Volume 2: Compartments, Stressors and Sectors, deals with the problems that occur in the three 'compartments' of the environment, namely air, water and soil. The contributors also address the socio-economic sectors of industry, traffic, energy, agriculture and tourism.
Author(s): Bhaskar Nath
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 344
Preliminaries......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 6
Preface and acknowledgements......Page 20
List of abbreviations......Page 24
List of units......Page 27
1 SOIL MANAGEMENT......Page 33
2 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT......Page 52
3 SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES......Page 82
4 AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT......Page 101
5 NOISE POLLUTION CAUSES EFFECTS AND CONTROL......Page 123
6 ENERGY, ECONOMY AND THE CO2 PROBLEM......Page 144
7 BEST AVAILABLE PRACTICES IN MINING ON LAND OF MINERALS......Page 172
8 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE......Page 193
9 TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE......Page 206
10 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR......Page 225
11 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT......Page 244
12 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS IN INDUSTRY......Page 257
13 TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT......Page 285
14 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM......Page 308
Index......Page 338
