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Policy Instruments and Co-Regulation for the Sustainability of Value Chains (Hardcover): Sergio Ugarte, Vincent Swinkels Policy Instruments and Co-Regulation for the Sustainability of Value Chains (Hardcover)
Sergio Ugarte, Vincent Swinkels
R2,268 R1,802 Discovery Miles 18 020 Save R466 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Each monograph is written by leading experts in their field and examines the relationship and contributions of engineering to the topic of study. As a series, TSL addresses a long-awaited niche in engineering publishing, providing in-depth discussions of environmental significance set within a technology, economic, and policy context.

Environmental Health and Toxicology (Hardcover): Raven Brennan Environmental Health and Toxicology (Hardcover)
Raven Brennan
R3,439 R3,109 Discovery Miles 31 090 Save R330 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Research on Uncovering New Methods for Ecosystem Management through Bioremediation (Hardcover): Shiv Om Singh,... Handbook of Research on Uncovering New Methods for Ecosystem Management through Bioremediation (Hardcover)
Shiv Om Singh, Kajal Srivastava
R8,675 Discovery Miles 86 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Maintaining and preserving the environment is a crucial consideration in an era where climate change and rising sea levels are common knowledge. It is important for researchers and developers alike to explore potential solutions for a steadily warming world. The Handbook of Research on Uncovering New Methods for Ecosystem Management through Bioremediation focuses on the agricultural industry's impact on climate change, presenting critical concerns as well as innovations and contemporary research toward the solutions sorely needed by the global economy. With a primary consideration of bioremediation as an effective environmental management tool, this handbook provides insight to researchers, agricultural specialists, biologists, chemists, environmental engineers, and policymakers. Covering a broad range of topics such as pollution, microbial ligninolysis, environmental restoration, ecosystem management, and more, the chapters in this handbook are written by specialists and experts in their respective fields, offering a comprehensive compendium of current research in the industry.

Cyclones in Southern Africa - Volume 1: Interfacing the Catastrophic Impact of Cyclone Idai with SDGs in Zimbabwe (Hardcover,... Cyclones in Southern Africa - Volume 1: Interfacing the Catastrophic Impact of Cyclone Idai with SDGs in Zimbabwe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Godwell Nhamo, David Chikodzi
R2,933 Discovery Miles 29 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is evidence that the world has been witnessing more intense tropical cyclones. Accompanying these tropical cyclones are heightened levels of devastation that witness the loss of human life and wildlife, destruction of natural resources and property and the disruption of major economic and social activities. To this end, there is a growing demand for publications focusing on tropical cyclones at various levels that include regional, national and local levels, especially from Africa. One sub-region that has been witnessing the harsh realities of the increasing intensity of tropical cyclones in southern Africa. However, within this region, countries are usually impacted at varying degrees of damage. Among the countries that usually encounter the harshness of these tropical cyclones are the Comoros, Botswana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Reunion, the Seychelles, South Africa and Zimbabwe. From the history books, the following tropical cyclones made landfall and hit southern Africa: Eline (2000), Favio (2007), Dineo (2017), Idai (2019), Kenneth (2019), Eliose (2021), and Chalane (2020). Although all these tropical cyclones had negative impacts, it is undoubtedly Tropical Cyclone Idai that shocked the world with its devastation mainly in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in March 2019. Key infrastructure was destroyed, livelihoods were lost, and the environment was degraded. Thousands of people died, many more were injured, many remain unaccounted for and others remained homeless as of the time of finalising this book in February 2021. This book, therefore focuses on the devastating impacts of Tropical Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. The book interfaces Tropical Cyclone Idai's impacts with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This linkage was deliberate given that there is still time remaining until 2030, and the world has generally agreed to move into the future along the pathways of sustainable development and sustainability. The book adds to the first comprehensive profiling of the impacts of tropical cyclones on southern African economies, particularly that of Zimbabwe. It also comes up as the first in a three-volume series. The other volumes to look out for are Cyclones in Southern Africa Vol 2: Foundational and Fundamental Topics; and Cyclones in Southern Africa Vol 3: Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals. To this end, this book is suitable as a read for several professionals and disciplines such as tourism and hospitality studies, economics, sustainable development, development studies, environmental sciences, arts, geography, life sciences, politics, planning and public health.

Innovative Strategies and Frameworks in Climate Change Adaptation - Emerging Research and Opportunities (Hardcover): Alexander... Innovative Strategies and Frameworks in Climate Change Adaptation - Emerging Research and Opportunities (Hardcover)
Alexander G. Flor, Benjamina Gonzalez Flor
R4,438 Discovery Miles 44 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The changes the earth is currently undertaking has been at the forefront of scientific discourse in recent years. Humans as a species have needed to react to these changes and shift their behavior accordingly. Innovative Strategies and Frameworks in Climate Change Adaptation: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines the relationship between humans and the changing earth as well as the ways in which humans react to these shifts. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as neo-behaviorism, adaptation narrative, and taxonomy, this book is geared toward researchers, students, and academicians seeking current research on the human response to shifting conditions on the earth.

Water and Energy Use in Sanitary-ware Manufacturing - Using Modelling Processes for Water and Energy Accounting and... Water and Energy Use in Sanitary-ware Manufacturing - Using Modelling Processes for Water and Energy Accounting and Decarbonisation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Carlos Cuviella-Suarez, David Borge-Diez, Antonio Colmenar Santos
R4,249 Discovery Miles 42 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book analyses and quantifies how and where energy and water are consumed by the ceramic sanitary-ware industry and provides solutions as to how to reduce this. The whole production process is mapped, including modelling methods. The book begins by providing an introduction to ceramic sanitary-ware production and types of factories casting technology. It then moves on to discuss the process and energy modelling for the production line, analysis of energy and water consumptions and proposals for improvements. The last chapter presents the practical implementation of the selected modelling configuration. This book is of particular interest to water and energy management professionals within the ceramic industry, but the methods are of interest to those in other production industries as well.

Metal Organic Frameworks (Hardcover): Vikas Mittal Metal Organic Frameworks (Hardcover)
Vikas Mittal
R3,816 R2,967 Discovery Miles 29 670 Save R849 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Air Pollution XXIX (Hardcover): Juan Casares-Long, Jim Longhurst, Joanne Barnes Air Pollution XXIX (Hardcover)
Juan Casares-Long, Jim Longhurst, Joanne Barnes
R3,794 Discovery Miles 37 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discussing many important air pollution issues, the included contributions were presented at the 29th annual meeting in a successful series of international conferences dealing with the Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. The scientific knowledge derived from well-designed studies needs to be allied with further technical and economic studies to ensure cost-effective and efficient mitigation. In turn, the science, technology and economic outcomes are necessary but not sufficient. Increasingly, it is being recognised that the outcome of such research needs to be contextualised within well-formulated communication strategies that help policymakers and citizens to understand and appreciate the risks and rewards arising from air pollution management. Consequently, this volume comprises a wide range of high-quality papers that develop the fundamental science of air pollution and that place these new developments within the frame of mitigation and management of air pollution. Air pollution issues remain one of the most challenging problems facing the international community. The varied research published in this book covers topics such as Air pollution modelling; Indoor air pollution; Emission studies; Air pollution management, policy and legislation; Monitoring, measuring and data; Global, regional and local studies.

Green Pulp and Paper Industry - Biotechnology for Ecofriendly Processing (Hardcover): Amit Kumar, Puneet Pathak, Dharm Dutt Green Pulp and Paper Industry - Biotechnology for Ecofriendly Processing (Hardcover)
Amit Kumar, Puneet Pathak, Dharm Dutt
R4,414 Discovery Miles 44 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides recent developments and future perspectives of pulp and paper processing based on biotechnology to replace conventional environmental unfriendly chemical processes. The use of microorganism and microbial enzymes in various processes such as bleaching, deinking, refining, dissolving pulp, debarking & pitch removal, slime control, wastewater treatment and waste material valorisation are discussed.

Geostatistics and Geospatial Technologies for Groundwater Resources in India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Partha Pratim Adhikary,... Geostatistics and Geospatial Technologies for Groundwater Resources in India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Partha Pratim Adhikary, Pravat Kumar Shit, Priyabrata Santra, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, …
R3,736 Discovery Miles 37 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers essential information on geospatial technologies for water resource management and highlights the latest GIS and geostatistics techniques as they relate to groundwater. Groundwater is inarguably India's single most important natural resource. It is the foundation of millions of Indian farmers' livelihood security and the primary source of drinking water for a vast majority of Indians in rural and urban areas. The prospects of continued high rates of growth in the Indian economy will, to a great extent, depend on how judiciously we can manage groundwater in the years to come. Over the past three decades, India has emerged as by far the single largest consumer of groundwater in the world. Though groundwater has made the country self-sufficient in terms of food, we face a crisis of dwindling water tables and declining water quality. Deep drilling by tube wells, which was once part of the solution to water shortages, is now in danger of becoming part of the problem. Consequently, we urgently need to focus our efforts on the sustainable and equitable management of groundwater. Addressing that need, this book presents novel advances in and applications of RS–GIS and geostatistical techniques to the research community in a precise and straightforward manner.

Sustainable Development: Studies in Urban Development and Tourism (Hardcover): Kane Harlow Sustainable Development: Studies in Urban Development and Tourism (Hardcover)
Kane Harlow
R2,492 R2,271 Discovery Miles 22 710 Save R221 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Soil Spectral Inference with R - Analysing Digital Soil Spectra using the R Programming Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... Soil Spectral Inference with R - Analysing Digital Soil Spectra using the R Programming Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alexandre M.J.-C. Wadoux, Brendan Malone, Budiman Minasny, Mario Fajardo, Alex B. McBratney
R4,585 Discovery Miles 45 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a didactic overview of techniques for inferring information from soil spectroscopic data, and the codes in the R programming language for performing such analyses. It is intended for students, researchers and practitioners looking to infer soil information from spectroscopic data, focusing mainly on, but not restricted to, the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Little prior knowledge of the R programming language or digital soil spectra is required. We work through the steps to process spectroscopic data systematically.

Environmental Protection and Disaster Risks - Selected Papers from the 1st International Conference on Environmental Protection... Environmental Protection and Disaster Risks - Selected Papers from the 1st International Conference on Environmental Protection and Disaster RISKs (EnviroRISKs) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Nina Dobrinkova, Georgi Gadzhev
R4,412 Discovery Miles 44 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents research findings and conclusions that has been developed as algorithms or intelligent new methods solving problems in the fields of air pollution, climate and health, natural hazards and risks, water resources, human activities and management and informatics, remote sensing, high-performance computing and GIS for environmental monitoring and management. Environmental protection and disaster risk topics are challenging fields, that scientific world is trying to address as much as it can. Earthquakes, floods, fires, droughts, blizzards, dust storms, natural releases of toxic gases and liquids, diseases and other environmental variations affect hundreds of millions of people each year. Many disaster events are triggered by human activities. Dealing with these problems will require systems thinking and integrating multidisciplinary science. Actions in these directions are taken more and more in the recent years by political bodies, NGOs and scientific groups trying to find sustainable solutions for the future generations. Every point of view matter when it comes to our global home - The Planet Earth.

Advances in Aquatic Ecology Vol. 8 (Hardcover): Vishwas B. Sakhare Advances in Aquatic Ecology Vol. 8 (Hardcover)
Vishwas B. Sakhare
R2,261 Discovery Miles 22 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Innovation in Global Green Technologies 2020 (Hardcover): Albert Sabban Innovation in Global Green Technologies 2020 (Hardcover)
Albert Sabban
R3,339 Discovery Miles 33 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Metaheuristics in Water, Geotechnical and Transport Engineering (Paperback): Xin-She Yang, Amir Hossein Gandomi, Siamak... Metaheuristics in Water, Geotechnical and Transport Engineering (Paperback)
Xin-She Yang, Amir Hossein Gandomi, Siamak Talatahari, Amir Hossein Alavi
R1,744 Discovery Miles 17 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires engineers to search for optimal and robust design options to address design problems that are often large in scale and highly nonlinear, making finding solutions challenging. In the past two decades, metaheuristic algorithms have shown promising power, efficiency and versatility in solving these difficult optimization problems. This book examines the latest developments of metaheuristics and their applications in water, geotechnical and transport engineering offering practical case studies as examples to demonstrate real world applications. Topics cover a range of areas within engineering, including reviews of optimization algorithms, artificial intelligence, cuckoo search, genetic programming, neural networks, multivariate adaptive regression, swarm intelligence, genetic algorithms, ant colony optimization, evolutionary multiobjective optimization with diverse applications in engineering such as behavior of materials, geotechnical design, flood control, water distribution and signal networks. This book can serve as a supplementary text for design courses and computation in engineering as well as a reference for researchers and engineers in metaheursitics, optimization in civil engineering and computational intelligence.

A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy - National Government Interventions in a Global Arena (Hardcover, New... A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy - National Government Interventions in a Global Arena (Hardcover, New ed.)
Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, Jan Pieters
R7,594 Discovery Miles 75 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences which can present many new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive Handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the critical effects of globalisation on environmental governance. Following a comprehensive introduction by the editors, the expert contributors analyse key concepts and recent developments in themes such as national regimes, types of environmental goods, trade rules and environmental policies, eco-innovation policy, government-business cooperation, the role of citizen-consumers in environmental politics, and governance in developing countries. They also present various societal perspectives, including the role of businesses and non-governmental organisations. Eight original case studies address global influences on domestic environmental policies and government participation in international and supranational fora. The Handbook concludes with innovative and challenging views on the future role of national governments in global environmental governance. Including contributions from leading authorities in academia, government, and business, this comprehensive new Handbook provides an insightful overview of the powerful effect of globalisation on national environmental policy. The depth and scope of the work will ensure a broad and varied readership, including academics, students, and policymakers in the fields of governance, environmental politics and law, international relations, and political science.

Environmental Change (Hardcover): Rosemary Charles Environmental Change (Hardcover)
Rosemary Charles
R3,437 R3,108 Discovery Miles 31 080 Save R329 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Biostimulation Remediation Technologies for Groundwater Contaminants (Hardcover): Ashok K. Rathoure Biostimulation Remediation Technologies for Groundwater Contaminants (Hardcover)
Ashok K. Rathoure
R5,781 Discovery Miles 57 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The rapid progression of technology has significantly impacted population growth, urbanization, and industrialization in modern society. These developments, while positive on the surface, have created critical environmental problems in recent years. Biostimulation Remediation Technologies for Groundwater Contaminants is a critical scholarly publication that examines the release of heavy metals into the environment as a result of human activities and the use of nanoparticles and other technologies to manage and treat the effects of the pollution. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as toxicity of heavy metals, bioremediation, and acclimated bacterial strains, this book is geared toward environmentalists, engineers, academics, researchers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on bioremediation as an alternate way to manage or degrade heavy metal waste.

Current Researches in Environmental Sciences (Hardcover): Dushyant Kumar Sharma Current Researches in Environmental Sciences (Hardcover)
Dushyant Kumar Sharma
R2,221 Discovery Miles 22 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies - Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production (Hardcover,... Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies - Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production (Hardcover, New)
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff
R4,028 R3,728 Discovery Miles 37 280 Save R300 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Coal power is a major cause of air pollution and global warming and has resulted in the release of toxic heavy metals and radionuclides, which place communities at riskfor long-term health problems. However, coal-fired power plants also currently fuel 41% of global electricity.

"Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies" discussesthe environmental issues caused by coal power, such as air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and toxic solid wastes.

This volume focuses on increasingly prevalent newer generation technologies with smaller environmental footprints than the existing coal-fired infrastructure throughout most of the world. These technologies include fluidized-bed combustion and gasification. It also provides an overview of carbon capture and sequestration technologies and closely examines the 2008 Kingston TVA spill, the largest fly ash release ever to have occurred in the United States.

Each volume of the "Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production" covers manufacturing technologies, waste management, pollution issues, methods for estimating and reporting emissions, treatment and control techniques, worker and community health risks, cost data for pollution management, and cleaner production and prevention options.
Discusses the environmental impact of coal power, including air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and solid toxic wastesFocuses on newer coaltechnologies with smaller environmental footprints than existing infrastructureProvides an overview of carbon capture and sequestration technologies"

Green Chemistry and Technology (Hardcover): Mark Anthony Benvenuto, George Ruger Green Chemistry and Technology (Hardcover)
Mark Anthony Benvenuto, George Ruger
R4,726 Discovery Miles 47 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 6th volume of Green Chemical Processing considers sustainable chemistry in the context of innovative and emerging technologies, explaining how they can support the "greening" of industry processes. The American Chemical Society's 12 Principles of Green Chemistry are woven throughout this text as well as the series to which this book belongs.

Sustainable Development: Science, Management and Environment (Hardcover): Kane Harlow Sustainable Development: Science, Management and Environment (Hardcover)
Kane Harlow
R2,734 R2,486 Discovery Miles 24 860 Save R248 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Integrity Testing for Low-Pressure Membranes (Hardcover, New): Charles Liu Integrity Testing for Low-Pressure Membranes (Hardcover, New)
Charles Liu
R4,882 Discovery Miles 48 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Low-pressure (MF and UF) membranes can remove nearly all microbial pathogens as long as the integrity of the membranes remains intact. Membrane integrity testing identifies tiny defects in MF and UF membranes. The book describes various methods for membrane integrity testing. You will learn the types and causes of integrity breaches, tests to discover them, and how to establish a membrane integrity testing program.To comply with disinfection regulations, utilities using low-pressure membranes for drinking water treatment must validate and verify the removal efficiency of the targeted contaminant through integrity testing. Owners and operators of water treatment systems that use MF or UF membranes should use the testing methods described in this book to protect public health.

Handbook of Environmental Engineering Assessment - Strategy, Planning, and Management (Hardcover): Ravi Jain, Lloyd Urban,... Handbook of Environmental Engineering Assessment - Strategy, Planning, and Management (Hardcover)
Ravi Jain, Lloyd Urban, Harold Balbach, M Diana Webb
R3,250 Discovery Miles 32 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is one of the most comprehensive books on complex subjects of environmental engineering assessment and planning. Addressing these issues requires an understanding of technical, economic, and policy perspectives; based upon extensive research and practical experience of the authors, these perspectives are thoughtfully and clearly presented.

Covered in this book are subjects related to environmental engineering and planning which include environmental laws and regulations, international perspectives on environmental analysis engineering and planning, economic and social impact analysis, public participation, and energy and environmental implications of major public works and private projects. Contemporary issues ranging from climate change to ecorisk and sustainability are covered in a special section as well.

Under Contemporary Challenges are environmental issues that have received considerable public support and concern; they include: climate change, acid rain, deforestation, endangered species, biodiversity, ecorisk, cultural resources, and sustainability. For most of these issues, there are scientific agreements and disagreements; there are many uncertainties, thus views differ widely. These topics are discussed in considerable detail. Notwithstanding uncertainties and differing views on such topics, all of this information is put in a policy context such that progress towards addressing these contemporary challenges can be made while consensus on the nature and extent of the problem and resultant solutions are being developed.

The book provides considerable information about many timeless issues. These issues range from resources needed for sustaining the quality of life on the planet: air resources to natural resources. Specifically covered are: air, water, land, ecology, sound/noise, human aspects, economics, and resources. For each of these areas, some of the key elements are described so that one can effectively manage complex environmental engineering and planning requirements. Each of the elements are clearly defined and other information, such as how human activities affect the element, source of affects, variable to be measured, how such variables can be measured, data sources, and evaluation and interpretation of data, etc. are provided. Material presented provides a rich source of information so the reader can efficiently and effectively use it to make meaningful environmental engineering, planning, and management decisions.
Help with every aspect of analyzing the environmental implications of a project.

Complete coverage of current approaches, practices, procedures, documentations, regulations, and issues related to environmental engineering and planning.

Step-by-step directions for preparing environmental impact analysis, and environmental reports.

Valuable expert advice on international perspectives, public participation, social and environmental impacts.

A comprehensive write-up on contemporary issues ranging from climate change to sustainability.

A comprehensive description and analysis of timeless issues ranging from air resources to natural resources.

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