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Author : David Pijawka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781524968564
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (685 download)
Download or read book Sustainability for the 21st Century written by David Pijawka and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pedro Martinez-Santos
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1138001430
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Integrated Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Revisiting the paradigm written by Pedro Martinez-Santos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated water resources management advocates a coordinated approach for managing water resources in a way that balances social and economic needs with concern for the environment. While potentially useful, integrated water management is also controversial. Supporters believe that the multi-dimensional nature of water can only be understood and managed from a holistic perspective, while critics often argue that integrated water management lacks suffi ciently well-defi ned rules for its practical implementation. This book, written by academics, users and practitioners, provides a down-to-earth approach to the ideal of integrated water resources management, drawing from conceptual frameworks and real-life practice to identify the key aspects that are yet to be resolved. As such, it examines the role of water accounting, food trade, environmental externalities and intangible values as key aspects whose consideration may help the water management community move forward. Overall, integrated water resources management is perceived to be a useful utopia, whose value lies more in the steps that need to be taken to make it a reality than in achieving its ever-elusive end goal.
Author : Juliet Christian-Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199859450
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book A Twenty-First Century US Water Policy written by Juliet Christian-Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is zero hour for a new US water policy! At a time when many countries are adopting new national approaches to water management, the United States still has no cohesive federal policy, and water-related authorities are dispersed across more than 30 agencies. Here, at last, is a vision for what we as a nation need to do to manage our most vital resource. In this book, leading thinkers at world-class water research institution the Pacific Institute present clear and readable analysis and recommendations for a new federal water policy to confront our national and global challenges at a critical time. What exactly is at stake? In the 21st century, pressures on water resources in the United States are growing and conflicts among water users are worsening. Communities continue to struggle to meet water quality standards and to ensure that safe drinking water is available for all. And new challenges are arising as climate change and extreme events worsen, new water quality threats materialize, and financial constraints grow. Yet the United States has not stepped up with adequate leadership to address these problems. The inability of national policymakers to safeguard our water makes the United States increasingly vulnerable to serious disruptions of something most of us take for granted: affordable, reliable, and safe water. This book provides an independent assessment of water issues and water management in the United States, addressing emerging and persistent water challenges from the perspectives of science, public policy, environmental justice, economics, and law. With fascinating case studies and first-person accounts of what helps and hinders good water management, this is a clear-eyed look at what we need for a 21st century U.S. water policy.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309476550
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delivering water, treating waste, and preventing and remediating pollution in air, water, and soil. These achievements are a testament to the multidisciplinary, pragmatic, systems-oriented approach that characterizes environmental engineering. Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges outlines the crucial role for environmental engineers in this period of dramatic growth and change. The report identifies five pressing challenges of the 21st century that environmental engineers are uniquely poised to help advance: sustainably supply food, water, and energy; curb climate change and adapt to its impacts; design a future without pollution and waste; create efficient, healthy, resilient cities; and foster informed decisions and actions.
Author : Eugenie L. Birch
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812204093
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Growing Greener Cities written by Eugenie L. Birch and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York's Central Park, as "a democratic development of highest significance." Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only open space but also other issues of sustainability—such as potable water and carbon footprints—have become crucial elements in the quality of life in the city and surrounding environment. Confronted by a U.S. population that is more than 70 percent urban, growing concern about global warming, rising energy prices, and unabated globalization, today's decision makers must find ways to bring urban life into balance with the Earth in order to sustain the natural, economic, and political environment of the modern city. In Growing Greener Cities, a collection of essays on urban sustainability and environmental issues edited by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, scholars and practitioners alike promote activities that recognize and conserve nature's ability to sustain urban life. These essays demonstrate how partnerships across professional organizations, businesses, advocacy groups, governments, and individuals themselves can bring green solutions to cities from London to Seattle. Beyond park and recreational spaces, initiatives that fall under the green umbrella range from public transit and infrastructure improvement to aquifer protection and urban agriculture. Growing Greener Cities offers an overview of the urban green movement, case studies in effective policy implementation, and tools for measuring and managing success. Thoroughly illustrated with color graphs, maps, and photographs, Growing Greener Cities provides a panoramic view of urban sustainability and environmental issues for green-minded city planners, policy makers, and citizens.
Author : Larry W. Mays
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071462309
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (714 download)
Download or read book Water Resources Sustainability written by Larry W. Mays and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing clean water to earth's rapidly growing human population is one the major issues of the 21st Century. The climatic effects of global warming on water supply has made this a hot-button issue.
Author : Suzanne Michel
Publisher : SCERP and IRSC publications
ISBN 13 : 0925613401
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (256 download)
Download or read book The U.S.-Mexican Border Environment written by Suzanne Michel and published by SCERP and IRSC publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Satinder Ahuja
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0124165761
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (241 download)
Download or read book Water Reclamation and Sustainability written by Satinder Ahuja and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many hydrological, geochemical, and biological processes associated with water reclamation and reuse are poorly understood. In particular, the occurrence and effects of trace organic and inorganic contaminants commonly found in reclaimed water necessitates careful analysis and treatment prior to safe reuse. Water Reclamation and Sustainability is a practical guide to the latest water reclamation, recycling, and reuse theory and practice. From water quality criteria and regulations to advanced techniques and implementation issues, this book offers scientists a toolkit for developing safe and successful reuse strategies. With a focus on specific contaminant removal techniques, this book comprehensively covers the full range of potential inorganic/organic contaminating compounds and highlights proven remediation methods. Socioeconomic implications related to current and future water shortages are also addressed, underscoring the many positive benefits of sustainable water resource management. - Offers pragmatic solutions to global water shortages - Provides an overview of the latest analytical techniques for water monitoring - Reviews current remediation efforts - Covers innovative technologies for green, gray, brown and black water reclamation and reuse
Author : James Dooge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521437615
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (376 download)
Download or read book An Agenda of Science for Environment and Development Into the 21st Century written by James Dooge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-05-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world scientific community's definitive statement on strategies needed to safeguard the environment and promote development.
Author : Joseph P. Stoltman
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141297464X
Total Pages : 911 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)
Download or read book 21st Century Geography written by Joseph P. Stoltman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a theoretical and practical guide on how to undertake and navigate advanced research in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Author : Mohan Munasinghe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108404154
Total Pages : 689 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century written by Mohan Munasinghe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.
Author : Hüseyin Gökçekus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540959912
Total Pages : 1468 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Survival and Sustainability written by Hüseyin Gökçekus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 1468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, held at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus 19-24 February 2007, dealt with environmental threats and proposed solutions at all scales. The 21 themes addressed by the conference fell into four broad categories; Threats to Survival and Sustainability; Technological Advances towards Survival and Sustainability; Activities and Tools for Social Change; Defining Goals for Sustainable Societies. Activities and tools that move the society towards greater sustainability were emphasized at the conference. These included environmental law and ethics, environmental knowledge, technology and information systems, media, environmental awareness, education and lifelong learning, the use of literature for environmental awareness, the green factor in politics, international relations and environmental organizations. The breadth of the issues addressed at the conference made clear the need for greatly increased interdisciplinary and international collaboration the survival and sustainability concept. The exchanges at the conference represent a step in this direction.
Author : Vladimir Novotny
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047064284X
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Water Centric Sustainable Communities written by Vladimir Novotny and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current literature compartmentalizes the complex issue of water and wastewater into its discrete components; technology, planning, policy, construction, economics, etc. Considered from the perspective of sustainability, however, water in the urban environment must be approached as a single resource that can be continuously reused and recycled. This book will be the first to capture all of the current work on this idea in a single, integrated, plan for designing the water-centric cities of the future. From new construction to the retrofitting of existing systems, this book presents the case for a new urban relationship to water, one with a more sustainable connection to the environment and the hydrological cycle. Through case studies of successfully planned and built systems around the world, the book will educate the reader about the need for a new approach to urban water management, and make the case that these changes are not only possible but imperative.
Author : New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book WRRI Report written by New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kemo Hanjalic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402067240
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Energy Technologies written by Kemo Hanjalic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-07 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date review of the status and prospects of different options in energy conversion and storage technologies, as seen by a panel of world leading experts. It offers a platform for readers engaged in planning and undertaking new energy solutions, or retrofitting and redesigning the existing installations, to confront and to compare the pros and cons of various novel technology options. This book presents state-of-the-art papers on a timely topic.
Author : T. E. Graedel
Publisher : Strungmann Forum Reports
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Linkages of Sustainability written by T. E. Graedel and published by Strungmann Forum Reports. This book was released on 2010 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, experts engage in an extended dialogue arguing for a comprehensive view of sustainability. They emphasize the constraints imposed by the relationships among the components, for example, how the need for clean, easily accessible water intersects with the need for the energy required to provide it. This book urges a transformation in the way we view sustainability, a transformation that is necessary if we are to plan responsibly for a more sustainable world.--[book jacket].
Author : David Zilberman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031248236
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century written by David Zilberman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. This edited volume discusses topics in environmental economics with a focus on sustainability, conservation, and responsible resource management. Written in memory of Peter Berck, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, the chapters expand upon his insights about the connections between human activities and the natural world. The volume includes a selection of research on agriculture, energy, forestry, fisheries, land use, recycling, and conservation – all parts of the broad question of how natural resources can meet human needs while avoiding environmental degradation. Written from a 21st century perspective, with concerns about climate, renewable energy, biodiversity, and sustainable development, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of agricultural and resource economics.
