Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisNew and emerging technologies, from electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, as well as policy innovations, are critical for combating climate change, but to be effective, they must ensure that transport strategies benefit everyone, including the poorest, according to this publication, which provides a guide to achieving sustainable transport. This interagency report on sustainable transport was prepared as a background document for the second Global Sustainable Transport Conference, taking place from 14 to 16 October 2021 in Beijing. It was prepared by the Conference Secretariat, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), in close collaboration with other UN agencies

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Book SynopsisThis study examines national strategies and policies related to green technology and green innovation for cleaner, more productive, and competitive production, and the role of international cooperation, including triangular and South-South cooperation, in supporting developing countries to benefit from windows of opportunity for developing, using, adopting and adapting these frontier technologies in production processes for catching up economically and technologically

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Book SynopsisIn this book the author has selected important topics like global warming, e-wastes management, solid waste management, organic farming, vermicomposting and alternatives to fossil fuels. Lot of information and data are included for the benefit of science and engineering students as well as research scholars working on these lines. Hope this book will be useful to them as reference book and will be a priced collection for their own library. All the topics are debatable, some say in favour while other say against of it while the author has tried to analyze all topics from scientific background. Global warming, though not agreed by many people, has already started showing its symptoms by irregular rains, hot summer in some places while cold winter somewhere else indicating the imbalance of nature. A systematic, low cost and employment generating approach has been discussed to manage the solid waste menace of the urban locality. Easy vermicomposting technique and its prospects and problems are discussed in detail for the benefit of people. The necessity of alternatives to petroleum fuel for keeping the wheels of nations progress always in dynamic speed has also been narrated with facts and figures. Hope, all these will attract the readers to refer the book in different perspectiveTable of Contents1. The impact of global warming: more catastrophic than thought ever. 2. The electronic wastes management technology: the saviour to mankind. 3. Economic upliftment through solid waste management. 4. Chemical farming v/s organic farming. 5. Beneficial and quick management of organic wastes through vermicomposting. 6. Prospects of organic vegetable roduction in Northeast India. 7. Problems and prospects of vermicomposting in India. 8. Renewable alternatives to petroleum fuels.

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Book SynopsisThe book is the compilation of the research work conducted at macro/micro levels by eminent scientists and teachers of the country with diverse specializations. These scientists/teachers have willingly contributed their work in the form of the articles to this volume addressing various dimensions of the food security and livelihood scenario in various states of the country and the country as a whole. The book is most relevant in the present day owing to the fact that the food security and livelihood is the priority issue confronting the country, as also it demonstrates the use of quantitative techniques in estimating demand and supply gaps. The strategies for conservation of the food energies through proper processing and their value addition for enhancing livelihood options has been taken care of. The nutritional demand-supply gaps, malnutrition and other related issues are also addressed comprehensively. The book is expected to serve as a reference material for the researchers, planners and the public representatives for understanding the conceptual frame of livelihood and food security besides devising pragmatic policies in achieving the food security through attainment of livelihood security at macro and micro levels.Table of Contents1. Imagining and imaging India: Random reflections on Field notes on Democracy: listening to rasshoppers by C.R. Visweswara Rao. 2. Theme of Loneliness in Vikram Seth's The Golden Gate by S. Krishna Sarma. 3. Subaltern subjectivity and resistance: Dalit social history in post-colonial Indian fiction in English by Mittapalli Rajeshwar. 4. Fifty Turbulent Years of Independent India in Gita Mehta's Snames and Ladders by J. Yellaiah and K.V. Ramana Chjary. 5. Vijay Tendulkar's Silence! The Court is in Session: A conflict between innocence and Cruelty by P. Obula Reddy and Hussainvali Shaik. 6. Into the lap of eternity on the Ganga Ghat by B. Parvathi. 7. Social and sexual conflicts in Ismat Chughtai's The Crooked Line by C.L.L. Jayaprada and D. Suvarna Suni. 8. The period of renaissance in Telugu literature by Madhuranthakam Narendra. 9. Yogic realism: the Indian story tradition by K. Suma Kirana. 10. History as fiction in Chaman Nahal's The Triumph of the Tricolour by G. Chenna Reddy. 11. Mulkraj Anand's untouchable: a reflection of Dalit consciousness by T. Pratap Reddy. 12. Interculturation in Bhabani Bhattacharya's A Dream in Hawaii by R. Poli Reddy. 13. Race, class and gender as postcolonial constructs: the triple identity of African American women in Toni Morrison's Sula by Hari Prasanna. 14. Black feminist consciousness: Gloria Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place by T. Jeevan Kumar. 15. Thomas Pynchon: the post modern novelist by G.V. Sudhakar. 16. The Ironic mode as a textural principle in T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock and Sweeney among The Nightingales by V. Gopal Reddy. 17. Margaret Drabble and women's world by V.V.N. Rajendra Prasad and M. Durga Bhavani. 18. Othello: a feminist and post colonial reading by N. Ramadevi. 19. Antigone and Joan: individual versus institution by T. Viswanadha Rao. 20. The game of art and the game of life: a study of Luigi Pirandello by R. Saraswathi. 21. Identity, subjectivity and voice: a reading of Austin Clarke's The Polished Hoe by Vijayasree. 22. Reconciliation an equipment for living: a study of Flora Nwapa's fiction by K. Nirupa Rani and J. Lalitha Sridevi. 23. Post-colonial consciousness in V.S. Naipaul's the The Mimic Men by V.R. Badiger. 24. K.S. Maniam: finding a center and appropriating Language in Malaysian context by N. Usha. 25. Dilemmas of the double hyphenated: Arnold Harrichand/Harrichand Itwaru's Unreturning Indira. II. Literary theory and English Language Teaching: 26. Dreams and their relations by K. Narayana Chandran. 27. Gaps and leaps: literary translation as a mediating means of inter/cross cultural and linguistic communication: a case study by Ch. A. Rajendra Prasad. 28. New historicism: a Greenblattian model by P. Suneetha. 29. Using authentic materials for instruction at secondary level in Government schools by G. Damodar and T. Sarath Babu. 30. Soft skills through Indian narrative tradition for curricular development by Sumita Roy. 31. Teaching English at higher level: a paradigm shift by P. Padma. 32. Conversation: a social skill by Y. Somalatha. 33. Teaching English using technology by V. Swarnalatha.

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Book SynopsisEducation for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices offers a unique perspective on educational approaches to creating a sustainable world. Lorna Down and Therese Ferguson complement their theoretical discussions with practical, “real world” engagements. Case studies and current research ground teaching and learning for sustainability and enable diverse communities of learners, inside and outside of classrooms, to transform their societies.With its emphasis on the crucial role of education for the transformation to a peaceful, just, inclusive and environmentally sustainable world, this book is a valuable resource for students, lecturers and researchers working in education for sustainable development across disciplines. It also is a significant text for those working in community-based, non-governmental and intergovernmental fields.Education for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices effectively addresses global sustainable development goals, the challenges of the climate crisis, environmental degradation, and social and economic injustices. In exploring and critically examining educational approaches to revisioning and transforming humanity’s relationships with self, others and the environment, Down and Ferguson distil what it means to educate for sustainability and to educate for the care and respect for all of life.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of pervasive global challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean stands at a critical point in its economic development. Development and Diplomacy: Resetting Caribbean Policy Analysis in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic is an illuminating exploration of the region’s need to recalibrate and reshape its developmental policy strategy.Under the stewardship of Winston Dookeran and Dr M. Raymond Izarali, the volume embarks on a comprehensive examination of the frontiers in economic policy analysis: convergence, complexity, competitiveness, and the circular economy. These frontiers, often discussed in isolation, collectively establish the theoretical framework for the World Economic Forum’s “The Great Reset Initiative”, aimed at rebuilding a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world following the pandemic.Thought-provoking chapters – written by scholars and practitioners both within and beyond the region – span issues such as the challenges facing small island states, the adequacy of orthodox growth models, regional advances in policy structures, liberalism, investment and capital flows, and health diplomacy to name a few and encapsulate a multidisciplinary approach. This approach expertly weaves together the disciplines of economics, politics, and diplomacy to forge not only a holistic understanding of Caribbean policy dynamics but also forge a clear path to translating research findings into actionable policy insights, which could propel the Caribbean towards a future of renewed prosperity and shared success. Development and Diplomacy is a sequel to previous publications, such as Winston Dookeran’s Power, Politics and Performance: A Partnership Approach for Development (2012); Crisis and Promise in the Caribbean: Politics and Convergence (2015); The Caribbean on the Edge: The Political Stress of Stability, Equality, and Diplomacy and Dookeran and Carlos Elias’s Shifting the Frontiers: An Action Framework for the Future of the Caribbean (2016). This volume is poised to empower professors and students in the field of development studies, policy leaders and practitioners within agencies, and the voices of citizens and advocates shaping public discourse.Table of ContentsFigures / xTables / xiiBoxes / xiiiMessage from The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean / xivForeword / xviPreface: Development and Diplomacy: Resetting Caribbean Policy Analysis in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic / xviii by Winston DookeranAcknowledgments / xxiiAcronyms / xxiiiPart 1 Conceptual Thought and Framework of Analysis1. Setting Caribbean Development Rethink in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic / 3 by M. Raymond IzaraliPart 2 Sustainability Analysis: COVID-19, Health Security, and Future Resilience2. COVID-19 Symmetric Shock and Its Asymmetric Consequences / 23 by Miriam L. Campanella and Winston Dookeran3. Regional Health Security: An Antidote for COVID-19 within Caribbean SIDS / 43 by Wendy C. Grenade4. Boosting Resilience in the Caribbean: New Strategies for a Sustainable Future / 68 by Helvia VellosoPart 3 Development Frontiers: Fixing the Gap Between Theory and Practice5. The Calculus of Development Insights on the Frontier of Analysis / 87 by Winston Dookeran6. Small State Diplomacy and Global Competitiveness / 104 by Winston Dookeran and Preeya Mohan7. Setting the Agenda for the “Circular Economy” of the Caribbean / 121 by Winston Dookeran and Preeya Mohan8. What Drives Economic Complexity? Panel Data Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean / 136 by Vaalmikki ArjoonPart 4 Recovery Process: Flows and Frameworks9. Good Governance and Economic Reconfiguration: Policy Responses in Trinidad and Tobago to the COVID-19 Pandemic / 167 by Shane Justin Pantin10. Resetting Regionalism for Convergence and Post-Pandemic Recovery for Caribbean Economies / 180 by David Anyanwu11. The Trend in External Financing to the Caribbean: Is It in the Right Direction? / 198 by Helvia Velloso12. Financing for Quality Investment: The Search for Fresher Sources / 226 by Miriam L. Campanella and Winston Dookeran13. Frontiers, Flows, and Frameworks: Resetting Caribbean and Pacific Policies Post-Pandemic / 242 by Khushbu RaiPart 5 Resetting Diplomacy: Regionalism and Geostrategic Shifts14. CARICOM’s External Engagements: What Are the Prospects for Caribbean Regional Integration and Development in a Post-COVID Environment? / 259 by Annita Montoute15. Resetting and Reinventing the Association of Caribbean States / 281 by June Soomer16. Geopolitical Shifts and Health Diplomacy / 293 by Vijay Kumar Chattu17. Complexity Theory in International Relations Studies: Small States Behavior and the COVID-19 Crisis / 316 by Faies Jafar18. Small States Diplomacy: COVID-19 and the Geostrategic Change / 335 by Winston Dookeran19. Frontiers of the Global Pandemic: A Look at the New Chapters Ahead / 348 by Winston Dookeran and Manfred JantzenAfterword / 367 by Karen Sanderson ColeAbout the Contributors / 371Index / 374

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Book SynopsisThis book bridges the gap between research and practice in the area of sustainable design of buildings, exploring the passive (climate-responsive) design and thermal behavior of buildings and ways to incorporate these enhancements in architectural and civil engineering practice. It presents climatic data and its analysis in a readily usable form and shows ways in which such data can be used to achieve passive (climate-responsive) and sustainable building design. The book presents case studies of sustainable building in each of five climatic zones of India. The book includes climatic data from 62 cities in India and describes how it can be synthesized in sustainable building design. The book can serve as a practical tool or handbook for architects, engineers, and designers, providing them with an understanding of the physical phenomena involved and a means for suitably implementing and applying passive (climate-responsive) design principles. It also offers a valuable resource for researchers, students, and policymakers working in the area of sustainable building design and construction.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Climate, comfort and sun.- Chapter 3: Design strategies.- Chapter 4: Design case studies.- Chapter 5: Climatic data and sun-path diagrams.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the challenge that Australia faces in transitioning to renewable energy and regenerating its cities via a transformation of its built environment. Both are necessary conditions for low carbon living in the 21st century. This is a global challenge represented by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the IPCC’s Climate Change program and its focus on mitigation and adaptation. All nations must make significant contributions to this transformation. This book highlights the new knowledge and innovation that has emerged from research projects undertaken in the Co-operative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living between 2012 and 2019 – an initiative of the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science and Technology that is tasked with responding to the UN challenges. Four principal transition pathways were central to the CRC and provide the thematic structure to this volume. They focus on technology, buildings, precinct and city design, and human behaviour – and their interactions.Table of Contents1. Pathways to Low Carbon Living.- Part 1: Energy Transition2. Energy futures for Australia.- 3. Rooftop photovoltaics: distributed renewable energy and storage (or low cost PV changes everything).- 4. Community owned renewable energy: enabling the transition towards renewable energy?.- 5. Unlocking the benefits of vehicle electrification.- 6. Decarbonising household energy use: the smart meter revolution and beyond.- Part 2: Transition to Zero Carbon Buildings.- 7. Assessing embodied greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment.- 8. Transitioning to net zero energy homes: learnings from the CRC’s high performance housing Living Laboratories.- 9. Decarbonising commercial buildings.- 10. The trajectory to a net zero emission built environment: the role of policy and regulation.- Part 3: Regenerating Urban Precincts and Cities.- 11. Sustainable precincts: transforming Australian cities one neighbourhood at a time.- 12. Development of low carbon urban forms: concepts, tools and scenarios.- 13. Health and the compact city.- 14. Low carbon urban mobility.- 15. Integrated urban water systems.- 16. Energy benchmarking for efficient, lower carbon wastewater treatment operations in Australia.- 17. Toward low carbon urban metabolism: the impact of eliminating food waste.- 18. Urban heat island mitigation for overheating and local climate change.- 19. Performance of urban precincts: towards integrated assessment.- Part 4: Human Factors in Low Carbon Living.- 20. Consumer responses to rating tools and residential energy efficiency disclosure.- 21. The Low Carbon Readiness Index.- 22. A social psychological guide for transformation into low carbon living.- 23. Shifting domestic energy consumption through a holistic understanding of the home system of practice.- 24. Engaging home renovators: opportunities and challenges for low carbon living.- 25. Sharing advice online: lessons for fostering sustainable homes from online discussion.- 26. Engaging local communities.- Part 5: A Future Perspective.- 27. Visions scenarios and pathways for rapid decarbonisation of Australian cities by 2040.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers essential insights into potential catastrophic events that might befall upon the emerging urban landscape in South Asia, and which are due to hazards, risks and vulnerabilities inherent in the region’s geophysical location, as well as due to climate change and unplanned urbanization. It highlights major physio-graphic, demographic, geological and geophysical indicators that are responsible for changing the pattern and trend of urbanization in South Asia – a crucial issue in view of emerging threats of climate change, and changes in the demographic profile. The book addresses the disaster management scenario in South Asia, manifestations of climate change in the region and various urban setups under climate-change-induced risks. Further, it elaborates on the challenges of urbanization-based neo-risks and vulnerabilities, which manifest in the form of slum area growth, piling and littering of waste and filth, new health risks, groundwater contamination, air pollution, highly energy-dependent lifestyles, poverty, socio-economic tensions, etc. It also critically examines the institutional mechanisms for disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and urban governance, and suggests appropriate changes in the governing structure to mitigate these risks. The book draws the attention of urban planners and policymakers to current shortcomings in the administrative and financial structures of local urban bodies. While outlining climate-associated risks and adaptation strategies in South Asia, it also suggests measures for integrating climate change and urban adaption with state's planning processes, and puts forward a risk alleviation platform to bring the risk managers working in different fields together, so that they make concerted efforts to achieve sustainable development. It offers valuable takeaways for researchers, urban planners, those working in industry, consultants, and policymakers.Table of ContentsChapter-01: Introduction.- Chapter -02: South Asia Region & its Urban Agglomerates -Changing Risk Characterization.- Chapter -03: Disaster Management Scenario of South Asia.- Chapter -04: Manifestations and Impacts of Climate Change in SAR.- Chapter -05 : Urban Setups in South Asia Region (SAR) under Climate Change induced Risk.- Chapter -06 : Challenges of Urbanisation led neo risks and vulnerabilities.- Chapter -07: Institutional Structure for DRR, CCA and Urban Governance.- Chapter -08: Conclusions and Future Perspective – A Road Map.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about how cities occupy space. We are not interested in architectural masterpieces, but the tools for reinventing city life. We try to provide a framework for the architecture and design of public space without aesthetic considerations. We identify several defining factors. First of all, history as the city today very much depends on how it was yesterday. The geographical location and the technology available at a point of time both play a constraining role in what can be done as well. Culture, in the form of social norms, laws and regulations, also restricts what is possible to do. On the other hand, culture is also important in guiding the ideas and aspirations that together inform what society wants the city to be. The city needs government intervention, or regulation, to ameliorate the problem posed by a tangle of externalities and public goods. We focus on two comparative case studies: the evolution of urban form in the US and how it stands in a sharp contrast with the evolution of urban form in Japan. We emphasise the difference in regulations between both jurisdictions. We study how differences in technological choices driven by culture (i.e. racial segregation), geography (i.e. the availability of land) and history (i.e. the mobility restrictions of the Tokugawa period) result in vast differences in mobility regarding the share of public transport, walking and cycling versus motorised private transport. American cities are constrained by rules that are much further from the neoliberal economic idea of free and competitive markets than the Japanese ones. Japanese planning promotes competition and through a granular, walkable city dotted with small shops, fosters variety in the availability of goods and services. We hypothesise how changing regulations could change the urban form to generate a greater variety of goods and to foster the access to those goods through a more equitable distribution of wealth. Critically, we point out that a desirably denser city must rely on public transport, and we also study how a less-dense city can be made to work with public transport. We conclude by claiming that changes in regulations are very unlikely to happen in the US, as it would require deep cultural changes to move from local to a more universal and less excluding public good provision, but they are both possible and desirable in other jurisdictions.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Why cities exist?- Cities are more important than ever.- Public goods, externalities and the city.- Governing for the public good: the problem of city governance and planning.- Growth and shape of the pre-industrial city.- The raise of the rail-based mechanical city.- Motorisation and the city: America leads the world.- The Japanese experience: the raise of the minimal car use megalopolis.- Following America, not Japan: car dependent emerging megacities.- Motorisation and de-motorisation in Europe.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a two-level analytical framework and empirical study to analyze the reason and process of China’s transition that is from a follower to driver in the field of global climate governance, and is especially valuable the dialogues and cooperation between the government, media and civil society. Nowadays, China shows strong leadership to push the process of global climate governance. It’s the first and fastest time in the past 40-year history of China’s Opening-up that China wins the international respect and trust in one of the issues of global governance. What experiences can be summarized? What dynamic situations and new possibilities emerged after Trump, the U.S. president announced to withdraw from the Paris Agreement? How to move forward based on the existing success? This timely book offers new lens for international readers to understand China’s effort domestically and internationally in the field of climate change and illustrate the outlook of the climate governance in the frame of win-win co-governance model. Trade Review Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces advanced or emerging technologies for conversion of wastes into a variety of high-value chemicals and materials. Energy and resources can be recovered from various residential, industrial and commercial wastes, such as municipal wastewater and sludge, e-waste, waste plastics and resins, crop residues, forestry residues and lignin. Advanced waste-to-resource and energy technologies like pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, fractionation, de-polymerization, gasification and carbonization are also introduced. The book serves as an essential guide to dealing with various types of wastes and the methods of disposal, recovery, recycling and re-use. As such it is a valuable resource for a wide readership, including graduate students, academic researchers, industrial researchers and practitioners in chemical engineering, waste management, waste to energy and resources conversion and biorefinery.Table of ContentsWastes Generation, Characterization and Health and Environmental Impacts.- Conventional Technologies for Waste Management.- Advanced Technologies (Biological and Thermo-chemical) for Waste to Energy Conversion.- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery from Municipal Wastewater and Sludge .- Recovery of Metals from Electronic Waste.- Conversion of Waste Plastics and Resins into Oils and Activated Carbon.- Fractionation of Crop Residues into Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin.- Production of Phenolics for Fuels and Chemicals from Forestry Residues and Lignin by Pyrolysis, Liquefaction and De-polymerization.- Summary and Outlook.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the concepts and assessment methods of Ecological Footprints. Ecological footprint is defined as, ”a measure of how much area of biologically productive land and water an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, using prevailing technology and resource management practices”. Developed in 1992 by William Rees, it was the first footprint developed followed by other footprints such as Carbon, Water and Energy. Assessment of Ecological footprints strive for comparing consumption footprint to biological capacity. This book presents five interesting chapters pertaining to the assessment of Ecological Footprints.Table of ContentsHybrid approach for Ecological Footprint assessment. A review Ecological Footprint Assessment and Its Reduction for Packaging Industry EKC-hypothesis in the low, lower middle, upper middle and high income economies: Is population density a concern? Ecological Footprint of the life cycle of buildings The ecological footprint of bridge constructions

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Book SynopsisThis book gathers the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Coal Combustion, held in Qingdao, China in July 2019. It provides the latest research results on techniques for pulverized coal combustion and fluidized bed combustion, low-carbon energy and emission controls, and industrial applications. Highlighting research areas that are of great importance in promoting collaboration between related subjects and the technical development of coal-related fields, the book offers a valuable reference guide for researchers and engineers alike. Table of ContentsBasic Coal Quality & Combustion.- Pulverized Coal Combustion.- Fluidized Bed Combustion.- Low Carbon Energy.- Emission Controls.- Design and Operating Experiences.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores recent trends in the knowledge-based society and education field in Asia-Pacific and discusses future challenges in the region. It presents studies on the development of scientific thought in the field on the knowledge-based society in the Pacific Circle. This book explores the theoretical framework of the knowledge-based society framed by the borders imposed by the Pacific Ocean, particularly from the perspective of the Pacific Circle Consortium (PCC), in the face of a paradigm shift to satisfy the human needs that must be preserved to guarantee economic and human conditions that future development requires. It analyzes how education relates to the knowledge society in the Asia Pacific region, and considers global issues such as environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, soil erosion, growth of the population. It discusses how these issues concerns parents, educators, civil societies and governments of the countries around the Pacific Circle. This book explores the necessity of changing the current transformative paradigm to one that ensures environmental sustainability, with the support of scientific education and research, as an issue that must be integrated into the curricula in schools at all educational levels. Table of ContentsPresentation.- Introduction.- Chapter I A Call to Examine Civic Discourse and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific in an Online World.- Chapter II Business and Training in a Knowledge-Based Economy Environment the Telmex Case.- Chapter III The Russia’s Knowledge Society.- Chapter IV China: Compatible Relations between the Development of Artificial Intelligence, Employment and Education.- Chapter V Higher Education, Knowledge Economy and Tourism Competitiveness in the APEC Area.- Chapter VI The Knowledge Based Economy in Asia and the Pacific: Links to the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter VII Some Reflections on the Evolution and the roll of the Environmental Education.- Epilogue The Knowledge Society in the Circle: The New Era of Education and Research in Asia and the Pacific.​

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary fields of energy systems, occupant behavior, thermal comfort, air quality and economic modelling across levels of building, communities and cities, through various data analytical approaches. It highlights the complex interplay of heating/cooling, ventilation and power systems in different processes, such as design, renovation and operation, for buildings, communities and cities. Methods from classical statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence are applied into analyses for different building/urban components and systems. Knowledge from this book assists to accelerate sustainability of the society, which would contribute to a prospective improvement through data analysis in the liveability of both built and urban environment. This book targets a broad readership with specific experience and knowledge in data analysis, energy system, built environment and urban planning. As such, it appeals to researchers, graduate students, data scientists, engineers, consultants, urban scientists, investors and policymakers, with interests in energy flexibility, building/city resilience and climate neutrality. Table of ContentsThe evolving of data-driven analytics for buildings and cities towards sustainability.- Data-driven approaches for prediction and classification of building energy consumption.- Prediction of occupancy level and energy consumption in office building using blind system identification and neural networks.- Cluster Analysis for Occupant-behaviour based Electricity Load Patterns in Buildings: A Case Study in Shanghai Residences.- A data-driven model predictive control for lighting system based on historical occupancy in an office building: Methodology development.- Tailoring future climate data for building energy simulation.- A solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) concentrator for building application in Sweden using Monte Carlo method.- Influencing factors for occupants' window-opening behaviour in an office building through logistic regression and Pearson correlation approaches.- Reinforcement learning methodologies for controlling occupant comfort in buildings.- A novel Reinforcement learning method for improving occupant comfort via window opening and closing. 2942492291991671341156161

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Book SynopsisResilience has become a very topical issue transcending many spheres and sectors of sustainable urban development. This book presents a resilience framework for sustainable cities and towns in Africa. The rise in informal settlements is due to the urban planning practices in most African cities that rarely reflect the realities of urban life and environment for urban development. Aspects of places, people and process are central to the concept of urban resilience and sustainable urban growth. It stems from the observation that urban vulnerability is on the increase in Zimbabwe and beyond. In history, disasters have adversely affected nations across the world, inflicting wide ranging losses on one hand while on the other hand creating development opportunities for urban communities. Cooperation in disaster management is a strategy for minimising losses and uplifting the affected urban settlements. The significance of urban planning and design in the growth and development of sustainable urban centres is well documented. Urbanisation has brought with it challenges that most developing countries such as Zimbabwe are not equipped to handle. This has been accompanied by problems such as overpopulation, overcrowding, shortages of resources and the growth of slum settlements. There need is to seriously consider urban planning and design in order to come up with contemporary designs that are resilient to current urban challenges. There are major gaps in urban resilience building for instance in Harare and the local authority needs to prioritise investment in resilient urban infrastructure. ​Table of ContentsChapter 1: Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Land Dynamics in Africa: A Review Chapter 2: The Many Faces to Resilience and the Practical Implications to Urban Development and Management in Zimbabwe ​ Chapter 3: Disaster Management Capabilities in Zimbabwe: The Context of Africa Agenda 2063 Chapter 4: Planning and Design as Defining Parameters for Urban Resilience: The Case of Zimbabwe Chapter 5: Climate-Resilient Infrastructure for Water and Energy in Greater Harare Chapter 6: Building Urban Resilience in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Case Study of the City of Harare, Zimbabwe Chapter 7: Urban Resilience under Austerity: A Case Study of Street Children Vending in the Harare Central Business District, Post-2018 Chapter 8: Resilience-Based Interventions to Street Childhood among Street Children in Zimbabwe Chapter 9: Childcare and Familial Relations During the Migration Period Chapter 10: Resilience as a Governance Factor: The Case of Institutional Multiplicity in the Planning of Caledonia, Harare Chapter 11: ‘Land Barons' as the Elephant in the Room: Planning and the Management of Urban Space in Chitungwiza and Harare. 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Book SynopsisGlobally, concerns for the environment and human well-being have increased as results of threats imposed by climate change and disasters, environmental degradation, pollution of natural resources, water scarcity and proliferation of slums. Finding appropriate solutions to these threats and challenges is not simple, as these are generally complex and require state-of-the-art technology to collect, measure, handle and analyse large volumes of varying data sets. However, the recent advances in sensor technology, coupled with the rapid development of computational power, have greatly enhanced our abilities to capture, store and analyse the surrounding physical environment. This book explores diverse dimensions of geo-intelligence (GI) technology in developing a computing framework for location-based, data-integrating earth observation and predictive modelling to address these issues at all levels and scales. The book provides insight into the applications of GI technology in several fields of spatial and social sciences and attempts to bridge the gap between them.Table of Contents1. GEO-INTELLIGENCE ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE CITY MISSIONS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH: A REVIEW 2. CLOUD-BASED GEOSPATIAL MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF PRAYAGRAJ KUMBH MELA OF INDIA: THE UNESCO INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE 3. GEO-INTELLIGENCE-BASED APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PERI-URBAN AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF KOZHIKODE CITY, KERALA (INDIA) 4. SMART CITY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE 5. GEO-INTELLIGENCE FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND FOOD SECURITY 6. GEO-INTELLIGENCE FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND CONTROL 7. GEO- INTELLIGENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH: A PANOPTICAL TO COVID -19 PANDEMIC 8. USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA TO IDENTIFY AIR POLLUTION SIGNATURES IN INDIA 9. Urban Growth Impact on Cauvery River: A Geospatial Perspective 10. ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK (ANN) BASED PREDICTIONS OF BULK PERMITTIVITY OF CO2-WATER-POROUS MEDIA SYSTEM 11. LONG-TERM SATELLITE DATA TIME SERIES ANALYSIS FOR LAND DEGRADATION MAPPING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT IN UKRAINE 12. Modeling of the Mass Balance of Glaciers with Debris Cover 13. A GEO-INTELLIGENCE BASED APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE LENGTH AND SURFACE AREA AND ICE VELOCITY OF SAKCHUM GLACIER

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Book SynopsisThis book summarizes the achievements and experience of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, analyzes the new situation and requirements of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, and discusses the main issues and their solution alternatives for the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection efforts. The Yangtze River, respected as the mother river of the Chinese nation, contributes immensely toward the socioeconomic development of China and braces up the national strategies such as the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, etc. Whether the Yangtze River is under good stewardship has implications on not only the wellbeing of more than 400 million inhabitants in the basin, but also in broader sense the overall sustainability of socioeconomic development of the whole country. This book which has two parts, provides a multidirectional analysis of Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection. The first part explores the stages, achievements, and the future of the Yangtze rehabilitation and protection. Major issues existing in Yangtze River Basin rehabilitation and protection are discussed in the second part. Many pictures, charts, and diagrams are involved providing an understanding of the situation of Yangtze River Basin. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Importance of Yangtze River.- Chapter 2. Stages of Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection.- Chapter 3. Achievements in Rehabilitation and Protection.- Chapter 4. Situation Facing the Yangtze Rehabilitation and Protection in the New Era.- Chapter 5. Visions on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection.- Chapter 6. Strategic Measures.- Chapter 7. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin.- Chapter 8. Change of River-lake Relation and the Regulation of Dongting and Poyang Lakes.- Chapter 9. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin.- Chapter 10. Joint Operation of the Group Reservoirs.- Chapter 11. Water Resources Protection.- Chapter 12. Major Scientific and Technological Research Subjects.

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Book SynopsisThis book, through a bunch of systematic and analytical notes and scientific commentaries, acquaints the readers with the innovative methods of regional development, measurement of the development in regional scale, regional development models, and policy prescriptions. Conceptualizing development as a regional process is a geographer's brainchild, and the sense of region has long been rooted deeply in the fundamental research practices that geographers are accustomed to. The geographical perspective of regions entails conceptualizing them nested horizontally as the formal region and hierarchical relationships in space with spatial flows or interactions as the functional region. In geographical research, the region works as a tool by serving as a statistical unit of analysis. More importantly, however, regions serve as the fundamental spatial units of management and planning by specifying a territory or a part of it for which a certain spatial development or regulatory plan is sought. This book addresses the complex processes in different regions of the world, particularly South Asia, to perceive the regional development planning involved and the sustainable management practiced there. The book is a useful resource for socio-economic planners, policymakers, and policy researchers. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Sustainable Regional Development with Environmental Practices Chapter 2 Geopolitics of Sustainable Development Chapter 3 The Transversal and Territorial Praxis of Regional Development Chapter 4 Regional Development and Sustainable Responses to Climate Change and other Environmental Issues in Sri Lanka Chapter 5 Regional Planning Strategy to Sustainable Development in Nepal Chapter 6 Consequences of Dislocation and Involuntary Migration: Some Lessons from the Teesta River Bank Erosion Affected Communities Chapter 7 Micro-Spatial Analysis of Rural Accessibility for Imbricating Regional Development: Exemplifying an Indian District Chapter 8 Managing the Regional Inequalities in India with Particular Reference to the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme Chapter 9 Understanding the Disability Divides in India: A Spatio-temporal Analysis with District-level Datasets Chapter 10 How Far Gender Inequality Suppresses Human Development: Evidence from India Chapter 11 Association of Morbidity among Children with Housing, Water, Sanitation Conditions in Urban India: A Policy Perspective Chapter 12 Urban Heat Island Formation in Relation to Land Transformation: A Study on a Mining Industrial Region of West Bengal Chapter 13 Housing Conditions with Reference to Seepage in Different Residential Localities in Mumbai Chapter 14 Livelihood of the Displaced: A Study on Selected Areas of Bangladeshi Immigrants in West Bengal, India Chapter 15 Household Vulnerability of Tribal People to Climate Change in the Part of Dooars Region, West Bengal, India Chapter 16 Exploring the Options for Sustainable Livelihood in the Indian Sunderbans: An Attempt through Contingent Valuation Method

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Innovations and Advances (SIDIA 2020). The book addresses the issues of optimal resource allocation and utilization, construction cost minimization, budget optimization for infrastructure development in hilly terrain as well as plains, to ensure quality and safety with minimal environmental impact. The topics covered include planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructure projects, policy and practices to be considered for the comprehensive development which is socially inclusive specifically in developing nations, transportation engineering and management which is performance-based and emerging economical models for partnerships, environment engineering and management for ascertaining the best methods for environmental impacts assessment to capture the true indirect costs of a infrastructure project, geotechnical and water resource engineering using new developments, and utilizing the various technological impacts for ensuring disaster preparedness of any region. This book can prove to be useful for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in the latest advances and innovations in sustainable infrastructure development.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the structure, applications, technologies, governance, environmental sustainability, smart communities, gender space and other issues related to smart cities. The book is divided into four parts. The first one entails the conceptual background, growth and development. The second part presents diverse issues on smart cities in terms of environmental sustainability, the role of the community, and gender space, among others. The third part revolves around economic and technological issues, and the fourth is a compilation of case studies in connection with smart cities. This collection of diverse issues from different locations presents a holistic view of smart cities contributed by authors who have undertaken research projects and implemented their own unique perspectives and methods. A variety of innovative concepts such as digital governance, polycentric structures, geodata repositories, geoweb services and advanced geospatial technologies in smart city planning, urban microclimatic parameters, and urban heat islands provide invaluable knowledge for researchers and practitioners in these fields.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Smart Cities for Sustainable Development : An Introduction Part 1: Smart Cities: Conceptual Background, Growth and Development Chapter 2: Monocentric City Plans to Polycentric Structures Chapter 3: Intelligent Communities - Towards a New Ontology of Practice Chapter 4: Digital Governance for Smart City and Future Community Construction: From Concept to Application Chapter 5: Smart cities or Smart People: The Role of Stakeholders to Achieve Integrative Vision Chapter 6: Smart City Initiatives in Japan: Their Achievements and Remaining Issues Part 2: Smart Cities: A Dimensional Look Chapter 7: Smart Cities and Urban Deprived Communities: A Reflection on the Need to Re-think Chapter 8: Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities: Cues from Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Movement Chapter 9: Linking Sustainability of Smart Cities to Education and Health: A Study in Smart City Mission, India Chapter 10: Celebration of Public Festivals Towards Sustainable Development: A Perceptual Study Chapter 11: Gendered Spaces: A Spatial Perspective of Women’s Fear of Violence and Smart Cities Rhetoric Part 3: Economic and Technological Issues Chapter 12: Crowdsourcing for Sustainable Smart Cities and their ICT Practices Chapter 13: Online Geodata Repositories, Geoweb Services and Emerging Geospatial Technologies in Smart City Planning Chapter 14: Assessment of Urban Microclimatic Parameters in Various Urban Landscape Settings using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Chapter 15: Foreign Investment in Energy – Mix: An Assessment of Sustainable Indian Cities Chapter 16: Understanding Economic Activities of Smart and Amrut Cities of Telangana State Part 4: Indian Smart Cities: Some Case Studies Chapter 17: Urban Heat Island (UHI) Assessment using the Satellite Data: A Case Study of Varanasi city, India Chapter 18: SWOT Analysis to Determine the Feasibility for Guwahati Smart City in North East India Chapter 19: Smart City Surat: A Case Study for Urban Health System and Climate Resilience Chapter 20: Industrial Pollution and Soil Quality: A Case Study from Industrial Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India Chapter 21: Analyzing Urban Extension and Land Use Changes in Kalimpong Municipality, West Bengal Using Remote Sensing and GIS Chapter 22: A Comparative Analysis of Emerging Water Consumption Pattern in Indian Smart Cities

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Book SynopsisThis book presents high-quality peer-reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Green Environmental Engineering and Technology (IConGEET), held in July 2021, Penang, Malaysia. The contents are broadly divided into four parts: (1) air pollution and climate change, (2) environment and energy management, (3) environmental sustainability, and (4) water and wastewater. The major focus is to present current researches in the field of environmental engineering towards green and sustainable technologies. It includes papers based on original theoretical, practical, and experimental simulations, development, applications, measurements, and testing. Featuring the latest advances in the field, this book serves as a definitive reference resource for researchers, professors, and practitioners interested in exploring advanced techniques in the field of environmental engineering and technologies.Table of ContentsPart I Air Pollution & Climate ChangeAppropriate Community-based Emergency Response Elements for Toxic Gas Release in Pasir Gudang, Johor…………………..Noor Afzan Ahmad, Kamarizan Kidam and Rahmat Mohsin Carbon Footprint Assessment from Purchased Electricity Consumption and Campus Commute in Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP): Pre- and During COVID19 Pandemic…………………………………………………………..Nor Atiqa Baharom, Sara Yasina Yusuf, Siti Khadijah Za’aba, Norazian Mohd Noor, Nor Ashikin Ahmad, Wan Amiza Amneera Wan Ahmad, Madalina BobocChanges of carbon in a hardwood forest by forecasts using a forest model ……………………………………………………….Norbert Bara, György Deák, Lucian Laslo, Anda Rotaru, Monica Matei, Madalina Boboc, Natalia Enache and Sara Yasina Yusuf Comparative Study of SO2 Removal Using Mesoporous Silica KCC-1 and SBA-15 ……………………………………………..Muhammad Adli Hanif, Naimah Ibrahim, Khairuddin Md Isa, Masitah Hasan, Tuan Amran Tuan Abdullah and Aishah Abdul Jalil Monsoonal Impact of the Precursors toward Tropospheric Nocturnal Ozone O3 (night-time ozone) during a Decadal Observation in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia …………………Mohd Hakkim Firdaus Hamzah, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusuf, Nurul Adyani Ghazali, Samsui Abdullah, Amalina Abu Mansor and AzmanAzid Spatio-temporal Variation of Particulate Matter (PM10) during High Particulate Event (HPE) in Malaysia . . …………………….Nursyaida Amila Mohammad Ridzuan, Norazian Mohamed Noor, Nur Alis Addiena A Rahim, Izzati Amani Mohd Jafri and Deak Gyeorgy The influence of atmospheric stability on PM10 concentrations in urban areas ……………………………………………………..György Deak, Natalia Raischi, Lucian Lumînăroiu, Marius Raischi, Nicolae-Valentin Vladut, Raluca Prangate and Norazian Mohamed NoorPart II Environmental Management & ProtectionA Comparative Study on Generation and Composition of Food Waste in Desa Pandan Kuala Lumpur during Covid-19 Outbreak ………………………………………………………….Irnis Azura Zakarya, Nur Adilah Rashidy, Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar, Muhammad Haizar Ngaa and Lucian Laslo A Study on the Environmental Impact during Distribution and Disposal Stages for the 3- Ply Face Masks by using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) ……………………………………………….Chow Suet Mun Christine, Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar, Irnis Azura Zakarya, Sara Yasina Yusuf, Ayu Wazira Azhari and Madalina Boboc Comparative evaluation of the thermal efficiency between rehabilitated and non-rehabilitated blocks by using thermography ……………………………………………………Natalia Enache, György Deák, Lucian Laslo, Anda Rotaru, Monica Matei, Mădălina Boboc and Nur Liza Rahim Content Validity Index: Competencies of Quantity Surveyors and Enabling Technologies in Industry 4.0 …………………….Siti Nur Aishah Mohd Noor, Siti Uzairiah Mohd Tobi and Mohamad Syazli Fathi Cost Analysis of Different Scenarios for Extracting Groundwater Contamination …………………………………...Marwan Kheimi, Sultan K. Salamah and Mohd Ikhmal Haqeem Hassan Knowledge, Attitudes, Awareness and Practices on Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Among Under-graduate Students in Selangor, Malaysia ……………………………………………….Nurhidayah Hamzah, Nur Syazwina Marzuki, Fauzi Baharudin, Nur Liza Rahim, Nor Amani Filzah Mohd Kamil, Nor Azliza Akbar and Nur Shazlinda Mohd Zin Study of Slope Failure in North Sumatera: Case Study Medan – Berastagi Road……………………………….................................Ika Puji Hastuty, Fauziah Ahmad, Roesyanto, Moh Sofian Asmirza, Ahmad Perwira Mulia and Ridwan AnasThe Barriers of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction Safety ………………………………........................Nurul Hasanah Mohd Taat, Nor Haslinda Abas and Muhammad Fikri Bin HasmoriPart III Environmental Sustainability & DevelopmentThe Barriers of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction S Drought Assessment using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) Case Study: Sulphur Springs Tampa FL ………………………………....................................................Mohammad A. AlmadaniHydrodynamic Modelling for the Chilia – Bystroe Danube Sector: Model Calibration and Validation ……………………...Georgeta Tudor, Deák György, Miruna Arsene, Tiberius Marcel Danalache, Bianca Petculescu, Danut Marian Tuca, Edward Bratfanof and Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif ZainolIdentification and Validation of a Method for Determining the Age Sturgeon ……………………....................................................Tiberius Danalache, Elena Holban, Deak Gyorgy, Razvan Matache, Raluca Prangate, Monica Matei, Madalina Boboc and Nor Wahidatul Azura Zainon NajibProperties of Irradiated Bioplastic-A Review …………………...Nurin Najwa Rohidi and Siti Amira OthmanQuality Control & Field Guidelines for Using Non-Identical Mixed GPS in Surveying Project: EGYPT Case Study Antennas …………………...............................................................Mohamed M. Hosny, Samy Ayaad, Mohamed H. Elwany, Hassan G. El-GhazoulySCS Curve Number to Model Flooding in the Upper St. Johns River using Retrieved Remotely Sensed Precipitation from NEXRAD, and TRMM …………………........................................Marwan KheimiStudy of Oil Palm Frond (OPF) and Oil Palm trunk (OPT) for Sustainable Development …………………....................................Noraishah Shafiqah Yacob, Hassan Mohamed and Abd Halim ShamsuddinSurvey on Constraint in Application and Utilization of Biomass Conversion in Malaysia ………………….......................................Fadhilah Izzati Abdul Rani, Nor Wahidatul Azura Zainon Najib, Nor Ashikin Ahmad, Firuz Zainuddin and Lucian LasloSustainable Structural Design of Residential Tall Building Based on Embodied Energy and Cost Performance …………….Muhammad Lutfil Hadi Noraini, Wan-Mohd-Sabki Wan Omar and Radzi IsmailUncertainty in River Hydraulic Modelling: A Review for Fundamental Understanding ……………………………………Mohd Aliff Mohd Anuar, Mohd Shalahuddin Mohd Adnan, and Lim Foo HoatUrban sustainable development solution for irrigation systems of green spaces located on buildings based on a 3D catalyst immobilized on fixed support ……………………………………Iasmina- Florina Burlacu, György Deák, Lidia Favier, Irina Urloiu and Salwa Mohd Zaini MakhtarPart IV Green TechnologiesA Comprehensive Evaluation of Pozzolanic Activity of Ancient Brick Powders Wastes – BPW in Cement Based Materials …….Mihaela-Andreea Moncea, György Deák, Florina-Diana Dumitru, Roshazita Che Amat and Norlia Mohamad IbrahimA Review of Natural Fiber Concrete for Radiation Shielding ….Yusrina Mohd Yusof and Siti Amira OthmanComparing the Physical Properties of Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) Waste and Natural Aggregate …………………………………….Syakirah Afiza Mohammed, Mohamed Reyad Alhadi Ahmad, Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim, Nur Liza Rahim, Roshazita Che Amat and Salmi SamsudinEffect of Bottom Ash and Limestone on the Optimum Binder Content in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) ……………………………..Syakirah Afiza Mohammed, Mohamed Reyad Alhadi Ahmad, Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim, Nur Liza Rahim, Roshazita Che Amat and Salmi SamsudinExperimental Analysis of Napier Grass Waste Pre-Treatment Process for Biogas Production ………………………………….Nurmi Ezzatul Suhaimi, Hassan Mohamed, Nurhamizah Kamaruzaman, Mohd Eqwan Mohd Roslan and Abd Halim Shamsuddin Green smart system based on AI for ammonia and hydrogen eco-friendly use in naval transport from protected wetlands …..György Deák, Tudor Georgescu, Cosmin-Karl Bănică, Iasmina-Florina Burlacu, Irina Urloiu and Irnis Azura Zakarya Influence of Cement Paste Containing Municipal Solid Waste Bottom Ash on the Strength Behavior of Concrete ……………..Roshazita Che Amat, Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim, Nur Liza Rahim, Khairul Nizar Ismail, Ainaa Syamimi Abdul Hamid and Madalina Boboc Investigating Palm Oil Mill Effluent Furnace Heating Pre-Treatment for Biogas Production ………………………………...Nurhamizah Kamaruzaman, Hassan Mohamed, Nurmi Ezzatul Suhaimi, Mohd Eqwan Mohd Roslan and Abd Halim ShamsuddinIron Removal Efficiency in Synthetic Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment Using Peat Soil ……………………………….Mohd Syazwan Mohd Halim, Abdul Haqi Ibrahim, Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar, Suhaina Ismail, Ku Esyra Hani Ku Ishak and Andreea MonceaPerformance of Two Phase Anaerobic Digestion on Food Waste for Biogas Production ……………………………………………..Irnis Azura Zakarya, Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar, Siti Khadijah Zaaba, Nur Adlina Mohd Hilmi, Mohammad Rizam Che Beson and Monica MateiRemoval of Oil from Oil-Contaminated Sand Using Chemical-Free Bubbles in Turbulent and Laminar Flows: A Conceptual Paper ……………………………………………………………….Aliff Radzuan Mohamad Radzi, Sharifah Nadra Sofia Syed Hassan, Junaizad Jamil, Nor Shahirah Mohamad Nasir and Amin Safwan AlikasturiStudy on the Potential Reutilization of Dyes from Batik Textile Effluent as Dye Sensitizers in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Lee Weng Yi, Ayu Wazira Azhari, Dewi Suriyani Che Halin and Abdul Kareem ThottoliThe Effectiveness of Non-Woven Geotextiles as A Filter Media for Total Suspended Solid Removal ……………………………...Suzana Ramli and Mohd Rizal Firdaus WahhitUnravelling the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell for Simultaneous Binary Dyes Remediation and Bioelectricity Generation ……………………………............................................Sing-Mei Tan, Soon-An Ong, Yee-Shian Wong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Li-Ngee Ho, Norazian Mohamed Noor and Andreea MonceaWorkability and Density of Concrete Containing Coconut Fiber Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim, Nur Liza Rahim, Roshazita Che Amat, Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim, Chin Kah Woo, Irnis Azura Zakarya and Andreea MonceaPart V Water & WastewaterAssessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments and in Phragmites Australis from Argeş River..........................................Ecaterina Marcu, György Deák, Irina-Elena Ciobotaru, Iasmina-Florina Burlacu, Carmen Tociu and Abdul Haqi Ibrahim Assessment of Heavy Metals in Water and Sediment of Lower Klang River........................................................................................Ecaterina Marcu, György Deák, Irina-Elena Ciobotaru, Iasmina-Florina Burlacu, Carmen Tociu and Abdul Haqi Ibrahim Cloud-Based Approach for Water Quality Monitoring: A Review................................................................................................Nazirul Mubin Zahari, Adel Saleh Salem Saeed, Mohd Hafiz Zawawi, Nursyadzatul Tasnim Roslin, Nurhanani Abd Aziz and Farah NurhikmahConstructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel: Biotechnology for Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Electricity Generation…......................................................................................Tean Peng Teoh, Soon An Ong, Yee Shian Wong, Li Ngee Ho, Norazian Mohamed Noor and Monica MateiCrop Water Requirement of Paddy Cultivation in Kedah, Malaysia.…........................................................................................Nur Anis Syarafinaz Abd Manan, Wan Amiza Amneera Wan Ahmad, Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman and Noor Zalina MahmoodIdentification of Antibiotics as Emerging Contaminants and Antimicrobial Resistence in Aquatic Environment of the Arges-Vedea, Buzau-Ialomita, Dobrogea-Litoral River Basins in Romania .….......................................................................................Mihaela Ilie, György Deák, Florica Marinescu, Gina Ghita, Carmen Tociu, Monica Silvia Matei, Ioana Savin, Madalina Boboc, Marius Constantin Raischi, Miruna ArseneInfluence of Glucose Supplementation on the Organic Removal and Biomass Growth in Anaerobically Digested Vinasse (AnVE) by using Aerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR).….............................................................................................Wei-Chin Kee, Yee-Shian Wong, Soon-An Ong, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Sung-Ting Sam, Audrey Chai and György DeákNatural Zeolite Modified with Oxidizing Agent………………….Salwa Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Nor Amirah Abu Seman, Mahyun Ab Wahab, Ain Nihla Kamarudzaman and György DeákOrganic Constituent, Color and Ammoniacal Nitrogen Removal from Natural Rubber Wastewater Using Kenaf Fiber ………….Nur Faizan Mohamad Rais, Zawawi Daud, Mohd Arif Rosli, Halizah Awang and Amir DethoPotential of Pretreated Spent Coffee Ground as Adsorbent for Oil Adsorption……………………………………………………...Nur Farhana Najwa Nasaruddin, Hairul Nazirah Abdul Halim, Siti Khalijah Mahmad Rozi, Zulfakar Mokhtar, Lian See Tan and Nurfatehah Wahyuny Che Jusoh Rainwater Harvesting System: Design Performances of Optimal Tank Size Using Simulation Software ……………………………Farisya Aliya Hilmi and Azianabiha A Halip Khalid Study on Suspended Particles Velocity at Ogee Dam Spillway using Discrete Particle Method (DPM) and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)………………………………………………….Nazirul Mubin Zahari, Mohd Hafiz Zawawi, Lariyah Mohd Sidek, Mohamad Aizat Abas, Farah Nurhikmah Ghazali and Nurul Husna HassanSynergistic Effect between Iron and Food/Microorganism (F/M) Ratio in Biological Wastewater Treatment………………………………………………………......Leela Sri Subramaniam, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Wong Yee Shian, Ong Soon An, Nazerry Rosmady Rahmat and Chairat Siripatana The Effect of NaOH-Na2CO3 Precipitation Bath Concentration on Adsorptive Performance of Crosslinked and Non-Crosslinked Chitosan Beads for Azo Dye Removal……………………………………………………….........Lui-Ruen Irene Teo, Voon-Loong Wong, Siew-Shee Lim

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Book SynopsisThis volume discusses how design broadly understood as design of business, policy, product, system, etc. can produce socially responsible innovations with livelihoods consequences. Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) is a robust framework for analysing and measuring social impact for excluded populations and groups. This is illustrated with case studies from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal by discussing how initiatives concerned with design in the broad sense have the potential to create sustainable livelihoods. This volume will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in Sustainable Development and Design.Table of ContentsDesigning Social Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods.- Designing Sustainable Livelihoods for Informal Markets in Dhaka.- Designing Livelihoods Responsibly: Insights from Seed Conservation and Management Practices among Farming Communities in India.- Designerly Ways for Sustainable Livelihoods.- One Size Does Not Fit All: Heterogeneous Groups and Digital Training for Women in Tamil Nadu, India.- Indo-German Cross-cultural Collaboration: Sharing Experience and Co-creating Knowledge for Sustainable Urban Livelihoods Design.- Importance of Forest and Non-forest Environmental Resources to Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Insights from a Case Study in Nepal.- Grassroots Innovation Based Sustainable Livelihoods: Role of Intermediaries.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers major advances in China’s climate policy over the past decade and presents theoretical approaches to climate justice and low-carbon transformation from a Chinese perspective. It analyzes the political economy of China’s climate policy, and subsequently addresses the following major aspects: carbon emissions and human rights, equity and carbon budgets, economic analysis of low-carbon transformation, economics of adaptation to climate change, and international climate regime building. Table of ContentsAn Economic Analysis of China's Climate Policy.- China’s Balance of Emissions Embodied in Trade: Approaches to Measurement and Allocating International Responsibility.- Low Carbon Transformation.- Adapting to the Carrying Capacity, Ensuring Ecological Safety.- Post-Paris Process: A Transformational Breakthrough Is Still Needed.

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access book. It is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the interlinkages between biodiversity and multiple dimensions of health (e.g., physical, mental, and spiritual) in managing socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This book provides insights on how SEPLS approaches can contribute to more sustainable management of natural resources, achieving global biodiversity and sustainable development goals, and good health for all. It is also expected to offer useful knowledge and information for an upcoming three-year thematic assessment of “the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health” (the so-called “nexus assessment”) by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The book begins with an introductory chapter followed by eleven case study chapters demonstrating the nexus between biodiversity, health, and sustainable development, and then a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the field related to sustainable development. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Human-Nature Cooperation for Well-being: Community Understanding on One Health Approach in the COVID-19 Era in the Sundarbans .- Chapter 3. Linking Biocultural Memory Conservation and Human Well-Being in Indigenous Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in the Colombian Pacific Region.- Chapter 4. SEPLS Well-being as a Vision: Co-managing for Diversity, Connectivity and Adaptive Capacity in Xinshe Village, Hualien County, Chinese Taipei.- Chapter 5. To Take Care of the Land Means Taking Care of Ourselves”: Local Perceptions on Human and Environmental Health in a High Agrobiodiversity Landscape in the Yucatan Peninsula.- Chapter 6. Community ‘Bio-rights’ in Augmenting Health and Climate Resilience of a Socio-ecological Production Landscape in Peri-urban Ramsar Wetlands.- Chapter 7. Effective Water Management for Landscape Management in the Siem Reap Catchment, Cambodia.- Chapter 8.Are the Skiing Industry, Globalisation and Urbanisation of Alpine Landscapes Threatening Human Health and Ecosystem Diversity?.- Chapter 9.Promoting Local Health Traditions and Local Food Baskets: A Case Study from a Bio-cultural Hotspot of India.- Chapter 10.Safeguarding the Biodiversity Associated with Local Foodways in Traditionally-Managed Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in Kenya.- Chapter 11.Multi-stakeholder Approach to Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity and Enhancing Food Security and Community Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kampong Cham, Cambodia.- Chapter 12.Reducing Commodity-Driven Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Pesticide Use and Impacts on Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPL) in Ghana.- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Concept, Methodologies and Strategies to Address the Nexus in SEPLS.

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access book. It is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the interlinkages between biodiversity and multiple dimensions of health (e.g., physical, mental, and spiritual) in managing socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This book provides insights on how SEPLS approaches can contribute to more sustainable management of natural resources, achieving global biodiversity and sustainable development goals, and good health for all. It is also expected to offer useful knowledge and information for an upcoming three-year thematic assessment of “the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health” (the so-called “nexus assessment”) by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The book begins with an introductory chapter followed by eleven case study chapters demonstrating the nexus between biodiversity, health, and sustainable development, and then a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the field related to sustainable development. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Human-Nature Cooperation for Well-being: Community Understanding on One Health Approach in the COVID-19 Era in the Sundarbans .- Chapter 3. Linking Biocultural Memory Conservation and Human Well-Being in Indigenous Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in the Colombian Pacific Region.- Chapter 4. SEPLS Well-being as a Vision: Co-managing for Diversity, Connectivity and Adaptive Capacity in Xinshe Village, Hualien County, Chinese Taipei.- Chapter 5. To Take Care of the Land Means Taking Care of Ourselves”: Local Perceptions on Human and Environmental Health in a High Agrobiodiversity Landscape in the Yucatan Peninsula.- Chapter 6. Community ‘Bio-rights’ in Augmenting Health and Climate Resilience of a Socio-ecological Production Landscape in Peri-urban Ramsar Wetlands.- Chapter 7. Effective Water Management for Landscape Management in the Siem Reap Catchment, Cambodia.- Chapter 8.Are the Skiing Industry, Globalisation and Urbanisation of Alpine Landscapes Threatening Human Health and Ecosystem Diversity?.- Chapter 9.Promoting Local Health Traditions and Local Food Baskets: A Case Study from a Bio-cultural Hotspot of India.- Chapter 10.Safeguarding the Biodiversity Associated with Local Foodways in Traditionally-Managed Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in Kenya.- Chapter 11.Multi-stakeholder Approach to Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity and Enhancing Food Security and Community Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kampong Cham, Cambodia.- Chapter 12.Reducing Commodity-Driven Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Pesticide Use and Impacts on Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPL) in Ghana.- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Concept, Methodologies and Strategies to Address the Nexus in SEPLS.

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Book SynopsisThere are multiple variants of environmental footprints such as carbon footprint, ecological footprint, water footprint, nitrogen footprint and so on. There are numerous developments in terms of measuring the environmental footprints of various products. Many new indicators are being developed in terms of footprints to measure the environmental performance of various products. The need to measure various environmental footprints of agricultural crops is obvious and does not need any explanation these days when the importance of sustainability is felt so much and being practiced in all industrial sectors, including agriculture. This book presents five interesting chapters pertaining to environmental footprints of crops.Table of ContentsEnergy evaluation and environmental footprint of conservation agriculture wheat crops by life cycle assessment approachCereal water footprint in arid and semi-arid regions: past, today and future Designing an energy and carbon footprint of wheat production systems for the Charland agroecosystem in Bangladesh H2 footprints from Crops Fruits Water footprint components in arid and semi-arid regions

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights a research-based design proposal which has the purpose of relieving from lack of global food supply. Due to the current overuse of land, it suggests an extension of aquatic food production with floating devices onto the sea. These devices are called SeaOasis because they function as an oasis as closed-loop systems and are therefore highly sustainable. Best geographic conditions for an extension from agriculture to aquaculture by SeaOasis match with coastal areas with serious or alarming hunger index. The low complexity, low-cost construction and the manageable size of the design is ideal for smallholders to support food security in terms of accessibility, affordability, and diversity of diet. Various configurations are described and coupled with expected revenues for potential seed-funded demonstration projects. The book presents the entire process from problem statement to design development and the preparation of its implementation. It showcases therefore also the benefits of aquatectural design as an interdisciplinary combination of aquatic architectural design, marine engineering and biology, sociology and economyTable of Contents1. Introduction; role of smallholders; opportunities for sustainable development 2. Closed loop system; sustainable resource use; strategic siting 3. Low-cost production and revenue; SeaOasis modules; fractal up-scaling 4. Configurations; communities and implementation; impact and sustainability 5. Result ​

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the background of fourth-generation biofuel production, use of genetically modified microalgae for production of fourth-generation biofuels; cultivation and harvesting of genetically modified microalgae; residue from biofuel extraction; health and environmental concerns of fourth-generation biofuels; regulations on cultivation and processing of the genetically modified algae; carbon dioxide sequestration; water footprint and current status and key challenges. The topic caters to academic researchers and industrial experts, who work in the field of biofuels as source of alternative fuel to achieve environmental and economic sustainability.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Genetically Modified Microalgae for Biofuel Production Strain Selection Cultivation and Harvesting of Genetically Modified Microalgae.- 3. Residue from Biofuel Extraction.- 4. Health and Environmental Concerns of Fourth Generation Biofuels.- 5. Regulations on Cultivation and Processing of the Genetically Modified Algae.- 6. Carbon dioxide sequestration.- 7. Water Footprint.- 8. Current Status and Key Challenges

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Book SynopsisThe book focuses on specific infrastructural solutions for bicycling for Indian cities and other emerging economies. It explores the current state of bicycling infrastructure in Indian cities and proposes standard and custom designs, guidelines, 2D and 3D illustrations, technical drawings as well as relevant discussions and explanations for the choice of right infrastructural solutions according to site constraints. This volume will be of great interest to those in academia and industry dedicated to a vision of creating inclusive streets in Indian cities and emerging economies to making the street safe and comfortable for bicyclists. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- State of bicycling infrastructure in Indian cities.- Bicycle tracks.- Bicycle friendly intersections.- Bicycle parking facilities.- Signage.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the state-of-the-art of knowledge in assessing, mapping, and modeling mangrove ecosystem services and outlines various scientific tools and techniques, including environmental scenario-building, spatial and econometric modelling to understand the fluctuations and future availability of mangrove ecosystem services. The book also highlights the current gaps and measures in policy planning and outlines the avenues for capacity building. Through case studies and thematic reviews, the book plans to cater to a wide range of audiences, including students, researchers, and decision-makers at various levels involved in mangrove conservation and land use optimization for sustainable and resilient development. This book is particularly useful to researchers and students in the field of landscape and spatial ecology, coastal zone management, ecosystem services, and resilience planning. It is also a must-read for policymakers, conservators, coastal zone managers, foresters, and general administrators in understanding the current and future roles of mangroves in ecosystem-based adaptation through informed decision-making. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Envisioning the mangrove future through mapping and modelling of mangrove ecosystem services.- Chapter 2. Monitoring Spatial and Temporal Distribution, Pattern and Trend Prediction of Coastal Mangroves in Pakistan using Geospatial Techniques.- Chapter 3.Assessment of mangrove colonization of aquaculture ponds through satellite image analysis: Implications for mangrove management.- Chapter 4. Ecosystem services and their future scenarios centring on mangrove ecosystem in Ishigaki Island, Japan.- Chapter 5. A participatory stakeholder-based approach to assess the drivers and challenges of mangrove loss in Kochi, Kerala, India.- Chapter 6.Understanding potential drivers of mangrove loss in Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta, India to enhance effective restoration and conservation efforts.- Chapter 7. Advancement in measurement and estimation methods of blue carbon studies.- Chapter 8. Change mapping of aboveground carbon stocks and ecosystem services in the mangrove forest of Andaman Islands - implications for conservation and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation.- Chapter 9.Depicting Mangrove’s Potential as Blue Carbon Champion in Indonesia.- Chapter 10. Eco-engineering and mangrove restoration methods to stabilize earthen embankments and establishing bio-shield against natural disasters: a case study from Sundarban Ramsar Wetland, India.- Chapter 11. Ecosystem Services of Urban Fringe Mangrove Forests: The Case of Tamsui River Estuary Mangrove Forest, Taiwan.- Chapter 12. Diversity and Structural Characteristics of Mangrove Forests in the Southern District of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.- Chapter 13. Cultural Ecosystem Services of Mangroves: A Review of Models and Methods.- Chapter 14. Capacity-building around indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) systems for effective climate adaptation in the low-lying coasts and small-islands.- Chapter 15. Ecosystem services and well-being in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh: A multiple evidence base trajectory.- Chapter 16. Fostering Mangrove Ecosystem Services for Resilient Future of the Asia-Pacific: A Knowledge Synthesis.

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Book SynopsisThis book reports the latest research and successful industrial case studies on sustainable technologies in the oil palm industry, ranging from plantation, processing to waste handling. It covers the latest developments on harvesting, refining, nanomaterial production, aviation biofuel, biomass supply chain and waste treatment and handling. This book is a continuation of a previously published Springer book 'Green Technologies for the Oil Palm Industry' and is intended for industrial practitioners and academics interested in sustainable technologies for palm oil milling processes.Table of Contents“Green mills” for Sustainable Development in Palm Oil Mills.- Simulation of Palm Oil Milling Processes.- Advances for the Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME).- Integrated Anaerobic-Aerobic Bioreactor (IAAB) for Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment and Biogas Generation.- Sustainable Practices of an Edible Oils Refining Complex.- Principal Formation and Mitigation Strategies for 3-MCPDE in Palm Oil Processing.- Lessons Learnt from Biomass-Fueled Power Plant.- Stocastic Modeling for Biomass Supply Chain Modelling.- Extraction of Nanocellulose from Empty Fruit Bunch.- Life Cycle Assessment for Nanolignin Synthesized from Empty Fruit Bunch and Birch Chips.

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Book SynopsisThe book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainable Environment (RAiSE 2022). It discusses recent challenges and advances in various areas of sustainable environment. The topics covered include environmental dynamics, atmospheric physics, physical oceanography, global environmental change & ecosystems management, climate & climatic changes, global warming, ozone layer depletion, carbon capture & storage, integrated ecosystems management, satellite applications in the environment, environmental restoration & ecological engineering, habitat reconstruction, biodiversity conservation, deforestation, landscape degradation & restoration, ground water remediation, soil decontamination, environmental sustainability, renewable sources of energy, clean technologies, toxicity assessment & epidemiological studies, indoor air pollution, etc. This book will be useful for the researches, academicians, scientists, and professionals working in the various areas of environment sustainability, especially sustainable civil engineering.Table of ContentsLandscape Degradation: The August 2019 Puthumala Landslide in Kerala, India.- Understanding the role of biological oxygen demand in aquaculture waters in the western delta region of Andhra Pradesh.- Interpreting different timeslot precipitation characteristics in the Seonath River basin, Chhattisgarh during 1901-2017.- To study the effect of confining walls on flexible circular particle using Immersed boundary method.- Time series modelling and forecasting of mean annual rainfall over MRP Complex Region Chhattisgarh associated with climate variability.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers themes related to the geosphere, biosphere, sociosphere and ecosphere dealing with changing geographical, environmental and socio-economic realities to plan a sustainable future for the northeast region (NER) of India. The NER consists of eight states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Sikkim—and they carry political, economic and social importance. The book integrates the past, present and future of geospheric attributes incorporating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to meet the demands for improving human wellbeing under diverse and challenging socio-economic, political and environmental conditions. The key SDGs, as in food and agriculture, health, education, water, energy and other overarching goals of the region, have yet to incorporate providing sustainable jobs and promoting equality and inclusive development, although there have been a few studies in that regard.The challenges to achieve SDGs in the NER are formidable compared to the rest of India. The NER has put a great deal of effort into achieving the SDGs, mainly in poverty (SDG-1), good health (SDG-3), education (SDG-4), gender (SDG-5), decent work (SDG-8) and reduced inequalities (SDG-10), similar to the rest of the country. However, the standard development indicators such as road length, access to health care, power consumption and other measures are far below the national average. A multi-pronged strategy has played a pivotal role in the region, but development strategy to attain the SDGs 2030 must be more inclusive in empowering people with maximising self-governance, considering the resources, needs and aspirations of the people.This book evaluates the performance of the SDGs and fills in the gaps. It includes case studies focusing on different SDGs using advanced cartographic, statistical and GIS techniques and methods. It also provides unique findings that serve as valuable resources for planners and policy-makers so that a sustainable future in Northeast India can be achieved.Table of Contents1. Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India - Challenges and Achievements Rituparna Bhattacharyya, Subhash Anand and Madhushree Das 2. Professor Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya: A Brief Profile of His Life, Academic Career and Contributions Bimal K. Kar 3. Just Transition, (Re)vision 2020- The Story Hitherto Syeda Fahima Shahnaz Sultana, Payel Saha, Chandan Bhuyan, Madhushree Das, Rituparna Bhattacharyya and Subhash Anand 4. An Analysis of the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in the North East Region of India: An Economics Perspective Pawan Kumar, Paramjit and Subhash Anand 5. Extreme Weather Events and Food Insecurity in Northeast India Raju Mandal, Binoy Goswami, Munmi Sarma and Hiranya Nath 6. Food Security in North-East India: the Role of Agriculture, Challenges and the Road Ahead Navneet Hazarika, Joyeeta Deka, Praditya Kumar Das, Kandarpa Kumar Saikia 7. Juxtaposing Food Security and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Northeast India: Evidence and Explanations Dibyajyoti Dutta and Akhil Ranjan Dutta 8. Land Degradation, Desertification and Food Security in North East India: Present and Future Scenarios Vimla Singh and Nivedita Chaudhary 9. Enhanced Vegetation Index and Land Use Analysis for Seven Sister States of India (2000-2022) Priyanka Puri 10. Quality of Living Space Among Rural Households in North Eastern Region of India K.V. Chamar and Rekha Dhanak 11. Augmentation of North-East Resources: intervention through Data Science & Advanced Technology Eeshankur Saiki and Parvej Reja Saleh 12. Sustainable development goals (SDG 3) “health and wellbeing”: What’s ailing north eastern states? Mridul Kumar Sarma 13. Progress Made by The North Eastern States of India Towards the 2030 Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs: Performance of The Health and Well-Being Indicators Sahana Bhattacharjee 14. Status of Gender Equality in the North Eastern States: A Pathway towards Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal Lovleen Gupta, Shubham Singhania, Rohit Kumar Shrivastav 15. Change in Dominant and Deficient Functions of Rural Female Workers in North-Eastern Region of India: An Analysis Ashu Rani and K.V. Chamar 16. An Evolving Paradigm Of Cybersecurity In North East India Subimal Bhattacharjee 17. Sustainable Development Goals and Assam- A Roadmap to a Better Future Payel Saha, Syeda Fahima Shahnaz Sultana, Ankabehari Saha and Madhushree Das 18. Measuring Gaps to Achieve the SDG 1 in Assam and Identifying the Causes Barnali Gogoi and Swapnali Saikia 19. On Understanding the Drinking Water Treatment Requirements in India during Emergencies Rituparna Bhattacharyya, Bowen Tan and Diganta Bhusan Das 20. Perilous Waters: Gendering Community Based Disasters Management Practices from floods a study of Majuli Assam Bikash Chetry 21. Rejuvenating Geographies of Manas through People’s Participation: A Success Story of Community Conservation Pranjit Kumar Sarma, Rituparna Bhattacharyya and Sanatan Deka 22. Ephemeral char ecosystems and mitigation of flood induced vulnerability along River Brahmaputra Nazifa Ahmed 23. Making Unpaid Work Visible - The Key To Removing Gender Inequality: A Study In The Urban Households Of Assam Chandrama Goswami and Manisha Bhattacharyya 24. Wildlife habitat dynamics and sustainable development: revisiting Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam Pranjit Kumar Sarma, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Pradipta Baruah and Mukul Tamuli 25. Prospects of Tourism Sector in Assam to achieve Sustainable Development Goals Shikha Yadav, Gautam Kakaty, Usha Rani and Vaibhav Anand 26. Sustainable Ethnic Tourism Development in Arunachal Pradesh Parijat Borgohain and Barnali Patowary 27. SDG 3 in Manipur: A Story of Hill-Valley Divide Esther Ngaihte and Anushruti 28. An Analytical Study on the inseparable relations between food, population, arable land and economy in Manipur from the Perspective of Sustainability Irom Luckychand Meitei and Gurumayum Jadumani Sharma 29. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for Landslide hazard Zonation in Tamenglong District of Manipur, North East India Lunghim Rongmei, Irom Luckychand Meitei and Ekta Raman 30. Analysing development induced trade-offs: A Case Study of Loktak Multipurpose Project (LMP) in Manipur Himani Tiwari & Harshita Tiwari

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Book SynopsisThis book is conceptualized as being of interest to researchers in the field of sustainable transport, and also those who are working in the field. In the first case it will provide a reference on the state of the art of sustainable transport, and will also include insights into an EU project, how to go about delivering impact, how such projects effect local authorities, etc. Sustainable transport is an extreme growth area; it is highly innovative, with multi-million-pound investments transforming cities. The book will help and encourage resource poor small to medium local authorities catch up and meet their sustainability targets.Table of Contents Introduction.- Contextual overview: why is capacity a problem.- Relationships of capacity building with SUMPS 2.- Sumps implementation: designation of capacity gaps of local authorities in the delivery of smart and sustainable projects.- Emergent capacity needs.- Delivering capacity building in small to medium local authorities.- Introduction to capacity building toolset and SUITS capacity outputs.

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Book SynopsisThis book comprises papers from the International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Recycling Engineering (AIR-2021). It highlights indispensable issues, challenges, and recommended solutions related to solid waste management and sustainability. The contents deal with recommended solutions and the gap between environmental laws related to recycling of waste and environment threat. Weighing the global economy loss via compromises on industrial growth versus environment provides another dimension to the study and press on the need for alternative practices. The impact on biodiversity conservation and natural resources pollutants is also highlighted. This book will be a useful guide for academics, researchers, and policymakers working in the fields of waste management.Table of ContentsApplication of nanotechnology in waste management.- Clean Development Mechanism.- Sustainability and Environment.- Municipal & Agriculture Waste Management.- Paper & Plastic waste management.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents selected articles from the 6th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 2022 (ICACE 2022), held in Malaysia. Written by leading researchers and industry professionals, the papers highlight recent advances and addresses current issues in the fields of civil engineering and architecture.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book solicits meaningful contributions from key experts and practitioners that have been dealing with the emerging area of sustainability analytics. In doing so, readers would understand the cost, impact and performance of their sustainability initiatives. The book covers current analytical tools (eg: frameworks, standards, ESG indexes) to measure sustainability, and how these tools embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to that, a part of the book is also dedicated to the application of sustainability analytics, highlighting key challenges as well as the importance of engagement and communication in shaping the future direction of sustainability assessments. This book will be extremely useful to both researchers and practitioners who are looking for best--in-class practices to create value from their sustainability initiatives.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book presents peer reviewed articles from the Green Materials and Electronic Packaging Interconnect Technology Symposium, (EPITS 2022), held in Langkawi, Malaysia on 14th and 15th of Sept, 2022. It brings together packaging experts to share and exchange ideas in electronics technology. Topics covered in this volume include, but are not limited to; (1) Green materials and technology, (2) Emerging interconnect materials and technologies,(3) Non-solder interconnect materials at chip and package levels, (4) Fundamental materials behavior for electronic packaging materials, (5) Advanced characterization methods as applied to electronic packaging technology, (6) Developments in high temperature Pb-free solders and associated interconnects for automotive and power electronics, (7) Surface coating materials & (8) Advanced materials. ​Table of ContentsGreen Materials and Electronic Packaging Interconnect Technology.- Electronic Materials and Technology.- Green Materials and Technology.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the basic properties of round bamboo and bamboo strips of various species worldwide. Processing and properties enhancing treatment of bamboo strips and round bamboo are discussed. It presents the structural applications of round and engineered bamboo and provides an insight on the potential applications as construction and building materials. Bamboo as multipurpose plant in various fields such as chemical feedstocks, energy sources, furniture, fabric, pulp and paper, and their recent developments are also discussed in detail. The book also includes the economic, social, and environmental assessment of bamboo products.Table of ContentsWorld bamboo - distribution and growth Anatomical structure Treatment and processing of round bamboo Treatment and Processing of bamboo strips Physical and Mechanical properties of round bamboo Physical and Mechanical properties of bamboo strips Bonding and finishing of bamboo Engineered bamboo manufacturing Structural design of round bamboo Structural design of laminated bamboo Chemicals from bamboo Bamboo as source of energy Bamboo furniture Bamboo fabric Bamboo for pulp & paper Economics of bamboo products

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Book SynopsisThis open access book attempts to provide a perspective on the circularity assessment at different levels of the systemic hierarchy and advocates better resource management for a sustainable future. It demonstrates how relevant circularity indicators are used for quantifying the extent of circularity of each level. Illustrative case studies that discuss the process of quantitatively interpreting progress towards circularity are provided. This work caters to a broad readership inclusive of governance, basic research, engineering, and business stakeholders. The conclusion signifies the role of consumer community in achieving circularity. Table of ContentsPart 1. How to Assess Circularity? – Setting the Foundation.- Chapter 1. Circularity Assessment: Developing a Comprehensive Yardstick.- Chapter 2. Lessons from ESG Evaluation for Circularity Assessment.- Part II Assessing Circularity at Various Systemic Levels.- Chapter 3. Circularity at Macro Level: The Urban & National Perspectives.- Chapter 4. Circularity at Meso Level: A Sector Perspective.- Chapter 5. Circularity at Micro Level: A Business Perspective.- Chapter 6. Circularity at Nano Level: A Product/Service Perspective.- Part III Towards a Circular Future – Consumers for Granular Circularity.- Chapter 7. Consumer-centric Circularity: Conscious Changes in Lifestyle Towards a New Normal.

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