Download or read book Lake Pavin written by Télesphore Sime-Ngando and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the first multidisciplinary scientific work on a deep volcanic maar lake in comparison with other similar temperate lakes. The syntheses of the main characteristics of Lake Pavin are, for the first time, set in a firmer footing comparative approach, encompassing regional, national, European and international aquatic science contexts. It is a unique lake because of its permanently anoxic monimolimnion, and furthermore, because of its small surface area, its substantially low human influence, and by the fact that it does not have a river inflow. The book reflects the scientific research done on the general limnology, history, origin, volcanology and geological environment as well as on the geochemistry and biogeochemical cycles. Other chapters focus on the biology and microbial ecology whereas the sedimentology and paleolimnology are also given attention. This volume will be of special interest to researchers and advanced students, primarily in the fields of limnology, biogeochemistry, and aquatic ecology.

Download or read book Integrated Fish Farming written by Jack A. Mathias and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for wide-ranging international coverage of all aspects of integrated fish forming, this is the book you need. With a carefully selected and fully interdisciplinary collection of papers from experts around the world, Integrated Fish Farming provides thorough, detailed coverage of one of the world's most important approaches to integrated farming systems. Integrated Fish Fanning places IFF in a global context, reporting on case studies of successful IFF operations, experiments to enhance IFF performance, bioeconomic survey and modeling analyses, research on farm waste use and pond ecology, socio-economic elements of IFF extension and adoption, and the bio-technical and economic aspects of adapting IFF to reservoirs, marshlands, rice paddies, and marginal habitats. With contributions from leading international authorities and in-depth information from IFF operations worldwide, this is the definitive reference on Integrated Fish Farming.

Download or read book Faecal Sludge Management written by Linda Strande and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that literally billions of residents in urban and peri-urban areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America are served by onsite sanitation systems (e.g. various types of latrines and septic tanks). Until recently, the management of faecal sludge from these onsite systems has been grossly neglected, partially as a result of them being considered temporary solutions until sewer-based systems could be implemented. However, the perception of onsite or decentralized sanitation technologies for urban areas is gradually changing, and is increasingly being considered as long-term, sustainable options in urban areas, especially in low- and middle-income countries that lack sewer infrastructures. This is the first book dedicated to faecal sludge management. It compiles the current state of knowledge of the rapidly evolving field of faecal sludge management, and presents an integrated approach that includes technology, management, and planning based on Sandecs 20 years of experience in the field. Faecal Sludge Management: Systems Approach for Implementation and Operation addresses the organization of the entire faecal sludge management service chain, from the collection and transport of sludge, and the current state of knowledge of treatment options, to the final end use or disposal of treated sludge. The book also presents important factors to consider when evaluating and upscaling new treatment technology options. The book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, and engineers and practitioners in the field who have some basic knowledge of environmental and/or wastewater engineering.

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Download or read book Conflicting Objectives in Decisions written by David E. Bell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1977 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multicriterion decision problems; Partial preference analysis and decision-aid: the fuzzy outranking relation concepts; A research project on multicriterion decision making; Use of vector optimization in multiobjective decision making; Trade-off analysis: the indifference and the preferred proportions approaches; Conjoint measurement: a brief survey; Multiattribute utilities in expected utility theory; A practical methodology of solving multicriterion problems with subjective criteria; On the elicitation of preference: descriptive and prescriptive considerations; A dynamic consumption model and optimization of utility functionals;

Download or read book Gender Matters written by Dennis van der Veur and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Gender Matters' is a manual aimed to assist educators and youth leaders work on issues of gender and gender-based violence with young people. This publication presents theoretical information, methods and resources for education and training activities, along with concrete exercises that users can put into practice in their daily work. Violence is a serious issue which directly affects the lives of many young people. It often results in lasting damage to their well-being and integrity, putting even their lives at risk. Gender-based violence, including violence against women, remains a key human rights challenge in contemporary Europe and in the world. Working with young people on human rights education is one way of preventing gender-based violence from occurring. By raising awareness on why and how it manifests and exploring its impact on people and in society, gender-based violence will no longer go undetected. Gender really does matter, to women, to men, to young people - to all of us. This manual serves to explore these human rights issues and act upon them."--Book jacket.

Download or read book World Population and Human Capital in the Twenty first Century written by Wolfgang Lutz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Condensed into a detailed analysis and a selection of continent-wide datasets, this revised edition of World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century addresses the role of educational attainment in global population trends and models. Presenting the full chapter text of the original edition alongside a concise selection of data, it summarizes past trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and education, and examines relevant theories to identify key determining factors. Deriving from a global survey of hundreds of experts and five expert meetings on as many continents, World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview emphasizes alternative trends in human capital, new ways of studying ageing and the quantification of alternative population, and education pathways in the context of global sustainable development. It is an ideal companion to the county specific online Wittgenstein Centre Data Explorer.

Download or read book Design Theory written by Pascal Le Masson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents the core of recent advances in design theory and its implications for design methods and design organization. Providing a unified perspective on different design methods and approaches, from the most classic (systematic design) to the most advanced (C-K theory), it offers a unique and integrated presentation of traditional and contemporary theories in the field. Examining the principles of each theory, this guide utilizes numerous real life industrial applications, with clear links to engineering design, industrial design, management, economics, psychology and creativity. Containing a section of exams with detailed answers, it is useful for courses in design theory, engineering design and advanced innovation management. "Students and professors, practitioners and researchers in diverse disciplines, interested in design, will find in this book a rich and vital source for studying fundamental design methods and tools as well as the most advanced design theories that work in practice". Professor Yoram Reich, Tel Aviv University, Editor-in-Chief, Research In Engineering Design. "Twenty years of research in design theory and engineering have shown that training in creative design is indeed possible and offers remarkably operational methods - this book is indispensable for all leaders and practitioners who wish to strengthen theinnovation capacity of their company." Pascal Daloz, Executive Vice President, Dassault Systèmes

Download or read book Ghost Brothers written by Rony Blum and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2005 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rony Blum explores how "phantom-mediated" interpretations of the past and present were key to the uniquely successful relationship that developed between French settlers and Natives in the Americas."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Fruit flies of economic importance 84 written by C.V. Cavalloro and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1986-06-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the proceedings of a meeting organised by the Commission of the European Communities and the International Organisation for Biological ad Integrated Control. It includes full communications by experts from 17 different countries and 3 international organisations. The work of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group 'Fruit flies of economic importance is also reported.

Download or read book Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World presents new Greek, Arabic and Coptic material from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries C.E. from Egypt and Palestine and explores its rich potential for historical analysis.

Download or read book A Mathematician s Journeys written by Alexander Jones and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer's career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and the ways in which his legacy has been preserved or transformed in recent decades, looking ahead to the directions in which the study of the history of science will head in the twenty-first century. Neugebauer, more than any other scholar of recent times, shaped the way we perceive premodern science. Through his scholarship and influence on students and collaborators, he inculcated both an approach to historical research on ancient and medieval mathematics and astronomy through precise mathematical and philological study of texts, and a vision of these sciences as systems of knowledge and method that spread outward from the ancient Near Eastern civilizations, crossing cultural boundaries and circulating over a tremendous geographical expanse of the Old World from the Atlantic to India.

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Download or read book Handbook on Small Scale Freshwater Fish Farming written by Fao and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook on small-scale freshwater fish farming provides a wealth of simply presented and illustrated information on freshwater fish farming in ponds, pens and cages, compiled form five booklets published on the subject in FAO s Better Farming Series between 1979 and 1990. Here is an improved format, particulars of pond, pen and cage location, construction and management are covered in outlines that can be modified to suit local conditions. The handbook is primarily intended to help workers, technicians and teachers present their knowledge of freshwater fish farming to small-scale farmers. For example, it can be used as a trainers aid in conjunction with the five original booklets, which can be distributed among trainees. The handbook ends with a set of questions that could be used to tests the trainees comprehension. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; What is fish farming?, Why do we raise fish?, What do you need to raise fish?, How do we begin?; Chapter 2: Locating your Fish Farm; Where to put your fish pond, Water supply, Soil quality, Testing soil; Chapter 3: Constructing Fish Ponds; How large should your pond be?, How to build a 20 by 20 metre pond; Chapter 4: Inlets to Let Water into the Pond; Simple inlets, A better inlet; Chapter 5: Outlets to Let Water Out of the Pond; Simple outlets, A better outlet, Another kind of outlet: the monk, Improving your pipe outlet, Using a siphon to drain your pond; Chapter 6: Bringing Water to your Ponds; Raising the level of your water supply, Digging a supply ditch, Digging a return ditch, Building a sluice to control the water flow; Chapter 7: Controlling the Water in the Pond; Overflow, Controlling trash and fish: screens; Chapter 8: Preparing your Pond; Before filling the pond, Fertilizing the water, How to make plant compost, How to make animal compost, Building a crib, Putting fertilizer into the crib, When is your pond ready?; Chapter 9: Stocking your Pond with Baby Fish; Growing your own baby fish, Feeding the fish in your nursery pond, Using your baby fish, Transporting your baby fish, Putting baby fish into your pond; Chapter 10: Taking Care of your Pond; Chapter 11: Taking Care of your Fish; Feeding your growing fish, Providing good water for your fish; Chapter 12: Harvesting your Pond; Harvesting without draining the water, Harvesting by draining part of the water, Harvesting by draining all of the water, Harvesting fish when you have a monk, Harvesting inside the pond, Harvesting outside the pond, Harvesting many fish, What to do with your baby fish; Chapter 13: Beginning Again; Chapter 14: Improving Farm Management; Growing fish all year round, Growing only male fish; Chapter 15: Producing Fish in Pens; Locating fish pens, How large should your pen be?, Building a pen, Putting baby fish into your pen, Feeding fish in pens, Taking care of your fish in a pen, Taking care of your fish pen, Harvesting fish in pens, Starting again; Chapter 16: Producing Fish in Cages; Locating fish cages, Building a cage, Building a simple post cage, Building a simple floating cage, Building a better floating cage, Putting baby fish in the cage, Feeding fish in cages, Taking care of your fish in a cage, Taking care of the cage, Harvesting fish in cages, Starting again; Chapter 17: Your Farm and your Fish Ponds; Chapter 18: Keeping you and your Family Healthy.

Download or read book The Forests of the Congo Basin written by Carlos de Wasseige and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010 State of the Forest report (SOF) benefited from financial support from the European Union, the United States, Germany, France and UNESCO. It represents the collaborative effort of over 100 individuals from a diversity of institutions and the forestry administrations of the Central African countries. The SOF process began with the selection and definition of indicators relevant to monitoring the state of forests in Central Africa. The indicators are structured around three thematic areas: (i) forest cover; (ii) management of production forests; and (iii) conservation and biodiversity. They are presented in a hierarchical structure at the regional, national and management unit (i.e. logging concessions and protected areas) levels. The indicators were vetted by a representative panel of stakeholders of forest management in Central Africa. The indicators are used to guide an annual data collection process carried out between April and August by national groups of four to ten individuals working within the forestry administrations. The data reported on in the 2010 SOF were primarily collected in 2009 and 2010. Results were validated in national workshops attended by government officials as well as representatives of environmental NGOs, the private sector and development projects. The data provided an important basis for the authors of the 11 chapters of the 2010 SOF, which were under the coordination of a scientific committee of international renown. A final workshop was held 29-30 March, 2011 in Douala to review a draft report. Following amendments based on comments from a wide audience of experts the final layout was completed.

Download or read book Animal Traction in Africa written by Peter Munzinger and published by Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Technische Zusammenarbeit. This book was released on 1982 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: