The Aral Sea Encyclopedia

Author : Igor S. Zonn,M. Glantz,Aleksey N. Kosarev,Andrey G. Kostianoy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540850885

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The Aral Sea Encyclopedia by Igor S. Zonn,M. Glantz,Aleksey N. Kosarev,Andrey G. Kostianoy Pdf

The ‘‘Aral Sea Encyclopedia’’ is the first one in the new series of encyclopedias about the seas of the former Soviet Union. Preparing it we faced certain difficulties. The thing is that this encyclopedia is a monument to the sea that is disappearing during our lifetime. The world community considers the situation with the Aral Sea and all changes that occurred in its whereabouts in the recent decades as one of the most serious, if not disastrous anthropogenic environmental crises of the 20th century. Before 1960, this was a water-abundant sea-lake that was fourth among world lakes after the Caspian Sea (USSR, Iran), the Great Lakes (USA, Canada) and Victoria Lake (Africa). This was a real ‘‘pearl’’ among the sands of the largest deserts, the Karakums and the Kyzylkums. Navigation between the sea ports Muinak and Aralsk and fisheries famous for the Aral breams, barbells, sturgeons, shemaya, and others were developed here. One could find beautiful recreational zones and beaches here. The deltas of the Amudarya, the major river of Central Asia, and the Syrdarya bringing their waters into the Aral Sea were famous for their biodiversity, fishery, muskrat rearing, reed prod- tion. The local population found occupations related to the water infrastructure.

Author : Igor S. Zonn,Aleksey N Kosarev,Michael Glantz,Andrey G. Kostianoy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642115240

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The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia by Igor S. Zonn,Aleksey N Kosarev,Michael Glantz,Andrey G. Kostianoy Pdf

“The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia” is the second one in the new series of encyclo- dias about the seas of the former Soviet Union published by Springer-Verlag. The ?rst volume – “The Aral Sea Encyclopedia” was published by Springer in 2009. The series will be continued by “The Black Sea Encyclopedia” in 2010. Today the Caspian Sea is known to readers thanks to its oil and gas resources, sturgeon and caviar, signi?cant sea-level variations, socio-economic and political problems. The Caucasus and Central Asia (http://eurodialogue. org/?les/fckeditor_?les/Caspian-s- map2. png) vii viii Introduction For more than 250 years the Caspian Sea was shared by two states: Russia (the Soviet Union) and Persia (Iran). After the disintegration of the USSR in 1992, the new independent states of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have radically changed the political and economic situation in the region. In addition to Russia and Iran, who had determined the situation on the Caspian for a long period, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are now interested parties, beginning a new stage in the historical development of the Caspian region. This increase in the number of the Caspian legal entities from two to ?ve has given rise to a whole tangle of geopolitical, economic, international legal, ethnic and environmental problems, each of which demands its own approach and settlement mechanism.

Author : Samuel Idowu,René Schmidpeter,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Mara Del Baldo,Rute Abreu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 4043 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031259845

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Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management by Samuel Idowu,René Schmidpeter,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Mara Del Baldo,Rute Abreu Pdf

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of reference for sustainability in business and management. It covers both traditional and emerging concepts and terms and is fully international in its scope. More than 700 contributions of internationally renowned experts provide a definitive access to the knowledge in the area of sustainable and responsible management. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms and concepts of management in this reference work. The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management represents all aspects of management and business conduct. It takes sustainability as a management concept that gives due credit to the complexity and diverging constraints in which businesses and corporations act today, and it emphasizes and focuses approaches that help ensure that today's management decisions and actions will be the basis for tomorrow's prosperity.

Author : Andrey G. Kostianoy,Aleksey N. Kosarev
Publisher : Springer
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540882770

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The Aral Sea Environment by Andrey G. Kostianoy,Aleksey N. Kosarev Pdf

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Author : Sergei R. Grinevetsky,Igor S. Zonn,Sergei S. Zhiltsov,Aleksey N. Kosarev,Andrey G. Kostianoy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642552274

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The Black Sea Encyclopedia by Sergei R. Grinevetsky,Igor S. Zonn,Sergei S. Zhiltsov,Aleksey N. Kosarev,Andrey G. Kostianoy Pdf

This publication is devoted to the natural feature – the Black Sea and its littoral states. At the same time the Azov Sea is also considered here. This region is the focus of many geopolitical, economic, social and environmental issues that involve not only the countries coming out to the Black and Azov Seas, but other world countries, too. This publication contains over 1500 articles and terms providing descriptions of geographical and oceanographic features, cities, ports, transport routes, marine biological resources, international treaties, national and international programs, research institutions, historical and archaeological monuments, activities of prominent scientists, researchers, travelers, military commanders, etc. who had relation to the Black Sea. It includes a multi-century chronology of the events that became the outstanding milestones in the history of development of the Black Sea – Azov Sea region.

Author : Dinara Ziganshina
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004274266

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Promoting Transboundary Water Security in the Aral Sea Basin through International Law by Dinara Ziganshina Pdf

Promoting Transboundary Water Security in the Aral Sea Basin through International Law addresses the current gap in the literature by moving beyond the static identification of treaties and norms to examine how these treaties and norms can work for water security in practice.

Author : Sven Erik Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3513 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781439829332

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, Four Volume Set by Sven Erik Jorgensen Pdf

Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine Encyclopedia of Environmental Management gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries and a topical table of contents, readers will quickly find answers to questions about specific pollution and management issues. Edited by the esteemed Sven Erik Jørgensen and an advisory board of renowned specialists, this four-volume set shares insights from more than 500 contributors—all experts in their fields. The encyclopedia provides basic knowledge for an integrated and ecologically sound management system. Nearly 400 alphabetical entries cover everything from air, soil, and water pollution to agriculture, energy, global pollution, toxic substances, and general pollution problems. Using a topical table of contents, readers can also search for entries according to the type of problem and the methodology. This allows readers to see the overall picture at a glance and find answers to the core questions: What is the pollution problem, and what are its sources? What is the "big picture," or what background knowledge do we need? How can we diagnose the problem, both qualitatively and quantitatively, using monitoring and ecological models, indicators, and services? How can we solve the problem with environmental technology, ecotechnology, cleaner technology, and environmental legislation? How do we address the problem as part of an integrated management strategy? This accessible encyclopedia examines the entire spectrum of tools available for environmental management. An indispensable resource, it guides environmental managers to find the best possible solutions to the myriad pollution problems they face. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact us to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367 / (email) [email protected] International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062 / (email) [email protected]

Author : Stanley W. Trimble
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1478 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351249812

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Encyclopedia of water Science by Stanley W. Trimble Pdf

Filled with figures, images, and illustrations, Encyclopedia of Water Science, Second Edition provides effective concepts and procedures in environmental water science and engineering. It unveils a wide spectrum of design concepts, methods, and solutions for enhanced performance of water quality, treatment, conservation, and irrigation methods, as well as improved water efficiency in industrial, municipal, and agricultural programs. The second edition also includes greatly enhanced coverage of streams and lakes as well as many regional case studies. An International Team Addresses Important Issues The only source to provide full coverage of current debates in the field, the encyclopedia offers professional expertise on vital issues including: Current laws and regulations Irrigation management Environmental water economics Agroforestry Erosion control Nutrient best management practices Water sanitation Stream and lake morphology and processes Sharpen Your Skills — Meet Challenges Well-Armed A direct and reliable source for best practices in water handling, preservation, and recovery, the encyclopedia examines challenges in the provision of safe water supplies, guiding environmental professionals as they face a worldwide demand for sanitary and affordable water reserves. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact Taylor and Francis for more information or to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367; (E-mail) [email protected] International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062; (E-mail) [email protected]

Author : William Wheeler
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800080331

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Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region by William Wheeler Pdf

The Aral Sea is well known for its devastating regression over the second half of the twentieth century, and for its recent partial restoration. Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region is the first book to explore what these monumental changes have meant to those living on the sea’s shores. Following the fluctuating fortunes of the pre-Soviet, Soviet and post-Soviet fisheries, the book shows how the vast environmental changes the region has undergone cannot be disentangled from the transformations of Soviet socialism and postsocialism. This ethnographic perspective prompts a critical rethinking of the category of environmental disaster through which the region is predominantly known. Tracing how the sea’s retreat and partial return have been apprehended by diverse local actors in the former port of Aral’sk and surrounding fishing villages, as well as by scientists, bureaucrats and international development workers, William Wheeler draws out the multiple meanings environmental change acquires within different contexts. This study of how people make their lives amidst overlapping ecological and political-economic upheavals is rich in ethnographic detail that is both rooted in Soviet legacies and alive to the new transnational connections that are reshaping the region. Offering a rigorous political ecology of Soviet socialism and after, the book is a major contribution to the nascent environmental anthropology of Central Asia. It will be of interest to environmental anthropologists, environmental historians, and scholars of all disciplines working on Central Asia and the former USSR.

Author : Shepard Krech,John Robert McNeill,Carolyn Merchant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1429 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Human beings
ISBN : 0415937337

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Encyclopedia of World Environmental History: A-E by Shepard Krech,John Robert McNeill,Carolyn Merchant Pdf

Author : Philip Micklin,N.V. Aladin,Igor Plotnikov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642023569

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The Aral Sea by Philip Micklin,N.V. Aladin,Igor Plotnikov Pdf

The book is structured into six core parts. The first part sets the scene and explains how the use of Aral basin water resources, primarily used for irrigation, have destroyed the Aral Sea. The team explains how spheres and events interact and the related problems. Part 2 examines the social consequences of the ecological catastrophe and the affect of the Aral Sea desiccation on cultural and economic conditions of near Aral region. Part 3 explores the scientific causes of the destruction using detailed analyses and data plus some of their own research spanning aquatic biology, terrestrial biology, hydrology, water management and biodiversity. They also share some of the latest archaeological discoveries and paleobotanical analysis to delineate past levels and characteristics of the Aral Sea. There is particular focus on modern remote sensing and GIS techniques and how they can monitor the Aral Sea and the environment. Part 4 discusses regional and international initiatives to mitigate human and ecological problems of the Aral Sea and the wider political and economic consequences. With thorough insight of the total environment cost, the final chapters of the book will provide lessons for the future. There are insightful case studies throughout. Multidisciplinary by nature, all titles in our new reference book series will explore significant changes within the Earth’s ecosystems and to some extent, and will tackle ways to think about our changing environment.

Author : Sven Erik Jorgensen,Brian D. Fath
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3829 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000082548

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Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition – Six Volume Set by Sven Erik Jorgensen,Brian D. Fath Pdf

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, the Handbook of Environmental Management, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries, and a topical table of contents, readers will quickly find answers to questions about pollution and management issues. This six-volume set is a reimagining of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, published in 2013, and features insights from more than 500 contributors, all experts in their fields. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying environmental management is presented here in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the major environmental systems. Features of the new edition: The first handbook that demonstrates the key processes and provisions for enhancing environmental management. Addresses new and cutting -edge topics on ecosystem services, resilience, sustainability, food-energy-water nexus, socio-ecological systems and more. Provides an excellent basic knowledge on environmental systems, explains how these systems function and offers strategies on how to best manage them. Includes the most important problems and solutions facing environmental management today.

Author : Brian D. Fath,Sven Erik Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000081923

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Managing Water Resources and Hydrological Systems by Brian D. Fath,Sven Erik Jorgensen Pdf

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries and a topical table of contents, readers will quickly find answers to questions about environmental problems and their corresponding management issues. This six-volume set is a reimagining of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, published in 2013, and features insights from more than 400 contributors, all experts in their field. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying environmental management are presented here in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the major environmental systems. Features The first handbook that demonstrates the key processes and provisions for enhancing environmental management Addresses new and cutting-edge topics on ecosystem services, resilience, sustainability, food–energy–water nexus, socio-ecological systems, and more Provides an excellent basic knowledge on environmental systems, explains how these systems function, and offers strategies on how to best manage them Includes the most important problems and solutions facing environmental management today In this fourth volume, Managing Water Resources and Hydrological Systems, the reader is introduced to the general concepts and processes of the hydrosphere with its water resources and hydrological systems. This volume serves as an excellent resource for finding basic knowledge on the hydrosphere systems and includes important problems and solutions that environmental managers face today. This book practically demonstrates the key processes, methods, and models used in studying environmental management.

Author : Thomas Spencer Baynes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : HARVARD:HN52I6

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The Encyclopedia Britannica by Thomas Spencer Baynes Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Geography
ISBN : PSU:000049891386

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Encyclopedia of World Geography by Anonim Pdf

Each volume focuses on a specific geographic region covering its physical geography, economics, government, and peoples.