Ebook: The Changing Environment
Author: James W. Moore (auth.)
- Tags: Ecology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Soil Science & Conservation, Ecotoxicology, Geoecology/Natural Processes
- Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environmental management. Each volume is a thorough treatment of a specific topic of importance for proper management practices. A fundamental objective of these books is to help the reader discern and implement man's stewardship of our environment and the world's renewable resources. For we must strive to understand the relationship between man and nature, act to bring harmony to it, and nurture an environment that is both stable and productive. These objectives have often eluded us because the pursuit of other individual and societal goals has diverted us from a course of living in balance and the environment. At times, therefore, the environmental manager may have to exert restrictive control, which is usually best applied to man, not nature. Attempts to alter or harness nature have often failed or backfired, as exemplified by the results of imprudent use of herbicides, fertilizers, water, and other agents. Each book in this series will shed light on the fundamental and applied aspects of environmental management. It is hoped that each will help solve a practical and serious environmental problem.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Environmental Issues in Less Developed Countries....Pages 4-20
Environmental Management in Developed Countries....Pages 21-46
Hazardous Waste....Pages 47-66
Groundwater Contamination....Pages 67-89
Toxic Substances in Water....Pages 90-111
Toxic Particulates in Air....Pages 112-142
New Fossil Fuel Technologies....Pages 143-180
Nuclear Energy....Pages 181-202
Acid Deposition....Pages 203-233
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Environmental Issues in Less Developed Countries....Pages 4-20
Environmental Management in Developed Countries....Pages 21-46
Hazardous Waste....Pages 47-66
Groundwater Contamination....Pages 67-89
Toxic Substances in Water....Pages 90-111
Toxic Particulates in Air....Pages 112-142
New Fossil Fuel Technologies....Pages 143-180
Nuclear Energy....Pages 181-202
Acid Deposition....Pages 203-233
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