Environmental management, sustainable development and human health. (©2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves [and others].
• Other Names: Laboy, Eddie Nelson
• Contents: Globalization and Sustainable Growth; 1. The Environment, Sustainable Growth and Human Health: An Overview; Mattheus F. A. Goosen, Eddie Laboy, Fred Schaffner and Ahmed Abdelhadi; 2. Globalization, the Environment and Sustainable Development; K. Alamar and N. Murali; 3. Sustainable Urban Growth for European Cities; Hans Gottinger; 4. Path to Democratic Environmental Governance in Latin America: A Case Study from Mexico; Sherrie L. Baver; 5. Environmental Issues, Challenges and Initiatives in Southern Africa: A Case Study from Botswana; Tidimane Ntsabane and Nkobi Moleele Bioethics and Environmental Pollution; 6. Bioethical Dimensions of Sustainable Development; Arnoldo José Gabaldón and Marisol Aguilera M; 7. The Impact of Global Warming and Human Activities on Coral Reefs: How Much are We Willing to Pay?; Aldo Cróquer; 8. Preventing Environmental Pollution through Monitoring, Clean Technologies, Education, Economics and Management; Rosa E. Reyes Gil and Luis E. Galván Rico; 9. Poverty, Urban Land and Africa’s Sustainable Development Controversy; F. Nikoi Hammond and Joseph Somevi Organizational Performance and Sustainability; 10. The Environment as a Fifth Component of a Balanced Scorecard for Improving Organizational Performance; Moh’d Mahmoud Ajlouni; 11. Creating a Climate for Long-term Ecological and Organizational Sustainability; Anke Arnaud and Dawna L. Rhoades; 12. Evolution of Wholesale and Retail Distribution Channels in South Africa; Louise van Scheers; 13. Examining Banking Productivity Across Countries Considering Off-Balance Sheet Activities; Katerina Lyroudi and Dimitrios Angelidis; 14. Assessing Advertising Mediums used by Small Businesses in Soweto to Promote Sustainable Development; Louise van Scheers; 15. Environmentally Sustainable Economies: A Panacea for Sound Development; Mago William Maila; 16. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development of the Oil and Gas Industry in Kazakhstan; Jung-Wan Lee and Simon W. Tai; 17. Analyzing Critical Success Characteristics of South African Entrepreneurs; Louise van Scheers Environmental Management and Human Progress; 18. Building a Sustainable Mindset; Siham El-Kafafi; 19. Role of the Arts in Environmental Management in the Secular West and in Islam; Jacqueline Taylor Basker; 20. Modeling of Artificial Emotions and its Application Towards a Healthy Environment; Khulood Abu Maria and Raed Abu Zitar; 21. New Technologies for Human Development in Kazakhstan; Jun-Wan Lee; 22. Integrating a Sustainable Environment into Human Development: Conceptual and Pragmatic Approach; Fouad Beseiso; 23. Chemical Evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy and its Relevance to Life on Earth; Ahmed Abdelhadi; 24. Governance and Practical Approach for Integrating a Sustainable Environment into Human Development : A Regional Case Study; Fouad Beseiso Renewable Energy; 25. Renewable Energy in the Caribbean: A Case Study from Puerto Rico; José A. Colluci-Rios, Efrain O’Neill-Carrillo and Agustín Irizarry-Rivera; 26. Contributions of the Energy and Environmental Sectors to Sustainable Economic Development: A Case Study from the Caribbean; Fred Schaffner Ecosystems and Environmental Health; 27. Human Activities and Ecosystem Health; Fuad A. Abdulla, Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh and Esam Qnais; 28. Environmental Profile & Management Issues in an Estuarine Ecosystem: A Case Study from Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico; Eddie Nelson Laboy Nieves; 29. Impact of Urban Wastewater on Biodiversity of Aquatic Ecosystems; Evens Emmanuel, Ketty Balthazard-Accou and Osnick Joseph Materials Recycling and Water Treatment; 30. Utilization of Solid Waste Materials in Highway Construction; Serji Amirkhanian, Carl Thodesen and Khaldoun Shatanawi; 31. Activated Carbon in Waste Recycling, Energy Storage, and Air & Water Treatment; Sarra Gaspard, Axelle Durimel, Chaker Ncibi and Sandro Altenor; 32. Utilization of Recycled Tires in Hot Mix Asphalt; Serji Amirkhanian, Khaldoun Shatanawi and Carl Thodesen; 33. Management, Disposal, Pathogen Reduction and Potential Uses of Sewage Sludge; Guadalupe de la Rosa, Elizabeth Reynel-Avila, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet, Gustavo Cruz-Jiménez, Irene Cano-Rodríguez and Francisco Martínez-González; 34. Membrane Fouling and Cleaning in Treatment of Contaminated Water; Mattheus F. A. Goosen, Suleiman K. S. Al-Obeidani, Hilal Al-Hinai, Shyam Sablani, Y. Taniguchi and H. Okamura; 35. Assessment of Sustainability in Water Resources Management: A Case Study from the Dominican Republic; José Raúl Pérez Durán
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton [Fla.] London : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 577 pages), illustrations, maps, plans
• Subjects: 362.196/98; Environmental health; Environmental management -- Health aspects; Sustainable development -- Health aspects; Economic development -- Health aspects; Environmental Health; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecology; Environmental Medicine; International Cooperation; MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious; Developing countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203881255; 0203881257
• Related ISBNs: 9780415469630; 0415469635
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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