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Book SynopsisEnergy is a basic prerequisite for the growth and development of national wealth. Based on primary research, Energy Economics and the Environment integrates a network of diverse disciplines to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the constantly neglected challenges associated with conservation, preservation and sustainability of environment and energy. It highlights the issues and prospects in safeguarding environmental biodiversity and renewable energy efficiency, ecosystem chains and human living standards. This book studies the vulnerability associated with global climate alterations that limits direct social and economic benefits from ecosystem goods and services, and presents significant methods through illustrative case studies to tackle energy and environmental questions. In its final analysis, the book proposes possible unconventional mitigation strategies to restore sustainable biodiversity of ecosystems.
Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Introduction Ecosystem Services: Concepts, Methods and Synthesis of Valuation Techniques - Sulakshana Rao C. and R. Balasubramanian Indigenous Knowledge for Ecological Resilience from Pre-Mining Period of a Mined-Out Area - Narendra Nath Dalei and Yamini Gupt Natural Resources: Classification, Scarcity and Management - Jaweriah Hazrana Economics of Bioenergy in India - Mohammad Younus Bhat and Arfat Ahmad Sofi Energy Governance in India: A Conundrum of Competing Claims - Debasis Poddar Waste-based Power Generation Supply Chain: A Case Study - Md Hafiz Iqbal Rural Household Decision-Making about Water Consumption - Karthick Radhakrishnan, Aparna Radhakrishnan and Niti Saxena Coal Mining: Development of Eco Parks - Afkar Ahmad and Aounkar Anand Environmental Externality to Human Health Near the Coal Mining Area - Tapaswini Nayak and Indrani Roy Chowdhury Global Sustainability Shift and Hydropower Development - Bhartendu Kumar Chaturvedi, Atri Nautiyal and Mohammed Yaqoot Man-Nature Relationship in South Asia - Shakir ul Hassan Domino-effect of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Food Security and Oceanic Acidification - Rakhi Dawar, Mohammad Younus Bhat and Aswani R. S. Exploring the Sustainability of Urban Sanitation Models - Zoya Khan CO2 Emission, Energy Consumption and Human Development Nexus in BRICS - Hiranmoy Roy and Tarun Dhingra The Multidimensionality of Water Scarcity - Jasleen Kaur and M. S. Bhatt Index
