Article on sustainable develop. http://www.pssurvival.com/PS/Pioneer/Self-Reliance/Designs_And_Math_For_Self-Sufficient_Living_1981.pdf. pl comment

I think it is a useful book for providing sustainable practices in our homes from its desing stage. We have to adopt such practices for sustainable living

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05 June 2012 4,078 70 View

How to get CDM benefits for the installation of biogas plant in public places and residences by local bodies in developing countries?

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How can we prevent flooding in a low lying urban city?

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03 April 2012 2,095 52 View

I did my study the water quality of Akkulam-Veli lake from Indian remote sensing P6 LISS III satellite imagery. what is your methodology?

My work is attached. Though I did this work, I could not extend it further.

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Which are the tools and imagery used in the project? Can we use it for tropical areas?

We really want to have the same to be employed in tropical area, Kerala, India

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Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

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Methodological confusions regarding deductive and inductive reasoning, hypothesis and theory test?

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21 February 2021 4,634 6 View

Where I can find materials to learn Fuzzy VIKOR methodology?

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20 February 2021 8,271 3 View

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