Download or read book Agriculture in Urban Planning written by Mark Redwood and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security. Case studies cover food production diversification for robust and secure food provision; the socio-economic and agronomic aspects of urban composting; urban agriculture as a viable livelihood strategy; strategies for integrating city farming into urban landscapes; and the complex social-ecological networks of urban agriculture. Other case studies look at public health aspects including the impact of pesticides, micro-biological risks, pollution and water contamination on food production and people. Ultimately the book calls on city farmers, politicians, environmentalists and regulatory bodies to work together to improve the long term sustainability of urban farming as a major, secure source of food and employment for urban populations. Published with IDRC

Download or read book River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub Continent written by Manish Kumar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent: Sustainable Strategies and Sustenance provides a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on conservation strategies, water quality management in the eco-regions, catchment management practices, estuaries, preservation of in-stream habitat populations, and natural /bioengineering techniques for the sustainable management of ecological resources in the Indian sub-continent. The book provides a unique platform for readers from branches of science and technology, including engineering sciences, agricultural sciences, biogeochemical sciences, hydrogeochemistry, toxicological sciences, social sciences, environmental policy, and governance, etc. to exchange ideas and information at multiple levels on sustainable water management, degradation of marine quality and indicators of ecological degradation. The book's contributors provide impressive and comprehensive information on different management strategies for sustainable restoration of aquatic ecological systems covering vital aspects of hydrogeochemical and geoenvironmental parameters. This book aims to provide a "platform" for scientists and environmental researchers/planners to discuss the environmental degradation, spatial heterogeneity on water quality and aquatic species, methodological approaches on sustainable management of biodiversity, etc. - Presents an extensive collection of eco-hydrological changes in the river basin driven by both nature and anthropological factors - Provides state of the art modeling, data analysis methodologies for complex socio – ecological complexity applied in the Indian Sub-Continent - Includes specific cases of ecohydrology in the river basin, especially from the Indian Sub-Continent

Download or read book Agropolis written by Luc J. A. Mougeot and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing world.

Download or read book Membranes and Membrane Processes written by Enrico Drioli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past two decades Membrane Science and Technology has made tremendous progress and has changed from a simple laboratory tool to large scale processes with numerous applications in Medicine and Industry. In this volume are collected papers presented at the First Europe Japan Congress on Membrane and Membrane processes, held in Stresa in June 1984. Other contributions to the Conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Membrane Science. This Conference was organized by the European Society of Membrane Science and Technology and the Membrane Society of Japan, to bring together European Scientists and Engineers face to face with their colleagues from Japan; in both countries membrane processes will play a strategic role in many industrial areas in the 1990s, as predicted by the Japanese project for Next Generation Industries and by the EEC Project on Basic Techno logical Research (BRITE). The large number of participants, of about four hundred from twenty six countries including USA, Australia, China and Brazil, the quality of the Plenary Lectures and Scientific Communications made the Conference a significant international success.

Download or read book Water Conservation Recycling and Reuse written by Rajeev Pratap Singh and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water - a basic element of life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development - holds the key to global sustainability. The global water demand has been increased 3-fold in the past five decades and only 0.4% of the total world's fresh water resources is available and accessible for use. The United Nations projected that half of all countries will face water scarcity by 2025 and more than one-third of the world's population could be affected by water stress by 2050. The water problem is rapidly intensifying in the Asian region, and around 700 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. Similarly, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, by 2050, more than one billion people in Asia alone are projected to experience negative impacts on water resources as a result of climate change. Climate change is also putting extra pressure on and adversely affecting the global water cycle, leading to irregular precipitation, more floods and droughts and creating an imbalance between water supply and demand. The availability of safe water is a major global concern due to the rapidly increasing population, urbanization, unsustainable consumption patterns, and rapid shifts in land use. It is believed that reduced access to freshwater will have cascading consequences that will pose threat to global food security, livelihood security, and cause large scale migration and economic and geopolitical tensions. As such, strategies for water conservation, wastewater reuse and recycling should be adopted in order to lessen the gap between supply and demand for water for different activities. This book provides readers with a better understanding of the water security challenges, and presents innovations to address these challenges, strengthen the science-policy interface, and develop institutional and human capacities for water security and sustainability.

Download or read book Growing Better Cities written by Luc J. A. Mougeot and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM also has titles in French and Spanish.

Download or read book Cities Feeding People written by Axumite G. Egziabher and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities Feeding People examines urban agriculture in East Africa and proves that it is a safe, clean, and secure method to feed the world's struggling urban residents. It also collapses the myth that urban agriculture is practiced only by the poor and unemployed. Cities Feeding People provides the hard facts needed to convince governments that urban agriculture should have a larger role in feeding the urban population.

Download or read book Cities Farming for the Future written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Nineteenth International Seaweed Symposium written by Michael A. Borowitzka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-11 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Proceedings of the 19th International Seaweed Symposium provides an invaluable reference to a wide range of fields in applied phycology. Papers cover topics as diverse as the systematics, ecology, physiology, integrated multitrophic aquaculture, commercial applications, carbohydrate chemistry and applications, harvesting biology, cultivation of seaweeds and microalgae and more. Contributions from all parts of the world give the volume exceptional relevance in an increasingly global scientific and commercial climate. Like its predecessors, this volume provides a benchmark of progress in all fields of applied seaweed science and management, and will be referred to for many years to come.

Download or read book Technologie des eaux residuaires written by Institut Fresenius and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-10-19 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La collecte et l'évacuation des eaux résiduaires constituent l'un des principaux problèmes de notre époque. Dans le souci de contribuer à la formation et à la qualification des experts dans ce domaine, l'Institut Fresenius, Taunusstein et l'Institut de Recherches pour la Technologie de l'Eau (Forschungsinstitut für Wassertechnologie an der RWTH Aachen), Aix-la-Chapelle, ont, à la demande de la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eschborn, tenté de cerner tous les problèmes d'eaux usées revêtant une importance prioritaire à l'heure actuelle et de présenter divers éléments de solution. Le présent manuel ne se contente donc pas de transmettre des connaissances de base dans le domaine et l'évacuation des eaux résiduaires mais livre également des exemples concret et de nombreuses suggestions. Cet ouvrage contribue ainsi à une meilleure harmonisation technique des stratégies de développement dans le secteur de l'assainissement et fournit aux conseillers, bureaux d'ingéniérie et sociétés associées des éléments de base pour la discussion, l'étude et la réalisation de projets concrets.

Download or read book Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture written by Christopher Scott and published by Cabi. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of urban wastewater in agriculture is receiving renewed attention, with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Wastewater is a low-cost alternative to conventional irrigation water, although it may carry health and environmental risks. This book critically reviews experience worldwide of these issues. Emphasis is placed on untreated wastewater use by means of field-based case studies from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. It brings together a range of perspectives including economic, health, agronomic, environmental, institutional, and policy dimensions.

Download or read book Biotechnological Methods of Pollution Control written by Shahid A. Abbasi and published by Universities Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Covers The Technologies Most Appropriate For India And Other Neighbouring Countries. It Could Be A Companion To The Textbooks On Biology, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering And Biotechnology.

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Download or read book Technologie des eaux r siduaires written by Institut Fresenius (Taunusstein) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Research Skills for Policy and Development written by Alan Thomas and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-05-16 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a critical guide to conducting investigations under time- and resource-pressured conditions, equipping readers with the key skills and approaches for research designed to influence or inform development policies. Unlike a simple 'how to' guide, Research Skills for Policy and Development also provides a critique of various methods and situates these approaches within 'real life' organisational settings, enabling those working in or studying development to locate, evaluate and use relevant information quickly but rigorously. The successor to Finding Out Fast (SAGE, 1998) it reflects the changes in development management theories and practice over the last seven years, and includes new material and advice on critical use of the web as a resource and research tool. It is essential reading for development managers in NGOs and public sector agencies as well as students of development management and development studies more generally.

Download or read book Etudes de Techniques de Traitements D Eaux Et de Sols Contamines written by Nicolas Fatin-Rouge and published by Editions Universitaires Europeennes. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La preservation de la qualite de nos ressources dans un contexte d'empreinte anthropique croissante exige l'utilisation de traitements durables. Ce livre traite de la decontamination d'eaux et de sols pollues par des contaminants non degradables ou recalcitrants (metaux solubles, hydrocarbures lourds). Une premiere partie porte sur la reactivite et la distribution de ces contaminants dans les differentes phases, en considerant la reglementation actuelle. Une deuxieme partie est consacree au traitement des eaux residuaires industrielles. Apres un etat de l'art, elle se focalise sur l'amelioration des techniques membranaires par couplage avec d'autres procedes en prenant en compte la reutilisation des reactifs de traitement. Une troisieme partie porte sur le traitement de sols. Apres avoir pose le contexte et decrit le comportement des contaminants et les interactions polyphasiques, les travaux exposes portent sur la desorption des contaminants. L'interet de la reutilisation des solutions de lavage et de l'amelioration des performances de traitement en transposant l'utilisation de mousses de l'extraction amelioree du petrole a la decontamination des sous-sols y sont exposes."