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Drilling and completion technologies of coalbed methane exploitation: an overview
Coalbed methane (CBM) drilling and completion technologies (DCTs) are significant basis for achieving efficient CBM exploration and exploitation....
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Geographical displacement of arable land use for Yellow River regions via regional economic integration
The continuing urbanization and economic integration in the Yellow River regions have characterized a new form of arable land use that can be...
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Surface coal mining impacts on land use change and ecological service value: a case study in Shengli coalfield, Inner Mongolia
Coal plays a crucial role in global economic development and remains the most common and widely distributed fossil fuel worldwide. As the world's...
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Quality evaluation of land reclamation in mining area based on remote sensing
Several deficiencies exist in the present evaluation of land reclamation quality in mining areas. These include the absence of an established set of...
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Hima as a Reversing Instrument to Bring Communities Back to the Land
The demand for urgent and immediate action plans to deliver a healthy and resilient environment is prioritized in recovering from the COVID 19 global...
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Below the Land: The Formation of Oil
In this chapter we take a break from Venezuela’s history above the land to take a summary view to the factors that made it a rich energy country,...
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Above the Land-3: The Iron Fist of the Mountaineers
Upon learning of Joaquin Crespo’s death a group of about 60 mountaineers from the remote Andean region of Tachira, who had long taken passive...
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Informatics Applications for Efficient Exploitation of Forestry Fund
In the current context of sustainable development, both renewable energy production and consumption are growing at EU level, with possible synergies...
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Landuse and Land Cover Change Detection Using Geospatial Techniques for Drought Studies in Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
Landuse and Landcover (LULC) practices vary from place to place which has an impact on natural resources such as water, vegetation, and soil. Change...
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Environmental impacts of torrefied Dichrostachys cinerea cogeneration in a Cuban sugarcane mill: a life cycle assessment approach with a sensitivity analysis
The current study evaluates the environmental impacts of electricity cogeneration from torrefied Dichrostachys cinerea (marabou) in a Cuban sugarcane...
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Sustainability assessment of the valorization scheme of used cooking oils (UCOs): the case study of Bogotá, Colombia
Harnessing of second-generation feedstocks via circular economy approaches is generally considered as environmentally friendly. Nonetheless,...
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Characterizing Urban Development Patterns for Informed Climate Adaptation: The Case of Can Tho City, Vietnam
Urban adaptation a critical issue for Can Tho located in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, where despite significant scientific unknowns and uncertainties,...
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Sustainability, Self-sufficiency, and Biodiversity: Case Study of the Majuli Island in Assam, India
Traditional rural societies which are largely pre industrial, displays self sufficiency and symbiosis between its culture, heritage and economy. This...
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Habitat quality assessment of mining cities based on InVEST model—a case study of Yanshan County, Jiangxi Province
The assessment of the spatiotemporal evolution of habitat quality caused by land use changes can provide a scientific basis for the ecological...
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Fracture propagation laws of staged hydraulic fracture in fractured geothermal reservoir based on phase field model
Hydraulic fracturing is widely used in geothermal resource exploitation, and many natural fractures exist in hot dry rock reservoirs due to in-situ...
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Landscape Assessment as a Tool for Improving Green Infrastructure Planning in Central Mexico
Green infrastructure has become a recent point of interest because of growing concerns about the global environmental crisis and human challenges in...
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A review of collaborative research practices with Indigenous Peoples in engineering, energy, and infrastructure development in Canada
BackgroundIndigenous Peoples in Canada have survived hundreds of years of colonization and systematic exploitation, including actions carried out in...
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The Political Ecology of Shale Gas Exploitation in Ukraine
The chapter explores the main problems associated with the use of hydraulic fracturing for the production of shale gas in Ukraine. Special attention...
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Spatial modelling and policy evaluation of the offshore wind potential for a small oceanic island: the case of Mauritius
The identification of offshore wind farms necessitates the consideration of multiple factors, including technical, social, economic, and ecological...
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Solar Photovoltaic Energy in Agriculture
“Solar photovoltaic energy in agriculture” is the main thematic content accounted for in the present book and the main topic for discussion in this...