Sustainability Matters (in 2 Volumes)
(Sprache: Englisch)
Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is...
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Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12. As this period has been particularly prolific, its papers been split into two volumes; this volume, Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green Challenges is the third compilation by the programme, and comprises sixteen of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. These papers analyze the many challenges to effective environmental management in the context of different places in Asia including cities in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Singapore, and propose insightful solutions. They cover a wide range of issues including vehicular air pollution, waste management (municipal solid waste, food waste, recycling, etc.), urban studies (such as high-density living, skywalk systems, parks, bus systems), and green business (including solar power and the shipping industry).The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2 - 2006/7. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/8 to 2008/09.
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Air Pollution: Development of Urban Traffic Pollution Control Strategies in Asian Cities: A Case Study from Chennai, India (Ashwinkumar Dakshinamurthi and Rajasekhar Balasubramanian); Assessment and Abatement Measures for Vehicular Air Pollution in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Chamila Weerathunghe and Rajshekar Balasubramanian); Waste Management: Recycling in Singapore the Singapore Model: Strategies and Ways to Improve (Tan Puay Cheow and Lye Lin Heng); Municipal Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asian Cities: The Next Steps (Boey Yinyin Edris and Rick Reidinger); Lessons for Integrated District-Level Food Waste Recycling Programs: A Review of Eight International Cases (Amireeta Rawlani and Kua Harn Wei); Singapore's Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Sustainable Model (Wendy Wong Shih Ling and Rick Reidinger); Utilization of Landfill Gas as a Renewable Source of Energy in India (Subhashini Kashinath and Zhou Zhi George); The Potential Role of Water Hyacinth in Wastewater Treatment in Nepal (Ram Bahadur Singh Maharjan and Chou Loke Ming); Urban Studies: Assessing Skywalk Systems as a Response to High Density Living in Hong Kong (Patricia Woo and Malone-Lee Lai Choo); The Management of Visitor Pressure on Coastal Parks of Singapore (Karen Lim Hui Khian and Chou Loke Ming); Sustainability in Singapore: An Ecological Footprint Perspective (Xin Jing Jing and Victor R Savage); Seagrasses in Singapore: Current Status and Long-Term Management Plans (Michelle Chng Wei Ping and Chou Loke Ming); The Singapore's Bus System: An Analysis of Commuters' Satisfaction and Potential Improvements (Jan Martin Hecker and Lee Der Horng); Green Business: Empowering the Bottom of the Pyramid: Government, Business, and Solar Power in India (Carrie Wallace Candeto and Audrey Chia); Charting a Greener Course in Shipping: Incorporating Environmental Performance Indicators in a Tanker Pool System (Jean Chia E Ming and Audrey Chia); Environmental Practices of Indian Business Process Outsourcing: A
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Study of Two Companies (Sweta Sorab and Mark Goh).
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Bibliographische Angaben
- 1108 Seiten, Maße: 16,5 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Lin-Heng Lye, Victor R. Savage, Irene Lin Lye
- Verlag: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC
- ISBN-10: 9814546801
- ISBN-13: 9789814546805
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.04.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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