Environmental management Books
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Protecting The Environment, Privately
Book SynopsisMost volumes in the environmental economics literature consider the environment to be a public good and hence write out a role for the private sector in a source of supply. Yet there is ample evidence of the private sector being involved, driven both by profit and altruism. This book provides the necessary conceptual base for the inclusion of the private sector in the environmental protection supply equation and deliver an extensive set of examples in a wide range of contexts. In an economic climate where governments are attempting to reduce expenditures, the increased role for the private sector will be readily embraced by policy makers.The aim of the book is to establish the principles of markets in the provision of environmental protection and to provide an extensive experience-based set of contexts in which the private sector has acted to enhance the supply of environmental goods and services. These contexts include both pure-private sector initiatives in terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems and public-private sector ‘joint initiatives’ such as payment for environmental services (PES) schemes.Table of ContentsThe Principles and Practice of Protecting the Environment Privately (Jeff Bennett); Dynamic Ecology and Dynamic Markets: The Role of Environmental Entrepreneurs (Terry L Anderson & Lawrence R Watson); Protected Areas: Public, Private or Partnerships (Jeff Bennett); Promoting Green Growth in Fisheries (R Quentin Grafton, Kathleen Segerson and Dale Squires); Markets for Biodiversity (Michael 't Sas-Rolfes); Non-government Provision of Environmental Water: A Case from the Murray-Darling Basin (Sue O'Keefe & Lin Crase); Private Sector Protection of Cultural Heritage (Ken Willis); Can Food Markets Result in Environmental Benefits? (Wendy Umberger, Sven Anders & Ellen Goddard); Payments for Environmental Services (PES) Schemes (Gabriela Scheufele); Exploring Private Roles in Environmental Watering in Australia and the US (Dustin Garrick & Erin O'Donnell); Additional Parties in Environmental Markets: Motivation, Operation and Future (Anthea Coggan); Using Auctions for Conservation: The Australian Experience (John Rolfe); Agri-environmental Schemes in Europe: Switching to Collective Action (Laure Kuhfuss, Philippe Le Coent, Raphaele Preget & Sophie Thoyer); The Role of Firms in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation (Luca Tacconi); Mining Offsets in NSW (Robert Gillespie); Water Quality Trading (Suzie Greenhalgh & Mindy Selman);
£115.20
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Wspc Reference On Natural Resources And
Book SynopsisThe WSPC Reference on Natural Resources and Environmental Policy in the Era of Global Change provides a comprehensive and prominent reference of various highly authoritative volumes of long-term scientific value, for milestone concepts and theories. The books in the reference set are edited by leading experts in the fields of: Game Theory, International Relations and Global Politics, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE): Economy-Wide Modeling, and Experimental Economics. Each book in the reference set includes chapters that are laid out by recognized, broadly respected researchers, in fields associated with issues related to natural resources and environmental policy in the era of global change. The reference set focuses on the economic and strategic aspects of interactions among various parts of society, all dependent on the availability and utilization of limited natural resources and their impact on the environment. Policy implications are addressed, including current challenges and future perspectives.The combination of the four books provides a unique perspective on the issues that engage the public discourse of researchers and policy-makers at state, regional, and global levels. Each of the books in the reference set and all four books as a whole provide coverage of disciplines and angles through which the reader can obtain an understanding of the state-of-the-art of dealing with natural resources and environmental policy in the era of global change. The books in the reference set complement each other and provide a scientific understanding of our ability to address the issues covered.
£896.40
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Sustainability Matters: Environmental And Climate
Book SynopsisSustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the M.Sc. in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. Entitled Sustainability Matters: Environmental and Climate Changes in the Asia-Pacific, this is the fifth compilation by the programme, and comprises 18 of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. They analyse the many challenges to effective environmental management covering countries including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and the US. Issues examined include biodiversity conservation, environmental impact assessments, energy, food security, sustainable business practices, public housing, environmental education, and climate change.The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2002 to 2006/2007. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. The third and fourth compilations (World Scientific) comprised the best papers from the period 2009/2010 to 2011/2012.The papers are edited by five staff members from different disciplines in the MEM programme: Lye Lin-Heng, Victor R Savage, Kua Harn-Wei, Chou Loke-Ming and Tan Puay-Yok.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements, Lye Lin-Heng, Chair, MEM; Message from Goh Swee-Chen, Chairperson, Shell Companies in Singapore; Message from Tommy Koh, Chairman, MEM Advisory Committee, NUS; Message from Heng Chye-Kiang, Dean, School of Design and Environment, NUS; About the Authors; About the Supervisors and Editors; Introduction: Environmental and Climate Changes in Asia: Lessons in history and game changers in economics, politics and scientific research (Victor R Savage, Lye Lin-Heng, Kua Harn-Wei, Chou Loke-Ming & Tan Puay-Yok); Biodiversity: Understanding Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Occurrences in Manila Bay, Philippines (Rosa Celia Poquita-Du & Peter Alan Todd); CITES Legislative Implementation: Lessons from and for ASEAN Member States (Denise Cheong & Lye Lin-Heng); Environmental Management: Assessment of Protection against Sea Level Rise: A Case Study of a Coastal Area in Singapore (Efstathios Giannoustas and Jesuthason Thampapillai); Water Scarcity to Water Security: How Can Asian Cities Achieve a Sustainable Transition? (Maitreyee Mukherjee, Dennis Wichelns & Namrata Ravindra Chindarkar); Plastic Bags in Singapore: A Critical Examination of Issues in Sustainability (Marra Lin Teasdale-Hensby & Lye Lin-Heng); Environmental Impact Assessment Laws of Malaysia and Hong Kong: Lessons for Singapore (Nidhi Mehra & Lye Lin-Heng); Singapore's Fresh Pork Supply: Food Security and Environmental Impacts (Lim Chien-Fang & Victor R Savage); Green Business: Sustainable & Responsible: The New Face of Indian Businesses (Himadri Mahajan & Audrey Chia); Effectiveness of Sustainable Business Practices: Case Studies of Ready-Made Garment Companies of Bangladesh (Tayef Quader & Audrey Chia); Integrated Policy Design Through Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: A Case Study of Cotton Garments (LCSA Of Cotton T-Shirt) (Thida Tun & Kua Harn-Wei); Sustainability Issues and Strategies of Biofuel Development in Southeast Asia (Mallika d/o Naguran); Urban Studies: Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing: Can It Work for Independent Rental Owners (Julia Emerson & George Ofori); The Potential and Benefits of an Incentive System to Promote Environmentally Friendly Behaviour in Residents of HDB Flats (Koh Kai-Jie & Grace K M Wong); A Review of Environmental Education in Singapore - Towards a Change in Approach (Ang Guorong Albert & Audrey Chia); Environmental Literacy among Secondary Three Students in a Singapore Secondary School (Loo Hui-Min & Harvey Neo); Climate Change: Possible Market Mechanisms for the Post-Kyoto Regime (Ellen May Zanoria Reynes); Past and Contemporary Proposals on Differentiation and Equity: Shaping the 2015 Climate Agreement (Melissa Low & Lim Lei-Theng); Mitigating the Environmental Impact of Aircraft Emissions through an Economic Theory - The Endowment Effect (Zhang Qiang);
£171.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Sustainable Asia: Supporting The Transition To
Book SynopsisIn the emerging narrative of sustainable development in Asia, the essential challenge is to reduce the use of natural resources and environmental degradation alongside the increasing demand for goods and services. To achieve this, Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015, aims at reconciling the three goals of minimising the extraction of natural resources from the environment, limiting waste and emissions over the life cycle of goods and services and improving human development and wellbeing.Sustainable Asia: Supporting the Transition to Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asian Developing Countries provides an overview and analysis of the current status of SCP in Asian developing countries. The book focuses on projects supported by the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Programme, a regional development cooperation programme promoting the adoption of SCP practices among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer groups in Asia since 2007.For readers looking for a comprehensive introduction to the topic of SCP together with a detailed analysis of the current developmental situation in various Asian developing countries and key sectors such as manufacturing, tourism, renewable energy and agriculture, this book is an invaluable tool. The book examines in detail the SCP approaches and innovative solutions demonstrated by the SWITCH-Asia supported projects in Asia and thus serves as a reference for practitioners, researchers and policymakers alike.
£130.50
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd The Natural Bounty of China Series: Inner
Book SynopsisThe Natural Bounty of China is an important book series of 60 titles that comprehensively documents the vast diversity of China’s natural resources. China recognizes more than 1,600 products unique to the country – known as geographical indication products. This series describes these products in detail, with each single volume focusing on a particular region of China and the unique products cultivated there, such as Changbaishan ginseng in northeast China to the bean paste of Pixian (the “soul of Sichuan cuisine”) in the southwest. From the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang to history-steeped Shandong and gorgeously scenic Yunnan, almost every place in the country has produced something that is readily identifiable with it. This series not only makes a major contribution to our understanding of the geography and agriculture of China, but also gives us a greater appreciation of Chinese culture as a whole. This volume looks at the abundant resources and products from the birthplace of Chinese civilization, Inner Mongolia.
£10.44
ISEAS Understanding and Reducing Methane Emissions in
Book SynopsisA few ASEAN countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge, but methane should receive a broader and higher priority from the entire region, given its significant contribution to climate change, and the availability of solutions.The agriculture sector contributes the most amount of methane emissions with a steadily rising share over the past decade.Several Southeast Asian countries face similar methane abatement challenges (i.e., agricultural productivity in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines; gas leakage in Malaysia and Brunei; and waste management in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), warranting closer collaboration at the subregional level.While it is true that countries have been participating in international initiatives and implementing national policies related to rice cultivation and oil and gas processing, their impacts have not been thoroughly evaluated.Rather than creating new institutional structures, ASEAN could for example ensure that its existing working groups and networks prioritize methane abatement.Missing data on the relative contribution to methane emissions from livestock, rice paddies and informal economies should be collected to help refine problem definition and formulate effective solutions.
£10.23
Springer EcoDisasters
Book SynopsisPart 1: Before the 20th Century.- Chapter 1. London Cholera Outbreak.- Chapter 2. Chicago Typhoid Outbreak.- Chapter 3. Ashio Mine Disaster.- Part 2: Polluting the Air We Breathe.- Chapter 4. Donora Smog.- Chapter 5. London Great Smog.- Chapter 6. Los Angeles Smog.- Chapter 7. Yokkaichi Asthma.- Chapter 8. Mexico City Air Pollution.- Part 3: Poisoned Water and Food.- Chapter 9. Minamata Disease.- Chapter 10. Hinkley Chromium.- Chapter 11. Itai-Itai Disease.- Chapter 12. Milwaukee Cryptosporidium Outbreak.- Chapter 13. Niigata Mercury Poisoning.- Chapter 14. Michigan PBB.- Chapter 15. Kanemi Oil PCB.- Chapter 16. Woburn Groundwater Contamination.- Part 4: Sick and Poisoned Nature.- Chapter 17. Clear Lake DDD.- Chapter 18. Vietnam War Herbicide.- Chapter 19. Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill.- Chapter 20. Love Canal.- Chapter 21. Darling River Algal Bloom.- Chapter 22. Guatemala Shellfish Poisoning.- Chapter 23. Times Beach Dioxin.- Chapter 24. Gulf War Eco-Terror.- Part 5: Nuclear and Industrial Accidents.- Chapter 25. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.- Chapter 26. Bhopal Gas Catastrophe.- Chapter 27. Rhine River Basel Chemical Spill.- Chapter 28. Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident.- Chapter 29. Seveso Toxic Cloud.- Chapter 30. James River Kepone.- Chapter 31. Goiânia Cesium Tragedy.- Chapter 32. Nakdong River Phenol Leak.- Chapter 33. Tokaimura Fukushima Nuclear Accidents.- Part 6: Dangerous Modern Living Environment.- Chapter 34. Philadelphia Legionnaires Outbreak.- Chapter 35. Stanley Watras Radon Story.- Chapter 36. Humidifier Disinfectant Catastrophe.- Chapter 37. San Diego Electromagnetic Radiation Mystery.- Part 7: Cross-border Disputes and Planet in Danger.- Chapter 38. Scandinavian Acid Rain.- Chapter 39. Jordan River Water War.- Chapter 40. Koko Toxic Waste Dumping.- Chapter 41. Sahel Desertification.- Chapter 42. Ozone Layer Depletion.
£29.69
Springer Biotechnological Interventions in the Removal of Emerging Pollutants
Book SynopsisChapter 1. An Overview and Impact of Emerging Pollutants on Human Health and Environment.- Chapter 2. Evaluating Regulatory Approaches to Emerging Pollutants.- Chapter 3. Toxicity and health impact of emergent pollutants and sustainable management as 1 bioremediation.- Chapter 4. Toxicity and health impacts of emerging pollutants.- Chapter 5. Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development using Environmental Planning Tools.- Chapter 6. MICROALGAE-BASED BIOREMEDIATION: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR REMOVAL OF EMERGENT POLLUTANTS.- Chapter 7. Agro-(Bio)Microplastics: Ex-traction, Identification and Quantification Methodolo-gies.- Chapter 8. Coupling bioremediation strategies for eradication of soil organic pollutants.- Chapter 9. Microbial degradation of Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in marine and coastal ecosystems.- Chapter 10. Contribution of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae for the Removal of Emergent Pollutants from Wastewater: A Review.- Chapter 11. Revitalizing Ecosystems: A Sustainable Approach to Mitigating Arsenic Toxicity.- Chapter 12. Microplastic Pollution: Unveiling the sources, pathogenesis, and effective remediations.- Chapter 13. Heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg, Pb) contamination and bioaccumulation in estuarine and marine ecosystems with special reference to Asia.- Chapter 14. Possible strategies for Oil spill removal from mangrove water emphasizing Bio adsorption strategies and its limitations.- Chapter 15. Removal of Emerging Inorganic Wastewater Pollutants Using Fluidized Bed Bioreactor: A Review.- Chapter 16. Advanced strategies in microbial bioremediation of dyes from industrial wastewater.- Chapter 17. Mycoremediation A Sustainable approach to curb emerging pollutants.- Chapter 18. Earthworms: The Environmentally preferred Bioengineers for managing Heavy metals.- Chapter 19. Cellulase Enzymes: Transforming Lignocellulosic Waste into Sustainable Solutions.- Chapter 20. Fungal oxidoreductases: efficient tool for eco-friendly and sustainable pesticide bioremediation.- Chapter 21. Microbial Fuel Cell as Biotechnological Interventions in Removal of Emergent Pollutants: A Comprehensive Review.- Chapter 22. Removal of emerging contaminants microplastics by using biochar technology, a review.- Chapter 23. Diatoms: an important biomonitoring and bioindicator tool of aquatic ecosystems with potential in novel nanomaterial synthesis and downstream applications in pollutant removal.- Chapter 24. Engineered nanomaterials and associated threats in the environment risk.- Chapter 25. Eco-toxicological footprint of agricultural nanoparticles: Balancing productivity with environmental safety.- Chapter 26. Ecotoxicity potential of carbon and metal nanoparticles: Delving into the darker realm.
£161.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Tropical Peatland Eco-evaluation
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on eco-evaluation system monitoring and sensing, carbon-water modeling, mapping, and disaster prediction. It is the 3rd book on tropical peatland issues, following 1st "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem" and 2nd "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" publications. Tropical peatland is also a wetland, mangrove, and rainforest. With this nature, two major key elements of tropical peatland are water and forest. This book introduces the relationship and interaction among water, oxygen, and nutrients as well as aspects of the forest as the driving force of carbon stock and the carbon cycle. Eco-evaluation system is key to conserving, managing, and restoring tropical peatlands, however comprehensive system for Eco-evaluation in the Tropics is not yet established. This book reviews and proposes Eco-evaluation methods in the Tropics Ecosystem, focusing mainly on the peatland ecosystem and others, covering Social Capital such as Credit, Bonds, National Accounting, etc. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Innovative Ecoevaluation System for Tropical Peatlands.- Chapter 2. Integrated Eco-evaluation Practices of Industrial Forest Plantation in Peatland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.- Chapter 3. Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) Mapping in Tropical Peatland.- Chapter 4. Carbon accounting system in tropical peatlands.- Chapter 5. An Innovative Restoration Technology for Tropical Peatlands: AeroHydro Culture (AHC).- Chapter 6. Function of Humic Acid.- Chapter 7. Camera traps to survey mammals in peatland.- Chapter 8. SESAME System.- Chapter 9. Sensing, Monitoring and Data Collection System (sPOTEKA-NET).- Chapter 10. The use of a compact fiber-optic spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide in a tropical peatland.- Chapter 11. Appraisal of LiDAR measurements for monitoring tropical peatlands.- Chapter 12. Topography Monitoring by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs).- Chapter 13. Multifootprint Observation Lidar and Imager (MOLI) Mission for Peatland Observations.
£143.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Mercury Toxicity: Challenges and Solutions
Book SynopsisThis book presents mercury toxicity with respect to remediation and health issues. It covers sources of mercury contamination, its impact on human health, and prospective remediation by both bioremediation and phytoremediation with the application of recent advanced techniques such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology.Both anthropogenic activities and natural processes cause the release of mercury into different spheres of the environment resulting in severe adverse impacts. Increased anthropogenic discharge of mercury leads to disturbance in its natural biogeochemical cycle, which results in unenviable diseases and hazardous health effects. Mercury pollution is responsible for causing neurobehavioral, kidney, heart, gastrointestinal, liver, and other diseases. Many published works about the impact of mercury on health are also available worldwide; however, there is no complete understanding available on toxicological studies of mercury that covers the broader spectrum of findings ranging from sources of exposure to mercury toxicity to its remediation strategies.This book brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability, and health researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by mercury contamination. The book also proposes solutions to contamination through multi-disciplinary approaches.The book contains three sections. The first part describes the different sources and distribution of mercury in soil and plant ecosystems. The second part explains the health risks linked to mercury toxicity. The third part addresses sustainable mercury toxicity mitigation strategies and the potential applications of recent technology in providing solutions. This book is a valuable resource to students, academics, researchers, and environmental professionals working in the field of mercury contamination.Table of Contents1. Environmental Mercury Exposure – A Continuing Challenge2. Mercury Contamination in Food : An Overview 3. Research Trend on Mercury (Hg) Contamination of Water Resources: A Bibliometric Review 4. Impact of mercury and its toxicity on health and environment: a general perspective 5. Effects of Mercury: Neurological and Cellular Perspective 6. Mercury Adsorption using Biowaste Biochar: A Green Technology Approach 7. Removal of Mercury of Wastewater by Different Natural Biomasses 8. Microbial Remediation of Mercury: An Overview 9. Remediation Strategies of Environmental Mercury: An Overview of its Environmental Persistence, Associated Threats and Health Impacts 10. Mercury Remediation: Easing Biochar Approach 11. Application and Development Strategies of Nano-Adsorbents on Mercury Remediation 12. Amputation of Mercury from Wastewater: Perspectives of Action Methods 13. Environmental Mercury Toxicity and its Bioremediation 14. Biosorption of Mercury from Aqueous Solutions by Biosorbents
£98.99
NUS Press Community, Commons and Natural Resource
Book SynopsisIn many traditional societies, certain resources are held in common, with their use and disposition controlled by the community collectively. Such common-pool resources have come to play a significant element in programs of environmental preservation in Asia, and for this reason historical changes in arrangements for controlling them are of considerable importance. Through case studies from Japan, Korea, Thailand, India and Bhutan, this volume examines attitudes toward common-pool resources in different local contexts, with a particular emphasis on forests and policies relating to environmental conservation.The authors are specialists on the regions they study who use historical documents in local languages along with data collected during long-term fieldwork. Their conclusions raise questions about understandings of natural property resources based on dichotomous frameworks like “modern versus traditional societies”, “state versus community” and “commercialization versus subsistence economies”. The case studies indicate that in pre-modern and early modern Asia natural resources were frequently under free-access regimes, and that where systems of control existed, subsequent institutional changes involved a variety of sequences that cannot be summarized readily within a simple modernist framework.
£30.95
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Water in the West
Book SynopsisWater use and conservation in the American West have long been shaped by a host of geographic, environmental, political and economic factors. Today, though, serious questions are being raised about how western states used dams, irrigation systems, and other water-related infrastructure to transform the landscape of the West. Are current trends in water consumption across the West sustainable, given the region's arid environment and rapidly growing populations? Are so-called water wars between thirsty states (and between Mexico and USA) worsening? What impact will climate change have on the West's limited water resources--and the people who depend on them? This book answers all those questions and more, drawing on quantifiable facts and the knowledge and perspectives of experts on water resource consumption, administration, and conservation to provide a one-stop resource for understanding the past, present, and future of water in the American West.
£52.25
Maria Di Santo Come Coltivare i Funghi: Guida Completa per
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