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Environmental Solutions
Environmental Problems and the All-inclusive global, scientific, political, legal, economic, medical, and engineering bases to solve them
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2005
- Authors: Franklin J. Agardy, Nelson Leonard Nemerow
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 8 8 4 4 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 5 6 9 2 - 8
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Request a sales quoteIn 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 Environmental Solutions 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 best for their particular circumstances. This book discusses chemical, biological, physical, forensic, medical, international, economic, political, industrial-collaborative solutions and solutions for rural and developing countries giving readers the freedom to evaluate a variety of options and make informed decisions. End of chapter questions and additional resources are included making this an invaluable teaching tool and ideal reference for those currently involved in improving and preserving our environment.
- Contributions by international experts in government, industry, and academia.
- Editors are recognized as the editors of Environmental Engineering, the best selling title published by John Wiley.
- The first action-oriented book for environmental engineers.
Environmental engineers, civil engineers, governmental policy makers and regulators, chemical engineers, academics, environmental consultants, administrative workers and industrial decision makers concerned with environmental issues.
Part I: Politics and Policy of Pollution
Chapter One: The Political Environment
Chapter Two: Forensic (legal) Solutions
Chapter Three: Educatioonal Solutions
Part II: Scientific and Technical Solutions
Chapter Four: EconomicSolutions
Chapter Five: Physical(Engineering) Solutions
Chapter Six: Biological Solutions
Chapter Seven: Hydrogen Energy Solutions
Chapter Eight: Chemical Solutions
Chapter Nine: Electrical and Thermal Solutions
Chapter Ten: Medical Solutions
Chapter Eleven: Industrial and Municipal Collaborative Solutions
Chapter Twelve: Industrial Ecology Solutions
Part III: International Aspects
Chapter Thirteen: Rural and Developing Country Solutions
Chapter Fourteen: International Solutions
Part IV: Summary
Chapter Fifteen: Summary
Chapter One: The Political Environment
Chapter Two: Forensic (legal) Solutions
Chapter Three: Educatioonal Solutions
Part II: Scientific and Technical Solutions
Chapter Four: EconomicSolutions
Chapter Five: Physical(Engineering) Solutions
Chapter Six: Biological Solutions
Chapter Seven: Hydrogen Energy Solutions
Chapter Eight: Chemical Solutions
Chapter Nine: Electrical and Thermal Solutions
Chapter Ten: Medical Solutions
Chapter Eleven: Industrial and Municipal Collaborative Solutions
Chapter Twelve: Industrial Ecology Solutions
Part III: International Aspects
Chapter Thirteen: Rural and Developing Country Solutions
Chapter Fourteen: International Solutions
Part IV: Summary
Chapter Fifteen: Summary
- No. of pages: 480
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 1, 2005
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780120884414
- eBook ISBN: 9780080456928
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Franklin J. Agardy
Affiliations and expertise
President, Forensic Management Associates, San Mateo, CANN
Nelson Leonard Nemerow
Affiliations and expertise
Consulting Environmental Engineer
Encinitas, CARead Environmental Solutions on ScienceDirect