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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “malcolm j bowman”
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  • Oil Spill Risk Management

    Modeling Gulf of Mexico Circulation and Oil Dispersal

    by David E. Dietrich, Malcolm J. Bowman, Konstantin A. Korotenko, M. Hamish E. Bowman ...
    This book is designed to help scientifically astute non-specialists understand basic geophysical and computational fluid dynamics concepts relating to oil spill simulations, and related modeling issues and challenges. A valuable asset to the engineer or manager working off-shore in the oil and gas industry, the authors, a team of renowned geologists and engineers, offer practical applications to ... Read more

    $190.00 USD

  • Climate Adaptation and Flood Risk in Coastal Cities

    Edited by Jeroen Aerts, Wouter Botzen, Malcolm Bowman, Philip Ward, Piet Dircke ...
    Series series Earthscan Climate
    This book presents climate adaptation and flood risk problems and solutions in coastal cities � including an independent investigation of adaptation paths and problems in Rotterdam, New York and Jakarta. The comparison draws out lessons that each city can learn from the others.While the main focus is on coastal flooding, cities are also affected by climate change in other ways, including impacts ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides

    The Natural History of a Long Island Pocket Bay

    by R. Lawrence Swanson, Malcolm J. Bowman ...
    Series series Excelsior Editions
    Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.Winner of the 2017 Robert Cushman Memorial Award presented by the Three Village Historical SocietyStony Brook Harbor, or Three Sisters Harbor as it was known historically, is perhaps the most pristine of the Long Island north shore pocket bays. Untouched by major commercialization, it has ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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    The Myths of ""Green"" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future

    by Robert Bryce ...
    The promise of "green jobs" and a "clean energy future" has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannot -- and will not -- quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Urban Ecology

    Science of Cities

    by Richard T. T. Forman ...
    How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, ... Read more

    $70.59 USD

  • Bittersweet Sands

    Twenty-Four Days in Fort McMurray

    by Rick Ranson ...
    In Bittersweet Sands, Rick Ranson recounts a twenty-four-day shift at an oilsands operation undergoing a shutdown, giving us a glimpse at a world most of us only know from the evening news. Along the way, he encounters a group of engaging roughnecks, including a husband-and-wife welding crew, a petty fascist safety inspector, and the tough-as-nails secretary that keeps them all in line. ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Darwin Comes to Town

    How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution

    by Menno Schilthuizen ...
    *Carrion crows in the Japanese city of Sendai have learned to use passing traffic to crack nuts.*Lizards in Puerto Rico are evolving feet that better grip surfaces like concrete.*Europe's urban blackbirds sing at a higher pitch than their rural cousins, to be heardover the din of traffic.How is this happening?Menno Schilthuizen is one of a growing number of "urban ecologists" studying how our ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining

    by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani ...
    Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and unit operations to overall refinery economics. The book covers important topics, such as clean ... Read more

    $229.49 USD

  • Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle

    by Yasser Elsheshtawy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai’s history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring colour to his history of the city’s urban development.With the help of case studies and surveys this book explores the economic and political forces driving Dubai’s ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Handbook of Cellulosic Ethanol

    by Ananda S. Amarasekara ...
    Comprehensive coverage on the growing science and technology of producing ethanol from the world's abundant cellulosic biomassThe inevitable decline in petroleum reserves and its impact on gasoline prices, combined with climate change concerns, have contributed to current interest in renewable fuels. Bioethanol is the most successful renewable transport fuel—with corn and sugarcane ethanol ... Read more

    $225.00 USD

  • Rethinking the American City

    An International Dialogue

    by Dolores Hayden ...
    Series series Architecture | Technology | Culture
    Whether struggling in the wake of postindustrial decay or reinventing themselves with new technologies and populations, cities have once again moved to the center of intellectual and political concern. Rethinking the American City brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplines to examine an array of topics that illuminate the past, present, and future of cities.Rethinking the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids

    by Ryen Caenn, HCH Darley, George R. Gray ...
    The petroleum industry in general has been dominated by engineers and production specialists. The upstream segment of the industry is dominated by drilling/completion engineers. Usually, neither of those disciplines have a great deal of training in the chemistry aspects of drilling and completing a well prior to its going on production. The chemistry of drilling fluids and completion fluids have a ... Read more

    $161.99 USD