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  • Eco-Industrial Development as an Industrial Strategy

    Contributions from a German-Chilean Research Partnership

    Edited by Andreas Ch. Braun, Gabriela Espinosa Gutiérrez, Danny Tröger, Thomas Hirth ...
    Series series Mechanical Engineering (R0)
    This book reports on the results of a 6-year international collaboration between four universities such as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), the Universidad de Chile, the Universidad Austral de Chile and the Universidad de Concepcion (Chile) on the topic of Eco-Industrial Development, i.e. on how industry can learn from ecosystems in order to increase its sustainability. On the one ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

  • Renewable Raw Materials

    New Feedstocks for the Chemical Industry

    Edited by Roland Ulber, Dieter Sell, Thomas Hirth ...
    One of the main challenges facing the chemical industry is the transition to sustainable operations. Industries are taking initiatives to reduce resource intensities or footprints, and by adopting safer materials and processes. Such efforts need to be supported by techniques that can quantify the broad economic and environmental implications of industrial operations, retrofi t options and provide ... Read more

    $145.00 USD

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    Edited by Lauri Hetemäki, Jyrki Kangas, Heli Peltola ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This edited open access volume explores the role of forest bioeconomy in addressing climate change. The authors put a particular focus on planetary boundaries and how the linear, growth-oriented economy, is coupled with climate change and environmental degradation. Biobased products and sustainable production paths have been developed, but how can they be scaled in order to lead to an economic ... Read more

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  • Better City, Better Life

    by Lin Chau Ming, Renata Cardoso Magagnin, Wenhua Wang ...
    The book Better City, Better Life brings together papers from different disciplines of researchers who have in common the theme Sustainability. This book is intended to reflect on current planning strategies and growth of cities, from the perspective of sustainable development. These reflections approach the spatial, economic, political, social, cultural and environmental model. This book is ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions

    Edited by Roberto Tognetti, Melanie Smith, Pietro Panzacchi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book offers a cross-sectoral reference for both managers and scientists interested in climate-smart forestry, focusing on mountain regions. It provides a comprehensive analysis on forest issues, facilitating the implementation of climate objectives. This book includes structured summaries of each chapter.Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, CLIMO has brought together ... Read more

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  • Energy in Agroecosystems

    A Tool for Assessing Sustainability

    Edited by Manuel Gonzalez de Molina, Casado ...
    Series series Advances in Agroecology
    Energy in Agroecosystems: A Tool for Assessing Sustainability is the first book on energy analysis that is up-to-date and specifically dedicated to agriculture. It is written from an agroecological perspective and goes beyond the conventional analysis of the efficient use of energy. The book provide a methodological guide to assess energy efficiency and sustainability from an eco-energetic point ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part

    by Pablo Ribeiro Dias ...
    The climate is changing—and so must we.Climate Changed isn't just another book about the environment. It's a clear, compelling guide that bridges cutting-edge science with real-world action, giving you the tools to understand what's happening to our planet and how you can help shape a more sustainable future.Grounded in science but written for everyone, this book breaks down climate change, ... Read more

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  • Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technologies - The INNOQUA Project

    Edited by Costel Bumbac, Jean-Baptiste Dussaussois, Alexandre Schaal, David Tompkins ...
    The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Globally, poor hygiene and sanitation contribute to more than 1,000 daily deaths from diarrhoeal diseases among children under the age of 5, while two thirds of urban wastewaters are discharged without treatment into lakes, rivers and coastal waters. Across Europe the percentage of the population connected to ... Read more

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  • 3 Degrees More

    The Impending Hot Season and How Nature Can Help Us Prevent It

    Edited by Klaus Wiegandt ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book describes in detail what life on this planet would be like if its average surface temperature were to rise 3 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level. On this basis, the book argues that it is imperative to keep this temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. It then lays out a detailed plan of what politically feasible, cost-effective measures should now be taken to ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Development in the Process Industries

    Cases and Impact

    Edited by J. Harmsen, Joseph B. Powell ...
    The complete, hands-on guide to sustainable developmentToday's process industries must develop natural resources within an eco-friendly framework that balances current demand with future need. Realizing this goal necessitates global vigilance of three key areas—people, planet, and prosperity—known as the Triple Bottom Line or, simply, the Triple P.Sustainable Development in the Process Industries ... Read more

    $102.00 USD

  • Environmental and Human Health

    Risk Management in Developing Countries

    Edited by Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves, Mattheus F.A. Goosen, Evens Emmanuel ...
    Many countries experience lack of harmony among economic development, environmental management and human health. As a consequence, public health, the integrity of ecosystems, and the efforts to reach environmental sustainability, have been adversely affected. The complexity, frequency and magnitude of those impacts is increasingly parallel to the t ... Read more

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  • Environmental Solutions

    Environmental Problems and the All-inclusive global, scientific, political, legal, economic, medical, and engineering bases to solve them

    by Franklin J. Agardy, Nelson Leonard Nemerow ...
    In our changing world, society demands more comprehensive and thoughtful solutions from environmental engineers, environmental consultants and scientists dealing with the degradation of our environment. Lead by Nelson Nemerow and Franklin Agardy, experts in business, academia, government and practice have been brought together in Environmental Solutions to provide guidance for these environmental ... Read more

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