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En las zonas áridas, la acción combinada del cambio climático y el aumento de la presión humana están causando una degradación acelerada de los ecosistemas. En este contexto, es necesario investigar nuevas estrateg...

Materias / palabras clave: Ciencia; Geociencias; Hidrología

This book takes access to medicines as a case study for exploring key global policy issues in technological development and scientific innovation. The first chapters explain patterns and trends of the ratcheting up of gl...

Over the past two decades, large technology firms have evolved into complex digital ecosystems operating across multiple, interconnected markets. This transformation has been driven not only by internal innovation, but a...

Abstract Expediting the construction of the new energy systems is crucial to achieving an energy transition, decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, and alleviating global warming. Utilizing Chinese province panel data from...

Background: The world is experiencing overlapping crises of climate breakdown, ecosystem degradation, rising inequality, and conflict. Traditional evaluation criteria inadequately address equity and environmental sustai...

Shrubs and perennial grasses coexist in most semi-arid and arid ecosystems of the world. We analyzed changes in shrub/perennial grass cover ratios and the concentrations of two phytochemicals with high (soluble phenols) ...

How do living systems sustain communication, identity, and resilience while remaining exposed to disorder and environmental perturbations? How do poly-genomic organisms integrate evolutionary history (including non-genet...

This study investigates how the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) strengthens the tourism industry through the evolution of smart tourism ecosystems (STE). As one of key economic sectors, tourism requires technology-...

Materias / palabras clave: BEYER, JAN E; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS; 577.7 015 B573a

Materias / palabras clave: WHITTAKER, ROBERT H; MACMILLAN PUBLISHING; 577.55 015 W827e2

Materias / palabras clave: OSBORNE, PATRICK L; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS; 577.309 13 O812t

The complex interplay between socioeconomic progress and environmental protection poses a major challenge to sustainable development in lake basins. To assess the dynamic relationship between these dimensions, this study...

Abstract Sinking macroalgal biomass carbon to the deep seafloor has been proposed as a means of removing atmospheric carbon dioxide, but the persistence of this carbon and its ecological impacts remain poorly constrained...

This research investigates the factors shaping willingness to pay (WTP) for ecosystem services among downstream communities in the Gamo highlands, located in southern Ethiopia. Data were collected from 381 respondents us...

Materias / palabras clave: STEELE, JOHN H; HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS; 577.7 S814s

This book addresses the conundrums of bringing the voices of the non-human into criminal justice deliberations and specifically, ERJ processes. The non-human has much to say, but who is listening? They have much to tell,...

Water availability is one of the main limiting factors that control ecosystem functions and productivity in semiarid regions. Vegetation of these regions usually presents a patchy distribution where sparse plant cover is...

Progress towards gender equality in Europe has been very significant over the last century, however, there is still room for improvement in some of the key dimensions. The EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 calls for ...

Embark on an exhilarating literary odyssey with "Exposed Fragility: Vulnerable Organisms to Climate Change " a captivating exploration of the intricate dance between our planet's delicate ecosystems and the powerful forc...

Gypsum is a type of habitat widely spread throughout the world, especially in arid climates (Somalia, Australia, Middle East, USA, circum-Mediterranean region, etc.). The vegetation present on this type of habitat has lo...

In arid and semiarid areas, the interplant spaces are usually covered by physical and biological soil crusts. These crusts, though representing an almost negligible portion of the soil profile, have a number of crucial r...

In an era of exponential technological change and deepening urban inequality, cities face an existential question: adapt or decline. Innovation Districts by Miquel Barceló offers a bold blueprint for urban transformatio...

We cannot separate human beings from biodiversity. Our vital functions and our health are synergistic with other species. The number of microorganisms we live with is greater than the total number of cells in our bodies....