Value

This case-based guide explains how to assess the economic value of ecosystems and the services and support that they provide to nearby communities. When the value of a resource can be explained, arguments for sustainable and equitable use and development can be incorporated into decision-making and policies.

This book is published as part of the World Conservation Union's Water and Nature Initiative, a program to encourage community-based management and stakeholder participation in the management of water resources. It is particularly interested in bringing lakes and rivers back to life and creating sustainable resource management structures for future generations.

This book can be found in HECSA Library:

Value: Counting Ecosystems as Water Infrastructure
IUCN: The World Conservation Union
TD 388.5 .E44 2004

Risk Assessment

This is a textbook of theories and methodologies for assessing risk. The first part of the book explains the theories underlying risk assessment in geotechnical engineering, including over 100 examples that put numerous methodologies to work. The second part uses probability and statistics to quantify these risks. The methods described in this book range from single-variable and "first order" methods to advanced methods with multiple, coupled variables. Particular emphasis is given to the random finite element method (RFEM).

This book can be found in HECSA Library:

Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering
Gordon A. Fenton and D.V. Griffiths
TA 710 .F385 2008

The Next 100 Years

Friedman offers a prediction on what the world can expect during the 21st century. He predicts which countries will emerge as powerful forces, both politically and economically, where and why wars will break out and how they will be fought, and how technology and culture will affect the way we live. Drawing on history and trends from geopolitics, Friedman shows how we got to where we are today. He focuses on the rise of the United States as a superpower, the polarization of the United States against Russia, the Islamic world, and nations of the far east. He also traces the influences of population explosions, the widespread use of computers, and the clash of cultural values on political and international conflicts and concerns. This is an intriguing look into what the next century may bring for our country and the international community in which we live.

This book can be found in HECSA Library:

The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
George Friedman
JZ 1305 .F75 2009