{"product_id":"sustainability-9781119433965","title":"Sustainability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive resource to sustainability and its application to the environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security sectors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainability\u003c\/i\u003e fills a gap in the literature in order to provide an important guide to the fundamental knowledge and practical applications of sustainability in a wide variety of areas. The authors  noted experts who represent a number of sustainability fields  bring together in one comprehensive volume the broad range of topics including basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and the socio-economic aspects of sustainability. In addition, the book covers applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, as well as carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainability\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the challenges the global community is facing due to population growth, depletion of non-renewable resources of energy, environmental degradation, poverty, excessive generation of wastes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Biographies xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Fundamentals and Framework 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to Sustainability and Sustainable Development 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrangya R. Rout, Akshaya K. Verma, Puspendu Bhunia, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, R.D. Tyagi, S.K. Brar, and M.K. Goyal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Background and Definition 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Basic Concepts and Issues 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Evolution of Sustainability and Sustainable Development 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Challenges and Solutions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Adaptation and Resilience 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Economic, Ecological, Social, Technological and Systems Perspectives 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Conclusions 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Need, Role and Significance of Sustainability 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita Talan, A.N. Pathak, and R.D. Tyagi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Three Pillars of Sustainability 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Primary Goals of Sustainability 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Significance of Sustainability 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Challenges Toward Sustainability 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Sustainable Future 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Conclusions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Sustainable Development: Dimensions, Intersections and Knowledge Platform 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePritee Sharma and Kanak Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Understanding Complex Systems 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Dimensions of Sustainable Development: Economic Dimension 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Dimensions of Sustainable Development: Environmental Dimension 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Dimensions of Sustainable Development: Social Dimension 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Mapping Social Development Through Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Sustainable Development Indicators 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Exploring Knowledge Systems for Sustainability 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Conclusion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Measurement of Sustainability 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRajneesh Singh, Akash Kumar Gupta, Puspendu Bhunia, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Pengzhi Lin, and Yu Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Types and Choice of Indicators 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Framework of Lifecycle-Based Sustainability Metrics 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Technological Aspects of Supply Chain and Process Sustainability 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Sustainable Economy Indices 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Environmental Indicator for Manufacturing Competitiveness 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Monitoring and Evaluation Processes 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Conclusion 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Sustainable Impact Assessment 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eL.R. Kumar, Anita Talan and R.D. Tyagi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Types of Impact Assessment (IA) 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Sustainable Impact Assessment (SIA) 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Advantages of Conducting Sustainable Impact Assessment 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Recent Evolution of Impact Assessment 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Different Approaches of SIA 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Determining Criteria for Sustainability 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Procedure to Follow Impact Assessment 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 ToSIA – Software Tool for Sustainable Impact Assessment 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Case Studies for Use of Sustainable Impact Assessment 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Conclusions 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Analytical Tools and Methodologies to Evaluate Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations with Special Reference to Asia 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGamini Herath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Planning and Decision Making Methodologies for the Sustainable Development Goals 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Tools to Tackle Interlinked Goals and Policy Incoherence 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Carrying Capacity (CC) 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Evalution Models Under Uncertainty 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Adaptive Management 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Multiattribute Utility Theory 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Conclusions 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Resilience Engineering and Quantification for Sustainable Systems 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita Talan, Bhoomika Yadav, L.R. Kumar, and R.D. Tyagi 129\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Resilience and Sustainability: Definitions, Differences and Similarities 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Technical Purposes of Resilience Engineering 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Resilience Assessment Approaches 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Indicators for Quantifying Successful Resilience and Sustainability 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Some Resilient Systems and Associated Codes\/Standards 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Communal Resilience and Built Environment Sustainability 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Risk Analysis and Resilience 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Integration of Sustainability and Resilience 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Conclusions 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Dimensions and Different Aspects 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Economic Development and Sustainability 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eL.R. Kumar, Anita Talan, and R.D. Tyagi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Different Perspectives of Economic Development 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Indicators for Economic Development 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Economic Development for Sustainability 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Economic Policies for Sustainable Development 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Economic Development and Environment 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Economic Analysis of Sustainable Development 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Future Directions for Achieving Economic Sustainable Development 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Conclusions 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Social Dimensions of Sustainability 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita Talan, R.D. Tyagi, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Concepts and Definitions of Social Sustainability 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Social Sustainability 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Dimensions of Social Sustainability 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Gaps in Dimensions of Social Sustainability 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Research-based Policies and Federal Perspective Toward Social Sustainability 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Social Sustainability – an Integrated Approach 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Safety and Security 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Future Perspective and Conclusions 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Social Engineering and Sustainability: Revisiting Popper’s “Piecemeal Approach” 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeeraj Mishra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Emergence of Sustainability on the Global Agenda 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Concept of Social Engineering 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Karl Popper’s Description of Social Engineering 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Social Engineering as a Tool for Sustainable Development 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Bio‐Politics of Sustainability 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Social Engineering, Sustainability and Industrial Production 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Conclusions 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Environment Modeling for Sustainable Development 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLalit Borana, Bhaskar Jyoti Deka, Jiaxin Guo, and Alicia Kyoungjin An\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Environmental Indicators in the Context of Sustainable Development 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Overview of Sustainable Development 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Role of Sustainability in Environmental Development 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Case Studies: Sustainability Management 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Modeling of Sustainability 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Modeling Tools for Sustainable Development Policies: Vision 2030 – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Summary 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Biodiversity and Sustainability 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkshaya K. Verma, Prangya R. Rout, Eunseok Lee, Puspendu Bhunia, Jaeho Bae, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Rajeshwar D. Tyagi, Pengzhi Lin, and Yu Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Threats to Biodiversity 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Role of Biodiversity in Sustainable Development 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Trends of Biodiversity 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Conclusions 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Sustainability of Ecosystem Services (ESs) 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlos S. Osorio‐González, Niranjan Suralikerimath, Krishnamoorthy Hegde, and Satinder K. Brar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Historical Evolution of Ecosystem Services Definition 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Framework for Assessing Ecosystem Services 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Utilization of Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Recent Advances in Mapping and Measuring Multiple Services 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Possible Approaches for Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Services 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Challenge and Interlinkage Themes for Researchers 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Future Directions and Conclusions 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Sustainable Infrastructure 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilbert Hinge, Rao Y. Surampalli, and Manish Kumar Goyal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Infrastructure − An Introduction 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Mitigation Policies 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Strategic Environmental Assessment 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Recycling Reuse and Reclamation 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Reverse Logistics 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Deconstruction 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Summary 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Industrial Practices in Sustainability 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eK.K. Brar, Dalila Larios Martinez, Mitra Naghdi, Satinder K. Brar, Bhupinder Singh Chadha, Preetinder Singh, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Causes of Environmental Deterioration 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Effects of Environmental Degradation 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Human-Induced Eye-Opening Environmental Incidents 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Sustainable Development 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Benefits of Being a Sustainable Business 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 How to Achieve Sustainable Development 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 Commitment Toward the Environment 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.9 Future Action Needed 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Challenges of Sustainability in Agricultural Management 339\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJew Das, Srinidhi Jha, Manish Kumar Goyal, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 An Overview of Indian Agriculture 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Agricultural Sustainability: Environmental, Economic and Social Perspectives 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Challenges to Agricultural Sustainability 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Road to Sustainable Agriculture: Possible Solutions 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Conclusions 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Food Security and Sustainability 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreetika Kuknur Pachapur, Vinayak Laxman Pachapur, Satinder K. Brar, Rosa Galvez, Yann Le Bihan, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Food Needs 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Population Growth 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Impact of Climate Change on Food Security 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 International Case Studies 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Biofuels and Food Security 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Water–Energy–Food Security Nexus 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.8 Genetically Modified Foods for Food Security 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.9 Horizontal Gene Transfer for Food Security 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.10 Future Plans for Food Security 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Sustainable Healthcare Systems 375\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlos S. Osorio‐González, Krishnamoorthy Hegde, Satinder K. Brar, Antonio Avalos‐ Ramírez, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Classification of Healthcare Systems 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Sustainability and Healthcare Systems 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Sustainability Challenges in Healthcare Systems 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Categories of Sustainability in Healthcare Systems 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Overview of Sustainable Healthcare Systems 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Conclusion 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Ethical Aspects of Sustainability 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita Talan, Rajwinder Kaur, R.D. Tyagi, and Tian C. Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Juxtaposing Ethics, Morality and Sustainable Development 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Approaches to Ethics 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 The Neoliberal Era and Adaptation into the Sustainability Framework 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Global Flora and Sustainability 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change: Ethical Perspective 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Conclusions 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Education and Human Resource Development for Sustainability 413\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita Talan, and R. D Tyagi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Education for Sustainability 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Objectives of Education for Sustainable Development 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Potential Improvements via Education for Sustainable Development 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Global Education and Global Actions of ESD 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Sustainability as Human Resource Development 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 HRD Indicators 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.8 Change in HRD for Sustainability 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.9 HRD Resources for Sustainable Development 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.10 Conclusion 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Applications 439\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainable Management of Water in India: Issues and Challenges 441\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdani Azhoni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Climate Change Challenges to India’s Water Management 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Adaptation Approaches 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Water Management Institutions and Their Role in Adaptation 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.5 Indian Water Institutions 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.6 Recent Initiatives to Address Climate Change in India 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.7 Adaptation for Sustainability: Two Examples 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.8 Discussion and Conclusion 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Sustainability of Carbon Storage and Sequestration 465\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilbert Hinge, Rao Y. Surampalli, and Manish Kumar Goyal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 Carbon Sources and Sinks 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 Types of Carbon Sequestration 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Methods for Quantification of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Adaptation and Mitigation Policy for Carbon Management 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 Conclusions 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Environmental Degradation and Sustainability 483\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYong Qi, Puspendu Bhunia, Tian C. Zhang, F. Luo, Pengzhi Lin, and Yu Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 Introduction 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 Desertification and Associated Sustainable Strategies 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.3 Environmental Pollution and Associated Impacts 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.4 Snow Ablation and Glacier Retreat 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.5 Dams and Resettlement 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.6 Strategies for Sustainable Development While Addressing Environmental Pollution and Degradation 494\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.7 Future Trends 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.8 Conclusions 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Sustainability of River Water Resources Under the Influence of Climate Change 507\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShivam Gupta and Manish Kumar Goyal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.1 Introduction 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.2 Effects of Global Warming on Observed Changes 508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.3 Water Stress – the Supply Demand Balance 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.4 Impacts of Climate Change on Glaciers and Mountainous Water Resources 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.5 Sustainable Management of River Water Resources 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.6 Case Studies 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.7 Conclusions 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Sustainable Systems for Groundwater Resource Management 527\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eManish Kumar Goyal, Srinidhi Jha, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.1 Introduction 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.2 Occurrence and Distribution 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.3 Groundwater Usage in the World 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.4 Two Main Challenges 536\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.5 Toward Groundwater Sustainability 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.6 Looking for Possible Solutions: Primary Solutions 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.7 Intuitional and Organizational Reforms: Secondary Solutions 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.8 Conclusions 548\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Sustainability and Energy Management in Facilities for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 553\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Sebastian, Pratik Kumar, Krishnamoorthy Hegde, Satinder K. Brar, Mausam Verma, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.1 Introduction 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.2 Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.3 Approaches for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.4 Sustainable Energy Derived from Wastewater 564\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.5 Conclusions 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 576\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Energy Needs for Sustainable Buildings and Transportation 583\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRehan Khan, Suchit Deshmukh, and Ritunesh Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.1 Introduction 583\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.2 Building and Energy 584\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.3 Energy for Transportation 594\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.4 Conclusions 602\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 602\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Sustainability 605\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eManish Kumar Goyal, Ashutosh Sharma, and Rao Y. Surampalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.1 Introduction 605\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.2 Remote Sensing for Earth Observation (EO) and Data Acquisition 609\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.3 Sustainable Resource Management Using Remote Sensing and GIS 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.4 Case Study 613\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.5 Future Perspectives 619\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.6 Conclusions 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 Artificial Intelligence and Computational Sustainability 627\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eS.K. Ram and R.D. Tyagi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.1 Introduction 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.2 Basic Elements of AI Implementation 628\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.3 Concept of Computational Sustainability 629\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.4 Computational Sustainability and Ecological Preservation 631\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.5 Potential Applications of AI in Various Sectors 632\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.6 AI for UN Sustainable Development Goals 638\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.7 Challenges Associated with AI 638\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.8 AI and Its Socio‐Economic Impact 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.9 AI for Developing Countries: A Case Study of Zimbabwe 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.10 Conclusions and Future Prospects 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 651\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407056118103,"sku":"9781119433965","price":151.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119433965.jpg?v=1730498018","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sustainability-9781119433965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}