Examines the strategic and economic viability of wastewater treatment processesWastewater to Resource Recovery comprehensively explores the economic viability of the processes used for wastewater treatment, discussing strategies, limitations in conventional treatment, recent methods for resource recovery, and relevant analysis of treatment for wastewater management. The book interweaves case studies across chapters showing the centralized and decentralized...

This book is designed to provide concepts, methodologies, and approaches for river basin studies with respect to water resources and environment. The book is not limited to the Yamuna River basin, but will help in the study of various other river basins for integrated water resources management. The book covers the essential components of integrated water resources management, including analysis of climatic variables, climate change detection, analysis of natural resources, geology, geomor...

Novel Approaches towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies discusses various cost-efficient aspects of wastewater treatment along with resource recovery options. The book covers biological wastewater treatment, the application of membranes and their modifications, advanced oxidation techniques, and the application of nanoparticles for the enhancement of performance as well as various integrated technologies for resource recovery along with pilot scale potentials. The ...

This book comprehensively describes the complex technologies now available for the sustainable management of municipal waste, and the economic and policy implications of their implementation. It combines varied perspectives from the field of environmental engineering, offering readers an interdisciplinary approach to environmentally sustainable waste management strategies. Featuring contributions from experts around the globe, the book presents a diverse array of insights, experiences and ...

Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) includes scholars and practitioners throughout the world working in peace studies, conflict analysis and resolution, conflict management, appropriate dispute resolution, and peace and justice studies. They come to the PCS field with a diversity of ideas, approaches, disciplinary roots, and topic areas, which speaks to the complexity, breadth, and depth needed to apply and take account of conflict dynamics and the goal of peace. Yet, a number of key concerns...

This open access book brings together storytelling and self-narrative, creative writing and narrative enquiry to explore a variety of topics in migration from an experiential lens. The volume is hybrid and multi-genre as it contains both scholarly chapters grounded in academic perspectives, as well as personal essays and creative non-fiction. In addition to critical reflections on key migration topics and concepts – like, identity and diversity, integration and agency, transnationalism and...

Biotechnology of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Food Security and Sustainable Farming reviews the transformative role of science in helping agriculture adapt to the challenges of climate change. This comprehensive book bridges the gap between biotechnology, digital innovation, and sustainability, offering invaluable guidance to researchers, policymakers, and farmers.From harnessing microbial solutions to enhance soil health and deploying precision tools to cultivate resilien...

This edited volume addresses the critical need to balance biodiversity preservation with ensuring a nutritious and ample food supply for the growing global population. It emphasizes how conserving biodiversity enhances agricultural resilience, promotes sustainable food production, and safeguards food security for present and future generations.The book explores the complex interdependence between biodiversity and food security, identifying both challenges and threats, presenting so...

This edited volume, titled "Advances in Agri-Food Systems" is the first volume that comprises of contributed chapters from 16 leading experts in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors. These chapters are primarily based on invited lectures delivered by experts during the XVI Agricultural Science Congress, held in Kochi, India, from October 10-13, 2023.The book covers all major topics related to advances in agri-food transformation towards sustainability in this era of climate...

Water Remediation Methods and Wastewater Treatment is an essential guide focusing on water reuse, wastewater, and wastewater applications for resource recovery and sustainability. The book's editors, all experts in the field, cover various physical, chemical, and biological methods which are being utilized to provide a complete remediation to an extent where wastewater could be discharged safely into inland waterbodies or could be possibly reused for agriculture or other purposes. The book...

Water Purification, a volume in the Nanotechnology in the Food Industry series, provides an in-depth review of the current technologies and emerging application of nanotechnology in drinking water purification, also presenting an overview of the common drinking water contaminants, such as heavy metals, organics, microorganisms, pharmaceuticals, and their occurrences in drinking water sources. As the global water crisis has motivated the industry to look for alternative water supplies, nano...

This book offers comprehensive insights into the management of agroforestry for livelihood security and sustainable development in the tropics, addressing ecological interactions, productivity, and the monetization of carbon credits, while also outlining a future roadmap and policy challenges.Agroforestry is a brilliant land use farming practice that covers 1.6 billion hectares (78 percent in the tropics and 22 percent in the temperate regions) to enhance plant div...