alzheimer’s Disease: Geoffrey A. Kerchner and Tony Wyss-Coray -- Aging and the Bone-Muscle Interface: Simon Melov and Clifford J. Rosen -- Osteoporosis and Mechanisms of Skeletal Aging: Julie Glowacki and Tamara Vokes -- Osteoarthritis in the Elderly: Richard F. Loeser and Martin Lotz -- Diabetes and Aging: Nicolas Musi and Andrzej Bartke -- Renal Aging and Transplantation: John P. Higgins and Stuart K. Kim -- Asthma and Aging: Nicola A. Hanania and Paula Busse -- Aging in COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Cecilia Sanchez -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision Impairment: Jayakrishna Ambati and Charles Wright -- HIV and Aging: Parallels and Synergistic Mechanisms Leading to Premature Disease and Functional Decline: Anna Hearps, Katherine Schafer, Kevin High and Alan Landay -- Pain in the Elderly: Roger B. Fillingim, Dennis C. Turk and Robert P. Yezierski -- The Way Forward: Translation: James L. Kirkland.
Physical Description:
XXIII, 622 p. 39 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23246-1
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Local Governments and Climate Change Sustainable Energy Planning and Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Communities / edited by Maryke van Staden, Francesco Musco.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
van Staden, Maryke.
Musco, Francesco.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>From the contents:</P> <P>List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements . 1: Introduction -- Part 1 – A focus on Climate, Energy and Local Governments. 2: Motivation for local action. 3 Strategic framework supporting local action. 4: Local action – planning and implementation. 5: Framework conditions and support mechanisms -- Part 2: Local Climate Action Case Studies. 6: Selected case studies illustrating the three streams of action. 6.1 Policy and comprehensive strategic approach. 6.2 Technology and Measures. 6.3 People and Lifestyle. 7. Conclusion -- Glossary. Author Index. Combined index of names and subjects.</P>.
<P>Climate change is a serious environmental, security and socio-political challenge. Its impact is already visible at community level around the globe. Tackling this challenge requires urgent action, with the engagement of local governments and communities needed. </P> <P>The focus of Local Governments and Climate Change is on how small and medium-sized communities in Europe are effectively responding to climate change, with a particular focus on different approaches used in sustainable energy planning and implementation. A number of cases presented show the result of different (and often combined) motivations and actions. The most effective responses are those with a holistic, integrated and long-term approach, addressing both climate change mitigation and adaptation, based on citizen and other local stakeholder involvement. Local climate action means addressing different sectors, from buildings to waste, but also involving the industry and business sectors. The focus is on engaging communities on a large scale.</P> <P>Local governments, together with other actors, play an essential role in this regard: creating a vision for the community, developing relevant strategies, implementing effective policies and rolling out actions. They lead citizens, act in an exemplary manner, and improve energy use in services. </P> <P>The context they act in is also important, influencing approaches taken with framework conditions (enabling or blocking) , financing, and energy security issues are addressed. A number of important international and European community-specific developments.</P> <P> <EM>"This is a timely book that addresses an urgent problem. Not only does it draw our attention to the role of local government in addressing climate change but it also highlights the issue with regard to small and medium sized communities, which is where the majority of Europe's population actually lives. Moreover, the emphasis on participation is important in an age where the legitimacy of government action is increasingly being questioned."<BR> </EM>Rob Atkinson, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK</P> <P><EM>"Municipalities matter! With clear arguments and multiple case studies Maryke van Staden and Francesco Musco show how mayors and local governments can - and must - lead in climate action. "<BR> </EM>Michael Hebbert, University of Manchester, UK</P> <P><EM>"This book tackles the climate change agenda as it relates to small and medium sized communities. It provides a wide ranging evaluation of the issues and the actions that are being developed to deal with those issues and fills a significant gap in our understanding and in the academic and professional literature. It should be read and digested by all practitioners, politicians, academics and students who are involved or interested in this key area of local governance."<BR> </EM>Joe Doak, University of Reading, UK</P> <P><EM></EM> </P> <P> </P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9781402095313
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Architecture.
Urban ecology.
Renewable energy sources.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable development.
Political science.
Environment.
Climate change.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Sustainable development.
Cities, Countries, Regions.
Urban ecology.
Political science.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 39
Advances in Global Change Research, 39
Contents:
<P>From the contents:</P> <P>List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements . 1: Introduction -- Part 1 – A focus on Climate, Energy and Local Governments. 2: Motivation for local action. 3 Strategic framework supporting local action. 4: Local action – planning and implementation. 5: Framework conditions and support mechanisms -- Part 2: Local Climate Action Case Studies. 6: Selected case studies illustrating the three streams of action. 6.1 Policy and comprehensive strategic approach. 6.2 Technology and Measures. 6.3 People and Lifestyle. 7. Conclusion -- Glossary. Author Index. Combined index of names and subjects.</P>.
Physical Description:
XXII, 300p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9531-3
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Local Governments and Climate Change Sustainable Energy Planning and Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Communities / edited by Maryke van Staden, Francesco Musco.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
van Staden, Maryke.
Musco, Francesco.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>From the contents:</P> <P>List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements . 1: Introduction -- Part 1 – A focus on Climate, Energy and Local Governments. 2: Motivation for local action. 3 Strategic framework supporting local action. 4: Local action – planning and implementation. 5: Framework conditions and support mechanisms -- Part 2: Local Climate Action Case Studies. 6: Selected case studies illustrating the three streams of action. 6.1 Policy and comprehensive strategic approach. 6.2 Technology and Measures. 6.3 People and Lifestyle. 7. Conclusion -- Glossary. Author Index. Combined index of names and subjects.</P>.
<P>Climate change is a serious environmental, security and socio-political challenge. Its impact is already visible at community level around the globe. Tackling this challenge requires urgent action, with the engagement of local governments and communities needed. </P> <P>The focus of Local Governments and Climate Change is on how small and medium-sized communities in Europe are effectively responding to climate change, with a particular focus on different approaches used in sustainable energy planning and implementation. A number of cases presented show the result of different (and often combined) motivations and actions. The most effective responses are those with a holistic, integrated and long-term approach, addressing both climate change mitigation and adaptation, based on citizen and other local stakeholder involvement. Local climate action means addressing different sectors, from buildings to waste, but also involving the industry and business sectors. The focus is on engaging communities on a large scale.</P> <P>Local governments, together with other actors, play an essential role in this regard: creating a vision for the community, developing relevant strategies, implementing effective policies and rolling out actions. They lead citizens, act in an exemplary manner, and improve energy use in services. </P> <P>The context they act in is also important, influencing approaches taken with framework conditions (enabling or blocking) , financing, and energy security issues are addressed. A number of important international and European community-specific developments.</P> <P> <EM>"This is a timely book that addresses an urgent problem. Not only does it draw our attention to the role of local government in addressing climate change but it also highlights the issue with regard to small and medium sized communities, which is where the majority of Europe's population actually lives. Moreover, the emphasis on participation is important in an age where the legitimacy of government action is increasingly being questioned."<BR> </EM>Rob Atkinson, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK</P> <P><EM>"Municipalities matter! With clear arguments and multiple case studies Maryke van Staden and Francesco Musco show how mayors and local governments can - and must - lead in climate action. "<BR> </EM>Michael Hebbert, University of Manchester, UK</P> <P><EM>"This book tackles the climate change agenda as it relates to small and medium sized communities. It provides a wide ranging evaluation of the issues and the actions that are being developed to deal with those issues and fills a significant gap in our understanding and in the academic and professional literature. It should be read and digested by all practitioners, politicians, academics and students who are involved or interested in this key area of local governance."<BR> </EM>Joe Doak, University of Reading, UK</P> <P><EM></EM> </P> <P> </P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9781402095313
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Architecture.
Urban ecology.
Renewable energy sources.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable development.
Political science.
Environment.
Climate change.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Sustainable development.
Cities, Countries, Regions.
Urban ecology.
Political science.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 39
Advances in Global Change Research, 39
Contents:
<P>From the contents:</P> <P>List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements . 1: Introduction -- Part 1 – A focus on Climate, Energy and Local Governments. 2: Motivation for local action. 3 Strategic framework supporting local action. 4: Local action – planning and implementation. 5: Framework conditions and support mechanisms -- Part 2: Local Climate Action Case Studies. 6: Selected case studies illustrating the three streams of action. 6.1 Policy and comprehensive strategic approach. 6.2 Technology and Measures. 6.3 People and Lifestyle. 7. Conclusion -- Glossary. Author Index. Combined index of names and subjects.</P>.
Physical Description:
XXII, 300p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9531-3
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Environmental Change and Food Security in China by Jenifer Huang McBeath, Jerry McBeath.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Huang McBeath, Jenifer.
McBeath, Jerry.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Communist role and the food security situation -- 3 Immediate environmental stressors on food security -- Near-term environment stressors: climate change -- 5. Plant diseases pests and food security -- 6 Invasive species and food security -- 7 Biotechnological responses to food security needs -- 8 The legal and institutional framework to address food security needs -- 9 Issues in implementing food security in China -- 10 Summary and conclusions -- Index. </P>.
<P>With 22 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China’s food situation is a matter of global concern. <EM>Environmental Change and Food Security in China</EM>, is the first to introduce comprehensively the threats to China’s system of food production, distribution, and consumption. It analyzes broad challenges of population growth, urbanization, and extraordinarily rapid economic development. Then it focuses on degradation of China’s land, water and air, water sufficiency, and evidence of climate change effects as they adversely affect the food system. The study investigates plant diseases and pests which take a large toll on agricultural production and also considers alien invasive species.</P> <P>Normal bureaucratic routines of agricultural, land, water, climatological, and environmental agencies are inadequate to counter these challenges, and the regime has launched large projects (e.g., the South-North Water Diversion Project) and conducted national campaigns (e.g., re- and afforestation programs) which are unprecedented in their scope. Also, China has invested more heavily in agricultural biotechnology research than any other developing country. These responses have insured self-sufficiency in food staples to the present.</P> <P>The volume evaluates several future problems and issues in China’s approach to food security. Despite attempts to tighten coordination of policy and improve enforcement, as seen in efforts to resolve the tainted products crisis of 2007, the increased autonomy of local governments often frustrates green and clean ambitions of the state. Although the regime has tolerated environmental and other NGOs, allowed the media greater latitude to report bad news, and permitted protests that do not challenge the communist party’s authority, still civil society is weak. While economic development has lifted more than 200 million from poverty, rural/urban inequality increases, pushing the poor into China’s cities, and access to food remains a problem for many.</P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9781402091803
Subject:
Life sciences.
Food science.
Agriculture.
Plant diseases.
Climatic changes.
Environmental law.
Political science.
Life sciences.
Agriculture.
Political science.
Plant Pathology.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Food Science.
Climate change.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 35
Advances in Global Change Research, 35
Contents:
<P>Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Communist role and the food security situation -- 3 Immediate environmental stressors on food security -- Near-term environment stressors: climate change -- 5. Plant diseases pests and food security -- 6 Invasive species and food security -- 7 Biotechnological responses to food security needs -- 8 The legal and institutional framework to address food security needs -- 9 Issues in implementing food security in China -- 10 Summary and conclusions -- Index. </P>.
Physical Description:
X, 340p. 40 illus., 20 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9180-3
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Environmental Change and Food Security in China by Jenifer Huang McBeath, Jerry McBeath.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Huang McBeath, Jenifer.
McBeath, Jerry.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Communist role and the food security situation -- 3 Immediate environmental stressors on food security -- Near-term environment stressors: climate change -- 5. Plant diseases pests and food security -- 6 Invasive species and food security -- 7 Biotechnological responses to food security needs -- 8 The legal and institutional framework to address food security needs -- 9 Issues in implementing food security in China -- 10 Summary and conclusions -- Index. </P>.
<P>With 22 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China’s food situation is a matter of global concern. <EM>Environmental Change and Food Security in China</EM>, is the first to introduce comprehensively the threats to China’s system of food production, distribution, and consumption. It analyzes broad challenges of population growth, urbanization, and extraordinarily rapid economic development. Then it focuses on degradation of China’s land, water and air, water sufficiency, and evidence of climate change effects as they adversely affect the food system. The study investigates plant diseases and pests which take a large toll on agricultural production and also considers alien invasive species.</P> <P>Normal bureaucratic routines of agricultural, land, water, climatological, and environmental agencies are inadequate to counter these challenges, and the regime has launched large projects (e.g., the South-North Water Diversion Project) and conducted national campaigns (e.g., re- and afforestation programs) which are unprecedented in their scope. Also, China has invested more heavily in agricultural biotechnology research than any other developing country. These responses have insured self-sufficiency in food staples to the present.</P> <P>The volume evaluates several future problems and issues in China’s approach to food security. Despite attempts to tighten coordination of policy and improve enforcement, as seen in efforts to resolve the tainted products crisis of 2007, the increased autonomy of local governments often frustrates green and clean ambitions of the state. Although the regime has tolerated environmental and other NGOs, allowed the media greater latitude to report bad news, and permitted protests that do not challenge the communist party’s authority, still civil society is weak. While economic development has lifted more than 200 million from poverty, rural/urban inequality increases, pushing the poor into China’s cities, and access to food remains a problem for many.</P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9781402091803
Subject:
Life sciences.
Food science.
Agriculture.
Plant diseases.
Climatic changes.
Environmental law.
Political science.
Life sciences.
Agriculture.
Political science.
Plant Pathology.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Food Science.
Climate change.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 35
Advances in Global Change Research, 35
Contents:
<P>Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Communist role and the food security situation -- 3 Immediate environmental stressors on food security -- Near-term environment stressors: climate change -- 5. Plant diseases pests and food security -- 6 Invasive species and food security -- 7 Biotechnological responses to food security needs -- 8 The legal and institutional framework to address food security needs -- 9 Issues in implementing food security in China -- 10 Summary and conclusions -- Index. </P>.
Physical Description:
X, 340p. 40 illus., 20 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9180-3
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Global Climate Change - The Technology Challenge edited by Frank Princiotta.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Princiotta, Frank.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<p>In order to avoid the potentially catastrophic impacts of global warming, the current 3% CO<sub>2</sub> global emission growth rate must be transformed to a 1 to 3% declining rate, as soon as possible. This will require a rapid and radical transformation of the world’s energy production and end use systems. The current generation of energy technologies are not capable of achieving the level of mitigation required. Next generations of renewable, low carbon generation and end use technologies will be needed. </p><p>This book quantifies the mitigation challenge. It then considers the status of key technologies needed to protect the planet from serious climate change impact. Current and emerging technologies are characterized for their mitigation potential, status of development and potential environmental impacts. Power generation, mobile sources, industrial and building sectors are evaluated in detail. The importance and unique challenges for rapidly developing countries, such as China and India are discussed. Current global research and development efforts for key technologies are discussed. It is concluded that it will be necessary to substantially upgrade and accelerate the current worldwide RDD&D effort on both emerging energy technologies and those enabling technologies needed to improve mitigation effectiveness and economics. It will also be necessary to carefully evaluate the potential environmental characteristics of next generation technologies to avoid unacceptable health and ecological impacts.</p><p>Finally, given the monumental technological challenge associated with transforming the world’s energy system, geoengineering options are evaluated, since if successfully deployed, they have the potential to allow more time for the necessary energy system transformation.</p><i>‘This book on Climate Change not only gives a clear picture of the problem but suggests many of the pitfalls in solving it and recommends strongly, a research program to fill the gaps in our knowledge. It is a most useful reference book for all aspects of the problem.’</i> <b>William D. Ruckelshaus, Madrona Venture Group/Evergreen Venture</b>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048131532
Subject:
Engineering.
Electric engineering.
Renewable energy sources.
Nuclear engineering.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable development.
Engineering.
Energy Technology.
Climate change.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Nuclear engineering.
Sustainable development.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 38
Advances in Global Change Research, 38
Physical Description:
XI, 420p. 129 illus., 101 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3153-2
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Global Climate Change - The Technology Challenge edited by Frank Princiotta.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Princiotta, Frank.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<p>In order to avoid the potentially catastrophic impacts of global warming, the current 3% CO<sub>2</sub> global emission growth rate must be transformed to a 1 to 3% declining rate, as soon as possible. This will require a rapid and radical transformation of the world’s energy production and end use systems. The current generation of energy technologies are not capable of achieving the level of mitigation required. Next generations of renewable, low carbon generation and end use technologies will be needed. </p><p>This book quantifies the mitigation challenge. It then considers the status of key technologies needed to protect the planet from serious climate change impact. Current and emerging technologies are characterized for their mitigation potential, status of development and potential environmental impacts. Power generation, mobile sources, industrial and building sectors are evaluated in detail. The importance and unique challenges for rapidly developing countries, such as China and India are discussed. Current global research and development efforts for key technologies are discussed. It is concluded that it will be necessary to substantially upgrade and accelerate the current worldwide RDD&D effort on both emerging energy technologies and those enabling technologies needed to improve mitigation effectiveness and economics. It will also be necessary to carefully evaluate the potential environmental characteristics of next generation technologies to avoid unacceptable health and ecological impacts.</p><p>Finally, given the monumental technological challenge associated with transforming the world’s energy system, geoengineering options are evaluated, since if successfully deployed, they have the potential to allow more time for the necessary energy system transformation.</p><i>‘This book on Climate Change not only gives a clear picture of the problem but suggests many of the pitfalls in solving it and recommends strongly, a research program to fill the gaps in our knowledge. It is a most useful reference book for all aspects of the problem.’</i> <b>William D. Ruckelshaus, Madrona Venture Group/Evergreen Venture</b>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048131532
Subject:
Engineering.
Electric engineering.
Renewable energy sources.
Nuclear engineering.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable development.
Engineering.
Energy Technology.
Climate change.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Nuclear engineering.
Sustainable development.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 38
Advances in Global Change Research, 38
Physical Description:
XI, 420p. 129 illus., 101 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3153-2
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
African Climate and Climate Change Physical, Social and Political Perspectives / edited by Charles J. R. Williams, Dominic R. Kniveton.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Williams, Charles J. R.
Kniveton, Dominic R.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1 Introduction -- 2 Large scale features affecting Ethiopian rainfall -- 3 Ethiopian rainfall in climate models.-4 Extreme rainfall events over southern Africa -- 5 Understanding the large scale driving mechanisms of rainfall variability over central Africa -- 6 Climate change impacts on hydrology in Africa: Case studies of basin water resources -- 7 Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa -- 8 Climate change and migration: A modeling approach -- Conclusions -- Index.
Compared to many other regions of the world, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. Widespread poverty, an extensive disease burden and pockets of political instability across the continent has resulted in a low resilience and limited adaptative capacity of African society to climate related shocks and stresses. To compound this vulnerability, there remains large knowledge gaps on African climate, manifestations of future climate change and variability for the region and the associated problems of climate change impacts. Research on the subject of African climate change requires an interdisciplinary approach linking studies of environmental, political and socio-economic spheres. In this book we use different case studies on climate change and variability in Africa to illustrate different approaches to the study of climate change in Africa from across the spectrum of physical, social and political sciences. In doing so we attempt to highlight a toolbox of methodologies (along with their limitations and advantages) that may be used to further the understanding of the impacts of climate change in Africa and thus help form the basis for strategies to negate the negative implications of climate change on society.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048138425
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Meteorology.
Geography.
Physical geography.
Climatic changes.
Human geography.
Environment.
Climate change.
Geography (general).
Meteorology/Climatology.
Physical geography.
Human geography.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 43
Advances in Global Change Research, 43
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 Large scale features affecting Ethiopian rainfall -- 3 Ethiopian rainfall in climate models.-4 Extreme rainfall events over southern Africa -- 5 Understanding the large scale driving mechanisms of rainfall variability over central Africa -- 6 Climate change impacts on hydrology in Africa: Case studies of basin water resources -- 7 Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa -- 8 Climate change and migration: A modeling approach -- Conclusions -- Index.
Physical Description:
VIII, 204p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3842-5
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
African Climate and Climate Change Physical, Social and Political Perspectives / edited by Charles J. R. Williams, Dominic R. Kniveton.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Williams, Charles J. R.
Kniveton, Dominic R.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1 Introduction -- 2 Large scale features affecting Ethiopian rainfall -- 3 Ethiopian rainfall in climate models.-4 Extreme rainfall events over southern Africa -- 5 Understanding the large scale driving mechanisms of rainfall variability over central Africa -- 6 Climate change impacts on hydrology in Africa: Case studies of basin water resources -- 7 Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa -- 8 Climate change and migration: A modeling approach -- Conclusions -- Index.
Compared to many other regions of the world, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. Widespread poverty, an extensive disease burden and pockets of political instability across the continent has resulted in a low resilience and limited adaptative capacity of African society to climate related shocks and stresses. To compound this vulnerability, there remains large knowledge gaps on African climate, manifestations of future climate change and variability for the region and the associated problems of climate change impacts. Research on the subject of African climate change requires an interdisciplinary approach linking studies of environmental, political and socio-economic spheres. In this book we use different case studies on climate change and variability in Africa to illustrate different approaches to the study of climate change in Africa from across the spectrum of physical, social and political sciences. In doing so we attempt to highlight a toolbox of methodologies (along with their limitations and advantages) that may be used to further the understanding of the impacts of climate change in Africa and thus help form the basis for strategies to negate the negative implications of climate change on society.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048138425
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Meteorology.
Geography.
Physical geography.
Climatic changes.
Human geography.
Environment.
Climate change.
Geography (general).
Meteorology/Climatology.
Physical geography.
Human geography.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 43
Advances in Global Change Research, 43
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 Large scale features affecting Ethiopian rainfall -- 3 Ethiopian rainfall in climate models.-4 Extreme rainfall events over southern Africa -- 5 Understanding the large scale driving mechanisms of rainfall variability over central Africa -- 6 Climate change impacts on hydrology in Africa: Case studies of basin water resources -- 7 Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa -- 8 Climate change and migration: A modeling approach -- Conclusions -- Index.
Physical Description:
VIII, 204p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3842-5
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Tree Rings and Natural Hazards A State-of-Art / edited by Markus Stoffel, Michelle Bollschweiler, David R. Butler, Brian H. Luckman.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Stoffel, Markus.
Bollschweiler, Michelle.
Butler, David R.
Luckman, Brian H.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Dedication -- Foreword: Dendrogeomorphology beginnings and futures – a personal reminiscence -- 1 Tree rings and natural hazards – an introduction -- 2 Snow avalanches -- 3 Landslides -- 4 Rockfall -- 5 Debris flows -- 6 Flooding -- 7 Meteorological hazards -- 8 Wildfires -- 9 Earthquakes -- 10 Volcanic activity -- 11 Overall conclusion and outlook -- Index.
<P>The initial employment of tree rings in natural hazard studies was simply as a dating tool and rarely exploited other environmental information and records of damage contained within the tree. However, these unique, annually resolved, tree-ring records preserve valuable archives of past earth-surface processes on timescales of decades to centuries. As many of these processes are significant natural hazards, understanding their distribution, timing and controls provides valuable information that can assist in the prediction, mitigation and defence against these hazards and their effects on society. </P> <P><EM>Tree Rings and Natural Hazards </EM>provides many illustrations of these themes, demonstrating the application of tree rings to studies of snow avalanches, rockfalls, landslides, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and several other processes. Several of the chapters are "classic studies", others represent recent applications using previously unpublished material. They illustrate the breadth and diverse applications of contemporary dendrogeomorphology and underline the growing potential to expand such studies, possibly leading to the establishment of a range of techniques and approaches that may become standard practice in the analysis of natural hazards in the future.</P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048187362
Subject:
Geography.
Geology.
Physical geography.
Forests and forestry.
Climatic changes.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Geomorphology.
Physical geography.
Forestry.
Climate change.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 41
Advances in Global Change Research, 41
Contents:
Dedication -- Foreword: Dendrogeomorphology beginnings and futures – a personal reminiscence -- 1 Tree rings and natural hazards – an introduction -- 2 Snow avalanches -- 3 Landslides -- 4 Rockfall -- 5 Debris flows -- 6 Flooding -- 7 Meteorological hazards -- 8 Wildfires -- 9 Earthquakes -- 10 Volcanic activity -- 11 Overall conclusion and outlook -- Index.
Physical Description:
XV, 505p. 177 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8736-2
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Tree Rings and Natural Hazards A State-of-Art / edited by Markus Stoffel, Michelle Bollschweiler, David R. Butler, Brian H. Luckman.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Stoffel, Markus.
Bollschweiler, Michelle.
Butler, David R.
Luckman, Brian H.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Dedication -- Foreword: Dendrogeomorphology beginnings and futures – a personal reminiscence -- 1 Tree rings and natural hazards – an introduction -- 2 Snow avalanches -- 3 Landslides -- 4 Rockfall -- 5 Debris flows -- 6 Flooding -- 7 Meteorological hazards -- 8 Wildfires -- 9 Earthquakes -- 10 Volcanic activity -- 11 Overall conclusion and outlook -- Index.
<P>The initial employment of tree rings in natural hazard studies was simply as a dating tool and rarely exploited other environmental information and records of damage contained within the tree. However, these unique, annually resolved, tree-ring records preserve valuable archives of past earth-surface processes on timescales of decades to centuries. As many of these processes are significant natural hazards, understanding their distribution, timing and controls provides valuable information that can assist in the prediction, mitigation and defence against these hazards and their effects on society. </P> <P><EM>Tree Rings and Natural Hazards </EM>provides many illustrations of these themes, demonstrating the application of tree rings to studies of snow avalanches, rockfalls, landslides, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and several other processes. Several of the chapters are "classic studies", others represent recent applications using previously unpublished material. They illustrate the breadth and diverse applications of contemporary dendrogeomorphology and underline the growing potential to expand such studies, possibly leading to the establishment of a range of techniques and approaches that may become standard practice in the analysis of natural hazards in the future.</P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048187362
Subject:
Geography.
Geology.
Physical geography.
Forests and forestry.
Climatic changes.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Geomorphology.
Physical geography.
Forestry.
Climate change.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 41
Advances in Global Change Research, 41
Contents:
Dedication -- Foreword: Dendrogeomorphology beginnings and futures – a personal reminiscence -- 1 Tree rings and natural hazards – an introduction -- 2 Snow avalanches -- 3 Landslides -- 4 Rockfall -- 5 Debris flows -- 6 Flooding -- 7 Meteorological hazards -- 8 Wildfires -- 9 Earthquakes -- 10 Volcanic activity -- 11 Overall conclusion and outlook -- Index.
Physical Description:
XV, 505p. 177 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8736-2
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Climate Change and Food Security Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World / edited by David Lobell, Marshall Burke.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Lobell, David.
Burke, Marshall.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Climate effects on food security: an overview -- 3 Climate models and their projections of future changes -- 4 Crop response to climate: ecophysiological models -- 5 Crop responses to climate: time-series models -- 6 Crop responses to climate and weather: cross-section and panel models -- 7 Direct effects of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone on crop yields -- 8 Food security and adaptation to climate change: what do we know?- 9 Breeding strategies to adapt crops to a changing climate -- 10 Global and regional assessments -- 11 Where do we go from here?</P>.
<P>Roughly a billion people around the world continue to live in state of chronic hunger and food insecurity. Unfortunately, efforts to improve their livelihoods must now unfold in the context of a rapidly changing climate, in which warming temperatures and changing rainfall regimes could threaten the basic productivity of the agricultural systems on which most of the world’s poor directly depend. But whether climate change represents a minor impediment or an existential threat to development is an area of substantial controversy, with different conclusions wrought from different methodologies and based on different data. </P> <P></P> <P>This book aims to resolve some of the controversy by exploring and comparing the different methodologies and data that scientists use to understand climate’s effects on food security. In explains the nature of the climate threat, the ways in which crops and farmers might respond, and the potential role for public and private investment to help agriculture adapt to a warmer world. This broader understanding should prove useful to both scientists charged with quantifying climate threats, and policy-makers responsible for crucial decisions about how to respond. The book is especially suitable as a companion to an interdisciplinary undergraduate or graduate level class.</P> <P><EM>"This book provides a much needed analysis of the interactions between climate change and the food system, with emphasis on how food security is likely to be affected and interventions needed to adapt to a warmer world."</EM> </P> <P>Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University, New York, USA</P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048129539
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Geography.
Agriculture.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable development.
Environment.
Climate change.
Agriculture.
Earth Sciences, general.
Sustainable development.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 37
Advances in Global Change Research, 37
Contents:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Climate effects on food security: an overview -- 3 Climate models and their projections of future changes -- 4 Crop response to climate: ecophysiological models -- 5 Crop responses to climate: time-series models -- 6 Crop responses to climate and weather: cross-section and panel models -- 7 Direct effects of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone on crop yields -- 8 Food security and adaptation to climate change: what do we know?- 9 Breeding strategies to adapt crops to a changing climate -- 10 Global and regional assessments -- 11 Where do we go from here?</P>.
Physical Description:
VI, 199p. 50 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2953-9
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Climate Change and Food Security Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World / edited by David Lobell, Marshall Burke.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Lobell, David.
Burke, Marshall.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Climate effects on food security: an overview -- 3 Climate models and their projections of future changes -- 4 Crop response to climate: ecophysiological models -- 5 Crop responses to climate: time-series models -- 6 Crop responses to climate and weather: cross-section and panel models -- 7 Direct effects of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone on crop yields -- 8 Food security and adaptation to climate change: what do we know?- 9 Breeding strategies to adapt crops to a changing climate -- 10 Global and regional assessments -- 11 Where do we go from here?</P>.
<P>Roughly a billion people around the world continue to live in state of chronic hunger and food insecurity. Unfortunately, efforts to improve their livelihoods must now unfold in the context of a rapidly changing climate, in which warming temperatures and changing rainfall regimes could threaten the basic productivity of the agricultural systems on which most of the world’s poor directly depend. But whether climate change represents a minor impediment or an existential threat to development is an area of substantial controversy, with different conclusions wrought from different methodologies and based on different data. </P> <P></P> <P>This book aims to resolve some of the controversy by exploring and comparing the different methodologies and data that scientists use to understand climate’s effects on food security. In explains the nature of the climate threat, the ways in which crops and farmers might respond, and the potential role for public and private investment to help agriculture adapt to a warmer world. This broader understanding should prove useful to both scientists charged with quantifying climate threats, and policy-makers responsible for crucial decisions about how to respond. The book is especially suitable as a companion to an interdisciplinary undergraduate or graduate level class.</P> <P><EM>"This book provides a much needed analysis of the interactions between climate change and the food system, with emphasis on how food security is likely to be affected and interventions needed to adapt to a warmer world."</EM> </P> <P>Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University, New York, USA</P>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789048129539
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Geography.
Agriculture.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable development.
Environment.
Climate change.
Agriculture.
Earth Sciences, general.
Sustainable development.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 37
Advances in Global Change Research, 37
Contents:
<P>1 Introduction -- 2 Climate effects on food security: an overview -- 3 Climate models and their projections of future changes -- 4 Crop response to climate: ecophysiological models -- 5 Crop responses to climate: time-series models -- 6 Crop responses to climate and weather: cross-section and panel models -- 7 Direct effects of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone on crop yields -- 8 Food security and adaptation to climate change: what do we know?- 9 Breeding strategies to adapt crops to a changing climate -- 10 Global and regional assessments -- 11 Where do we go from here?</P>.
Physical Description:
VI, 199p. 50 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2953-9
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta edited by Mart A. Stewart, Peter A. Coclanis.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Stewart, Mart A.
Coclanis, Peter A.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<p><b>Introduction </b>by Mart A. Stewart and Peter A. Coclanis -- <b>I Environmental Change in the Mekong Delta – Actions and Agencies -- </b><b>II </b><b>Social and Economic Dynamics -- </b><b>III Consequences of Environmental Change -- </b><b>IV Human Responses to Environmental Change -- </b><b>Conclusions</b></p>.
<p>The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The Mekong River fans out over an area of about 40,000 sq kilometers and over the course of many millennia has produced a region of fertile alluvial soils and constant flows of energy. Today about a fourth of the Delta is under rice cultivation, making this area one of the premier rice granaries in the world. </p><p>The Delta has always proven a difficult environment to manipulate, however, and because of population pressures, increasing acidification of soils, and changes in the Mekong’s flow, environmental problems have intensified. The changing way in which the region has been linked to larger flows of commodities and capital over time has also had an impact on the region: For example, its re-emergence in recent decades as a major rice-exporting area has linked it inextricably to global markets and their vicissitudes. And most recently, the potential for sea level increases because of global warming has added a new threat. Because most of the region is on average only a few meters above sea level and because any increase of sea level will change the complex relationship between tides and down-river water flow, the Mekong Delta is one of the areas in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. </p><p>How governmental policy and resident populations have in the past and will in coming decades adapt to climate change as well as several other emerging or ongoing environmental and economic problems is the focus of this collection.</p><p>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400709348
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Geography.
Agriculture.
History.
Economics.
Environment.
Environment, general.
Agriculture.
Economics/Management Science, general.
Geography (general).
History.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 45
Advances in Global Change Research, 45
Contents:
<p><b>Introduction </b>by Mart A. Stewart and Peter A. Coclanis -- <b>I Environmental Change in the Mekong Delta – Actions and Agencies -- </b><b>II </b><b>Social and Economic Dynamics -- </b><b>III Consequences of Environmental Change -- </b><b>IV Human Responses to Environmental Change -- </b><b>Conclusions</b></p>.
Physical Description:
XV, 455p. 44 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0934-8
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta edited by Mart A. Stewart, Peter A. Coclanis.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Stewart, Mart A.
Coclanis, Peter A.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<p><b>Introduction </b>by Mart A. Stewart and Peter A. Coclanis -- <b>I Environmental Change in the Mekong Delta – Actions and Agencies -- </b><b>II </b><b>Social and Economic Dynamics -- </b><b>III Consequences of Environmental Change -- </b><b>IV Human Responses to Environmental Change -- </b><b>Conclusions</b></p>.
<p>The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The Mekong River fans out over an area of about 40,000 sq kilometers and over the course of many millennia has produced a region of fertile alluvial soils and constant flows of energy. Today about a fourth of the Delta is under rice cultivation, making this area one of the premier rice granaries in the world. </p><p>The Delta has always proven a difficult environment to manipulate, however, and because of population pressures, increasing acidification of soils, and changes in the Mekong’s flow, environmental problems have intensified. The changing way in which the region has been linked to larger flows of commodities and capital over time has also had an impact on the region: For example, its re-emergence in recent decades as a major rice-exporting area has linked it inextricably to global markets and their vicissitudes. And most recently, the potential for sea level increases because of global warming has added a new threat. Because most of the region is on average only a few meters above sea level and because any increase of sea level will change the complex relationship between tides and down-river water flow, the Mekong Delta is one of the areas in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. </p><p>How governmental policy and resident populations have in the past and will in coming decades adapt to climate change as well as several other emerging or ongoing environmental and economic problems is the focus of this collection.</p><p>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400709348
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Geography.
Agriculture.
History.
Economics.
Environment.
Environment, general.
Agriculture.
Economics/Management Science, general.
Geography (general).
History.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 45
Advances in Global Change Research, 45
Contents:
<p><b>Introduction </b>by Mart A. Stewart and Peter A. Coclanis -- <b>I Environmental Change in the Mekong Delta – Actions and Agencies -- </b><b>II </b><b>Social and Economic Dynamics -- </b><b>III Consequences of Environmental Change -- </b><b>IV Human Responses to Environmental Change -- </b><b>Conclusions</b></p>.
Physical Description:
XV, 455p. 44 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0934-8
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations From Theory to Practice / edited by James D. Ford, Lea Berrang-Ford.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Ford, James D.
Berrang-Ford, Lea.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Section I: Introduction and Overview -- Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector -- Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector -- Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment -- Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector -- Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities.- Section VII: Future Directions -- Index.
<p>It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level. This deficit in understanding is particularly pronounced in developed nations which have typically been assumed to have a low vulnerability to climate change. Yet as recent research highlights, this assumption is misplaced: developed nations are experiencing the most pronounced changes in climatic conditions globally and have significant pockets of vulnerability. Chapters in this book profile<b> </b>cases from different sectors in developed nations where <i>specific</i> adaptation measures have been identified, implemented, and evaluated. The contributions provide practical advice and guidance that can help guide adaptation planning in multiple contexts, identifying transferable lessons. </p><p><i>It is a comprehensive and timely piece of work on an emerging body of literature that is critical for both academics and policy makers to be aware of and learn from in regards to the importance of adaptation and adaptation needs associated with climate change and variability. It is a strong step forward in bringing together this literature and thinking in one collective piece of writing.</i></p><p>Chris Furgal, Trent University, Canada</p><p>Lead Author IPCC 4<sup>th</sup> Assessment Report</p><p> </p><p><i>This volume is ambitious in scope and distinctive in focus. It is not about climate change science or mitigation or impacts... but focuses clearly on the processes of adaptation. This volume represents a valuable compilation of ideas, methods and applications dealing with adaptation to climate change in developed nations.</i></p><p>Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Canada</p><p>Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change</p><p> </p><p><i>This book provides key insights from leading scholars who are addressing an important but neglected question: How easy is it to adapt to climate change in practice? Focusing on evidence from developed countries, the contributions provide reasons for both optimism and concern, and lessons that are critical for anyone interested in climate change policy and a sustainable future.</i></p><p>Karen O’Brien, University of Oslo, Norway</p><p>Chair of Global Environmental Change and Human Security</p>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400705678
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Climatic changes.
Environmental law.
Environmental management.
Environment.
Climate change.
Environmental management.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Environment, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 42
Advances in Global Change Research, 42
Contents:
Section I: Introduction and Overview -- Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector -- Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector -- Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment -- Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector -- Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities.- Section VII: Future Directions -- Index.
Physical Description:
XX, 490p. 34 illus., 16 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0567-8
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations From Theory to Practice / edited by James D. Ford, Lea Berrang-Ford.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Ford, James D.
Berrang-Ford, Lea.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Section I: Introduction and Overview -- Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector -- Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector -- Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment -- Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector -- Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities.- Section VII: Future Directions -- Index.
<p>It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level. This deficit in understanding is particularly pronounced in developed nations which have typically been assumed to have a low vulnerability to climate change. Yet as recent research highlights, this assumption is misplaced: developed nations are experiencing the most pronounced changes in climatic conditions globally and have significant pockets of vulnerability. Chapters in this book profile<b> </b>cases from different sectors in developed nations where <i>specific</i> adaptation measures have been identified, implemented, and evaluated. The contributions provide practical advice and guidance that can help guide adaptation planning in multiple contexts, identifying transferable lessons. </p><p><i>It is a comprehensive and timely piece of work on an emerging body of literature that is critical for both academics and policy makers to be aware of and learn from in regards to the importance of adaptation and adaptation needs associated with climate change and variability. It is a strong step forward in bringing together this literature and thinking in one collective piece of writing.</i></p><p>Chris Furgal, Trent University, Canada</p><p>Lead Author IPCC 4<sup>th</sup> Assessment Report</p><p> </p><p><i>This volume is ambitious in scope and distinctive in focus. It is not about climate change science or mitigation or impacts... but focuses clearly on the processes of adaptation. This volume represents a valuable compilation of ideas, methods and applications dealing with adaptation to climate change in developed nations.</i></p><p>Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Canada</p><p>Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change</p><p> </p><p><i>This book provides key insights from leading scholars who are addressing an important but neglected question: How easy is it to adapt to climate change in practice? Focusing on evidence from developed countries, the contributions provide reasons for both optimism and concern, and lessons that are critical for anyone interested in climate change policy and a sustainable future.</i></p><p>Karen O’Brien, University of Oslo, Norway</p><p>Chair of Global Environmental Change and Human Security</p>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400705678
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Climatic changes.
Environmental law.
Environmental management.
Environment.
Climate change.
Environmental management.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Environment, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 42
Advances in Global Change Research, 42
Contents:
Section I: Introduction and Overview -- Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector -- Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector -- Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment -- Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector -- Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities.- Section VII: Future Directions -- Index.
Physical Description:
XX, 490p. 34 illus., 16 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0567-8
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Hydrological, Socioeconomic and Ecological Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean Region edited by Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, Ricardo M. Trigo.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M.
Trigo, Ricardo M.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<p>Editorial: Hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean region -- Variability and changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation index -- The NAO impact on droughts in the Mediterranean region -- The impacts of the NAO on hydrological resources of the western Mediterranean -- The impacts of NAO on the hydrology of the eastern Mediterranean -- Influence of winter North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAO) on climate and snow accumulation in the Mediterranean mountains -- Impact of NAO on Mediterranean fisheries -- Impacts of the NAO on Mediterranean crop production -- The impacts of the NAO on the vegetation activity in Iberia -- Direct and indirect effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on tree growth and forest decline in northeastern Spain -- Ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in Mediterranean ecosystems -- Impacts of the NAO on atmospheric pollution in the Mediterranean basin -- Evaluation of the relationship between the NAO and rainfall erosivity in northeastern Spain during the period 1955-2006 -- Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation on landslides -- The impact of the NAO on the solar and wind energy resources in the Mediterranean area. </p>.
<p>The Mediterranean basin represents one of the most important “hot spots” of climate change in the world, with recent trends towards a hotter and drier climate being related to changes in atmospheric circulation patterns. Such changes can have significant impacts in the climate of this region but also on the natural environment and several socioeconomic activities. Among these patterns, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the main forcing factors in the region with impact on extreme events such as droughts, severe precipitations or heat and cold waves, the availability of water resources, the ecological dynamics, the quality and quantity of crops, the migration and welfare of animal populations, the fisheries dynamics, the triggering of landslides and the air pollution and human health, among others. </p><p> The aim of <i>Hydrological, Socioeconomic and Ecological Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean Region,</i> is to serve as an updated reference text that covers the wide range of evidences on the NAO impacts in the Mediterranean regions and from a multidisciplinary perspective. </p><p> This volume constitutes a unique document to present the state of the art of the numerous studies undertaken on the hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impact of the NAO, collecting the expertise of researchers from several complementary earth science fields (geography, hydrology, remote-sensing, climatology, agriculture, energy), but that have been lacking a common ground. </p><p>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400713727
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Physical geography.
Ecology.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Earth Sciences, general.
Physical geography.
Ecology.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 46
Advances in Global Change Research, 46
Contents:
<p>Editorial: Hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean region -- Variability and changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation index -- The NAO impact on droughts in the Mediterranean region -- The impacts of the NAO on hydrological resources of the western Mediterranean -- The impacts of NAO on the hydrology of the eastern Mediterranean -- Influence of winter North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAO) on climate and snow accumulation in the Mediterranean mountains -- Impact of NAO on Mediterranean fisheries -- Impacts of the NAO on Mediterranean crop production -- The impacts of the NAO on the vegetation activity in Iberia -- Direct and indirect effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on tree growth and forest decline in northeastern Spain -- Ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in Mediterranean ecosystems -- Impacts of the NAO on atmospheric pollution in the Mediterranean basin -- Evaluation of the relationship between the NAO and rainfall erosivity in northeastern Spain during the period 1955-2006 -- Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation on landslides -- The impact of the NAO on the solar and wind energy resources in the Mediterranean area. </p>.
Physical Description:
VIII, 236p. 79 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1372-7
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Hydrological, Socioeconomic and Ecological Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean Region edited by Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, Ricardo M. Trigo.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M.
Trigo, Ricardo M.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<p>Editorial: Hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean region -- Variability and changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation index -- The NAO impact on droughts in the Mediterranean region -- The impacts of the NAO on hydrological resources of the western Mediterranean -- The impacts of NAO on the hydrology of the eastern Mediterranean -- Influence of winter North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAO) on climate and snow accumulation in the Mediterranean mountains -- Impact of NAO on Mediterranean fisheries -- Impacts of the NAO on Mediterranean crop production -- The impacts of the NAO on the vegetation activity in Iberia -- Direct and indirect effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on tree growth and forest decline in northeastern Spain -- Ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in Mediterranean ecosystems -- Impacts of the NAO on atmospheric pollution in the Mediterranean basin -- Evaluation of the relationship between the NAO and rainfall erosivity in northeastern Spain during the period 1955-2006 -- Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation on landslides -- The impact of the NAO on the solar and wind energy resources in the Mediterranean area. </p>.
<p>The Mediterranean basin represents one of the most important “hot spots” of climate change in the world, with recent trends towards a hotter and drier climate being related to changes in atmospheric circulation patterns. Such changes can have significant impacts in the climate of this region but also on the natural environment and several socioeconomic activities. Among these patterns, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the main forcing factors in the region with impact on extreme events such as droughts, severe precipitations or heat and cold waves, the availability of water resources, the ecological dynamics, the quality and quantity of crops, the migration and welfare of animal populations, the fisheries dynamics, the triggering of landslides and the air pollution and human health, among others. </p><p> The aim of <i>Hydrological, Socioeconomic and Ecological Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean Region,</i> is to serve as an updated reference text that covers the wide range of evidences on the NAO impacts in the Mediterranean regions and from a multidisciplinary perspective. </p><p> This volume constitutes a unique document to present the state of the art of the numerous studies undertaken on the hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impact of the NAO, collecting the expertise of researchers from several complementary earth science fields (geography, hydrology, remote-sensing, climatology, agriculture, energy), but that have been lacking a common ground. </p><p>
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400713727
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Physical geography.
Ecology.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Earth Sciences, general.
Physical geography.
Ecology.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 46
Advances in Global Change Research, 46
Contents:
<p>Editorial: Hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean region -- Variability and changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation index -- The NAO impact on droughts in the Mediterranean region -- The impacts of the NAO on hydrological resources of the western Mediterranean -- The impacts of NAO on the hydrology of the eastern Mediterranean -- Influence of winter North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAO) on climate and snow accumulation in the Mediterranean mountains -- Impact of NAO on Mediterranean fisheries -- Impacts of the NAO on Mediterranean crop production -- The impacts of the NAO on the vegetation activity in Iberia -- Direct and indirect effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on tree growth and forest decline in northeastern Spain -- Ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in Mediterranean ecosystems -- Impacts of the NAO on atmospheric pollution in the Mediterranean basin -- Evaluation of the relationship between the NAO and rainfall erosivity in northeastern Spain during the period 1955-2006 -- Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation on landslides -- The impact of the NAO on the solar and wind energy resources in the Mediterranean area. </p>.
Physical Description:
VIII, 236p. 79 illus. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1372-7
Publication Date:
2011.
Title:
Dating Torrential Processes on Fans and Cones Methods and Their Application for Hazard and Risk Assessment / edited by Michelle Schneuwly-Bollschweiler, Markus Stoffel, Florian Rudolf-Miklau.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Schneuwly-Bollschweiler, Michelle. editor.
Stoffel, Markus. editor.
Rudolf-Miklau, Florian. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Dating Past Events on Fans and Cones – An Introduction -- 2. Processes of Sediment Supply to Alluvial Fans and Debris Cones -- 3. Susceptibility and Triggers for Debris Flows: Emergence, Loading, Release and Entrainment -- 4. Sediment Transport Processes -- 5. Debris-Flow Runout and Deposition on the Fan -- 6. Events on Fans and Cones: Recurrence Interval and Magnitude -- 7. Silent Witnesses For Torrential Processes -- 8. Assessment of Past Torrential Events Through Historical Sources -- 9. The Use of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping on Fans And Cones: An Example from the Colorado Front Range -- 10. Dendrogeomorphology – Tracking Past Events with Tree Rings -- 11. Tree-Ring Based Record of Debris-Flow Dynamics and Triggering Rain Storms at Ritigraben (Swiss Alps) Since AD 1570 -- 12. Vegetation Analysis on Composite Debris Cones -- 13. Using Age of Colonizing Douglas-Fir for the Dating of Young Geomorphic Surfaces – A Case Study -- 14. Lichenometric Dating of Debris Avalanche Deposits with an Example from the French Alps -- 15. Lake Sediments as Archives of Recurrence Rates and Intensities of Past Flood Events -- 16. Dating Fan Deposits with Cosmogenic Nuclides -- 17. Radiocarbon Dating: Alluvial Fan / Debris Cone Evolution and Hazards -- 18. Luminescence Dating of Alluvial Fans and Cones -- 19. Timing The Interface Between Mass Wasting and Fluvial Processes with OSL -- 20. Debris-Flow Monitoring in Italy -- 21. Documentation of Torrential Events -- 22. Rainfall Thresholds for Possible Occurrence of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows in Italy -- 23. Hazard Assessment -- 24. Dealing With Natural Hazard Risks In Switzerland – The Influence Of Hazard Mapping On Risk-Based Decision Making -- 25. Hazard Mapping and Land-Use Planning – A Swiss Perspective -- 26. Design Criteria for Torrential Barriers -- 27. Forecasting, Early Warning and Event Management: Non-Structural Protection Measures for Flash Floods and Debris Flows -- 28. Climate Research and Adaptation Strategies – Examples from the European Alps -- 29. Dating Methods Overview: Checklist for Practitioners -- 30. Summary and Outlook.
Water-related processes such as floods, debris floods, flash floods, and debris flows represent major geomorphic hazards in mountain areas of the world. Recent decades have seen human pressures on these regions increase, aggravating conflicts between natural hazards and infrastructure. Detailed knowledge on frequency and magnitude of past flood or debris-flow events on alluvial fans and cones remains scarce, although it is widely accepted that such knowledge is of crucial importance for the assessment of hazards, mitigation of risks, and land-use planning. Archival records on the occurrence of past events are often fragmentary or even completely missing. Modern methods of historical dating of past debris-flow and flood events such as dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, lichenometry and many more can provide valuable insights into past process activity and thus add key detail to the historical record. This book provides a detailed overview on methods used for the dating of past torrential activity on fans and cones and fosters the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climate change on torrential processes. The book has a clear focus on the practical applications of these methods, complemented by case studies. The limits of each dating method in case of excessive natural and human interventions on fans and cones are shown.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400743366
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Geology.
Physical geography.
Civil engineering.
Environment.
Environment, general.
Natural Hazards.
Geomorphology.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Physical geography.
Civil engineering.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 47
Advances in Global Change Research, 47
Contents:
1. Dating Past Events on Fans and Cones – An Introduction -- 2. Processes of Sediment Supply to Alluvial Fans and Debris Cones -- 3. Susceptibility and Triggers for Debris Flows: Emergence, Loading, Release and Entrainment -- 4. Sediment Transport Processes -- 5. Debris-Flow Runout and Deposition on the Fan -- 6. Events on Fans and Cones: Recurrence Interval and Magnitude -- 7. Silent Witnesses For Torrential Processes -- 8. Assessment of Past Torrential Events Through Historical Sources -- 9. The Use of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping on Fans And Cones: An Example from the Colorado Front Range -- 10. Dendrogeomorphology – Tracking Past Events with Tree Rings -- 11. Tree-Ring Based Record of Debris-Flow Dynamics and Triggering Rain Storms at Ritigraben (Swiss Alps) Since AD 1570 -- 12. Vegetation Analysis on Composite Debris Cones -- 13. Using Age of Colonizing Douglas-Fir for the Dating of Young Geomorphic Surfaces – A Case Study -- 14. Lichenometric Dating of Debris Avalanche Deposits with an Example from the French Alps -- 15. Lake Sediments as Archives of Recurrence Rates and Intensities of Past Flood Events -- 16. Dating Fan Deposits with Cosmogenic Nuclides -- 17. Radiocarbon Dating: Alluvial Fan / Debris Cone Evolution and Hazards -- 18. Luminescence Dating of Alluvial Fans and Cones -- 19. Timing The Interface Between Mass Wasting and Fluvial Processes with OSL -- 20. Debris-Flow Monitoring in Italy -- 21. Documentation of Torrential Events -- 22. Rainfall Thresholds for Possible Occurrence of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows in Italy -- 23. Hazard Assessment -- 24. Dealing With Natural Hazard Risks In Switzerland – The Influence Of Hazard Mapping On Risk-Based Decision Making -- 25. Hazard Mapping and Land-Use Planning – A Swiss Perspective -- 26. Design Criteria for Torrential Barriers -- 27. Forecasting, Early Warning and Event Management: Non-Structural Protection Measures for Flash Floods and Debris Flows -- 28. Climate Research and Adaptation Strategies – Examples from the European Alps -- 29. Dating Methods Overview: Checklist for Practitioners -- 30. Summary and Outlook.
Physical Description:
XXXII, 423 p. 146 illus., 56 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4336-6
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Dating Torrential Processes on Fans and Cones Methods and Their Application for Hazard and Risk Assessment / edited by Michelle Schneuwly-Bollschweiler, Markus Stoffel, Florian Rudolf-Miklau.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Schneuwly-Bollschweiler, Michelle. editor.
Stoffel, Markus. editor.
Rudolf-Miklau, Florian. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Dating Past Events on Fans and Cones – An Introduction -- 2. Processes of Sediment Supply to Alluvial Fans and Debris Cones -- 3. Susceptibility and Triggers for Debris Flows: Emergence, Loading, Release and Entrainment -- 4. Sediment Transport Processes -- 5. Debris-Flow Runout and Deposition on the Fan -- 6. Events on Fans and Cones: Recurrence Interval and Magnitude -- 7. Silent Witnesses For Torrential Processes -- 8. Assessment of Past Torrential Events Through Historical Sources -- 9. The Use of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping on Fans And Cones: An Example from the Colorado Front Range -- 10. Dendrogeomorphology – Tracking Past Events with Tree Rings -- 11. Tree-Ring Based Record of Debris-Flow Dynamics and Triggering Rain Storms at Ritigraben (Swiss Alps) Since AD 1570 -- 12. Vegetation Analysis on Composite Debris Cones -- 13. Using Age of Colonizing Douglas-Fir for the Dating of Young Geomorphic Surfaces – A Case Study -- 14. Lichenometric Dating of Debris Avalanche Deposits with an Example from the French Alps -- 15. Lake Sediments as Archives of Recurrence Rates and Intensities of Past Flood Events -- 16. Dating Fan Deposits with Cosmogenic Nuclides -- 17. Radiocarbon Dating: Alluvial Fan / Debris Cone Evolution and Hazards -- 18. Luminescence Dating of Alluvial Fans and Cones -- 19. Timing The Interface Between Mass Wasting and Fluvial Processes with OSL -- 20. Debris-Flow Monitoring in Italy -- 21. Documentation of Torrential Events -- 22. Rainfall Thresholds for Possible Occurrence of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows in Italy -- 23. Hazard Assessment -- 24. Dealing With Natural Hazard Risks In Switzerland – The Influence Of Hazard Mapping On Risk-Based Decision Making -- 25. Hazard Mapping and Land-Use Planning – A Swiss Perspective -- 26. Design Criteria for Torrential Barriers -- 27. Forecasting, Early Warning and Event Management: Non-Structural Protection Measures for Flash Floods and Debris Flows -- 28. Climate Research and Adaptation Strategies – Examples from the European Alps -- 29. Dating Methods Overview: Checklist for Practitioners -- 30. Summary and Outlook.
Water-related processes such as floods, debris floods, flash floods, and debris flows represent major geomorphic hazards in mountain areas of the world. Recent decades have seen human pressures on these regions increase, aggravating conflicts between natural hazards and infrastructure. Detailed knowledge on frequency and magnitude of past flood or debris-flow events on alluvial fans and cones remains scarce, although it is widely accepted that such knowledge is of crucial importance for the assessment of hazards, mitigation of risks, and land-use planning. Archival records on the occurrence of past events are often fragmentary or even completely missing. Modern methods of historical dating of past debris-flow and flood events such as dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, lichenometry and many more can provide valuable insights into past process activity and thus add key detail to the historical record. This book provides a detailed overview on methods used for the dating of past torrential activity on fans and cones and fosters the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climate change on torrential processes. The book has a clear focus on the practical applications of these methods, complemented by case studies. The limits of each dating method in case of excessive natural and human interventions on fans and cones are shown.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400743366
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Geology.
Physical geography.
Civil engineering.
Environment.
Environment, general.
Natural Hazards.
Geomorphology.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Physical geography.
Civil engineering.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 47
Advances in Global Change Research, 47
Contents:
1. Dating Past Events on Fans and Cones – An Introduction -- 2. Processes of Sediment Supply to Alluvial Fans and Debris Cones -- 3. Susceptibility and Triggers for Debris Flows: Emergence, Loading, Release and Entrainment -- 4. Sediment Transport Processes -- 5. Debris-Flow Runout and Deposition on the Fan -- 6. Events on Fans and Cones: Recurrence Interval and Magnitude -- 7. Silent Witnesses For Torrential Processes -- 8. Assessment of Past Torrential Events Through Historical Sources -- 9. The Use of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping on Fans And Cones: An Example from the Colorado Front Range -- 10. Dendrogeomorphology – Tracking Past Events with Tree Rings -- 11. Tree-Ring Based Record of Debris-Flow Dynamics and Triggering Rain Storms at Ritigraben (Swiss Alps) Since AD 1570 -- 12. Vegetation Analysis on Composite Debris Cones -- 13. Using Age of Colonizing Douglas-Fir for the Dating of Young Geomorphic Surfaces – A Case Study -- 14. Lichenometric Dating of Debris Avalanche Deposits with an Example from the French Alps -- 15. Lake Sediments as Archives of Recurrence Rates and Intensities of Past Flood Events -- 16. Dating Fan Deposits with Cosmogenic Nuclides -- 17. Radiocarbon Dating: Alluvial Fan / Debris Cone Evolution and Hazards -- 18. Luminescence Dating of Alluvial Fans and Cones -- 19. Timing The Interface Between Mass Wasting and Fluvial Processes with OSL -- 20. Debris-Flow Monitoring in Italy -- 21. Documentation of Torrential Events -- 22. Rainfall Thresholds for Possible Occurrence of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows in Italy -- 23. Hazard Assessment -- 24. Dealing With Natural Hazard Risks In Switzerland – The Influence Of Hazard Mapping On Risk-Based Decision Making -- 25. Hazard Mapping and Land-Use Planning – A Swiss Perspective -- 26. Design Criteria for Torrential Barriers -- 27. Forecasting, Early Warning and Event Management: Non-Structural Protection Measures for Flash Floods and Debris Flows -- 28. Climate Research and Adaptation Strategies – Examples from the European Alps -- 29. Dating Methods Overview: Checklist for Practitioners -- 30. Summary and Outlook.
Physical Description:
XXXII, 423 p. 146 illus., 56 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4336-6
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Swarming Landscapes The Art of Designing For Climate Adaptation / edited by Rob Roggema.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Roggema, Rob. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Difficulties to Design for Climate Adaptation -- 2. Turbulence and Uncertainty -- 3. Complexity Theory, Spatial Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change -- 4. Transition and Transformation -- 5. Networks as Driving Force for Climate Design -- 6. Swarm Planning Theory -- 7. Swarm Methodology -- 8. Swarming Landscapes -- 9. Cities as Organisms -- 10. The Best City -- Index.
This book advocates a fresh approach to planning that anticipates, rather than reacts to, the changes in climate currently in process. Today’s spatial planning procedures rely on historical evidence instead of preparing for factors that by definition lie in the future, yet which are relatively uncontroversial: shortages of water, sea level rise and rises in average temperatures being but three examples. Arguing for more flexibility, the contributors view ‘complexity’ as the key to transforming the way we plan in order to better equip us to face uncertainties about our future environment. With chapters on complexity, network theory and transformation featuring prominently, contributors show how anticipatory planning protocols give us the capability to deal with sudden changes, in the same way that a swarm of bees adapts collectively to shifting environmental imperatives. The new approach is thus called ‘swarm planning’, and in addition to delineating this new theory, this volume provides many examples from the Netherlands and elsewhere that illustrate its practical application.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400743786
Subject:
Geography.
Regional planning.
Architecture.
Climatic changes.
Humanities.
Human geography.
Geography.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Landscape architecture.
Climate change.
Interdisciplinary Studies.
Human geography.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 48
Advances in Global Change Research, 48
Contents:
Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Difficulties to Design for Climate Adaptation -- 2. Turbulence and Uncertainty -- 3. Complexity Theory, Spatial Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change -- 4. Transition and Transformation -- 5. Networks as Driving Force for Climate Design -- 6. Swarm Planning Theory -- 7. Swarm Methodology -- 8. Swarming Landscapes -- 9. Cities as Organisms -- 10. The Best City -- Index.
Physical Description:
XVI, 257 p. 178 illus., 128 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4378-6
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Swarming Landscapes The Art of Designing For Climate Adaptation / edited by Rob Roggema.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Roggema, Rob. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Difficulties to Design for Climate Adaptation -- 2. Turbulence and Uncertainty -- 3. Complexity Theory, Spatial Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change -- 4. Transition and Transformation -- 5. Networks as Driving Force for Climate Design -- 6. Swarm Planning Theory -- 7. Swarm Methodology -- 8. Swarming Landscapes -- 9. Cities as Organisms -- 10. The Best City -- Index.
This book advocates a fresh approach to planning that anticipates, rather than reacts to, the changes in climate currently in process. Today’s spatial planning procedures rely on historical evidence instead of preparing for factors that by definition lie in the future, yet which are relatively uncontroversial: shortages of water, sea level rise and rises in average temperatures being but three examples. Arguing for more flexibility, the contributors view ‘complexity’ as the key to transforming the way we plan in order to better equip us to face uncertainties about our future environment. With chapters on complexity, network theory and transformation featuring prominently, contributors show how anticipatory planning protocols give us the capability to deal with sudden changes, in the same way that a swarm of bees adapts collectively to shifting environmental imperatives. The new approach is thus called ‘swarm planning’, and in addition to delineating this new theory, this volume provides many examples from the Netherlands and elsewhere that illustrate its practical application.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400743786
Subject:
Geography.
Regional planning.
Architecture.
Climatic changes.
Humanities.
Human geography.
Geography.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Landscape architecture.
Climate change.
Interdisciplinary Studies.
Human geography.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 48
Advances in Global Change Research, 48
Contents:
Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Difficulties to Design for Climate Adaptation -- 2. Turbulence and Uncertainty -- 3. Complexity Theory, Spatial Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change -- 4. Transition and Transformation -- 5. Networks as Driving Force for Climate Design -- 6. Swarm Planning Theory -- 7. Swarm Methodology -- 8. Swarming Landscapes -- 9. Cities as Organisms -- 10. The Best City -- Index.
Physical Description:
XVI, 257 p. 178 illus., 128 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4378-6
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 3: Case Studies / edited by Antonio Navarra, Laurence Tubiana.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Navarra, Antonio. editor.
Tubiana, Laurence. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
PART V: Case Studies -- Introduction -- 1. Stakeholders -- 2. Physical and Socio-Economic Indicators -- 3. Climate Impact Assessments -- 4. Integration of the Climate Impact Assessments With Future Projections -- 5. Synthesis and the Assessment of Adaptation Measures -- Executive Summary -- Appendix -- Index.
This is the third volume of a three-volume final report, which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Rome, Italy, the study was designed to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the population of the region. Volume 3 is dedicated to the results of case-studies performed in CIRCE. These provide interesting additional materials to the assessments in the other parts and certainly they represent a rare example of integrated analysis of the impact of climate change. The case studies collected here represent urban, rural and coastal environments, drawn from the north and the south of the Mediterranean shore. Discussion also includes the involvement of stakeholders, the level of engagement and the data and knowledge indicators used in the assessment and adaptation strategies. Volume 1, subtitled Air, Sea and Precipitation, comprises Parts 1 and 2 of the report, which reviews current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and includes descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station Volume 2, subtitled Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and People, comprises Parts 3 and 4 of the report. These focus respectively on ecosystem services and socio-economic impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean region. Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean represents a research initiative of unprecedented size and scope. Each volume is carefully constructed to stand alone, offering a wealth of information and insight. Beyond its own significant value, the report is expected to contribute to a rapidly expanding body of research and analysis on the topic.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400757691
Subject:
Geography.
Environmental sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Social sciences.
Earth sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environment, general.
Environmental economics.
Social Sciences, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 52
Advances in Global Change Research, 52
Contents:
PART V: Case Studies -- Introduction -- 1. Stakeholders -- 2. Physical and Socio-Economic Indicators -- 3. Climate Impact Assessments -- 4. Integration of the Climate Impact Assessments With Future Projections -- 5. Synthesis and the Assessment of Adaptation Measures -- Executive Summary -- Appendix -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXVI, 225 p. 67 illus., 52 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5769-1
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 3: Case Studies / edited by Antonio Navarra, Laurence Tubiana.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Navarra, Antonio. editor.
Tubiana, Laurence. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
PART V: Case Studies -- Introduction -- 1. Stakeholders -- 2. Physical and Socio-Economic Indicators -- 3. Climate Impact Assessments -- 4. Integration of the Climate Impact Assessments With Future Projections -- 5. Synthesis and the Assessment of Adaptation Measures -- Executive Summary -- Appendix -- Index.
This is the third volume of a three-volume final report, which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Rome, Italy, the study was designed to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the population of the region. Volume 3 is dedicated to the results of case-studies performed in CIRCE. These provide interesting additional materials to the assessments in the other parts and certainly they represent a rare example of integrated analysis of the impact of climate change. The case studies collected here represent urban, rural and coastal environments, drawn from the north and the south of the Mediterranean shore. Discussion also includes the involvement of stakeholders, the level of engagement and the data and knowledge indicators used in the assessment and adaptation strategies. Volume 1, subtitled Air, Sea and Precipitation, comprises Parts 1 and 2 of the report, which reviews current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and includes descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station Volume 2, subtitled Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and People, comprises Parts 3 and 4 of the report. These focus respectively on ecosystem services and socio-economic impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean region. Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean represents a research initiative of unprecedented size and scope. Each volume is carefully constructed to stand alone, offering a wealth of information and insight. Beyond its own significant value, the report is expected to contribute to a rapidly expanding body of research and analysis on the topic.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400757691
Subject:
Geography.
Environmental sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Social sciences.
Earth sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environment, general.
Environmental economics.
Social Sciences, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 52
Advances in Global Change Research, 52
Contents:
PART V: Case Studies -- Introduction -- 1. Stakeholders -- 2. Physical and Socio-Economic Indicators -- 3. Climate Impact Assessments -- 4. Integration of the Climate Impact Assessments With Future Projections -- 5. Synthesis and the Assessment of Adaptation Measures -- Executive Summary -- Appendix -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXVI, 225 p. 67 illus., 52 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5769-1
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 2: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and People / edited by Antonio Navarra, Laurence Tubiana.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Navarra, Antonio. editor.
Tubiana, Laurence. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
PART III: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services -- Introduction -- 1. Vulnerability of Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Region to Climate Changes in Combination with Other Pressures -- 2. Impact of Climate Variability and Extremes on the Carbon Cycle of the Mediterranean Region -- 3. Climate Change Impacts on Typical Mediterranean Crops and Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Cope With -- 4. Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Products in the Mediterranean Area -- 5. Effects of Climate and Extreme Events on Wildfire Regime and Their Ecological Impacts -- 6. Climate Induced Effects on Livestock Population and Productivity in the Mediterranean Area -- Summary and Major Findings -- PART IV: People -- Introduction -- 7. Integrated Socio-Economic Assessment (The Economic Point of View) -- 8. Water and People: Assessing Policy Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean -- 9. Adaptation Strategies for the Mediterranean -- 10. Health -- 11. Energy Demand and GHG Mitigation Options -- 12. Mediterranean Tourism and Climate Change: Identifying Future Demand and Assessing Destinations’ Vulnerability -- 13. International Retirement Migration from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean: New Results on the Role of Climate With a Possible Application to Climate Change -- 14. Green Growth in the Mediterranean -- Summary and Major Findings -- Index.
This is volume 2 of a three-volume final report which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Rome, Italy, CIRCE was designed to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the region’s population. This volume incorporates Parts 3 and 4 of the report, reviewing current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and including descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station and gridded data sets. Part 3 is devoted to ecosystem services, and discusses projected climate changes and impacts in the Mediterranean, including an analysis of land use changes and a vulnerability assessment of possible changes under greenhouse concentration scenarios, estimating uncertainties, detecting and attributing past and present changes, understanding mechanisms and evaluating their relevance in the problem of climate change. Part 4 offers an overview of water resources, and reviews the impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle of the region, by means of analyses of socio-economic impacts of climate change in the region. Volume 1, subtitled Air, Sea and Precipitation, comprises Parts 1 and 2 of the report, which reviews current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and includes descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station Volume 3 presents case studies performed in CIRCE, representing urban, rural and coastal environments and drawn from the north and the south of the Mediterranean shore. Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean represents a research initiative of unprecedented size and scope. Each volume is carefully constructed to stand alone, offering a wealth of information and insight. Beyond its own significant value, the report is expected to contribute to a rapidly expanding body of research and analysis on the topic.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400757721
Subject:
Geography.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Social sciences.
Earth sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Climate Change Impacts.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Environmental economics.
Social Sciences, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 51
Advances in Global Change Research, 51
Contents:
PART III: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services -- Introduction -- 1. Vulnerability of Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Region to Climate Changes in Combination with Other Pressures -- 2. Impact of Climate Variability and Extremes on the Carbon Cycle of the Mediterranean Region -- 3. Climate Change Impacts on Typical Mediterranean Crops and Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Cope With -- 4. Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Products in the Mediterranean Area -- 5. Effects of Climate and Extreme Events on Wildfire Regime and Their Ecological Impacts -- 6. Climate Induced Effects on Livestock Population and Productivity in the Mediterranean Area -- Summary and Major Findings -- PART IV: People -- Introduction -- 7. Integrated Socio-Economic Assessment (The Economic Point of View) -- 8. Water and People: Assessing Policy Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean -- 9. Adaptation Strategies for the Mediterranean -- 10. Health -- 11. Energy Demand and GHG Mitigation Options -- 12. Mediterranean Tourism and Climate Change: Identifying Future Demand and Assessing Destinations’ Vulnerability -- 13. International Retirement Migration from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean: New Results on the Role of Climate With a Possible Application to Climate Change -- 14. Green Growth in the Mediterranean -- Summary and Major Findings -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXVI, 404 p. 79 illus., 29 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5772-1
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 2: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and People / edited by Antonio Navarra, Laurence Tubiana.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Navarra, Antonio. editor.
Tubiana, Laurence. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
PART III: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services -- Introduction -- 1. Vulnerability of Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Region to Climate Changes in Combination with Other Pressures -- 2. Impact of Climate Variability and Extremes on the Carbon Cycle of the Mediterranean Region -- 3. Climate Change Impacts on Typical Mediterranean Crops and Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Cope With -- 4. Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Products in the Mediterranean Area -- 5. Effects of Climate and Extreme Events on Wildfire Regime and Their Ecological Impacts -- 6. Climate Induced Effects on Livestock Population and Productivity in the Mediterranean Area -- Summary and Major Findings -- PART IV: People -- Introduction -- 7. Integrated Socio-Economic Assessment (The Economic Point of View) -- 8. Water and People: Assessing Policy Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean -- 9. Adaptation Strategies for the Mediterranean -- 10. Health -- 11. Energy Demand and GHG Mitigation Options -- 12. Mediterranean Tourism and Climate Change: Identifying Future Demand and Assessing Destinations’ Vulnerability -- 13. International Retirement Migration from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean: New Results on the Role of Climate With a Possible Application to Climate Change -- 14. Green Growth in the Mediterranean -- Summary and Major Findings -- Index.
This is volume 2 of a three-volume final report which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Rome, Italy, CIRCE was designed to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the region’s population. This volume incorporates Parts 3 and 4 of the report, reviewing current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and including descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station and gridded data sets. Part 3 is devoted to ecosystem services, and discusses projected climate changes and impacts in the Mediterranean, including an analysis of land use changes and a vulnerability assessment of possible changes under greenhouse concentration scenarios, estimating uncertainties, detecting and attributing past and present changes, understanding mechanisms and evaluating their relevance in the problem of climate change. Part 4 offers an overview of water resources, and reviews the impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle of the region, by means of analyses of socio-economic impacts of climate change in the region. Volume 1, subtitled Air, Sea and Precipitation, comprises Parts 1 and 2 of the report, which reviews current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and includes descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station Volume 3 presents case studies performed in CIRCE, representing urban, rural and coastal environments and drawn from the north and the south of the Mediterranean shore. Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean represents a research initiative of unprecedented size and scope. Each volume is carefully constructed to stand alone, offering a wealth of information and insight. Beyond its own significant value, the report is expected to contribute to a rapidly expanding body of research and analysis on the topic.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400757721
Subject:
Geography.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Social sciences.
Earth sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Climate Change Impacts.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Environmental economics.
Social Sciences, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 51
Advances in Global Change Research, 51
Contents:
PART III: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services -- Introduction -- 1. Vulnerability of Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Region to Climate Changes in Combination with Other Pressures -- 2. Impact of Climate Variability and Extremes on the Carbon Cycle of the Mediterranean Region -- 3. Climate Change Impacts on Typical Mediterranean Crops and Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Cope With -- 4. Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Products in the Mediterranean Area -- 5. Effects of Climate and Extreme Events on Wildfire Regime and Their Ecological Impacts -- 6. Climate Induced Effects on Livestock Population and Productivity in the Mediterranean Area -- Summary and Major Findings -- PART IV: People -- Introduction -- 7. Integrated Socio-Economic Assessment (The Economic Point of View) -- 8. Water and People: Assessing Policy Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean -- 9. Adaptation Strategies for the Mediterranean -- 10. Health -- 11. Energy Demand and GHG Mitigation Options -- 12. Mediterranean Tourism and Climate Change: Identifying Future Demand and Assessing Destinations’ Vulnerability -- 13. International Retirement Migration from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean: New Results on the Role of Climate With a Possible Application to Climate Change -- 14. Green Growth in the Mediterranean -- Summary and Major Findings -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXVI, 404 p. 79 illus., 29 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5772-1
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 1: Air, Sea and Precipitation and Water / edited by Antonio Navarra, Laurence Tubiana.
Advances in Global Change Research,
Advances in Global Change Research,
Author:
Navarra, Antonio. editor.
Tubiana, Laurence. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
PART I: Air, Sea and Precipitation -- Introduction -- 1. Past and Current Climate Changes in the Mediterranean Region -- 2. Future Climate Projections -- 3. Mechanisms of Climate Variability, Air Quality and Impacts of Atmospheric Constituents in the Mediterranean Region -- 4. Detection and Attribution -- Summary and Major Findings -- PART II: Water -- Introduction -- 5. The Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean -- 6. Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Bodies: Quantitative Aspects -- 7. Impacts of Climate Change on Water Quality -- Summary and Major Findings -- Index.
This is volume 1 of a three-volume final report which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Rome, Italy, CIRCE was designed to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the region’s population. This volume incorporates the first two parts of the report, reviewing current knowledge of observed climate variability and trends in the Mediterranean, and including descriptions of available temperature and precipitation station and gridded data sets. Part 1 deals with analyses of the physical aspects of climate change in the Mediterranean, assessing possible changes under greenhouse concentration scenarios, estimating uncertainties, detecting and attributing past and present changes, understanding mechanisms and evaluating their relevance in the problem of climate change. Part 2 offers an overview of water resources, and reviews the impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle of the region. Volume 2, subtitled Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and People comprises Parts 3 and 4 of the report. These focus respectively on ecosystem services and socio-economic impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean region. Volume 3 presents case studies performed in CIRCE, representing urban, rural and coastal environments and drawn from the north and the south of the Mediterranean shore. Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean represents a research initiative of unprecedented size and scope. Each volume is carefully constructed to stand alone, offering a wealth of information and insight. Beyond its own significant value, the report is expected to contribute to a rapidly expanding body of research and analysis on the topic.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400757813
Subject:
Geography.
Environmental sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environmental economics.
Social sciences.
Earth sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environment, general.
Environmental economics.
Social Sciences, general.
Series:
Advances in Global Change Research, 50
Advances in Global Change Research, 50
Contents:
PART I: Air, Sea and Precipitation -- Introduction -- 1. Past and Current Climate Changes in the Mediterranean Region -- 2. Future Climate Projections -- 3. Mechanisms of Climate Variability, Air Quality and Impacts of Atmospheric Constituents in the Mediterranean Region -- 4. Detection and Attribution -- Summary and Major Findings -- PART II: Water -- Introduction -- 5. The Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean -- 6. Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Bodies: Quantitative Aspects -- 7. Impacts of Climate Change on Water Quality -- Summary and Major Findings -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXXIII, 338 p. 136 illus., 68 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5781-3
Publication Date:
2013.
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