Hidrología en la ingeniería forestal

In a world full of false information, prejudices, myths, deceits and poor knowledge, nobody is the possessor of the supreme truth or has the definitive answers to our questions (not even Google). However, logical and skeptical thinking is our weapon to combat false argumentation, crazy reasoning and superstition. It is a difficult process that requires our full attention, but it is worth it. The Universe's Guide to Skeptics will explain the principles of skeptical thinking and teach you how it has served to debunk some of the greatest conspiracy myths, fallacies, and theories, from homeopathy ...

Este Manual crítico de cultura ambiental está concebido como un texto que estimule el entendimiento de los problemas ambientales en general, que perciba la gravedad de las amenazas más acuciantes que de ellos vienen derivándose y que invite a adoptar una postura socialmente activa, fundada y crítica. El autor, que pertenece a la primera generación de «ecologistas políticos», ha querido reflejar en este texto su experiencia y sus conclusiones en relación con el conocimiento esencial que un ciudadano preocupado y culto ha de exhibir para afrontar la expansiva e inquietante crisis...

The accessible style and language of this book mean that a greater understanding of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics is available to all readers, regardless of their familiarity with the topic. Explaining principles, theories, interpretations, and experiments with anecdotes, examples, and cross references, this book makes them more understandable, and more importantly, entertaining. Among the concepts discussed are black holes, Schrödinger’s cat, and the Higgs boson. El estilo y lenguaje accesible de este libro significan que una mayor comprensión de los fundamentos de la mecánica...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in cooperation with the International Water Association (IWA), has developed a rating system that assesses the performance of water and sanitation service providers in a comprehensive way. AquaRating: Un estándar internacional para evaluar los servicios de agua y saneamiento aims to provide an industry standard for utilities. The innovative rating system seeks the improvement of the service delivered by means of a rigorous and systematic assessment. AquaRating comprises more than 100 assessment elements organized in eight rating areas: Service...