English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030902439 | 338 pages | pdf, epub | 137.48 MB
This book provides an assessmentof the impacts of human intervention on the natural environment and peoples' livelihoods through land-use conversion due to industrialization.Problems of land acquisition and the execution thereof have varying consequences that depend on the specific geographical as well as socio-political contexts in which they occur. This book covers a specific study ofJSW Bengal Steel Ltd., which in 2014 planned toset up a 10.0 million ton per year integrated steel plant at the upper catchment of Sundra basin, the tributary of the Shilabati that ultimately pours to the river Rupnarayan, located at Salboni Block of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The project was ultimately put on hold, but caused many lingering environmental and socioeconomic problems due to the acquisition of formerly productive lands. The book examines this case togenerate a database on the different aspects of land acquisition and its negative impacts on the geomorphology and hydrological of non-timber forest products,agriculturalimpacts resulting in livelihood changes,policy dimensions of land acquisition, and theimpacts of delays in project implementation through a comparative analysis between projects-affected areas and non-project areas. The book will appeal to environmental managers and industry workers, as well as students and researchers inenvironmental economics, anthropology, and human geography.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030837483 , 978-1461423577 | 265 pages | True PDF EPUB | 14.13 MB
Mycology has an integral role to play in the development of the biotechnology and biomedical sectors. It has become a subject of increasing importance as new fungi and their associated biomolecules are identified. As this discipline comes to the forefront of research in these sectors, the requirement for a consolidation of available research approaches is required. The First Edition of this book has a few basic and applied protocols. With the Second Edition, this book provides consolidated information on recent developments and the most widely used mycological methods available in the fields of biochemistry, biotechnology and microbiology. The methods outlined offer clear and concise directions to the reader and covers both standard protocols and more applied mycological methods. This book provides useful information for undergraduates, post-graduates, and specialists and researchers studying fungal biology.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032208368 | 387 pages | pdf | 67.14 MB
This book examines and explains material from the 9th edition of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, including deck and parapet design, load calculations, limit states and load combinations, concrete and steel I-girder design, bearing design, and more. With increased focus on earthquake resiliency, two separate chapters- one on conventional seismic design and the other on seismic isolation applied to bridges- will fully address this vital topic. The primary focus is on steel and concrete I-girder bridges, with regard to both superstructure and substructure design.

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1617298654 | 629 pages | True EPUB, MOBI | 15.65 MB
Build fast, efficient Kubernetes-based Java applications using the Quarkus framework, MicroProfile, and Java standards.

English | 2020 | ISBN: 1492056472 | 268 pages | True PDF | 6.55 MB
In this practical guide, four Kubernetes professionals with deep experience in distributed systems, enterprise application development, and open source will guide you through the process of building applications with this container orchestration system. Based on the experiences of companies that are running Kubernetes in production successfully, many of the methods are also backed by concrete code examples.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0744028922 | 208 pages | True EPUB | 89.78 MB
A spacetastic new edition beaming with incredible pictures and the latest facts about the universe.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1496230205 | 311 pages | True EPUB | 655.88 KB
A laugh-out-loud memoir about a free-spirited, commitment-phobic Brooklyn girl who, after a whirlwind romance, finds herself living in a rickety farmhouse, pregnant, and faced with five months of doctor-prescribed bed rest because of unusually large fibroids.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1635864070 | 152 pages | True EPUB | 22.4 MB
Socks continue to be a favorite project of knitters, but "single sock syndrome" - losing interest in knitting that second sock after the first one is done - is the perpetual dilemma.Knit 2 Socks in 1 introduces a distinctive new method that will appeal to sock knitters of all levels as the simplest, most accessible way yet developed to knit two socks at a time.

English | 2014| ISBN: 1847970370 | True EPUB | 192 pages | 96.55 MB
Kickboxing is practised all over the world and is one of the fastest growing sports today. Moreover, it is a martial art that can be enjoyed by almost everyone who is physically fit, regardless of age, size or ability. This detailed book will be of value to all those interested in kickboxing; whether they simply want to train for fun or have higher goals. Designed to take the student through the various levels of kickboxing training, from the very early stages right through to black belt, this book is an ideal aid for anyone wanting to train in the comfort of their own home, or to improve their kickboxing skills in the gym or the dojo.Topics covered: how to warm up correctly to reduce the risk of injury; how to achieve improved flexibility; how to develop the box[side] split and front split stretch; basic punches and associated training drills; advanced hand techniques; basic kicks and the training drills that are involved; advanced kicks including static kicks, spinning...

English | 2022 | ISBN: 161729523X | 272 pages | True EPUB, MOBI | 11.99 MB
Master the wicked-fast Apache Kafka streaming platform through hands-on examples and real-world projects.