Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Development
Managing Energy, Nutrients, and Pests in Organic Field Crops
1st Edition
Edited
By Ralph C. Martin, Rod MacRae
June 19, 2019
The use of organic management practices in field cropping continues to rise globally, and these methods have proven to be a viable way to produce food with reduced resource use and environmental damage. Managing Energy, Nutrients, and Pests in Organic Field Crops challenges the popular ...
Land Use Scenarios: Environmental Consequences of Development
1st Edition
By Alan W. Shearer, David A. Mouat, Scott D. Bassett, Michael W. Binford, Craig W. Johnson, Justin A. Saarinen, Alan W. Gertler, Julide Koracin
November 15, 2017
Any alteration of the natural processes occurring on a piece of land will have expected as well as unanticipated effects, and those effects have little regard for arbitrary human boundaries. Consequently, it is not enough for land managers to consider only how they might maintain the parcels for ...
Environmental Restoration and Design for Recreation and Ecotourism
1st Edition
By Robert L. France
November 16, 2011
A wetland center in London, parks in downtown San Francisco, a wildlife sanctuary in Arcata, and a wetlands park on the outskirts of Las Vegas—what do these urban and suburban locations have in common? They are leading examples of a new restoration design approach that is squarely placed at the ...
Restorative Redevelopment of Devastated Ecocultural Landscapes
1st Edition
By Robert L. France
July 19, 2010
A fusion of ecological restoration and sustainable development, restorative redevelopment represents an emerging paradigm for remediating landscapes. Rather than merely fixing the broken bits and pieces of nature, restorative development advocates the reuse of devastated landscapes to improve the ...
Porous Pavements
1st Edition
By Bruce Ferguson
February 18, 2005
Pavements are the most ubiquitous of all man-made structures, and they have an enormous impact on environmental quality. They are responsible for hydrocarbon pollutants, excess runoff, groundwater decline and the resulting local water shortages, temperature increases in the urban "heat island," and...
The Economics of Groundwater Remediation and Protection
1st Edition
By Paul E. Hardisty, Ece Ozdemiroglu
December 20, 2004
Economic literature is often too theoretical for engineers and policymakers to put into practical use, while scientific literature on the remediation of contaminated aquifers rarely considers costs and benefits. Written by a hydrogeologist and an economist, The Economics of Groundwater Remediation ...