Environmental Management and Designs for the Sustainable
Development, Vols. 1 to 2/edited by Peter Gomes Dayal and C.K. Nambian. New Delhi,
Dominant, 2009, 2 volumes, xviii, 604 p., figs., tables, ISBN 81-7888-580-8.
Environmental Management and Designs for the Sustainable
Development, Vols. 1 to 2/edited by Peter Gomes Dayal and C.K. Nambian. New Delhi,
Dominant, 2009, 2 volumes, xviii, 604 p., figs., tables, ISBN 81-7888-580-8.
Contents: Vol. I. Preface. 1. The basics of effective environmental management--the secret lies in conservation and control. 2. Understanding the science of environment--the first step towards effective management. 3. Prime components of active environment-1: biosphere--functions of balance within the different ecosystems. 4. Prime components of active environment-2: biological resources on earth--evolutionary creations, dispersal mechanisms, forests and biodiversity. 5. Prime components of active environment-3: physical resources on earth--water and soil. Their lifecycle, aging and taxonomy.
Vol. II. 6. Rocks, minerals and energy management on earth and within seas--weather, climates and energy flow in our environment. 7. Managing the components of our environment--creating a sustainable ecosystem through green engineering. 8. Recycling: major component of sustainable environment--managing the material control, recovery and recyclability. 9. Design management for an integrated and sustained ecosystem--methodologies of design for environment. 10. Design management to improve manufacturing systems--environmentally safe processes and machinery. 11. Managing automobile systems with a sustainable design sample--focus on component improvements and renewable sources of power.
"The environment is our life support system. It includes everything that we rely on during our lifetime such as air, water, metals, soil, rock and other living organisms. It is important to remember that the state of environment is influenced by our behavior and that we have the opportunity to either nurture or mistreat it. That is where an integrated approach to environment is needed.
Apart from the hue and cry, little is being done to change the course of development and make it sustainable. The guiding principle of sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Developed as a concept in 1987 with the publication of the Brundtland report, sustainable development was not on active world agenda until 1992. At the Rio Earth Summit that nations around the world came together to push for concerted action to try and reach an agreement on the best way to slow down, halt and reverse environmental deterioration.
The book carries and covers all the topics of a standard university syllabus and suggests some designs which can be directly incorporated in industrial and developmental practices for a better future. It introduces the topic and opens up all the prime elements of our environment and in the final three chapters suggests practical designs for the readers to follow." (jacket)