Artificial Intelligence and Conservation, Fei Fang, Milind Tambe, Bistra Dilkina, Andrew J. Plumptre

Автор: Fei Fang, Milind Tambe, Bistra Dilkina, Andrew J. Plumptre
Название: Artificial Intelligence and Conservation
ISBN: 1316512924 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316512920
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book explains how artificial intelligence (AI) methods can be used to aid the conservation of wildlife, forests, coral reefs, rivers, and other natural resources. It offers an overview plus in-depth discussion of research advances, field tests and real-world deployments, and will be of use to artificial intelligence researchers and conservation professionals.

Автор: Primack Richard B
Название: A Primer of Conservation Biology
ISBN: 0878936238 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780878936236
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Описание: A Primer of Conservation Biology, Fifth Edition incorporates background, theory, and examples in a lively and readable text that will appeal to a wide audience and stimulate interest in conservation biology. The book provides the most up-to-date perspective on many high-profile issues in the field, such as sustainable development, global warming, payments for ecosystem services, and strategies to save species on the verge of extinction. The Primer is divided into nine chapters, focusing successively on biological diversity and its value, the threats to biological diversity, conservation at the population and species levels, protecting, managing and restoring ecosystems, and sustainable development. The book provides many examples of successful conservation approaches, such as one involving sea turtles in Brazil, and ends with suggestions for a future agenda. Throughout, the choice of examples is well balanced to show the full range of species, ecosystems, and geographic areas of the world. These examples are also selected to demonstrate the controversies in the field, and stimulate thought and discussion. The links between conservation biology and environmental law, environmental economics, philosophy, social sciences and anthropology, park management, and government policy are clearly presented. The book is very well illustrated in full-colour. The reader-friendly text is backed by an extensive bibliography (covering literature through 2012) and a glossary. There is an annotated list of suggested readings, a summary, and discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Key conservation organizations and their websites are presented in an Appendix. A Primer of Conservation Biology is ideally suited for use in short undergraduate modules, either as a stand-alone text or supplemented by outside readings. It can also be used effectively as a supplemental resource in courses in introductory biology, general ecology, population biology, environmental science, and wildlife management. Its broad perspective, concise format, and appealing writing style make the Primer the perfect choice for students, professionals, government policymakers, and others who are eager to learn more about conservation biology. These same qualities give the book a strong appeal to students whose first language is not English.

Автор: Ludwig Art C.
Название: The New Create an Oasis with Greywater 6th Ed: Integrated Design for Water Conservation, Reuse, Rainwater Harvesting, and Sustainable Landscaping
ISBN: 0964343339 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780964343337
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Описание: Create an Oasis describes how to choose, build, and use a simple greywater system (some can be completed in an afternoon for less than $50). Going deeper, it explains how to integrate efficient fixtures, user habits, plant selection and location, rainwater, greywater, and freshwater irrigation for your soil and site conditions. This twentieth-anniversary edition of the world's best-selling greywater book features a dozen more pages, complete information on the Laundry to Landscape system, new color plates, extensive revisions to every page, and dozens of new photos and figures.

Автор: Schmidt Jeremy J.
Название: Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity
ISBN: 1479846422 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781479846429
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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An intellectual history of America's water management philosophy
Humans take more than their geological share of water, but they do not benefit from it equally. This imbalance has created an era of intense water scarcity that affects the security of individuals, states, and the global economy. For many, this brazen water grab and the social inequalities it produces reflect the lack of a coherent philosophy connecting people to the planet. Challenging this view, Jeremy Schmidt shows how water was made a “resource” that linked geology, politics, and culture to American institutions. Understanding the global spread and evolution of this philosophy is now key to addressing inequalities that exist on a geological scale.
Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity details the remarkable intellectual history of America’s water management philosophy. It shows how this philosophy shaped early twentieth-century conservation in the United States, influenced American international development programs, and ultimately shaped programs of global governance that today connect water resources to the Earth system. Schmidt demonstrates how the ways we think about water reflect specific public and societal values, and illuminates the process by which the American approach to water management came to dominate the global conversation about water.
Debates over how human impacts on the planet are connected to a new geological epoch—the Anthropocene—tend to focus on either the social causes of environmental crises or scientific assessments of the Earth system. Schmidt shows how, when it comes to water, the two are one and the same. The very way we think about managing water resources validates putting ever more water to use for some human purposes at the expense of others.

Автор: David Lowenthal
Название: George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation
ISBN: 0295983159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295983158
Издательство: Marston Book Services
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Описание: George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. This book offers insights, from sources, into Marsh`s career and shows his relevance.

Автор: Corey J. A. Bradshaw,
Название: The Effective Scientist
ISBN: 1107171474 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107171473
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: To be effective, today`s young scientists need to apply their research outside their specialty, but the skills needed to do this well are rarely taught at university. Written specifically for early career-scientists, this step-by-step guide will help readers develop these skills, maximising the chance of a successful and effective career.