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Much of the war-torn country has largely become lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo, largely precipitated by colonial exploitation and internal strife after gaining independence. It offers not only a view into the dire situation but also examines how the Western world, a part of the problem, can become a part of the solution.
National wealth --- Polemology --- Ituri --- Massacres --- Mines and mineral resources --- Genocide --- Rape victims --- Children --- Violence against --- International Criminal Court --- Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Ituri (Congo) --- History --- Ethnic relations --- Massacres - Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Massacres - Ituri (Congo) --- Mines and mineral resources - Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Genocide - Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Rape victims - Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Children - Violence against - Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 1997 --- -Congo (Democratic Republic) - Ethnic relations --- Ituri (Congo) - Ethnic relations
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Produced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. Volume 7 features chapters on U.S. water policy, transboundary waters, and the effects of fossil fuel production on water resources, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including bottled water, The Great Lakes Water Agreement, and water and security. The World's Water is coauthored by MacArthur "genius" Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the world-renowned Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Environment. --- Hydrogeology. --- Agriculture. --- Climate change. --- Water pollution. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Climate Change. --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Geohydrology --- Geology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Environmental aspects --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Climatic changes. --- Environmental pollution. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Global environmental change --- Water --- Pollution.
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Understanding star formation is one of the key fields in present-day astrophysics. This book treats a wide variety of the physical processes involved, as well as the main observational discoveries, with key points being discussed in detail. The current star formation in our galaxy is emphasized, because the most detailed observations are available for this case. The book presents a comparison of the various scenarios for star formation, discusses the basic physics underlying each one, and follows in detail the history of a star from its initial state in the interstellar gas to its becoming a condensed object in equilibrium. Both theoretical and observational evidence to support the validity of the general evolutionary path are presented, and methods for comparing the two are emphasized. The author is a recognized expert in calculations of the evolution of protostars, the structure and evolution of disks, and stellar evolution in general. This book will be of value to graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics as well as to active researchers in the field.
Stars -- Evolution. --- Stars -- Formation -- Congresses. --- Stars -- Formation. --- Stars. --- Supergiant stars -- Congresses. --- Stars --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astrophysics --- Formation --- Evolution --- Formation. --- Birth, Stellar --- Formation, Star --- Formation, Stellar --- Stellar birth --- Stellar formation --- Physics. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Astrophysics. --- Space sciences. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Observations. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical
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This book surveys recent developments in numerical techniques for global atmospheric models. It is based upon a collection of lectures prepared by leading experts in the field. The chapters reveal the multitude of steps that determine the global atmospheric model design. They encompass the choice of the equation set, computational grids on the sphere, horizontal and vertical discretizations, time integration methods, filtering and diffusion mechanisms, conservation properties, tracer transport, and considerations for designing models for massively parallel computers. A reader interested in applied numerical methods but also the many facets of atmospheric modeling should find this book of particular relevance.
Aerosols -- Mathematical models. --- Atmospheric models. --- Climatic changes. --- Climatology. --- Global Atmospheric Research Programme. --- Mathematical models. --- Numerical analysis -- Congresses. --- Stratosphere -- Mathematical models. --- Troposphere -- Mathematical models. --- Atmospheric models --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Mathematics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Meteorology & Climatology --- Mathematics - General --- Atmosphere --- Models --- Mathematics. --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Partial differential equations. --- Computer mathematics. --- Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis. --- Partial Differential Equations. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Computer mathematics --- Discrete mathematics --- Electronic data processing --- Partial differential equations --- Aerophysics --- Atmospheric sciences --- Physical meteorology --- Geophysics --- Math --- Science --- Models and modelmaking --- Computer science --- Differential equations, partial. --- Earth sciences
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Why it matters that our relationship with nature is increasingly mediated and augmented by technology.
SCIENCE --- Biotechnology --- Technological forecasting --- Technology --- Bionics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Technology - General --- Social aspects --- Technological forecasting. --- Bionics. --- Social aspects. --- Intellectronics --- Forecasting --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Cybernetics --- Simulation methods --- Systems engineering --- Technology transfer --- ENVIRONMENT/General --- COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General --- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
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