Download or read book Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering written by Don Montague and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1996 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dual-language dictionary lists over 20,000 specialist terms in both French and English, covering architecture, building, engineering and property terms. It meets the needs of all building professionals working on projects overseas. It has been comprehensively researched and compiled to provide an invaluable reference source in an increasingly European marketplace.

Download or read book Water Heritage written by Willem Willems and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, raise sea levels, increase pollution and enhance the frequency and magnitude of disasters. Societies around the world are challenged to adapt to these threats to ensure water security, economic prosperity and environmental and cultural sustainability. This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as well as the impact of water management on heritage. An example of the former may be an ancient irrigation system in the Filipines or in the Middle East that still functions today, while the latter may reflect the importance of maintaining groundwater levels for the preservation of organic remains on archaeological sites or of wooden piles underneath standing buildings. In either case the papers in this book reflect the dynamic nature of water, and hence the equally dynamic relation between water management and heritage. This publication follows up on a Heritage and Water conference in Amsterdam, the first of its kind. Its main purpose is to credibly present the importance and value of heritage and historical experience for water and sustainable development, and vice versa, present the importance of water management for the protection of heritage. It presents evolving insights and concepts about Water and about Heritage from a variety of disciplines, policy and public perspectives illustrated with cases studies and aims to connect decision makers with experts such as engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, ecologist and landscape architects

Download or read book State of World Aquaculture 2006 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture is developing, expanding and intensifying in almost all regions of the world, except in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the sector appears to be capable of meeting the gap between future demand and supply for aquatic food, there are many constraints and challenges which must be addressed in order to at least maintain the present level of per capita consumption at the global level. Key issues are the need for enhanced enforcement of regulation and better governance of the sector, as well as greater producer participation in the decision-making and regulation process. This publication examines past trends in aquaculture development as well as the current global status, drawing on a number of national and regional reviews.

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Download or read book Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the Context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention written by Clive L. N. Ruggles and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joint venture between ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO on cultural sites, and the International Astronomical Union is the second volume in an ongoing exploration of themes and issues relating to astronomical heritage in particular and to science and technology heritage in general. It examines a number of key questions relating to astronomical heritage sites and their potential recognition as World Heritage, attempting to identify what might constitute "outstanding universal value" in relation to astronomy. "Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy--Volume 2" represents the culmination of several years' work to address some of the most challenging issues raised in the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, published in 2010. These include the recognition and preservation of the value of dark skies at both cultural and natural sites and landscapes; balancing archaeoastronomical considerations in the context of broader archaeological and cultural values; the potential for serial nominations; and management issues such as preserving the integrity of astronomical sightlines through the landscape.Its case studies are developed in greater depth than those in volume 1, and generally structured as segments of draft nomination dossiers. They include seven-stone antas (prehistoric dolmens) in Portugal and Spain, the thirteen towers of Chankillo in Peru, the astronomical timing of irrigation in Oman, Pic du Midi de Bigorre Observatory in France, Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and Aoraki-Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. A case study on Stonehenge, already a World Heritage Site, focuses on preserving the integrity of the solstitial sightlines.As for the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, a international team of authors including historians, astronomers and heritage professionals is led by Professor Clive Ruggles for the IAU and Professor Michel Cotte for ICOMOS.

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Download or read book Mod les de crues et petits bassins versants au Sahel written by Pierre Ribstein and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LES FORTES CRUES DES PETITS BASSINS SAHELIENS SE CARACTERISENT PAR UNE PREPONDERANCE DU RUISSELLEMENT SUPERFICIEL PAR RAPPORT AUX AUTRES TYPES D'ECOULEMENTS (ECOULEMENT RETARDE, ECOULEMENT DE BASE). CETTE CARACTERISTIQUE PEUT S'EXPLIQUER PAR L'HOMOGENEITE DES FORMES DES FORTES PLUIES, MAIS AUSSI PAR L'ABSENCE DE NAPPE SOUTERRAINE PROCHE DE LA SURFACE ET PAR LES PARTICULARITES DES ORGANISATIONS PELLICULAIRES DE L'HORIZON SUPERFICIEL DU SOL. CES DIFFERENTS FACTEURS FONT DU SAHEL UNE REGION IDEALE POUR L'APPLICATION DU CONCEPT D'HYDROGRAMME UNITAIRE, AVEC COMME OBJECTIF L'ANALYSE ET LA PREDETERMINATION DES FORTES CRUES. PLUSIEURS MODELES FONDES SUR LA TECHNIQUE DE L'HYDROGRAMME UNITAIRE SONT PRESENTES. ILS SE DIFFERENCIENT PAR L'EXPRESSION ANALYTIQUE DE LA FONCTION DE PRODUCTION ET PAR LA METHODE D'IDENTIFICATION DE LA FONCTION DE TRANSFERT. CES MODELES SONT APPLIQUES AUX DONNEES DE HUIT PETITS BASSINS VERSANTS DE SUPERFICIE INFERIEURE A 100 KM#2. CETTE APPLICATION PERMET DE DELIMITER LE DOMAINE DE VALIDITE DE CE TYPE DE MODELISATION. UNE METHODE DE PREDETERMINATION DE CRUES SUR DES BASSINS NON JAUGES EST PROPOSEE. LES HYPOTHESES DE BASE DE CETTE METHODE SONT CONFIRMEES PAR DES RESULTATS DE LA MODELISATION

Download or read book Hydrologie written by Benoît Hingray and published by EPFL Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cet ouvrage sans équivalent en langue française expose les principales méthodes et techniques nécessaires à la réhabilitation, la réalisation, la planification d'aménagements utiles à la gestion des ressources en eau et des risques naturels associés. Il couvre les principaux thèmes de l'ingénierie des eaux de surface, de la production des écoulements à leur propagation en rivière ou au travers d'ouvrages spécifiques. Il traite de façon détaillée les problématiques des données, de la modélisation hydrologique alpine, la régionalisation et la production de scénarios météorologiques pour les analyses hydrologiques. Les sujets sont présentés de manière rigoureuse, les méthodes décrites dans le détail et leurs applications commentées sur la base de la vaste expérience des auteurs dans ce domaine. Un CD-Rom comportant plus de 150 expériences et études de cas est intégré à l'ouvrage. Ce livre s'adresse à un public exigeant et varié, professeurs, étudiants, chercheurs, ingénieurs, géographes, écologues et spécialistes de l'environnement et de l'aménagement du territoire concernés par la gestion des ressources hydriques.

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