This book discusses growing environmental threats posed by air and water pollution, exploring their causes, impacts, and potential solutions. It covers a range of pollutants, from solid and liquid to gaseous and energy-based, while offering a clear analysis of their origins and effects. The chapters examine the global impact of pollution, highlighting the interconnectedness of air and water pollution and their combined effects on ecosystems and human health. It also discusses economic, soc...

Enriched Numerical Techniques: Implementation and Applications explores recent advances in enriched numerical techniques, including the extended finite element method, meshfree methods, extended isogeometric analysis and coupled numerical techniques. Techniques for implementation and programming issues are discussed, with other sections discussing applications for enriched numerical techniques in solving a range of engineering problems. The level set methodologies for complex shaped irregu...

This textbook is focused on fundamentals of environment and ecology for undergraduate and graduate students.This is first of its kind book dealing with physical environment, ecosystems, biological diversity, environmental pollution, and environment-influenced natural resource ecology and management. This will cater to the needs of the students, examinees, trainees, and teachers. It consists of 23 chapters spread over 5 sections i.e., ecosystem analysis, natural resources, biodivers...

This book addresses pertinent issues relating to microplastic pollution including its sources and sink of the microplastics and their environmental fate. It focuses on the impacts of microplastic pollution on marine life and human health. Available conventional methods and future solutions for the prevention and control of the marine microplastic pollution, such as bacterial and marine fungus biodegradation, membrane technology, and bioengineered microbes are included along with limitation...

Magnitude and quality of life as well as sustainable human progress inescapably depend on the state of our environment. The environment, in essence, is a common resource of all the living organisms in the biosphere as well as a vivacious basis of the evolution of life on Earth. A sustainable future broods over a sustainable environment—an environment encompassing life-originating, life-supporting, and life-sustaining uniqueness. A deteriorating environment haplessly sets in appalling condi...

The Israel you do not know has all the worth you cannot refrain from knowing. The State of Israel encompasses all the worth a beautiful and a vibrant civilization on Earth could be expected of. Blossoming with stupendous culture, the Holy Land of Israel is the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Life in its fullness, beauty on its climax, intrinsic virtues full of aesthetic fragrance – Israel is just incredible and inscrutable. The lands, the waters, the airs and the skies of Israel unceasingly si...

The book describes various facets of spirituality leading to the understanding of oneness, self-illuminating God, the eternal divine mother nature (shakti), and realization of self, which is none else than a manifestation of God in various forms. It further enunciates that phenomenal world and the entire habitat, living/nonliving, is a manifestation of the same one source, that is, everlasting eternal existence, Brahman, the ultimate reality, the truth. It is a reference book for those who...

Tourism is often viewed as a phenomenon that brings out the worst in human nature. Self-interest, overuse of resources, injustice and cultural erosion are but a few examples. This book explores the contrasting view that tourism can be a pathway to hope and happiness. The chapters address areas including wellbeing, positive psychology, hopeful tourism, mindfulness, peace, responsible tourism and spirituality. The volume examines the role of tourism in preserving natural wonders and architec...

The book *"Gurmukh Sikhieya"* is based on discussions between Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singh Ji and his devoted follower, Dr. Gurditt Singh Mallan. It compiles their conversations, Bhai Vir Singh Ji's letters, his responses to various questions asked over time, and his invaluable words of wisdom, all gathered in one place.

In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether small tourism is beautiful, whether volunteer tourism is benign, whether tourism contributes to climate change, as well as many others. The book brings together the expertise of 35 renowned international scholars of tourism to examine these perplexing issues. Multidisciplinary in its content, it...

In this volume leading experts from different disciplines and diverse geographic regions discuss fundamental, often controversial topics in the field of tourism studies. The book attempts to understand, identify and analyse some of the perennial problems and challenges encountered by tourism researchers. The debates include topics such as the concept of the ‘tourist’, the long-term sustainability of tourism development, the growth of volunteer tourism and the vulnerability of tourism. Brin...

Lovecology is about nature, beauty and love the very essence of a joyful and creative life. Poetry is the elixir of love an elixir that makes love eternal. Love is not neutral and unconcerned. Love grows out of beauty, and beauty, out of nature. Nature, beauty and love coexist inseparably and cohesively, making life full of grace, joy and hope. Lovecology expresses this vital life-enhancing relationship through romantic poems composed on the canvas of nature and defines a living relationshi...