The young Mary Shelley prophesied that science would create a monster that would forever breach it from society. In the XX century, this Cassandra prophecy seems to have come true. A scientific approach to man, mankind and nature has led to a huge bloody attempt to reshape all by which this century will be memorable.

Книга написана на основе лекций по одноимѐнному предмету, читаемых автором первому курсу биологического факультета МГУ с 2006 года, однако не сводится к ним. Непосредственно на занятиях всѐ не расскажешь, здесь максимум возможного – помочь каждому понять собственный интерес к каким-то аспектам предмета и снабдить всех своего рода опорным конспектом, по которому студенты уже углубляются сами. Для этого был создан сайт лекционного курса http://naturschutz.livejournal.com/, задачи которого:

– дать представление о современном уровне знаний по охране природы;
– показать возможности фундаментальных исследований в рамках охраны природы, их сложность, красоту и интеллектуальную привлекательность (а не только насущность);
– регулярно рассказывать о работах «переднего края науки» в нашей области; <...>

Te mining sector is essential in the economic development of many resource rich African countries as it has the potential to fnance infrastructural developments which are much needed in Africa. Tis is due to the fact that various minerals are used as raw materials in different sectors including construction and transport. Most importantly, mineral materials also play an important role in industrialization and urbanization which are now rapidly escalating on the continent.

Teresa Valente Editorial for Special Issue “Pollutants in Acid Mine Drainage” Reprinted from

Darrell Kirk Nordstrom Geochemical Modeling of Iron and Aluminum Precipitation during Mixing and Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage
Cl ´ementine Drapeau, Rabei Argane, C ´ecile Delolme, Denise Blanc, Mostafa Benzaazoua and Rachid Hakkou et al. Lead Mobilization and Speciation in Mining Waste: Experiments and Modeling
Elliott K. Skierszkan, John W. Dockrey, K. Ulrich Mayer, Viorica F. Bondici, Joyce M. McBeth and Roger D. Beckie Geochemical Controls on Uranium Release from Neutral-pH Rock Drainage Produced by Weathering of Granite, Gneiss, and Schist
Mariana Lemos, Teresa Valente, Paula Marinho Reis, Rita Fonseca, Itamar Delbem and Juliana Ventura et al. Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Gold Mining Tailings and Their Potential to Generate Acid Mine Drainage (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

In this introductory chapter we describe general problems of spatial environmental data analysis, modeling, validation and visualization. Many of these problems are considered in detail in the following chapters using geostatistical models, machine learning algorithms (MLA) of neural networks and Support Vector Machines, and the Bayesian Maximum Entropy (BME) approach. The term “mapping” in the book is considered not only as an interpolation in two- or threedimensional geographical space, but in a more general sense of estimating the desired dependencies from empirical data.

The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with guidance on the development and implementation of cost- effective and defensible environmental sampling programs that are designed to collect data needed to:

• Define the nature and extent of contamination

• Calculate baseline human health and ecological risk

• Identify contaminant migration pathways

• Predict rates of contaminant migration

• Evaluate the viability of potential remedial alternatives

• Support treatability testing

• Assess the effectiveness of a remedial alternative during implementation

• Determine if remedial action objectives have been met

• Dispose of waste material properly <...>

В монографии представлен данные о рекреационных ресурсах крымского курорта Коктебель и его архитектурно-планировочной организации. Рассмотрены количественные и качественные характеристики рекреационных ресурсов, приведены ландшафтное зонирование территории и построение функционально-планировочной структуры. Предложены мероприятия по восстановлению элементов природного и антропогенного ландшафта. Впервые применительно к курорту охарактеризованы факторы, ограничивающие его развитие. Разработаны предложения по оптимизации использования ресурсов курорта, имеющие выраженную экологическую направленность. Обоснована концепция формирования экокурорта. 

Для архитекторов, экологов при оценке соверемнного состояния территории курорта и прогнозирования возможных его изменений в будущем, а также для преподавателей, студентов вузов, краеведов и туристов

At the outset of this book, it is important to articulate clearly what we mean by ‘coast’, because the term means different things to different people. For most holidaymakers, the coast is synonymous with the beach. For birdwatchers, the coast generally refers to the intertidal zone; while for cartographers, the coast is simply a line on the map separating the land from the sea. Coastal scientists and managers tend to take a broader view.According to our perspective, the coast represents that region of the Earth’s surface that has been affected by coastal processes, i.e. waves and tides, during the Quaternary geological period (the last 2.6M years).

Данная монография открывает серию «Уникальные природные территории Липецкой области» и посвящена описанию природных ресурсов долины р. Воргол. Впервые представлены обобщенные данные по геологии, ландшафтам, флоре и растительности, микобиоте, энтомофауне, позвоночным животным этой территории; рассматриваются процессы ее заселения и различные аспекты природопользования.
Для специалистов в области природопользования и охраны окружающей среды, биологии и экологии, истории, краеведения.

RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE (RFF) is an independent nonprofit organization engaged in research and public education on natural resource and environmental issues. Its mission is to create and disseminate knowledge that helps people make better decisions about the conservation and use of their natural resources and the environment. RFF neither lobbies nor takes positions on current policy issues. Because the work of RFF focuses on how people make use of scarce resources, its primary research discipline is economics. However, its staff also includes social scientists from other fields, ecologists, environmental health scientists, meteorologists, and engineers. Staff members pursue a wide variety of interests, including forest economics, recycling, multiple use of public lands, the costs and benefits of pollution control, endangered species, energy and national security, hazardous waste policy, climate resources, and quantitative risk assessment. <...>