Download or read book Urban Cooperation and Climate Governance written by Jan Beermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Beermann addresses persistent research gaps in urban climate governance and North-South cooperation. He compares the form, processes and outcomes of four local climate protection projects conducted as part of German-Indian urban cooperation and explores the conditions associated with the success and/or failure in these initiatives. The study concludes that North-South city partnerships struggle to fully realise their potential to foster global climate protection efforts, specifically in terms of post-project sustainability, multi-level governance coordination, and mutuality. On the basis of these findings, practical policy recommendations on how to maximise the outcomes and broaden the scope of urban climate cooperation are provided.
Download or read book A Nexus Approach for Sustainable Development written by Stephan Hülsmann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how integrated management of environmental resources via a nexus approach can help in achieving the respective Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides conceptual considerations but mainly practical examples on how to implement a nexus approach in cities and multifunctional land-use systems to increase resource use efficiency and develop a low carbon economy. After sketching out the background and conceptual outline, contributions to the book explore key aspects of the nexus implementation. Specifically, they • Demonstrate how to sustainably use organic waste and wastewater for agriculture, • Explore examples on how to manage multifunctional land-use systems including multipurpose reservoirs, • Highlight the importance of economic incentives for successful nexus implementation, and • Provide a comprehensive perspective on challenges and opportunities of implementation, considering peer-to-peer learning, indigenous knowledge, and stakeholder participation. The chapters in this book shed a new light on key aspects of the interrelation between SDGs and the nexus approach in resilient cities and multifunctional land-use systems, and provide specific examples on how to advance sustainable resources management.
Download or read book Transforming Water Management in South Africa written by Barbara Schreiner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The policy and legal reforms were comprehensive and covered almost all aspects of water management including revolutionary changes in defining and allocating rights to water, radical reforms in water management and supply institutions, the introduction of the protection of environmental flows, and major shifts in charging for water use and in the provision of free basic water. Over ten years of implementation of these policy and legislative changes mean that valuable lessons have already been learned and useful experiences gained in the challenge of effective water resources management and water services provision in a middle income country.
Download or read book Infrastructure to 2030 Vol 2 Mapping Policy for Electricity Water and Transport written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08-17 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the long-term future viability of current business models in electricity, water, rail, and urban public transport and presents policy recommendations.
Download or read book New sanitation techniques in the development cooperation written by Ulrich Menter and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research interest can be defined in two steps. One is to economically evaluate the effectiveness of techniques because hundreds of projects were already implemented. The question needs to be raised to see which of the applied techniques is the most effective. An additional research interest occurred during the first research step when it was found that there were no significant economical differences in effectiveness between the techniques. If the technique does not necessarily determine a project’s effectiveness, then it is necessary to analyze other measurements and circumstances in a project‘s implementation to figure out the cause of its success.
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Download or read book ATF National Firearms Act Handbook written by U.S. Department of Justice and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is primarily for the use of persons in the business of importing, manufacturing, and dealing in firearms defined by the National Firearms Act (NFA) or persons intending to go into an NFA firearms business. It should also be helpful to collectors of NFA firearms and other persons having questions about the application of the NFA. This publication is not a law book. Rather, it is intended as a ?user friendly? reference book enabling the user to quickly find answers to questions concerning the NFA. Nevertheless, it should also be useful to attorneys seeking basic information about the NFA and how the law has been interpreted by ATF. The book's Table of Contents will be helpful to the user in locating needed information. Although the principal focus of the handbook is the NFA, the book necessarily covers provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Arms Export Control Act impacting NFA firearms businesses and collectors.
Download or read book I S C Environmental Science for Class XII written by Dr. Nirmal Kapoor and published by Goyal Brothers Prakashan. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goyal Brothers Prakashan
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Download or read book Water Treatment in Urban Environments A Guide for the Implementation and Scaling of Nature based Solutions written by Veeriah Jegatheesan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waste Water written by Fernando Sebastián García Einschlag and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh water resources are under serious stress throughout the globe. Water supply and water quality degradation are global concerns. Many natural water bodies receive a varied range of waste water from point and/or non point sources. Hence, there is an increasing need for better tools to asses the effects of pollution sources and prevent the contamination of aquatic ecosystems. The book covers a wide spectrum of issues related to waste water monitoring, the evaluation of waste water effect on different natural environments and the management of water resources.
Download or read book Innovations in Infrastructure written by Dipankar Deb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers innovative research and its applications in infrastructure development and related areas. This book discusses the state-of-art development, challenges and unsolved problems in the field of infrastructure/smart development, control engineering, power system infrastructure, smart infrastructure, waste management and renewable energy. The solutions discussed in this book encourage the researchers and IT professionals to put the methods into their practice.
Download or read book From Toilets to Rivers written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication showcases a compilation of project briefs culled from case studies of good practices, new approaches, and working models on sanitation and wastewater management from different countries.The project briefs demonstrate solution options from which useful lessons can be derived. Not only do they illustrate how sanitation and wastewater management challenges can be addressed, the project briefs also aim to inspire replication and show opportunities for actions and investments. Given the more complex water resource and health challenges in many parts of the world, it is time to engage in a rational analysis of all possible management strategies, learn from others’ experiences, apply innovative approaches, and tap potential markets.
Download or read book Pollution Control Technologies for Small Scale Operations written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture deals with vastly different raw materials, products, and production technologies, generating pollution that is equally diverse and complex and involving biosafety issues. For small-scale operations, limited resources and capacity exacerbate the challenges of controlling pollution and managing health and safety issues. This publication compares major pollution control technologies, especially their cost-effectiveness in tackling air and water pollution and the solid and hazardous waste typical in agro-sectors, and provides analysis and recommendations on their suitability for small-scale operations. The publication also offers insights into how environmental standards and pollution load control support overall environmental quality improvement.
Download or read book Business models for fecal sludge management in India written by Rao, Krishna C. and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI); CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).. This book was released on with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Microbial Machines written by Kelly D. Alley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around 2004, members of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, science institutes, and private companies throughout India began brainstorming and then experimenting with small-scale treatment systems that could produce usable water from wastewater. Through detailed case studies, Microbial Machines describes how residents, workers, and scientists interact with technology, science, and engineering during the processes of treatment and reuse. Using a human-machine-microbe framework, Kelly Alley explores the ways that people's sensory perceptions of water--including disgust--are dynamic and how people use machines and microbes to digest wastewater. A better understanding of how the human and nonhuman interact in these processes will enable people to generate more effective methods for treating and reusing wastewater. While decentralized wastewater treatment systems may not be a perfect solution, they alleviate resource stress in regions that are particularly hard hit by climate change. These case studies have broad relevance for solving similar problems in many other places around the world.
Download or read book GRIHA for Existing Buildings Transforming existing buildings to sustainable buildings Version 1 Detailed Manual written by A GRIHA Council Publication and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GRIHA for Existing Buildings rating is an integrated green building rating tool to evaluate the performance of existing buildings and provide solutions for enhanced energy and water efficiency, increased thermal & visual comfort, and decreased operational & maintenance costs. While focusing on the above, the tool has been developed with the underlying objectives of simplicity of execution, economic viability and alignment with national and international codes and standards. The rating endeavours to cover various categories of buildings across diverse climatic zones of the country. The rating system is a 100 point system consisting of 12 criteria categorized under seven sections such as Site Parameters, Maintenance & Housekeeping, Energy, Water, Human Health & Comfort, and Social Aspects. The minimum points required for certification is 25. Contents: SECTION I: SITE PARAMETERS Criterion 1: Accessibility to Basic Services Criterion 2: Microclimatic Impact SECTION II: MAINTENANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING Criterion 3: Maintenance, Green Procurement, and Waste Management Criterion 4: Metering and Monitoring SECTION III: ENERGY Criterion 5: Energy Efficiency Criterion 6: Renewable Energy Utilization SECTION IV: WATER EFFICIENCY Criterion 7: Water Footprint Criterion 8: Reduction in Cumulative Water Performance SECTION V: OCCUPANT HEALTH AND COMFORT Criterion 9: Achieving Indoor Comfort Requirements (Thermal, Visual, And Acoustic) Criterion 10: Maintaining Good IAQ SECTION VI: SOCIAL ASPECTS Criterion 11: Universal Accessibility and Environmental Awareness SECTION VII: BONUS POINTS Criterion 12: Bonus Points USER GUIDE Appendices
