Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals (2022)--The Belt and Road
Antimicrobials in Environment
This book provides a multidisciplinary coverage of all manifestations of antimicrobials and antimicrobials resistance technology to promote eco-friendly processes and techniques for environment sustainability.
Bayesian Analysis of Spatially Structured Population Dynamics
The book introduces a series of state-of-art Bayesian models that can be used to understand and predict spatially structured population dynamics in our changing world. Several chapters are devoted to introducing models that utilize detection/non-detection data, count data, combined count and capture-recapture data, and spatial capture-recapture data, respectively. The book provides R code of Metropolis-Hastings algorithms that allow efficient computing of these complex models. The book is aimed at graduate students and researchers who are interested in using and further developing these models.
The effect of salmon farming cage on phytoplankton population in the southern basin of the Caspian Sea
The success of fish farming in cages depends entirely on the proper quality of the water around the cage, and the farmer must strive to minimize the environmental pressures on the fish. One of the important factors that create and intensify environmental pressures on cages is the presence of abundant nutrients that can pose risks such as dynamic changes in biological communities such as (phytoplankton, overgrowth of harmful species, and the possibility of non-native and invasive aquatic growth in the Caspian Sea.) and vice versa reduce or eliminate some species as well as algal bloom which can sometimes be dangerous for breeding, therefore, the study of phytoplankton communities and their interaction with fish farming is necessary and important. Therefore, in this study, in the area of the cage and around the cage based on the proposed methods were sampled and identified.
Rescaling Sustainability Transitions
This Open Access book explores sustainability transitions with a focus on their influence on the relationships between cores and peripheries, the rural and the urban, and the large and the small-scale. The societal changes induced by sustainability transitions are expected to assemble as a variegated and heterogeneous process reproduced by different spatial contexts and scales. Hence, the practical solutions and impacts of processes framed as sustainability transitions are expected to vary between different localities in terms of their natural, material, or human resources, the heritage of the development, their power and market relations, virtual and physical connections as well as shifting individual rationalities - within and across certain socio-economic spaces. To highlight these socio-spatial processes, their alignments, frictions and contradictions for sustainability transitions, this book and its contributions call for an increased engagement in the scalar aspects of sustainability transitions and their governance. The authors argue that rescaling follows from two observations on the extant literature concerning sustainability transitions. Firstly there is a call for a stronger engagement of sustainability transitions research with questions of place and relocalization practices, their embedded power relations, but also questions on small-scale trajectories for the territorial and economic materializations in terms of production and market reach as an alternative to the large-scale dominance of resource exploitation and use. Secondly there is a call for increased attention to the relational processes and ontological framing that reproduce mobilities and scalar shifts in governance arrangements.
Acoustic Sensing and Monitoring in Urban and Natural Environments
Measurements of surrounding noise are essential to understand the harmful effects of anthropogenic origin in urban environments as the associated pollution may have deleterious consequences on human health. Moreover, monitoring the changes in soundscape in natural habitats due to human activity is of primary importance for the development of effective environmental policies aimed at restoring the natural equilibrium in affected areas. The main goal of this reprint is to present, in a compact fashion, recently developed advances in sensor technology and monitoring techniques devised by experts actively working in acoustic phenomena both in urban and natural environments. The contributions cover soundscape analysis, wildlife monitoring, the annoyance and perception of road traffic noise, vibrations and noise attenuation techniques, and the development of new and more specialized types of sound sensors for future applications.
Problems and impacts of effluent from the Pharmakina company
The water available to humans, and also to the rest of the ecosystem, represents less than the total volume of fresh water on earth. The quality of the part available and potentially usable by man has continued to deteriorate and sometimes in an irreversible manner. The generating capacity is exceeded because of our increasingly significant liquid, solid or gaseous toxic discharges. In order to contribute to the knowledge of the biological and physicochemical quality of aquatic ecosystems, the study of Lake Kivu in South Kivu in the coastal zone of the Mulambula district, in the commune of Bagira, City of Bukavu is essential. This work aims to characterize the mechanism of the ecosystem by monitoring the interaction between the two elements biotic (biodiversity) and abiotic (environmental factors) likely to cause their modification or development and to control them.
Phyto-purification
Phytodepuration, as a wastewater treatment process for small agglomerations with low pollutant loads, has proved its worth in many countries around the world. In Algeria, few attempts have been made at the investment level, preferring to mature research on experimental pilots. To this end, two case studies have been carried out by our laboratory: a scale model set up at the University of Mascara's experimental farm, and a full-scale pilot plant at Brezina (El Bayadh). The TMEs are stored in a finishing tank before being recycled for crop irrigation. With its significant and encouraging results, the phytodepuration process offers a highly justifiable opportunity to contribute to the challenge of saving water and managing it efficiently, particularly in small communities. The aim of this book is to shed some light on this ecological purification process, followed by an example of a sizing calculation.
Report on Green Development of Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (2021)
Career Options in the Life Sciences: Guide Research for Your Path Beyond Academia
Eco-services & Carbon Sequestration potential of Pune's green spaces
The study focuses on the carbon pool analysis and various phytosociological parameters from biodiversity perspective. More emphasis has been given on the potential of urban and hill vegetation as a carbon sink. The phytosociological data was used to determine homogeneity/heterogeneity of the vegetation stand. The soil organic carbon was estimated as it is a significant carbon sink.It also includes carbon mitigation opportunities in land use sectors and will contribute in Carbon offset projects and mitigating Urban Island effects.The information will help policy decision makers to undertake responsibilities regarding carbon emissions, Carbon footprints, Carbon credits or trading agreements. Also, the study shows the positive impacts of vegetation on psychological health of human and sustainable management of existing resources. It is found that vegetation on all the hills is under threat due to increasing concretisation, thoughtless actions and unscientific plantation. The study demands creating awareness among citizens and management authorities for better future of the city.
Manual for Recovering Degraded Areas in Riparian Forests
According to the Brazilian Environmental Institute (IBAMA), environmental recovery should aim to return the degraded site to a form of use, according to a pre-established plan for land use, in order to achieve environmental stability. Concern about the growing decline of ecosystems has led to the development of various studies aimed at re-establishing animal and plant communities in areas that have suffered degradation. Areas subjected to impacts that have diminished or prevented their ability to re-establish themselves naturally through successional processes are now of great importance when it comes to implementing projects aimed at restoring the ecosystem's natural functions, allowing it to return to its previous ecological characteristics and biological diversity. This manual provides some technical guidance on how to restore the ecological functions of the ecosystem in riparian forests.
Microplastics
Microplastics: Origins, Risks, and Mitigation discusses the sources, origin, and health risk assessment of microplastics in the environment. The various contamination indices, like contamination factor, atmospheric behavior, enrichment factor, and marine pollution are also included to provide further context on the state of microplastics in the environment and environmental impacts. The book present reviews on microplastics toxicology research, health hazards, and green remedial solutions for pollution control in terrestrial and aquatic environments, aiming to provide scientists and researchers with the knowledge to combat microplastic pollutants through sustainable means. Covering a variety of approaches, techniques, and scenarios, this book is a key resource for environmental scientists working to address microplastic environmental pollutants. It presents reviews on microplastics toxicology research, health hazards, and green remedial solutions for pollution control in terrestrial and aquatic environments.
Greening Our Economy for a Sustainable Future
Greening Our Economy for a Sustainable Future examines the green economy by balancing social needs, the environment, and the economy. It argues that different economic models must be developed to address the environment caused by economic expansion. The book not only looks at the opportunities of having a green economy, but also goes into areas such as greenwashing, social washing, sustainability, economics, and more. In addition, it addresses how one can improve well-being through a symbiotic relationship between economic growth and environmental stewardship.
The Wealth of Nature
Renowned political theorist and author proposes a bold new economic paradigm based on the value of sustainability. The Wealth of Nature proposes a new model of economics based on the integral value of ecology. Building on the foundations of E.F. Schumacher's revolutionary "economics as if people mattered", this book examines the true cost of confusing money with wealth. By analyzing the mistakes of contemporary economics, it shows how an economy centered on natural capital--the raw materials that support human life--can move our society toward a more productive relationship with the planet that sustains us all. The Wealth of Nature suggests public policy initiatives and personal choices that can help alleviate the economic impact of peak oil. These strategies must address not only financial concerns, but the issues of resource depletion and pollution. Profoundly insightful and impeccably argued, this book is required reading for anyone interested in the intersection of the environment and the economy as we enter the twilight of the Age of Abundance.
Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management
The Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management examines irrigated ecosystems in which water storage, applications, or drainage volumes are artificially controlled in the landscape and the spatial domain of processes varies from micrometers to tens of kilometers, while the temporal domain spans from seconds to centuries.
Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management
The Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management examines irrigated ecosystems in which water storage, applications, or drainage volumes are artificially controlled in the landscape and the spatial domain of processes varies from micrometers to tens of kilometers, while the temporal domain spans from seconds to centuries.
The Carbon Chain in Carbon Dioxide Industrial Utilization Technologies
The comprehensive case study presents the research results of an international team established within the "CCS-CCU technology for carbon footprint reduction using bio-adsorbents" (BIOCO2) project.
Fire Ecology of Florida and the Southeastern Coastal Plain
An overview of the importance of fire to ecosystems in the Southeast, with guidance on how to best conduct controlled burns in the regionA biodiversity hotspot, Florida is home to many ecosystems and species that evolved in the presence of frequent fire. In this book, Reed Noss discusses the essential role of fire in generating biodiversity and offers best practices for using fire to keep the region's ecosystems healthy and resilient. Reviewing several lines of evidence, Noss shows that fire has been important to the southeastern Coastal Plain for tens of millions of years. He explains how the region's natural fire regimes are connected to its climate, high rate of lightning strikes, physical chemistry, and vegetation. But urbanization and active fire suppression have reduced the frequency and extent of fires. Noss suggests the practice of controlled burning can and should be improved to protect fire-dependent species and natural communities from decline and extinction. Noss argues that fire managers should attempt to simulate natural fire regimes when conducting controlled burns. Based on what the species of the Southeast likely experienced during their evolutionary histories, he makes recommendations about pyrodiversity, how often and in what seasons to burn, the optimal heterogeneity of burns, mechanical treatments such as cutting and roller-chopping, and the proper use of fuel breaks. In doing so, Noss is the first to apply the new discipline of evolutionary fire ecology to a specific region. This book is a fascinating history of fire ecology in Florida, an enlightening look at why fire matters to the region, and a necessary resource for conservationists and fire managers in the state and elsewhere. 
Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere
Many chapters attempt to reconstruct past climatic changes in deserts and their margins at a variety of scales in space and time in the expectation that such information might assist in preparing us for future global warming and drying.
Influence of temperature on Caiman crocodilus yacare in the Pantanal
The book discusses the influence of temperature on the incubation of marsh caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) eggs in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, Miranda and Abobral sub-regions. This species has a temperature-dependent sex determination mechanism (TSD). Using thermometers installed at different depths in a forest nest, we found that the temperature inside the chamber was significantly higher than the outside temperature, and all the chicks sexed after hatching were females. We developed a suitable incubation system to verify the influence of thermal fluctuations on the sex determination of the species. In the laboratory, we subjected eggs to 5 different ranges of daily fluctuations. The sex of the chicks was determined by histological analysis of the gonads and, in all treatments, only females were born, indicating that these ranges of daily thermal oscillation do not interfere with sex determination.
Waste to Profit
This book explains selection of suitable technology for waste treatment and energy recovery under different conditions. It contains techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, optimization of tools and technologies including overview of various technologies involved in the treatment of wastes and factors influencing the processes.
Hospital waste
Hospital waste management is a crucial issue for University Hospitals (CHU), where patient health and respect for the environment must coexist. This book, Hospital Waste: Towards Sustainable Management in University Hospitals, offers an in-depth analysis of the challenges and solutions associated with waste management in these establishments. In 20 chapters, it covers the different types of waste, current regulations and best practices for reducing the environmental impact of UHCs. The book begins by highlighting the importance of rigorous waste classification and the associated risks. It then explores strategies for reducing waste at source, emphasizing the key role that every member of staff can play in this process. Staff awareness and training are presented as essential levers for improving waste management. The following chapters look at innovative technologies and real-life case studies from university hospitals that have successfully implemented sustainable practices.
The Effects of Climate Change and It's Adaptation Strategies
This study examined the effects of climate change and its adaptation strategies on the inhabitants of the Niger delta region. The study utilised survey and ex-post facto designs in this study. Primary and secondary data were collected for the data analyses. The primary data were generated using questionnaire, while the secondary data were accessed from archival records of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) for the period 1925-2018 and Climate Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis ofvariance (ANOVA), multiple linear regressions (MLR), and the Welch and the Brown-Forsythe tests. The study revealed that the adaptation strategies applied at various localities in the region included improved seedling, climate insurance, restriction of settlements, improved forecast and information. The study recommended, intensifying the campaign on climate change and the consequences therefrom, intensifying the fight against air pollution, Community based approach to climate change management, such as public lectures, fines for defaulters and giving of climate change agricultural grants.
Mahafale Grassroots Communities and the Conservation of Forest Resources
The aim of this study is to assess the scope and limits of the G矇lose law and the GCF decree, using management transfers established on the outskirts of a protected area in the drought-dominated zone. In this context, the Mahafale plateau, home to Tsimanampesotse National Park, was chosen to test three hypotheses concerning 25 management transfers: (i) the level of participation of the grassroots community depends on its level of education, and non-participants at the lower end of the scale do not want to get involved in matters they consider obscure and dangerous; or they simply protect their interests by exploiting renewable resources; (ii) the stability and success of the management transfers studied are ensured by customs and traditional social organization on the Mahafale plateau; and (iii) the management transfers studied fail to achieve sustainable management objectives due to the Mahafale communities' diminished access and use rights, as well as to the geographical situation and climate change that weigh heavily on their terroirs.
Bio Medical Waste Management of Few Hospitals at Kalaburagi, Karnataka
According to Biomedical waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 of India "Any waste which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining therefore or in the production or testing of biological". The Government of India (notification, 1998) specifies that Hospital Waste Management is a part of hospital hygiene and maintenance activities. This involves management of range of activities, which are mainly engineering functions, such as collection, transportation, operation or treatment of processing systems and disposal of wastes. World Health Organization states that 85% of the hospital wastes are actually non-hazardous, whereas 10% are infectious and 5% are non-infectious but they are include in hazardous wastes. About 15% to 35% of Hospitals waste is regulated as infectious waste. This range is dependent on the total amount of waste generated.
Urban environmental quality in the municipality of Teresina - PI
The city is an urban space in a constant process of morphological, structural, social, economic, cultural and environmental transformation, and it is these transformations that cause changes in the composition of the physical, political and organisational space of cities. Environmental quality, for example, is directly linked to a population's quality of life, and it manifests itself through the various elements that make up the socio-economic and environmental reality of the urban space...This book brings together data from research completing a degree course and discusses how the 'city' should also be a balanced environment.
Flood Forecasting
Flood Forecasting: A Global Perspective, Second Edition covers hydrologic forecasting systems on both a national and regional scale. This updated edition includes a breakdown by county contribution and solutions to common issues with a wide range of approaches to address the difficulties inherent in the development, implementation and operational success of national-scale flood forecasting systems. Special attention is given to recent advances in machine learning techniques for flood forecasting. Overall, the information will lead to improvements of existing systems and provide a valuable reference on the intricacies of forecast systems in different parts of the world.
Information gaps for the conservation of terrestrial biodiversity
The lacunas system was designed to provide a dynamic tool for ecologists, biologists and conservationists to analyze the 'status of online knowledge' about species of the flora of the Northeast Region of Southern Africa, namely Mozambique (Moz); Malawi (Mw) and Tanzania (Tz), easily identifying the IUCN Red List categories and criteria and their geographical distributions, thus being able to identify under-sampled areas or collections that have not yet integrated their data online. This tool is currently very important and is used to define strategies for new collections, prioritizing species and/or areas that have not been sampled, as well as identifying taxonomic groups for data entry/digitization. The importance of the geographical coordinates of each organism deposited in the herbaria is enormous, as they ultimately determine the quality and quantity of the occurrence points of mammal species, essential information for modeling the potential distribution of species based on their ecological niche.
Materials for Chemical Sensors
Application as well as detection of different chemicals plays an important role in the progress of modern science and technology. This book would be a valuable reference to select suitable materials for possible use in chemical sensors.
The Benefits of Imperfection
The cult of performance leads our society to emphasise the values of success and optimisation in all areas. Slowness, redundancy and randomness are therefore negatively perceived. In the face of pessimistic observations and environmental alerts, the author outlines solutions for a future that is viable and reconciled with nature.
Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
"An Essential Guide to Environmental Chemistry" ist die englische ?bersetzung des erfolgreichen deutschen Originals. Ein umfassender und dennoch pr瓣gnanter Leitfaden zu den wichtigsten Problemen der Umweltchemie von Wasser, Boden und Luft, der auch Strategien f羹r Umweltanalysen er繹rtet. Dieses Buch ist einzigartig in seiner Aufmachung: Der Textteil ist auf der einen Seite und die zugeh繹rigen Farbabbildungen finden sich auf der gegen羹berliegenden Seite. Die klaren, vollfarbigen schematischen Diagramme machen etwa die H瓣lfte des Buches aus. Es ist hervorragend geeignet zur Wiederholung des Stoffes oder als Einf羹hrung in die Umweltchemie. "An Essential Guide to Environmental Chemistry" - klein, handlich und immer parat: Umweltchemie f羹r die Kitteltasche!
Cultivation for Climate Change Resilience, Volume 1
This book focuses on the management of some key tropical fruit species, mitigation strategies and technological counter-measures taken by researchers, progressive growers and commercial companies to face the challenge of climate change.
The effect of solar activity in marine ecosystems
The monograph presents the experience of multi-year forecasting (a year or more in advance) of fish catch success and the state of marine ecosystems in some areas of the World Ocean. The methodology is based on the revealed statistically reliable relationships of fish catches and ecosystem elements with solar activity (Wolf number) and climatic fluctuations, which are indirectly reflected by changes in the Earth's rotation rate. These factors are considered to be primary and external to marine ecosystems. This methodology can be used for multi-year forecasts of meteorological and hydrological characteristics.
Environmental Engineering
This textbook covers concepts of water treatment and distribution, air pollution, noise pollution and rural sanitation in a single volume. It will serve as an ideal text for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of civil and environmental engineering.
Urban Aerial Pesticide Spraying Campaigns
This book focuses on the role governments play in urban aerial pesticide spraying operations. Of great interest to students and researchers of pesticides, environmental sociology, environmental history, environmental studies, political ecology, geography, medical sociology, and science and technology studies.
Introduction to the Air Transport System
Reviews the current status of the air transport system; the global view of air transport system and its main components such as aircraft, airports, ATC/ATM, the airlines' business models, and planning and operations for both passengers and air cargo.
Enzymes in the Valorization of Waste
This book focusses on key enzymes which are involved in development of integrated biorefinery. It highlights the modern next gen technologies for promoting the application of sustainable and greener enzymatic steps at industrial scale for development of futuristic and self-sustainable "integrated biorefinery/enzyme based biorefinery".
Energy from Waste
This book focuses on the conversion of waste from various sources for use in energy production and storage applications. It provides the state-of-the-art in developing advanced materials and chemicals for energy applications using wastes and discusses the various treatment processes and technologies.
Applications of Nanocomposites
In this book, different applications of nanomaterials are described based on experiments, validations, and prototype manufacturing. It also covers synthesis, characterization, functionalization and coating of nanomaterials in various application-oriented investigations.
Authenticity of Foods of Plant Origin
The book reviews developments in the field of authenticity of foods of plant origin, examines concepts such as traceability, how they are applied to support claims, and legislative practices in some major economies. It offers an easy-to-follow reference to developments in techniques and methodologies used for detecting adulteration.
Climate Change Epistemologies in Southern Africa
This book investigates the social and cultural dimensions of climate change in Southern Africa, focusing on how knowledge about climate change is conceived and conveyed.
Climate Change Alleviation for Sustainable Progression
This volume is collection of chapters on the exploration, research and potential of various vegetation types. The book aims to provide in-depth information on carbon confiscation focused to deal with clean development mechanism and green economy.
Waste Technology for Emerging Economies
This unique volume covers many aspects of waste management in developing countries. There is a focus on various sources of waste including the pressing issues of agricultural, medicinal, industrial and urban waste, and emerging problems with e-waste, nano waste and microplastics in marine environments.
Recycling of Plastics, Metals, and Their Composites
This authoritative reference work provides a comprehensive review of the recycling of waste polymer and metal composites. It provides readers with the latest advances and covers fundamentals of recycled polymer and metal composites such as preparation, morphology, and physical, mechanical, thermal, and flame-retardancy properties.
Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment
The present book regarding Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) focusses on the sources, atmospheric behaviour, terrestrial and aquatic food chain transfer, human exposure and fate aspects of this important class of chemicals including topical issues like temporal trends in contamination and chemical characteristics of individual POPs.
Enzymes in the Valorization of Waste
This book focusses on the role of key enzymes used in the hydrolysis step of the biorefinery setup. Further, it discusses the role of enzymes in generation of the reducing sugars and value-added compounds with major emphasis on recent advances in the field. Mechanism, importance, type, evolution and role of enzymes are covered as well.
