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Summarises the state?of-the-art in rock dynamics and applications, highlighting current scientific research activities and engineering application challenges, covering everything from analytical and numerical works to laboratory testing, and to engineering. The book includes research dealing with rock dynamics theory, rockfall hazards, earth surface dynamics and geomorphometry.

Environmental geomechanics integrates the principles of solid and fluid mechanics with problems pertaining to environment and geosystems. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the geomechanical properties of geological structures, principles and techniques.

Provides contemporary information and presents analysis of air quality. Articles regarding various research subjects in air pollution control are provided. This book explores the latest concepts of air pollution science and provides comprehensive information on all relevant components relating to air pollution issues in urban areas and industries.

In the past decade, practical applications of a variety of new wastewater-treatment technologies, such as membrane filtration systems and advanced oxidation, have led to new ways of managing urban water systems and water resources. This book describes these new approaches in water purification, and describes technological advances that are in development.

Remote sensing offers the potential for large scale, high-resolution, multi-temporal, multi-sensor measurements, with the possibility of large amounts of data stretching over space and time. This book presents numerous examples of how remote sensing can be applied in a way to aid in the study of some areas of the terrestrial water cycle.

Tectonic geomorphology is the study of the interplay between tectonic and surface processes that shape the landscape in regions of active deformation and at time scales ranging from days to millions of years. This book focuses on the current understanding of the dynamic interplay between surface processes and active tectonics.

There are 15 major tectonic plates, of which the majority are under the ocean. The earth's continents are in motion due to the movement of these tectonic plates. Natural disasters in recent history have lead us to closely understand and monitor the different types of plate boundaries. This text examines this subject.

Covers studies in inland and outland, natural and artificial water bodies, including lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, wetlands, groundwater and oceans. Research in this area focuses on the ecosystem and environment of water basins and all chemical, physical and biological dynamics.

There are many challenges facing society in the 21st century. Around the globe, people are putting time, money and effort into understanding societies' vulnerabilities to natural disasters. This book sheds light on some of the work being performed by modern day professionals in the natural disaster field.

Geoarchaeology combines the methods and concepts of earth sciences to solve problems in archaeology. This book includes articles that provide an insight in to the history and development of geoarchaeology. Special attention paid to the use of modern day geophysical methods, GIS and information modelling.

The study of microbial ecology can help us improve our lives through the use of microbes in environmental restoration, food production, and bioengineering of useful products such as antibiotics, food supplements, and chemicals. This text offers an introduction to the subject.

Geomorphology is the study of landforms. Coastal geomorphology focuses on the history of formation of coasts. This text deals with the erosion of coasts, coastal management, bioindicators for coastal pollutants and techniques like remote sensing and GIS for the analysis of coastal ecosystems.

Provides an insight into the flood risk assessment, develops models to study the impact on affected areas, socio-economic aspects of flood damage, and use of geographic information systems for risk evaluation.

Examines tourism and disaster management. The book sheds light on policies, methodologies, technologies, techniques and trends in the fields of disaster management and within the tourism industry, from hidden assets to Greece's transition to an innovation economy, to emergency preparedness for disasters and crises in the hotel industry.

Illustrates the range of principles and practices of geoenvironmental mapping. Specialists from different countries have contributed a number of sub disciplinary and thematic topics, including landslides, soil salinity, land surface water, land cover and use, and flood risk.

The focus of this book is on applied geomorphology, applied geophysics and geochemistry, environmental geology and hydrogeology, natural hazards, remote sensing techniques, applied geotechnical engineering, regional geographic review and policy-making. It also contains discussions of research challenges, economic analysis and assessment of the utility of geographic methodologies.

Deals with the various types of emergency situations and the methods for developing a warning surveillance system for prevention and intervention. The book consolidates important information on disaster-related resources into one source.

Social work is a dynamic profession that deals with diverse situations and problems that affect humanity. The problems and situations that social workers deal with vary in terms of type, magnitude, and intensity. These problems include disasters of varying form and complexity. This work provides an introduction to the role of social work in disaster management.

Disaster management is an ever-changing field with new techniques, technologies and practices being created to make it more effective. This book sheds light on some of the work being done by professionals in the field of disaster management. More specifically, it examines policies, methodologies, technologies, pre-planning disaster analysis, post disaster analysis, techniques and trends.

Provides an overview of the field of zoology. Zoology is the division of biology that deals with the animal kingdom. It's the scientific study of everything having to do with animals. It is a huge field that covers the classification of every animal, as well as many broader fields of experimentation and inquiry related to animal life.

Describes the new and important tools or methods of earthquake hazard estimations to reduce the risk of mortality in the event of a mega earthquake in the known fault lines as well as preparedness for a surprise seismological event in the plate boundaries not known to have produced mega earthquakes.

Presents studies that have used/proposed remote sensing as a disaster management tool. Disasters covered include typhoons, snow, erosion, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, forest fires, sandstorms, oil spills and earthquakes. Also included is the application of spaceborne remote sensing data for risk management of urbanisation on land degradation and geo-hazards.

While molecules and atoms are the basic elements of familiar substances that we can see and feel, we have to ""look"" within atoms in order to learn about the ""elementary"" sub-atomic particles and to understand the nature of our universe. This text provides an introdution to particle physics.

The study of animal behaviour begins with understanding how an animal's physiology and anatomy are integrated with its behaviour. Both external and internal stimuli prompt behaviours - external information or weather and internal information. The study of behaviour helps us to understand when and why animals, including humans, act.

Animal physiology is the study of how animals work, or more specifically the physical and chemical processes that occur within animals. This text provides a comprehensive overview of physiological systems in a well-organised and concise manner by describing the importance of the interaction between an animal and its environment.

Pollutants from pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and large-scale agriculture have posed new challenges for the water management sector. Coupled with demographic changes, climate change, and deteriorating water infrastructures, research and innovation in the water sector has become increasingly important. This book is targeted at researchers, water resources managers and decision-makers.

Sheds light on some of the work being performed by modern day professionals in the geomatics field in regards to disaster management. Some of the information in this book caters the analysis of the Earth's surface after disasters have occurred. Other information caters to the implementation of technologies to analyse the risks of disasters that may have not occurred yet.

Quantum mechanics is the science of the very small. It explains the behaviour of matter and its relations with energy on the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. This text provides an introduction to the field.

Bullying and harassment of peers are the first possible forms and signs of future criminal behaviour. This book uses this as a starting point, because the fight against adolescent crime should begin with prevention at the earliest and ""harmless"" phase.