Key Features


•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


Description



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.


Readership



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.

Environment and Development, 1st Edition
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Environment and Development1.1. 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 Environment2.1. 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 Environment3.1. 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 Environment4.1. 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 Environment5.1. 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 Environment6.1. 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 Environment7.1. 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 Development8.1. 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