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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254124503321

Titolo

Basic Studies in Environmental Knowledge, Technology, Evaluation, and Strategy [[electronic resource] ] : Introduction to East Asia Environmental Studies / / edited by Takayuki Shimaoka, Takahiro Kuba, Hirofumi Nakayama, Toshiyuki Fujita, Nobuhiro Horii

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

4-431-55819-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Environmental sciences

Environmental management

Environmental monitoring

Climate change

Environmental Science and Engineering

Environmental Management

Monitoring/Environmental Analysis

Climate Change Management and Policy

Asia Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

From the contents:Toward Sustainable Development in East Asia -- Air, Soil, and Water Pollution in East Asia -- Energy, Resource, and Waste Management in East Asia -- Environmental problems and preventive measures in East Asian Countries -- Environmental Ethics & Politics  -- Measurement Technique for Quality of Atmosphere, Water and Soil -- Techniques for Improving Air Environments.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers diverse environmental issues such as climate change; biodiversity preservation; prevention of air, water, and soil pollution; and resource recycling. Readers can acquire these four practical interdisciplinary abilities: 1. knowledge; 2. technology; 3. evaluation; and 4. strategy in the diverse issues related to the environment. These abilities are fundamental to identifying the core essence of economic



and ecological interdependence, to look at and analyze problems from an overarching perspective, and to consider countermeasures to be taken. Each chapter of this book corresponds to a lecture in the East Asia Environmental Strategist Training Program at Kyushu University and is excellent reading as a sourcebook.