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  • 1
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Computer science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Computer Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Systems Modeling -- Chapter 2. Crop Phenotyping -- Chapter 3. Statistics and Modeling -- Chapter 4. Dynamic Modeling -- Chapter 5. Models Calibration and Evaluation -- Chapter 6. Wheat crop modeling for higher production -- Chapter 7. Genetic Analysis -- Chapter 8. Sugarcane: Contribution of process-based models for understanding and mitigating impacts of climate variability and change on production -- Chapter 9. Forecasting of rainfed wheat yield in Pothwar using Landsat 8 satellite imagery and DSSAT -- Chapter 10. Methane production in dairy cows, inhibition, measurement and predicting models -- Chapter 11. Sunflower Modeling: A Review -- Chapter 12. Disease Modeling as a Tool to Assess the Impacts of Climate Variability on Plant Diseases and Health -- Chapter 13. Chickpea Modeling under Rainfed Conditions -- Chapter 14. Potato Modeling -- Chapter 15. Application of Generalised Additive Model for Rainfall Forecasting in Rainfed Pothwar Pakistan. .
    Abstract: Achieving food security and economic developmental objectives in the face of climate change and rapid population growth requires systems modelling approaches, for example in the design of sustainable agriculture farming systems. Such approaches increase our understanding of system responses to different soil and climatic conditions, and provide insights into the effects of various variable climate change scenarios, providing valuable information for decision-makers. Further, in the agricultural sector, systems modelling can help optimise crop management and adaptation measures to boost productivity under variable climatic conditions. Presenting key outcomes from crop models used in agricultural systems this book is a valuable resource for professionals interested in using modelling approaches to manage the growth and improve the quality of various crops. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 425 p. 152 illus., 101 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811547287
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Salicylic acid-mediated salt stress tolerance in plants -- Chapter 2. Biotechnology for Extraction of Plant Phenolics -- Chapter 3. Exploitation of Plant Phenolics in Animal Farming -- Chapter 4. FLAVONES AND FLAVONOLS: BIOACTIVITIES AND RESPONSES UNDER LIGHT STRESS IN HERBS -- Chapter 5. Interactive Biology of Auxins and Phenolics in Plant Environment -- Chapter 6. Bioavailability and Nutritional analysis of Flavonoids -- Chapter 7. Newly Identified Phenolic Compounds from Different Plant Families -- Chapter 8. Phenolic alleochemicals from crops and weed management -- Chapter 9. Phenolic Compounds against Fungal and Viral Plant Diseases -- Chapter 10. Phenolic compounds from medicinal herbs: their role in animal health and diseases: A new approach for sustainable welfare and development -- Chapter 11. Phenolics- A game changer in the life cycle of plants -- Chapter 12. Phenolics as plant protective companion against abiotic stress -- Chapter 13. Phenolics: A key defence Secondary Metabolite to Counter Biotic Stress -- Chapter 14. Phenolics From Agro-Industrial By-Products -- Chapter 15. Plant Phenolics and Post Harvesting Technologies -- Chapter 16. Plant Phenolics as Natural Preservatives in Food System -- Chapter 17. Plant phenolics for overcoming multidrug resistance in human fungal pathogen -- Chapter 18. Plant Phenolics: their biosynthesis, regulation, evolutionary significance and role in Senescence -- Chapter 19. Plant phenolics under water deficit conditions: Biosynthesis, accumulation and physiological roles in water stress alleviation -- Chapter 20. Plants as Biofactories for Phenolic Compounds -- Chapter 21. QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND THE GENETIC BASIS FOR POLYPHENOLICS TRAIT IN PLANTS -- Chapter 22. Role of Phenolic Compounds in Plant Defensive Mechanisms -- Chapter 23. Role of Salicylic Acid in Biotic and Aboitic Stress Tolerance in Plants -- Chapter 24. Root Phenolics Profile Modulates Microbial Ecology of Rhizosphere -- Chapter 25. Defensive role of plant phenolics against pathogenic microbes for sustainable agriculture.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest research on plant phenolics, offering readers a detailed, yet comprehensive account of their role in sustainable agriculture. It covers a diverse range of topics, including extraction processes; the role of plant phenolics in growth and development; plant physiology; post-harvesting technologies; food preservation; environmental, biotic and abiotic stress; as well as nutrition and health. Further the book provides readers with an up-to-date review of this dynamic field and sets the direction for future research. Based on the authors’ extensive experience and written in an engaging style, this highly readable book will appeal to scholars from various disciplines. Bringing together work from leading international researchers, it is also a valuable reference resource for academics, researchers, students and teachers wanting to gain insights into the role of plant phenolics in sustainable agriculture.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 594 p. 86 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811548901
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Achieving Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change: Clash of the Titans or Alignment of the Stars? -- Chapter 2. Climate Change, Hunger and Food Security in Asia with special reference to Sri Lanka: Can the SDGs be Achieved by 2030? -- Chapter 3. The Status of Climate Variability and Food Accessibility: A Case of Households in Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 4. Climate resilient mariculture technologies for food and nutritional security -- Chapter 5. Climate change and adaptation: Recommendations for agriculture sector -- Chapter 6. Integrated Farming Systems: Climate Resilient Sustainable Food Production System in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 7. Adaptation mechanism of methylotrophic bacteria to drought condition and its strategies in mitigating plant stress caused by climate change -- Chapter 8. Synergies and Trade-offs between Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Marine Fisheries -- Chapter 9. Increasing Synergies between Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Energy Policy -- Chapter 10. Ensuring Domestic Water Security for Cities under Rapid Urbanisation and Climate Change Risks -- Chapter 11. Improving Water Productivity for Smallholder Rice Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A Review of Sustainable Approaches -- Chapter 12. Synergies between climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem function and services, indirect drivers of change and human well-being in forests -- Chapter 13. Climate change projections of current and future distributions of the endemic Loris lydekkerianus (Lorinae) in peninsular India -- Chapter 14. Climate Change, Air Pollution and SDG 3: An Indian Perspective -- Chapter 15. Empowerment of fisherwomen through marine farming.
    Abstract: The existential environmental crisis prompted the United Nations to formulate the Millennium Development Goals at the turn of the 21st century in order to embark on an era of sustainable development. The progress and deficiencies in achieving the Millennium Development Goals provided impetus to the intelligentsia and policymakers to map out the pertinent goals for a sustainable growth trajectory for humanity and the planet. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted in September 2015, took the shape of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. In effect, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals focus on protecting the earth's life support systems for intra- and inter-generational equity and for development that is rooted in sustainability science. Attaining these goals is an uphill task; nevertheless, scientific knowledge, trans and interdisciplinary inquiries, concerted global action and capacity building would provide an enabling environment for achieving the SDGs. This book explores the synergies and trade-offs between climate change management and other SDGs. It highlights the policy imperatives as well as the interrelations between combating climate change and its impacts (SDG 13) and food and nutritional security (SDG 2), water security (SDG 6), soil security (SDG 15), energy security (SDG 7), poverty eradication (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), resilient infrastructure (SDG 9), and sustainable and resilient cities (SDG 11).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 402 p. 115 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811573019
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Biogeography. ; Measurement. ; Measuring instruments. ; Computer simulation. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Biogeosciences. ; Measurement Science and Instrumentation. ; Computer Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Preamble -- Agriculture and air quality: background information -- Agriculture, environment and air quality: a historical perspective and social understanding -- Part I: Compounds, mechanisms and impacts -- Chapter 1. The main pollutants and their impacts on agriculture, ecosystems and health (Jean-François Castell, Juliette Faburé, Valérie Pernelet-Joly, Laurent Huber, Juliette Lathière) -- Chapter 2. Mechanisms of pollutant exchange at soil-vegetation-atmosphere interfaces and atmospheric fate (Sébastien Saint-Jean, Carole Bedos, Raluca Ciuraru, Sophie Génermont, Laurent Huber, Juliette Lathière, Benjamin Loubet, Raia Silvia Massad, Patrick Stella, Andrée Tuzet, Éric Villenave) -- Chapter 3. Necessary integrative approaches (Raia Silvia Massad, Pierre Cellier, Carole Bedos, Juliette Lathière, Nathalie de Noblet-Ducoudré, Paul Robin) -- Part II: Measurement and modelling methods -- Chapter 4. Measuring air pollutant concentrations and fluxes (Benjamin Loubet, Dominique Baisnée, Mathieu Cazaunau, Audrey Fortems-Cheiney, Raluca Ciuraru, Cathy Clerbaux, Jean-François Doussin, Gaëlle Dufour, Cristian Focsa, Christian George, Valérie Gros, Mélynda Hassouna, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Julien Kammer, Patricia Laville, Abdelwahid Mellouki, Maurice Millet, Denis Petitprez, Etienne Quivet, Nathalie Redon, Roland Sarda-Esteve, Stéphane Sauvage, Gaëlle Uzu, Éric Villenave, Nora Zannoni) -- Chapter 5. Modelling exchanges: from the process scale to the regional scale (Raia Silvia Massad, Andrée Tuzet, Erwan Personne, Carole Bedos, Matthias Beekmann, Isabelle Coll, Jean-Louis Drouet, Audrey Fortems-Cheiney, Sophie Génermont, Benjamin Loubet, Sébastien Saint-Jean) -- Part III: From diagnosis to action -- Chapter 6. Establishing a diagnosis: inventorying, monitoring and assessing (Sophie Génermont, Benoît Gabrielle, Étienne Mathias, Carole Bedos, Christian Bockstaller, Jean-François Castell, Vincent Colomb, Aurélien Gouzy) -- Chapter 7. Reducing the impacts of agriculture on air quality (Pierre Cellier, Sophie Génermont, Antoine Pierart, Sophie Agasse, Jean-Louis Drouet, Nadège Edouard, Thomas Eglin, Laurence Galsomiès, Nadine Guingand, Benjamin Loubet, Isabelle Roussel) -- List of chemical compounds -- List of Acronyms.
    Abstract: This book gives an overview of the relationships between agriculture and air quality, which is an issue of increasing importance for practitioners and policy makers. It provides the keys to understand natural and anthropogenic mechanisms governing emission and deposition of pollutants produced by and/or impacting agricultural activities. It identifies how management practices can help mitigating emissions and how public policies on air pollution progressively addressed the agricultural sector. This book was written for students, researchers and agriculture actors as well as for public decision-makers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 330 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789402420586
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  • 5
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Applied Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agriculture and its anthropocentric sciences -- Chapter 2. Natural ecosystems vs Agroecosystems -- Chapter 3. Soils as the Basis for Cultivated Ecosystems -- Chapter 4. Water as the basis for cultivated ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Linking Agroecosystems to Food Systems -- Chapter 6. Agroecosystem health and services -- Chapter 7. Agroecology and hunger -- Chapter 8. Wastes or resources in agroecosystems? -- Chapter 9. Global climate change and ag-riculture -- Chapter 10. Agrobiodiversity and agroecosystem stability -- Chapter 11. Domestication in agricultural systems -- Chapter 12. Animal welfare: a good life for animals -- Chapter 13. Forage based production systems -- Chapter 14. Cereal based cropping systems -- Chapter 15. Vegetable based production systems -- Chapter 16. Fruit and nut production systems -- Chapter 17. Aquaculture production systems -- Chapter 18. Environmental innovations in urban ecosystems -- Chapter 19. Integrated Pest Management (IPM): from theory to application -- Chapter 20. Organic agriculture: a model for sustainability -- Chapter 21. Integrated Agroecosystem Management -- Chapter 22. Employing an Agroecological Approach to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals- a Case Study from China.
    Abstract: This textbook applies basic concepts of ecology to address critical issues regarding food and agricultural systems. The intended audience is first year undergraduate students; it may also benefit higher-level undergraduates with an interest in agriculture and ecology. The level of science and general knowledge reflects this target group. The text is divided into five sections with 22 chapters in all. Each chapter has its own student learning objectives. The first two sections, “Context of Agroecology” and “Basics of Agroecosystems,” provide a sound basis for the further study of agriculture from an ecological standpoint. Section 3, “Digging Deeper into Agroecosystems,” explores the related issues of hunger, wastes, climate change, and biodiversity. It is suggested that students study these three sections before proceeding to section 4 or 5. Section 4, “Application of Agroecosystem Concepts,” introduces students to agricultural production and challenges them to use the concepts and ideas from the first three sections to critically evaluate such production systems. Section 5, “Agroecosystem Management,” brings the coverage full circle by examining global solutions and opportunities from both a scientific and social economic standpoint. Particularly these last four chapters offer both food for thought and inspiration for further work. The book’s goal is not to provide a comprehensive literature review; rather, it offers extensive data on and a stimulating analysis of the topic. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 333 p. 111 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811588365
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Applied ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Applied Ecology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Environmental problems of human settlements and countermeasures based on ecological engineering -- Soil environmental deterioration and ecological rehabilitation -- Amelioration and utilization of saline-alkali land -- Forestry ecological engineering in coastal saline-alkali soils -- Mined lands reclamation by vegetation restoration -- Soil Improvement and Vegetation Construction Technology in Abandoned land of Copper Mining Area -- Discussion on non-point source pollution and control in water source areas -- Impact of landscape pattern changes on water quality -- Eco-village construction and pollution control effect analysis -- Discussion on the overall planning of forest town construction in Simen Town, Yuyao City -- Study on the construction mode of rural human settlement forest in the eastern Zhejiang plain -- Evaluation of air negative ion effect in rural human settlement forests -- Determination of air anion level in Shanghai coastal shelter forests -- Effects of different greening modes of expressways on air environment -- Research on noise reduction effect of green belts on expressway -- Biodiversity protection technology in the construction of rural landscape -- Impacts of rural Fengshui forest construction on biodiversity -- Distribution characteristics of plant diversity in rural habitats-case study in Xiaoluxia village Index.
    Abstract: This book analyzes the theory of ecological engineering of human settlements and provides case studies on the improvement of degraded lands and vegetation restoration, especially focusing on saline-alkali land, abandoned land, water source areas, and the impact of green belts on noise and air quality on the highways. In addition, it discusses the issue of biodiversity conservation strategies in rural landscape construction and demonstrates experiment measurement and field survey methods. The results obtained are supplemented by numerical calculations, presented in the form of tables and figures. As the first monograph on this subject, the book provides a wealth of ideas and resources for researchers, professionals and practitioners in the field of human settlements.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 415 p. 267 illus., 200 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811513732
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental health. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental monitoring. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Health. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecosystem health and dynamics: An indicator of Global Climate Change -- Chapter 2. A comprehensive evaluation of heavy metals contamination in foodstuff and associated human health risk: a global perspective -- Chapter 3. Climate change impact on forest and agro-biodiversity: A special reference to Amarkantak Area, Madhya Pradesh -- Chapter 4. Agriculture sustainability and climate change nexus -- Chapter 5. Heat Stress in crops: Driver of climate change impacting global food supply -- Chapter 6. India’s major subsurface pollutants under future climatic scenarios: Challenges and remedial solutions -- Chapter 7. Phosphorus sorption characteristics of the surface sediments from industrially polluted GBPS reservoir, India -- Chapter 8. Spatio-temporal variations of precipitation and temperatures under CORDEX Climate Change Projections: A Case study of Krishna River Basin, India -- Chapter 9. Microorganisms in maintaining food and energy security in a world of shifting climatic conditions -- Chapter 10. Engineering Photosynthetic Microbes for Sustainable Bioenergy Production -- Chapter 11. Ensuring energy and food security through solar energy utilization -- Chapter 12. A Conceptual Framework to Social Life Cycle Assessment of e-Waste Management: a case study in the city of Rio de Janeiro -- Chapter 12. Unsustainable management of Plastic Wastes in India: A threat to global warming and climate change -- Chapter 14. Assessment of public acceptance of the establishment of a recycling plant in Salfit district, Palestine -- Chapter 15. An overview of the technological applicability of plasma gasification process -- Chapter 16. Natural Gas Hydrates: Possible Environmental Issues.
    Abstract: Over the last few decades, unprecedented global population growth has led to increased demand for food and shelter. At the same time, extraction of natural resources beyond the Earth’s resilience capacity has had a devastating effect on ecosystems and environmental health. Furthermore, climate change is having a significant impact in a number of areas, including the global hydrological cycle, ecosystem functioning, coastal vulnerability, forest ecology, food security, and agricultural sustainability. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only immediate and sustained action will prevent climate change causing irreversible and potentially catastrophic damage to our environment. This book presents various scientific views and concepts, research, reviews, and case studies on contemporary environmental issues in changing climate scenarios and highlights different adaptation measures. Increasing awareness of modern-day patterns of climate change, it addresses questions often raised by environmental scientists, researchers, policymakers and general readers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 293 p. 62 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813295957
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecological Thinking and Agricultural Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Climate Policy -- Chapter 3. Vulnerability Assessment of the Agro Based Households to Climate Change in the Bundelkhand Region and Suggesting Adaptation Strategies -- Chapter 4. Strategies for Scaling up the Adoption of Organic Farming towards Building Climate Change Resilient Communities -- Chapter 5. Managing Climate Risk in a Major Coffee-Growing Region of Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Global Climate Change and Biofuels Policy: Indian Perspectives -- Chapter 7. Climate Change, Water Resources, and Agriculture: Impacts and Adaptation Measures -- Chapter 8. Mitigating enteric methane emission from livestock through farmer friendly practices -- Chapter 9. Timber Based Mixed Farming/Agroforestry Benefits: A Case Study of Smallholder Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa -- Chapter 10. Agriculture, landscape and food value chain transformation as key engines in climate change mitigation: A review of some low carbon policy options and implementation mechanisms -- Chapter 11. Weather Based Automated Agro Advisories: An option to improve sustainability in farming under climate and weather vagaries -- Chapter 12. Climate smart agriculture: Assessment and adaptation strategies in a changing climate -- Chapter 13. Climate Change and Farmers’ Adaptation: Extension and Capacity Building of Small-holder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 14. Climate Change and Gender Policy -- Chapter 15. Climate Change Assessment for Current and Future Agricultural Scenario. .
    Abstract: Global climate change threatens human existence through its potential impact on agriculture and the environment. Agriculture is climate-sensitive, and climate variability and climate change have net negative impact on it. Additionally, the agricultural landscape is affected by monoculture and agro-biodiversity loss, soil fertility depletion and soil loss, competition from biofuel production, crop yield plateaus and invasive species. Nevertheless, the global agricultural production system has to meet the food demands from the growing human population, which is set to exceed 10 billion by 2050. This book discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture, animal husbandry and rural livelihoods. Further, since agriculture, forestry and other land-use sectors contribute about 10–12 gigatonnes of CO2-equivalent per year, it argues that agricultural policy must dovetail adaptation and mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. This calls for a reformative and disruptive agricultural strategy like climate-smart agriculture, which can operate at all spatio-temporal scales with few modifications. The book also redefines sustainable agriculture through the lens of climate-smart agriculture in the context of the sustainability of Earth's life- support system and inter- and intra-generational equity. The climate-smart agriculture approach is gaining currency thanks to its inherent positive potential, and its goal to establish an agricultural system which includes "climate-smart food systems", "climate-proof farms", and "climate-smart soils". Climate-smart agriculture provides a pathway to achieve sustainable development goals which focus on poverty reduction, food security, and environmental health. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 435 p. 129 illus., 92 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811395703
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: An Economic Analysis of China's Climate Policy -- China’s Balance of Emissions Embodied in Trade: Approaches to Measurement and Allocating International Responsibility -- Low Carbon Transformation -- Adapting to the Carrying Capacity, Ensuring Ecological Safety -- Post-Paris Process: A Transformational Breakthrough Is Still Needed.
    Abstract: This book covers major advances in China’s climate policy over the past decade and presents theoretical approaches to climate justice and low-carbon transformation from a Chinese perspective. It analyzes the political economy of China’s climate policy, and subsequently addresses the following major aspects: carbon emissions and human rights, equity and carbon budgets, economic analysis of low-carbon transformation, economics of adaptation to climate change, and international climate regime building. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 324 p. 39 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811687891
    Series Statement: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path,
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Environmental Management. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Lake and Livelihoods: Threats to Their Sustainability -- Chapter 3. Fish Resources: Its Importance and Challenges -- Chapter 4. Governance and Human–Nature Relation -- Chapter 5. Zoning and Its Impacts on Governance -- Chapter 6. Climate and Rainfall -- Chapter 7. Inundation and Water Surface Temperature: Satellite-Based Observation -- Chapter 8. Hydrology of the Inflow River Basins -- Chapter 9. Groundwater and Surface Water Exchange in the Lake Basin -- Chapter 10. Improvement of a Hydrological Model Performance by Satellite Rainfall Product -- Chapter 11. Flood Pulse and Water Level -- Chapter 12. Discharge Measurement and Hydraulic Characteristics in the Tonle Sap River -- Chapter 13. Mathematics and Numerics of a Two-Dimensional Local Inertial Equation -- Chapter 14. Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamics Using the Two-Dimensional Local Inertial Equation -- Chapter 15. Hydrodynamic Properties Characterized by Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Simulation -- Chapter 16. Flow Regime of a Floating Village Using a Three-Dimensional Hydraulic Model -- Chapter 17. Sediment and Suspended Solids: Spatiotemporal Dynamics -- Chapter 18. Total Suspended Solid Dynamics Revealed by Long-term Satellite Image Analysis -- Chapter 19. Sediment Resuspension and its Relation to Flood Pulse -- Chapter 20. Sediment Loads from Tonle Sap Lake Tributaries -- Chapter 21. Physico-Chemical Properties of Suspended Solids and Sediment -- Chapter 22. Basin-wide Distribution of Water Quality -- Chapter 23. Basic Physicochemical Water Quality—Spatiotemporal Distribution -- Chapter 24. Nutrient Availability and Phosphorus Dynamics -- Chapter 25. Phosphorus Dynamics—Modeling and Simulation -- Chapter 26. Chemistry of Groundwater in the Floodplain -- Chapter 27. Bacterial Communities: Their Dynamics and Interactions with Physicochemical Factors -- Chapter 28. Microcystin Production and Oxidative Stress -- Chapter 29. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria -- Chapter 30. Antibiotic Resistance of Intestinal Bacteria -- Chapter 31. Primary Production -- Chapter 32. Flooded Forests -- Chapter 33. Aquatic Fauna and Aquaculture -- Chapter 34. Waterbirds -- Chapter 35. Chemical Analysis of Heavy Metals and Pesticides: Pretreatment -- Chapter 36. Heavy Metals -- Chapter 37. Residual Pesticides -- Chapter 38. Heavy Metal Accumulation in Fish -- Chapter 39. Pesticide Residues in Vegetables from Provinces around Tonle Sap Lake -- Chapter 40. Water Use, Sanitation, and Health Conditions in Villages on/around the Lake -- Chapter 41. Health Risk Assessment of a Floating Village Based on a Three-Dimensional Hydraulic Model -- Chapter 42. Virus Removal by Poly Aluminum Chloride and Calcium Hypochlorite -- Chapter 43. Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrological Regime of Tonle Sap Lake -- Chapter 44. Projection of Land Use and Land Cover in the Lake Basin -- Chapter 45. Permissible Phosphorus Load -- Chapter 46. Effects of Environmental Factors on Eutrophication -- Chapter 47. Application of a Sorbent Derived from Lake Sediment and Bivalve Shells for Phosphorus Removal -- Chapter 48. Management of Flooded Forests and Fish Resources -- Chapter 49. Transdisciplinary Research Collaboration for Environmental Conservation -- Chapter 50. Recommendations for Further Research and Environmental Management.
    Abstract: This book describes the water, wildlife, and livelihood of Tonle Sap Lake and its basin in Cambodia, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It comprehensively elucidates the processes underlying the dynamic, productive, and unique ecosystem, covering the major environmental and administrative components such as climate, water flow and storage, sediment, nutrient, flora, fauna, floating villages, management, and governance. Anthropogenic impacts including climate change on the lake are also highlighted. This book serves as a guidebook to multiple audiences, including professionals and academicians. It is beneficial to the university students and lecturers, researchers, freelancers, and policymakers in analyzing, interpreting, and taking action for the environmental conservation of the lake environment. In addition, this is the first comprehensive book on evidence-based research and policy-relevant experience and knowledge about Tonle Sap Lake. For instance, the content will assist the policymakers and researchers in setting management policies and practices, especially for large shallow lakes and developing countries. It can also be used as a textbook in environmental science and engineering at undergraduate and graduate levels worldwide in understanding and synthesizing new research directions relevant to the water environment.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 525 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811666322
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Oceanography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Evaluating the formation mechanisms of the tropical Pacific SST warming pattern in CMIP5 multi-model ensemble -- Influence of cloud radiation feedback on the uncertainty in projecting tropical Pacific SST warming pattern -- Effects of large-scale ocean dynamics on the uncertainty in projecting tropical Pacific SST warming pattern -- Correcting the multi-model ensemble tropical Pacific SST warming pattern -- Summary and prospects.
    Abstract: This book discusses the sources of uncertainty in future model projections of the tropical Pacific SST warming pattern under global warming. It mainly focuses on cloud radiation feedback and ocean dynamical effect, which reveal to be the two greatest sources of uncertainty in the tropical Pacific SST warming pattern. Moreover, the book presents a correction for model projections of the tropical Pacific SST warming pattern based on the concept of “observational constraints”; the corrected projection exhibits a more El Niño-like warming pattern.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 81 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813298446
    Series Statement: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Construction industry Management. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Construction Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Carbon Footprints of Agricultural Products in Canada -- Extreme Inequality and Carbon Footprint of Spanish Households -- Software for Calculation of Carbon Footprint for Residential Buildings -- Carbon Footprints of Agriculture Sector.
    Abstract: This book addresses carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in various industrial sectors. There are numerous sectors whose carbon footprints need to be calculated, and effective ways to mitigate the greenhouse-gas emissions from these sectors need to be found. This book highlights the carbon sequestration potential of the Western Ghats ecosystems, the carbon footprint of Spanish households and residential buildings, and agricultural products in Canada; it also includes a case study on urban carbon footprints.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: V, 99 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811379161
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Energy security and sustainability – An Overview -- Energy Sector Progression in India -- The Challenges of Energy Supply -- Climate Mitigation and India’s Commitment to Global Community -- Fourth Industrial Revolution and India. .
    Abstract: This book analyzes the current approaches to energy management in India that is based on a carbon-intensive pathway, which if continued, may have serious implications for climate change mitigation with severe consequences for human health and survival. India, being a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement, is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; however, the country’s dilemmas are whether to prioritize environment over economy or vice versa and also whether economic growth can be sustained by relying on carbon-intensive development. Those are explored in this book. The Indian economy is poised for a big leap in the near future, and the topmost priority of the government is to ensure energy security, accessibility, and affordability for nearly 1.5 billion people. Currently, 70% of India’s electricity generation comes from coal- and oil-based thermal power plants, and only 12–15% of energy is generated from renewable sources. Experts are of the view that the demand for coal and gas power generation will continue to rise and is expected to reach the equivalent of nearly 2 billion t of oil by 2030. The annual consumption of natural gas is expected to increase fourfold to 200 billion m3 a year in the near future, and its share in the primary energy basket of coal, oil, and gas will rise from 6.5% to 15% by 2030. This will not only cause a significant drain on foreign reserves but will also pose an enormous challenge to policymakers and scientists. This book serves as a useful guide in shaping India’s future energy policy.
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    Pages: VIII, 194 p. 177 illus., 164 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811589409
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Geochemistry. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Geochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction -- Part 1 Rivers and lake environment -- 2 Migration behavior of radiocesium released from the Fukushima accident in Japanese river systems during six months after the accident -- 3 Spatial and temporal fluctuations of nuclear accident-derived 137Cs and 3H concentration in river waters in eastern Fukushima, Japan -- 4 Spatial and temporal changes of 137Cs concentrations in river waters and the relations with the radiocesium inventory in Fukushima and adjacent areas -- 5 Inflow/ outflow of radiocesium in a dam lake and its accumulation on lake bottom -- 6 Record of income and outgo of radioactive cesium in lake Cyuzenji -- Part 2 Ecosystem -- 7 Relationship between air dose rate and 137Cs concentration of the fish in mountain streams in Fukushima Prefecture -- 8 Annual changes of 137Cs concentrations in freshwater fishes -- 9 Radiocesium concentrations in brown trout in Lake Chuzenji after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident -- 10 Body size effect of radiocesium for wakasagi (Hypomesus nipponensis) -- 11 Variations in 134+137Cs radioactivity level of suspended particulate matter in streams and its respond to aquatic insect after FDNP accident -- 12 A review of radioactive contamination in a freshwater ecosystem in Nikko area, Japan (tentative) -- Part 3 Case studies at different watershed environments -- 13 The dynamics of radiocesium in the lake ecosystem of lake Onuma on Mt. Akagi -- 14 Radiocesium transfer from forest catchment to freshwater fish living in mountain streams estimated from environmental monitoring data in Fukushima Prefecture. .
    Abstract: This book examines the impacts of radionuclides released from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on inland aquatic environments. The focus is on the dynamics of radiocesium in inland aquatic environments. The book comprises three parts: migration behavior of radiocesium in river and lake environment, accumulation of radiocesium into organisms in freshwater, and integrated environmental analysis in a lake system and a forest-freshwater system. Many studies on the dynamics of radionuclides have been published after the FDNPP accident, especially of radiocesium (134Cs 137Cs) in land and marine environment. The key features of this book are the new data of freshwater environment including transport of radionuclides in river and lake watershed, and accumulation of radiocesium in freshwater fishes and insects. Another feature of this book is that it summarizes the dataset of a model lake, Lake Akagi-Onuma, from geochemical and biological approaches. Readers will learn the actual dispersion behavior of radionuclides released from the Fukushima accident and their impacts on freshwater environments since the accident in 2011. The book presents valuable information for assessing the impacts of the FDNPP accident on ecosystem and human health, which are also useful in developing countermeasures for similar accidents and environmental contaminations.
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    Pages: VIII, 247 p. 117 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811636714
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: The State of Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Brunei Darussalam -- Climate Change Adaptation in Cambodia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Lao PDR -- Climate Change Adaptation in Malaysia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Myanmar -- Climate Change Adaptation in The Philippines -- Climate Change Adaptation in Singapore -- Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand -- Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam -- Conclusion: Bridging Science and Policy in ASEAN: The Way Forward.
    Abstract: This book highlights the current issues, challenges, and priorities for climate change adaptation in the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The status of each country was prepared by a consortium of researchers in consultation with National Focal Points of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC). National documents on adaptation actions, including local scenario and priorities, were reviewed where available and supplemented with an assessment of scientific publications to identify vulnerable ecosystems and regions. Adaptation needs and priorities were determined through stakeholder consultation in the respective countries. This allows for local-level perspectives to be captured and brought to the attention of policy and decision-makers at the national and regional levels. An important lesson from this exercise is that universities and research institutions at the national level have a critical role to play in bridging the gap between science and policy in climate change adaptation. These institutions also have the capacity to continuously facilitate transfer of the best available science for advancing climate change adaptation at the local level.
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    Pages: XV, 233 p. 60 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811660887
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Business. ; Management science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Business and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Air Pollution Control: SOx Control -- Chapter 2. NOx Control -- Chapter 3. VOCs Control -- Chapter 4. PM2.5 Control -- Chapter 5. CO2 Control -- Chapter 6. Fundamentals of Energy Utilization: Sustainable Energy -- Chapter 7. Thermal Dynamics and Heat Transfer -- Chapter 8. Advanced Combustion -- Chapter 9. Energy Materials -- Chapter 10. Integrated Energy Systems -- Chapter 11. Gaseous Control and Design: Adsorption -- Chapter 12. Absorption -- Chapter 13. Combustion -- Stack -- Chapter 14. Particulate Control and Design -- Chapter 15. Cyclone -- Chapter 16. Wet Scrubber -- Chapter 17. Baghouse Filter -- Chapter 18. Electrostatic Precipitator -- Chapter 19. Prospective and Perspective.
    Abstract: This book focuses specifically on the environmental issues related to the air pollution control and design. It is divided into four parts: (1) Fundamentals of air pollution control, (2) fundamentals of energy utilization, (3) gaseous control and design, and (4) particulate control and design, each consisting of four to six chapters. The topics covered in this book not only introduce the basic concepts of air pollution control and design but also address the fundamentals of energy utilization in the context of good engineering practice and policy instruments. It also features several innovative technologies and integrated methodologies relating to gaseous and particulate matter control and design. To facilitate technology integration and meet the need for comprehensive information on sustainable development, the book discusses a wide range of areas concerning the principles, applications, and assessment of air pollution control and design and thermodynamics, heat transfer, advanced combustion and renewable energy for energy utilization. It also features regulations and policy instruments adopted around the globe as well as several case studies. Presenting the emerging challenges, new concepts, innovative methodologies, and resolving strategies, as well as illustrative and inspiring case studies, it appeals to a wide range of readers, such as researchers, graduate students, engineers, policy makers, and entrepreneurs. .
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    Pages: XIV, 688 p. 408 illus., 133 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811374883
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Abstract: Feeding the increasing global population, which is projected to reach ~10 billion by 2050, there has been increasing demands for more improved/sustainable agricultural management practices that can be followed by farmers to improve productivity without jeopardizing the environment and ecosystem. Indeed, about 95% of our food directly or indirectly comes from soil. It is a precious resource, and sustainable soil management is a critical socio–economic and environmental issue. Maintaining the environmental sustainability while the world is facing resource degradation, increasing climate change and population explosion is the current challenge of every food production sectors. Thus, there is an urgent need to evolve a holistic approach such as conservation agriculture to sustain higher crop productivity in the country without deteriorating soil health. Conservation Agriculture (CA), is a sustainable approach to manage agro–ecosystems in order to improve productivity, increase farm profitabilty and food security and also enhance the resource base and environment. Worldwide, it has been reported various benefits and prospects in adopting CA technologies in different agro-climatic conditions. Yet, CA in arid and semi-arid regions of India and parts of south Asia raises uncertainities due to its extreme climates, large scale residue burning, soil erosion and other constraints such as low water holding capacity, high potential evapotranspiration, etc . Thus, the proposed book has 30 chapters addressing all issues relevant to conservation agriculture/no-till farming system. The book also gives further strengthening existing knowledge in relation to soil physical, chemical and biological processes and health within close proximity of CA as well as machinery requirements. Moreover, the information on carbon (C) sequestration, C credits, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, mitigation of climate change effects and socio-economic view on CA under diverse ecologies namely rainfed, irrigated and hill eco-region is also deliberated. For large scale adoption of CA practices in South Asian region especially in India and other countries need dissemination of best-bet CA technologies for dominant soil types/cropping systems through participatory mode, strong linkages and institutional mechanism and public-private-policy support. We hope this book gives a comprehensive and clear picture about conservation agriculture/no-till farming and its associated problem, challenges, prospects and benefits. This book shall be highly useful reference material to researchers, scientists, students, farmers and land managers for efficient and sustainable management of natural resources.
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    Pages: XV, 632 p. 120 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811608278
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Soil science. ; Environmental management. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global and regional perspective of climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 2. Climate Smart Horticulture -- Chapter 3. Climate resilient forage production systems in rainfed regions of India -- Chapter 4. Climate Smart Agroforestry -- Chapter 5. Climate Smart Livestock production -- Chapter 6. Climate Smart Agriculture and Gender Policy -- Chapter 7. Precision farming: a step towards sustainable, climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 8. Climate Smart Agriculture in Mauritius: Moving towards a landscape approach -- Chapter 9. Scope and Strategic intervention for Climate Smart Agriculture in North Eastern India -- Chapter 10. Green Agriculture: Transforming Agriculture in India -- Chapter 11. Defining a policy nexus for sustainable agriculture and food security in the Caribbean Region -- Chapter 12. Current policies and practices behind Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture in India -- Chapter 13. Global climate change impacts: Perspectives from Sri Lanka -- Chapter 14. Integration of geospatial technology and simulation modelling for climate change studies -- Chapter 15. Integrated Farming Systems option to cope with climate change for sustainable food production in Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).
    Abstract: This book provides essential insights into methods and practices of ‘Climate-smart Agriculture,’ which is driven by the principles of climate resilience and smart resource use in agricultural production. Climate-smart agriculture is a key policy instrument for achieving poverty eradication and a hunger-free world, as well as mitigating the effects of climate change. This book discusses in detail climate-smart agricultural technologies and practices that can reduce the vulnerability of agricultural systems, improve the livelihoods of farmers and other stakeholders, and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from crop production and livestock husbandry. The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector produces roughly 10–12 gigatons of CO2-equivalent per year; therefore, sustainable practices for agriculture and related land use hold immense potential to mitigate climate change. The potential impacts of climate variability and climate change on agriculture are extensively documented and articulated, especially with regard to global and national environmental agendas that call for innovation, transformation and climate-resilient advances in agriculture. As the book demonstrates, climate-smart agriculture offers an excellent tool for boosting agricultural output to feed the growing global population; for reducing greenhouse gases emissions from agriculture and other land use; and for protecting agricultural production systems from the impending dangers of climate change.
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    Pages: XIII, 358 p. 78 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813298569
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant ecology. ; Environment. ; Food science. ; Nutrition   . ; Agriculture. ; Plant Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Food Science. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Building a Resilient Food System: Challenges and A Way Forward -- Chapter 2. From an Empty- Plate Lunch to Silk -Stocking Dinner; Some Futuristic Approaches in Agriculture -- Chapter 3. Climate Change and Food Systems: Implications on Food Security -- Chapter 4. Resilient Measures in Face of Climate Change to Strengthen Food and Nutritional Security -- Chapter 5. Climate Smart Agriculture: An Integrated Approach for Attaining Agricultural Sustainability -- Chapter 6. Climate Change and its Impact on Rice Productivity and Quality -- Chapter 7. Changing the Way We Produce Food: An Overview of the Current Agricultural Food Production Industry and Worldwide Trends for Sustainable Production -- Chapter 8. Climate Change, Soil Erosion Risks and Nutritional Security -- Chapter 9. Minimizing Weather Related Risks in Agriculture Through Agromet Advisory Services in India -- Chapter 10. Farmers-Led Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change For Sustaining Coastal Agriculture in Sundarbans Region of India -- Chapter 11. Using Beneficial Microorganisms to Promote Sustainable Crop Production and Resilience of Smallholder Agroecosystems to Changing Climate -- Chapter 12. Sustainable Production of Edible and MedicinalMushrooms: Implications on Mushroom Consumption -- Chapter 13. Climate Resilient Vegetable Farming – Approaches for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 14. Integrating Local Knowledge in the Climate Services for Resilience: A Case of “Haiyan” Fishers -- Chapter 15. Climate Resilient Livestock Farming to Ensure Food and Nutritional Security -- Chapter 16. Climate Change and Food Security; Two Parallel Concerns. .
    Abstract: This book provides insights on innovative strategies to build resilient food systems in the wake of challenges posed by climate change. Providing food security to the growing population especially in developing countries without exacerbating the environment is a major challenge. Climate change is expected to reduce agricultural productivity, leading to a decline in overall food availability and significantly increasing the number of malnourished children in developing countries. Interventions for enhancing the adaptive capacity of farmers especially of small holders needs immediate impetus. The policy formulation and development programs must reorient in the wake of the new expectations and deliverables. This book comprises of sixteen chapters that discuss the trends in global agriculture development and food system. The book highlights different aspects of household food and nutritional security. The chapters covering diverse aspects address food system, rural and urban food chain, factors affecting their sustainability and short and long term solutions to make them climate resilient. Important issues having significant implications on climate change such as Waste management, Value chain, Agri-marketing, etc. are also covered. The book would be an important resource for researchers in food science, environmental sciences and agriculture. It would also be beneficial for students and future scientists working on sustainable agriculture and food security. .
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    Pages: XIX, 414 p. 62 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813345386
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Research background -- Intermittently aerated membrane bioreactor technologies for nutrients removal and phosphate recovery -- Anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor technology for refractory organic pollutant removal -- Electrochemical membrane bioreactor technologies for sustainable wastewater treatment -- In-situ utilization of generated electricity to mitigate membrane fouling -- In-situ utilization of generated electricity for nutrient recovery -- Conclusion -- acknowledgement -- Academic papers and patents during doctoral studies.
    Abstract: The most commonly used biological wastewater treatment technologies still have serious technical-economical and sustainability-related limitations, due to their high energy requirements, poor effluent quality, and lack of energy and resource recovery processes. In this thesis, novel electrochemical membrane bioreactors (EMBRs), which take advantage of membrane separation and bioelectrochemical techniques, are developed for wastewater treatment and the simultaneous recovery of energy and resources. Above all, this innovative system holds great promise for the efficient wastewater treatment and energy recovery. It can potentially recover net energy from wastewater while at the same time harvesting high-quality effluent. The book also provides a proof-of-concept study showing that electrochemical control might offer a promising in-situ means of suppressing membrane fouling. Lastly, by integrating electrodialysis into EMBRs, phosphate separation and recovery are achieved. Hence, these new EMBR techniques provide viable alternatives for sustainable wastewater treatment and resource recovery. .
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    Pages: XIV, 157 p. 69 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811530784
    Series Statement: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. How to Assess Circularity? – Setting the Foundation -- Chapter 1. Circularity Assessment: Developing a Comprehensive Yardstick -- Chapter 2. Lessons from ESG Evaluation for Circularity Assessment -- Part II Assessing Circularity at Various Systemic Levels -- Chapter 3. Circularity at Macro Level: The Urban & National Perspectives -- Chapter 4. Circularity at Meso Level: A Sector Perspective -- Chapter 5. Circularity at Micro Level: A Business Perspective -- Chapter 6. Circularity at Nano Level: A Product/Service Perspective -- Part III Towards a Circular Future – Consumers for Granular Circularity -- Chapter 7. Consumer-centric Circularity: Conscious Changes in Lifestyle Towards a New Normal. .
    Abstract: This open access book attempts to provide a perspective on the circularity assessment at different levels of the systemic hierarchy and advocates better resource management for a sustainable future. It demonstrates how relevant circularity indicators are used for quantifying the extent of circularity of each level. Illustrative case studies that discuss the process of quantitatively interpreting progress towards circularity are provided. This work caters to a broad readership inclusive of governance, basic research, engineering, and business stakeholders. The conclusion signifies the role of consumer community in achieving circularity.
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    Pages: XXIX, 115 p. 24 illus., 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811997006
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Industrial microbiology. ; Environment. ; Chemistry, Technical. ; Environmental Economics. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Industrial Microbiology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Industrial Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. A Review Of Enhanced Micromixing Techniques In Microfluidics For The Application In Wastewater Analysis -- 2. Conversion Of Waste Transformer Oil Into Grease -- 3. Nanofiber-Immobilized B-Galactosidase For Dairy Waste Conversion Into Galacto-Oligosaccharides -- 4. Treatment Of Petroleum-Based Industrial Wastewater Using Electrocoagulation Technology -- 5. Activated Carbon From Meranti Wood Sawdust Waste Prepared By Microwave Heating For Dye Removal -- 6. A Study On The Adsorption Of 2,4,6, Trichlorophenol By Palm Kernel Cake.
    Abstract: This book highlights the latest research on waste processing technologies, particularly for domestic, agricultural, and petroleum based pollutants, intended to achieve waste valorisation. In addition, it discusses the important role of plastic recycling, as well as advanced waste processing techniques.
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    Pages: XIII, 218 p. 71 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811548215
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Pollution. ; Buildings Environmental engineering. ; Public health. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Pollution. ; Building Physics, HVAC. ; Public Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Air Quality Monitoring Techniques -- Air Quality Modelling -- Air Quality Management and Control -- Indoor Air Quality -- Personal Exposure and Health Risk Assessment -- Smart Sensors for Air Quality Management.
    Abstract: This contributed volume is primarily intended for graduate and professional audiences. The book provides a basic understanding of urban air quality issues, root causes for local and urban air pollution, monitoring and modelling techniques, assessment, and control options to manage air quality at local and urban scale. The book also offers useful information on indoor air quality and smart sensors, which are gaining much importance in current times.
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    Pages: XXX, 440 p. 173 illus., 127 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811555114
    Series Statement: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Climate resilience and Environmental Sustainability Approaches - An Introduction -- Part 1 -- Climate Change, Mitigation, and Sustainable -- 2 Progress in Climate Change Downscaling Simulations in Southeast Asia -- 3 Climate Change Signatures over Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica -- 4 REDD+ in Indian context: Planning and Implementation Scenario -- 5 Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Mitigation in the Indian Ocean Region: Policy Suggestions -- 6 Climate change, Agriculture adaptation and Sustainability -- 7 Enhancing climate service delivery mechanisms in agriculture sector to cope with climate change -- 8 Agrometeorological Services for Climate Resilient Agriculture -- 9 Microbial diversity and Multifunctional microbial biostimulants for Agricultural Sustainability -- 10 Adoption of Vertical Farming Technique for Sustainable Agriculture -- Part 2 -- Environmental Sustainability -- (Alternate Energy, Ecofriendly Waste Management and Sustainable Approaches) -- 11 Sustainability of Biofuels: The dynamic nexus between CO2 emissions and bioenergy consumption in OECD Countries -- 12 Challenges and Solution for Renewable Energy (RE) Development in Uttarkahand, India -- 13 Integrated Wastewater Treatment and Energy Production using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology: A Sustainable Environment Management Approach -- 14 Carbon Footprinting: A Study of Plywood Industry in District Yamunanagar (India) -- 15 Ecofriendly Bioremediation Approach for Dye Removal from Wastewaters: Challenges and Prospects -- 16 Degradation and biotransformation of pentachlorophenol by microorganisms -- 17 Sustainable Solid Waste Management in India – Practices, Challenges and the Way Forward -- 18 Social Enterprises as an Emerging Platform in Waste Management -- 19 Understanding linkages between Sustainability and Traditional Ethnoecological Knowledge (TEK): A case study of Paudi Bhuyans in Northern Odisha, India -- 20 Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Challenges and Preparation in Bangladesh -- 21 Sustainable Health care under Ayushman Bharat Initiative in India: Role of Institutional CSR. .
    Abstract: The book is about climate resilience and environmental sustainability approaches, discussing knowledge at global level and the local challenges, presented by authors from various countries. Environmental sustainability is at stake and implications of climate change are clearly visible in most parts of the world. In the times of the prevailing global environmental crisis, this book discusses key issues of climate change and sustainable energy alternatives, waste management and development. It discusses climate change scenario using simulation models in various Asian countries, signatures of climate change in Antarctica, implications in the Indian Ocean and the Indian scenario of REDD+. A special focus has been given on building climate resilience in our agricultural ecosystems and sustainable agriculture. It discusses the prospects and challenges of renewable energy options including biofuels and energy from wastewaters, explores the technical aspects of eco-friendly bioremediation of pollutants, sustainable solid waste management practices and challenges, carbon footprints of industry, and emphasizes on the significance of combining traditional knowledge with modern technology with novel approaches including involvement of social enterprises and corporate social responsibility to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This is an important document for researchers and policy makers working in multidisciplinary fields of sustainability sciences.
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    Pages: XVI, 415 p. 69 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811609022
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Urban Sociology. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- PartI Perspectives -- Chapter 1 Policy model; Concept, framework and indicators for resilient policy -- Chapter 2 Assessment of city resilience using urban indicators in Japanese cities -- Chapter 3 Civic indicator: General Public’s Cognitive and Evaluation Structure of Policies for Making City Resilient -- Chapter 4 Civic indicator: The resilience index of regional communities to the risks of disasters -- Chapter 5 Administrative indicators in Japanese cities -- PartII Case studies -- Chapter 6 Application of the policy model in Sendai based on the experience of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Action UNISDR/WCDRR public forum, 2015–2030 -- Chapter 7 Multi-criteria Evaluation of Local Energy Resilience -- Chapter 8 Enhancing Capacities for Building Climate and Disaster Resilient Cities in Asia: Case Study of Cebu, Philippines and Nonthaburi, Thailand -- Chapter 9 Strengthening urban resilience / disaster risk management in Asian cities -- Chapter 10 Knowledge Co-Production Processes for Building Disaster- resilience of Communities in Coastal Areas: A Case Study of Baler, Aurora, Philippines -- PartIII Recommendations -- Chapter 11 “Covenant of Mayors Japan”: Regional Re-creation and Global Contributions Through Climate Policy and Energy Autonomy -- Chapter 12 Comprehensive lessons learned and the nest steps.
    Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive framework and indicators that can be used to assess a city’s degree of resilience. Based on surveys using bottom-up assessment tools, it proposes the concept, framework and indicators of a resilient policy model (including some participatory approaches). It also presents case studies of this and similar tools applied to Japanese and Asian cities, the highlights including information not previously available in English. Today, the term “resilience” is prevalent in the context of sustainable societies. The IPCC AR5 published in 2014 again stressed the impact of climate change on natural disasters, while in March 2015 at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the United Nations International Strategy of Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) published the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Action 2015-2030 , which serves as a guideline for local governments. Offering transdisciplinary perspectives from fields such as policy science, urban planning, environmental science, social psychology, management development and geography, this book discusses the lessons learned from Asian case studies, explaining the challenges and the effectiveness of the tools, and offering transdisciplinary insights for policymakers.
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    Pages: VIII, 253 p. 69 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811386008
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Biotic communities. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Principle consept on "Eco-management"of tropical peatland -- Chapter 1. Basic Information about Tropical Peatland Ecosystem -- Chapter 2. Principles of Eco-management in a Large-scale Ecosystem of Tropical Peatland -- Part 2. Innovative Eco-management of Tropical Peatland: Water and Carbon Management -- Chapter 3. Large-Scale Practice on Tropical Peatland Eco-management -- Chapter 4. The Eco-management practice of tropical peatlands forestry -- Chapter 5. Evaluation of Eco-management of Tropical Peatlands -- Chapter 6. Natural Capital Based Society in Tropics -- Part 3. Innovative Eco-management of tropical peatland:AeroHydoro culture -- Chapter 7. Principle of AeroHydro Culture -- Chapter 8. The Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi for Supporting AeroHydro Culture in Tropical Peatland -- Chapter 9. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Composts Material for AeroHydro Culture -- Chapter 10. Zeolite and Aggregate-Stabilizing Microbes for Reduction of Degradation and Carbon Emission of Tropical Peatland -- Chapter 11. Biochar for Improvement the Quality of Sub Optimal Land -- Chapter 12. Sago palm prctices as natural aerohydro cultre -- Part 4. Comprehensive management of tropical peatland -- Chapter 13. Management Practice and Restoration of Peat Swamp Forest in Katingan Mentaya, Indonesia -- Chapter 14. Tropical peatland restoration in Indonesia by replanting with useful indigenous peat swamp species: paludiculture -- Chapter 15. Climate-responsible management of tropical peatlands: the need for integrated MRV for tropical peatland ecosystem -- Chapter 16. Circularity and Singularity of Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Ecosystem -- Chapter 17. Sago Palm in Peatland -- Chapter 18. Role of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Tropical Peatland Management -- Part 5. Hydrogical management of tropical peatland -- Chapter 19. Principles of Hydrological Management of Tropical Peatland -- Chapter 20. Hydrological Management Practices -- Chapter 21. Peatland Restoration in Central Kalimantan by Rewetting and Rehabilitation with Shorea balangeran -- Chapter 22. The effect of fire and rewetting on groundwater level in tropical peatland -- Part 6. Community-based managemen of tropical peatland -- Chapter 23. Land Tenure of Peatland: Source of Insecurity and Degradation, in Riau of Sumatra, Indonesia -- Chapter 24. Sustainable peatland management focusing on community based rehabilitation in Malaysia -- Chapter 25. Case Study on Community-Based Water Management in Tropical Peatland -- Part 7. Tropical peatland management in each country -- Chapter 26. National Strategies on Responsible Management of Tropical Peatland in Malaysia -- Chapter 27. Sustainable National Management of Peatland in Thailand -- Chapter 28. Show Windows and Lessons Learned from Peatland Restoration in Indonesia -- Chapter 29. Management of Peatland in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam. .
    Abstract: In this "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" book, eco-management is new terminology as an abbreviation of "ecology-based management for natural capital enhancement". Key concept on this eco-management is derived from previous book: "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem"(Springer, 2015, eds. by M. Osaki and N. Tsuji). Based on this new concept, this book thoroughly examines tropical peatland eco-management for scientists, political decision makers, governmental officials, land managers, students, and NGO/NPOs who are interested in 1) what the impact of peatland on climate change and ecosystem function, 2) how the management of disturbed peatland, and 3) drawing global scale restoration mechanisms of peatland and wetland. In tropical peatland, a large amount of GHGs (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) is emitted due to the unappropriate development and inadequate management of peatland. The peatland ecosystems consist of the carbon–water complex, which is affected easily by the impact of human and climate change. Throughout much research of tropical peatland, the problems that result from development of tropical peatland are found to stem mainly from a lack of understanding of the complexities of this ecosystem and the fragility of the relationship between peat and forest and also between carbon and water. In past, almost all peatland development and management system have been generally designed on “water drainage system”. On the contrast of old system, an innovated eco- management is, here, proposed as “water irrigation system”, including water cycling and natural capital enhancement. Through this book readers will learn the advanced peatland eco-management, with more practical methods and procedure based on ecosystem knowledge. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 817 p. 344 illus., 259 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813346543
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Morphology of buildings and cities in hot and humid regions -- Assessment of the effects of urban heat island on buildings -- Urban heat island monitoring with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Data -- An estimation of air-conditioning energy-saving effects through urban thermal mitigation -- Urban heat island, contributing factors, public responses and mitigation approaches in the tropical context of Malaysia -- Urban heat island studies in hot and humid climates: A review of the state of art in Latin-America -- Urban heat island simulation and monitoring in the hot and humid climate cities of Guayaquil and Durán, Ecuador.
    Abstract: This book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide readers, researchers, and policymakers with insights into the concepts and technologies that should be considered when planning and constructing urban centres and buildings. The rapid development of urban areas in hot and humid regions has led to an increase in urban temperatures, a decrease in ventilation in buildings, and a transformation of the once green outdoor environment into areas full of solar-energy-absorbing concrete and asphalt. This situation has increased the discomfort of people living in these areas regardless of whether they occupy concrete structures. This is because indoor and outdoor air quality have both suffered from urbanisation. The development of urban areas has also increased energy consumption so that the occupants of buildings can enjoy indoor thermal comfort and air quality that they need via air conditioning systems. This book offers solutions to the recent increase in the number of heat islands in hot and humid regions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 307 p. 167 illus., 127 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813340503
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Restoration, construction and conservation of degrading wetlands: A step towards sustainable management practices -- 2. Phytoremediation and sustainable developmental policies and practices -- 3. Wetland as a sustainable reservoir of ecosystem services: Prospects of threat and conservation -- 4. Carbon sequestration by wetlands in the climate change scenario -- 5. Wetlands: A major natural source responsible for methane emissions -- 6. Wetland conservation and restoration of ecosystem services and halt biodiversity loss: An India Prospectives -- 7. Microbes biology: Microbes in wetland and bioprospection of microbes -- 8. Contribution of Microbes in the renovation of wetland -- 9. Phytoremediation: Role of Mycorrhiza in plant responses to Stress -- 10. Integrated approach for bioremediation and biofuel production using algae -- 11. Dual role of Microalgae: Phycoremediation coupled with biomass generation for biofuel production -- 12. Microalgae and microorganisms- important regulators of Carbon dynamics in wetland ecosystem -- 13. Bioremediation of heavy metals: A new approach to sustainable agriculture -- 14. Waste water treatment through Nannotechnology: Role and Perspects.
    Abstract: The risks and consequences of environmental change are increasing, leading to massive losses in terms of ecosystems and having a huge impact on human populations. As such, global thinkers, environmentalists, scientists and policy makers are focusing on finding solutions and ways to sustain life on Earth. Anthropogenic impacts on the climate system can only be mitigated by the restoration of existing natural resources and the sustainable development of the environment and society. This book discusses the potential of green technology in waste management, wetland restoration, presenting the latest developments in the field of bioenergy, green ecology, bioremediation and microbial management. Wetlands are one of Earth’s most important ecosystems, and they provide valuable services to human societies, such as minimizing the impacts of floods, acting as a carbon sink, and offering water purification as well as recreational opportunities. Wetlands may be natural or constructed, and the effectiveness of wetland services largely depends on the diversity of macrophytes affecting the algal production, plant biomass and nutrient status of the system. In addition, they are one of the richest microbial ecosystems on earth: the rhizosphere, soil and water interface enhances wetland services with implications ranging from phytoremediation to microbial bioprospection. However, in order to function properly, they need to be effectively redesigned, reengineered, protected and maintained. The book addresses the dynamic relation between three global concerns: environmental pollution, resource exploitation and sustainability. It describes the utilization of resources like wastes (municipal, industrial, agricultural, mine drainage, tannery, solid, and e waste), plants, algae and microbes for production of renewable biofuel, biofertilizers and other value added products to achieve the goal of sustainable development. The book also discusses the current and future trends in employing wetlands in improving water quality. In addition it presents the latest international research in the fields of wetland science, waste management, carbon sequestration and bioremediation. Highlighting a broad spectrum of topics and strategies for achieving a sustainable environment, the book offers researchers, students and academics insights into utilizing resources in a sustainable way.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 247 p. 32 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811376658
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Opportunities and advances to mainstream Nature-based Solutions in disaster risk management and climate strategy -- Part 1. Decision making tools for mainstreaming NbS -- 2. Scaling up spring revival in the Himalaya: Graduating from spring-centric to aquifer-centric nature-based solutions -- 3. Ecosystem Based Integrated and Participatory Watershed Management -- 4. Nature-based solution for balancing the food, energy and environment trilemma: Lessons from Indonesia -- 5. Wetlands as buffers for water-mediated disaster risks: Policy and Programming Opportunities in India -- 6. Landscape Character Assessment: A method to include community perspectives and ecosystem services in landuse planning -- 7. Linking NbS with Water management: A case of South Megacities -- Part 2. Evidence and examples of NbS implementation -- 8. Forest landscape restoration as a NbS strategy for achieving Bonn Challenge pledge: Lessons from India’s restoration efforts -- 9. Guns and Roses- Forest Landscape Restoration as a Nature based solution in areas of armed conflict -- 10. Leveraging Conservation Benefits through Ecosystem–based Services Approach and Community Engagement in Wetland and Riparian Ecosystems –the case of conserving Black-Necked Crane and White -Bellied Heron in Bhutan -- 11. Geo-Information tools in implementing Nature based Solutions from High Altitude Wetlands: From mapping to decision making support for Disaster Risk Reduction -- 12. Promoting nature based solution (NbS) through restoration of degraded landscapes in the Indian Himalayan Region -- 13. Temporal Changes in Livelihood and Land Usage patterns: Case study of a Primitive Tribe, Van Raji, from Uttarakhand, India -- Part 3. Advanced Institutional provisions and policies for NbS -- 14. Nature based solutions for restoration of freshwater ecosystems: Indian experiences -- 15. Applicability of Nature based Solution through Green Infrastructure Approach to Enhance Green Cover in Urban Transition Scenario -- 16. Climate Adaptive Agricultural Intervention for Food, Nutritional, Health and Livelihood Security -- 17. Agroforestry as a nature based solution for reducing community dependence on forests to safeguard forests in rainfed areas of India -- 18. Trees, shrubs and herbs for slope stabilization in landslide prone areas of Eastern Himalaya -- Part IV. Insights to Research Innovations in NbS -- 19. Permeable pavements as sustainable nature-based solution for management of urban lake ecosystems -- 20. Habitat Suitability Modelling and Nature-based Solutions: An efficient combination to realise the targets of Bonn Challenge and SDGs in South Asia -- 21. Role of tropical floodplain wetlands in carbon sequestration: a case study from Barak river basin of Assam, Northeast India -- 22. Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction in Eastern Himalayan forests of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India -- 23. Nature Based Solutions Entry Points through Sectoral Policies, Strategic Instruments and Business Continuity -- 24. New Pathways for NbS to realize and achieve SDGs and post 2015 targets: Transformative Approaches in Resilience Building.
    Abstract: Over the past few decades, the frequency and severity of natural and human-induced disasters have increased across Asia. These disasters lead to substantial loss of life, livelihoods and community assets, which not only threatens the pace of socio-economic development, but also undo hard-earned gains. Extreme events and disasters such as floods, droughts, heat, fire, cyclones and tidal surges are known to be exacerbated by environmental changes including climate change, land-use changes and natural resource degradation. Increasing climate variability and multi-dimensional vulnerabilities have severely affected the social, ecological and economic capacities of the people in the region who are, economically speaking, those with the least capacity to adapt. Climatic and other environmental hazards and anthropogenic risks, coupled with weak and wavering capacities, severely impact the ecosystems and Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) and, thereby, to human well-being. Long-term resilience building through disaster risk reduction and integrated adaptive climate planning, therefore, has become a key priority for scientists and policymakers alike. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is a cost-effective approach that utilizes ecosystem and biodiversity services for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, while also providing a range of co-benefits like sustainable livelihoods and food, water and energy security. This book discusses the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) – both as a science and as art – and elaborates on how it can be applied to develop healthy and resilient ecosystems locally, nationally, regionally and globally. The book covers illustrative methods and tools adopted for applying NbS in different countries. The authors discuss NbS applications and challenges, research trends and future insights that have wider regional and global relevance. The aspects covered include: landscape restoration, ecosystem-based adaptation, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, ecological restoration, ecosystem-based protected areas management, green infrastructure development, nature-friendly infrastructure development in various ecosystem types, agro-climatic zones and watersheds. The book offers insights into understanding the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the grass roots level and can help indigenous and local communities harness ecosystem services to help achieve them. It offers a unique, essential resource for researchers, students, corporations, administrators and policymakers working in the fields of the environment, geography, development, policy planning, the natural sciences, life sciences, agriculture, health, climate change and disaster studies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXII, 455 p. 110 illus., 100 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811547126
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- A fluorescent biosensor for copper ion detection -- Pyoverdine as a bio-recognition element to develop biosensor for the detection of furazolidone -- 27An ultrasensitive colorimetric biosensor for copper ion detection -- A carboxylesterase E2 based biosensor to simultaneously remediate and detect mercury ions -- A near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probe to selectively detect cysteine in mitochondria for indicating oxidative stress in vivo -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book introduces readers to the development of novel optical biosensors for environmental analysis. Environmental pollution has now become a serious problem, which threatens the health of human beings. Traditional analytical methods have a number of drawbacks, such as the need for professional operators and complicated instruments. After millions of years of evolution, biomolecules can perform various functions with good accuracy and efficiency due to their unique structures, offering a viable alternative to traditional methods. This work focuses on using new biological sensing strategies, e.g. those based on special biomaterials, bio-reactions or living cells, to establish novel biosensors. As these biosensors offer satisfactory optical response performance, they can be used to transform the recognition behavior of specific targets into optical signals and effectively detect target objects. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 94 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811364884
    Series Statement: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Green chemistry. ; Environmental education. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Green Chemistry. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Carbon Footprint Assessment with LCA Methodology -- Evaluating Impacts of Traffic Incidents on Co2 Emissions in Express Roads -- Carbon Footprint Estimation for Academic Building in India -- Towards a low-carbon Economy: the Clim’Foot Project Approach for the Organization’s Carbon Footprint -- Carbon Footprint Estimation of an Indian Thermal Power Plant towards Achieving Sustainability through Adoption of Green Options and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
    Abstract: This book discusses the concepts, methods and case studies pertaining to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based Carbon Footprint Assessment. It covers chapters on Carbon Footprint Assessment with LCA methodology & case studies on carbon footprint calculation following the LCA approach on power plants in India, Impacts of Vehicle Incidents On CO2 Emissions and school buildings in India.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 110 p. 28 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813343733
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental education. ; Green chemistry. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Green Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Management -- Carbon Footprint -- Carbon Footprint of Food Waste Management -- Carbon Footprint of Karnataka -- An Overview on Costs of Shifting to Sustainable Road Transport.
    Abstract: Global warming and its effects are felt and understood by almost every one across the globe now. Carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in different industrial sectors is the need of the hour. There are numerous industrial sectors, whose carbon footprints need to be calculated and the ways to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions from those sectors need to be started with immediate effect. This book highlights case studies involving the carbon footprints of municipal solid waste, sustainable road transport and Carbon footprint accounting of sources and sinks by studying carbon sequestration of Karnataka, a state in India.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 160 p. 50 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811595776
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An Introduction to Extremes in Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena: Assessment, Impacts and Mitigation -- Chapter 2. Atmospheric Phenomena: Origin, Mechanism and Impacts -- Chapter 3. Air Pollution and its Associated Impacts on Atmosphere and Biota Health -- Chapter 4. South Asian Monsoon Extremes and Climate change -- Chapter 5. Contribution of Fog in Changing Air Quality: Extremities and Risks to Environment and Society -- Chapter 6. Nature of Sand and Dust Storm in South Asian Region- Extremities and Environmental Impacts -- Chapter 7. Assessment of Heat and Cold Waves phenomena and impacts on Environment -- Chapter 8. Intense biomass burning over northern India and its impact on air quality, chemistry and climate -- Chapter 9. Rising Extreme Event of Smog in Northern India – Problems and Challenges. Chapter 10. Volcanic Emissions: Causes, Impacts and its Extremities -- Chapter 11. Assessment of Extreme Fireworks Episode in a Coastal City of Southern India- Kannur as a Case Study -- Chapter 12. Air Pollution Episodes: Brief History, Mechanisms, and Outlook -- Chapter 13. Increasing Atmospheric Extreme Events and Role of Disaster Risk Management: Dimensions and Approaches -- Chapter 14. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for Air Pollution and Related Health Extremes -- Chapter 15. Cost Effective Technologies for Control of Air Pollution and Atmosphere Related Extremes -- Chapter 16. Ecological and Natural Based Solutions as Green Growth Strategies for Disaster and Emergency Management of Air Pollution Extremes -- Chapter 17. Policy Implications and Mitigation Strategies for Air Pollution and Atmospheric Extreme Events -- Chapter 18. Participatory and Collaborative Governance Approach for Management of Atmospheric Processes Related Extremities.
    Abstract: This edited book first gives an overview of issues in the studies of atmospheric sciences and then elaborates on extreme events in air pollution, their assessment, impacts, and mitigation strategies. It covers general overview of factors governing in atmosphere that lead to air pollution, description about recent and hazardous air pollution episodes, emergencies and extremes in atmospheric sciences, impact studies on living organisms and atmosphere related to emergencies and possible remedies/mitigation strategies which may also include green growth strategies for management. Increase in anthropogenic activities from different sources results in very high concentrations of air pollutants in the atmospheres and they lead to cause disturbance in seasonal cycles and atmospheric phenomena, ecological imbalance and change in the quality of air. These impacts are the major cause of short-term or long-term effects on living and non-living systems. In the recent years, several instances of extremes atmosphere and air pollution related emergencies causing accidental episodes, fog, smog, health related, heat and cold wave etc. are experienced. This book brings the attention on such issues in atmospheric sciences and discuss the disaster preparedness and management plus emergencies. This book is valuable reading material for students in Environmental Science, Biological Science, Medical Science, Policy Planning, Disaster Management and Agriculture. It’s useful for environmental consultants, researchers and other professionals involved in air quality, plant, humans and disasters related research.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 427 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811677274
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Wind power. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Renewable Energy. ; Wind Energy. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Pollution Risk Assessment of Oil Spill Accidents in the Liao-dong Bay of China -- Research on Ecosystem Status Evaluation of Open-pit Mines -- Antioxidant Response in the Respiratory Tree of Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicas Following Acute Exposure to Merey Crude Oil -- Robust Real-time Updating of Real-time Flood Forecasting System Based on Kalman Filter -- Effect of Compost and Humus of Organic Solid Waste on the Reduction of Cadmium in the Soil and in Different Organic of Seedlings Theobroma Cacao (CACAO) In Nursery -- Influence of Different Particle Sizes of Sediment Laden Flow on Erosion Rate of Tailings Dam -- Properties of Porous Concrete Using Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Waste as Cement Binder Admixture -- Building a sustainable municipal solid waste treatment system in Japan- A critical review -- Geoturism and the Effects Caused by Solid Waste in the Tourist Attraction of Geological Formations of Torre Torre – Huancayo, Peru -- Utilization of New Fly Ash Type from Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Process as an Additive in Portland Cement -- Experimental Study on the Dynamic Responses of a 2 MW Cross-shaped Multi-column Spar Floating Offshore Wind Turbine -- New Promising Modified Activated Carbons for CH4 and CO2 Adsorption -- Optimization of a Dual-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell for the Biodegradation of Acetaminophen -- Study on the Relationship between Energy Consumption of Shipbuilding and Shipbuilding Costs -- Analysis and Research on Basic Structure of the PID Steam Pressure System -- Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Conversion of Ammonia -- Concentrated solar power receiver with fluidized particles: experiments and simulations define the hydrodynamic and thermal characteristics.
    Abstract: This book consists of selected papers from the 2022 4th International Conference on Environment Sciences and Renewable Energy, which was held as a fully virtual conference during May 27–29, 2022. The book overviews the latest progress in environmental and energy technologies with a specific focus on wind turbines and hydrogen production. In the field of environmental science, wastewater treatment, air pollution abatement, solid waste treatment, and general policy recommendations are discussed. Technology advances, especially in wastewater nutrients and micropollutant removal, are covered. In policy measures, cost allocations, optimum recycling strategies, and environmental footprint allocations of different environmental technologies are included. In the field of renewable energy, several hot topics, including solar cells, offshore floating wind turbines, and renewable energy resource potentials in different regions are considered.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 243 p. 121 illus., 92 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811994401
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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