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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & PLANNING
Five Dimensions of the Crisis and What We Can Do About It
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by George Ropes (ClimateYou, USA) This book adds to our collective awareness that climate change is indeed real, by offering a broad overview of the multiple facets of climate change. It provides readers with a timeline of the growing understanding of the climate change issue, explanation of key processes, and innovative solutions. The book covers the full scope of climate change, from how the climate crisis developed and what we can do to ameliorate it.
Waking Up to Climate Change provides fascinating insights across the broad dimensions of energy; weather and climate; consequences to people and nature; policies, presidents, and players; and finance and economics. Aimed at the general public, the book is highly readable yet scientifically accurate. It inspires hope about climate change because it gives readers key information about the many solutions that either already exist or are in the pipeline. Featured Contents: Energy: Coal, Oil, and Gas; Energy Sources in Transition; Weather and Climate: Extreme Weather; Oceans and Coasts; Climate Consequences for Nature and People: Deforestation and Fires; Species Extinction; Policies, Presidents, and Players: International Action; Ups and Downs: The Role of the United States; Finance and Economics; Conclusion: We’ve Woken Up to Climate Change — Now What?: The Climate Crisis; Heroes; and others. Readership: Advocates, Policymakers, and Government officials.
480pp Mar 2022 978-981-124-623-4 US$128 £115 978-981-124-754-5(pbk) US$48 £40
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY OF SEA AREA RECLAMATION
by Anning Suo (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) & Yonghai Yu (National Marine Environment Monitoring Center, China)
This compendium is a summary of the research and application of reclamation management technology in China. It makes a thorough study and systematic exposition of the main technical links of reclamation management.
This comprehensive reference text provides a window for domestic and abroad reclamation managers, reclamation demonstration and assessment workers, reclamation project owners and even teachers and students keen in reclamation management.
Contents: Overview of Management Measures for Coastal Reclamation; Factors Influencing China’s Large-scale Coastal Reclamation Activities; Guideline Indicators for Regional Sea-use Planning for Construction Projects; Coastal Reclamation Plans Management; Total Quantity Control of Coastal Reclamation; Management of Intensive Utilization for Coastal Reclamation; Dynamic Monitoring and Evaluation Methods for Coastal Reclamation; Completion acceptance technology for Coastal reclamation; Post-evaluation Methods for Coastal Reclamation; Prospect of Coastal Reclamation Management in China.
Readership: Researchers, professionals, academics and graduate students.
