Download or read book Dimensions of Environmental Threats written by Arvind Kumar and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature has been mercilessly exploited by mankind in various ways for short-term benefits without realizing its consequences. Due to population explosion, rapid industrialisation, unplanned urbanisation and destruction of natural resources, eco-degradation has made the life of human beings miserable on this watery planet. During the recent years, with the growing concern for the environment and its management, and accumulated scientific concepts on environment have witnessed the emergence of a multi-disciplinary subject, i.e., Environmental Science. The aim of this book is to provide its readers an acquaintance with recent research trends in the field of Environmental Science. For this purpose, the present book is a unique compilation of 49 articles contributed by eminent authors with different backgrounds, which will act as a keyboard in opening new vista in the field of environmental science. With its application-oriented and inter-disciplinary approach, the book would be immensely useful to everyone dealing with the environment, such as University teachers, environmental scientists, academics, technocrats, politicians, researchers and post graduate students. Contents Chapter 1: Metal Pollutants in Living Environment: Threat and Challenges by A Kumar, Y C Tripathi, S Singh & G Tripathi; Chapter 2: Bioagrochemicals Towards Gradual Alleviation of Synthetic Chemicals by Y C Tripathi, Sushma Singh, G Tripathi & A Kumar; Chapter 3: Forests and Forestry as Carbon Sequestration Option for India by V R S Rawat & P K Khatri; Chapter 4: Urban Garbage Recycling: A Means to Control Environmental Pollution and a Way to Sustainable Agriculture: A Review by M V Chalapathi, K Malikarjuna, S Thimmegowda, N Deva Kumar, G Gangadhar Eswar Rao & R Jayaramaiah; Chapter 5: Environmental Impact Assessment for a Cement Plant by N A Siddiqui & R N Shukla; Chapter 6: Environment Degradation in Agriculture by Avtar Singh & J S Kang; Chapter 7: Antibiotics in Plant Disease Management: Friends or Foes of Environment? by Anil Handa, P D Thakur & Bhupesh Gupta; Chapter 8: Net Primary Productivity of a Grassland Community at Chachipur (Manipur) by A Radhapyari Devi, B Manihar Sharma & H Manoranjan Sharma; Chapter 9: Effect of indigenous and Introduced VAM Fungi on Growth of Dolichos Lablab L (Field Bean) by H C Lakshman, L Rajanna & Y Srinivasulu; Chapter 10: Heterosis in Pigeonpea Over Different Environments by C Vanniarajan, P Rangasamy, N Nadarajan & J Ramalingam; Chapter 11: Characterisation and Eco-Restoration of Limestone Minespolis of Outer Himalaya by K S Dadhwal; Chapter 12: Impact of Coal Dust on Microbial Populations in the Soil Around Jawahar Khani, Andhra Pradesh by K Prameela & M A Singara Charya; Chapter 13: Impact of Stone Crusher Dust Pollution on Biomass and Chlorophyll of Maize Crop by D D Pandey, A K Nirala & R R Gautam; Chapter 14: Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Penaeus spp of Brackishwater Wetland Ecosystem of West Bengal by A Mitra, T Mandal & D P Bhattacharyya; Chapter 15: Sorghum Shoot Fly Population Dynamics as Influenced by Ecological Factors by H G Kandalkar, U B Men and S B Atale & Ku P S Kadam; Chapter 16: Enzymatic Changes Due to Pesticidal Stress in a Freshwater Fish Sabotherodon Mossambicus by G B Kamble, D V Muley & V Y Deshpande; Chapter 17: Need to Promote Sewage Fed Fish Culture as Ecofriendly Production Technology by A S Ninawe; Chapter 18: Influence of Some Pesticides on Cyanobacteria in vitro Conditions by Kamal Kapoor & Leenta Arora; Chapter 19: Adaptability of Affected Farmers in a Tannery Effluent Polluted Agricultural Environment by R Venkattakumar, P N Ananth & K B Sripal; Chapter 20: Effective Techniques of Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by ST Ingle; Chapter 21: Environment and Ecoplanning of Mining of Sedimentary Deposits of Forest Areas by Naresh C Saxena & Gurdeep Singh; Chapter 22: Bio-conversion of Agro Waste Sugarcane Trash Using an Indian Epigeic Earthwork, Perionyx excavatus (Perrier) by R Ramalingam & M Thilagar; Chapter 23: Effect of Slaughter House Pollution on the Haematological Characters of Channa Orientalis by V Hymavathi & L M Rao; Chapter 24: Persistence and Degradation of Sprayable Monocrotophos in Rice Plants Under the Influence of Environmental Factors by B K Sontakke; Chapter 25: impact of Detergent on the Biochemistry of the Fresh Water Fish Channa punctatus by C Maruthanayagam, R Prema, K Shanthi & E Sirajnisa; Chapter 26: Effect of Rhizobium Seed Inoculation in Relation to Levels of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Height, Nodules and Dry Matter Production of Persian Clover (Trifolium resupinatum L) by J S Kang & M S Tiwana; Chapter 27: Heavy Metals Alters Biochemical Toxicity in Albino Rats by R K Gautam & Ruby Khan; Chapter 28: Effect of Spray Application of MH on Pollen Tube Growth of Successive Flowers of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba by S A Salgare; Chapter 29: Growth, Yield and Physiological Responses to Saline Water Application at Various Growth Stages in Brassic juncea by K S Gill & P C Sharma; Chapter 30: Influence of Different Host Plants on the Development of Tetranychus Iudeni Zacher (Acarina: Tetranychidae) by D C Ray; Chapter 31: Effect of Thyroxine Containing Diets on Growth Performance of Channa punctatus by Arvind N Shukla, Sarika Pawar & D K Sharma; Chapter 32: Defoliation/ Detasseling Studies in Maize (Zea Mays L): A Review by Sumit Mishra & D S Kler; Chapter 33: Some Ecophysiological Observations on the Influence of Agrochemicals on Nitrogenase Activity of Nostochopsis Wood by Rashmi Singh & S P Singh; Chapter 34: Antarctica: A Pristine Environment Still Away from Human Interferences by Rajan Kumar Gupta & Rita Sachan; Chapter 35: Valuable Compost from Sugar Cane Bagasse Pith by T Yashodha & A Vijayalakshmi; Chapter 36: impact of Forests on Migrated People in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by L Rathakrishnan; Chapter 37: Management of Linseed Budfly (Dasyneura Linni Barnes) Through Varietal Resistance and Insecticidal Applications by Rabindra Prasad; Chapter 38: Protoplast Fusion Between Cellulomonas Fimi and Brevibacterium Divaricatum by U S Bagde & Veena V Paranjape; Chapter 39: Study of Noise Pollution in Different Areas of Guwahati City by Ms Sikha Deka; Chapter 40: Gonadal Histopathology of the Freshwater Fish, Channa punctatus, Under Phosalone Exposure by M Khan & B S Jha; Chapter 41: Impact of Invasive Trees on Biological Spectrum of Central Aravallis of Rajasthan by K C Sharma, R Singh, A Pandey & J Hussain; Chapter 42: Effect of Sugar Mill Effluent on Germination, Seedling Growth and Biochemical Changes in Ragi (Eluesine Corocana Gaertn) by S Lakshmi & P Sundaramoorthy; Chapter 43: Antibacterial Effect of Various Plant Extracts on the Human Pathogen by S Ramasamy, A Charles Manoharan & J Rajendhran; Chapter 44: Studies on the Detection of Copper by Elisa by K Ayyadurai & T R Pugazhenthi; Chapter 45: Changes Induces by a Pesticide on the Nitrogen Fixing Capacity of a Blue-Green Alga, Under Laboratory Controlled Conditions by S K Sahu, Alaka Sahu & Ashok K Panigrahi; Chapter 46: Distribution of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in the Sediments of Tambraparani Estuary, South East Coast of India by N Chandrasekar, S Kumarsan & D Vetha Roy; Chapter 47: Effect of Bio-remediated Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent on Wheat Seed Germination and Plant Growth by Anil Kumar and J P N Rai; Chapter 48: Heamatological and Biochemical Studies on the Toxic Profile of Sodium Arsenite in Albino Rat (Wistar Strain) by Shanthi, K and Jaganathan R; Chapter 49: Some Important Environmental Problems in India and Their Remedies by Y C Tripathi and G Tripathi.
Download or read book Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-07-29 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is extracted from a much larger report, Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade, which addresses the full range of the scientific issues concerning global environmental change and offers guidance to the scientific effort on these issues in the United States. This volume consists of Chapter 7 of that report, "Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change," which was written for the report by the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change of the National Research Council (NRC). It provides findings and conclusions on the key scientific questions in human dimensions research, the lessons that have been learned over the past decade, and the research imperatives for global change research funded from the United States.
Download or read book Environmental Security written by Narottam Gaan and published by Gyan Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work is an authentic and comprehensive one on environmental security. Some important topics discussed are Environmental security a theoretical quest, politics of environment security and problems of widening, environmental scarcity of resources, global climate change etc. Useful for environmentalists, researchers.
Download or read book Exergetic Energetic and Environmental Dimensions written by Ibrahim Dincer and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book looks at recent studies on interdisciplinary research related to exergy, energy, and the environment. This topic is of prime significance – there is a strong need for practical solutions through better design, analysis and assessment in order to achieve better efficiency, environment and sustainability. Exergetic, Energetic and Environmental Dimensions covers a number of topics ranging from thermodynamic optimization of energy systems, to the environmental impact assessment and clean energy, offering readers a comprehensive reference on analysis, modeling, development, experimental investigation, and improvement of many micro to macro systems and applications, ranging from basic to advanced categories. Its comprehensive content includes: Comprehensive coverage of development of systems considering exergy, energy, and environmental issues, along with the most up-to-date information in the area, plus recent developments New developments in the area of exergy, including recent debate involving the shaping of future directions and priorities for better environment, sustainable development and energy security Provides a number of illustrative examples, practical applications, and case studies Introduces recently developed technological and strategic solutions and engineering applications for professionals in the area Provides numerous engineering examples and applications on exergy Offers a variety of problems that foster critical thinking and skill development
Download or read book Global Environmental Change written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global environmental change often seems to be the most carefully examined issue of our time. Yet understanding the human sideâ€"human causes of and responses to environmental changeâ€"has not yet received sustained attention. Global Environmental Change offers a strategy for combining the efforts of natural and social scientists to better understand how our actions influence global change and how global change influences us. The volume is accessible to the nonscientist and provides a wide range of examples and case studies. It explores how the attitudes and actions of individuals, governments, and organizations intertwine to leave their mark on the health of the planet. The book focuses on establishing a framework for this new field of study, identifying problems that must be overcome if we are to deepen our understanding of the human dimensions of global change, presenting conclusions and recommendations.
Download or read book The Environmental Dimensions of Islam written by Mūʼil Yūsuf ʻIzz al-Dīn and published by James Clarke & Co.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islamic attitudes are of increasing concern to the Western world and environmental issues claim much attention as well. Perhaps, though, few non-Muslims realise that there is a distinctive Islamic contribution to the environmental debate; consequently, it provides a much needed Islamic input into the world-wide process of consultation on the future of the planet. Born from the 1992 Earth Summit, this book is a major account of Islam's contribution to the environmental debate. Dr Izzi Dien viewsthe topic from historical, theological, philosophical, legal and ethical perspectives, examining such aspects as the Quranic doctrine of Creation, human responsibility and the actions of governments. His conclusions will not only be an invaluable submission to ecological groups but enlighten the general public, both inside and outside the Islamic community, about Muslim teaching on this area. The Environmental Dimensions of Islam is an important book, touching on issues of community, empowerment and culture. It will challenge those of all faiths and none to reconsider their attitudes towards both the Islamic and the natural world.
Download or read book U S Health in International Perspective written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Download or read book Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-08-29 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is extracted from a much larger report, Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade, which addresses the full range of the scientific issues concerning global environmental change and offers guidance to the scientific effort on these issues in the United States. This volume consists of Chapter 7 of that report, "Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change," which was written for the report by the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change of the National Research Council (NRC). It provides findings and conclusions on the key scientific questions in human dimensions research, the lessons that have been learned over the past decade, and the research imperatives for global change research funded from the United States.
Download or read book Societal Dimensions of Environmental Science written by Ricardo D. Lopez and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Societal Dimensions of Environmental Science: Global Case Studies of Collaboration and Transformation, brings together several key examples of the successes and the challenges that exist for environmental stakeholders trying to strike a balance between science and the societal implications of the issues involved. This book provides important methods and approaches necessary for informed decision making and a better understanding of the common threads of learning, collaboration, negotiation, and compromise. It also explains that concepts and skills needed to better understand how specific project goals can be best achieved in the rapidly changing field of environmental management, by providing practical situations and solutions, across a global landscape. This book provides anyone who works in a community setting with the necessary tools and strategies for solving environmental problems and achieving the goals of an environmental project of any type and specifically addresses the topic of how to synthesize community engagement and the environmental science. It describes current environmental issues and lessons learned of what works and what doesn’t work in real situations, and why. It also highlights key examples, which can be used by both management practitioners and research scientists in their specific circumstances. Showcasing a unique compilation of the diverse and specific examples from societies in Asia, Oceania, North America, and the Middle East, with an equally diverse array of authorship, this book serves all policy makers, scientists, organizers, and community members that desire to build better group dynamics for addressing environmental issues.
Download or read book The Institutional Dimensions of Environmental Change written by Oran R. Young and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study that lays the foundation for cumulative research on the roles institutions play in causing and confronting environmental changes.
Download or read book Environmentally Significant Consumption written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-06-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been much polemic about affluence, consumption, and the global environment. For some observers, "consumption" is at the root of global environmental threats: wealthy individuals and societies use far too much of the earth's resource base and should scale back their appetites to preserve the environment for future generations and allow a decent life for the rest of the world. Other observers see affluence as the way to escape environmental threats: economic development increases public pressure for environmental protection and makes capital available for environmentally benign technologies. The arguments are fed by conflicting beliefs, values, hopes, and fearsâ€"but surprisingly little scientific analysis. This book demonstrates that the relationship of consumption to the environment needs careful analysis by environmental and social scientists and conveys some of the excitement of treating the issue scientifically. It poses the key empirical questions: Which kinds of consumption are environmentally significant? Which actors are responsible for that consumption? What forces cause or explain environmentally significant consumption? How can it be changed? The book presents studies that open up important issues for empirical study: Are there any signs of saturation in the demand for travel in wealthy countries? What is the relationship between environmental consumption and human well-being? To what extent do people in developing countries emulate American consumption styles? The book also suggests broad strategies that scientists and research sponsors can use to better inform future debates about the environment, development, and consumption.
Download or read book Environmental Melancholia written by Renee Lertzman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, Renee Lertzman applies psychoanalytic theory and psychosocial research to the issue of public engagement and public apathy in response to chronic ecological threats. By highlighting unconscious and affective dimensions of contemporary ecological issues, Lertzman deconstructs the idea that there is a gap between what people care about and what is actually carried out in policy and personal practice. In doing so, she presents an innovative way to think about and design engagement practices and policy interventions. Based on key qualitative fieldwork and in-depth interviews conducted in Green Bay, Wisconsin, each chapter provides a psychosocial, psychoanalytic perspective on subjectivity, affect and identity, and considers what this means for understanding behaviour in relation to environmental crises and climate change. The book argues for a theory of environmental melancholia that accounts for the ways in which people experience profound loss and disruption caused by environmental issues, and yet may have trouble expressing or making sense of such experiences. Environmental Melancholia offers a fresh perspective to the field of environmental psychology that until now has been largely dominated by research in cognitive, behavioural and social psychology. It will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of psychoanalysis, psychosocial studies and sustainability, as well as policy makers and educators internationally.
Download or read book Dimensions of Environmental Problems in Nigeria written by Akinjide Osuntokun and published by Davidson Press University of Ibadan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decision Making for the Environment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-05-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the growing number, complexity, and importance of environmental problems come demands to include a full range of intellectual disciplines and scholarly traditions to help define and eventually manage such problems more effectively. Decision Making for the Environment: Social and Behavioral Science Research Priorities is the result of a 2-year effort by 12 social and behavioral scientists, scholars, and practitioners. The report sets research priorities for the social and behavioral sciences as they relate to several different kinds of environmental problems.
Download or read book Our Common Journey written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-12-09 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World human population is expected to reach upwards of 9 billion by 2050 and then level off over the next half-century. How can the transition to a stabilizing population also be a transition to sustainability? How can science and technology help to ensure that human needs are met while the planet's environment is nurtured and restored? Our Common Journey examines these momentous questions to draw strategic connections between scientific research, technological development, and societies' efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable improvements in human well being. The book argues that societies should approach sustainable development not as a destination but as an ongoing, adaptive learning process. Speaking to the next two generations, it proposes a strategy for using scientific and technical knowledge to better inform future action in the areas of fertility reduction, urban systems, agricultural production, energy and materials use, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation, and suggests an approach for building a new research agenda for sustainability science. Our Common Journey documents large-scale historical currents of social and environmental change and reviews methods for "what if" analysis of possible future development pathways and their implications for sustainability. The book also identifies the greatest threats to sustainabilityâ€"in areas such as human settlements, agriculture, industry, and energyâ€"and explores the most promising opportunities for circumventing or mitigating these threats. It goes on to discuss what indicators of change, from children's birth-weights to atmosphere chemistry, will be most useful in monitoring a transition to sustainability.
Download or read book International Dimensions Of The Environmental Crisis written by Richard N Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of seventeen essays, offering in-depth and comparative studies of areas faced with environmental crisis. Arranged in five sections that include practical and philosophical problems; Latin America; Europe; Asia and Africa. With focus on the problems faced in the Sahara Desert, the Amazon, the Punjab and a comparative study of Ethiopia and Nigeria; highlighting the seriousness of certain environmental trends and the action of governments.
Download or read book Social Dimensions of Contemporary Environmental Issues written by P. Ester and published by Brill. This book was released on 1996 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive insight into the way social scientists contemplate environmental problems, both in terms of perceived causes and solutions
