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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 Title Selection

Earth Sciences & Geography | Environmental Sciences

Abdul Rahman Developments in Multidimensional Spatial Data Models

Antrett Characterization of an Upper Permian Tight Gas Reservoir

Bose Palaeobiology of Middle Paleozoic Marine Brachiopods

Bruun On the Frontiers of Climate and Environmental Change

Carracedo Teide Volcano

Dada Organizations’ Environmental Performance Indicators

Dhir Phytoremediation: Role of Aquatic Plants in Environmental Clean-Up

Flechtner Observation of the System Earth from Space - CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE and future missions

Fujiwara Sustainable Transport Studies in Asia

Geertman Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development

Hanyk Viscoelastic Initial-Value Problems on GPU

Hawkins Implications of Pyrite Oxidation for Engineering Works

Hukusima Phytosociology of the Beech (Fagus) Forests in East Asia

Imura Environmental Issues in China Today

Khare Mitigating Climate Change

Klenke Human - Wildlife Conflicts in Europe

Kulasiri Non-fickian Solute Transport in Porous Media

Lin Diversity, Biomineralization and Rock Magnetism of Magnetotactic Bacteria

Luo GPS Stochastic Modelling

Maharjan Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries

Margottini Landslide Science and Practice

Mega Quintessential Cities, Accountable to the Future

Mino Environmental Leadership Capacity Building in Higher Education

Mishra Advances in Hydrogeology

Mukherjee Deformation Microstructures in Rocks

Nakanishi Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Recnik Minerals of the mercury ore deposit Idria

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Remondino TOF Range-Imaging Cameras

Rowiński Experimental and Computational Solutions of Hydraulic Problems

Schrader Enabling Responsible Living

Shaw Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Bangladesh

Shaw Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh

Singh Capacity Building for the Planning, Assessment and Systematic Observations of Forests

Sąsiadek Aerospace Robotics

Teisseyre Asymmetric Continuum

Trueba Evolution from the Galapagos

Vandenbroucke Geographic Information Science at the Heart of Europe

Wallimann Environmental Policy is Social Policy – Social Policy is Environmental Policy

Whitacre Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 225

Whitacre Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 226

Woo Jeju Island Geopark - A Volcanic Wonder of Korea

Xu Orbits

cocks Global Overshoot

d'Andréa-Novel Control Theory for Engineers

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A. Abdul Rahman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai,Malaysia; P. Boguslawski, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Sku-dai, Malaysia; C. Gold, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai,Malaysia; M.N. Said, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai,Malaysia (Eds.)

Developments inMultidimensional Spatial DataModelsThis book presents the latest research developmentsin geoinformation science, which includes all the sub-disciplines of the subject, such as: geomatic engineer-ing, GIS, remote sensing, digital photogrammetry,digital cartography, etc.

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Hardcover2013. X, 249 p. 161 illus., 132 illus. in color. (Lecture Notes inGeoinformation and Cartography)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-36378-8Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

P. Antrett, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Characterization of an UpperPermian Tight Gas ReservoirA Multidisciplinary, Multiscale Analysis from theRotliegend, Northern Germany

"The thesis of Philipp Antrett is focused on reservoirproperties, petrography, lithofacies and sedimentol-ogy, core analysis and nanoporosity studies. It willbe of major interest for colleagues involved in theexploration and production of tight gas reservoirs inNorthern Europe and elsewhere." - François Roure,August 2012 This thesis describes a multidisciplinary,multiscale approach to the analysis of tight gas reser-voirs. It focused initially on the facies architecture of aPermian tight gas field in the Southern Permian Basin(SPB), East Frisia, northern Germany. To improve

field development, 3D seismic data, wireline and coredata were compared to a reservoir analogue in the[...]


Hardcover2013. XV, 103 p. 61 illus., 51 illus. in color. (Springer Theses)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-36293-4Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

R. Bose, City University of New York, New York, USA

Palaeobiology of MiddlePaleozoic Marine BrachiopodsA Case Study of Extinct Organisms in ClassicalPaleontology

Fossil species appear to persist morphologicallyunchanged for long intervals of geologic time, punc-tuated by short bursts of rapid change as explainedby the Ecological Evolutionary Units (EEUs). Here,morphological variation in Paleozoic atrypide mor-phology at the subfamily level (Atrypinae and Vari-atrypinae) from the Silurian and Devonian timeintervals in the third Paleozoic EEU (~444-359 my)were investigated using relatively new techniquesof quantitative modeling. The study explains how agroup of closely related taxa in atrypide subfamiliesexhibit morphological conservation through time inP3 EEU within the Eastern North America region.


Softcover2013. XIV, 53 p. 13 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences)▶ 53,49 €ISBN 978-3-319-00193-7Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

O. Bruun, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark; T. Casse,Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark (Eds.)

On the Frontiers of Climate andEnvironmental ChangeVulnerabilities and Adaptations in CentralVietnam

This book is intended to fill a gap in climate-changeliterature by providing a comprehensive regionalstudy and identifying the overall adaptation chal-lenges in a real-life context. The way in which pos-sible climate impacts interact with a range of otherchallenges in agriculture, forestry, disaster planning,health care, general economic development, and com-mon livelihoods are presented, and it is argued thatgreater realism and broader vision are needed in orderto address the climate challenge. For instance, unsuit-able land- use changes in both coastal and highlandregions may increase the vulnerability of rural people,many of whom are already living on the fringes. Theauthor(s)[...]


Hardcover2013. VIII, 265 p. 29 illus. in color. (Environmental Science)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-35803-6Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

J.C. Carracedo, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, LasPalmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; V.R. Troll, Uppsala University,Uppsala, Sweden (Eds.)

Teide VolcanoGeology and Eruptions of a HighlyDifferentiated Oceanic Stratovolcano

Teide Volcano has many different meanings: For theGuanche aborigines, who endured several of its erup-tions, it was Echeide (Hell). Early navigators had inTeide, a lifesaving widely visible landmark that wastowering over the clouds. For the first explorers, Teidewas a challenging and dangerous climb, since it wasthought that Teide's peak was so high that from itssummit the sun was too close and far too hot to sur-

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vive. Teide was considered the highest mountainin the world at that time and measuring its heightprecisely was a great undertaking and at the timeof global scientific significance. For von Buch, vonHumboldt, Lyell and other great 18th and19th cen-tury naturalists,[...]


Hardcover2013. XIV, 279 p. 234 illus., 222 illus. in color. (ActiveVolcanoes of the World)▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-25892-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

A. Dada, SAP Research Center, St. Gallen, Switzerland; K. Sta-noevska, Universität St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; J.M.Gómez, Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany (Eds.)

Organizations’ EnvironmentalPerformance IndicatorsMeasuring, Monitoring, and Management

The book provides a collection of individual chaptersfrom the participants in the OEPI project, which rep-resent a mix of academic and practical chapters andcontributions. The first part of the book is dedicatedto a theoretical introduction to Organisations' Envi-ronmental Performance Indicators and to a state-of-the-art overview in literature and practice. The secondpart of the book contains several chapters describinginformation systems and their components support-ing the management of Environmental PerformanceIndicators, especially in inter-organizational contexts.The third part is dedicated to three case studies frompractice, and the book concludes with part four, inwhich[...]


Hardcover2013. XX, 225 p. 51 illus., 16 illus. in color. (EnvironmentalEngineering)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-32719-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

B. Dhir, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India

Phytoremediation: Role ofAquatic Plants in EnvironmentalClean-UpContamination of the different components of envi-ronment through industrial and anthropogenic activ-ities have guided new eras of research. This has leadto development of strategies/methodologies to cur-tail/minimize environmental contamination. Researchstudies conducted all over the globe established thatbioremediation play a promising role in minimiz-ing environmental contamination. In the last decade,phytoremediation studies have been conducted on avast scale. Initial research in this scenario focused onscreening terrestrial plant species that remove conta-minants from soil and air. Later, scientific communityrealized that water is a basic necessity for sustaininglife on earth[...]


Hardcover2013. X, 111 p. 20 illus., 5 illus. in color.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-81-322-1306-2Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

F. Flechtner, GFZ, Wessling, Germany; N. Sneeuw, StuttgartUniversity, Stuttgart, Germany; W.-D. Schuh, University ofBonn, Bonn, Germany (Eds.)

Observation of the System Earthfrom Space - CHAMP, GRACE,GOCE and future missionsGEOTECHNOLOGIEN Science Report No. 20

Significant advances in the scientific use of spacebased data were achieved in three joint interdisci-plinary projects based on data of the satellite mis-sions CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE within the R&Dprogram GEOTECHNOLOGIEN. It was possible toexplore and monitor changes related to the Earth’ssurface, the boundary layer between atmosphereand solid earth, and the oceans and ice shields. This

boundary layer is our habitat and therefore is in thefocus of our interests. The Earth’s surface is subjectto anthropogenetic changes, to changes driven by theSun, Moon and planets, and by changes caused byprocesses in the Earth system. The state parametersand their changes are best monitored[...]


Hardcover2014. XVIII, 239 p. 95 illus., 38 illus. in color. (AdvancedTechnologies in Earth Sciences)▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-32134-4Erscheinungstermin: September 30, 2013

A. Fujiwara, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan; J.Zhang, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan (Eds.)

Sustainable Transport Studies inAsiaThis book aims to provide a good understanding ofand perspective on sustainable transport in Asia byfocusing on economic, environmental, and social sus-tainability. It is widely acknowledged that the cur-rent situation and trends in transport are not alwayssustainable in Asia, due in part to the fast-growingeconomy and the astounding speed of urbanization aswell as least-mature governance. As essential researchmaterial, the book provides strong support for pol-icy makers and planners by comprehensively cover-ing three groups of strategies, characterized by thewords “avoid” (e.g., urban form design and control ofcar ownership), “shift” (e.g., establishing comprehen-sive[...]


Hardcover2013. XV, 292 p. 82 illus., 50 illus. in color. (Lecture Notes inMobility)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54378-7Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.






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S. Geertman, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; F.Toppen, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; J. Stillwell,University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom (Eds.)

Planning Support Systems forSustainable Urban DevelopmentThis book collects a selection of the best articles pre-sented at the CUPUM (Computers in Urban Planningand Urban Management) conference, held in the sec-ond week of July 2013 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.The articles included were selected by external review-ers using a double blind process.


Hardcover2013. XII, 484 p. 186 illus., 18 illus. in color. (Lecture Notes inGeoinformation and Cartography, Band)▶ 181,89 €ISBN 978-3-642-37532-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

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L. Hanyk, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Prague, CzechRepublic; D.A. Yuen, University of Minneapolis, Minneapo-lis, USA; C. Matyska, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics,Prague, Czech Republic; H. Abd-Elmotaal, Minia University,Minia, Egypt

Viscoelastic Initial-ValueProblems on GPUThe main purpose of the book is to introduce GPUprogramming to geoscience students by means of awell-known geophysical phenomenon with immensesocietal relevance. We will use this strategy to intro-duce the basic rudiments of GPU computing toambitious geophysics or geological students by wayof initial-value problems. The initial-value prob-lems associated with viscoelasticity (VIP) in thegeosciences are postglacial rebound, post-seismicdeformation, tidal dissipation, seismology and rota-tional dynamics. These will illustrate very well thebasic usage of GPU in geosciences and help to com-municate to the readers the current knowhow of GPUtechnology in terms of general background,[...]


Hardcover2014. Approx. 150 p. 35 illus. (Lecture Notes in Earth SystemSciences)▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-29077-0Erscheinungstermin: April 2014

A.B. Hawkins, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Implications of Pyrite Oxidationfor Engineering WorksThe book highlights and analyses the distress to build-ings caused by sulphate-induced heave, with partic-ular reference to the recent problems in the Dublinarea of Ireland. It describes the formation of pyrite,the processes involved in its oxidation and the variousways in which consequential expansion takes place.For the first time in the literature it discusses the waythat buildings can be raised above their supportingfoundation walls by the expansion of pyritiferous fillwhich has been used beneath ground-bearing floorslabs in Ireland. The significance of fractures throughthe iron sulphide microcrystals for the rate and extentof oxidation is discussed. Photographs and[...]


Hardcover2014. VII, 307 p. 283 illus., 188 illus. in color.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-319-00220-0Erscheinungstermin: August 31, 2013

T. Hukusima, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Techno,Tokyo, Japan; T. Matsui, Forestry and Forest ProductsResearch In, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan; T. Nishio,Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan; S. Pignatti, Uni-versity of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy; L. YANG, Yun-nan Environmental Monitoring Center, Huanchengxilu,Kunming, China (P.R.); S.-Y. Lu, Taiwan Forestry ResearhInstitute, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.); M.-H. Kim, Cheju NationalUniversity, Jeju, Korea(Rep.); M. Yoshikawa, Tokyo Univer-sity of Agriculture & Techno, Fuchu-shi, Japan; H. Honma,Tokyo University of Agriculture & Techno, Fuchu-shi, Japan;Y. Wang, Yunnan University, Kunming City, China (P.R.)

Phytosociology of the Beech(Fagus) Forests in East AsiaThis book describes the mountain forests of EastAsia (Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan), the tree lay-ers of which contain different species of the genusFagus. The vegetation is primarily deciduous in the

northern regions, whereas in South China evergreentrees can also be found: a total of 21 plant communi-ties are described, with data on species composition,dominance, geographical distribution and ecology.A general comparison is provided by synoptic Table1, which details the frequencies of ca. 1500 species growing in the Fagus forests; biodiversity and evolu-tion are discussed. The book, which is the fruit of amajor international collaboration, presents a synthesisof extended[...]


Hardcover2013. XI, 257 p. 41 illus., 37 illus. in color. (GeobotanyStudies)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-35619-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

H. Imura, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Environmental Issues in ChinaTodayA View from Japan

Economic development and environmental issuesin China are attracting more and more attentioninternationally as the country’s large population andvast demands for food, energy, water, minerals, andother resources play an increasingly important rolein deciding the fate of the world. There is great inter-est in learning more about environmental issues inChina, but it is not easy to obtain accurate, relevantinformation because the issues are diverse and arecomplex phenomena resulting from the intercon-nections among natural resource constraints andpolitical, social, and institutional systems. This bookoriginally was published in Japanese with the aim ofproviding Japanese readers[...]


Hardcover2013. XII, 148 p. 11 illus., 7 illus. in color. (Advances in AsianHuman-Environmental Research)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54119-6Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.






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A. Khare, Athabasca Univeristy, St. Albert, Canada; T. Beck-man, Athabsca University, St. Albert, Canada (Eds.)

Mitigating Climate ChangeThe Emerging Face of Modern Cities

With ever increasing trends in urban consumptionand production practices, a call for action to miti-gate Climate Change is often seen as a way to fos-ter sustainable development. Considerable attentionis now being paid to determine what urban sustain-ability would include. Today there is a pressing needto broaden our knowledge and apply new conceptsand frameworks to development of modern cities.Building on the foregoing, this book attempts to bringtogether and discuss concepts, tools, frameworks andbest practices to cope with the emerging challengesfaced by cities today. The book will be of use to pol-icy makers, city planners, practitioners and academicswho are starting to[...]


Hardcover2013. XXII, 281 p. 66 illus., 46 illus. in color. (SpringerEnvironmental Science and Engineering)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-37029-8Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

R.A. Klenke, Helmholtz Centre for Envrmnt Research, Leipzig,Germany; I. Ring, UFZ—Helmholtz Centre for, Leipzig, Ger-many; A. Kranz, Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game,Wien, Austria; N. Jepsen, Danish Institute for Fisheries, Silke-borg, Denmark; F. Rauschmayer, UFZ Helmholtz Centre forEnvmnt Resrch, Leipzig, Germany; K. Henle, UFZ-HelmholtzCentre for Envrmnt Resrch, Leipzig, Germany (Eds.)

Human - Wildlife Conflicts inEuropeFisheries and Fish-eating Vertebrates as a ModelCase

This book is about conflicts between different stake-holder groups triggered by protected species thatcompete with humans for natural resources. Itpresents key ecological features of typical conflict

species and mitigation strategies including technicalmitigation, policy instruments and the design of par-ticipatory decision strategies involving relevant stake-holders. The book provides not only case studies fromvarious European countries, it also presents a frame-work for the development of biodiversity conflict rec-onciliation action plans that can be used globally.


Hardcover2013. XIV, 347 p. 64 illus., 36 illus. in color. (EnvironmentalScience)▶ 139,05 €ISBN 978-3-540-34788-0Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

D. Kulasiri, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand

Non-fickian Solute Transport inPorous MediaA Mechanistic and Stochastic Theory

The advection-dispersion equation that is used tomodel the solute transport in a porous medium isbased on the premise that the fluctuating componentsof the flow velocity, hence the fluxes, due to a porousmatrix can be assumed to obey a relationship simi-lar to Fick’s law. This introduces phenomenologicalcoefficients which are dependent on the scale of theexperiments. This book presents an approach, basedon sound theories of stochastic calculus and differen-tial equations, which removes this basic premise. Thisleads to a multiscale theory with scale independentcoefficients. This book illustrates this outcome withavailable data at different scales, from experimentallaboratory[...]


Hardcover2013. IX, 227 p. 93 illus. (Advances in Geophysical andEnvironmental Mechanics and Mathematics)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-34984-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

W. Lin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (P.R.)

Diversity, Biomineralization andRock Magnetism of MagnetotacticBacteriaMagnetotactic bacteria (MTB) synthesize intracellu-lar nano-sized minerals of magnetite and/or greigitemagnetosomes for magnetic orientation. They playimportant roles in global iron cycling and sedimen-tary magnetism, and have a broad range of potentialapplications in both biotechnological and biomed-ical fields. However, because the majority of MTB innature remain unculturable, our understanding ofthese specific bacteria remains fairly limited. This the-sis describes the development of a novel approach foreffectively collecting, purifying and characterizinguncultivated magnetotactic bacteria. The diversity,genomic information and rock magnetic properties ofvarious uncultivated[...]


Hardcover2013. XV, 92 p. 27 illus., 18 illus. in color. (Springer Theses)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-38261-1Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

X. Luo, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe,Germany

GPS Stochastic ModellingSignal Quality Measures and ARMA Processes

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), suchas GPS, have become an efficient, reliable and stan-dard tool for a wide range of applications. However,when processing GNSS data, the stochastic modelcharacterising the precision of observations and thecorrelations between them is usually simplified andincomplete, leading to overly optimistic accuracy esti-mates. This work extends the stochastic model usingsignal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurements and timeseries analysis of observation residuals. The proposedSNR-based observation weighting model significantly





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improves the results of GPS data analysis, while thetemporal correlation of GPS observation noise can beefficiently[...]


Hardcover2014. XXIII, 331 p. 129 illus., 127 illus. in color. (SpringerTheses)▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-34835-8Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

K.L. Maharjan, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima,Japan; N.P. Joshi, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima,Japan

Climate Change, Agriculture andRural Livelihoods in DevelopingCountriesThis book is about climate change and its relation toagriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by provid-ing a basic understanding of climate change sciencefollowed by the relation of climate change to agricul-ture, the impact of which is discussed based on theparticular impact of climate change on plant and ani-mal physiology. The book further discusses the inclu-sion of the agriculture sector in various internationalclimate change negotiations. It also reviews the costand opportunities for agricultural projects throughinternational climate change regimes, specifically theClean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Pro-tocol. With this background, the book finally pro-ceeds to an[...]


Hardcover2013. X, 176 p. 45 illus., 19 illus. in color. (Advances in AsianHuman-Environmental Research)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54342-8Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

C. Margottini, ISPRA - Italian Institute for Environmen, Rome,Italy; P. Canuti, ICL - International Consortium on Landsl, Flo-

rence, Italy; K. Sassa, Kyoto University Uji-Campus, Uji, Japan(Eds.)

Landslide Science and PracticeVolume 4: Global Environmental Change

This book contains peer-reviewed papers from theSecond World Landslide Forum, organised by theInternational Consortium on Landslides (ICL), thattook place in September 2011. The entire materialfrom the conference has been split into seven vol-umes, this one is the fourth: 1. Landslide Inven-tory and Susceptibility and Hazard Zoning, 2. EarlyWarning, Instrumentation and Monitoring, 3. Spa-tial Analysis and Modelling, 4. Global EnvironmentalChange, 5. Complex Environment, 6. Risk Assess-ment, Management and Mitigation, 7. Social and Eco-nomic Impact and Policies.


Hardcover2013. XVII, 431 p. 392 illus., 350 illus. in color.▶ 139,05 €ISBN 978-3-642-31336-3Erscheinungstermin: July 31, 2013

V. Mega

Quintessential Cities, Accountableto the FutureSustainability, Innovation and Citizenship

This book can be seen as the third part of an unoffi-cial trilogy on Sustainable Cities of the Future with theauthor's previous books 'Sustainable Development,Energy and the City' and 'Sustainable Cities for thethird millennium: The Odyssey of urban excellence',both prefaced by Prof. Sir Peter Hall. All three books- follow the evolving forefront of innovations towardsSustainable Cities. They collectively try to respondto the questions: What future cities wish to build(with their scarcities and capacities) on a finite planet?What do-they do to achieve this? How do-they con-tribute to redesign the world? The third book adopts,first and foremost, a strategic foresight approach[...]


Hardcover2013. XXV, 279 p. 17 illus. in color.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-7347-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

T. Mino, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; K. Hanaki,The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (Eds.)

Environmental LeadershipCapacity Building in HigherEducationExperience and Lessons from Asian Program forIncubation of Environmental Leaders

The Graduate Program in Sustainability Scienceunder the Department of Urban Engineering of TheUniversity of Tokyo has been running an environ-mental leadership education program at the gradu-ate student level since 2007 called the Asian Programfor Incubation of Environmental Leaders (APIEL).This book describes the University’s experiences inestablishing and organizing that program and pro-vides some lessons learned for those who are consid-ering starting environmental leadership educationprograms. APIEL’s curriculum includes the classroomtopic “Environmental Challenges and Leadership inAsia.” As well, the APIEL program has field units toprovide experience in problem solving,[...]


Softcover2013. XI, 140 p. 34 illus., 24 illus. in color.▶ 53,45 €ISBN 978-4-431-54339-8Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

P.K. Mishra, California State University, Fullerton, USA; K.L.Kuhlman, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, USA (Eds.)

Advances in HydrogeologyThis book represents different types of progress inhydrogeology, including conceptualization changes,different approaches to simulating groundwater flowand transport new hydrogeophysical methods. Eachchapter extends or summarizes a recent develop-ment in hydrogeology, with forward-looking state-ments regarding the challenges and strengths that arefaced. While the title and scope is broad, there are sev-eral sub-themes that connect the chapters. Themes






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include theoretical advances in conceptualizationand modeling of hydrogeologic problems. Concep-tual advances are further tempered by insights aris-ing from observations from both field and laboratorywork.


Hardcover2013. VIII, 207 p. 84 illus., 21 illus. in color.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-6478-5Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

S. Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mum-bai, India

Deformation Microstructures inRocksStudy of microstructures is an indispensable com-ponent of understanding structural geology of anyterrain. A number of ‘new’ microscopic structuressuch as ‘flanking microstructures’, trapezoid-shapedmineral grains, reversal of ductile shear sense, micro-duplexes, V-pull aparts, and new minerals nucleat-ing inside host minerals have recently been describedin individual manuscripts. However, for the sake ofbrevity, microstructural papers cannot show all pos-sible variation in their morphology. The proposedbook aims to present these structures with attrac-tive colour photographs. Each photomicrograph willhave a comprehensive caption. The book also presentsgrain boundary migration,[...]


Hardcover2013. XI, 111 p. 189 illus. in color. With online files/update.(Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-25607-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

T.M. Nakanishi, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan;K. Tanoi, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan (Eds.)

Agricultural Implications of theFukushima Nuclear AccidentFollowing the Fukushima nuclear accident, a largevolume of monitoring data has been collected aboutthe soil, air, dust, and seawater, along with data aboutan immense number of foods supplied to the market.Little is known, however, about the effect of radioac-tive fallout on agriculture, information about whichis vital. Although more than 80% of the damaged areais related to agriculture, in situ information specif-ically for agriculture is scarce. This book providesdata about the actual movement and accumulationof radioactivity in the ecological system—for exam-ple, whether debris deposited on mountains can be acause of secondary contamination, under what condi-tions plants[...]


Hardcover2013. X, 204 p. 96 illus., 69 illus. in color.▶ 53,49 €ISBN 978-4-431-54327-5Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

A. Recnik, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Minerals of the mercury oredeposit IdriaThe present work is the first comprehensive studyof mineralogy of the world's second largest mer-cury mine Idria. In the first chapter the readers areacquainted with the history of mining and its rela-tion to mineralogy. Mineralogy is explained in termsof geological processes that were active during theformation of the ore deposit. Among these, hydro-carbons present in the host rocks play a very impor-tant role during crystallization. The central part ofthe book is dedicated to the main mineral of the oredeposit, cinnabar. It occurs in a variety of crystalforms, of which the most special are lateral interpene-

tration twins. The book is written for a broad reader-ship, and will be[...]


Hardcover2013. V, 110 p. 159 illus., 143 illus. in color.▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-31631-9Versandfertig innerhalb von 3 Tagen.

F. Remondino, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; D.Stoppa, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy (Eds.)

TOF Range-Imaging CamerasToday the cost of solid-state two-dimensional imagershas dramatically dropped, introducing low cost sys-tems on the market suitable for a variety of appli-cations, including both industrial and consumerproducts. However, these systems can capture only atwo-dimensional projection (2D), or intensity map,of the scene under observation, losing a variable ofparamount importance, i.e., the arrival time of theimpinging photons. Time-Of-Flight (TOF) Range-Imaging (TOF) is an emerging sensor technology ableto deliver, at the same time, depth and intensity mapsof the scene under observation. Featuring differentsensor resolutions, RIM cameras serve a wide com-munity with a lot of[...]


Hardcover2013. V, 240 p. 138 illus., 85 illus. in color.▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-27522-7Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.






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P. Rowiński, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland(Ed.)

Experimental and ComputationalSolutions of Hydraulic Problems32nd International School of Hydraulics

What is the progress in hydraulic research? Whatare the new methods used in modeling of transportof momentum, matter and heat in both open andconduit channels? What new experimental meth-ods, instruments, measurement techniques, and dataanalysis routines are used in top class laboratory andfield hydro-environment studies? How to link novelfindings in fundamental hydraulics with the investiga-tions of environmental issues? The consecutive 32ndInternational School of Hydraulics that took place inŁochów, Poland brought together eminent modelers,theoreticians and experimentalists as well as begin-ners in the field of hydraulics to consider these andother questions about the recent[...]


Hardcover2013. XVI, 425 p. 238 illus., 145 illus. in color. (GeoPlanet:Earth and Planetary Sciences)▶ 139,09 €ISBN 978-3-642-30208-4Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

U. Schrader, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany; V. Fricke, TU Berlin,Berlin, Germany; D. Doyle, Institute of Technology Carlow,Carlow, Ireland; V.W. Thoresen, University College of Hed-mark, Elverum, Norway (Eds.)

Enabling Responsible LivingThe book focuses on responsible living as theindividual’s contribution to sustainable development.We believe that sustainable development can only beachieved if individual freedom and responsibilities arebalanced on a high level while taking social, ecologicaland economic needs into account. A crucial elementto achieve this is to integrate different perspectives ofstakeholders and co-create a joined approach throughpartnerships. While partnerships develop new oppor-

tunities for the stakeholders involved they also requirea readiness for mutual understanding, respect andcourage to co-create.


Hardcover2013. XV, 192 p. 20 illus.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-22047-0Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

R. Shaw, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; F. Mallick, BRACUniversity, Dhaka, Bangladesh; A. Islam, UNITED NATIONSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UN, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Eds.)

Climate Change AdaptationActions in BangladeshThe book outlines the climate change adaptation(CCA) actions in Bangladesh drawing examples andlessons from different projects and programs in thecountry. The content is based on a selection of avail-able documents, a consultative workshop with theacademicians from different universities undertak-ing higher education on disaster risk reduction andclimate change adaptation, and the editors’ ownknowledge and experience in the field. The book hasfour parts. Part I gives the details of climate changeimpacts, providing the scenarios, negotiations, andspecific impacts on sea-level rise and the health sec-tors. Part II focuses on climate change strategy andaction plans. Part III[...]


Hardcover2013. IX, 420 p. 64 illus., 54 illus. in color. (Disaster RiskReduction)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54248-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

R. Shaw, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; F. Mallick, BRACUniversity, Dhaka, Bangladesh; A. Islam, UNITED NATIONSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UN, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Eds.)

Disaster Risk ReductionApproaches in BangladeshThis book outlines disaster risk reduction (DRR)approaches in Bangladesh, drawing examples andlessons from the national and community-level pro-grams, projects, and relevant experiences of thecountry. The content is based on a selection of avail-able documents, a consultative workshop with aca-demicians from different universities undertakingDRR higher education programs, and the editors’own knowledge and experience in the field. Specialemphasis is given to analyzing field experiences fromacademic perspectives, and to highlighting key issuesand the policy relevance of disaster risk reduction. The book has three parts: Part I provides the outlineand basics of DRR, with[...]


Hardcover2013. XII, 366 p. 82 illus., 62 illus. in color. (Disaster RiskReduction)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54251-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

K.D. Singh, Academy of Forest and Environmental, NewDelhi, India

Capacity Building for thePlanning, Assessment andSystematic Observations ofForestsWith Special Reference to Tropical Countries

This book is intended to support the forestry institu-tions in the tropical countries in the planning, assess-ment and systematic observation of forests requiredto fulfill their obligations as laid in international con-ventions such as the CBD and UNFCCC. Followingthe Rio Conference, a number of countries, donors





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and international organizations have implementedcapacity-building projects with varying degrees ofsuccess. One main reason for the varying success ratesseems to lie in the design of technical assistance pro-grams, which have been formulated on the traditionallines of mainly generating forest resources informa-tion or transferring technology; whereas Agenda 21requires[...]


Hardcover2013. XXIII, 225 p. 38 illus., 25 illus. in color. (EnvironmentalScience)▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-32291-4Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

J. Sąsiadek, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (Ed.)

Aerospace RoboticsSelected Papers from I Conference on Roboticsin Aeronautics and Astronautics

This book presents the most important and crucialproblems of space automation in context of futureexploration programs. These programs could involvesuch issues as space situational awareness program,planetary protection, exploitation of minerals, assem-bly, manufacturing, and search for new habitablelocation for next human generations. The futureexploration of Space and related activities will involverobots. In particular, new autonomous robots need tobe developed with high degree of intelligence. Suchrobots would make space exploration possible but alsothey would make space automation an important fac-tor in variety of activities related to Space.


Hardcover2013. XII, 171 p. 129 illus., 102 illus. in color. (GeoPlanet:Earth and Planetary Sciences)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-34019-2Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

R. Teisseyre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland;M. Teisseyre-Jeleńska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,Poland

Asymmetric ContinuumExtreme Processes in Solids and Fluids

This book deals with a class of basic deformations inAsymmetric Continuum Theory. It describes mole-cular deformations and transport velocities in fluids,strain deformations in solids as well as the moleculartransport, important in fracture processes. In solids,a separate problem relates to the displacements; theirrecording, e.g., by means of the seismometers, provesonly the existence of the displacement derivatives andnot a real displacement. However, the molecular dis-placements and new fracture criterion including thedefect distributions and induced strains are defined inthe book too. In fluids, the transport velocities andmolecular strains describe the motion[...]


Hardcover2013. XIV, 180 p. 40 illus., 1 illus. in color. (GeoPlanet: Earthand Planetary Sciences)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-31859-7Erscheinungstermin: July 31, 2013

G. Trueba, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito,Ecuador; C. Montúfar, Universidad San Francisco de Quito,Quito, Ecuador (Eds.)

Evolution from the GalapagosTwo Centuries after Darwin

This volume is a collection of the some of the mostsignificant lectures that well-known experts pre-sented at our two international “summits on evolu-tion” (2005, 2009) as updated and revised chapters.The meetings took place on one of the large islands ofthe Galapagos archipelago (San Cristobal) at GAIAS(Galapagos Institute for the Arts and Sciences) ofthe Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ),Ecuador. The main goal of the two Galapagos Sum-mits on Evolution has been to bring together scien-tists and graduate students engaged in the study of

evolution, from life’s origin to its current diversity.Because of their historical significance, the Galapagosare a unique venue for[...]


Hardcover2013. XVIII, 168 p. 25 illus., 17 illus. in color. (Social andEcological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands, Band 2)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-6731-1Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

D. Vandenbroucke, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee,Belgium; B. Bucher, Institut Geographique National France,Saint-Mandé Cedex, France; J. Crompvoets, Katholieke Uni-versiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (Eds.)

Geographic Information Scienceat the Heart of EuropeFor the seventh consecutive year, the AGILE pro-motes the publication of a book collecting high-levelscientific papers from unpublished fundamental sci-entific research in the field of Geographic InformationScience. As the agenda for Europe 2020 is currentlybeing set, this book demonstrates how geographicinformation science is at the heart of Europe. Thecontributions open perspectives for innovative ser-vices that will strengthen our European economy, andwhich will inform citizens about their environmentwhile preserving their privacy. The latest challengesof spatial data infrastructures are addressed, such asthe connection with the Web vocabularies or the rep-resentation of[...]


Hardcover2013. XVII, 413 p. 139 illus., 99 illus. in color. (Lecture Notesin Geoinformation and Cartography)▶ 139,09 €ISBN 978-3-319-00614-7Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.






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I. Wallimann (Ed.)

Environmental Policy isSocial Policy – Social Policy isEnvironmental PolicyToward Sustainability Policy

This book argues that social and environmental pol-icy should be synthetically treated as one and thesame field, that both are but two aspects of the samecoin – if sustainability is the goal. Such a paradigmshift is indicated, important, and timely to effectivelymove towards sustainability. This book is the first totake this approach and to give examples for it. Not tosynthetically merge the two fields has been and willcontinue to be highly insufficient, inefficient and con-tradictory for policy and public administration aimingfor a transformation towards a sustainable world. Ingeneral, social problems are dealt with in one “policycorner” and environmental problems in[...]


Hardcover2013. XIV, 221 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-6722-9Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

D.M. Whitacre (Ed.)

Reviews of EnvironmentalContamination and ToxicologyVolume 225Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Tox-icology attempts to provide concise, critical reviewsof timely advances, philosophy and significant areasof accomplished or needed endeavor in the total fieldof xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, aswell as toxicological implications.


Hardcover2013. IX, 144 p. 15 illus. (Reviews of EnvironmentalContamination and Toxicology, Band 225)

▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-6469-3Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

D.M. Whitacre (Ed.)

Reviews of EnvironmentalContamination and ToxicologyVolume 226Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Tox-icology attempts to provide concise, critical reviewsof timely advances, philosophy and significant areasof accomplished or needed endeavor in the total fieldof xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, aswell as toxicological implications.


Hardcover2013. XI, 128 p. 15 illus. With online files/update. (Reviews ofEnvironmental Contamination and Toxicology, Band 226)▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-6897-4Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

K.S. Woo, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon,Korea(Rep.); Y.K. Sohn, Gyeongsang National University,Jinju, Korea(Rep.); S.H. Yoon, Jeju National University, Jeju-si,Korea(Rep.); U.S. Ahn, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province,Jeju-si, Korea(Rep.); A. Spate

Jeju Island Geopark - A VolcanicWonder of KoreaThis book will deal with geological as well as cultural,historical, archaeological and biological aspects in JejuGlobal Geopark. It will start with introduction of JejuGlobal Geopark, geographic setting, habitats, history,economy and tourism, management, general geologyand geosites, future geosites, other significant heritagesites, economically sustainable tourism, education andpromotion and management plan.


Hardcover2013. VII, 88 p. 161 illus., 60 illus. in color. (Geoheritage,Geoparks and Geotourism, Band 1)▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-20563-7Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

G. Xu, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Potsdam, Ger-many; J. Xu, FU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Orbits2nd Order Singularity-free Solutions

The development of the orbits theory lags behind thedevelopment of satellite technology. This book pro-vides, for the first time in the history of human satel-lite development, the complete third order solution ofthe orbits under all possible disturbances. It describesthe theory of satellite orbits, derives the completesolutions of the orbital disturbances, describes thealgorithms of orbits determination based on the the-ory, describes the applications of the theory to thephenomenon of the satellite formation physically. Thesubjects include: Orbits Motion Equations, Distur-bance theory, Solutions of the differential Equations,Algorithms of Orbits determinations, Applicationsof[...]


Hardcover2013. XXIII, 426 p. 41 illus.▶ 106,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-32792-6Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

d. cocks, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra, Australia

Global OvershootContemplating the World's ConvergingProblems

Global Overshoot is a multidisciplinary analysis(including history and pre-history) from an ecolog-ical and evolutionary perspective of the contempo-rary world system. This book compares and critiques






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attitudes held by people with different world views tothe hypothetical prospect of large widespread falls inquality of life. It also draws insights from these twoanalyses to develop and suggest a philosophy of Eco-humanism to people of good will who want to thinkconstructively about the world’s converging prob-lems, i.e. think altruistically and ‘think like an evolv-ing ecosystem.’


Hardcover2013. XVII, 392 p. 1 illus. in color.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-6264-4Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.

B. d'Andréa-Novel, MINES ParisTech, Paris Cedex 06, France;M. De Lara, CERMICS, Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France

Control Theory for EngineersA Primer

Control Theory is at the heart of information andcommunication technologies of complex systems. Itcan contribute to meeting the energy and environ-mental challenges we are facing. The textbook is orga-nized in the way an engineer classically proceeds tosolve a control problem, that is, elaboration of a math-ematical model capturing the process behavior, analy-sis of this model and design of a control to achievethe desired objectives. It is divided into three Parts.The first part of the text addresses modeling aspectsthrough state space and input-output representations.The notion of the internal state of a system (for exam-ple mechanical, thermal or electrical), as well as its[...]


Hardcover2013. XV, 257 p. 40 illus.▶ 106,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-34323-0Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 3-5 Werktagen.



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