The researches resulting in this massive book have been initiated by S. Vacaru fifteen years ago when he prepared a second Ph. Thesis in Mathematical Physics. Studying Finsler–Lagrange geometries he became aware of the potential applications of these geometries in exploring nonlinear aspects and nontrivial symmetries arising in various models of gravity, classical and quantum field theory and geometric mechanics. <...>

Работы, представленные в настоящем сборнике, подготовлены специалистами ведущих научных организаций, посвящены проблемам решения фундаментальных и практических задач оценки состояния, тенденций изменения, рационального использования, охраны и управления ресурсами водных объектов Севера России. В сборнике представлены перспективные методы и подходы в океанологии и лимнологии. Приводятся сведения о современном состоянии и даны прогностические оценки изменений крупнейших озер Севера России при климатических и антропогенных воздействиях. Представлены исследования процессов антропогенного эвтрофирования, закисления поверхностных и подземных вод, Белого моря, водосборов. Рассматриваются проблемы управления водными ресурсами и устойчивость водных систем к внешним воздействиям

В сборнике материалов международного симпозиума «Болотные экосистемы севера Европы: разнообразие, динамика, углеродный баланс, ресурсы и охрана» приведены результаты научных исследований российских и зарубежных специалистов в области изучения болотных экосистем северных регионов Европы. Приведены данные многолетнихисследований флоры и растительности болот, динамики болотных экосистем, материальных биоресурсов, углеродного баланса. Освещены современные проблемы охраны болот.

This handbook is has been compiled to give readers with an interested in the oil and gas production industry an overview of the main processes and equipment. When I started to search for a suitable introduction to be used for new engineers, I discovered that much of this equipment is described in standards, equipment manuals and project documentation. But little material was found to quickly give the reader an overview of the entire upstream area, while still preserving enough detail to let the engineer get an appreciation of the main characteristics and design issues.

Earth and mind: These are the substance and essence of our work as geoscientists. Earth is the focus of our work—understanding its systems and sensitivities. Mind is the most important asset we bring to this work. Geoscientists learn a body of knowledge that frames their thinking, a battery of methods that they can use to address a problem, and a sophisticated set of skills for collecting and analyzing data. But perhaps most important, geoscientists have a way of thinking about Earth that grows from a combination of their training, their scientific work, and their world experiences. While each individual is unique, geoscientists share a common core of interests, approaches, skills and knowledge that constitute geoscience expertise. This volume explores the nature of that expertise. <...>

В книге, подготовленной коллективом авторов из Карелии и Финляндии, представлены результаты более чем десятилетнего сотрудничества по изучению водных ресурсов Республики Карелия и возможностям их использования для водоснабжения.

Since most of the elements used by the society come from mineral extrac-tion, mining of mineral resources provide essential raw material for sustain-able development. Mining however leads to severe impact on the environ-ment, including contamination by toxic metals. A recent Europe-wide survey identified wide-spread pollution problems caused by mining, abandoned mines in particular (COM, 2003). Younger et al. (2002) estimated that about 1,000 to 1,500 km of watercourses are polluted by metal mine discharges in the EU. Through mineral extraction and subsequent mineral processing huge amount of wastes are produced. Metals and metal compounds in wastes tend to become chemically more available, which can result in the generation of acid mine drainage (AMD). Due to great volumes and slow chemical proc-esses, mine waste can release toxic compound for a very long time on the scale of centuries and thousands of years (BAT, 2003). Thus, remediation of mine sites, including abandoned mines, has to consider long-term solutions and remediation technologies have to be sustainable for a long time (Sind-ing, 1999). As an alternative, passive in situ remediation methods for AMD treatment using wetlands that provide means of cheap and sustainable reme-diation has been proposed (PIRAMID, 2003). Around the mine site, soils and surface water in the receiving environment are often contaminated with harmful elements or compounds of AMD. These contaminated sites act as secondary sources for pollution, especially for historic sites (Jordan and D‟Alessandro, 2004). <...>