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Sustainability

Fundamentals and Applications

Rao Y Surampalli editor Tian C Zhang editor R D Tyagi editor Satinder K Brar editor Manish Kumar Goyal editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc

Published:1st Apr '20

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A comprehensive resource to sustainability and its application to the environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security sectors

Sustainability fills a gap in the literature in order to provide an important guide to the fundamental knowledge and practical applications of sustainability in a wide variety of areas. The authors – noted experts who represent a number of sustainability fields – bring together in one comprehensive volume the broad range of topics including basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and the socio-economic aspects of sustainability. In addition, the book covers applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, as well as carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects.

Sustainability addresses the challenges the global community is facing due to population growth, depletion of non-renewable resources of energy, environmental degradation, poverty, excessive generation of wastes and more. Throughout the book the authors discuss the economics, ecological, social, technological and systems perspectives of sustainability. This important resource:

  • Explores the fundamentals as well as the key concepts of sustainability;
  • Covers basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and socio-economic aspects, applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects;
  • Argues the essentiality of sustainability in ensuring the propitious future of earth systems; and
  • Authored by experts from a range of various fields related to sustainability.

Written for researchers and scientists, students and academics, Sustainability: Fundamentals and Applications is a comprehensive book that covers the basic knowledge of the topic combined with practical applications.

ISBN: 9781119433965

Dimensions: 246mm x 168mm x 36mm

Weight: 1315g

704 pages