• ISBN13: 9788171567409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Earth-Science/Environment
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: May 26, 1998
• Pages: 336
• Original Price: INR 495.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 410 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

The efforts made at the international level by the United Nations Agencies on Environmental destination problems and saving the earth from the natural and man-made disasters are well-known. Besides, the proclamation of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and appointing Inter-Governmental Panels on climatic change, etc., show that all are concerned with the safety of environment and earth and are seized with the attendant problems discussed herein and incorporated in AGENDA-21 as Action Programme for implementation by all concerned. At the national level agencies such as the Central and the State Pollution Control Boards and other NGOs are involved in pollution abatement programmes. Already the global warming has led to rise in atmospheric temperatures. So, the battle is already on at the national and international level to ensure clean environment and safe earth for sustained development and better and healthier quality of life. At a time when we are fighting against these problems at a global level, we are confronted at the domestic level with such calamities as the Latur earthquake, and the East Coastal cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes, blizzards causing loss of life and property resulting in untold sufferings mentioned in this book. The object of this book is to focus attention of all Governmental and Non-Governmental agencies both at the national and international level (including UN, World Bank, UNDP, UNCEF etc.), and at the local level (the Pollution Control Boards, Urban Planning Authorities, Municipal, Industries, Health, Welfare and Safety Departments), on the importance of the problems discussed in this book, which is intended for them. The book is timely and topical.

Dr. N.P. Rao holds B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc., LL.B., Ph.D., Diploma in Business Administration and Industrial Management. He graduated from Stanford University, USA in Production Management. He was the Director in DR&DO, Ministry of Defence. He was a Visiting Professor at Delhi, Roorkee and Stanford University on Management and allied subjects. He published research work on management problems. He widely travelled and represented India at International Conferences. He has 40 years of teaching, research and consultancy experience. He is on the Faculty of many Institutes. His latest books include Modernising Management for the 21st Century, HRD etc.

• PART -1

• CHAPTER - 1 : ENVIRONMENT AND EARTH
• 1. Environment Challenge
• 2. Environment Damage
• 3. Environment Dynamics
• 4. Environment Impact
• CHAPTER - 2 : POLLUTION
• 1. Air Pollution
• 2. Water Pollution and Control
• 3. Conserving Waste Water
• 4. Marine Pollution By Effluents
• 5. Chemical Pollution of Marine Life
• 6. a) Coal Pollution
• 6) Coal Gasification
• 7. Thermal Plants Pollution
• 8. Hazards of Acid Rain
• 9. Further Dangers of Acid Rain
• 10. Solar Rays Hazards
• CHAPTER - 3 : OZONE DEPLETION HAZARDS
• 1. Ozone Depletion
• 2. Ozone Pollution Diseases
• 3. Ozone Holes
• 4. Ozone Layer Warning
• 5. Ozone Layer
• Global Policy Challenge
• CHAPTER - 4 : RECYCLING
• 1. Waste Recycling
• 2. Garbage Recycling
• 3. Waste Cleanups by Bacteria
• 4. Metal Recycling
• 5. Bio-gas Effluent Uses
• 6. Sewage Sludge Utilisation
• 7. Flyash Utilisation
• 8. Plastics Recycling
• 9. Bio-Degradable Plastics -I
• 10. Bio-Degradable Plastics - II
• CHAPTER - 5 : NUCLEAR WASTE
• 1. Nuclear Waste Management
• 2. a) Nuclear Waste Disposal -I
• b) Nuclear Waste Disposal - II
• 3. Dismantling Nuclear Plants
• 4. Nuclear Power Reactors
• 5. Nuclear Tests Education
• 6. Radio-active Waste Disposal
• 7. Nuclear Accidents
• CHAPTER - 6 : GLOBAL CLIMATE
• 1. Global Climatic Changes
• 2. Climate and Oceans
• 3. Global Warming
• 4. Soil Carbon in Global Warming
• CHAPTER - 7 : NATURAL DISASTERS
• 1. Fighting Natural Disasters
• 2. Disaster Management
• 3. Monitoring Cyclones
• 4. Earth Quakes, Causes of Earthquakes
• and Predicting Earthquakes
• 5. Earth's Hot Core
• 6. Magnetic Substorms
• 7. Antarctic Ice Build up
• CHAPTER - 8 : CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES
• 1. Cleaner Technologies in Production
• 2. Fuel Cells for Clean Power
• 3. Fuel Cells Advantages
• 4. Methanol Powered Cars
• 5. Hydrogen as Fuel
• 6. Hydrogen Fuel for Road Vehicles
• 7. a) Hydrogen as Fuel Problems & Prospects
• b) Energy Management & Conservation
• 8. Energy Scenario, Its Management, Conservation in Process and Other Industries
• 9. Pollution Free Pulping Techniques
• 10. Clean Pulp Mill
• CHAPTER - 9 : POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
• (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
• 1. Environment and Development
• 2. Concern over Pollution
• 3. Environmental Clearance Approval
• 4. Pollution Regulations Compliance
• 5. Environmental Audit
• 6. Costs of Pollution Control
• 7. The Crux of the Problem
• 8. Incentives for Pollution Control
• 9. Environmental Education
• 10. Environmental Probing

• PART -II

• CHAPTER -10: GLOBAL ISSUES AND STRATEGIES
• 1. Global Approach to Eco-problems
• 2. Global Partnership on Environment
• 3. Environmental Issues
• 4. Global Warming Threat to avert
• 5. Bio-Diversity Issues
• 6. Save the Earth Mission
• 7. Fallout from Earth Summit
• 8. Follow up of Earth Summit
• 9. Global Partnership for Safe Earth
• Environment and Sustainable Development

• PART - III

• APPENDIX
• (SOME MORE ISSUES CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION)
• I. Eco-Systems and the Protection
• II. Environmental Degradation
• III. Pollution Control in Some Specific Industries
• IV. Recycling and Re-use of waste and By-products
• V. Cleaner Pollution-Friendly Technologies
• VI. Followup-Looking Forward and the Road Ahead VII. Some Recent Developments Index