Download or read book The Evolution of Hazardous Waste Programs written by Katherine N. Probst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern. Early efforts concentrate on direct threats to public health, such as contaminated drinking water and air pollution. Only after these problems are addressed does the need to improve day-to-day management of hazardous wastes reach the top of the environmental agenda. In this new report, RFF‘s Katherine Probst and Thomas Beierle compare the development of hazardous waste management programs in eight countries---the United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand---and discuss steps taken to foster proper hazardous waste management. The authors focus on two questions: What were the major steps in the evolution of a successful hazardous waste program? What role, if any, did the public sector play in financing modern treatment and disposal facilities? Based on interviews and secondary sources, this report includes country-specific profiles that detail the steps in the evolution of each country‘s hazardous waste management program and describe the role of the public sector in facility financing.
Download or read book HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT written by Domenico Grasso and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous Waste Management theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Hazardous waste definitions differ from one country to another. A generic definition might center on wastes or combinations of wastes that pose a substantial present or potential hazard to humans or the environment, in part because they are not readily degradable, persistent in the environment and are deleterious to human health or natural resources. Most hazardous wastes are produced in the manufacturing of products for domestic consumption or further industrial application. The Theme on Hazardous Waste Management with contributions from distinguished experts in the field, discusses ecological risk, hazardous waste issues and management. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Download or read book Indonesia Post Pandemic Outlook Environment and Technology Role for Indonesia Development written by Rahmat Trialih and published by Penerbit BRIN. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19 has disrupted all aspects of human life. To mitigate the impact of the pandemic, several efforts have been taken, including by Indonesian scholars abroad. This book entitled Indonesia Post-Pandemic Outlook: Environment and Technology Role for Indonesia Development explores environment and technology issues and topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses post-pandemic recovery efforts in Indonesia. Comprising of 19 chapters, this book is divided into four sections. The first section, disaster and greening management development, discusses insights for a better solution in disaster prevention and development of greening management. Second, waste and pollution management development, explores options in development of waste and pollution management such as potentials uses of membrane technology, remediation of textile dyes, biochar industry, and also discussion on persistent organic pollution and microplastics. Third, food defense and security development, explores the potentials of food security and management in utilizing the potential of coastal sand marginal land resources, IoT and smart packaging, and smart food supply chain. The last part, human resource and public service development, discuses developments on management of education system, public transportation, e-government, and health information system. We hope that this book can be a valuable reference for stakeholders, policymakers, as well as society to recover from the pandemic crisis and find better solutions to benefit future generations.
Download or read book The Indonesian Environmental Almanac written by Indonesia. Kantor Menteri Negara Lingkungan Hidup and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book China s Environment and the Challenge of Sustainable Development written by Kristen A. Day and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has been experiencing extraordinary economic growth for over two decades. Behind the remarkable statistics, however, it is facing a pressing issue: balancing its economic development needs with protecting its environmental resources. The environmental issue in China has a profound impact on the rest of the world as well, in such concerns as global warning and ethical and legal considerations about environmental enforcement. This book covers a broad range of topics, from specific environmental assessments in key sectors (i.e. desertification) to the policy implications of China's entry into the WTO. The contributors include scholars, government officials, business consultants, environmental science and technology experts, and others based in China and the United States. Sharing perspectives that reflect their diverse backgrounds, these experts offer valuable insights for handling the emerging opportunities and challenges of doing business in China.
Download or read book Waste Management Policies and Practices in BRICS Nations written by Pardeep Singh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waste Management Policies and Practices in BRICS Nations explores recent developments in waste management. BRICS nations are the emerging economies of the world. Increasing populations, urbanization, industrialization and uses of chemical fertilizer and pesticide in agriculture for enhanced productivity of food, especially in India and China, to support the large populations harm the natural environment. The rise in the living standards of the human population has increased environmental pollution manifold, resulting in the huge generation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste simultaneously, which has contaminated natural resources such as soil, water and air. It has led to undesirable effects on the environment and human health. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: Waste management problems with special reference to MSW in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Solid waste management in BRICS nations Hazardous waste management in BRICS nations Policies and laws in BRICS nations This book contains both policies and methods used for the management of waste in BRICS nations. The chapters incorporate both policies and practical aspects.
Download or read book Fourth Global Training Programme in Environmental Law written by and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 1980-12-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Business America written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development Assistance Export Promotion and Environmental Technology written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OECD Green Growth Studies Towards Green Growth in Southeast Asia written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carried out in consultation with officials and researchers from across the region, Towards Green Growth in Southeast Asia provides a framework for regional leaders to design their own solutions to move their countries towards green growth.
Download or read book Latin American Environmental Policy In International Perspective written by Gordon J Macdonald and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from the stance that environmental policy has progressed from rhetoric to substance in Latin America, the editors’ proceed through a series of papers to show why, what difference it makes, and how it compares to other parts of the world. In doing so, the book touches on domestic and international factors including political institutions, international development institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and transboundary cooperation. Latin American Environmental Policy in International Perspective is one in a series of books that take a look at Latin America in Global Perspective. Previous titles have addressed politics, gender, regional integration, institutional design, and civil/military relations.
Download or read book East Asia written by Julie Bringe and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of the causes and implications for the U.S. of increasing economic integration in East Asia. Includes: an overview of trends in and conditions for trade, investment, and economic integration in East Asia: host country policies and factors influencing those trends and conditions; external factors affecting the business activities of major traders and investors in the region; the relationship between foreign direct investment in the region and the region's trade patterns with others; energy needs and resources in the region; environmental conditions and opportunities for local and U.S. interests.
Download or read book Towards Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes in Indonesia written by Haryanto Triyono and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1990 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book East Asia written by United States International Trade Commission and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines for Improving Wastewater and Solid Waste Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greening the Globe written by Ann Hironaka and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent decades have seen a rapid expansion of environmental activity in the world, including the signing of a growing number of environmental treaties and the formation of international organizations like the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Greening the Globe employs world society theory (aka world polity theory or sociological institutionalism) to explore the origins and consequences of international efforts to address environmental problems. Existing scholarship seems paradoxical: case studies frequently criticize treaties and regulatory structures as weak and ineffective, yet statistical studies find improvements in environmental conditions. This book addresses this paradox by articulating a bee-swarm model of social change. International institutions rarely command the power or resources to directly impose social change. Nevertheless, they have recourse via indirect mechanisms: setting agendas, empowering various pro-environmental agents, and propagating new cultural meanings and norms. As a result, world society generates social change even if formal institutional mechanisms and sanctions are weak.
