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Radar Design for Determining the Strength of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal : MARC Report Number 6
(1977)
An especially severe and recurring natural disaster is the tropical cyclone particularly as affecting the land surrounding the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. A particularly well documented case there was the cyclone ...
Some Methodological Issues In The Measurement, Analysis And Evaluation of Peasant Farmers' Knowledge Of their Environment : A Research Memorandum - MARC Report Number 9
(1977)
This paper examines some of the problems involved in measuring and evaluating peasant farmers' knowledge of their environment and is an extension of the work of Barker. Oguntoyinbo and Richards (1977). That study presented ...
Monitoring Tropical Forests : A Review with Special Reference to Africa - MARC Report Number 5
(1977)
This report reviews the available published literature on monitoring techniques and procedures relevant to certain features of tropical forests. Discussion focuses on the range, applicability and shortcomings of techniques ...
Residue Utilization Management of Agricultural & Agro-industrial Residues: Seminar Papers & Documents - Volume 1
(1977)
From the first session of the UNEP Governing Council, held in June 1973, the importance of environmental issues associated with industrial development was recognized and a programme of activities on environmental problems ...
The State of the Environment: Selected Topics - 1977
(1977)
This is the first of the annual state of the environment reports which, instead of covering a broad range of environmental issues, focuses on a limited number of environmental problems of international importance - in this ...
Water Quality Criteria for European Freshwater Fish: Report on Cadmium and Freshwater Fish - European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission Technical Paper No. 30
(1977)
This is the eleventh technical paper on water quality criteria for European freshwater fish, for the European Inland. Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) - an inter-governmental organization with a membership of 23 ...
Environmental Aspects of the Aluminum Industry: An overview
(1977)
The aluminium inustry is one of the major industrial Sectors agreed for examination. Consultations have been undertaken with experts nominated by Governments, Industry and international governmental and non-govern-mental ...
Economic Impact of the Effects of Pollution on the Coastal Fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Regions of the United States of America - FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.172
(1977)
This report reviews and evaluates the economic impact on the fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States of other human activities. Four types of impact were considered: production of oil and ...
Environmental Aspects of the Pulp and Paper Industry: A Technical Review
(1977)
The Pulp and Paper industry is one of the major industrial sectors agreed for examination. Consultations have been undertaken with experts nominated by Governments, Industry and international governmental and non-governmental ...