Soil conservation.

Table of Contents: “…Classification of Soils According To Rates of ErosionIdentification of Needs and Opportunities -- Relating the Nri To Water Quality and Other Environmental Issues -- Tool For Research and Policy Analysis -- INFORMATION FROM THE 1982 NRI -- Land Use and Soil Erosion Rates -- Soil Erosion in Relation To Soil Loss Tolerances -- Concentration of Erosion -- Soil Conservation Practices On Cropland -- 2 Improving Federal Resource Assessment Efforts -- COMPILATION AND DISSEMINATION OF NRI DATA -- Upgrading Inventory and Monitoring Functions of the SCS…”
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The Routledge atlas of Central Eurasian affairs / by Stanley D. Brunn, Stanley W. Toops. by Brunn, Stanley D.

Table of Contents: “…Environment; Climate; Climographs; Mongolia and west China; Central Asia; Caucasus; Precipitation; Biomes; Landforms; Water features; Access to improved water; Environmental issues; Earthquakes; The shrinking Aral Sea; 6. …”
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Basics of Troubleshooting in Plastics Processing : an Introductory Practical Guide. by Muralisrinivasan, Natamai Subramanian

Table of Contents: “…5.1 Troubleshooting -- Requirements5.2 Injection Molding -- Troubleshooting; 5.3 Troubleshooting -- Extrusion; 5.4 Troubleshooting -- Blow Molding; 5.5 Troubleshooting -- Thermoforming; 5.6 Troubleshooting -- Rotational Molding; 5.7 Fundamentals; References; Chapter 6: Future Trends; 6.1 Productivity; 6.2 Automotive Applications; 6.3 Medical Applications; 6.4 Environmental Issues; 6.5 Fundamentals; References; Subject Index.…”
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Encyclopedia of wildfires and wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires / Samuel L. Manzello, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Preface -- List of Topics -- Economics of Wildland Fire/ WUI Fire Mitigation -- Environmental Issues -- Evacuation and Emergency Management in WUI Communities -- Exposure Threats to Structures in the WUI -- Fire Characterization Parameters -- Fire Detection Methods -- Fire Weather -- Measurement Techniques -- Physical Transport Processes in the Wildland/WUI Fire Environment -- Tools to Estimate Risk in the WUI -- Tools to Understand Fire Spread Through WUI Communities -- Wildland and WUI Fire Statistical Data -- Wildland Fire Behavior -- Wildland Fire Ecology…”
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The Origins of Energy and Environmental Policy in Europe : the Beginnings of a European Environmental Conscience. by Hoerber, Thomas C.

Table of Contents: “…Governmental structure for environmental politics -- Definition of the environment -- Importance of environmental issues -- Pollution -- Air pollution -- Water pollution -- Noise -- Global warming -- Conservation/environmental protection -- Public health -- European environmental policy -- Waste -- Recycling -- Sustainable growth -- Renewables -- Water -- Solar -- Wind and other -- Literature review -- Environment: conclusion -- IV Conclusion -- The oil crisis and European integration -- Britain and Europe -- Literature critique -- The Commission as the "brains" of the Community -- Outlook -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Robust Unionism : Innovations in the Labor Movement. by Shostak, Arthur B.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 10 Improving Public RelationsChapter 11 Enhancing Union Power; Case Study Rank-and-File Participation: The Democracy at Work Project; Part V: Unions and Business; Chapter 12 New Forms of Worker Involvement; Case Study Turning an ESOP to Advantage: The Seymour Wire Case; Case Study Turning Worker Ownership to Advantage: The O & O Case; Case Study Turning Pension Power to Advantage: The Walton Case; Chapter 13 Achieving More Effective Alliances; Case Study Linking job Creation and Housing Needs; Case Study Linking job Creation and Environmental Issues; Part VI: Creating a Finer Future…”
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Technology and environment / Jesse H. Ausubel and Hedy E. Sladovich, editors ; National Academy of Engineering.

Table of Contents: “…3 Social and Institutional AspectsThe Rise and Fall of Environmental Expertise -- OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES -- THE REAL WORLD OF DECISIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Environmental Issues: Implications for Engineering Design and Education -- REGULATORY TRENDS -- A CHALLENGE TO ENGINEERING -- DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PROCESSES AND PLANTS -- RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS -- ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION -- SUMMARY -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Engineering Our Way Out of Endless Environmental Crises…”
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Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. edited by John T. Saywell.

Table of Contents: “…-- The Economy -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- The First Legislative Session -- The Election -- The New Government's First Four Months -- The Second Legislative Session of 1972 -- The Economy -- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- The Economy -- Public Affairs -- Education and Culture -- SASKATCHEWAN -- The Legislature -- The Parties -- Other Matters -- ALBERTA -- The Session -- The Economy -- NEWFOUNDLAND -- The Election -- Housecleaning -- Administrative Reform -- The Economy -- THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES -- Oil and Gas -- Transportation and Communication -- The Sensitive Environment -- Parks -- External Affairs and Defence -- CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS -- Environmental Issues -- Trade Irritants -- The Nixon Visit -- A New Era -- EUROPE -- The EEC and Britain -- Fishing Zones and Disputes -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- The Stockholm Conference -- UNCTAD III -- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- THE THIRD WORLD -- Commonwealth Relations -- Latin America -- The Pacific: Japan and China -- MILITARY AND SECURITY ISSUES -- Canadian Security Issues -- NATO and European Security -- VIETNAM AND PEACEKEEPING -- CONCLUSIONS -- The National Economy -- STATISTICAL OVERVIEW -- Gross National Product (GNP) -- Incomes, Prices, Employment, and Productivity -- Balance of Payments -- The Government Sector -- Comparative Social Progress -- UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION -- WELFARE AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE -- BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT: THE 'CORPORATE WELFARE BUMS' DEBATE -- FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL -- ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- Obituaries.…”
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Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. edited by R.B. Byers.

Table of Contents: “…INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY: THE SEARCH CONTINUES ; Ottawa's approach ; THE NOVEMBER BUDGET ; PENSION REFORM ; External affairs and defence ; CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS ; Economic issues ; Energy issues ; Fisheries ; Environmental issues ; DIPLOMATIC ISSUES ; The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe ; Western Europe ; The Middle East ; Latin America and the Caribbean ; Asia and the Pacific ; Africa ; The Commonwealth ; THE UNITED NATIONS ; LAW OF THE SEA â€? …”
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25 myths that are destroying the environment : what many environmentalists believe and why they are wrong / Daniel B. Botkin. by Botkin, Daniel B.

Table of Contents: “…Myth 22 Forests Are an Important Place for Long-Term Carbon StorageMyth 23 Solar and Wind Energy Require Huge Areas; Myth 24 Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects Work Only in Very Hot Climates; Myth 25 Compared to Climate Change, All Other Environmental Issues Are Minor; Final Overview; Endnotes.…”
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The green economy and its implementation in China / edited by Manhong Mannie Liu, David Ness and Huang Haifeng.

Table of Contents: “…NotesThree Rural Issues and Renewable Energy; Notes; Part VI International Comparison and Cooperation on Environmental Issues; China and America's Contrasting Responses to Climate Change; China's Environmental Challenges: The Role of International Collaboration; Notes; References; Green Economy: A Solution for the Dual Environmental and Financial Crisis? …”
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Ecological Economics : the Science and Management of Sustainability. by Costanza, Robert

Table of Contents: “…A New Scientific Methodology for Global Environmental Issues; 11, Reserved Rationality and the Precautionary Principle: Technological Change, Time and Uncertainty in Environmental Decision Making; Part II. …”
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Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey. by Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U. S. Geological Survey

Table of Contents: “…""THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND THE USGS""""THE EVOLUTION OF THE USGS""; ""Changes in Society""; ""1879 to 1920""; ""1920-1975""; ""1975-Present""; ""Changes in Relationships Between Society and Science""; ""Changes Within the USGS""; ""THE USGS TODAY""; ""3 Future Societal Trends""; ""NATURAL RESOURCES""; ""Mineral Resources""; ""Energy Resources""; ""Water Resources""; ""Biological Resources""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES""; ""GLOBALIZATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY""; ""SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS AND THE DEMAND FOR INFORMATION""; ""SERVING THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION""; ""SUMMARY""…”
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World Development Report 1999/2000 : Entering the 21st Century: The Changing Development Landscape.

Table of Contents: “…The gathering pace of international financial integrationToward a more robust and diversified banking system -- The orderly sequencing of capital account liberalization -- Attracting foreign investment -- Revitalizing international macroeconomic cooperation -- Chapter 4 Protecting the Global Commons -- The link between national and global environmental issues -- Moving from national to international action -- The ozone treaties: a success story -- Climate change -- Biodiversity -- Exploiting the links between global environmental problems…”
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Monitoring Southern California's Coastal Waters. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Oil Exploration and Production Wastes and Petroleum""""Radionuclides""; ""Bacteria and Pathogens""; ""Thermal Discharges""; ""Particulate Organic Matter and Solids""; ""Dissolved Nutrients and Eutrophication""; ""Trace Metals""; ""Synthetic Organic Chemicals""; ""Ocean Dumping""; ""OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS""; ""Bightwide Environmental Issues""; ""DDT Contamination""; ""U.S.-Mexico Sewage Contamination""; ""Local Environmental Problems""; ""SUMMARY""; ""3 Regulatory Framework and Public Concerns""; ""REGULATORY SECTOR""; ""Marine Water Quality""; ""Public Health and Safety""…”
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Industrial organic chemicals / Harold A. Wittcoff, Bryan G. Reuben, Jeffrey S. Plotkin. by Wittcoff, Harold A., 1918-2013

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Computing Fundamentals : Digital Literacy Edition. by Wempen, Faithe

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 9: Online CommunicationInternet Communication Types; Communicating Appropriately; Using and Managing Email; Summary; Test Yourself; Chapter 10: Web Basics; How the Web Works; Accessing the Web with a Browser; Using Web Search Tools; Summary; Key Terms; Test Yourself; Chapter 11: Network and Internet Privacy and Security; Network and Internet Security Concerns; Network and Internet Privacy Concerns; Strategies for Improving Security; Summary; Key Terms; Test Yourself; Chapter 12: Legal, Ethical, Health, and Environmental Issues in Computing; Legal Issues in Computing.…”
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Energy finance and economics : analysis and valuation, risk management, and the future of energy / Betty J. Simkins and Russell E. Simkins, editors.

Table of Contents: “…Simkins -- Risks in trading energy commodities / Divya Krishnan -- Carbon management and environmental issues / Evgenia Golubeva -- Hedging and value in the U.S. airline industry / David A. …”
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Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. edited by John Saywell.

Table of Contents: “…Canadian Calendar -- Parliament and Politics -- PARLIAMENT -- A house of minorities -- The speech from the throne -- The politics of survival -- The budget -- The achievements of minority government -- The emergency session -- The end of the session -- FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS -- Social policy -- Communications -- Health, education, and money -- Housing and urban affairs -- Western Economic Opportunities Conference -- FEDERALISM ON THE DEFENSIVE: QUEBEC OCTOBER 29 -- The Parti qu233;b233;cois -- The p233;quiste budget -- Third parties -- Bourassa construit -- The results -- The aftermath -- B AND B -- THE PARTIES -- The Conservatives -- The New Democrats -- The Liberals go west -- The Provinces -- ONTARIO -- Treasury, Economics, and Intergovernmental Affairs -- Resources Development Policy Field -- Energy and Housing -- Social Development Policy Field -- Parties and Politics -- QU201;BEC -- Fin de session -- Derni232;re session -- Enqu234;te sur le crime organis233; -- Remaniement minist233;riel -- Elections -- R233;sultats des 233;lections -- Premi232;re session -- Commission Gendron -- Baie James -- NOVA SCOTIA -- Energy and Environment -- The Session -- Scots -- NEW BRUNSWICK -- Money matters -- The spring session -- The economy -- Setting the election stage -- MANITOBA -- The session -- The election -- The economy -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- The legislative sessions -- Executive government -- Provincial politics -- Some miscellaneous developments -- Energy -- The economy -- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- Politics -- The economy -- Law, education, and culture -- SASKATCHEWAN -- The economy -- The legislative sessions -- The political parties -- Other events -- ALBERTA -- The session -- The economy -- NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES -- Resources and communications -- Native peoples -- Land claims -- Boundaries -- External Affairs and Defence -- CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS -- Options -- Environmental issues -- The energy crisis -- Trade issues -- Air routes -- Fisheries -- EUROPE -- The European Community -- Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe -- France and Greenpeace III -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- The Middle East, oil, and peacekeeping -- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- THE THIRD WORLD -- Commonwealth relations -- Latin America -- The Pacific: Japan and China -- MILITARY AND SECURITY ISSUES -- North American Air Defence -- NATO and European force reductions -- Vietnam and the ICCS -- The National Economy -- The credible John Turner -- STATISTICAL OVERVIEW -- Consumer spending -- Investment -- The government sector -- Incomes -- The external sector -- The labour market -- WELFARE AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE -- INFLATION -- Overview -- The price and wage controls debate -- The government versus inflation -- OIL -- INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY -- ECONOMIC N.…”
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Polymer Science and Engineering : the Shifting Research Frontiers. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…Further Study of Environmental Issues Related to MaterialsEncouragement of Active Collaboration Across Subfields of Materials Science and Engineering; REFERENCES; 1 National Issues ; RESEARCH FUNDING; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; EDUCATION IN POLYMER SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION; NATIONAL DEFENSE; REFERENCES; 2 Advanced Technology Applications ; HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; Polymers in Health Applications; Implants and Medical Devices; Diagnostics; Controlled Drug Release; Biological Polymers; Biopolymers Versus Synthetic Polymers.…”
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