Environmental management

The business of business is business.

This book highlights the sustainability aspects of additive manufacturing (AM) in two separate volumes.

Regional development is intrinsically related to the way in which the land is used.

The book presents a review of research and pilot-scale efforts undertaken by scientists all over the world towards utilization of solar energy for environmental remediation.

Offers solutions and best practices to respond to recurrent problems and contemporary challenges in the field Since the publication of the first edition of Environmental Impact Assessment in 2003, both the practice and theory of impact assessment have changed substantially.

The emphasis now placed on the concept of sediment cells as boundaries for coastal defence groups, and the development of SMPs, should help CPAs realise the importance of natural processes at the coast when designing defence and protection schemes.

This landmark work lauds the benefits of decreased energy consumption, investigating its relationship to public policy and analyzing its potential billion-dollar benefits to the U.

This book provides a reference to analysis techniques of common cooling water system problems and a historical perspective on solutions to chronic cooling water system problems, such as corrosion and biofouling.

The advent of the 21st century marks the unfolding of a new urbanism, of a new urban fabric in the making.

The collaborative orco-management of natural resources - whether between states and local communities or amongst and within communities themselves - is a process of collective understanding and actions to bring about negotiated agreements on roles, rights and responsibilities for decentralized governance of natural resources.

Coal occupies a large share in the global energy basket.

The book follows on from "e;The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile"e; GERD.

The global drug trade and its associated violence, corruption, and human suffering create global problems that include political and military conflicts, ethnic minority human rights violations, and stresses on economic development.

In pursuit of feasible near-future sustainable and environmentally acceptable - ergy solutions to speci?

Provides a comprehensive synthesis of a fundamental phenomenon, the species–area relationship, addressing theory, evidence and application.

This book addresses recent and novel studies with ecological and conservation relevance of forest ecosystems in the Andes.

Elektromobilität ist spätestens seit dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen und Fridays for Future im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit.

Researchers and agencies collect reams of objective data and authors publish volumes of subjective prose in attempts to explain what is meant by environmental quality.

Illustration of copula theory with detailed real-world case study examples in the fields of hydrology and water resources engineering.

Not since the 19th century has the future of the countryside been such a focus of political and public attention, nor of profound uncertainty and anguished debate.

Ecotourism and natural resource extraction may be seen as contradictory pursuits, yet in reality they often take place side by side, sometimes even supported by the same institutions.

Ballast water management is a complex subject with many issues and still limited knowledge, however, it is building up on new scientific researches and practical experience.

This book, first published in 1966, reports the results of a pilot study devoted to understanding the middle-term resource situation for one metal - manganese.

Conflicts between Hispanic farmers and developers made for compelling reading in The Milagro Beanfield War, the famous novel of life in a northern New Mexico village in which tradition triumphs over modernity.

Estimating abundance of wildlife is an essential component of a wildlife research program, and a prerequisite for sound management.

This sourcebook is for all who work with others on participatory learning and change.

This book focuses on global efforts to protect plant diversity and the role that botanic gardens play in conserving plant species.

Featuring chapters from an international range of leading and emerging scholars, this Handbook provides a collection of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that sheds new light on contemporary futures studies.

Soil degradation is a widespread problem in Africa resulting in decreased agricultural productivity while demand for food continues to increase.

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important that towns and cities are healthy places to live.

A sweeping overview of the problems, politics, and policies of international and domestic management of the world's oceans.

This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and clothing sector.

'An important and timely book' from the Foreword by Stanley Johnson 'A complete and absorbing history of a decade of intense international politics offers many insights for future negotiators of sustainable solutions' Stephen Bass, International Institute for Environment and Development 'Skillfully navigates the jungle of forest politics, leaving us in no doubt that the verbal commitment to save the world's forests has yet to be translated into action on the ground.

Globally climate-induced disasters have been impacting marginalised communities' lives, livelihood and gendered relations.

Renewable energy is becoming crucially important, as concern over burning fossil fuels is increasing and the price of oil continues to rise.

This unique volume presents up-to-date information and the latest research findings on unconventional water resources in Egypt and their connections to agriculture.

This book focuses on the mechanistic (microscopic) understanding of radionuclide uptake by plants in contaminated soils and potential use of phytoremediation.

There is a growing awareness to the role that natural resources, such as water, land, forests and environmental amenities, play in everyone lives.

Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries.

This book provides a first-ever synthesis of sustainability and sustainable development experiences in the Arctic.

The circular economy is a policy approach and business strategy that aims to improve resource productivity, promote sustainable consumption and production and reduce environmental impacts.

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions.

This book deals with the in-depth study of sustainability issues in the agri-food sector.

Planning, operating, and policy making in the electric utility and natural gas sectors involves important trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental criteria.

This book edition on "e;Wastewater Management and Technologies"e; brings together a wealth of expertise by the authors, who exemplify the wide range of options available-from nature-based solutions to different levels of technology-and the different experiences through case studies from around the world, with a particular focus on conditions in developing countries.

The notion that humanity may be too late to alter climate change could potentially lead to fear and therefore the advocacy of implementing radical strategies and/or hastening the execution of certain measures to the extreme.

This book provides the first in-depth investigation of how non-timber forest products are an integral part of local, national, and global bioeconomies.

This book explores the challenges our society faces in making the transition to renewable resource use in a way that is truly sustainable - environmentally, economically and socially.

This new book is the first to make logical and important connections between trapping and foraging ecology.

Since 1909, the waters along the Canada-US border have been governed in accordance with the Boundary Water Treaty, but much has changed in the last 100 years.