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Plastics show up in every area of our lives. They are durable,
cheap and light, properties that make them attractive but also
problematic for the environment. The focus of this book is not just
to highlight the problem of plastics, its definition, and how
plastic pollution is impacting human health and environment but
also to look at some best practices in both nature based solutions
and in the field of law and policies. The first section of the book
focuses on plastic pollution – it’s origin, relationship to
climate change, linear/circular economy, followed by sustainable
plastics, scientific solutions, and how policies can address
plastic pollution. This includes looking at better designs, more
sustainable feedstocks, and partnerships between various
stakeholders worldwide including USA, China, Canada, South Korea,
Thailand. This book will interest those who are associated with the
production industry, packaging industry, and waste management
industry as well as, academicians, students and policymakers.
The Lake Governance book will focus on comparative analysis of
governance structures by examining policy, legal and institutional
structures of current transboundary commissions to develop a common
framework for good governance of transboundary lakes. Cooperation
among nations sharing natural resources is important for
sustainable use of the shared resources. Lakes contribute a big
part to GDP in most of the countries and in some cases are also
responsible for providing fisheries (for food, source of protein
and livelihood). Climate change and associated risks and
uncertainties add more complexity to the problems. This book will
explore current water governance challenges, knowledge gaps and
recommend a framework for good lake governance.
This book on urban regeneration takes an approach that captures the
increasing urbanization of modern living in all parts of the world.
Revitalization of built and natural surroundings needs to take
place to achieve resilient environmental, social, and economic
success. The book looks at proactive natural and built regeneration
strategies to increase biocapacity as well as contribute to quality
urbanism. Adapting and coping approaches found within big city
success stories illustrate the challenges of modern urban living.
This edited volume while focusing on participatory governance in
the Great Lakes basin of North America also gives a comparative
perspective of the African Great Lakes. The book describes the
actions taken at degraded locations along the Great Lakes in North
America through Remedial Action Plans (RAP) and other mechanisms,
with an aim to highlight the successes and failures encountered in
ecosystembased regenerative approaches. The book documents these
experiences including the lead taken by industry in improving
environmental quality of the Great Lakes. The book concludes with
lessons learnt about revitalizing the ecosystem integrity of the
lakes, which can be replicated in other watersheds of the
world.
Responsible Care - A Case Study is the first book of its kind to
provide insight into the development and evolution of Responsible
Care and its influence of societal outcomes on the basis of case
studies. It provides readers in industry, government, and academia
with the principles and innovative thinking associated with the
Responsible Care ethic as a means to promote and implement such
advanced concepts in their own institution. The book is not only a
teaching aid for university curriculum, it also serves as a
practical tool to industrial management and staff to improve
industrial policies. The last chapter illustrates a practical
example of a workshop held at McMaster University, Canada, which
can be used as a model for readers to use this book as an
educational tool.
Co-management is a highly dynamic, evolving, adaptive, and forward
looking process. This edited volume covers theoretical background
and includes supporting lessons learnt from field experiences. The
book has case studies from both North and South America
(co-management of fisheries, resilience in near-shore waters of the
Great Lakes basin, water level management in Lake Ontario, and case
studies from Chile and Brazil), Europe (Tisza river, coastal
management and examples of rivers from the Netherlands and from
Uzbekistan), Africa (Lake Victoria) and Asia (Pushkar Lake in
India).
The Lake Governance book will focus on comparative analysis of
governance structures by examining policy, legal and institutional
structures of current transboundary commissions to develop a common
framework for good governance of transboundary lakes. Cooperation
among nations sharing natural resources is important for
sustainable use of the shared resources. Lakes contribute a big
part to GDP in most of the countries and in some cases are also
responsible for providing fisheries (for food, source of protein
and livelihood). Climate change and associated risks and
uncertainties add more complexity to the problems. This book will
explore current water governance challenges, knowledge gaps and
recommend a framework for good lake governance.
This book on urban regeneration takes an approach that captures the
increasing urbanization of modern living in all parts of the world.
Revitalization of built and natural surroundings needs to take
place to achieve resilient environmental, social, and economic
success. The book looks at proactive natural and built regeneration
strategies to increase biocapacity as well as contribute to quality
urbanism. Adapting and coping approaches found within big city
success stories illustrate the challenges of modern urban living.
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