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  • eBook Package Content Analysis Earth and Environmental Sciences

    December 2014

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 2

    Executive Summary (1)

    Huge depth and breadth of coverage

    In 2013, Springer published more than 330 titles, and the contemporary eBook collection contains more than 2,300 titles that have been published since 2005.

    The book program covers key topics such as, Environmental Management, Climate Change, Hydrogeology and Environmental Pollution.

    Highlights of the program

    The program includes many renowned book series, among those: Reviews of environmental contamination and ecotoxicology, Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research and Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

    There are numerous well-established and highly-used textbooks such as: Petroleum Geoscience, Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis, Plate tectonics and Stream Ecology.

    Notable references in the program include Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry, and Springer Handbook of Geographic Information.

    Textbooks

    Book Series

    Atlases Handbooks

    Encyclopedias

    Monographs

    Earth and Environmental Sciences

    eBook collection contains

    Proceedings

    Contributed volumes

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    Executive Summary (2)

    Key areas and hot topics

    Springer books cover the latest trends in research and are written by leading researchers. Particular program strengths include Geology, Climate Change, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, Management, Economics, and Environmental Pollution & Chemistry.

    It also addresses innovative research taking place around the world, such as Geographical Information Systems, Solar and Wind Energy, Climate Change, and Air & Water Pollution Control.

    Heavily used by all user groups within Academia

    According to a recent SpringerLink user survey, Springer eBooks are popular with all users groups within Academia.

    Research and teaching staff use eBooks when writing research papers, and for identifying and staying up-to-date with the current research. Academics with teaching roles use Springer eBooks to prepare lectures and courses, too.

    Doctoral students form another major user group. Springer eBooks provide them with background information and help them to stay at the cutting edge of their disciplines.

    More than 40% of Springers eBook users are undergraduate and graduate students. They primarily use SpringerLink as a knowledge hub for finding background information and performing curriculum-related tasks like writing term papers, theses and preparing for exams.

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    Depth and Breadth of the Program

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    Number of titles by copyright year

    Springer Earth and Environmental Sciences eBook package:

    Number of titles

    Source: eBook title list on Springer.com; eBook pricing list, consulted on 18.11.2014. CY= Copyright Year

    Springers Earth and Environmental eBook package (CY 2005-13) contains more than 2,300 titles.

    The program has been growing significantly since 2012. In 2013, 331 new titles were published. In 2014, over 400 titles have been published.

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    Number of titles by subdiscipline

    Source: eBook title list on Springer.com, mapped to springer.com channels YTD=Year to Date

    The book program covers key Earth and Environmental Sciences, such as Geology, Environmental Management Climate Change, Hydrogeology and Environmental Pollution.

    Geology is the most popular sub discipline with highest number of content, followed by Environmental Management, Geography and Geophysics.

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    Earth System Sciences

    Environmental Toxicology

    Oceanography

    Pollution and Remediation

    Sustainable Development

    Hydrogeology

    Geographical Information Systems

    Environment, General

    Global Change - Climate Change

    Geophysics

    Geography

    Environmental Management

    Geology

    Number of titles in top subdisciplines (2005-2014 YTD)

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    Book Type CY 2005-13 YTD 2014 Total

    Monograph and contributed volume 1397 304 1701

    Proceedings 203 19 222

    Brief 56 57 113

    Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook 77 5 82

    Reviews 44 5 49

    Reference work 31 1 32

    Professional book 23 4 27

    Popular science 19 3 22

    Encyclop(a)edia 16 1 17

    Handbook 8 2 10

    Other 28 5 33

    Grand Total 1902 406 2308

    Number of titles by book type

    Source: eBook title list on Springer.com, consulted on 18.11.2014

    The backbone of the program are monographs and contributed volumes.

    Other formats, such as Proceedings, Springer Briefs, and textbooks form another key part of the program.

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    Springers eBook program compared to other publisher

    Springer Earth and Environmental eBook Package Compared to

    Other Publishers: Number of Titles

    Source: eBook title list on Springer.com; Wiley: eBook title list on Wiley Online Library; T&F eBook title list on CRCnetbase; Elsevier eBook title list on ScienceDirect, Oxford University Press book list on OUP Databank, Cambridge University Press book list at http://ebooks.cambridge.org/

    Springer is the largest eBook publisher in Earth and Environmental Sciences, publishing over 1,900 books between 2005 and 2013.

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    Highlights of the Program

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 10

    Top Book Series Reviews of environmental contamination and ecotoxicology

    - Impact Factor (2013): 3.632

    - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology provides detailed review articles concerned with aspects of chemical contaminants, including pesticides, in the total environment with toxicological considerations and consequences.

    - 46 titles since 2005, 6 new titles in 2014

    Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research

    - Volumes related to any aspect of paleoenvironmental research, encompassing any time period, are within the scope of the series (e.g. terrestrial, peatland, lacustrine, riverine, estuarine, and marine systems, ice cores, cave deposits, palynology, isotopes, geochemistry, sedimentology, paleontology, etc).

    - Methodological and taxonomic volumes relevant to paleoenvironmental research are also encouraged.

    - 7 titles since 2005, 1 new title in 2014

    Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

    - Focal topics will include systematic paleontology of all vertebrates (from agnathans to humans), phylogeny reconstruction, functional morphology, Paleolithic archaeology, taphonomy, geochronology, historical biogeography, and biostratigraphy. Other fields may be considered if the volume theme emphasizes paleobiology (or archaeology).

    - 2 titles since 2009, 1 new title in 2013 within the Earth and Environmental eBook package

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    Top Monographs and Contributed Volumes (I)

    Monographs and contributed volumes constitute the major part of the eBook package, with over 1,700 being published since 2005.

    Topics include climate change, disaster management, geology, cartography, environmental modeling, urban planning and conservation, among many other.

    Margottini, C., Canuti, P., Sassa, K. (2013)

    van Oosterom, P., Zlatanova, S., Fendel, E. (2005)

    Blaschke, T., Lang, S., Hay, G. (2008)

    Mudelsee, M. (2014) Lau, W.K.-M., Waliser, D.E.(2012) Seliger, G. (2012)

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    Top Monographs and Contributed Volumes (II)

    Over 90 titles also have been published with partners such as the American Metereological Society and the Center for Resource Economics (Island Press)

    Ford, J.D., Berrang Ford, L. (2011)

    Hannah, L. (2012)

    Schwabe, K., Albiac Murillo, J., Connor, J.D., Hassan, R.M., Meza Gonzlez, L (2013)

    Worldwatch Institute (2013)

    Ussiri, D., Lal, R. (2013) Hilty, Jodi A., Chester, Charles C., Cross, Molly S. (2012)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 13

    Top Professional Books

    27 professional books have been published in the Earth and Environmental eBook package since 2005.

    Areas covered include environmental toxicology, MATLAB applications, water quality monitoring and modeling, urban regeneration, sustainable development, geographical information systems, and climate change.

    Trauth, M. (2010) Sorensen, A., Okata, J. (2012) Benedini, M., Tsakiris, G. (2013)

    Gomarasca, M. (2009) Gujer, W. (2008) Flint, R.W. (2013)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 14

    Top Handbooks

    The handbooks in the Earth and Environmental Sciences eBook package serves as an easily accessible reference, which provides comprehensive and updated information to our readers.

    The major areas covered are Geology, Geochemistry, Pollution and Remediation, Sustainable Development and Geographical Information Systems.

    Baskaran, M. (2012) Kresse, W., Danko, D. (2012) Kndel, K., Lange, G., Voigt, H-J.

    (2007)

    Grling, T., Ettema, D., Friman, M. (2013) Dahlkamp (2009)

    Godemann, J., Michelsen, G. (2011)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 15

    Top Textbooks

    Textbooks are highly popular sources of information for students and researchers alike

    Over 80 textbooks have been published in the eBook package since 2005

    Major area include Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Management and Hydrogeology

    Bjrlykke, K. (2011) Frisch, W., Meschede, M., Blakey, R.(2011)

    Singhal, B.B.S., Gupta, R.P (2010)

    Parsons, A.J., Abrahams, A.D. (2009)

    Mukherjee, S. (2011) Allan, J.D., Castillo, M.M. (2007)

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    Frard, Jean-Francois, Blaise, Christian (Eds.)

    A unique work for multi-sectorial scientists and practitioners in aquatic ecotoxicology, and also suitable for teaching purposes.

    Includes an explanatory glossary of terms to help understand ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment

    With its 104 chapters, this Encyclopedia of aquatic ecotoxicology reveals the diversity of issues, problems and challenges that have faced, and are facing today, receiving environments.

    It also indicates ways by which tools, strategies and future investigations can contribute to correct, minimize, solve and prevent water quality degradation.

    Highlight: Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology (2013)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 17

    Top New and Forthcoming Titles

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Remote Sensing of Earth Based Radar Objects A.I. Kozlov; L.P. Ligthart; A.I. Logvin 2015

    Ethical Engineering for International Development and Environmental Sustainability

    Marion Hersh 2015

    Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (INTERDYNAMIC)

    Michael Schulz; Andre Paul 2015

    Open Source Geospatial Tools Daniel McInerney; Pieter Kempeneers 2015

    Hydrological Data Driven Modelling Renji Remesan; Jimson Mathew 2015

    The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas Alex Caveen; Nick Polunin; Tim Gray; Selina Marguerite Stead

    2015

    The Politics of Contaminated Sites Management

    Johann Dupuis; Peter Knoepfel 2015

    Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts

    Karl W. Steininger; Martin Knig; Birgit Bednar-Friedl; Lukas Kranzl; Wolfgang Loibl; Franz Prettenthaler

    2015

    Simultaneous Multi-Pollutants Removal in Flue Gas by Ozone

    Zhihua Wang; Kefa Cen; Junhu Zhou; Jianren Fan 2014

    Impact of Urbanization on Water Shortage in Face of Climatic Aberrations

    Mrinmoy Majumder 2014

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 18

    Key Areas and Hot Topics

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 19

    Top global research focus areas & related Books with Springer

    Priority Area Research Focus Examples of Springer books in this area

    Climatic Changes Discovering the major factors driving climate

    change and developing mechanisms to correct or minimize its progression and impact

    Research focus: Biotechnology, Human activities, emission reduction, carbon capture, measurement & monitoring of green house gases

    Jrgen Scheffran, Michael Brzoska, Hans Gnter Brauch, Peter Michael Link, Janpeter Schilling, Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict (2012)

    Ottmar Edenhofer, Johannes Wallacher, Hermann Lotze-Campen, Michael Reder, Brigitte Knopf, Johannes Mller, Climate Change, Justice and Sustainability (2012)

    Solar Energy New technologies are evolving for both passive solar & active solar energy, depending on the way it is captured, converted and distributed

    Research focus: Infrared Solar Energy, Integrated Photovoltaic, Solar Leaf, Solar Powered Mobile Gadgets, Solar Powered Transportation, New Solar Manufacturing Processes, Solar Satellite

    David Pimentel, Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems (2008)

    Miralles, Mari Paz, Snchez Almeida, Jorge, The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere (2011)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 20

    Top global research focus areas & related Books with Springer

    Priority Area Research Focus Examples of Springer books in this area

    Wind Energy

    Innovation in wind mills to maximize efficiency

    Research focus: Turbine Blades, Aerodynamics design, Wind conversion energy technology

    Mathew Sathyajith, Geeta Susan Philip, Advances in Wind Energy Conversion Technology (2011)

    David Pimentel, Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems (2008)

    Soil Pollution

    Mechanisms to identify hazardous materials mixed with soil particles

    Research focus: Soil treatment, biosafety, contaminant isolation, monitoring, risk assessment and management

    Helmut Meuser, Contaminated Urban Soils (2010)

    Selim Kapur, Sabit Erahin, Soil Security for Ecosystem (2014)

    Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Reeta Goel, Javed Musarrat, Biomanagement of Metal-Contaminated Soils (2011)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 21

    Priority Area Research Focus Examples of Springer books in this area

    Pollution control (Air & Water)

    New techniques to control the different types of pollution

    Research focus: Usage of environment friendly resources of energy, Efficiency of machines, treatment of industrial wastes, treatment of urban wastes

    Carlos Borrego, Ann-Lise Norman, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application

    Sanjay K. Sharma, Rashmi Sanghi, Wastewater Reuse and Management

    Petr Hlavinek, Igor Winkler, Jiri Marsalek, Ivana Mahrikova, Advanced Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment: A Road to Safer Society and Environment

    Drinking water

    New techniques in purification of water specially used for drinking purpose

    Research focus: Water purification techniques, water quality monitoring systems, water recycling & reuse, Increasing water availability

    Chittaranjan Ray, Ravi Jain, Drinking Water Treatment

    Francesca F. Quercia, Dragana Vidojevic, Clean Soil and Safe Water

    Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Rafael Izquierdo, Water Management in 2020 and Beyond

    Top global research focus areas & related Books with Springer

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 22

    Top global research focus areas & related Books with Springer

    Priority Area Research Focus Examples of Springer books in this area

    Sustainability Sustainability research provides insight into long-term planning and management of productive ecosystems and human activities involving natural resources

    Research focus: Sustainable agriculture, urban renewal, sustainable fisheries management, green cities, sustainable farming systems

    Abdul Malik, Elisabeth Grohmann: Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development, 2012

    Carlo C. Jaeger, J. David Tbara, Julia Jaeger: European Research on Sustainable Development, 2011

    Geographical Information System (GIS)

    Advances in GIS will bring the revolution in its applications such as engineering, planning, management, transport/logistics, telecommunications.

    Research focus: Image processing, Spatial data modeling, processing & integration, global positioning, space-object detection and tracking

    Thomas Blaschke, Stefan Lang, Geoffrey J. Hay: Object-Based Image Analysis, 2008

    Jukka M. Krisp: Progress in Location-Based Services, 2013

    Michael Leitner: Crime Modeling and Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies, 2013

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 23

    Springer eBook Usage by Academic User Group

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 24

    Springer eBooks heavily used by all major groups in Academia

    Professor / Associate professor

    12% Assistant

    professor / Postdoctoral researcher

    8%

    Lecturer 4%

    Research scientist in academia

    10%

    Ph.D. candidate /

    Doctoral student

    25%

    Graduate student

    25%

    Undergrad-uate student

    16%

    Source: SpringerLink User Survey; N= 640 eBook user

    SpringerLink eBook Users in Academia According to a recent SpringerLink user survey, Springer eBooks are popular with all users groups within Academia. More than 40% of Springers eBook users are undergraduate and graduate students. They primarily use SpringerLink as a knowledge hub for finding background information and performing curriculum-related tasks like writing term papers, theses and preparing for exams.

    Research and teaching staff use eBooks when writing research papers, and for identifying and staying up-to-date with the current research. Academics with teaching roles use Springer eBooks to prepare lectures and courses, too.

    Doctoral students form another major user group. Springer eBooks provide them with background information and help them to stay at the cutting edge of their disciplines.

    Normalizing the number of eBook users by population size, the most intense user group are doctoral students, followed by research and teaching staff, graduate students and undergraduate students.

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 25

    Highlights by Key Subdisciplines

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 26

    Springers eBook package includes 174

    titles related to Geology, 38 published in 2014 YTD

    Monographs form the central aspect of the program,

    many of them are published in the following book

    series:

    Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

    Springer Geology

    Frontiers in Earth Sciences

    The package also includes popular textbooks:

    Petroleum Geoscience

    Plate tectonics

    Modeling Groundwater Flow and Contaminant

    Transport

    The program is complemented by professional books,

    contributed volumes, atlases, proceedings, briefs,

    reference works etc.

    Selection of topics covered by Springer books in Geology

    Economic Geology

    Historical Geology

    Mineral Resources

    Mineralogy

    Paleontology

    Quantitative Geology

    Sedimentology

    Structural Geology

    1. Geology

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 27

    1.1 Geology: Key eBooks

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Petroleum Geoscience Knut Bjorlykke 2010

    Microfacies Of Carbonate Rocks Erik Flgel 2010

    Essentials Of Medical Geology Olle Selinus 2013

    Proceedings Of The 10th International

    Congress For Applied Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans 2012

    New Frontiers In Engineering Geology And

    The Environment Yu Huang, Faquan Wu, Zhenming Shi, Bin Ye 2013

    The New Uranium Mining Boom Broder Merkel, Mandy Schipek 2012

    Plate Tectonics Wolfgang Frisch, Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey 2011

    Crystallography Walter Borchardt-Ott 2012

    Dictionary Of Gems And Gemology Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai 2009

    Urban Groundwater Management And

    Sustainability John H. Tellam, Michael O. Rivett, Rauf G. Israfilov, Liam G. Herringshaw 2006

    Applied Mineralogy Swapna Mukherjee 2011

    * Books selected on the basis of top downloaded in 2013

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 28

    Springers eBook package includes 152

    titles related to Geography, 30 published in 2014 (YTD)

    Monographs form the central aspect of the program,

    many of them published in the following book series:

    cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban

    Regeneration

    Springer Geography

    Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research

    The package also includes books in the following briefs

    series:

    SpringerBriefs in Geography

    SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable

    Development

    The program also includes the following proceedings:

    NATO Science for Peace and Security Series

    Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences

    Selection of topics covered by Springer books in Geography

    Economic Geography

    General Geography

    Landscape/ Regional and Urban Planning

    Physical Geography

    2. Geography

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 29

    2.1 Geography: Key eBooks

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Climate Change, Human Security And

    Violent Conflict Jrgen Scheffran, Michael Brzoska, Hans Gnter Brauch, Peter Michael Link, Janpeter Schilling 2012

    The Geography Of Wine Percy H. Dougherty 2012 Geomorphological Landscapes Of The

    World Piotr Migon 2010

    Modelling Land-Use Change Eric Koomen, John Stillwell, Aldrik Bakema, Henk J. Scholten 2007

    Megacities Andr Sorensen, Junichiro Okata 2011

    The Post-Socialist City Kiril Stanilov 2007

    Sustainability Impact Assessment Of Land

    Use Changes Katharina Helming, Marta Prez-Soba, Paul Tabbush 2008

    Spatial Planning For A Sustainable

    Singapore Tai-Chee Wong, Belinda Yuen, Charles Goldblum 2008

    African Ecology Clive Alfred Spinage 2012

    * Books selected on the basis of top downloaded (2013)

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 30

    Springers eBook package includes 152

    titles related to Environmental Management, 20

    published in 2014

    Contributed volumes form the central aspect of the

    program, many of them are published in the following

    book series:

    Reviews of Environmental Contamination and

    Toxicology

    SERDP ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology

    Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science

    The package also includes popular textbooks:

    Management Planning for Nature Conservation

    Environmental Sensing

    The program is complemented by monographs,

    professional books, proceedings, reviews, reference

    works etc. which are important from facultys and

    students point of view

    Selection of topics covered by Springer books in Environmental Management

    Waste management

    Nature conservation

    Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning

    Environmental Economics

    Facility Management

    Environmental Monitoring/Analysis

    3. Environmental Management

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 31

    3.1 Environmental Management: Key eBooks

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Overexploitation And Contamination Of Shared

    Groundwater Christophe J. G. Darnault 2008

    The Future Of Drylands Cathy Lee, Thomas Schaaf 2008

    Biofuels, Solar And Wind As Renewable Energy Systems David Pimentel 2008

    Highway And Urban Environment Gregory M. Morrison, Sbastien Rauch 2007

    Peeking At Peak Oil Kjell Aleklett 2012

    Urban Ecological Design Danilo Palazzo, Frederick Steiner 2012

    Appropriate Technologies For Environmental Protection

    In the Developing World Ernest K. Yanful 2009

    Biomanagement Of Metal-Contaminated Soils Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Reeta Goel, Javed Musarrat

    2011

    Integrating Ecology And Poverty Reduction Jane Carter Ingram, Fabrice DeClerck, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio

    2012

    Enhancing Urban Environment By Environmental

    Upgrading and Restoration Jiri Marsalek, Daniel Sztruhar, Mario Giulianelli, Ben Urbonas

    2005

    * Books selected on the basis of top downloaded in 2013

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 32

    Springers eBook package includes 151

    titles related to Geophysics, 21 of them published in

    2014

    Monographs form the central aspect of the program,

    many of them are published in the following book

    series:

    Springer Praxis Books

    Advances in Geophysical and Environmental

    Mechanics and Mathematics

    GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences

    IAGA Special Sopron Book Series

    The package also includes the Encyclopedia of Solid

    Earth Geophysics

    The program is complemented by textbooks,

    proceedings, reference works, contributed volumes,

    etc., which are important from facultys and students

    point of view

    Selection of topics covered by Springer books in Geophysics

    Geophysics/Geodesy

    Planetology

    Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences

    Geophysics and Environmental Physics

    Astrophysics and Astroparticles

    4. Geophysics

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 33

    4.1 Geophysics: Key eBooks

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Encyclopedia Of Solid Earth Geophysics Harsh K. Gupta 2011 Applications Of Linear And Nonlinear Models Erik Grafarend, Joseph Awange 2012

    Gravity, Geoid And Space Missions Christopher Jekeli, Luisa Bastos, Joana Fernandes 2005

    Well Logging For Earth Scientists Darwin V. Ellis, Julian M. Singer 2007

    Earth Observation With Champ Christoph Reigber, Hermann Lhr, Peter Schwintzer, Jens Wickert 2005

    Introduction To Planetary Science Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing 2007

    Groundwater Geophysics Reinhard Kirsch 2009 Vii Hotine-Marussi Symposium On

    Mathematical Geodesy Nico Sneeuw, Pavel Novk, Mattia Crespi, Fernando Sans 2012

    Full Seismic Waveform Modelling And

    Inversion Andreas Fichtner 2011

    Gps Guochang Xu 2007 Mantle Plumes Joachim R. R. Ritter, Ulrich R. Christensen 2007

    Potential Theory In Applied Geophysics Kalyan Kumar Roy 2008

    * Books selected on the basis of top downloaded in 2013

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 34

    Springers eBook package includes 143

    titles related to Global Change/Climate Change, 24 of

    them published in 2014

    Monographs and contributed volumes form the central

    aspect of the program, many of them are published in

    the following book series:

    Springer Praxis Books

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    Advances in Global Change Research

    The package also includes some of the most popular

    proceedings:

    Resilient Cities (1 & 2)

    Climate

    Climate Change and its effects on water resources

    The program is complemented by briefs, textbooks,

    professional books, collected works, encyclopedias, etc.

    Selection of topics covered by Springer books in Global Change/ Climate Change

    Weather prediction

    Climatology

    Climate variability

    Impact and management

    Resilience

    Water resources

    5. Global Change/Climate Change

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 35

    5.1 Climate Change/Global Change: Key eBooks

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Resilient Cities Konrad Otto-Zimmermann 2011 Resilient Cities 2 Konrad Otto-Zimmermann 2012

    Climate Change Adaptation In Developed Nations James D. Ford, Lea Berrang-Ford 2011 State Of The World 2013 Worldwatch Institute 2013

    Climate Igor Linkov, Todd S. Bridges 2011

    Drought In Arid And Semi-Arid Regions Kurt Schwabe, Jose Albiac, Jeffery D. Connor, Rashid M. Hassan, Liliana Meza Gonzlez 2013

    Saving A Million Species Lee Hannah 2012

    Climate And Conservation Jodi A. Hilty, Jodi A. Hilty, Charles C. Chester, Molly S. Cross 2012

    Climate Change And Its Effects On Water Resources

    Alper Baba, Gkmen Tayfur, Orhan Gndz, Ken W.F. Howard, Michael J. Friedel, Antonio Chambel 2011

    Climate Change Andr Berger, Fedor Mesinger, Djordje Sijacki 2012

    Global Warming - Myth Or Reality? Marcel Leroux 2005 National Security And Human Health Implications Of Climate H. J. S. Fernando, Z. Klai, J.L. McCulley 2012

    Soil Emission Of Nitrous Oxide And Its Mitigation David Ussiri, Rattan Lal 2013

    * Books selected on the basis of top downloaded in 2013

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 36

    Springers eBook package includes 94

    titles related to Sustainable Development, 24 of them

    published in 2014

    Contributed volumes and monographs form the

    central aspect of the program, many of them are

    published in the following book series:

    Strategies for Sustainability

    Human-Environment Interactions

    Metropolitan Planning + Design

    The program is complemented by proceedings and

    briefs, among other book types.

    Selection of topics covered by Springer books in Sustainable Development

    Sustainable Agriculture

    Urban Renewal

    River Basin Management

    Sustainable Farming Systems

    Green cities

    Sustainable Fisheries Management

    6. Sustainable Development

  • eBook Package Content Analysis | 4/13/2015 | 37

    6.1 Sustainable Development: Key eBooks

    Top books Author Copyright year

    Encyclopedia Of Sustainability

    Science And Technology Robert A. Meyers 2012

    Towards Life Cycle Sustainability

    Management Matthias Finkbeiner 2011

    The Economy Of Green Cities Richard Simpson, Monika Zimmermann 2013

    Chemistry Of Phytopotentials:

    Health, Energy And L. D. Khemani, M. M. Srivastava, Shalini Srivastava 2012

    Making Healthy Places Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, Richard J. Jackson 2011

    Practicing Sustainability Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, David Green, David Koon, Penny Low 2013

    Energy, Environment And

    Sustainable Development Mohammad Aslam Uqaili, Khanji Harijan 2012

    Images Of The Future City Mattias Hjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson 2011

    Environmental Protection

    Strategies For Sustainable Abdul Malik, Elisabeth Grohmann 2012

    Human Transit Jarrett Walker 2012

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