India's sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to the nation's environment and natural resources. This insightful book analyzes India's growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether …
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This book serves as a starting point for energy engineers, sustainability managers, political leaders, and properly informed citizens to explore the net value added by energy systems. Since some resources deplete and some new technologies will require time to emerge, the book ta…
"The objective of this handbook is to make available in a quick reference form, the information to enhance and support the response capabilities of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, hazardous materials response teams, law enforcement officers, bomb squads, medical doc…
General problems associated with air quality in developing countries; Air pollution problems in the forasted areas of Mexico and Central America; Regional impacts, consequences and policy options in relation to air pollution in Latin America; Forestry problems in Africa; Forestr…
Effects of greenhouse gases on the gas exchange of forest trees; The impacts of greenhouse gases on antioxidants and foliar defence compounds; Above-ground growth and function of roots and root systems; Impacts of greenhouse gases on the phenology of forest trees; Effects of ele…
Sustainability was defined as the capacity of various earth systems to endure and respond to environmental changes, whereby the population could live a satisfying life without compromising future generations. This scholarly applied project involved the design and production of a…
This dissertation argues that since the mid-19th century, the transformation of São Paulo from provincial commercial town into megalopolis depended on remaking its relationship with water supply and the ways water flowed in and out of the urban sphere. Whereas previously the reg…
As the climate crisis continues to penetrate the news and everyday lives of Earth’s inhabitants, this paper aims to investigate how visual arts organizations can do their part in contributing positively to the contemporary environmental movement. This text will explore the role …
This thesis is the first to focus on grassroots political opposition to fracking development in a city-region. It examines the political space opened by activists in Greater Manchester between 15th November 2013 and 12th April 2014, situating their political struggle in a broade…
While much of the ‘sport transitions' literature focusses on the ‘end of career', research focussing on within career transitions in sport has identified a number of challenging transitions, for example, the move from junior to senior sport. While there is some very focussed (e.…
Aluminium is the third most abundant element in the lithosphere and yet no biological function has been elucidated. The ubiquity and pH-dependent chemical speciation of aluminium provides multiple routes of exposure to organisms, inducing neurotoxicity, tissue necrosis and organ…