Vladimir N. Bashkin Bücher

The book delves into the complexities of quantitative ecological risk assessment, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of the natural mechanisms influencing environmental and human risks. It highlights the high uncertainty often associated with risk values and discusses the impact of anthropogenic activities on biogeochemical cycling in technoecosystems. By exploring the driving mechanisms of biogeochemical food webs, the author proposes innovative technological solutions for effective risk management and ecological insurance, ensuring accountability and protection against various environmental threats.

The book's relevance and engaging content are designed to appeal to a diverse audience, including students, technicians, and lecturers. Its timely subject matter ensures that it addresses current interests and needs within the field, promising to provide valuable insights and information that will resonate with readers from various backgrounds.

This book examines geoecological and geopolitical risks linked to Arctic hydrocarbon development, focusing on environmental equity and justice. It analyzes the geopolitical factors influencing sustainable development and highlights Russia's challenges in ensuring environmental safety. The insights are relevant to the entire Arctic region, considering the interests of various stakeholders.

This edited book is devoted to environmental risk management in gas industry impacted polar ecosystems of Russia, one of the hottest topics of modern environmental science. The contributions from experts cover topics that shed new light on the impacts of oil and natural gas production on arctic ecosystems in the country as well as biogeochemical engineering technologies to manage pollution in these areas. Readers will also discover new insights on potential ecological indicators for assessing geo-environmental risks of these impacted ecosystems, and climate modeling in polar areas. The book has interdisciplinary appeal, and specialists and practitioners in environmental sciences, ecology, biogeochemistry and those within the energy sector who are interested in understanding ecosystems affected by anthropogenic impacts in severe climatic conditions will find it particularly engaging. Through this book, readers will learn more about biogeochemical cycling through food chains and specific reactions of biota to environmental pollution in extreme environments through the lens of experts.