UID:
almahu_9948234144402882
Format:
1 online resource (li, 612 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511976988 (ebook)
Content:
Presenting the first continental-scale assessment of reactive nitrogen in the environment, this book sets the related environmental problems in context by providing a multidisciplinary introduction to the nitrogen cycle processes. Issues of upscaling from farm plot and city to national and continental scales are addressed in detail with emphasis on opportunities for better management at local to global levels. The five key societal threats posed by reactive nitrogen are assessed, providing a framework for joined-up management of the nitrogen cycle in Europe, including the first cost-benefit analysis for different reactive nitrogen forms and future scenarios. Incorporating comprehensive maps, a handy technical synopsis and a summary for policy makers, this landmark volume is an essential reference for academic researchers across a wide range of disciplines, as well as stakeholders and policy makers. It is also a valuable tool in communicating the key environmental issues and future challenges to the wider public.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Assessing our nitrogen inheritance -- 2. The European nitrogen problem in a global perspective -- 3. Benefits of nitrogen for food fibre and industrial production -- 4. Nitrogen in current European policies -- 5. The challenge to integrate nitrogen science and policies -- 6. Nitrogen processes in terrestrial ecosystems -- 7. Nitrogen processes in aquatic ecosystems -- 8. Nitrogen processes in coastal and marine ecosystems -- 9. Nitrogen processes in the atmosphere -- 10. Nitrogen flows in farming systems across Europe -- 11. Nitrogen flows and fate in rural landscapes -- 12. Nitrogen flows and fate in urban landscapes -- 13. Nitrogen flows from European watersheds to coastal marine waters -- 14. Atmospheric transport and deposition of nitrogen in Europe -- 15. Geographic variation in terrestrial nitrogen budgets across Europe -- 16. Integrating nitrogen fluxes at the European scale -- 17. Nitrogen as a threat to European water quality -- 18. Nitrogen as a threat to European air quality -- 19. Nitrogen as a threat to the European greenhouse balance -- 20. Nitrogen as a threat to European terrestrial biodiversity -- 21. Nitrogen as a threat to European soil quality -- 22. Costs and benefits of nitrogen in the environment -- 23. Developing integrated approaches to nitrogen managemen -- 24. Future scenarios of nitrogen in Europe -- 25. Coordinating European nitrogen policies between directives and international conventions -- 26. Societal choice and communicating the European nitrogen challenge.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107006126
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511976988
