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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Chapter 1: Environmental Management: Issues and Concerns -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definitions and Concepts -- 3 Sustainable Development -- 3.1 Definition -- 3.2 Approaches of Sustainable Development -- 3.3 Key Indicators of Sustainable Development -- 4 Global Degradation of the Environment -- 4.1 Inorganic Chemicals -- 4.2 Organic Chemicals -- 4.3 Pathogenic Microorganisms -- 4.4 Radioactive Nuclides -- 5 Causes of Environmental Destruction -- 5.1 Contamination/Pollution -- 5.2 Eco-simplification -- 5.3 Natural Resource Consumption |
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6 Environmental Issues of Major Habitats -- 6.1 Oceans, Seas, Small Islands, Coral Reefs and Beaches -- 6.1.1 Issues and Problems -- 6.1.2 Environmental Services -- 6.2 Wetlands -- 6.2.1 Issues and Problems -- 6.2.2 Environmental Services -- 6.3 Watersheds -- 6.3.1 Issues and Problems -- 6.3.2 Environmental Services -- 6.4 Forests -- 6.4.1 Issues and Problems -- 6.4.2 Environmental Services -- 6.5 Drylands -- 6.5.1 Issues and Problems -- 6.5.2 Environmental Services -- 6.6 Irrigated Farming Areas -- 6.6.1 Issues and Problems -- 6.7 Industrial and Urban Concentrations -- 6.7.1 Issues and Problems |
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6.7.2 Environmental Services -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Earth Science in Environmental Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Freshwater -- 3 Toxic Chemicals in the Environment -- 4 Fluoride -- 5 Fossil Fuel and Mining -- 6 Landslide -- 7 Volcanoes -- 8 Earthquakes -- 9 Radon Exposure -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Ecological Footprint: Indicator of Environmental Sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Humanity's Environmental Footprint -- 1.2 Ensuring a Sustainable Environment -- 2 Significance of Footprints in Environmental Management |
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3 Role of Ecological Footprint in Ensuring Environmental Sustainability -- 4 Critical Objectives Addressed by the Ecological Footprint -- 5 Footprint Family -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Air, Noise and Odour Pollution and Control Technologies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Air Pollution -- 2.1 Particulate Matter -- 2.2 Gaseous Pollutants -- 2.2.1 Sulphur Dioxide -- 2.2.2 Oxides of Nitrogen -- 2.2.3 Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds -- 2.2.4 Ozone -- 2.3 Air-Pollution Control -- 2.3.1 Policy Intervention -- 2.3.2 Technological Solutions |
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2.4 Methods and Equipment Used for Controlling Particulate Emissions -- 2.5 Methods and Equipment Used to Control Gaseous Pollutants -- 3 Noise Pollution -- 4 Odour Pollution -- 4.1 Threshold Concentration -- 4.2 Odour Pollution Control -- References -- Chapter 5: Water Pollution and Treatment Technologies -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Water and Sustainable Development Goals -- 1.2 Water Pollution -- 1.3 Water Treatment Technologies -- 2 Surface Water Treatment Technologies -- 2.1 Removal of Solid Impurities -- 2.1.1 Floatation -- 2.1.2 Sedimentation -- 2.1.3 Filtration |
| Summary |
This book deals with issues and concerns for the human environment in the developing countries incorporating natural processes and systems, pollution removal technology, energy conservation, environmental impact assessment process, economics, culture, political structure and societal equity from a management point of view. Solutions to the emerging problems of the environment need a paradigmatic shift in approach from a process based model to a socio-political-economic model. Hence environmental management should involve equality and control over use of the finite natural resources and the balance between Earths biocapacity and humanitys ecological footprint. Changes such as green technologies, human population stabilization and adoption of ecologically harmonious lifestyles are absolutely essential and will require redesigning of political institutions, policies and revisiting forgotten skills of sustainable practices of environmental management. These challenges should centre on environment governance using the concepts of common property, equity and security. This book is relevant for academics, professionals, administrators and policy makers who are concerned with various aspects of environment management and governance |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 12, 2021) |
| In |
Springer Nature eBook |
| Subject |
Environmental management -- Developing countries
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Environmental management.
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Remote sensing.
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environmental control.
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remote sensing.
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Environmental management
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sikdar, Pradip K., editor.
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| ISBN |
9783030625290 |
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303062529X |
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9783030625306 |
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3030625303 |
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