Environmental Science

Society, Nature, and Technology
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-4774-96-3
Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 437 g

This book presents the current aspects of environmental issues in view of chemical processes particularly with respect to two facets: social sciences along with chemistry and natural sciences. The former facet explores the environmental economics and policies along with chemical engineering or green chemistry and the latter the various fields of environmental studies.

The book was conceptualized in the form of e-learning content, such as PowerPoint presentation, with explanatory notes to a new style of lectures on environmental science in a university at undergraduate level. Each chapter of the book comprises a summary of the contents of the chapter; a list of specific terms and their explanation; topics that can be taken up for discussion among college students, mainly freshmen in liberal arts, and for enhancing general knowledge; and problems and solutions using active learning methods.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akitsu, Takashiro

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Technology and Society 1. Pollution and Environmental Problems 2. The Current Situation of the Natural Environment 3. Resources and Energy 4. Environmental Problems and Chemistry or Chemical Engineering 5. Life Cycle Assessment 6. Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances 7. Chemistry and Environment 8. Energy Resource by Chemistry and Technology 9. Green Chemistry 10. Processing and Recycling by Chemical Engineering 11. Sustainable Society Part 2: Nature and Substances 12. Composition of Global Environment 13. Foundations of Energy Science 14. Fossil Fuel 15. Nuclear Power Generation 16. Nuclear Energy and Environment 17. Renewable Energy 18. Basics of Earth Science 19. Air Pollution 20. Acid Rain 21. Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases 22. Fundamentals of Ecology 23. Water 24. Biosphere and Biodiversity 25. Chemical Substances and Wastes

Über Autor(innen)

Takashiro Akitsu is professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan. He joined the university as junior associate professor in 2008 and became associate professor in 2012 and professor in 2016. Prior to this, he was associated with Keio University, Japan; Stanford University, USA; and Osaka University, Japan. He is a recipient of the Dr. Radhakanta Kajal Sen Merit Scholarship Award. His research is focused on inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry (chiral metal complexes and their hybrid materials), and chemical crystallography.