Machine Learning for Spatial Environmental Data: Theory, Applications, and Software
Mikhail Kanevski, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Vadim Timonin, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Alexi Pozdnukhov, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Price: $109.95
Cat. #: EF8237
ISBN: 9780849382376
Publication Date: June 09, 2009
Binding: Hardback
This book discusses machine learning algorithms, such as artificial neural networks of different architectures, statistical learning theory, and Support Vector Machines used for the classification and mapping of spatially distributed data. It presents basic geostatistical algorithms as well.&...
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Engineering Geomorphology: Theory and Practice
Editor(s): P.G. Fookes, Oxford University, England, UK;
Mark Lee, Engineering Geomorphologist, York, UK;
James S. Griffiths, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Price: $93.95
Cat. #: WH5089
ISBN: 9781420050899
Publication Date: April 02, 2007
Binding: Paperback
Written by experts, this is the first book that truly covers the topic of engineering geomorphology as a distinct discipline. The book delineates the basic concepts that underpin efforts to explain the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of landform change. It then considers how the land surface...
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Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems
Editor(s): Jagtar Bhatti, Canadian Forest Service, Alberta, Canada;
Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Michael J. Apps, Canadian Forest Service, British Columbia;
Mick A. Price, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Price: $175.95
Cat. #: 3097
ISBN: 9780849330971
Publication Date: December 20, 2005
Binding: Hardback
Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems examines the effects of global climate change on intensively constructed or reconstructed ecosystems, focusing on land use changes in relation to forestry, agriculture, and wetlands including peatlands....
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Geomorphology for Engineers
Editor(s): P.G. Fookes, Oxford University, England, UK;
Mark Lee, Engineering Geomorphologist, York, UK;
G. Milligan, Geotechnical Consulting Group, London, England, UK
Price: $249.95
Cat. #: WH9641
ISBN: 9780849396410
Publication Date: August 23, 2005
Binding: Hardback
Geomorphological landforms and processes exert a strong influence on surface engineering works, yet comparatively little systematic information on geomorphology is available to engineers. This book presents a worldwide view of geomorphology for engineers and other professionals on the near-surface...
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Earth's Core and Lower Mantle
Editor(s): C.A. Jones, University of Exeter, UK;
Andrew M. Soward, University of Exeter, UK;
K. Zhang, University of Exeter, UK
Price: $175.95
Cat. #: TF1673
ISBN: 9780415309363
Publication Date: June 26, 2003
Binding: Hardback
Scientists have made new inroads in the study of the Earth's deep interior. They have forged developments in this fascinating arena using experimental and observational techniques,. including seismology, monitoring of the Earth's rotation, geomagnetism, and accurate measurements of Earth's gravity...
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Metals in the Environment: Analysis by Biodiversity
Prasad
Price: $229.95
Cat. #: DK1769
ISBN: 9780824705237
Publication Date: July 27, 2001
Binding: Hardback
A summary of data on heavy metal accumulation, biomonitoring, toxicity and tolerance, metal contamination and pollution in the environment, and the importance of biodiversity for environmental monitoring and cleanup of metal-contaminated and polluted ecosystems. It advocates the use of bacteria,...
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Handbook of Pollution Prevention Practices
Price: $209.95
Cat. #: DK1786
ISBN: 9780824705428
Publication Date: February 09, 2001
Binding: Hardback
This text provides approaches and methodologies for implementing pollution prevention (P2) and waste minimization programmes to reduce manufacturing operational costs significantly. It focuses on reducing manufacturing and environmental compliance costs by instituting feedstock substitution,...
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Geoenvironmental Engineering: Principles and Applications
Lakshmi Reddi, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Hilary I. Inyang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Price: $119.95
Cat. #: DK1381
ISBN: 9780824700454
Publication Date: April 18, 2000
Binding: Hardback
"Applies science and engineering principles to the analysis, design, and implementation of technical schemes to characterize, treat, modify, and reuse/store waste and contaminated media. Includes site remediation."...
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Forest Biodiversity Research, Monitoring and Modeling
Editor(s): F. Dallmeier;
J.A. Comiskey
Price: $189.95
Cat. #: PA9637
ISBN: 9781850709633
Publication Date: April 15, 1998
Binding: Hardback
The first of two volumes documenting the latest findings on forest biodiversity, this book presents original, new contributions by some three hundred scientists from over forty countries. Researchers from the massive Smithsonian/MAB Biological Diversity Program cover the feasibility of using...
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System Safety Engineering And Risk Assessment: A Practical Approach
Nicholas J Bahr
Price: $109.95
Cat. #: RT4163
ISBN: 9781560324164
Publication Date: September 01, 1997
Binding: Hardback
As technological systems become more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to identify safety hazards and to control their impact. Engineers today are finding that safety and risk touch upon every aspect of any engineered process, from system design all the way through disposal. Employing...
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