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Habitats and Biota of the Gulf of Mexico: Before the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Volume 2: Fish Resources, Fisheries, Sea Turtles, Avian Resources, Marine Mammals, Diseases and Mor...

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Practice theory in action : empirical studies of interaction in innovation and entrepreneurship / by Campbell, Betsy, 1966-

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Black Campus Life : The Worlds Black Students Make at a Historically White Institution / by Tichavakunda, Antar A.

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Competition Law and Economic Regulation in Southern Africa : Addressing Market Power in Southern Africa /

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The regulation of continental shelf development : rethinking international standards /

Table of Contents: “…Jayakumar -- Offshore wind energy development and ecosystem-based marine management in the eu: are the regulatory answers really blowing in the wind? …”
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Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development

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Environmental pollution, biodiversity, and sustainable development : issues and remediation /

Table of Contents: “…Khan -- Impact of Arsenic on Structural and Functional Composition of Dominant Bacterial Populations Associated with Various Natural Ecosystems / Soma Ghosh, Meenakshi Mukherjee, and Pinaki Sar -- Sea Buckthorn: Its Sustainable Utilization for Biodiversity Conservation / N. …”
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Advances in pest management in commercial flowers /

Table of Contents: “…Chakravarthy -- Integrated Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems with Special Reference to Flowers and Ornamental Plants / A.K. …”
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The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

Table of Contents: “…Geospatial analysis of persistent organic pollutant deposits in the Arctic ecosystems and environment.- Chapter 8 Hydrological probabilistic model MARCS and its application to simulate the probability density functions of multi-year maximal runoff: the Russian Arctic as a case of study -- Chapter 9 Student contribution: Assessment of Atmospheric Circulation in the Atlantic-Eurasian Region and Arctic Using Climate Indices. …”
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Habitats and Biota of the Gulf of Mexico: Before the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Volume 1: Water Quality, Sediments, Sediment Contaminants, Oil and Gas Seeps, Coastal Habitats, Off...

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Society - Water - Technology A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects /

Table of Contents: “….- Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects -- A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects -- Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts and Economic Valuation -- Water Governance: A Systemic Approach -- Research in two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley -- Part III: The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System between Inertia and Change -- Between Multiple Transformations and Systemic Path Dependencies -- From Upscaling to Rescaling – Transforming the Fergana from Tsarist Irrigation to Water Management for an Independent Uzbekistan -- Irrigation Infrastructure in Fergana Today: Ecological Implications –Economic Necessities -- Where Water Meets Agriculture: The Ambivalent Role of the Water Users Associations -- Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles -- Part IV: The Lower Jordan Valley – The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project and its Complex History -- Water Resources, Cooperation and Power Asymmetries in the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley – The Situation Today and the Path that has led there -- Reclaiming the Dead Sea: Alternatives for Action -- Jordan’s Shadow State and Water Management: Prospects for Water Security will depend on Politics and Regional Cooperation -- Technologies, Incentives and Cost Recovery: Is there an Israeli Role Model? …”
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Enabling Things to Talk Designing IoT solutions with the IoT Architectural Reference Model /

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Marginality Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology /

Table of Contents: “…1 Marginality—An Overview and Implications for Policy -- Part 1 Concepts and Theory -- 2 Marginality—A Framework for Analyzing Causal Complexities of Poverty -- 3 Exclusion and Initiatives to “Include”: Revisiting Basic Economics to Guide Development Practice -- 4 Marginality from a Socio-ecological Perspective -- Part 2 Dimensions and Prevalence of Marginality -- 5 Mapping Marginality Hotspots -- 6 The Poorest: Who and Where They Are -- 7 Targeting the Poorest and Most Vulnerable: Examples from Bangladesh -- 8 Correlates of Extreme Poverty in Rural Ethiopia -- 9 Examining the Circle of Attachment, Trauma, Shame, and Marginalization: the Unheard Voices of Young Kutchi Girls -- Part 3 Environmental Drivers of Marginality -- 10 Poverty, Agriculture and the Environment: the Case of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 11 The Marginal Poor and their Dependence on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa -- 12 Land Degradation, Poverty, and Marginality -- Part 4     Experiencing Marginality in Africa and Asia -- 13 Tackling Social Exclusion and Marginality for Poverty Reduction: Indian Experiences -- 14 Consumption Behavior of the Poorest and Policy Implications in Indonesia -- 15 Addressing Extreme Poverty and Marginality: Experiences in Rural China -- 16 Experiences in Targeting the Poorest: a Case Study from Bangladesh -- 17 Rural Poverty and Marginalization in Ethiopia: a Review of Development Interventions -- Part 5 Responses to Marginality at Different Levels: State, Business, and Community -- 18 Macro, Fiscal, and Decentralization Options to Address Marginality and Reach the Extremely Poor -- 19 Social Protection, Marginality, and Extreme Poverty: Just Give Money to the Poor -- 20 Innovative Business Approaches for the Reduction of Extreme Poverty and Marginality -- 21 Business Initiatives that Overcome Rural Poverty and Marginality Through Creating Shared Value -- 22 The Marginalized and Poorest in Different Communities and Settings of Ethiopia.…”
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Towards Smart World Homes to Cities Using Internet of Things /

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Environmental economics / by Managi, Shunsuke, Kuriyama, Kōichi, 1967-

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Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident The First Three Years /

Table of Contents: “…1 An Overview of Our Research -- 2 Monitoring Inspection for Radioactive Substances in Agricultural, Livestock, Forest, and Fishery Products in Fukushima Prefecture -- 3 Rice Inspections in Fukushima Prefecture -- 4 Cesium accumulation in paddy field rice grown in Fukushima from 2011 to 2013: cultivars and fertilization -- 5 Physiological verification of the effect of potassium supply on the reduction of radiocesium content in rice grain -- 6 Consecutive Field Trials of Rice Cultivation in Partially Decontaminated Paddy Fields to Reduce Radiocesium Absorption in the Iitate Village in Fukushima Prefecture -- 7 Effects of “clean feeding” management on livestock products contaminated with radioactive cesium due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident -- 8 Adverse effects of radiocesium on the promotion of sustainable circular agriculture including livestock due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident -- 9 Wild boars in Fukushima after the nuclear power plant accident: Distribution of radiocesium -- 10 Contamination of Wild Animals: Microhabitat Heterogeneity and Ecological Factors of Radioactive Cesium Exposure in Fukushima -- 11 Translocation of radiocesium in fruit trees -- 12 The effects of radioactive contamination on the forestry industry and commercial mushroom-log production in Fukushima, Japan -- 13 Radiocesium in timber of Japanese cedar, and Japanese red pine, in the forests of Minamisoma, Fukushima -- 14 Ecosystem monitoring of radiocesium redistribution dynamics in a forested catchment in Fukushima after the nuclear power plant accident in March 2011 -- 15 Reduction of air radiation dose by ponding paddy fields -- 16 Collaboration Structure for the Resurrection of Iitate Village, Fukushima: A Case Study of a Nonprofitable Organization -- 17 Impacts of the nuclear power plant accident and the start of trial operations in Fukushima fisheries -- 18 Consumer evaluation of foods from the disaster affected area: Change in 3 years -- 19 Imaging Techniques for Radiocesium in Soil and Plants.…”
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Bioenergy

Table of Contents: “…Nevin -- Microbial fuel cells as an engineered ecosystem / Peter Aelterman, Korneel Rabaey, Liesje De Schamphelaire, Peter Clauwaert,Nico Boon, and Willy Verstraete -- Organic solvents -- Molecular aspects of butanol fermentation / Carlos J. …”
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Conservation and Development in Uganda /

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