Becoming an Ecologist
What forces influence a person's decision to pursue a career in science? And what factors determine which among the many possible pathways a budding scientist chooses to follow? John A. Wiens traces his journeys through several subfields of ecology--and, in so doing, gives readers an inside look at how science actually works. He shares stories from his development as an ornithologist, community ecologist, landscape ecologist, and conservation scientist that convey the excitement of doing ecology. Recounting the serendipities, discoveries, and joys of this branching career, Wiens explores how an individual's background and interests, life's contingencies, the influences of key people, and the culture of a discipline can all shape a scientist's trajectory. Becoming an Ecologist illustrates why ecologists ask the questions they do, how they go about answering them, and what they do when the answers are not what they expected. Bringing together personal narrative with practical guidance for aspiring ecologists, this book provides a window onto a dynamic scientific field--and inspiration for all readers interested in building a career by following their passion for the natural world.
Advances in Novel Phytopharmaceuticals
Advances in Novel Phytopharmaceuticals covers the current aspects of the development of novel herbal formulations and summarizes their type of active components, biological activity, applications, and toxicity associated with novel herbal formulations. Such distinct types of novel herbal formulations are described to have remarkable advantages over conventional formulations of plant actives and extracts. The book also covers the various herbal phytoconstituents used for novel drug delivery applications. These novel herbal formulations can be used more uprightly and with enhanced efficacy by incorporating them into modern dosage forms. This can be accomplished by designing novel drug delivery systems for herbal ingredients. This book provides key information for everyone interested in novel phytodrug delivery systems and drug discovery, including medicinal chemists, cosmetic experts, nutritionists, toxicologists, drug formulators, and healthcare professionals. Students, professors, and researchers working in pharmaceutical sciences and beyond will also find the book useful.We will also focus on patent filed, technology transfer, market potential, and regulatory aspects of herbal nanomedicines, if any. Research in this area is still in the exploratory stage, and in the market there are no books available that summarize all the contents of the research. As such, we will try to make our full contribution to this area. This book is the continuation of a first volume and readers and the target audience will gain all the latest knowledge in the subject.Aims and scope簸 To understand the basic information and application of phytoconstituents簸 To understand the various phytoconstituents-based formulations for disease management簸 To understand the herbal drugs used for cosmetic applications簸 To understand the phytodrug delivery systems and their applications簸 To provide detailed knowledge about the technical aspects of formulation簸 To update readers with the latest research progress in this emerging research area簸 To provide the details about the patents filed, technology transfer, market potential, and regulatory aspects for the same
Climate Change, Education, and Technology
The climate change crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever confronted. As human activities are the most significant cause for this crisis, the solution must come from within humanity. While global movements--NGOs, universities, municipal governments, etc.--are doing their part to combat the crisis, the role of education and technology cannot be emphasized enough. Education is necessary to enhance awareness, especially among the youth, generate solutions, and implement them. Technology contributes to this process by creating climate change-fighting solutions, accumulating and analysing data, and providing energy efficiency. Technology also enables the monitoring of the climate, the mitigation of its effects, and the enhancement of the environment. Therefore, climate change, education, and the use of technology should be addressed as a unit. In this volume, the authors integrate climate change, education, and technological applications.This book is comprehensive and offers readers a variety of perspectives, encouraging the generation of novel and inventive ideas. The collaboration of authors from various disciplines to address the issue brings about novel and intriguing perspectives.
The environment of the Southern Caspian Sea and Marine cage culture
At present, Iran is a semi-arid country with an average rainfall of approximately 240 mm per year. Also, for various reasons such as the extent of coastlines (more than 3000 km), excessive exploitation of the sea, low use of existing marine capacities, and development of marine aquaculture and its replacement by capture fisheries activities have been forced the country's decision-makers into the marine aquaculture industry for a decade. The main aims of marine aquaculture in Iran: creating species diversity in the supply of seafood, production of high quality white protein, strengthen the seafood basket, productivity in aquatic production from marine water resources, optimal use of existing capacities at sea, reduce fishing pressure by guiding the fishing community, productive employment and mass production per unit volume and food security / passive defense/resistance economic policy/etc.
Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation
Climate change is reshaping our world with increasing intensity and frequency, resulting in devastating hurricanes, catastrophic floods, prolonged droughts, and wildfires. As these extreme events become more frequent, the need for comprehensive strategies to manage risks and adapt to new realities is more urgent than ever.Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation offers a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing the complex challenges posed by climate change. This volume provides essential insights into risk management, climate data analysis, and the use of technological tools to predict and mitigate natural disasters. It highlights innovative methodologies for summarizing complex climate data, modeling tropical cyclones, and employing WebGIS technology for multi-risk analysis in coastal areas. Readers will find practical applications through detailed case studies and scenario analysis, demonstrating the importance of accurate modeling in disaster preparedness and response. The book also addresses the human and policy dimensions of climate change, exploring the dynamic nature of human vulnerability and resilience, the crucial role of science-policy interfacing, and the integration of systemic risk into disaster risk reduction strategies. By presenting both theoretical frameworks and practical solutions, this volume is an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to managing and adapting to the risks posed by climate change. With its comprehensive coverage of climate change impacts and risk management strategies, this book is designed to enhance our collective understanding and capability to address one of the most pressing issues of our time. Whether you are a scientist, a policymaker, or a concerned citizen, Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of a changing climate.
Reducing Carbon Footprint in Different Sectors for Sustainability
Discover practical strategies and innovative solutions to combat climate change with Reducing Carbon Footprint in Different Sectors for Sustainability. This comprehensive guide explores how diverse industries-including energy, transportation, cement production, agriculture, and architecture-are adopting sustainable practices to reduce their environmental impact. Highlighting the critical roles of education and research in driving this transformation, the book offers invaluable insights into the integration of sustainability across various sectors. Whether you are a policymaker, industry leader, researcher, or educator, this volume equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to make meaningful contributions toward a low-carbon future. Embrace the opportunity to be part of the global effort to mitigate climate change and promote sustainability with this essential resource.
Plastic Pollution
Plastics show up in every area of our lives. They are durable, cheap and light, properties that make them attractive but also problematic for the environment. The focus of this book is not just to highlight the problem of plastics, its definition, and how plastic pollution is impacting human health and environment but also to look at some best practices in both nature based solutions and in the field of law and policies. The first section of the book focuses on plastic pollution - it's origin, relationship to climate change, linear/circular economy, followed by sustainable plastics, scientific solutions, and how policies can address plastic pollution. This includes looking at better designs, more sustainable feedstocks, and partnerships between various stakeholders worldwide including USA, China, Canada, South Korea, Thailand. This book will interest those who are associated with the production industry, packaging industry, and waste management industry as well as, academicians, students and policymakers.
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.
Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals (2022)--The Belt and Road
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.
Regenerative Tourism
*"Beyond Sustainability: Regenerative Tourism for a Thriving Planet"* introduces an innovative approach to tourism that aims to restore and regenerate ecosystems, communities, and economies impacted by travel. Moving beyond traditional sustainability, regenerative tourism offers a holistic, multi-stakeholder model incorporating ecological restoration, community empowerment, ethical business practices, and circular economy principles. The book provides actionable strategies, global case studies, and tools to measure impact, exploring themes like resilience, community involvement, transformative experiences, and tourists as agents of change. Practical exercises and reflection questions help readers apply these insights to real-world contexts. Targeted at academics, tourism professionals, policymakers, and responsible travelers, the book shifts the focus from minimizing harm to actively contributing to a thriving, resilient planet, setting a new standard for tourism's role in environmental and social regeneration.
Antimicrobials in Environment
This book provides a multidisciplinary coverage of all manifestations of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance technology to promote eco-friendly processes and techniques for environmental sustainability. It covers various aspects of the multidisciplinary framework, applying principles of microbiology, environmental toxicology, and chemistry to assess the human and ecological risks associated with exposure to antibiotics or antibiotic resistance genes that are environmental contaminants. In addition, it also provides a variety of photographs, diagrams, and tables to help illustrate the material. Bringing together contributions from researchers on different continents with expertise in antibiotic resistance in a range of diverse environmental sections, the book offers a detailed reflection on the paths that make antibiotic resistance a global threat, and the state-of-the-art in antibiotic resistance surveillance and risk assessment in complex environmental conditions.Students, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, academics, computational biologists, stakeholders, and policymakers can benefit from using Antimicrobials in Environment as a resource that addresses microbial biotechnology, microbiology, toxicology, and all disciplines related to antimicrobial research.Features of the book: Covers antimicrobial resistance in the environment with up-to-date research. Includes recent references on each plausible antimicrobial resistance in the environment. Details the possible spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from an ecosystem. Describes the public health impact of the use of antibiotics in the environment. Presents cutting-edge research on nanotechnology, especially in food packaging, and emergent antimicrobial technologies. Highlights the antibiotic resistance in the environment: challenges and outlook.
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.
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.
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.
Studies on Ground Water Characteristics of Dungarpur District
Water is indispensable and one of the precious natural resources of this planet. Water is the most essential commodity for human consumption and it is one of the renewable resources which must be prevented from deterioration in quality. Its quality plays an important role in the overall water balance in the environment. About 70 per cent of the planet is covered with ocean, and the average depth of the ocean is several thousand meters. More than 97 per cent of the Earth's water is saline and therefore is unusable for drinking purpose because of the salt. About 2 per cent of the planet's water is fresh, but 1.6 per cent of the planet's water is locked up in the polar ice caps and glaciers. Another 0.36 per cent is found under ground in aquifers and wells and only about 0.036 percent of the planet's total water supply is found in lakes and rivers. The quality of drinking water is a vital element of public health and well beings.
The Carbon Chain in Carbon Dioxide Industrial Utilization Technologies
A shift towards implementation of renewable energy has disadvantages, such as power availability, storage capacity, and accompanying costs, and therefore the potential of clean fossil fuel technologies to ensure the stability of electricity generation needs to be reconsidered until these challenges will be overcome. These clean technologies can help prevent the greenhouse effect and, at the same time, guarantee energy security, as coal is a widespread, price-stable raw material that is available in large quantities. This book focuses on the carbon chain, starting from the formation of CO2, through its capture, possible cleaning, to the production of useful products such as dimethylether, methanol, and carbonated cement prefabricates. 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.
Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere
This book in two volumes, and with a foreword by the renowned Professor M.A.J. Williams, draws on evidence from coastal and inland regions, including desert dunes, wind-blown dust, river and lake sediments, glacial moraines, plant and animal fossils, isotope geochemistry, soils and prehistoric archaeology to better understand the genesis and development of dunes systems in selected northern hemisphere sand dunes from Asia, Africa and the Middle East regions.The collection of research papers and case studies that are presented in this book provide the reader with a wealth of information about the distribution and types of sand dunes and an insight into the complexity of sand dune formation, migration and management. Research in many countries across the northern hemisphere shows that dunes, whether coastal or inland, are under pressure around the world. Much of the pressure comes from human activities, and the anthropogenic disturbance, when coupled with global warming and alterations to the amount, frequency and temporal distribution of precipitation could lead to more serious management challenges in the future.There is much that we still need to find out about the origin, genesis and development of sand dunes so that they can be managed better. The difficult and complex questions being repeatedly raised can be answered only by interdisciplinary endeavours. Geomorphologists, geologists, palaeontologists, climatologists, ecologists, and others, can work together on research projects that better define the origin, evolution and development of dunes, both inland and along the coasts. Many chapters in this book 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.
Agents and Implications of Landscape Pattern
This is an ecology textbook focused on key principles that underpin research and management at the landscape scale. It covers (1) agents of pattern (the physical template, biotic processes, and disturbance regimes); (2) scale and pattern (why scale matters, how to 'scale' with data, and inferences using landscape pattern metrics); and (3) implications of pattern (for metapopulations, communities and biodiversity, and ecosystem processes). The last two chapters address emerging issues: urban landscapes, and adapting to climate change. This book stems from two graduate-level courses in Landscape Ecology taught at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. The subject has evolved over time, from a concepts-based overview of what landscape ecology is, to a more applied practicum on how one does landscape ecology. As landscape ecology has matured as a discipline, its perspectives on spatial heterogeneity and scale have begun to permeate intoa wide range of other fields including conservation biology, ecosystem management, and ecological restoration. Thus, this textbook will bring students from diverse backgrounds to a common level of understanding and will prepare them with the practical knowledge for a career in conservation and ecosystem management.
Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management
Ever-increasing population growth has caused a proportional increased demand for water, and existing water sources are depleting day by day. Moreover, with the impact of climate change, the rates of rainfall in many regions have experienced a higher degree of variability. In many cities, government utilities have been struggling to maintain sufficient water for the residents and other users. The Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management: Irrigation Methods examines and analyzes 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 continuum science of irrigation hydrology includes the surface, subsurface (unsaturated and groundwater systems), atmospheric, and plant subsystems. Further, the book addresses the best practices for various types of irrigation methods including pressure, smart, surface, and subsurface, and presents solutions for water scarcity and soil salinity in irrigation.Features: Offers water-saving strategies to increase the judicious use of scarce water resources Presents strategies to maximize agricultural yield per unit of water used for different regions Compares irrigation methods to offset changing weather patterns and impacts of climate change
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. 
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
Waste to Profit: Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development gives information about selecting the most 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 involved processes. Finally, it explores the environmental, socioeconomic, and sustainability impact of different waste-to-energy systems.Features: Reviews energy sources and technologies from waste, their environmental interactions, and the relevant global energy policies Provides overview of waste-to-energy technologies for a sustainable future Explores physicochemical properties involved in the pertinent process and technologies Gives a multidisciplinary view about energy conversion and management, planning, controlling, and monitoring processes Discusses information in transferring the technologies' industrial level and global level to meet the requirements of different countries This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in environmental engineering, energy engineering, waste management, waste to energy, and bioenergy.
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.
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 continuous optimisation in all areas. Slowness, redundancy and randomness are therefore negatively perceived. Olivier Hamant, in his book, reclaims them by his knowledge of biological processes.What can we learn from life sciences? While some biological mechanisms certainly boast formidable efficiency, recent advances instead highlight the fundamental role of errors, incoherence or slowness in the robustness of living organisms. Should life be considered suboptimal? To what extent could suboptimality become a counter-model to the credo of performance and control in the Anthropocene?In the face of pessimistic observations and environmental alerts, the author outlines solutions for a future that is viable and reconciled with nature.Key Features: Solidly documents with a grounding in scientific facts focusing on solutions Explores a pragmatic way towards robustness, moving the debate beyond performance, technolatry or degrowth Responds to eco-anxiety by providing an engaging and viable way forward
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 various tropical fruit tree species management for climate change including mitigation strategies and technological countermeasures taken by researchers, progressive growers and commercial companies to overcome the adverse changes. It can be considered as a unique source emphasizing the fruit species solitary not by subject as usual to enable readers reaching directly to their crop of interest. The content includes genetic resources conservation, remote sensing and environmental certification. Increasing attention of the society toward information and measures taken by various stakeholders about climate change risks and threats makes this book very timely.Key points covered: Provides a contemporary view of the impact of climate change on cultivation of individual fruit species Offers modern approaches for mitigating the adverse impact of climate change on fruits cultivation Describes research progress of understanding and combating the impact of climate change on fruits production Illustrates presented concepts with relevant figures and tabulated data
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.
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. Despite contributing very little to the global production of emissions, the African continent looks set to be the hardest hit by climate change. Adopting a decolonial perspective, this book argues that knowledge and discourse about climate change has largely disregarded African epistemologies, leading to inequalities in knowledge systems. Only by considering regionally specific forms of conceptualizing, perceiving, and responding to climate change can these global problems be tackled. First exploring African epistemologies of climate change, the book then goes on to the social impacts of climate change, matters of climate justice, and finally institutional change and adaptation. Providing important insights into the social and cultural perception and communication of climate change in Africa, this book will be of interest to researchers from across the fields of African studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, political science, climate change, and geography.
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
The book provides deep insights into the operations and business of the air transport system, i.e., airlines, airports, and ATC/ATM (Air Traffic Control/Management). It reviews activities of the air transport operators, functions and processes, as well as the needs and requirements of users and customers in a simple and easy to understand way. A brief description of aviation history, the air transport system development and processes are followed by the elaboration of the aircraft's elements, masses, payload-range diagrams, and balance. The fundamentals of airports and the ATC/ATM service providers and their contribution to the air transport system are also provided. Moreover, the most important elements in the airport and ATC/ATM system are examined, and the rules, regulations and simplified approaches to how these systems operate are described. The airlines play an important role in the air transport system as users of the airports' and ATC/ATM service providers. Different business models are presented as well as the fundamentals of airline planning, operations and management (including passenger demand, market segmentation, scheduling, tariffs, alliances, and frequent flyer programs). Besides passenger transport, the book contains an overview and comprehensive guide of the air cargo transport by addressing the key issues such as: the current trends, market characteristics, unit load devices, cargo handling, air cargo documents, and transport of different kind of goods (perishable, live human organs, live animals, dangerous, heavy, etc.).
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".
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.
