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Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12. As...
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World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8921#t=toc |
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Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12. As the period covers 3 academic years, the papers have been split into two volumes: Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green Challenges, and Sustainability Matters: Asia's Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy. These two volumes are the third and fourth compilation by the programme, and respectively comprise of sixteen and fourteen of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. These papers analyze the many challenges to effective environmental management in the context of different countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, and Thailand, and propose insightful solutions. The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2 to 2006/7. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/8 to 2008/09. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xliii,467pages) : illustrations maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789814546829 |
| CLC: | X-013 |
| Contents: | ch. 1. The impact of community forestry on biodiversity conservation in Nepal / Ishwari Prasad Poudel and Chou Loke-Ming -- ch. 2. Improving Leachate water quality using a wetland treatment system in Lorong Halus - A pilot study / Christian Budiman and Ting Yen-Ping -- ch. 3. Life cycle assessment of an urban waste refinery / Celia Chua Bee-Hong and Kua Harn-Wei -- ch. 4. A study of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Programs in primary schools, Singapore / Kelly Yong Kim-Lian and Victor R. Savage -- ch. 5. An assessment of sustainable cities / May Yadana Aung and Chou Loke-Ming -- ch. 6. Urban greenery as a mitigation strategy for urban heat island effect in high density commercial districts of Dhaka, Bangladesh / Nabanita Islam and Wong Nyuk-Hien -- ch. 7. The potential for residential water conservation in Dhaka, Bangladesh / Sonia F. Hoque, Asanga Gunawansa and Md. Mafizur Rahman -- ch. 8. Planned housing environments and children's outdoor play: Is child-friendliness possible? / Md Rashed Bhuyan and Tracey Skelton -- ch. 9. Wind: The alternative source of power for Singapore after solar energy? / Chew Keng-Hui and Lanry Yung -- ch. 10. The economics of wind energy / Alan Yau Wai-Hoo and Benjamin K. Sovacool -- ch. 11. Print media and climate change: A comparison of the 1992 Rio Summit and the 2009 Copenhagen Conference / Davina Loh and Victor R. Savage -- ch. 12. Green business strategies in the precision engineering industry in Singapore / Gan Chin-Yean and Audrey Chia -- ch. 13. The second green revolution: A review of the challenges and prospects / Leong Li-Sun and Victor R. Savage -- ch. 14. Towards broader implementation of corporate sustainability and sustainability reporting in the construction industry in Singapore / Kaia Margit Davis-Tan and Audrey Chia. |