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• Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Environmental Structure and Function: Climate System
  • Environmental Structure and Function: Earth System
  • Geography
  • Geoinformatics
  • Geology
  • Geophysics and Geochemistry
  • Natural Disasters
  • Oceanography
• Mathematical Sciences
  • Biometrics
  • Computational Methods and Algorithms
  • Environmetrics
  • History of Mathematics
  • Mathematical Models in Economics
  • Mathematical Models of Life Support Systems
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematics: Concepts and Foundations
  • Optimization and Operations Research
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Systems Science and Cybernetics
  • Mathematical Physiology
• Biological, Physiological and Health Sciences
  • Biological Science Fundamentals and Systematics
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Extremophiles
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Global Perspectives in Health
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Medical Sciences
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical (Biological) Anthropology
  • Physiology and Maintenance
  • Psychology
  • Water and Health
  • The Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases
• Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology
  • Fundamentals in Biotechnology
  • Methods in Biotechnology
  • Methods in Gene Engineering
  • Bioprocess Engineering - Bioprocess Analysis
  • Industrial Biotechnology I
  • Industrial Biotechnology II
  • Special Biotechnology Processes and Products, Fuel and Energy
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Marine Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology - Socio- Economic Strategies for Sustainability
  • Medical Biotechnology-Fundamentals and Modern Development I
  • Medical Biotechnology-Fundamentals and Modern Development II
  • Social, Educational and Political Aspects of Biotechnology I
  • Social, Educational and Political Aspects of Biotechnology II
  • The Role of Microbial Resources Centers and UNESCO in the Development of Biotechnology
• Tropical Biology and Natural Resources
  • Tropical Biology and Natural Resources
  • Natural History of Tropical Plants
  • Human Impact on Tropical Ecosystems
  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Phytopathology and Entomology I
  • Phytopathology and Entomology II
  • Zoology
  • Desert Ecosystems
  • Savannah Ecosystems
  • Case Studies
• Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences
  • Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences
  • Land Cover, Land Use and the Global Change
  • Land Evaluation
  • Land Use Planning
  • Land Use Management and Case Studies
  • Dry Lands and Desertification
  • Soil and Soil Sciences I
  • Soil and Soil Sciences II
• Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Archaeology
  • Comparative Literature: Sharing Knowledges for Preserving Cultural Diversity
  • Culture, Civilization and Human Society
  • Demography
  • Environmental Laws and their Enforcement
  • Fundamental Economics
  • Global Security and International Political Economy
  • Government and Politics
  • Historical Developments and Theoretical Approaches in Sociology
  • Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Law
  • Linguistic Anthropology
  • Linguistics
  • Literature and the Fine Arts
  • Nonviolent Alternatives for Social Change
  • Peace, Literature and Art
  • Philosophy and World Problems  
  • Peace Studies, Public Policy and Global Security
  • Religion, Culture and Sustainable Development
  • Unity of Knowledge ( in Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainability)
  • World Civilizations and Role of History in Human Development
  • World System History
• Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Biomechanics
  • Civil Engineering
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Development of Physics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fundamentals of Physics
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • Material Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainable Development
  • Physical Methods, Instruments and Measurements
  • Ships and Offshore Structures
  • Telecommunication Systems and Technologies
  • Transportation Engineering and Planning
  • Cold Regions Science and Marine Technology
  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies
  • Welding Engineering and Technology
  • Sport Science and Physical Education
  • Crystallography
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Pressure vessels and Piping Systems
  • Structural Engineering and Geomechanics
  • Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics
• Control Systems, Robotics and Automation
  • Control Systems, Robotics and Automation
  • System Analysis and Control: Classic Approaches I
  • System Analysis and Control: Classic Approaches II
  • System Analysis and Control: Classic Approaches III
  • Modelling and System Identification I
  • Modelling and System Identification II
  • Modelling and System Identification III
  • Advanced Control Systems I
  • Advanced Control Systems II
  • Advanced Control Systems III
  • Advanced Control Systems IV
  • Advanced Control Systems V
  • Nonlinear, Distributed and Time Delay Systems I
  • Nonlinear, Distributed and Time Delay Systems II
  • Nonlinear, Distributed and Time Delay Systems III
  • Discrete Event and Hybrid Control Systems
  • Fault Analysis and Control
  • Fuzzy and Intelligent Control Systems
  • Industrial Applications of Control Systems I
  • Industrial Applications of Control Systems II
  • Industrial Applications of Control Systems III
  • Elements of Automation
  • Robotics
• Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Chemical Ecology
  • Chemical Engineering and Chemical Process Technology
  • Environmental and Ecological Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Fundamentals Of Chemistry
  • Inorganic and Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organic and Bio-molecular Chemistry
  • Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry
  • Rheology
  • Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy
  • Catalysis
• Water Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Environmental and Health Aspects of Water Treatment and Supply
  • Fresh Surface Water
  • Future Challenges of Providing High-Quality Water
  • Groundwater
  • Hydraulic Structures, Equipment and Water Data Acquisition Systems
  • Hydrological Systems Modeling
  • The Hydrological Cycle
  • Types and Properties of Water
  • Wastewater Recycle, Reuse, and Reclamation
  • Water and Development
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
  • Water Interactions with Energy, Environment, Food, and Agriculture
  • Water Quality and Standards
  • Water Resources Management
  • Water Storage, Transportation and Distribution
  • Water-Related Education, Training and Technology Transfer
  • Ozone Science and Technology
• Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Air Conditioning - Energy Consumption and Environmental Quality
  • Coal, Oil Shale, Natural Bitumen, Heavy Oil and Peat
  • Efficient Use and Conservation of Energy
  • Energy Carriers And Conversion Systems With Emphasis On Hydrogen
  • Energy Policy
  • Energy Storage Systems
  • Exergy, Energy System Analysis, and Optimization
  • Nuclear Energy Materials and Reactors
  • Petroleum: Chemistry, Refining, Fuels and Petrochemicals
  • Renewable Energy Sources Charged with Energy from the Sun and Originated from Earth-Moon Interaction
  • Solar Energy Conversion and Photoenergy Systems
  • Thermal Power Plants
  • Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion Engines and Requirements
  • Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Solar Energy Conversion and Photoenergy System: Thermal Systems and Desalination Plants
  • Energy and Fuel Sciences
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Petroleum Engineering - Downstream
  • Petroleum Engineering - Upstream
  • Pipeline Engineering
• Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Biodiversity: Structure and Function
  • Coastal Zone and Estuaries
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Regulations and Standard Setting
  • Environmental Systems
  • Environmental Toxicology and Human Health
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Interactions: Energy/Environment
  • Marine Ecology
  • Point Sources of Pollution: Local Effects and Control
  • Pollution Control Technologies
  • Waste Management and Minimisation
  • Interactions: Food and Agriculture/Environment
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Air, Water, Sediment and Soil Pollution Modelling
  • Economic Botany
  • Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, and Mineral Economics
  • Ethnobiology
  • Phytoremediation and Ecosystem Restoration
  • Phytotechnologies solutions for sustainable land management
  • World Environmental History
• Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Agricultural Land Improvement: Amelioration and Reclamation
  • Agricultural Mechanization and Automation
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Animal and Plant Productivity
  • Cultivated Plants, Primarily as Food Sources
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Food Engineering
  • Food Quality and Standards
  • Forests and Forest Plants
  • Impacts of Agriculture on Human Health and Nutrition
  • Interdisciplinary and Sustainability Issues
  • Interdisciplinary and Sustainability Issues in Food and Agriculture
  • Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
  • Management of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Enterprises
  • Public Policy in Food and Agriculture
  • Reproduction in Livestock
  • Range and Animal Sciences and Resources Management
  • Shaaka Paakam - Vegetarian Culinary Culture of Telgu(Andhra) Draavida Community of South India
  • Soils, Plant Growth and Crop Production 
  • Systems Analysis and Modeling in Food and Agriculture
  • The Role of Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in Human Nutrition
  • Veterinary Science
  • Fish Diseases
• Human Resources Policy and Management
  • Education for Sustainability
  • Environmental Education and Awareness
  • Human Resources and their Development
  • Population and Development: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Quality of Human Resources : Education
  • Quality of Human Resources : Gender & Indigenous Peoples
  • Social and Cultural Development of Human Resources
  • Sustainable Human Development in the Twenty-First Century
• Natural Resources Policy and Management
  • Biodiversity Conservation and Habitat Management
  • Climate Change, Human Systems and Policy
  • Earth System: History and Natural Variability
  • Natural and Human Induced Hazards and Environmental Waste Management
  • Oceans and Aquatic Ecosystems
  • Wildlife Conservation and Management in Africa
• Development and Economic Sciences
  • Dimensions of Sustainable Development
  • Economics Interactions With Other Disciplines
  • Economics of Peace and Security
  • Environment and Development
  • Global Transformations and World Futures
  • International Sustainable Development Law
  • International Economics, Finance, and Trade
  • Introduction to Sustainable Development
  • Principles of Sustainable Development
  • Welfare Economics and Sustainable Development
  • Social and Economic Development
• Institutional and Infrastructural Resources
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Conventions, Treaties and other Responses to Global Issues
  • Democratic Global Governance
  • Human Settlement Development
  • Institutional Issues Involving Ethics and Justice
  • International Relations
  • International Security, Peace, Development, and Environment
  • Public Administration and Public Policy
  • International Law and Institutions
  • National, Regional and Global Institutions, Infrastructures and Governance
• Technology, Information and Systems Management Resources
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Complex Networks
  • Computational Intelligence
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Globalization of Technology
  • Information Technology and Communications Resources for Sustainable Development
  • Integrated Global Models of Sustainable Development
  • Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning, and Complexity
  • Science and Technology Policy
  • System Dynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Modeling of Integrated World Systems
  • Systems Engineering and Management for Sustainable Development
  • The Sustainable Built Environment
• Regional Sustainable Development Reviews
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Africa
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Brazil
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: China
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Russia
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Europe
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Japan
  • Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Canada

An Integrated Compendium of 21 Encyclopedias

• Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Environmental Structure and Function: Earth System
  • Environmental Structure and Function: Climate System
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Geophysics and Geochemistry
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Oceanography
  • Tropical Meteorology
  • Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  • Natural Disasters
  • Geoinformatics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Mathematical Sciences
  • Mathematics: Concepts, and Foundations
  • History of Mathematics
  • Mathematical Models of Life Support Systems
  • Computational Methods and Algorithms
  • Optimization and Operations Research
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Mathematical Models
  • Biometrics
  • Systems Science and Cybernetics
  • Environmetrics
  • Mathematical Models in Economics
  • Mathematical Physiology
  • Cryptography and Network Security
• Biological, Physiological And Health Sciences
  • Biological Science Fundamentals and Systematics
  • Extremophiles
  • Fundamentals of Life (Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology )
  • Physiology and Maintenance
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Reproduction and Development Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Global Perspectives in Health
  • Physical (Biological) Anthropology
  • Water and Health
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World
  • Pharmacology
  • Medical Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy
  • The Prevention And Treatment of Cariovascular Diseases
  • Sport Science and Physical Education
  • Phylogenetic Tree of Life
• Biotechnology
  • Fundamentals in Biotechnology
  • Methods in Biotechnology
  • Methods in Gene Engineering
  • Bioprocess Engineering - Bioprocess Analysis through Calorimetry and Biothermodynamics
  • Industrial Biotechnology
  • Special Biotechnology Processes and Products
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Marine Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology - Socio-Economic Strategies for Sustainability
  • Medical Biotechnology - Fundamentals
  • Medical Biotechnology-Modern Development
  • Social, Educational and Political Aspects of Biotechnology - An Overview and an Appraisal of Biotechnology in a Changing World
  • The Role of UNESCO and MIRCENs in the Development of Biotechnology
• Tropical Biology and Conservation
  • Tropical Ecology (TE)
  • Tropical Botany (TB)
  • Tropical Zoology (TZ)
  • Savannah Ecosystems (SE)
  • Desert Ecosystems (DE)
  • Tropical Agriculture (TA)
  • Natural History of Tropical Plants (NH)
  • Human Impact on Tropical Ecosystems (HI)
  • Tropical Phytopathology and Entomology (TPE)
  • Case Studies (CS)
• Land use, land cover and Soil Sciences
  • Land Cover, Land Use and the Global Change
  • Land Evaluation
  • Land Use Planning
  • Land Use Management
  • Case Studies in Land Use Planning and Management
  • Dry Lands and Desertification
  • Soils and Soil Sciences
• Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Demography
  • Archaeology
  • World System History
  • Linguistic Anthropology
  • Ethnology, Ethnography and Cultural Anthropology
  • Fundamental Economics
  • World Civilizations
  • Historical Developments and Theoretical Approaches in Sociology
  • Linguistics
  • Law
  • Environmental Laws and Their Enforcement
  • Culture, Civilization and Human Society
  • Religion, Culture, and Sustainable Development
  • Philosophy and World Problems
  • Government and Politics
  • Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Literature and the Fine Arts
  • Peace, Literature, and Art
  • Comparative Literature: Sharing Knowledges for Preserving Cultural Diversity
  • Unity of Knowledge (in Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainability)
  • The Meaning and Role of History in Human Development
  • Nonviolent Alternatives for Social Change
  • Global Security
• Physical Sciences, engineering and Technology Resources
  • Development of Physics
  • Fundamentals of Physics
  • Continum Mechanics
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Physical Methods, Instruments and Measurements
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering and Planning
  • Telecommunication Systems and Technologies
  • Structural, Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering
  • Ships and Offshore Structures
  • Pressure Vessels and Piping Systems
  • Biomechanics
  • Crystallography
  • Welding Engineering and Technology
  • Cold Regions Science and Marine Technology
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • Telecommunications Engineering and Radio Science
  • Circuits and Systems
• Control Systems, Robotics and Automation
  • Elements of Control Systems
  • Stability Concepts
  • Classical Design Methods for Continuous LTI-Systems
  • Digital Control Systems
  • Design of State Space Controllers (Pole Placement) for SISO Systems
  • Basic Nonlinear Control Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
  • Frequency Domain System Identification
  • Identification of Linear Systems in Time Domain
  • Identification of Nonlinear Systems
  • Bound-based Identification
  • Practical Issues of System Identification
  • Control of Linear Multivariable Systems
  • Robust Control
  • Adaptive Control
  • Model-based Predictive Control
  • Controls of Large-Scale Systems
  • Control of Stochastic Systems
  • Distributed Parameter Systems: An Overview
  • Control of 2-D Systems
  • Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Control of Chaos and Bifurcations
  • Fuzzy Control Systems
  • Neural Control Systems
  • Expert Control Systems
  • Genetic Algorithms in Control Systems Engineering
  • Discrete Event Systems
  • Hybrid Control Systems
  • Architectures and Methods for Computer-based Automation
  • Supervisory Distributed Computer Control Systems
  • Fault Diagnosis and Fault-tolerant Control
  • Automation and Control of Thermal Processes
  • Automation and Control of Electrical Power Generation and Transmission Systems
  • Automation and Control in Process Industries
  • Automation and Control in Production Processes
  • Automation and Control in Traffic Systems
  • Elements of Automation and Control
  • Robotics
• Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Fundamentals of Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering and Chemical Process Technology
  • Environmental and Ecological Chemistry
  • Chemical Ecology
  • Organic and Bio-molecular Chemistry
  • Inorganic and Bio-inorganic Chemistry
  • Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry
  • Electro Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Rheology
  • Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy
• Water Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Hydrological Cycle
  • Hydrological Systems Modeling
  • Water Resources Management
  • Groundwater
  • Water-Related Education, Training and Technology Transfer
  • Fresh Surface Water
  • Future Challenges of Providing High-Quality Water
  • Types and Properties of Waters
  • Water Interactions with Energy, Environment and Food & Agriculture
  • Water and Development
  • Water Hazards Caused by Naturally Occurring Hydrologic Extremes
  • Water and wastewater Treatment
  • Hydraulic Structures, Equipment and Water Data Acquisition Systems
  • Wastewater Recycle, Reuse, and Reclamation
  • Water and wastewater Treatment Technologies
  • Water Storage, Transport, and Distribution
  • Water Quality and Standards
  • Environmental and Health Aspects of water treatment and Supply
  • Ozone Science and Technology
• Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Exergy, Energy System Analysis, and Optimization
  • Efficient Use and Conservation of Energy
  • Renewable Energy Sources Charged with Energy from the Sun and Originated from Earth-Moon Interaction
  • Coal, Oil Shale, Natural Bitumen, Heavy Oil and Peat
  • Petroleum: Chemistry, Refining, Fuels and Petrochemicals
  • Energy Policy
  • Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion: Engines and Requirements
  • Thermal Power Plants
  • Air Conditioning - Energy Consumption and Environmental Quality
  • Energy Carriers and Conversion Systems
  • Energy Transportation
  • Nuclear Energy Materials and Reactors
  • Electrical Energy Systems
  • Energy Storage Systems
  • Solar Energy Conversion and Photoenergy Systems
  • Petroleum Engineering - Upstream
  • Petroleum Engineering - Downstream
  • Pipeline Engineering
  • Energy Science and Catalysis
• Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
  • Biodiversity: Structure and Function
  • Ecology
  • Marine Ecology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Human Health
  • Environmental Systems
  • Ethnobiology
  • Economic Botany
  • Coastal Zones and Estuaries
  • Anthropogenic Causes of Global Environmental Change
  • Interactions: Energy/Environment
  • Point Sources of Pollution: Local Effects and It's Control
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Air, Water, Sediment and Soil Pollution Modelling
  • Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology & Mineral Economics
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Waste Management and Minimization
  • Environmental Regulations and Standard Setting
  • Pollution Control Technologies
  • Animal Resources and Diversity in Africa
  • Phytotechnologies Solutions for Sustainable Land Management
  • World Environmental History
  • Occupational Health and safety
• Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and technology Resources
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • The Role of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Human Nutrition
  • Food Quality and Standards
  • Forests and Forest Plants
  • Natural Resources and Food and Agriculture
  • The Management of Natural Resources in Satisfying the Need for Human Life
  • Cultivated Plants, Primarily as Food Sources
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Fish Diseases
  • Systems Analysis and Modeling in Food and Agriculture
  • Interdisciplinary and Sustainability Issues in Food and Agriculture
  • Soils, Plant Growth and Crop Production
  • Impacts of Agriculture on Human Health and Nutrition
  • Public Policy in Food and Agriculture
  • Agricultural Land Improvement: Amelioration and Reclamation
  • Agricultural Mechanization & Automation
  • Food Packaging Technology
  • Food Engineering
  • Management of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Enterprises
  • Interactions: Food and Agriculture Environment
  • Postharvest Science and Technology
  • Animal and Plant Productivity
  • Range and Animal Sciences and Resources Management
  • Nutraceuticals And Functional Foods
  • Reproduction in Livestock
• Human Resources Policy, Development and Management
  • Sustainable Human Development
  • Social and Cultural Development of Human Resources
  • Quality of Human Resources: Education
  • Human Resources Management
  • Human Resource System Challenges
  • Quality of Human Resources: Poverty
  • Population and Development: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Education for Sustainability
  • Environmental Education and Awareness
• Natural Resources Policy and Management
  • Oceans and Aquatic Ecosystems
  • Biodiversity Conservation and Habitat Management
  • Climate Change, Human Systems and Policy
  • Earth System: History and Natural Variability
  • Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences
  • Natural and Human Induced Hazards
  • International Commission on Wildlife Conservation and Management in Africa
• Development and Economic Sciences
  • Introduction to Sustainable Development
  • Economics of Peace and Security
  • Economics Interactions With Other Disciplines
  • Principles of Sustainable Development
  • Welfare Economics & Sustainable Development
  • Dimensions of Sustainable Development
  • International Economics, Finance and Trade
  • Environment and Development
  • Global Transformations and World Futures
  • Socioeconomic Development
  • Some Aspects of International Development Law
• Institutional and Infrastructural Resources
  • Human Settlement Development
  • Institutional Issues Involving Ethics and Justice
  • International Relations
  • International Law and Institutions
  • Democratic Global Governance
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Conventions, Treaties and other Responses to Global Issues
  • National, Regional Institutions & Infrastructures
  • Public Administration and Public Policy
  • International Security, Peace, Development, and Environment
• Technology, Information and Systems Management Resources
  • Systems Engineering and Management for Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable Built Environment
  • Science and Technology Policy
  • Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning, and Complexity
  • Globalization of Technology
  • Integrated Global Models of Sustainable Development
  • Systems Analysis and Modeling of Integrated World Systems
  • Industrial Ecology and Green Design
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • System Dynamics
  • Information Technology and Communications Resources for Sustainable Development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Complex Networks
  • Computational Intelligence
• Area Studies (Regional Sustainable Development Reviews)
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: Africa
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: Brazil
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: Canada and USA
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: China
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: Europe
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: Japan
  • Regional Sustainable Development Review: Russia
• Desalination and Water Resources (DESWARE)

EOLSS Sample Chapters

• Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Biological, Physiological and Health Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Tropical Biology and Conservation
• Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences
• Social sciences and Humanities
• Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
• Control Systems, Robotics and Automation
• Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
• Water sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
• Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
• Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
• Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
• Human Resources Policy, Development and Management
• Natural Resources Policy and Management
• Development and Economic Sciences
• Institutional and Infrastructural Resources
• Technology, Information and Systems Management Resources
• Area Studies (Regional Sustainable Development Reviews)

DESWARE Sample Chapters

• History, Development and Management of Water Resources
• Common Fundamentals and Unit Operations in Desalination Systems
• Physical, Chemical and Biological Aspects of Water
• Thermal Desalination Processes
• Membrane Processes
• Renewable Energy Systems and Desalination
• Material Selection and Corrision
• Plant Operation-Maintenance and Management
• Ancillary Equipment and Electrical Equipment
• Process Instrumentation, Control and Automation
• The Desalination Processes Site Selection, Layout and Civil Works
• Thermal Power Plant and Co-generation Planning
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
• Water Health
• Environmental and Health Aspects of Water Treatment Technologies
• Water Quality and Standards

Related Web Sites

• Encyclopedia of Desalination and Water Resources (DESWARE)
• DESWARE Sitemap
• The Arab Academy of Sciences