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Environmental solutions : [environmental problems and the all-inclusive global, scientific, political, legal, economic, medical, and engineering bases to solve them] / editors, Franklin J. Agardy, Nelson Leonard Nemerow.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sanitary engineering.
- Environmental engineering.
- Green technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (475 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 this book to provide guidance for these environmental professionals. The reader is presented with a variety of solutions to common and not so common environmental problems which lay the groundwork for environmental advocates to decide which solutions will work
- Contents:
- Introduction; Biographies; Part I: Politics and Policies of Pollution; CHAPTER 1: The Political Environment; CHAPTER 2: Forensic (Legal) Perspectives; CHAPTER 3: Educational Solutions; Part II: Scientific and Technical Solutions; CHAPTER 4: Economic Solutions; CHAPTER 5: Environmental Engineering Solutions; CHAPTER 6: Biological Solutions; CHAPTER 7: Hydrogen Energy Solutions; CHAPTER 8: Chemical Solutions; CHAPTER 9; 1: Electrical and Thermal Solutions; 2: Alternative Energy Solutions; CHAPTER 10: Environmental Health Solutions; CHAPTER 11: Industrial Collaborative Solutions
- CHAPTER 12: Industrial Ecological SolutionsPart III: International Aspects; CHAPTER 13: Rural and Developing Country Solutions; CHAPTER 14: International Frameworks for Environmental Solutions; Part IV: Summary; CHAPTER 15: The Ultimate Goal of Zero Pollution; Index
- Notes:
- Subtitle from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-63051-5
- 9786610630516
- 0-08-045692-8
- OCLC:
- 469388584
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