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Environment and Development

Basic Principles, Human Activities, and Environmental Implications

  • 1 Edición - 23 de mayo de 2016
  • Última edición
  • Editores: Stavros G. Poulopoulos, Vassilis J. Inglezakis
  • Idioma: Inglés

Environment and Development: Basic Principles, Human Activities, and Environmental Implications focuses on the adverse impact that human activities, developments, and economic… Leer más

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Environment and Development: Basic Principles, Human Activities, and Environmental Implications focuses on the adverse impact that human activities, developments, and economic growth have on both natural and inhabited environments. The book presents the associated problems, along with solutions that can be used to achieve a harmonic, sustainable development that provides for the co-existence of man and natural life. Chapters provide detailed information on a range of environments including: atmospheric, aquatic, soil, natural, urban, energy, and extraterrestrial, as well as the relationship between the environment and development. In addition, this comprehensive book presents the latest research findings and trends in global environmental policy for each issue.

Puntos claves

  • Offers a discussion of the extraterrestrial environment and waste in earth orbit as one of the distinctive topics of the book
  • Addresses global environmental policy issues and policies
  • Presents tabulated data to support the analysis and explain the issues presented
  • Includes case studies covering many topics of current interest
  • Analyzes environmental issues and proposes solutions grounded in recent research findings
  • Discusses the various interpretations of the development concept as well as alternative pathways to sustainable development

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The book suits students in all engineering disciplines (particularly chemical, mechanical, and environmental engineering), environmental science and technology professionals (including ecologists, environmentalists, and professional engineers dealing with environmental issues), and policy makers and government officials.

Índice

  • List of Contributors
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Environment and Development
    • 1.1. Man and Environment: A Relation of Competition
    • 1.2. Global Environmental Problems: Our Common Future
    • 1.3. Case Study 1: Easter Island's Human Extinction
    • 1.4. Public Participation
    • 1.5. Case Study 2: European Commission's Public Consultation on Air Pollution
    • 1.6. Case Study 3: Three Cases of Environmental Activism in China
    • 1.7. Environmental Legislation
    • 1.8. Synopsis of the Book
  • Chapter 2. Atmospheric Environment
    • 2.1. Introduction: The Stratification of Atmosphere
    • 2.2. Scales of Atmospheric Pollution
    • 2.3. Ambient Air Pollution and Health Effects
    • 2.4. Indoor Air Pollution
    • 2.5. Noise
  • Chapter 3. Aquatic Environment
    • 3.1. Introduction: The Importance of Water
    • 3.2. The Distribution of Freshwater
    • 3.3. Conventional and Nonconventional Sources of Drinking Water
    • 3.4. Hydrological Cycle
    • 3.5. Water Stressors
    • 3.6. Climate Change and Freshwater Pressure
    • 3.7. Water Pollution
    • 3.8. International Water Policy and Legislation
    • 3.9. Wastewater as a Resource
    • 3.10. Wastewater Treatment Technologies
    • 3.11. Drinking Water Treatment Technologies
    • 3.12. Water Economics and Management
  • Chapter 4. Soil Environment
    • 4.1. Introduction: Basic Definitions
    • 4.2. Soil Threats and Degradation
    • 4.3. Desertification
    • 4.4. International Policy
    • 4.5. Building a Strategy for Soil Protection at Local Scale—The Case of Agricultural Wastes Disposal on Soil
  • Chapter 5. Urban Environment
    • 5.1. Introduction
    • 5.2. Key Urban Environmental Problems
    • 5.3. Stress Posed to Natural Sources by Urbanization
    • 5.4. Measures for Restoration/Conservation of the Urban Environment
    • 5.5. Transport and Land Use
    • 5.6. Air Quality
    • 5.7. Urbanization and Climate Change
    • 5.8. Solid Waste Management
    • 5.9. Water Resources
    • 5.10. Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Energy and the Environment
    • 6.1. Introduction
    • 6.2. Fossil Fuels
    • 6.3. Role of Fossil Fuels in the Energy Mix
    • 6.4. State of the Art in Fossil Fuel Power Generation
    • 6.5. Emissions
    • 6.6. R&D Technologies
    • 6.7. Process Engineering Tools
    • 6.8. Process Engineering—Thermodynamic Tools
    • 6.9. Introduction to Renewable Sources
    • 6.10. State-of-the-Art in Renewable Technologies
    • 6.11. Role of the Renewable Energy: Economic Trends, Policies, and Incentives
    • 6.12. Life Cycle Methodology
    • 6.13. Introduction to Hydrogen
    • 6.14. Hydrogen Production Methods
    • 6.15. Fuel Cells
    • 6.16. Emissions
    • 6.17. Nuclear Energy Production
  • Chapter 7. Extraterrestrial Environment
    • 7.1. Introduction
    • 7.2. Space Waste
    • 7.3. Greenhouse Effect in the Solar System
    • 7.4. Hydrated Minerals in Extraterrestrial Environments and Potential Implications
  • Chapter 8. Environment and Development
    • 8.1. Introduction
    • 8.2. Conceptual Approaches to Development and Principles of Sustainable Development
    • 8.3. Economic Growth and Environmental Implications
    • 8.4. Quantifying the Interactions Between Development and Environment
    • 8.5. Development and Poverty Alleviation
    • 8.6. Development Policies and Useful Tools for development Planning
    • 8.7. Alternative Concepts and Pathways
  • Index

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 23 de mayo de 2016
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

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Stavros G. Poulopoulos

Dr. Stavros G. Poulopoulos has studied Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (Greece). He holds M.Sc. in Process Analysis and Plant Design and a second M.Sc. in the interdisciplinary field of Environment and Development. He conducted his Ph.D. research in the field of environmental protection. Specifically, his Thesis was entitled “Catalytic Oxidation of Oxygenated Organic Compounds in Exhaust Emissions”. Subsequently, he conducted post-doc research for three years on the development of combined biological and chemical methods for the treatment of highly toxic wastewaters. He has conducted research for over 15 years on the treatment of gaseous emissions and toxic wastewaters. His work as an author includes more than 70 publications in the fields of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science & Technology, which resulted in more than 700 citations. Moreover, he has co-authored one book on Adsorption, Ion Exchange and Catalysis (Elsevier) and has published also a chapter on the Gaseous Emissions and Pollution Prevention from the Incineration of Sewage Sludge (Nova). He has been acting as a reviewer for 22 international scientific journals. Besides his academic activities, he has offered his services as environmental specialist at the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks since 2007 and has cooperated with various companies. He has been working as an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of Kazakh-British Technical University since 2013, teaching courses at the core of chemical engineering such as Chemical Reaction Engineering, Momentum Transfer, Heat & Mass Transfer, Plant and Processes Design, Chemical Engineering Lab., and Design of Chemical Utilities, at the undergraduate and master level. He is the editor along with Dr. Inglezakis of a new book entitled “Environment and Development. Basic Principles, Human Activities, and Environmental Implications.” published by Elsevier in May 2016. The publication of this book has been a dream to come true for Dr. Poulopoulos.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Kazakh-British Technical University, School of Chemical Engineering, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Vassilis J. Inglezakis

Vassilis J. Inglezakis is a Reader in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, UK, where he teaches process design and simulation. He holds a Diploma and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and has taught since 2013 at Nazarbayev University, the Open University of Cyprus and Strathclyde. At Nazarbayev University (2013-2020), he built teaching and research laboratories, chaired the Biosafety & Chemical Safety Committee, and received a 2016 national education award from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Education. He has evaluated research proposals for the European Commission since 2011. His research covers environmental chemical engineering, process design and simulation, and Astrochemical Engineering, which he introduced in 2023. He published over 155 papers and authored two Elsevier books. Previously, he was an environmental consultant (2004-2012) and advisor to the Slovak and Romanian environment ministries. He now heads Process Engineering & Scale-Up at Ureaka Ltd, a carbon-negative construction materials spin-out.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Reader, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, UK

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