Advances in Environmental Sustainability

Proceedings of 2022 8th International Conference on Advances in Environment Research

Buch | Hardcover

X, 172 Seiten

2023 | 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-26364-4 (ISBN)

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This proceedings volume presents the selected papers from the 2022 8th International Conference on Advances in Environment Research (ICAER 2022), held as an online event from April 22-24. The papers presented at the meeting and published here cover issues of environmental sustainability from both ecological and socioeconomic perspectives, including but not limited to cutting-edge topics such as biogas, green building design, climate change, and sustainable forest management. This book aims to educate readers on how sustainability research can help society understand and combat our most pressing environmental challenges. The proceedings will be helpful for graduate students, researchers, environmental planners, and industry professionals interested in understanding the utility of environmental sustainability research for improving our lives and sustaining our planet.

Volume Editor James T. (Jim) Anderson is the James C. Kennedy Endowed Professor of Waterfowl and Wetland Ecology, the Director of the James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetland Center, and a faculty member in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University. Jim arrived at Clemson in August 2021. Until August 2021, he was a Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Professor and the Davis-Michael Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). He started at WVU in January 1999 as an assistant professor, became an associate professor in 2004, and was a full professor in 2009. He earned a B.S. in wildlife from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1991), an M.S. in range and wildlife management through the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (1994), and a Ph.D. in wildlife science from Texas Tech University (1997). Jim’s research centers on wetland and riparian wildlife. He has published over 150 scientific articles. Jim has taught or co-taught various courses, including Waterfowl Ecology, Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, The Tradition of Hunting, Renewable Resources Policy and Governance, Applied Wetlands Ecology and Management, and Restoration Ecology. He has received multiple department and college awards for the outstanding researcher, teacher, and service provider. He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University and the Outstanding Faculty Award from the West Virginia University Forestry Alumni Association.

Chapter 1. The Bark as a Bioindicator of Atmospheric Contamination by Heavy Metals According to Vehicular Traffic Intensity in El Tambo, Huancayo, Peru.- Chapter 2. Nipa Sap (Nypa Fruitican) as Supplementary Feedstock for Bioethanol Production in the Philippines: The Pamplona Experience.- Chapter 3. Optimization of Fuel Cell Power Systems using Biogas from Palm Oil Mill Plant.- Chapter 4. Identification of Community-Level Sustainability Indicators: A Climate Change and Risk Management Perspective.- Chapter 5. Study of extreme precipitations in corn culture in Chupaca, Junín - Perú 2009 - 2019.- Chapter 6. Spatiotemporal Mapping of Agroforestry Degradation of Five Districts of Uttarakhand, India with Spectral Indices.- Chapter 7. Wood as a Catalyst for Construction and Architecture that facilitates the creation of sustainable and resilient communities. The case of the Palafitos de Chiloé, Chile.- Chapter 8. Identifying the most significant factors affecting urban housing sustainabilityand their scales/sectors of influence: a systematic review of the recent literature.- Chapter 9. Academic Study of Tourists' Pro-Environmental Behaviour: A Literature Review.- Chapter 10. Green Building Design as a mechanism to strengthen resilient and sustainable communities. The case of the churches and the palafitos, Chiloé Chile.- Chapter 11. Analysis of the Vicugna pacos (alpaca) wool fiber in the properties of concrete.- Chapter 12. Assessment of Bridge Damage Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process.- Chapter 13. Hill-Patch system as a strategic management model to activate and conserve urban axes: The case of the San Bernardo Green Corridor, Santiago, Chile.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.04.2023
Reihe/Serie	Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Zusatzinfo	X, 172 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	432 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	climate change • Ecological engineering • Environmental sustainability • sustainable cities • waste management
ISBN-10	3-031-26364-2 / 3031263642
ISBN-13	978-3-031-26364-4 / 9783031263644
Zustand	Neuware