Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Change
Language: English
Published by Springer Nature Singapore Nov 2020, 2020
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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Over the last few decades, unprecedented global population growth has led to increased demand for food and shelter. At the same time, extraction of natural resources beyond the Earth's resilience capacity has had a devastating effect on ecosystems and environmental health. Furthermore, climate change is having a significant impact in a number of areas, including the global hydrological cycle, ecosystem functioning, coastal vulnerability, forest ecology, food security, and agricultural sustainability. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only immediate and sustained action will prevent climate change causing irreversible and potentially catastrophic damage to our environment.This book presents various scientific views and concepts, research, reviews, and case studies on contemporary environmental issues in changing climate scenarios and highlights different adaptation measures. Increasing awareness of modern-day patterns of climate change, it addresses questions often raised by environmental scientists, researchers, policymakers and general readers. 316 pp. Englisch.…
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- Title
- Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Change
- Author
- Pooja Singh
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore Nov 2020
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Neu
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- English
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- 981329597X
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- 9789813295971
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Over the last few decades, unprecedented global population growth has led to increased demand for food and shelter. At the same time, extraction of natural resources beyond the Earth’s resilience capacity has had a devastating effect on ecosystems and environmental health. Furthermore, climate change is having a significant impact in a number of areas, including the global hydrological cycle, ecosystem functioning, coastal vulnerability, forest ecology, food security, and agricultural sustainability. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only immediate and sustained action will prevent climate change causing irreversible and potentially catastrophic damage to our environment.
This book presents various scientific views and concepts, research, reviews, and case studies on contemporary environmental issues in changing climate scenarios and highlights different adaptation measures. Increasing awareness of modern-day patterns of climate change, it addresses questions often raised by environmental scientists, researchers, policymakers and general readers.
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About the Author
Dr. Pooja Singh holds a Ph.D. from the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penan, an M.Sc. from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, and an M.Tech in Biotechnology from Rajiv Gandhi Produdiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal M.P. She is currently a faculty member at ICST, SHEPA Varanasi. Her current research interests include enzymes, biopulping of oil palm biomass, and vermicomposting using various types of waste. She has published 18 papers in various respected international journals and 5 book chapters.
Dr. Rajeev Pratap Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, India. He completed his Ph.D. at the same University. His main research interests include solid waste management, bio-composting, and green technologies. He has received several international awards, including the “Green Talent” award from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany; Prosper.Net Scopus Young Scientist award, and DST Young Scientist Award. Dr. Singh is a member of the reviewer and editorial teams of several leading scientific journals, has edited 5 books, and published 50 highly cited research and review articles on solid waste management. Dr. Singh also received a Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship from DST, Govt. of India, IUSSTF, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), and the Robert Daugherty Water for Food Institute (DWFI).
Dr. Vaibhav Srivastava has completed his doctoral research at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, India and M.Sc. in Botany from the University of Allahabad, India. His research interests include solid waste management, composting and vermicomposting, ecotoxicology and sustainable agricultural practices. He is a life member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata, the Indian Botanical Society, Bareilly, the International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB), Lucknow, and Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science and Society, Lucknow and annual member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry-Asia Pacific, United States. He published 12 scientific articles in respected international journals/ books date and edited a book with IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA. He is currently serving as a reviewer for various international journals.
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