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41. Water Co-Management

    Edited by Velma I. Grover, Gail Krantzberg

    Co-management is a highly dynamic, evolving, adaptive, and forward looking process. This edited volume covers theoretical background and includes supporting lessons learnt from field experiences. The book has case studies from both North and South America (co-management of fisheries,...

    Published February 20th 2013 by CRC Press
42. Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fifth Edition

    By Andrew Chadwick, John Morfett, Martin Borthwick

    Now in its fifth edition, Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering combines thorough coverage of the basic principles of civil engineering hydraulics with wide-ranging treatment of practical, real-world applications. This classic text is carefully structured into two parts to address...

    Published February 18th 2013 by CRC Press
43. Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations

    A Case Study, Second Edition

    By Nicolas A. Valcik

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Completely revised and updated, Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations: A Case Study, Second Edition presents a case study of one university’s policies and practices with regard to the procurement, use, storage and disposal of HAZMAT in the context of a changing internal...

    Published February 14th 2013 by CRC Press
44. Shale Engineering

    Mechanics and Mechanisms

    By Mohammad Asef, Mohsen Farrokhrouz

    Shale makes up about three-fourths of drilled formations. Even though the engineering properties of shale have been studied for several decades, shale engineering is still prone to unexpected instabilities and delays, representing a serious problem for the petroleum, mining and civil engineering...

    Published February 13th 2013 by CRC Press
45. Principles of Structure, Fifth Edition

    By Ken Wyatt, Richard Hough

    Since its first publication in 1974, Principles of Structure has established itself at the forefront of introductory texts for students of architecture, building and project management seeking a basic understanding of the behavior and design of building structures. It provides a simple quantitative...

    Published February 7th 2013 by CRC Press
46. Integrated Water Resources Management, Institutions and Livelihoods under Stress

    Bottom-up Perspectives from Zimbabwe; UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    By Collin C. Mabiza

    The majority of people in Limpopo river basin depend on rainfed agriculture. Unfortunately the Limpopo is water scarce, and parts of the basin, such as Zimbabwe’s Mzingwane catchment, are under stress in terms of agro-ecological and socio-politicoeconomic conditions. Integrated Water Resources...

    Published February 5th 2013 by CRC Press
47. Saving Money, Resources and Carbon Through SMARTWaste

    By Katherine Adams, Margaret Blackwell, Amanda Holt

    SMARTWaste Plan is an online tool that was developed by BRE to help users to prepare, implement and review their site waste management plans. This report provides an overview of SMARTWaste Plan and how the data it collects can be used. Since SMARTWaste Plan was introduced in 2008, data on over 6500...

    Published February 3rd 2013 by IHS BRE Press
48. Advances in Unsaturated Soils

    Edited by Bernardo Caicedo, Carol Murillo, Laureano Hoyos, Julio Esteban Colmenares, Ivan Rafael Berdugo

    New theories and testing techniques related with Unsaturated Soil Mechanics have proven to be valuable tools to study a broad spectrum of geo-materials which includes rocks, rock fills, frozen soils and domiciliary solid wastes. These new theories and testing techniques have permitted the analysis...

    Published January 27th 2013 by CRC Press
49. Recycling and Reuse of Materials and Their Products

    Edited by Yves Grohens, S. Kishor Kumar, Abderrahim Boudenne, Yang Weimin

    Series: Advances in Materials Science

    This important book is an overall analysis of different innovative methods and ways of recycling in connection with various types of materials. It aims to provide a basic understanding about polymer recycling and its reuse as well as presents an in-depth look at various recycling methods. It...

    Published January 22nd 2013 by Apple Academic Press
50. Water Hammer Research

    Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling

    By Kaveh Hariri Asli

    This book provides a broad understanding of the main computational techniques used for water hammer research in water systems. The theoretical background to a number of techniques is introduced, and general data analysis techniques and examining the application of techniques in an industrial...

    Published January 21st 2013 by Apple Academic Press