As the risks of the climate crisis continue to grow, so too do the challenges of facing a harsh climate future with honesty and courage; justice and compassion; meaning and purpose. Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis explores diverse sources of learning and wisdom –from climate scientists and activists; philosophers and social theorists; Indigenous cultures and ways of life; faith b…
This book outlines the development and perspectives of the Anthropocene concept by Paul J. Crutzen and his colleagues from its inception to its implications for the sciences, humanities, society and politics. The main text consists primarily of articles from peer-reviewed scientific journals and other scholarly sources. It comprises selected articles on the Anthropocene published by Paul J. …
This open access book focuses on the meanings, agendas, as well as the local and global implications of bioeconomy and bioenergy policies in and across South America, Asia and Europe. It explores how a transition away from a fossil and towards a bio-based economic order alters, reinforces and challenges socio-ecological inequalities. The volume presents a historically informed and empirically r…
This book explores current developments in the African energy sector and highlights how these are likely to be affected by the ongoing global efforts to transition to a low-carbon economy. It analyses the legal, regulatory and policy frameworks at the national and regional level as they relate to Energy transition in Africa and discusses how regionalism is increasingly utilized to tackle energy…
The transformation of the dominant model of centralized energy production from fossil fuels to renewable energies is at the center of the public and scientific debate, as well as the subject of national and European policies, as it is connected to highly topical issues such as climate change, emissions reduction and natural disasters, security of supply and sustainability of the current economi…
This book offers a window into the mechanisms that drive events when countries with poor track records in environmental protection and low administrative capacity, join an organisation with ambitious environmental regulatory regimes, which include some of the highest environmental protections standards in the world. This book examines the institutional building capacity in Romania after two …
The book is a study of the cooperation of Brazil and India on renewable energy. It is based on a research project on the energy sector of both the countries. It discusses the agreements in the energy sector between the two countries and the renewable energy policies developed in four decades. A scientific and technological mapping, a brief study of competitiveness and a primary research were ca…
This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today’s dominant food regime. Agroecology is an ecological approach to farming that addresses climate change and biodiversity loss while contributing to the Sustainable Develo…
This book explores the historical relationships between human communities and water. Bringing together for the first time key texts from across the literature, it discusses how the past has shaped our contemporary challenges with equitable access to clean and ample water supplies. The book is organized into chapters that explore thematic issues in water history, including “Water and Civilizat…
This book explores how vulnerable and resilient communities from SIDS are affected by climate change; proposes and, where possible, evaluates adaptation activities; identifies factors capable of enhancing or inhibiting SIDS people’s long-term ability to deal with climate change; and critiques the discourses, vocabularies, and constructions around SIDS dealing with climate change. The contribu…
BESTUURSKUNDE: Journal of Governmental Studies Volume 1 Issue 1 May 2021, This edition features 6 articles: Kinship Politics in the 2020 Pilkada in Central Java: The Actors Involved and Their Influences, Diniyanto, Ayon; Muhtada,Dani; Sofanudin, Aji Failed Kinship Politics: Three Cases of the 2020 Regional-Head Election in Jambi, Arfan, Arfan; Fadhilah, Sinta Rahmatil; Aminah, Siti …
Background: Purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is a carbohydrate food other than rice that is rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds. There is few scientific research on the use of purple sweet potato as an herbal therapy ingredient to treat fibrosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of purple sweet potato extract on reducing serum creatinine levels in …
Latar Belakang: Anemia defisiensi besi adalah suatu penyakit karena kadar pada eritrosit dan hemoglobin di bawah batas normal, berkurangnya kadar eritropoesis pada tubuh, sehingga tubuh mengalami kelemahan dan dapat menganggu aktivitas sehari-hari. Carica papaya atau tanaman papaya dikenal banyak memiliki manfaat sebagai obat tradisional obat hipertensi, malaria, malnutrisi, anemia, Penelitian …
This book presents a comprehensive account of the energy and environmental security perspectives of the developing countries. To address the subject comprehensively, it covers four geographically diverse clusters of developing countries from across the world. The regions particularly focused on are: South Asia, South East Asia, Sub Sahara Africa, and Latin America. It is a valuable contribution…
This book introduces readers to the fundamental physics and chemistry of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), followed by discussions on recent advances in low platinum electrocatalysis and related catalyst development for PEMFC (the book’s primary focus), methods of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication for low platinum catalysts, and durability issues in connection with M…
This book presents research related to energy and environmental technologies in the context of market liberalization and global warming. It focuses on the development and efficient use of alternative energy sources, implementation of sustainable energy policies, power generation, and energy finance. Advances in Managing Energy and Climate Risks provides readers with the necessary information…
This book is structured in four parts: First, it analyzes the sustainability objectives established for the building stock and the importance of thermal comfort in this aspect. Second, the existing adaptive thermal comfort models and the main energy-saving measures associated with these models are analyzed. Third, the energy savings obtained with these measures are analyzed in several case stud…
This book outlines the data-driven modelling of building energy performance to support retrofit decision-making. It explains how to determine the appropriate machine learning (ML) model, explores the selection and expansion of a reasonable dataset and discusses the extraction of relevant features and maximisation of model accuracy. This book develops a framework for the quick selection of a …
Introduction: Consumable water hygiene problems related to fluoride contamination are becoming an important issue in Indonesia. Indonesia's geographical location has many active mountains causes a lot of fluoride content in mountain air which is often used for consumable water. Fluoride has several impacts on health, one of which is the level effect of blood sugar. The research that has been ca…
Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover title: Handbook of environmental management & technology. "A Wiley-Interscience publication." Other Titles : Handbook of environmental management & technology.