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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974546703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2005

ISBN

1-280-63051-5

9786610630516

0-08-045692-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AgardyFranklin J

NemerowNelson L

Disciplina

363.7

Soggetti

Sanitary engineering

Environmental engineering

Green technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Subtitle from cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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