International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 4

Authors

Dr. Him Lal Shrestha, (Editor)
Associate Professor, Coordinator - UNIGIS Programme, Kathmandu Forestry College, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Hirut Getachew Feleke
Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
Margaret Akoth Oloo
Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
Congjiao Xie
Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
Essam H. Mohamed
Archaeological Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Ahmed Al-Rashed
Department of Science, College of Basic Education, PAAET, Kuwait.
Fouad Shaaban
Department of Science, College of Basic Education, PAAET, Kuwait.
Ahmed Yousef
Department of Geology, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.
Benard Mwakisunga
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ruaha Catholic University, Iringa, Tanzania.
Bassim A. Nawaz
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, KSA.
Emmanouil Spyropoulos
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, KSA.
Adly Kh. Al-Saafin
Gulf Consult, Al-Khobar, KSA.
Khadija Sossey-Alaoui
Département des Sciences et Gestion de l’Environnement, Université de Liège, Arlon, Belgium.
Francis Rosillon
Département des Sciences et Gestion de l’Environnement, Université de Liège, Arlon, Belgium.
Lesika Basalumi
Department of Ecosystems and Conservation, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania and Department of Forestry and Range Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Charles Joseph Kilawe
Department of Ecosystems and Conservation, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Ernest William Mauya
Forest Engineering and Wood Science, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
S. Roy
Department of Environmental Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Ganeshkhind, Pune- 411 007, India.
K. N. Dhumal
Department of Environmental Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Ganeshkhind, Pune- 411 007, India.
Heekyong Oh
Engineering Solution Team, Daewoo E&C, 170 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of environment, geography and earth science. The contributions by the authors include central rift valley, climate change adaptation, smallholder farmers, weather information, geostatistical modeling, stochastic simulation, variograms, sequential indicator simulation, sequential gaussian simulation, the great pylon of Ramessium temple, collapse causes, 3D finite elements, numerical models, horizontal and vertical displacement, geothermal reservoir, bottom hole temperatures, static formation temperatures, heat flow, sirt basin, forest reserve, indigenous trees, exotic trees, biomass variation, human encroachment, risk assessment, cavities, karst, subsidence, sinkholes, karst hazard, remedial and preventive measures, Water Framework Directive (WFD), macrophytes, Walloon network, ecological quality, rivers, Carbon, miombo woodlands, NDVI, green revolution, market, organic farming, integrity, lifetime, membrane, piping, vibration etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of environment, geography and earth science.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    Investigating and Assessment of Weather Forecasting Needs of Smallholder Farmers for Climate Change Adaptation in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
    Hirut Getachew Feleke
  • Chapter 2
    Experimenting with Three Dimensional Reservoir Modeling Using Stochastic Simulation, a Case Study of an East African Oil Field
    Margaret Akoth Oloo, Congjiao Xie
  • Chapter 3
    A Descriptive Study on 3D Finite Elements Technique for Collapse Causes of the Pylons in Egyptian Temples: The Great Pylon of Ramesseum Temple, Luxor, Egypt
    Essam H. Mohamed
  • Chapter 4
    An Overview of the Geothermal Regime in Sirt Basin, Libya: The Geological Role and Heat Flow Studies
    Ahmed Al-Rashed, Fouad Shaaban, Ahmed Yousef
  • Chapter 5
    Emphasizing the Forest Biomass Management Challenges in Commercially Exotic Tree Plantation Areas: A Case Study from the Rungwe Volcanic Province (Southern Highlands of Tanzania)
    Benard Mwakisunga
  • Chapter 6
    Reporting a Case on the Risk Assessment for Karst Hazards at a Facility in Saudi Arabia
    Bassim A. Nawaz, Emmanouil Spyropoulos, Adly Kh. Al-Saafin
  • Chapter 7
    Distribution Pattern of Macrophytic Community and Water Quality Indicators in Walloon Rivers
    Khadija Sossey-Alaoui, Francis Rosillon
  • Chapter 8
    Experiments on the Linking Ground Forest Inventory and NDVI in Mapping above Ground Carbon Stock in Kasane Forest Reserve, Botswana
    Lesika Basalumi, Charles Joseph Kilawe, Ernest William Mauya
  • Chapter 9
    An Overview of Organic Agriculture: The Indian Scenario
    S. Roy, K. N. Dhumal
  • Chapter 10
    A Study on Vibration Induced Fatigue Integrity of Piping in Membrane Water Treatment Plant
    Heekyong Oh
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