Our Earth is considered as a natural system which organizes and controls itself. However, the present scale of anthropogenic activity is unprecedented in the history of mankind compelling the intelligentia to ponder over the scientific causes of the problems, processes and sustainable and pragmatic solutions. The current rate of resource use and consumption pattern are depleting the planet’s finite resources and damaging life-supporting ecosystems. A large number of toxic substances are increasingly found in air, water, soil, and flora and fauna. We are in the midst of a period of increasing interconnected and complex global challenges that seek action across temporal and spatial scales, diverse sectors, and concerted efforts from global citizens. The environment on account of human’s action has been experiencing imbalances and ecological catastrophe. Environmental issues like global climate change, biodiversity loss, the rapid depletion of natural resources, degradation of global commons, stratospheric ozone depletion have been restricting the safe operating space and transgressing the planetary boundaries endangering the existence of human societies. The global environmental problems if not scientifically managed may end up in the civilizational collapse. Nevertheless, the underlying commonality among these environmental issues is interrelatedness, complexity, and difficulty in identifying and implementing solutions. The global environmental challenges can be managed by adopting sustainable green technologies which dovetails the principles of environmental sustainability with social and ecological sustainability. Green growth is construed as a new development paradigm that sustains economic growth while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability.
Author(s): Shachi Shah, V. Venkatramanan, Ram Prasad
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 320
City: Cham
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Enviroscaping: An Environment Friendly Landscaping (Malleshaiah Kumar Sharath, K. V. Peter)....Pages 1-27
Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies for Environmental Management: The Intersection of Sustainability, Resilience, Wellbeing and Development (V. Venkatramanan, Shachi Shah)....Pages 29-51
Phosphorus Management in Agroecosytems and Role and Relevance of Microbes in Environmental Sustainability (Sagar Chhabra)....Pages 53-66
Management of Heavy Metal Polluted Soils: Perspective of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (R. Krishnamoorthy, V. Venkatramanan, M. Senthilkumar, R. Anandham, K. Kumutha, Tongmin Sa)....Pages 67-85
Phytoremediation: An Alternative Tool Towards Clean and Green Environment (Sandhya Misra, Krishna G. Misra)....Pages 87-109
Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): A Sustainable Approach (Shaili Srivastava, Madan Kumar)....Pages 111-139
Rain Gardens as Stormwater Management Tool (Piyush Malaviya, Rozi Sharma, Pradeep Kumar Sharma)....Pages 141-166
Application of Geospatial Techniques in Hydrological Modelling (Dharmaveer Singh, S. P. Rai, Dinesh Rai)....Pages 167-173
Sustainable Energy: Challenges and Perspectives (S. Prasad, K. R. Sheetal, V. Venkatramanan, S. Kumar, S. Kannojia)....Pages 175-197
Microbial Fuel Cell: Sustainable Green Technology for Bioelectricity Generation and Wastewater Treatment (Shachi Shah, V. Venkatramanan, Ram Prasad)....Pages 199-218
Biofuels: A Clean Technology for Environment Management (S. Prasad, V. Venkatramanan, S. Kumar, K. R. Sheetal)....Pages 219-240
Microbial Potential and Biofuel Production (Priyanku Teotia, Manoj Kumar, Vivek Kumar)....Pages 241-253
Microbial Biofortification: A Green Technology Through Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms (Amir Khan, Jyoti Singh, Viabhav Kumar Upadhayay, Ajay Veer Singh, Shachi Shah)....Pages 255-269
Harnessing Microbial Potential for Wastewater Treatment in Constructed Wetlands (Manoj Kaushal, Suhas P. Wani, Mukund D. Patil)....Pages 271-282
Role of Vermicomposting in Agricultural Waste Management (Charu Gupta, Dhan Prakash, Sneh Gupta, Monica Azucena Nazareno)....Pages 283-295
Back Matter ....Pages 297-303
