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Utilization and Management of Bioresources
Proceedings of 6th IconSWM 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
The book contains high-quality research papers presented at Sixth International Conference on Solid Waste Management held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata India during November 23-26, 2016. The Conference, IconSWM 2016, is organized by Centre for Quality Management System, Jadavpur University in association...
Environmental Water Footprints
Agricultural and Consumer Products
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
This book uses case studies to highlight the environmental water footprints in the agricultural and livestock farming sector, and those of consumer products. Water conservation is a major element of every industry’s sustainability strategy.
Metallic Effluents of Industrial Origin in the Marine Environment
A report prepared for the Directorate-General for Industrial and Technological Affairs and for the Environment and Consumer Protection Service of the European Communities by l'Association Europeenne Oceanique
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Based on a unique industrial European membership, the European Oceanic Association, "non-profit Association has as its object the pooling of talents, resources and ex perience in the marine field with the purpose of promoting in Europe a concentration of efforts to foster the study and exploration...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
This volume, with contributions from a team of multi-disciplinary team experts, addresses the economic sustainability and clean manufacturing methods to deal with the challenges that water scarcity and water quality are imposing on many countries, particularly on Mediterranean arid areas, that are...
by Joseph S. Devinny, Marc A. Deshusses, Todd Stephen Webster
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
The number-one environmental threat to public health, air pollution remains a pressing problem-made even more complicated by the massive quantity and diversity of air pollution sources.
Biofiltration technology (using micro-organisms growing on porous media) is being recognized as one of the most...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume entitled "Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in Environment" contains the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) "Monitoring of Natural and Man-Made Radionuclides and Heavy Metal Waste in Environment" that was held at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research...
by Timothy G. Townsend, Jon Powell, Pradeep Jain
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Solid waste management is a global concern, and landfilling remains the predominant management method in most areas of the world. This book provides a comprehensive view of state-of-the-art methods to manage landfills more sustainably, drawing upon more than two decades of research, design, and...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
This book is about accomplishing change in how land is managed in agricultural watersheds. Wide-ranging case studies repeatedly document that plans, policies, and regulations are not adequate substitutes for the empowerment of people. Ultimately change on the land is managed and accomplished by the people that live on land within each watershed.
Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region
Progress in Restoring the Smelter-Damaged Landscape Near Sudbury, Canada
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Sudbury, Ontario is one of the world's most polluted areas. A century of industrial activities has resulted in thousands of acidified lakes and vast areas of denuded land. This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury...
Progressive Development
To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
The book is based on the results of the investigations of the authors in the semi-arid and arid regions (ASAR) of the globe. These investigations brought to the conclusion that the warming climate will cause the drying up of the water resources in these regions. In this case the principles of Sustainable...
Boreal and Temperate Trees in a Changing Climate
Modelling the Ecophysiology of Seasonality
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
This book provides an overview of how boreal and temperate tree species have adapted their annual development cycle to the seasonally varying climatic conditions. Therefore, the frost hardy dormant phase, and the susceptible growth phase, are synchronized with the seasonality of the climate.
The...
Towards Zero Waste
Circular Economy Boost, Waste to Resources
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
This book draws on insights that originated from the Circular Economy and Zero Waste initiatives. Together these approaches try to boost the shift from “waste” to “resources” management. The content of this book is partially organized from a stakeholder perspective, revealing the managerial...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
This volume focuses on new trends in monitoring biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world. It provides reviews of the challenges in studying the spatial variability of biodiversity across various ecosystems. This book also describes newly developed...
Technologies and Eco-innovation towards Sustainability I
Eco Design of Products and Services
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2019
This 2-volume book covers the state-of-the-art of the research and practices on eco-design. It covers the latest topics in the field: e.g. global eco-design management, big data in eco-design, social perspectives in eco-design; as well as emphasizing the developments in emerging economies such as...