Planet Earth 2011 - Global Warming Challenges and Opportunities for Policy and Practice by Elias Carayannis PDF free download

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

Topics: Global Environmental Issues, Climate change, past climates, Global atmospheric change, Acidic deposition, Water resources, water pollution, Nuclear issues, Natural hazards, energy, Managing the Earth

Topics: Natural Environment, Animal Production, earth science, environment, geological activity, oceans, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, climate change, atmosphere, atmospheric layers, global warming, climate, weather, life ecosystems, biomes, biogeochemical cycles, wilderness, Environmental degradation, population growth, agriculture, water management, greenhouse gas emission, Gas effect, emissions, pollution, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, erosion, coastal erosion, glaciers, floods, freezing, thawing, wind erosion, gravitational erosion, exfoliation, soil structure, soil composition, vegetation cover, topography, agricultural practices, deforestation, urbanization, airborne dust pollution, desertification, Stratospheric Ozone, ozone hole, Antarctica Ozone Theory

Topics: Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Change Financing, Climate Change Action Plans, Policy Frameworks, Policy Protocols

Topics: Global Environmental Politics, environmental regimes, Stratospheric Ozone, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Climate Change, Natural Resources, Species, Habitats, Effective Environmental Regimes, Environmental Politics, Sustainable Development

Topics: Emissions Trading, CO2 Price Fundamentals, Clean Development Mechanism, Risk-Hedging Strategies, Portfolio Management

Topics: Extreme Precipitation, Extreme Weather Events, Extreme Precipitation Indices, Air-Mass, Frontal Extreme Precipitation, Cold Front Precipitation, Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence, North Atlantic Oscillation, Warm Front Precipitation

Topics: Global Political Economy, world economy, foreign economic policies, global trade, global production, global trade regime, regional trade agreements, global finance, international monetary system, international financial system, global financial crises, economic globalization, development, equality, environment, global growth, inequality, poverty, political economy of development, political economy of the environment

Topics: Chemistry Calculations, Masses and Formulae, Relative Atomic and Molecular Masses, Mass Percentage Composition, Valency, Chemical Formula, Empirical and Molecular Formulae, Reduced Mass, Chemical Reaction, Stoichiometry, Mole, Chemical Equations, Reaction Stoichiometry, Chemical Laws, Redox Reactions, IUPAC Nomenclature, Oxidation Number, Redox Equations, IUPAC Nomenclature of Inorganic Substances, Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Dalton’s Atomic Theory, Wave-Particle Duality of Matter, Uncertainty Principle, Ionization Energy, Ionic Bond, Lattice Energy, Covalent Bond, Heat of Reaction, Dipole Moment, Formal Charge, The Gaseous State, Gas Pressure, Gas Laws, Critical Constants of Gases and Equations of State for Real Gases, Reduced State Properties, Gas Density, Gas Stoichiometry, Molar Volume of Gases, Relative Vapour Density, Gas diffusion, Mole Fraction, Kinetic Theory of Gases, The Solid and Liquid States, Vapour Pressure, Change of State, Density of Solids, X-Ray Crystallography, Determination of Viscosity of Liquids from Stokes’ Law, Surface Tension, Properties of Solutions, Concentration, Molality, Solubility, Solubility Product, Colligative Properties of Solutions, Conductance of Solutions, Quantitative Analysis, Volumetric Analysis, Gravimetric Analysis, Thermodynamics, Calorimetry, Heat (Enthalpy Change) of Physical Change, Heat (Enthalpy Change) of Reaction, Heat Capacities of Gases, Thermodynamics of Solutions, The First Law of Thermodynamics, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Efficiency, Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Cells, Electrolysis, Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier’s Principle, Position of Equilibrium, Equilibrium Constant, Reaction Quotient, Acid-Base Equilibria, Acid Ionization Constants, Base Ionization Constants, Water Autoionization Constant, Hydrogen Ion Concentration, Buffer Solutions, Salts, Chemical Kinetics, Rates of Reactions, Rate Law, Nuclear Chemistry, Radioactivity, Nuclear Reactions

Topics: Monetary stability, financial stability, Consumer protection, financial system, Banks, Bank holding companies, Financial holding companies, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, banking agencies, MONETARY STABILITY, DEPOSITOR PROTECTION, Chartering regulations, Bank ownership regulations.BANKING REGULATION

Topics: vegetation, tropical forests, climate, soils, floristic diversity, floral biology, flower development, pollination, fruit, seed production, microclimate, seeding patterns, forest productivity, tropical savannas, arid regions, Mediterranean ecosystems, temperate forest ecosystems, temperate grasslands, coniferous forests, terrestrial wetlands, freshwater ecosystems, coastal ecosystems, coral reefs, coastal vegetation

Topics: Meteorology, Weather, Climate, Environment, energy, seasonal temperatures, daily temperatures, Atmospheric Humidity, Condensation, Dew, Fog, Clouds, Cloud Development, Precipitation, Air Pressure, Winds, Air Masses, Air Fronts, Middle-Latitude Cyclones, Weather Forecasting, Thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, global climate, earth's changing climate, air pollution, Radiant Energy, Radiation, Foggy Weather

Topics: Statistical Process Control, Measurement System Analysis, Process Health Assessment, Variables Control Chart, JMP Variables Control Chart Platforms, Attributes Control Chart, Process System Capability Analysis, Measurement System Capability Analysis, Process Centering, Gauge Capability, Process Health Assessment.Cumulative Sum, Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Charts, Univariate Statistical Process Monitoring, Control Techniques, Residuals Control Chart, Moving Centerline Centerline Forecast Control Chart, Multivariate Process Monitoring, Multivariate Process Control

Topics: global warming, green house effect, green house gases

Topics: engineering principles, engineering units, momentum transfer, overall balance, momentum transfer, steady-state heat transfer, unsteady-state heat transfer, mass transfer, molecular diffusion, unsteady-state mass transfer, convective mass transfer, evaporation, unit operations, drying, continuous gas-liquid separation process, vapor-liquid separation process, liquid-liquid separation process, fluid-solid separation process, membrane separation process, mechanical-physical, transport process

Topics: elements, compounds, atomic theory, chemical reaction, atom constituents, chemical symbols, chemical formulae, chemical reactions, chemical equations, electronic configuration, atomic number, mass numbers, nuclear atom, electronic, energy levels, Ion formations, nuclear reactions, radioactivity, nuclear radiations, nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, radioactivity hazards, chemical bonding, electrovalent bonding, Ionic bonding, electrovalent compounds, covalent bonding, covalent compounds, coordinate covalent bonding, dative covalent bonding, metallic bonding, intermolecular bonding, Van der Waal's forces, dipole-dipole attractions, hydrogen bonding, periodic table, periodic law, transition elements, atomic orbital model, principal quantum number, subsidiary quantum number, azimuthal quantum number, magnetic quantum number, spin quantum number, atomic orbital shape, atomic size, ionic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity, mole concept, melting, vaporization, boiling point, evaporation sublimation, heating graphs, cooling graphs, Boyle's law, Charles's law, Avogadro's law, boiling, solid classification, solid properties, molecular solid, metallic solid, Ionic solid, covalent solid, energy changes, heat content, heat of reaction, exothermic reactions, energy level diagrams, standard state, thermochemical equations, entropy, entropy change, free energy, chemical kinetic, rate of a chemical reaction, temperature, gas pressure, catalyst, activation, reaction rate, collision theory, Le Chatelier's principle, Haber process, contact process, salt hydrolysis, buffer solutions, common Ion effect, solubility product, Acid bases, salt, electrolysis, redox reactions, electrolytic conduction, oxidation, reduction, copper purification, electroplating, quantitative hydrolysis, metal corrosion, iron rusting, carbon, carbon allotropes, Diamond graphite, amorphous carbon, combustion reactions, industrial gas chemistry, metals, alloys, chemical industry, heavy chemicals, fine chemicals, fertilizers, plastics, soaps, detergents, pharmaceuticals, Nigerian chemical industry, aromatic compounds, Alicyclic compound, heterocyclic compound, homologous series, functional groups, isomerism, structural isomerism, geometric isomerism, IUPAC Nomenclature of organic compounds, purification methods, distillation, crystallization, chromatography, empirical formula, molecular formular, alkanes, natural gas, petroleum crude oil, benzene, fractional distillation petrol quality, cracking, isomerization, petrochemicals, alkanols, alkanoic acid, alkenoate, fat, oils, amino acid, polymer chemistry, polymerization processes, condensation polymerization, resins, natural polymers, carbohydrates, proteins, synthetic polymers, water pollution

Topics: Engineering Thermodynamics, Work, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamic properties, temperature, Law of Thermodynamics, Non-Flow Processes, Constant volume process, Constant pressure process, Polytropic process, Adiabatic process, Isothermal process, Flow Processes, Nonsteady-flow processes, Boiler, condenser, Throttling, Reciprocating compressor, Cycle efficiency, Reversibility, irreversibility, Exergy, Gibbs function, steady-flow system, Properties of Fluids, Vapour Power Cycles, carnot cycle, rankine cyclel, reheat cycle, regenerative cycle, economiser, air preheater, steam cycles, Gas Power Cycle, gas turbine cycle, Closed-cycle gas turbine, Intercooling, reheating, Combined gas, steam cycles, Reciprocating engine cycles, Heat Pump, Refrigeration Cycles, Reversed Carnot cycle, Practical refrigeration cycles, Water refrigerator, Absorption refrigerators, Gas cycles, Hygrometry, psychrometry

Topics: software processes, agile software development, requirements engineering, system modelling, architectural design, design and implementation, software testing, software evolution, system dependability, system security, dependable systems, reliability engineering, safety engineering, security engineering, resilience engineering, advanced software engineering, software reuse, component-based software engineering, distributed software engineering, service-oriented software engineering, systems engineering, systems of systems, real-time software engineering, software management, project management, project planning, quality management, configuration management

Topics: Civil Engineering Procedure, civil engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering Design, Applied Civil Engineering Design, Civil Engineering Design Documents, construction process management, site analysis, Site reconnaissance, surveys, measured survey, condition survey, Photographic survey, video surveys, Site Investigation, Foundation design, subsoil examination, trial pits, borehole, Window samplers, Rotary Drilling Equipment, Percussion boring, construction principles, construction equipment, earthing moving equipment, bulldozer, Frontend Loader, Motor Graders, scrapers, truck, Excavating Equipment, construction elements, Foundation construction, foundation types, Strip foundations, Wide strip foundation, Short-bored pile foundations, Pad foundations, Raft foundations

Topics: Agro Climatology, Biogeography, Atmospheric heating, Atmospheric Moisture, heat transfers, water transfers, planetary scale, pressure systems, wind systems, condensation, Precipitation Processes, precipitation variation, Tropical Climate, latitude, altitude