An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sarkar, Dibyendu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • TITLE PAGE
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ABOUT THE EDITORS
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • PREFACE
  • ENDORSEMENTS
  • SECTION I: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: THE NATURAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
  • 1 GEOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 1.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.2 VOLCANIC HAZARDS
  • 1.3 EARTHQUAKE-RELATED HAZARDS
  • 1.4 COASTAL PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF RIVERS AND LAKES
  • 1.6 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND KARST HAZARDS
  • 1.7 GEOLOGICAL FACTORS IMPACTING WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • 1.8 ENERGY RESOURCE EXTRACTION AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
  • 1.9 CONCLUDING REMARKS
  • APPENDIX 1.A GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES OF THE EXAMPLES PRESENTED
  • REFERENCES
  • 2 BIOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 2.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2.2 STAGE 1: DEFINE THE SYSTEM
  • 2.3 STAGE 2: IDENTIFY TARGET CONDITIONS
  • 2.4 STAGE 3: COLLECT DATA AND DETERMINE DISTANCE TO TARGET
  • 2.5 STAGE 4: PRESERVATION OR RESTORATION?
  • 2.6 STAGE 5: MONITORING AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 SOIL SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 3.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 3.2 COMPOSITIONS, PROPERTIES, AND PROCESSES
  • 3.3 SOILS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 GREEN CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AS A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  • 4.1 GREEN CHEMISTRY
  • 4.2 GREEN ENGINEERING
  • 4.3 MATERIAL EFFICIENCY
  • 4.4 UNLOCKING CONDEMNED RESOURCES
  • 4.5 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
  • 4.6 CASE STUDY 1: WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AS MICROCOSMS OF ECO-SYSTEM
  • 4.7 CASE STUDY 2: INTEGRATING NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UPGRADATION OF AQUATIC SYSTEMS
  • 4.8 CASE STUDY 3: SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING OF OBSOLETE SHIPS THROUGH ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
  • 4.9 NEXUS BETWEEN TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT
  • 4.10 CLOSURE: STRATEGIES FOR TRANSITIONING TO SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • EXERCISE
  • REFERENCES
  • 5 GREEN ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
  • 5.1 INTRODUCTION TO IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES AND TYPES OF GREEN ENERGY
  • 5.2 GREEN ENERGY AND PUBLIC POLICY
  • 5.3 EMISSION REDUCTION IMPERATIVES
  • 5.4 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  • 5.5 INDUSTRY FORUMS ACTIVE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
  • 5.6 COMMITMENTS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION TO MAINSTREAM RENEWABLES
  • 5.7 SOME IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS
  • 5.8 THE WAY FORWARD
  • REFERENCES
  • RECOMMENDED CURRICULUM: GREEN ENERGY: SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE EFFICIENCY
  • FURTHER READING
  • 6 ENGINEERING IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 6.1 ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 6.2 MATERIALS AND ENERGY BALANCES
  • 6.3 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  • 6.4 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
  • 6.5 AIR RESOURCE SYSTEM
  • REFERENCES
  • 7 GREEN ARCHITECTURE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • 7.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 7.2 INTEGRATED DESIGN: THE KEY TO GREEN BUILDING SUCCESS
  • 7.3 THE TEAM
  • 7.4 RESOURCE USE AND GREEN BUILDINGS
  • 7.5 CONCLUSION
  • References

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