Ebook: On a Sustainable Future of the Earth's Natural Resources

On a Sustainable Future of the Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on diff erent facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues. The first section focuses on the status of Earth’s resources; land, water, biota and atmosphere. Reviews on the rate of exploitation and the need to conserve these resources for future sustenance are also covered in this section. Th e following section includes chapters elucidating environmental, ecological, climatological and anthropological pressures on sustained nourishment with the Earth’s resources. The last section describes management practices, issues and perspectives on sociological, legal, administrative, ICT and strategic efforts that need to be implemented in order to sustain our natural resources. This book covers a broad spectrum of the Earth’s resources and sustenance, offering a comprehensive perspective on their past, present and future.

On a Sustainable Future of Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on different facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues.

The first section focuses on the status of Earth’s resources; land, water, biota and atmosphere. Reviews on the rate of exploitation and the need to conserve these resources for future sustenance are also covered in this section. The following section includes chapters elucidating environmental, ecological, climatological and anthropological pressures on sustained nourishment with the Earth’s resources. The last section describes management practices, issues and perspectives on sociological, legal, administrative, ICT and strategic efforts that need to be implemented in order to sustain our natural resources.
This book covers a broad spectrum of the Earth’s resources and sustenance, offering a comprehensive perspective on their past, present and future.

On a Sustainable Future of Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on different facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues.

The first section focuses on the status of Earth’s resources; land, water, biota and atmosphere. Reviews on the rate of exploitation and the need to conserve these resources for future sustenance are also covered in this section. The following section includes chapters elucidating environmental, ecological, climatological and anthropological pressures on sustained nourishment with the Earth’s resources. The last section describes management practices, issues and perspectives on sociological, legal, administrative, ICT and strategic efforts that need to be implemented in order to sustain our natural resources.
This book covers a broad spectrum of the Earth’s resources and sustenance, offering a comprehensive perspective on their past, present and future.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Relocating a Little Earth in Space: Prologue to a Gedanken Experiment....Pages 1-24
Immobilization of High Level Nuclear Wastes: The Indian Scenario....Pages 25-51
A General Perspective on Geophysical Methods in Mineral Exploration....Pages 53-83
PGE in Road Dust/Top Soil from Major Indian Cities: Implications on Human Health and Environment....Pages 85-107
Calcareous Nannofossils from the Ottakoil Formation, Cauvery Basin, South India: Implications on Age and Late Cretaceous Environmental Conditions....Pages 109-122
Fractionation of Iron in River-Bed Sediments: Implications for the Assessment of Environmental Integrity of the Cauvery Delta Region, India....Pages 123-137
Distribution of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the Kameshwaram Coast, Nagapattinam, South India: Implications for Recognition of Overwash/Extreme Wave Event Deposits....Pages 139-148
Spectral Library for Various Rocks and Minerals of Salem District: A Comparative Study and Validation with ASTER Data....Pages 149-157
Effect of Fracture Geometry on Reflection Response....Pages 159-167
Thermal Impedance Analysis of Possible Influence of Concrete Structures on Earth’s Energy Balance and Global Warming....Pages 169-177
Depositional and Diagenetic Environments of the Dhosa Oolite Member (Oxfordian), Kachchh Basin, India: Implications for the Origin and Occurrence of the Ooids and Their Correlation with the Global Fe-Oolite Peak....Pages 179-230
Textural and Geochemical Characteristics of Sediments of the Brahmaputra River and Its Tributaries, NE India....Pages 231-238
Geotechnical Evaluation of Lakhwar Underground Powerhouse, Uttrakhand Himalaya, India....Pages 239-249
Various Segmentation Techniques for Extraction of Buildings Using High Resolution Satellite Images....Pages 251-261
Lithofacies and Granulometric Characteristics of the Kallamedu Formation, Ariyalur Group, South India: Implications on Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Events....Pages 263-284
Induced Near-Hydrothermal Alteration Studies on Nuclear Waste Glass and Natural Analogue (Obsidian) for Performance Assessment in Geological Repository....Pages 285-306
Challenges in Ocean Energy Utilization....Pages 307-324
Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Developing Countries: Constraints and Challenges....Pages 325-348
Seasonal and Annual Variations of Rainfall Pattern in the Jamuneswari Basin, Bangladesh....Pages 349-362
Microbial Pollution Indicators in the Cauvery River, Southern India....Pages 363-376
Role of Suspended Particulate Matter in Metal Distribution Within an Estuarine Environment: A Case of Mandovi Estuary, Western India....Pages 377-394
Assessment of Metal Pollution in Ulhas Estuary, Mumbai, India....Pages 395-409
Ichthyofauna as a Tool to Assess the Heavy Metal Pollution in the Cuddalore Coast, Southeast India....Pages 411-424
Ground water Contamination Due to Solid Waste Disposal: A Solute Transport Model Based on Perungudi Dumpyard, Chennai, India....Pages 425-434
Efficacy of Tide-Aquifer Interaction Models for Characterizing Coastal Aquifer Systems....Pages 435-444
High Surface Ozone Episodes at New Delhi, India....Pages 445-453
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizers on Methane Flux to the Atmosphere from the Paddy Ecosystems....Pages 455-466
Biodiesel: An Alternate Fuel from Waste Cooking Groundnut Oil Using Supported Heteropolyacids for Green Earth....Pages 467-475
Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala State, India....Pages 477-484
Distribution Mapping of Rare, endangered and threatened (RET) Plants in the Chitteri Hills, Eastern Ghats, South India....Pages 485-492
Phytoremediation Efficiency of Edible and Economical Crops on Waste Dumps of Bauxite Mines, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India....Pages 493-508
A Study on Farmers’ Perception to Climate Variability and Change in a Semi-arid Basin....Pages 509-516
Moist Heat Treatment Effect on Properties of Isolated Native Red Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) Starch....Pages 517-529
Innovative Pretreatment Process for Puffing of Red Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor)....Pages 531-541
Back Matter....Pages 543-554

On a Sustainable Future of Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on different facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues.

The first section focuses on the status of Earth’s resources; land, water, biota and atmosphere. Reviews on the rate of exploitation and the need to conserve these resources for future sustenance are also covered in this section. The following section includes chapters elucidating environmental, ecological, climatological and anthropological pressures on sustained nourishment with the Earth’s resources. The last section describes management practices, issues and perspectives on sociological, legal, administrative, ICT and strategic efforts that need to be implemented in order to sustain our natural resources.
This book covers a broad spectrum of the Earth’s resources and sustenance, offering a comprehensive perspective on their past, present and future.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Relocating a Little Earth in Space: Prologue to a Gedanken Experiment....Pages 1-24
Immobilization of High Level Nuclear Wastes: The Indian Scenario....Pages 25-51
A General Perspective on Geophysical Methods in Mineral Exploration....Pages 53-83
PGE in Road Dust/Top Soil from Major Indian Cities: Implications on Human Health and Environment....Pages 85-107
Calcareous Nannofossils from the Ottakoil Formation, Cauvery Basin, South India: Implications on Age and Late Cretaceous Environmental Conditions....Pages 109-122
Fractionation of Iron in River-Bed Sediments: Implications for the Assessment of Environmental Integrity of the Cauvery Delta Region, India....Pages 123-137
Distribution of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the Kameshwaram Coast, Nagapattinam, South India: Implications for Recognition of Overwash/Extreme Wave Event Deposits....Pages 139-148
Spectral Library for Various Rocks and Minerals of Salem District: A Comparative Study and Validation with ASTER Data....Pages 149-157
Effect of Fracture Geometry on Reflection Response....Pages 159-167
Thermal Impedance Analysis of Possible Influence of Concrete Structures on Earth’s Energy Balance and Global Warming....Pages 169-177
Depositional and Diagenetic Environments of the Dhosa Oolite Member (Oxfordian), Kachchh Basin, India: Implications for the Origin and Occurrence of the Ooids and Their Correlation with the Global Fe-Oolite Peak....Pages 179-230
Textural and Geochemical Characteristics of Sediments of the Brahmaputra River and Its Tributaries, NE India....Pages 231-238
Geotechnical Evaluation of Lakhwar Underground Powerhouse, Uttrakhand Himalaya, India....Pages 239-249
Various Segmentation Techniques for Extraction of Buildings Using High Resolution Satellite Images....Pages 251-261
Lithofacies and Granulometric Characteristics of the Kallamedu Formation, Ariyalur Group, South India: Implications on Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Events....Pages 263-284
Induced Near-Hydrothermal Alteration Studies on Nuclear Waste Glass and Natural Analogue (Obsidian) for Performance Assessment in Geological Repository....Pages 285-306
Challenges in Ocean Energy Utilization....Pages 307-324
Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Developing Countries: Constraints and Challenges....Pages 325-348
Seasonal and Annual Variations of Rainfall Pattern in the Jamuneswari Basin, Bangladesh....Pages 349-362
Microbial Pollution Indicators in the Cauvery River, Southern India....Pages 363-376
Role of Suspended Particulate Matter in Metal Distribution Within an Estuarine Environment: A Case of Mandovi Estuary, Western India....Pages 377-394
Assessment of Metal Pollution in Ulhas Estuary, Mumbai, India....Pages 395-409
Ichthyofauna as a Tool to Assess the Heavy Metal Pollution in the Cuddalore Coast, Southeast India....Pages 411-424
Ground water Contamination Due to Solid Waste Disposal: A Solute Transport Model Based on Perungudi Dumpyard, Chennai, India....Pages 425-434
Efficacy of Tide-Aquifer Interaction Models for Characterizing Coastal Aquifer Systems....Pages 435-444
High Surface Ozone Episodes at New Delhi, India....Pages 445-453
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizers on Methane Flux to the Atmosphere from the Paddy Ecosystems....Pages 455-466
Biodiesel: An Alternate Fuel from Waste Cooking Groundnut Oil Using Supported Heteropolyacids for Green Earth....Pages 467-475
Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala State, India....Pages 477-484
Distribution Mapping of Rare, endangered and threatened (RET) Plants in the Chitteri Hills, Eastern Ghats, South India....Pages 485-492
Phytoremediation Efficiency of Edible and Economical Crops on Waste Dumps of Bauxite Mines, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India....Pages 493-508
A Study on Farmers’ Perception to Climate Variability and Change in a Semi-arid Basin....Pages 509-516
Moist Heat Treatment Effect on Properties of Isolated Native Red Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) Starch....Pages 517-529
Innovative Pretreatment Process for Puffing of Red Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor)....Pages 531-541
Back Matter....Pages 543-554
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