Environmental Management & Conservation (In 2 Volumes)

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From the time immemorial, our great Indian philosophers, seers and saints have stressed on the necessity for protecting and wisely using our natural resources. But the strides of modern science and technology have taken towards archiving power, prosperity and conforms have done incredible harm to environment, the damage that has been done already to ecosystem and biological diversity is difficult to repair. An attempt has been made through this book to cover all those topics, in a consolidated form which will provide effective understanding of environmental issues currently being faced by a common Indian. In the present publication the chapters on various topics like Environmental Ethics, Desalination of Brackish Water, Rural Waste Water treatment, Re-cycling of waste and vermiculture Technique, Environmental Auditing, Energy Conservation through Energy Audit, Importance and Applications of Bio-Diesel, Public participation and Watershed management, Mini-Hydel Projects and Environmental Conservation, Tourism and Environment, Public Partnership and Right to Information and Importance of Biogas Plants have been included besides annexures. The idea is to popularize concern about our environment and to conserve & Project it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.K. Khitoliya

Dr. R.K. Khitoliya graduated in civil engineering from Banaras Hindu University. Dr. Khitoliya obtained M.Tech. (civil) and Ph.D. (civil) from IIT Delhi and LLB from University of Delhi. At present Dr. Khitoliya is working as professor and Head, Post Graduate Environment Department in Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and teaching up to post graduate level. He is Convenor, Board of Studies in Environmental Studies Punjab University, Chandigarh. Dr. Khitoliya has to his credit more than 200 technical/research papers published in various journals/symposia/seminar of national and international repute. He has authored a book entitled “Environmental Pollution” published S. Chand and Co. Ltd. New Delhi. He was a UNDP fellow and received training at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His area of interest are Environmental Legislation, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development & Environmental Impact Assessment.

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Title
Environmental Management & Conservation (In 2 Volumes)
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788131303764
Length
viii+350p.; viii+351-638p., Tables; Figures; References; Annexures; Index; 23cm.
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