This book covers science as applied to environmental contexts in a deep and resilient fashion. As the student's sophistication and understanding of the subject matter progresses, the text supports them with a consistent viewpoint and style and scales from an introductory topic guide into a valuable reference and resource for the emerging expert. The student will be equipped to think of framing, addressing, and discussing the definition and solution of environmental problems beyond the scientist/engineer viewpoint to encompass management and stakeholder views.
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PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Introduction
Environmental Engineering Context and Paradigms
Understanding Problems from a Source, Pathway and Receptor View
Source Definition
Review of Concentrations and Units
Sources and Effects of Contaminants of Concern
Source Statistics
Pathways: Transport & Transformation
Review of Governing Processes: Laws of Conservation
Physical Processes and Transport
Chemical Processes and Transformation
Biological Processes and Transformation
Definition of Receptors and Receptor Systems
Receptor Types and Characterisation
Impact and Consequence Assessments
Receptors and Regulatory Requirements
Risk Models, Uncertainty and Quantifiable Risk Analysis
Receptor Systems: A River Ecology Example
PART II: FROM SCIENCE TO ENGINEERING: APPLIED SYSTEMS
Exemplar: Human Hydrological Cycle
Hydrology
Sources
Pathways
Receptors
Water Supply & Distribution
Sources
Pathways
Receptors
Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Sources
Pathways
Receptors
Putting it all together: A linear view
Sourcing of Water
Provision of Water
Disposal of Wastewater
Fundamentals of Systems Analysis and Effect
PART III: INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
Exemplars in the Water Nexus
Fundamentals of Sustainable Systems
Definition
Why we care
Assessing Performance and Sustainability Across Systems
Assessment Basis and Criteria
Integrated Assessment Challenges
Multi-criteria Decision Analysis
Applied Design for Sustainability
Case Studies:
Water/Energy Nexus
Water and Society
Economics of Water
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781466596924
Publisert
2016-08-16
Utgiver
Vendor
CRC Press Inc
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
05, UU
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
320
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