Environment and Sustainable Development (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

Global society in the 21st century is facing challenges of improving the quality of air, water, soil and the environment and maintaining the ecological balance. Environmental pollution, thus, has become a major global concern. The modern growth of industrialization, urbanization, modern agricultural development and energy generation has resulted in the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources for fulfilling human desires and needs, which has contributed in disturbing the ecological balance on which the quality of our environment depends. Human beings, in the truest sense, are the product of their environment. The man-environment relationship indicates that pollution and deterioration of the environment have a social origin. The modern technological advancements in chemical processes/operations have generated new products, resulting in new pollutants in such abundant levels that they are above the self-cleaning capacity of the environment. One of the major issues in recent times is the threat tohuman lives due to the progressive deterioration of the environment from various sources. The impact of the pollutants on the environment will be significant when the accumulated pollutants load will exceed the carrying capacity of the receiving environment. Sustainable development envisages the use of natural resources, such as forests, land, water and fisheries, in a sustainable manner without causing changes in our natural world. The Rio de Janeiro-Earth Summit, held in Brazil in 1992, focused on sustainable development to encourage respect and concern for the use of natural resources in a sustainable manner for the protection of the environment. This book will be beneficial as a source of educational material to post-graduate research scholars, teachers and industrial personnel for maintaining the balance in the use of natural sources for sustainable development.

General

Imprint:	Springer, India, Private Ltd
Country of origin:	India
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2014
Editors:	M. H. Fulekar • Bhawana Pathak • R K Kale
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	198
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-81-322-2873-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Waste management > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Promotions
LSN:	81-322-2873-1
Barcode:	9788132228738

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