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Book SynopsisSustainability Science and Technology: An Introduction explains the root causes of global failures in natural and human systems, as well as the most readily available technological solutions. The book dispels risky scientific and technological ideas that further complicate the current environmental and socioeconomic predicaments. It also bridges gaps among scientific and technological fields and systematically translates current findings for a wide technical and public audience.
Written at a level accessible to all, the story is told one bite-sized chapter at a time, about the size of a scientific journal article. The chapters are self-contained, each grappling with a large topic. This provides more in-depth coverage of a topic than a standard encyclopedia article and promotes the widest possible dialog around sustainability issues and their solutions. Case studies from all continents and all technological development levels expound viable solutions for
Trade Review
This is an amazingly readable compilation of chapters covering a wide and accessible range of environmental science and management topics for the reader interested in the details of environmental systems and environmental technology without being overwhelmed …—Tim O’Riordan, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Table of ContentsPreface, Editor, Contributors, 1. Freshwater Today: Uses and Misuses, 2. Water Bioremediation, 3. Water Appropriate Technologies, 4. Soil, 5. Land-Use Impacts on Ecosystem Services, 6. Conciliating Ecosystem Services and Human Needs through Improved Land Use, 7. Sustaining Soils and Mitigating Climate Change Using Biochar, 8. Energy: Defining the Future, 9. Solar Solutions, 10. Bioenergy Solutions, 11. Air Pollution and Anthropogenic Climate Change, 12. Airborne Toxic Pollutants, 13. Evolution of Human Features Driving Current Unsustainability, 14. Population and Food Sustainability, 15. Consumption and Property, 16. Built Environment, 17. Sustainable Science and Technology
