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Building upon the classical works that have propelled and shaped ecosocialist thinking and action and more recent political developments on the ground, the volume will provide a reference point for international work in the field, both directly political and academic.

This book examines interfaith dialogue in Europe and how interreligious encounters are framed, expressed and practiced.

This book discusses advances in remote sensing pertaining to urbanization, disasters, and planning, through available geospatial data supported by various case studies. It covers urbanization and its impact, geospatial technology for disasters and urban management, and natural disasters, models, and planning applications including GPS devices.

The book provides an in-depth and lucid presentation of the subject matter in an elegant, easy-to-understand writing style, starting from basic knowledge through principles of operation and fabrication of devices to advanced research level encompassing the recent breakthroughs and cutting-edge innovations.

This book presents a detailed exploration into the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), an enterprise concerned with finding and communicating sustainable ways of living. A fascinating and revealing read for academics, researchers, students and practitioners interested in all aspects of sustainability and environmental issues.

Ambiance, Tourism and the City considers how tourism and urban development affect the lived ambiances of contemporary cities around the world.

This volume foregrounds some of the unknown or lesser-known incidents of xenophobia and genocide from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Rwanda. A comprehensive and transdisciplinary text, the book will be useful for students and researchers of human geography, sociology.

This book provides useful information and applications of biochar produced from agricultural waste, for removal of contaminants from industrial effluent and reutilization of waste sludge in production of biofuel/bioenergy. It deals with the unique features, advantages and disadvantages of techniques for biochar production and analyses.

This book deals with the employment of biotechnological aspects for waste treatment including the basic concepts, biochemical processes and various technologies for pollutant reduction and production of value-added products for a cleaner environment.

This book focusses on key enzymes which are involved in development of integrated biorefinery. It highlights the modern next gen technologies for promoting the application of sustainable and greener enzymatic steps at industrial scale for development of futuristic and self-sustainable "integrated biorefinery/enzyme based biorefinery".

"Enzymes in Valorization of waste: Enzymatic pre-treatment of waste for development of enzyme based biorefinery" focusses on the role of key delignifying enzymes (Laccase, MnP, LiP and LPMO's) involved in biomass pre-treatment covering the role of these enzymes in recovery of high value phenolic compounds and value-added compounds.

This book critically discusses the vulnerabilities and local adaptation actions of the traditional marine fishers of the tsunami-hit coastal regions of South India to climate change and risks,with an emphasis on their local institutions.

This book focusses on the role of key enzymes used in the hydrolysis step of the biorefinery setup. Further, it discusses the role of enzymes in generation of the reducing sugars and value-added compounds with major emphasis on recent advances in the field. Mechanism, importance, type, evolution and role of enzymes are covered as well.

This edited volume provides deep insight into theoretical and empirical evidence on how digital technologies and high-tech brands are interrelated.

Explains the Sustainable Blue Economy as a marine-based economy that provides social and economic benefits for current and future generations. It provides a survey of the current state of understanding, activities, and policies related to the Blue Economy as it is being pursued in different industries and countries.

The book Novel Applications of Carbon Based Nano-Materials summarizes state-of-the-art studies focusing on various applications of carbon allotropes, considering the energy and environmental benefits and the socio-economic impact of the developed systems, all at the same time