PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
About this ebook
India's status in achieving sustainability. It delves into industrial ecology, biomimicry, and green chemistry, highlighting their role in creating eco-friendly industries.
Further, it examines the link between environmental degradation and poverty, cleaner production strategies, eco-efficiency, and sustainable human resource management. Environmental innovation policies, pollution taxation, and emission trading are also
discussed as tools for promoting green growth. The book introduces lifecycle assessment (LCA) methods, environmental management systems (EMS), green marketing, and environmental accounting. It also covers waste management, renewable energy, and the transformation of waste streams into value streams. With a focus on sustainability-driven innovation, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for academics, professionals, and policymakers striving for a greener future.
About the author
Er. Parveen Kumar is an esteemed Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College (MMEC), part of the prestigious Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University in Mullana, Ambala, Haryana. With a robust academic background and a deep commitment to environmental sustainability, Er. Kumar has made significant contributions to the field of civil engineering through both teaching and research.
Dr. Chadetrik Rout is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Environmental Engineering. He has published more than 60 research and review papers in different National and International Journals and Conferences. Dr. Rout is serving as reviewer of more than twenty internationally reputed journals and reviewed more than hundreds of journal papers. Also, he is life member of professional bodies like Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH), Indian Association of Hydrologists (IAH) and Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA).
