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Sustainability Today
C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
This book contains additional research papers submitted for a meeting on sustainable development and planning organised in 2011 by the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT). WIT has a long and very successful record of organising conferences on the topic of sustainability, which requires an interdisciplinary approach. Any sustainable solutions that are derived solely from the perspective of a single discipline may have unintended damaging consequences that create new problems. Thus effective sustainable solutions require the collaboration of scientists and engineers from various disciplines, as well as planners, architects, environmentalists, policy makers, and economists. These experts must not only communicate with each other effectively, but also understand the social aspects of the problem at hand. The contents of the book reect that interdisciplinary approach.
Environmental Impact
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Achieving sustainable chemistry based on clean processing routes, efcient use of resources, renewable materials, adequate management systems and other activities is not only essential for the future of a competitive chemical industry but also for a sustainable and healthy society and environment. Key to sustainable chemistry are innovative and cleaner technologies and the development of appropriate business models, performance measurements, and better-integrated management. This book contains papers on the latest academic and industrial research in the eld presented at the rst international conference convened on sustainable chemistry.
Most islands cannot provide all the resources required by a large seasonal tourist population; in many cases basic requirements such as water and energy, as well as agricultural produce, must therefore be imported. Authorities need to carefully evaluate the impact of large seasonal population increases on the community and the resulting socioeconomic factors, as well as issues related to transportation and communication, all of which should be part of an overall strategy. They must also ensure year-round economic activity in order to achieve true sustainability. The topics covered include: Tourism Impact and Strategies; Community Issues; Changing Climate and Environment; Infrastructure; Transport Issues; Natural Resources; Energy Issues; Risk and Safety; Waste Management; Island Services.
Island Sustainability
S. FAVRO, Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia, C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Current global socio-economic trends call attention to the endangered conditions of relatively conned environments all over the world. Many of these regions face problems of depopulation and lack of adequate infrastructures. The problems are aggravated for the case of islands, which have limited resources and few possibilities of developing different types of supporting infrastructures. Many islands depend on tourism for their economic survival. Most of them however, cannot provide all the resources required to maintain a large seasonal population. In many cases basic requirements such as water and energy, as well as agricultural produce, need to be imported. The impact of large seasonal population increases in the community and the resulting socio-economic factors need to be carefully evaluated, as well as issues related to transportation and communication, all of which should be part of an overall strategy. Of primary importance in many cases is to ensure all year round economic activities in order to achieve a permanent and completely sustainable use of the islands potential. This book contains papers dealing with projects, initiatives and experiences related to various island issues. By using the experience of economically developed island environments, it is possible to determine how to ensure the development of other island communities, not only to prevent depopulation but to encourage new settlement. Those projects can serve as guidelines for initiatives in less developed islands, adapting the experiences to specic regional, cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Sustainable Chemistry
G. RENIERS, University of Antwerp, Belgium and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
As the demands of society increase in their quest for safer, better and more convenient products, the chemical industry is faced on the one hand with the possible depletion of natural resources and on the other with a large share of responsibility for the damage that may be caused to the environment and the population by their products. The main area of chemical activity consists of the conversion of various base metals into substances and materials with new chemical and physical properties. A substantial amount of research is being carried out regarding this conversion process, which now must incorporate sustainability requirements. In addition, other associated activities, such as the chemical supply chain, performance measurements and different types of management tasks, must meet sustainability standards.
Island Sustainability II
S. FAVRO, Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Containing the papers presented at the second conference organised on island sustainability by the Wessex Institute of Technology, the book addresses the massive scale of seasonal population mobility that has such a profound effect on coastal regions and islands. The problems that result from large temporary increases in population are especially serious for islands and archipelagos, which have limited resources and possibilities of developing supporting infrastructures.
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Sustainable Tourism IV
Y. VILLACAMPA ESTEVE, Universidad de Alicante, Spain; A.A. MAMMOLI, The University of New Mexico, USA; C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
It has been clear for some time that the way in which our society exists, operates, and develops is strongly inuenced by the way in which energy is produced and consumed. No industrial process can proceed without an adequate energy supply, and without industrial production, society lacks the commodities on which it depends. Our energy systems have evolved over a long period and continue evolving in response to the needs of both Industry and Society. This evolution involves technological development and innovation, especially now that we need to look beyond simple fuel combustion as a source of energy and consider both greater efciency in the use of energy and new ways of producing it. The Third International Conference convened on the subject was the latest in a biennial series that brings together experts from around the world. Their papers, contained in this book, include research on: Renewable Energy Technologies; Biomass Processes and Biofuels; Energy Management; Energy Policies; Energy and The Environment; Energy Analysis; Energy Efciency; Co2 Sequestration and Storage.
C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and F.D. PINEDA, Universidad Complutense, Spain
Sustainable Tourism IV consists of research papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Tourism. The biennial conference is organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology. The demands of tourism can contribute to the destruction of the natural and cultural environment upon which it depends. The development of tourism can result in the degradation of natural landscapes that paradoxically attract tourists to such areas. The natural and cultural landscapes capacity to accommodate the local and worldwide effects of tourism, the typology thereof and its implications for the economy and society constitute very important study objectives. The papers in this book address these issues. Featured topics include: Tourism Strategies; Tourism as a Tool of Development; Tourism Impact; Tourism and Protected Areas; Rural Tourism; Community Involvement; IT and Tourism; Climate Change and Tourism; Environmental Issues; Art, Architecture and Culture; Modelling; Emergent Strategies for Tourism Development; Landscape and Tourism; Tourism and Urban Planning.
Sustainable Tourism V
C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and F.D. PINEDA, Complutense University, Spain
Containing papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Tourism, this multi-disciplinary book examines the sophisticated and complex tourism industry and sustainable tourism practices, including global travel trends, destination and site management, and ecological tourism. The biennial conference, organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, was rst held in 2004. Tourism has become a major international industry, with many countries all over the world relying on the income it produces. Its economic advantages as a major source of nance and employment lead to its active promotion by governments and other institutions, independent of the consequences on the environment, ecology and social structure of affected regions. The book includes such topics as: Tourism Strategies; Tourism as a Tool of Development; Emergent Strategies for Tourism Development; Environmental Issues; Climate Change and Effects of Natural Hazards in Tourism; Tourism and Protected Areas; Art, Architecture and Culture; Rural Tourism; Modelling; Community Involvement; Tourism and the Built Environment; Renovation of Mature Destinations; Heritage Tourism; Medical Tourism.
C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and S.S. ZUBIR, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
This book contains the proceedings of the third in a now-biennial series of conferences organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology around the urgent need to determine solutions regarding sustainable development before our planet reaches a point of irreversibility. The aggressive search for new sources of energy and materials, the rapid rate at which natural resources are being consumed, and the destructiveness of the resulting pollution are all having a negative impact on the planet that needs to be stopped, if not reversed. The transdisciplinary papers in this book, presented at the Third International Conference on Management of Natural Resources of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, and Ecological Hazards, suggest constructive principles and policies for a way forward. The papers examine ethical, political and social issues, health, safety and risk, lessons from nature, planning and development, and new technologies.
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