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Ecology ............................................................................................. 5

Environmental Engineering ............................................................... 8

Environmental Health ...................................................................... 10

Sustainable Development ............................................................... 11

Water Resources ............................................................................ 19

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Air Pollution

Air Pollution XXIEdited by: J.W.S LONGHURST, University of the West of England, UK and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing papers presented at the twenty-fi rst in a successful series of conferences on the modelling, monitoring and management of air pollution, the book Air Pollution XXI covers what has become a widespread and growing challenge to the international community. Governments face a need to balance concern over its known impacts on local and global health and the environment with improving or maintaining economic development. The key to achieving that balance is to use science to identify the nature and scale of air pollution impacts and to formulate effective policies and regulations. As our knowledge and application of the science of air pollution improves, we are better able to predict, assess and mitigate the implications air pollution has for local, regional, national and international economic systems.

The papers in the book treat advances in a wide variety of topics, including: Air pollution modelling; Monitoring and measuring; Air quality management; Indoor air pollution; Aerosols and particles; Emission Studies; Air pollution chemistry; Source identifi cation; Global and regional studies; Exposure and health Effects; Economics of air pollution control; Policy and legislation; Case studies; Innovative technologies.

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol 174

ISBN: 978-1-84564-718-6 eISBN: 978-1-84564-719-3Published 2013 / 320pp / $276.00

Air Pollution XXEdited by: J.W.S LONGHURST, University of the West of England, UK and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Air pollution is one of the most challenging problems facing the international community; it is widespread and growing in importance, and has clear and known impacts on health and the environment. The human need for transport, manufactured goods and services brings with it impacts on the atmospheric environment at scales from local to global. The rate of development of the global economy brings new pressures and the willingness of governments to regulate air pollution is often balanced by concerns over the economic impact of such regulation. Science is the key to identifying the nature and scale of air pollution impacts and is essential in the formulation of policies for regulatory decision-making.The book contains papers presented at the latest in a successful series of international conferences on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution.

Topics include the following: Air Pollution Modelling; Air Quality Management; Air Pollution Mitigation; Aerosols and Particles; Emissions Studies; Exposure to Health Effects; Indoor Air Pollution; Monitoring and Measuring; Case Studies; Air Pollution and Energy Production; Air Pollution and Sustainability; Emerging Technologies.The contents will be of interest to researchers who are active in the study of air contaminants, in actual practice, in theory, or in the application of advanced mathematical and computational methods.


ISBN: 978-1-84564-582-3 eISBN: 978-1-84564-583-0 Published 2012 / 572pp / $492.00

Air Pollution XIXEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and J.W.S. LONGHURST, University of the West of England, UK;

Governments around the world are faced with the challenge of balancing concern for the known effects of air pollution on public health with the need to maintain or improve economic development. Science is the key to identifying the nature and scale of air pollution impacts and is essential in the formulation of effective policies and regulations. Our knowledge of the fundamental science of air pollution and its application continues to improve, enabling us to better predict, assess and mitigate the air pollution implications for local, regional, national and international economic systems.

This book contains papers presented at the nineteenth in a series of annual Conferences dealing with Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. The papers deal with advances in a wide variety of topics, including: Air Pollution Modelling; Monitoring and Measuring; Air Quality Management; Aerosols and Particles; Emission Studies; Global and Regional; Economics of Air Pollution; Health Studies.



Design & NatureDesign & IntuitionStructures, Interiors and the Mind C. LEWIS KAUSEL, Mount Ida College, USA

Scholarship has sought to explain design primarily as developments and trends by understanding the infl uential ideas of a period, which doesn’t explain why people become attached to design and cultivate it over time. For this purpose we must also gain understanding of collective cognitive processes and the meaning of design to people. This work, the result of thirty years of observation and study, examines the interplay between culture, design, and conscious and unconscious thought processes through the development of design observed fi rst in ancient structures and then in interiors and artefacts associated with architecture.

A key observation of the author is that buildings and people sometimes suggest each other, a mind phenomenon that connects people and buildings intimately in cognitive and sensory ways. Whilst architecture can be evoked in the design of people’s appearance, anatomy can be echoed in architecture too. The designs of some structures materialise over and over in architectural interiors and objects. Their repetitive manifestation says that this event is not transitory. The two representations, architecture in people, and people in architecture, are interesting concepts in need of explanation.

The important products of creativity have outlasted their creators. Society holds fast to favourite architecture – the attraction of ancient aesthetics is still active today. Images from the past connect with the contemporary psyche, refl ecting architecture as an instrument of expression to which people respond. Because the cultivation of design involves both created outcomes and the cognitive behaviour of people, the input of the public is vital, and an important piece in the picture of creativity that has been missing from the existing literature.

Among the book’s conclusions is that the mind has its own built-in processes (important in pre-human history) that prompt individuals to fi nd or construct shelter. The author also recognises a phenomenon observed in philosophy, namely that in developing knowledge the mind sometimes arrives at solutions that parallel the solutions of nature. The workings of the mind that arrive at human outlines could be a natural theme, or a way to function and comprehend a sheltering form, a phenomenon that is intimately a part of the larger picture.


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Colour in Art, Design and NatureEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; C. GREATED, University of Edinburgh, UK and M.W. COLLINS, (Formerly Brunel University, UK)

The full-colour works in Colour in Art, Design & Nature form a striking contribution to the commonwealth of colour studies and to viewing science and art as complements rather than opponents (a la C. P. Snow’s Two Cultures). This book is ambitiously inter-disciplinary and will appeal to academics and practitioners from a variety of fi elds. Colour and inter-disciplinarity go hand in hand. This so often involves the authors leaving the comfort zone of their original speciality and striving for excellence in another. It seems that our perceptions of aesthetics and beauty must be very fl exible indeed so as to fi nd absolute opposites equally fascinating.

The book involves four main types of contributions, defi ned in terms of the authors themselves. First, there are contributions by biologists. Second, the largest section is by practising artists. Third, there are two engineering-based contributions. Finally, there are contributions that address some of the historical proponents of colour theory and art.

CONTENTS: Animal camoufl age: biology meets psychology, computer science and art; Lusciousness, the crafted image in a digital environment; The diversity of fl ower colour: how and why?; Sensations from nature; Goethe, Eastlake and Turner: from colour theory to art; Zvuk; Time and change: colour, taste and conservation; Thermo-hydraulics, colour and art; Nature’s fl uctuating colour captured on canvas?; On the use of colour in experimental fl uid mechanics; Maxwell’s fi rst coloured light sources: artists’ pigments; Past present and future craft practices project; Figuring light: colour and the intangible; GaeluxTM; Colour in the countryside buildings, landscapes, culture; Developing the CREATE Network in Europe; Colour, light and sacred spaces; Analysis of the use of yellow in seventeenth-century church interiors.


Eco-Architecture IVHarmonisation between Architecture and NatureEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing the proceedings of the latest in a series of conferences on the emerging topic of eco-architecture, this book presents the newest research in the fi eld.

Eco-architecture requires that buildings be in harmony with nature, including their immediate environs. Locations, siting and orientation, as well as the materials used, should be chosen based on ecological appropriateness. Practitioners make every effort to minimise the use of energy at each stage of a building’s life cycle, including that embodied in the extraction and/or fabrication as well as the transportation of the materials used and their assembly into the building. There is even consideration given to the ease and value of changing use of a building and component recycling when the building’s life is over. Designers may also carefully control the energy required for building maintenance, not to mention lighting, heating and cooling, especially when the energy consumed is related to greenhouse gas emissions. Passive energy systems such as natural ventilation, summer shading and winter solar heat gain also play a role, as do alternative sources of energy for heat and electricity, e.g. solar and wind power.

Papers presented cover topics such as: Ecological and Cultural Sensitivity; Design by Passive Systems; Life Cycle Assessment; Quantifying Sustainability in Architecture; Resource and Rehabilitation; Building Technologies; Ecological Impact of Materials; Durability of Materials; Adapted Reuse; Carbon Neutral Design; Education and Training; Case Studies; New Architecture Frontiers; Art and Craft; Quality in Architecture; Temporary Architecture; Selection.



Eco-Architecture IIIHarmonisation between Architecture and NatureEdited by: S. HERNÁNDEZ, University of A Coruña, Spain;C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and W.P. De WILDE, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

This book contains most of the papers presented at the 2010 International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature, which was the third iteration of the Conference. Previous conferences in the successful series were held in 2006 and 2008. The papers from the conferences are important in discussing the characteristics and challenges of such architectural vision.

Eco-Architecture implies a new approach to the design process, intended to harmonise its products with nature. This involves ideas such as minimum use of energy at each stage of the building process, taking into account the amount required during the extraction and transportation of materials, their fabrication, assembly, building erection, maintenance and eventual future recycling.

Presentations in the conference were related to topics like building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, ecological and cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, quantifying sustainability in architecture, resources and rehabilitation, and issues from education, research and practice. Case studies from different places around the world were also presented.



Eco-Architecture IIHarmonisation between Architecture and NatureEdited by: G. BROADBENT, University of Portsmouth, UK and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

The development of Eco-Architecture is driven by the depletion of natural resources, especially fossil fuels and the need to preserve the balance of nature. Eco-Architecture requires that energy consumption be minimised at each stage of a building’s life cycle, including the extraction, transportation, assembly, disassembly, and recycling of the materials used in its construction, as well as the various uses made of the building. The building’s designers must also take into consideration the energy used in maintaining, lighting, heating and cooling the building, as well as the contribution of the energy use to greenhouse gas emissions.

This book contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature, held in The Algarve, Portugal. The multi-disciplinary nature of Eco-Architecture is refl ected in the contents, which include topics on: Ecological and Cultural Sensitivity; Design with Nature; Resource Conservation and Building Technology; Design by Passive Systems; Case Studies; Rehabilitation and Adaptive Re-use.



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Design and Nature VIComparing Design in Nature with Science and EngineeringEdited by: S. HERNÁNDEZ, University of A Coruña, Spain and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Throughout history, many leading thinkers have been inspired by the parallels between nature and human design, in mathematics, engineering and other areas. Today, the huge increase in biological knowledge and developments in design engineering systems, together with the growth in computer power and developments in simulation modelling, have all made possible more comprehensive studies of nature. These developments have been reviewed biennially in a series of conferences fi rst held in 2002. This book contains the papers presented at the latest conference in the series.

Topics include the following: Mechanics in Nature; Nature and Architecture; Natural Materials and Processes; Solutions from Nature; Biomimetics and Bio-inspiration; Biocapacity; Education in Design and Nature; Competition in Nature; Biological Engineering; Constructional Theory; Locomotion in Nature; Gravitational Biology; Self-sustaining Environments.

The book will be of interest to researchers from around the world who work on studies involving nature and its signifi cance for modern scientifi c thought and design.



Design and Nature VComparing Design in Nature with Science and EngineeringEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and A. CARPI, University of Pisa, Italy

Throughout history, the parallels between nature and human design, in mathematics, engineering and other areas, have inspired many leading thinkers. Today, the huge increase in biological knowledge and developments in design engineering systems, together with the virtual revolution in computer power and simulation modelling, have all made possible more comprehensive studies of nature.

Scientists and engineers now have at their disposal a vast array of relationships for materials, mechanisms and control. The resulting laws have been painstakingly assembled by observation and analysis and span the cosmic scale of space down to the molecular level of genetics. In particular, they have made us aware of the rich diversity of the natural world around us.

Aimed at providing researchers in this subject with fresh impetus and inspiration, this book consists of papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Design and Nature. The contributions refl ect the rich variety of work currently taking place around the world and cover the following topics: Nature and Architecture; Mechanics in Nature; Natural Materials in Engineering; Solutions from Nature; Biomimetics; Biomimetics and Bioinspiration; Biocapacity; Education in Design and Nature.



Design and Nature IVComparing Design in Nature with Science and EngineeringEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

With the onward march of science and technology, and the continuing quest for improvement, there is a growing curiosity about the world around us. Close examination of structures in nature can be rewarding and surprising. Nature has shown an extraordinary capacity to develop dynamic structures and systems over many millions of years and there is still much to be learnt.

These developments are presented here in the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering. The Conference topics include: Biomimetics; Shape and Form in Engineering Nature; Nature and Architectural Design; Natural Materials and Surface; Complexity; and Education.



Repair and Redesign of Physiological SystemsEdited by: M. ATHERTON and M.W. COLLINS, Brunel University West London, UK and M. J. DAYER, Taunton & Somerset Hospital, UK

Human physiology, like engineering systems, can wear out or fail to an extent that it requires clinical intervention to repair or even redesign the system. There is a long tradition amongst clinicians of working with engineers and mathematicians. This volume continues that theme, by looking at modern developments in planning, assessing and restoring the function of physiological systems.

Topics covered include vascular surgery planning, cardiac and vascular device design, immunotherapeutics and nasal and dental repair. Some chapters address patient-specifi c issues, while others, more generically, relate to preserving the integrity of the human surface-structure and the challenges of computer modelling of the complexities and multiscale nature of human physiome.

Series: Design and Nature, Vol 9


Design and Information in BiologyFrom Molecules to Systems Edited by: J.A. BRYANT, University of Exeter, UK;M.A. ATHERTON and M.W. COLLINS, Brunel University West London, UK

Highlighted with individual contributions from eminent specialists, this is one of two multi-authored volumes that combine authority, inspiration and state-of-the-art knowledge. Both informative and inspiring, they are designed to appeal to scientists and interested laypeople alike.

This volume complements and extends the scope of the fi rst volume in the series, Nature and Design, with the biological viewpoint being stressed. Following an introductory chapter on design as understood in biology, the various aspects of the biological information revolution are addressed. Areas discussed include molecular structure, the genome, development, and neural networks. A section on information theory provides a link with engineering, and the scope is also broadened to include the implications of motion in nature and engineering.



Flow Phenomena in NatureVolume 1 – A Challenge to Engineering Design

Volume 2 – Inspiration, Learning and Applications

Edited by: R. LIEBE, SIEMENS Power Generation, Germany

Do we have an adequate understanding of fl uid dynamics phenomena in nature and evolution, and what physical models do we need? What can we learn from nature to stimulate innovations in thinking as well as in engineering applications?

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Concentrating on fl ight and propulsion, this unique and accessible book compares fl uid dynamics solutions in nature with those in engineering. The respected international contributors present up-to-date research in an easy to understand manner, giving common viewpoints from fi elds such as zoology, engineering, biology, fl uid mechanics and physics. This transdisciplinary approach eliminates barriers and opens wider perspectives to both of the challenging questions above.

Volume 1 – A Challenge to Engineering Design

Introduction to Fluid Dynamics in Nature and Engineering; Swimming and Flying in Nature; Steady and Unsteady Fluid Flow: Simulation of Oscillating Wing/Fin Performance; The Finite Natural Vortex: Understanding of the Generation of Lift and Thrust in Nature.



Volume 2 – Inspiration, Learning and Applications

Applications in Engineering and Medicine: Inspirations from Nature; Steady and Unsteady Fluid Dynamics: Specifi c Numerical and Experimental Methods.



SET ISBN: 978-1-84564-099-6 / $538.00(10% saving when you buy two volumes together)

Compliant Structures in Nature and EngineeringEdited by: C.H.M. JENKINS, Montana State University, USA

Nature is the grand designer and human engineers have taken great motivation from it since the earliest of times. This book celebrates structural compliance in nature and human technology. Examples of compliant structures in nature abound, from the walls of the smallest cell, to the wings of the condor, to the tail of the gray whale. The subject of compliant structures in nature and engineering is timely and important, albeit quite broad and challenging. A concise summary of the important features of these interesting structures, this volume demonstrates, wherever possible, a mapping between naturally compliant structures and the promise and opportunity commensurate in human engineering.


ISBN: 978-1-85312-941-4 ISBN-10: 1-85312-941-0Published 2005 / 296pp / $246.00

Nature and DesignEdited by: M.W. COLLINS and M.A. ATHERTON, London South Bank University, UK and J.A. BRYANT, University of Exeter, UK

Combining authority, inspiration and state-of-the-art knowledge, this volume provides a comprehensive study of the fundamental lawsof nature and design.

Partial Contents: Optical Refl ectors and Antirefl ectors in Animals; Adaptive Growth; Robustness and Complexity; A Medical Engineering Project in the Field of Cardiac Assistance; Creativity and Nature; Design in Plants; The Tree as an Engineering Structure.


ISBN: 978-1-85312-852-3 ISBN-10: 1-85312-852-XPublished 2005 / 360pp / $342.00

Optimisation Mechanics in NatureEdited by: M.W. COLLINS, D.G. HUNT and M.A. ATHERTON, London South Bank University, UK

This book comprises a study of the two great organic solids in Nature, namely wood and bone. The common scientifi c laws that act in parallel

for both natural and man-made materials are detailed as wood and bone are studied in their natural structural environment as well as in the fi elds of engineering structural analysis and medical analysis. The relationship between them enables wood to be used in engineering structures and man-made materials to be used as scaffolding for tissue restoration in the human environment. The two-way-traffi c relationship explored in this volume is termed biomimesis, a modern development of the ancient Greek concept of mimesis – the man-made imitation of nature.

Contents: Preface; Wood as an Engineering Material; Uniform Stress – A Design Rule For Biological Load Carriers; Nature and Shipbuilding; The Structural Effi ciency of Trees; Application of the Homeostasis Principle to Expand Gaudí’s Funicular Technique; Bones – The Need For Intrinsic Material and Architectural Design; Restoration of Biological and Mechanical Function in Orthopaedics – A Role For Biomimesis in Tissue Engineering; Design in Nature.



Ecology

Ecological Dimensions for Sustainable Socio Economic DevelopmentEdited by: A. YÁÑEZ-ARANCIBIA and R. DÁVALOS-SOTELO, Instituto de Ecología A. C., México; J. W. DAY, Louisiana State University, USA; E. REYES, East Carolina University, USA

This book fi lls a gap in the literature on environmental sustainability by addressing the topic from the perspective of social and economic development. Progress in understanding and achieving sustainability requires the integration of scientifi c, social, economic, and legal issues. Yet progress in understanding and achieving sustainability will only be achieved through integration of scientifi c, social, economic, and legal aspects. A treatise on environmental sustainability should raise the current state of knowledge by proposing and recommending decision-making efforts and breaking new ground with agendas aimed for the younger generation. These younger scientists will be confronted with future uncertainty related to the set of crises that characterise the 21st Century (e.g. ecological, social, food, energy, environmental, climatic, fi nancial, etc.).

Currently, there are a number of indicators that demonstrate that ecological conditions are being compromised globally. These include reduced primary productivity, reduction in biological complexity, spreading pollution such as eutrophication, ecological degradation in any continental/basin/coastal/sea ecosystem, reduction in biodiversity, lowered resilience and slow recovery of damaged ecosystems, and reduced ecological integrity. All of these problems are related to social and economic pressure. The challenge for most ecological systems is not only to establish the baseline for current ecosystem conditions, but also to explore options for recovery and sustainability. The latter involves ecological restoration where ecosystem and environmental services are maintained and enhanced. These services are essential to social integration and economic development.

This book not only introduces a theoretical and conceptual framework for the topic, but also analyses the uncertainty for sustainability because of dwindling natural resources. It includes contributions providing a basis for public policies, case studies integrating concepts and tools for solutions, and a set of position papers addressing new agenda topics that will shape the 21st century. The book will be useful for researchers, professors and students alike, as well as for all stakeholders from social, economic and academic sectors.


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Lake SustainabilityEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and S. E. JORGENSEN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

This book contains extended versions of papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Lake Sustainability held at the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) campus in the New Forest. The meeting is a natural link in the chain of sustainability conferences that WIT regularly arranges.

A wide spectrum of contributions focusing on lake sustainability and many up-to-date aspects of lake management and limnology are covered by the fi fteen papers selected for publication

The papers draw an excellent picture of the recent developments in lake modelling, limnology of lakes and lake management. Readers will fi nd useful the sustainability image of lakes presented in this volume.

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-art in Science and Engineering, Vol 57


EcodynamicsThe Prigogine LegacyEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains a series of outstanding contributions on ecodynamics that appeared in limited editions before the emergence of the International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, which has now become the primary focus for this area of research.

The aim of ecodynamics is to relate ecosystems to evolutionary thermodynamics, which can lead to appropriate solutions for sustainable development. The contributions published in this volume relate to all aspects of ecosystems and sustainable development, ranging from physical sciences to economics and epistemology.

The world of ecosystems has been dominated by the towering personality of Ilya Prigogine, to whom this volume is dedicated. The fi rst article is an extract from his autobiography written shortly before he died.

Prigogine’s ideas are directly refl ected in many of the contributions in this volume. He helped set up numerous research groups all around the world, including that at Siena University headed by the late Enzo Tiezzi. He also infl uenced the work of Sven Jørgensen, Bernard Patten, Robert Ulanowicz, Simone Bastianoni, Nadia Marchettini, Ricardo Pulselli, T-S Chon, to name just a few amongst the many authors contributing to this volume.

This compilation of infl uential papers currently unavailable in the open literature will make an important contribution to the fi eld of ecodynamics.


The Sustainable WorldEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institue of Technology, UK

This book contains a collection of papers presented at a series of meetings organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) dealing with sustainability, the environment and ecological issues.

The complexity of the modern world presents new challenges to scientists and engineers that require fi nding interdisciplinary solutions. Any problem-solving carried out in the isolation of a particular fi eld of expertise may give rise to a series of damaging effects that can create new and unintentional environmental and ecological problems. Specialisation, while required in our culture, needs to be kept under control by the understanding of the whole, which leads to the need to rely on interdisciplinary teams. Nowadays this can be achieved easily thanks to the massive advances in information technology, which ensure continuous and immediate contact between all partners. This collaboration must be effective and produce results that will lead to a better world. For this to happen, different groups of scientists and engineers have to acquire the necessary skills to be able to talk to each other. Furthermore, they need to understand the social and economic aspects of a given problem, in addition to the scientifi c and engineering issues involved.

The Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) has a long and very successful record in organising interdisciplinary conferences. The papers in this book are a refl ection of the proceedings of some of those meetings.


ISBN: 978-1-84564-504-5 e-ISBN: 978-1-84564-505-2Published 2011 / 816pp / $620.00

Ecological ModellingAn IntroductionS.E. JØRGENSEN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

This textbook is ideal to be used alongside the Handbook of Ecological Modelling and Informatics for third-year students to answer the question: how to go modelling? Jørgensen clearly details the basic knowledge for ecological modelling, with useful illustrations and examples. These give the user an excellent tool to understand what the various model types/network calculations can do and when to use which type as a tool to solve a specifi c problem.


Handbook of Ecological Modelling and InformaticsEdited by: S.E. JØRGENSEN, University of Copenhagen Denmark; T.-S. CHON, Pusan National University, Korea and F.A. RECKNAGEL, University of Adelaide, Australia

Gives an overview of all modelling types and network calculations that are in use today. The CD included with the book shows 12 different models/network calculations to illustrate the various types and also three softwares that make it possible to develop your own models. With the book in hand, the user has an excellent tool to understand what the various model types/network calculations can do and when to use which type as a tool to solve a specifi c problem. The CD with diagrams makes the tool unique and particularly illustrative.

ISBN: 978-1-84564-207-5 eISBN: 978-1-84564-342-3 Published 2009 / 448pp +CD / $414.00

Ecosystems and Sustainable Development IXEdited by: A. MARINOV, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania; C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology

Containing papers presented at the Ninth International Conference in the well-established conference series on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this book originates from the work of the late Nobel laureate, Ilya Prigogine, and challenges us to develop the new science of “ecodynamics,” integrating thermodynamics, ecology and economics. It covers not only novel research related to ecological problems from all over the world, but also new emergent ideas arising from the cross fertilisation of different disciplines, including evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in ecosystems modelling and landscapes, mathematical models and eco-informatics, to mention but a few.

The papers in the book cover such topics as: Ecosystems modelling; Natural resources management; Environmental indicators and measurements; Sustainable development and planning; Data mining applications; Energy and the environment; Soil contamination and recovery; Water resources issues; Waste management; Ecotoxicity; Ecosystems maintenance; Ecosystems and climate change; Environmental economics and benefi t analysis; Recovery of damaged areas; Socio-economic areas; Environmental management; Policies and regulations; Protection and mitigation; Knowledge dissemination and internet applications; Ecological services; Innovation in ecosystems management; Landscape development and management.



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Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VIIIEdited by: Y. VILLACAMPA, Universidad de Alicante, Spain and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains papers presented at the Eighth International Conference in the well-established conference series on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development. The biennial series of conferences, originating from the work of the late Nobel laureate, Ilya Prigogine, raises the challenge of seeking to integrate thermodynamics, ecology and economics into “ecodynamics.” The conference is not only a platform to present novel research related to ecological problems from all over the world, but it also gives opportunities for new emergent ideas in science arising from the cross fertilization of different disciplines, including mathematical models and eco-informatics, evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in ecosystems modelling and landscapes to mention but a few.

Topics covered include: Ecosystems Modelling; Natural Resources Management; Environmental Indicators; Sustainable Development Studies; Data Mining Applications; Energy and the Environment; Soil Contamination; Waste Management; Ecotoxicity.



Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VIIEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology UK and E. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

This book contains papers presented at the Seventh International Conference in the series on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (ECOSUD). The forum challenges us to the creation of a new science in line with Prigogine’s statement “at all levels we observe events associated with the emergence of novelties and narrative elements, which we may associate with the creative power of nature.” The Conference is not only a platform to present novel research related to ecological problems from all over the world, it also gives opportunities for new emergent ideas in science arising from the cross fertilisation of different disciplines, including mathematical models and eco-informatics, evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in ecosystems modelling and landscapes, to mention but a few.

The book contains papers on the following topics: Greenhouse Issues; Ecosystems Modelling; Mathematical and System Modelling; Natural Resources Management; Environmental Indicators; Sustainability Development Studies; Recovery of Damaged Areas; Energy and the Environment; Socio Economic Factors; Soil Contamination; Waste Management; Water Resources; Environmental Management.



Ecological Indicators for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental AssessmentA User GuideJ.C. MARQUES, University of Coimbra, Portugal; F. SALAS, University of Murcia, Spain; J. PATRÍCIO, H. TEIXEIRA and J. NETO, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Experience demonstrates that none of the available measures for biological and ecological effects of pollution can be considered ideal. The use of a single approach does not seem appropriate due to the complexity inherent in assessing the environmental quality of a system. Rather, this should be evaluated by combining a set of indicators providing complementary information.

A decision key has been built with the aim of helping managers and authorities of coastal areas to select the most suitable ecological indicators, taking into account the type of disturbance and the data available. It includes numerous indicators based on benthic invertebrate fauna information. This allows the monitoring of long-term responses and site-specifi c impacts in coastal and transitional water ecosystems, because benthic communities integrate environmental conditions and changes in a very effective way. The decision system is based not only on theoretical approaches, but also on results from its application using databases corresponding to various geographical areas.


Steps Towards anEvolutionary PhysicsE. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

This book introduces the elements of a new idea of physics, an evolutionary physics, based on the intuitions and fundamental work of Chemistry Nobel Prize Winner and Professor at Brussels University, Ilya Prigogine. Intended as a scientifi c book, textbook and popular scientifi c essay, this text will be of interest to technical, graduate and curious audiences.

The main topics dealt with in the book are: Epistemological Basis of Evolutionary Thermodynamics; Far from Equilibrium: Thermodynamics and Irreversibility; The Concept of Negentropy (from Boltzman to Szent-György, through Schrödinger’s “What’s Life”); Energy versus Entropy; Is Entropy Always a Function State?; The Arrow of Time and the Role of Events in an Evolutionary Physical-Chemistry; First and Second Principle of Thermodynamics Revisited; Introduction to Ecodynamics: Fundamental Principles; A Physics for Biosystems and Ecosystems; Cross-Fertilization between Evolutionary Thermodynamics and Systems Ecology; The Supramolecular Structure of Water: a Magnetic Resonance Approach; Nuclear Spin Relaxation Times-Dissipative Structures in Nature: the Bat’s Case (Biodiversity and Strange Attractors); Application of Ecodynamic Models to Sustainable Development; Biosphere Global Ecodynamic Models; Dissipative Structures and Design.

Enzo Tiezzi was a Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Siena. A former Fulbright scholar, his research subjects focused on magnetic resonance and turned to complex-system environmental science. He authored numerous texts on these subjects in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Series: The Sustainable World, Vol 15


Eco-Exergy as SustainabilityS.E. JØRGENSEN, The University of Pharmaceutical Science, Denmark

In recent years, the economy has determined the agenda when cost/benefi t analyses are applied to environmental issues. This inevitably leads to wrong decisions because the uncertainties of the cost/benefi t analyses are often magnitudes higher than those estimated by the economists. Therefore, these analyses should be replaced or supplemented by the concept of sustainability to aid the decision-making process. This book represents the fi rst attempt to apply eco-exergy, a thermodynamic concept used to describe the development of ecosystems, to express sustainability and use it in a non-ecological context.

Partial Contents: Introduction; You Cannot Escape the Thermodynamic Laws; Exergy; Application of Eco-Exergy in Human Activities and Ecosystems; Eco-Exergy as an Ecosystem Health Indicator; Eco-Exergy as an Ecosystem Health Indicator for Lakes; Eco-Exergy as an Ecosystem Health Indicator for Coastal Areas; Eco-Exergy as an Ecosystem Health Indicator for Agricultural Systems; Eco-Exergy Losses and Gains in the Society; Properties of Ecosystems; Ecological and Sustainable Management of Agricultural Systems; Ecological and Sustainable Management of Industrial Systems; A Society Based on Ecological Principles; Conclusions and Summary; Index.



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Trace and Ultratrace Elements in Plants and Soil Edited by: I. SHTANGEEVA, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

Containing articles written by 17 scientists from 10 countries, this book describes different aspects of analytical chemistry, rhizosphere chemistry and the environmental chemistry of trace elements. It also highlights areas where collaboration between biochemists, soil scientists, analytical chemists and plant physiologists would be most productive.

Contents: Biogeochemistry of Gold – Accepted Theories and New Opportunities; Exploratory Multivariate Data Analysis of Soil and Plant Multi-Element Data; Metal and Arsenic Bioavailability and Uptake by Hyperaccumulator Plants; Multi-Element Analysis of Plant and Soil Samples; Fractionation and Bioavailability of Rare Earth Elements in Soils; Cadmium; Phytoremediation of Lead; Processes and Factors Regulating the Behaviour and Uptake of Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere; Copper; Thorium; Scandium; Arsenic in Plants, Soils and Foodstuffs.

Series: Advances in Ecological Sciences, Vol 20


Environmental Engineering

Advances in Civil, Transportation and Environmental EngineeringEdited by: J. GUO, Southest University, China and Q. LIU, Nanjing Communications Institute of Technology, China

Advances in Civil, Transportation and Environmental Engineering is split into seven sections covering the latest Chinese research in the following fi elds Road and Bridge Engineering; Transportation Engineering; Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Architecture and Building Materials and Urban Planning and Design. Contributions come from researchers, educators, engineers, and government offi cials.

The papers were presented at the 2012 International Conference on Civil, Transportation and Environmental Engineering (CTEE2012) held in Nanjing, China and have not previously been available in English.

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment, Vol 140


High Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) Disposal A Global ChallengeR. PUSCH, Luleå Technical University, Sweden; R. YONG, North Saanich, Canada and M. NAKANO, The University of Tokyo, Japan

High Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) Disposal: A Global Challenge presents the most recent information on proposed methods of disposal for the most dangerous radioactive waste and for assessing their function from short- and long-term perspectives. It discusses new aspects of the disposal of such waste, especially HLW.

The book is unique in the literature in making it clear that, due to tectonics and long-term changes in rock structure, rock can serve only as a “mechanical support to the chemical apparatus” and that effective containment of hazardous elements can only be managed by properly designed and manufactured containers (“canisters”). This contradicts the common belief that the rock itself is an effective barrier to the transport of contaminants like radionuclides. The importance of the longevity of the containers becomes clear and requires a consideration of all degrading physical/chemical processes, which occupies a considerable part of the book.

The book is thus an important contribution to the literature because it proposes design principles that can make repositories for HLW radioactive waste much safer.

CONTENTS: Introduction; Geological basis; Host rock; Repository concepts; Repository construction; Engineered barriers; Performance of the integrated system of rock, engineered barriers and HLW; T(emperature)/H(ydraulic)/M(echanical)/C(chemical)/B(iol.)/R(adiation) processes, modelling, instrumentation, monitoring and data collection; Safety issues; General comments and recommendations.


Waste Management and the Environment VIEdited by: V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; H. ITOH, University of Nagoya, Japan and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Waste management can be problematic. With the emphasis in many countries now being on sustainability, there is a great need for more research on disposal methods. While we have found ways to reduce the volume of waste that needs to be disposed, questions remain about the environmental and safety aspects of certain recycled materials and the by-products of waste management activities, current technology improvements, and regulatory and monitoring problems.

Featuring papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment, this book contains contributions on topics such as: Advanced Waste Treatment Technology, Wastewater Treatment; Resources Recovery; Waste Incineration and Gasifi cation; Waste Pre-Treatment; Separation and Transformation; Landfi lls; Soil and Groundwater Clean-up; Public Awareness; Air Pollution Control; Hazardous Waste; Waste Management; Construction and Demolition Waste Costs; Waste Reduction; Reuse and Recycling, Energy from Waste; Electrical Waste; Rare Metals; Computer Modelling; Methodologies and Practices; Risk Assessment; Nuclear Waste; Environmental Economics Assessment; Laws and Regulations; Biological Treatments; Agricultural Wastes.



Waste Management and the Environment V Edited by: V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; H. ITOH, University of Nagoya, Japan; Ü. MANDER, University of Tartu, Estonia and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Featuring papers published at the Fifth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment this book contains contributions on the following topics: Waste Incineration and Gasifi cation; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3 Rs); Waste Management; Costs and Benefi ts of Waste Management Options; Landfi lls, Design, Construction and Monitoring; Soil and Groundwater Clean-up; Wastewater Treatment.



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Waste Management and the Environment IV Edited by: M. ZAMORANO, University of Granada, Spain, V. POPOV and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, A. KUNGOLOS, University of Thessaly, Greece and H. ITOH, University of Nagoya, Japan

Featuring papers published at the Fourth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment, this book contains contributions on the following topics: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3Rs); Advanced Waste Treatment Technology; Waste Reduction and Recycling; Wastewater Treatment; Resources Recovery; Waste Incineration and Gasifi cation; Methodologies and Practices; Landfi lls, Design, Construction and Monitoring; Soil and Groundwater Clean-up; Community Awareness; Air Pollution Control; Hazardous Waste; Waste Management; Construction and Demolition Waste; Energy from Waste; Risk Assessment; Computer Modelling.



Disposal of Hazardous Waste in Underground MinesEdited by: V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and R. PUSCH, Geodevelopment AB, Sweden

This book contains the results of a three-year research programme by a joint team of experts from four different EU countries. The main focus of this research was on investigating the possibility of using abandoned underground mines for the disposal of hazardous chemical waste with minimal impact on the environment.

The research work focused on: the possibility of using abandoned underground mines for disposal of hazardous chemical waste with negligible pollution of the environment; the properties and behaviour of waste-isolating clay materials and practical ways of preparing and applying them; development of software tools to assess the stability, performance and risks associated with different repository concepts, considering the long-term safety of the biosphere; the isolating capacity of reference repositories; the different approaches for handling hazardous chemical waste. The project has demonstrated that hazardous waste can be safely disposed of in underground mines provided that adequate assessment, planning and design procedures are employed.

Information is also included on the selection of site location, design and construction of repositories, predicting degrees of contamination of groundwater in the surroundings, estimation of isolating capacity of reference repositories, cost estimation of this approach in comparison with some other approaches, and many other relevant issues.



Risk Analysis VII & Brownfi elds VEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and C.N. BROOKS, Greenfi eld Environmental Trust Group, USA

This book contains the proceedings of two International Conferences: Risk Analysis 2010 and Brownfi elds 2010. The papers from the Risk Analysis Conference encompass a wide range of topics such as: Risk Assessment; Risk Management; Hazard Prevention, Management and Control; Early Warning Systems; Natural Hazards; Simulation and Design in Road Evacuation; Vulnerability Issues; Health Risk; Debris Flow and Flood Hazards.

The Risk Analysis papers review advances in knowledge and computational methods that enable us to better understand the risks of natural disasters such as fl oods, earthquakes, landslides, fi res, and others, and man-made disasters as well. Better understanding leads to better ability to predict and manage such disasters.

The Brownfi elds Conference papers are grouped into the following subject areas: Rehabilitation; Risk Assessment; Case Studies.

The Brownfi elds papers cover research into the technical, institutional, fi nancial, and social aspects of the rehabilitation and redevelopment of those

abandoned properties known as “brownfi elds”. New development is essential to attract new business to a locality and to a create healthier community. The demand for development land requires that brownfi eld properties be reused. However, they are deteriorated and/or contaminated and the deteroriation and contamination must fi rst be dealt with before any redevelopment takes place.

WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies, Vol 43


Brownfi elds IVPrevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfield SitesEdited by: E. BERIATOS, University of Thessaly, Greece and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfi eld Sites, this book discusses the problems facing public and private sectors, and the engineering and scientifi c communities, in terms of the land available for development purposes and long-term plans for the productive re-use of properties that have been abandoned or lie idle.

This book will be of particular interest to practitioners and those businessmen in industry and commerce as well as those in research organisations interested in the problems facing the prevention, assessment, rehabilitation and development of brownfi elds. The papers include: Risk Assessment and Management; Case Studies; Development Issues; Community and Public Involvement; Rehabilitation of Brownfi elds; Remediation Studies and Technologies.



Waste Management in JapanEdited by: H. ITOH, University of Nagoya, Japan

This book contains contributions fi rst presented in the special session Advanced Waste Treatment and Management in Japan at the Second International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment. Topics discussed include the novel utilization of wasted materials for glass-ceramics or pollutant absorbers, hazardous waste detoxifi cation and extraction techniques, the recycling of organic or agricultural wastes, and advanced incineration technology for thermal recycling.

The papers featured will help the international waste management community gain an appreciation of current issues and the technical solutions for them developed in Japan, and increase the potential for global cooperation.



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Environmental Health

Environmental Health Risk VIIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; R. KISS, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Environmental Health Risk VII contains contributions presented at the Seventh International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health. The successful biennial series began in 1997 and covers health problems related to the environment, which are causing increasing concern all over the world. Important to the public health is Society’s ability to ensure good quality air, water, soil, and food and to eliminate or considerably reduce hazards from the human environment. That ability greatly depends on the development of techniques, both modelling and interpretive, that allow decision-makers to assess the risk posed by various factors and to propose improvements.

The book covers such topics as: Risk prevention and monitoring; Mitigation problems; Disaster management and preparedness; Epidemiological studies and pandemics; Control of pollution risk; Air pollution; Water quality issues; Food safety; Radiation fi elds; Toxicology analysis; Ecology and health; Waste disposal; Occupational health; Social and economic issues; Accidents and man-made risks; The built environment and health; Designing for health; Contamination in rural areas; Environmental education and risk abatement.

WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health, Vol 16


Environmental Health & BiomedicineEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; M. EGLITE, Riga Stradins University, Latvia; I. KNETS, Riga Technical University, Latvia; R. MIFTAHOF, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain and V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Environmental Health and Biomedicine contains most of the papers presented at a meeting held in Riga, Latvia on two important topics –the study and modelling of Environmental Health Risk and Biomedical problems. While some of the sessions specifi cally focused on one of these two streams of the meeting, there were several joint sessions of common interest. The interdisciplinary nature of the material from the conference will contribute to a better understanding of the health problems facing our society and how they can be solved using modern technology.

There is a common view that the progress of human civilisation can be measured by progress in science, urbanisation, and the ability of agriculture, industry, and transportation to provide the means for a more comfortable life. However, there is now a growing awareness of the negative effects of technological development on the environment and on human health. One of the highest current priorities of society is to develop more sustainable approaches to growth, with less detrimental impacts.

The fi eld of environmental health is defi ned by the problems faced and by the specifi c approaches used. These problems include, among many others, the treatment and disposal of liquid and airborne wastes, the elimination or reduction of stresses in the workplace, purifi cation of water supplies, the impacts of overpopulation and inadequate or unsafe food supplies, and the development and use of measures to protect the population from being infected with a variety of diseases.

Related topics included in the fi rst part of the book deal with sessions on environmental problems such as air and water contamination, health effects associated with buildings, toxicology, and disease studies. Of special interest are the papers on food safety and occupational hazards. The contributions also include presentations of research on risk prevention and monitoring.

The second part of the book deals with the development of computational tools for the solution of medical and biological problems. The use of mathematical ideas, models and techniques throughout the biosciences is rapidly growing and is gaining prominence. Applied mathematicians and bioengineers working alongside bioscientists can provide a quantitative description of intricate processes at the subcellular, cellular and tissue levels and integrate them in “viable” models.

Studies are presented on the modelling of physiological processes and the very important case of the simulation of cardiovascular systems. One of the most successful areas of bioengineering has been biomechanics and orthopaedics, which are topics studied in several of the papers contained in the volume. The book ends with a section on data acquisition and analysis.



Environmental Health Risk VEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Health problems related to the environment have become a major source of concern all over the world. The health of the population depends upon good quality environmental factors, including air, water, soil, food and many others.

There is a need to establish measures that can eliminate or considerably reduce hazardous factors from the human environment to minimise the associated health risks. The ability to achieve this objective is in great part dependent on the development of suitable experimental, modelling and interpretive techniques that allow a balanced assessment of the risk involved as well as suggest ways in which the situation can be improved.

The interaction between environmental risk and health is often complex and can involve a variety of social, occupational and lifestyle factors. This emphasises the importance of considering an interdisciplinary approach. Containing the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health, the book discusses topics that will be of interest to a wide readership, including health specialists in government and industry, as well as researchers involved within the broad area of environmental health risk. Topics include: Air Pollution; Water and Soil Quality Issues; Risk Prevention and Monitoring; Ecology and Health; Food Safety; Toxicology Analysis; Occupational Health.



Environmental Health Risk IVEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

As problems caused by environmental exploitation increase, related health issues are also becoming a major worldwide concern.

The papers featured are divided into the following sections: Air Pollution; The built Environment and Health; Occupational Health; Water Quality Issues; Risk Prevention and Monitoring; Social and Economic Issues.



Biological MonitoringTheory and ApplicationsEdited by: M.E. CONTI, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy

“The strength of Conti’s book is the well-balanced combinations of theory and applications, supported by a solid list of references that make the book a valuable information resource for young scientists, faculty members, public health experts, and specialists in industry or government institutions dealing with the problem of environmental quality and health. The book is highly recommended also to university students of public health and related disciplines.”

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Provides the reader with a basic understanding of the use of bioindicators both in assessing environmental quality and as a means of support in environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures. The book primarily deals with the applicability of these studies to research concerning the basal quality of ecosystems and from an industrial perspective, where evaluations prior to the construction of major projects (often industrial plants) are extremely important.

Environmental pollution and related human health concerns have now reached critical levels in many areas of the world. International programs for researching, monitoring and preventing the causes of these phenomena are ongoing in many countries. There is an imperative call for reliable and cost-effective information on the basal pollution levels both for areas already involved in intense industrial activities, and for sites with industrial development potential.

Biomonitoring methods can be used as unfailing tools for the control of contaminated areas, as well as in environmental prevention studies. Human biomonitoring is now widely recognised as a tool for human exposure assessment, providing suitable and useful indications of the “internal dose” of chemical agents.

Bioindicators, biomonitors, and biomarkers are all well-known terms among environmental scientists, although their meanings are sometimes misrepresented. Therefore, a better and full comprehension of the role of biological monitoring, and its procedures for evaluating polluting impacts on environment and health, is needed. This book gives an overview of the state of the art of relevant aspects of biological monitoring for the evaluation of ecosystem quality and human health.



Environmental Toxicology IIIEdited by: V. POPOV and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Environmental toxicology is an interdisciplinary science that integrates biology, microbiology, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, ecology and other sciences. Assessment of the environmental effects of chemicals is complicated as it depends on the organisms tested and involves not only the toxicity of individual chemicals, but also their interactive effects, genotoxicity, mutagenicity and immunotoxicity testing. Various stressors affect the environment sometimes showing synergistic effects, which are very diffi cult to quantify or predict. These threats require more experimental and theoretical developments in order to produce approaches for characterisation and appropriate strategies and assays for screening to detect the harmful agents and prevent them from reaching the sensitive endpoints.

This volume contains the edited versions of the papers presented at the third International Conference on Environmental Toxicology. The papers are grouped into the following broad subject areas: Environmental Health Risk; Ecosystem Health; Biodegradation, Bioremediation and Biomonitoring; New Trends in Environmental Toxicology.



Environmental Toxicology IIEdited by: A. KUNGOLOS, University of Thessaly, Greece; C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and M. ZAMORANO, University of Granada, Spain

This book contains papers from the Second International Conference on Environmental Toxicology by a wide range of people working within the many disciplines associated with environmental toxicology and hazards waste management. It includes papers on: Risk Assessment; Effl uent Toxicity; Bioaccumulation of Chemicals; New Trends in Environmental Toxicology; Biodegradation and Bioremediation; Ecotoxicity of Emerging Chemicals; Biological Effects Monitoring; Test Techniques and Validation; Human Health Risk.



Environment and HealthProtecting our Common FutureK. DUNCAN, University of Toronto, Canada

Environmental degradation and illness and disease prevent millions of people in many countries from surviving and achieving their potential. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to key environmental and health issues confronting the planet, enumerates approaches and techniques to address these issues, and provides real-world examples of good corporate citizenship.

Specifi cally the book addresses a range of issues that will be invaluable to many specialists such as organisation leaders who want to improve the environment and health of their colleagues at home and globally, practitioners in corporate social responsibility, managers involved in environmental, health and safety issues and fi nally business students who work to enhance the well-being of their colleagues and the health of the planet and humanity.


Sustainable Development

Environmental ImpactEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and T-S CHON, Pusan National University, Korea

Containing papers from the fi rst International Conference on Environmental Impact and Development organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, Environmental Impact fi lls the need for inter-disciplinary coverage of the most serious problems that affect sustainable development. The basic premise is that development projects need to consider the most pressing issues related to environmental impacts in order to provide complete solutions.

The current emphasis on sustainable development is a consequence of a general awareness of the various environmental problems that result from our modern society. This has led to the need to assess the impact of economic investments on the environment. Investment assessment and environmental economics need to be discussed in an integrated way, in accordance with the principles of sustainability. We must consider the social and environmental aspects of new investments, as well as possible environmental damage, including the destruction of natural resources and larger releases of waste and pollution into the environment.

The book covers such topics as: Environmental Policies and Planning; Environmental Assessments; Cost Benefi t Analysis; Risk Analysis; Natural Resources Management; Rehabilitation Assessment; Social Issues and Stakeholders Participation; Decision Support Systems; Remediation Costs; Environmental Toxicology; Air, Water and Soil Contamination; Ecosystems Health; Environmental Health Risk; Biodegradation and Bioremediation; Ecotoxicity of Emerging Chemicals; Petroleum Contamination; Bioaccumulation and Biomonitoring; Brownfi elds Rehabilitation and Development; Monitoring of Brownfi elds.




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Cultural TourismEdited by: P. DIAZ, Universidad de La Laguna and Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain and M. F. SCHMITZ, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

The selection of papers presented in this book deal with cultural tourism, and comprises case studies and theoretical contributions. The volume addresses issues of cultural tourism management, demand analysis, post-tourism, new forms of tourism, cultural effects on destinations and products of sustainable cultural tourism.

The contributions are edited versions of selected papers presented at the International Conferences on Sustainable Tourism organized by the Wessex Institute of Technology, a forum for discussion of theoretical developments related to tourism sustainability, classical and new forms of tourism and their socio-ecological effects.

Tourism Today, Vol 1

ISBN: 978-1-84564-806-0 e-ISBN: 978-1-84564-807-7 Forthcoming 2013 / apx 156pp / $168.00

Tourism and EnvironmentEdited by: F. D. PINEDA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

The contributions contained in this volume deal with two perspectives of ‘tourism and environment’; the ‘role of the environment in tourism’ and ‘environmental tourism’. The same message would be expected in both cases. The environment comprises the set of biophysical and cultural events surrounding us and influences the activities developed depending on time and site.

Certain places in the world captivate visitors who flock to them in large numbers. Local people recognize the benefit of this, employers become interested in the economic aspects and so the tourism infrastructure develops.

The appeal of ‘good climate’ has led to a change from a rural subsistence culture to a lucrative services economy in some areas. Unfortunately however in many cases short-sightedness and corruption can lead to the ruin of the natural landscape. Situations like this are now common throughout the world due to the environmental mismanagement of tourism. Local populations within emerging tourism-based economies should learn this lesson.

The edited papers included in this volume address important issues related to tourism and the environment and offer a better understanding of some of the current challenges.



Tourism and Natural Protected AreasEdited by: M. F. SCHMITZ, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Yellowstone National Park spans the states of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho in the USA. It is famous worldwide. Since their creation in 1872, most ‘protected natural areas’ have been considered as probably the greatest achievement of nature conservation. Many countries have such spaces within their territories and many visitors, native or foreign, use some of their free time to get to know them. In this sense these spaces undertake to conserve nature and educate society and give us a kind of cultural tourism that has grown considerably in recent decades.

Cultural tourism today specifically includes, along with cities, museums, monuments and rural traditions, the aim of ‘getting to know nature’. Protected natural areas are ideal for this. The tourism industry has realised this and so the value of the landscape and natural resources is becoming increasingly recognised. This is a welcome development and represents a challenge for tourism management, for environmental education and for dissemination of nature and conservation.

This volume of the series Tourism Today considers the evolving relationship between tourism and protected natural areas. The contributions selected are papers that were presented at relevant conferences organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology.



Tourism as a Tool for DevelopmentEdited by: P. DIAZ, Universidad de La Laguna and Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain

Some researchers perceive tourism as a process which creates dependency and causes loss of socioeconomic and environmental control, and is harmful to traditional sociocultural structures. For others it is clearly an opportunity for development and convergence among societies.

The main consequences of tourism are economic, sociocultural and socio-ecological ones. These directly affect the natural and cultural landscape, as well as the inhabitants of the destinations.

‘Proper management’ can unite the local community; strengthen the historical memory and promote the recognition that the landscape is a legacy worth preserving. If local people can learn to appreciate the need for regulation and careful development of cultural tourism then it is possible to have an alternative to the strategies of convenience, based upon the view of tourism only for profit.

Designing tourism to serve heritage and local sustainable development not only helps to conserve the resources that make it possible, but also complies with the ethical duty to guide social perception towards awareness and respect, which in turn will lead to sustainability.

The ideas offered in the papers of this book are selections from those presented at a series of conferences organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology. By means of case studies and theoretical developments, the authors attempt to present methods designed to minimise the impacts of tourism and encourage its positive effects. Some ideas in the book discuss the role of local communities, their participation in development management, the singularities of community tourism, planning, local governance and the relationship between socio-economic benefits and impacts.



Tourism as a ChallengeEdited by: M. F. SCHMITZ, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain and P. DIAZ, Universidad de La Laguna and Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain

The first tourist destinations were primarily consolidated in the early twentieth century. Since then, tourism has undergone significant changes in its economic and social components. Over time, many of these destinations have now come to represent ‘mass tourism’ and are the subject of many studies on the impacts of tourism and competitiveness policies. The conclusions of these studies point to the need for new perspectives and strategies ranging from adaptation to new contexts to a radical change in targets.

Management of these innovations should include among its aims environmental education and orient visitors towards awareness and respect for sustainability even outside their leisure time. To this end, the tourist needs to be made aware of all those involved and their commitment to managing the destination, as enjoying the territory should be based upon minimising the socio-ecological impacts of tourism, and on motivating nature conservation and participation of local populations in both these goals, as well as in the economic benefits obtained. The challenge entails the destination finding a good balance between economic and cultural benefits, landscape conservation and tourist satisfaction.


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This fi fth volume of the Tourism Today Series presents a collection of papers addressing how to manage these types of uses at a variety of destinations and in multiple contextual realities. These edited papers were selected from those presented at different international conferences organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology. They address important issues related to tourism as a tool for development which will give a better understanding of some of the current challenges.


ISBN: 978-1-84564-814-5 e-ISBN: 978-1-84564-815-2Forthcoming 2013 / apx 156pp / $168.00

Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment IIIEdited by: K. ARAVOSSIS, National Technical University of Athens, Greece and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains the edited versions of papers presented at the Third International Conference on Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment, held in Cyprus, in 2010. The conference was organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens.

The current emphasis on sustainable development is a consequence of the general awareness of the need to solve numerous environmental problems resulting from our modern society. This has resulted in an urgency to assess the impact of economic investments on the environment. The book addresses the topic of Investment Assessment and Environmental Economics in an integrated way, in accordance with the principles of sustainability and considering the social and environmental impacts of new investments.

The book proposes a more constructive and progressive approach to these problems to ensure sustainability. It also suggests methodologies for dealing with these problems, of primary importance to society.

The contributions comprise the following broad subject headings: Environmental Policies; Planning and Assessment; Cost Benefi t Analysis; Decision Support Systems; Natural Resources Management; Social Issues and Environmental Policies.



Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment IIEdited by: K. ARAVOSSIS, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and N. GOMEZ, University of Cadiz, Spain

Nowadays, there is a focus on sustainability, due to the need to assess the environmental impact of various economic investments. It is widely believed that economic growth is incompatible with environment-friendly practices. This paradigm, usually associated with developed countries, has spread to other regions of the globe. The main question is whether environmental protection is compatible with business development.

Originally presented at the Second International Conference on Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment, the papers contained in this book address this problem of primary importance to society, discussing and proposing constructive and progressive approaches for achieving sustainability.

Of interest to engineers, economists and all academics, professionals and practitioners involved in the wide range of disciplines associated with environmental economics and investment assessment in accordance with the principles of sustainability, this volume contains papers on the following topics: Economy and the Environment; Environmental Policies, Planning and Assessment; Cost–Benefi t Analysis; Natural Resources Management; Environmental Performance; Social Issues and Environmental Policies.



Defence SitesHeritage and FutureEdited by: C. CLARK and C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains the proceedings of a new conferece organised to raise the knowledge of the scale, design and functions of military, naval and air force sites and their re-use. It will bring a better understanding to the issues raised by their redundancy, and the implications of various disposal processes for state-owned land. It will also help to clarify the interaction of various stakeholders and their infl uence on the outcome. They include government agencies, developers, planners, architects, historians and members of local communities.

The book covers such topics as: Military Heritage History; Naval Dockyard Heritage; Air Force Heritage; Historical Naval Ships; Disposal Processes for Defence Sites; Transition from Military to Civilian Life; Castles and Fortresses; Brownfi elds Recovery; Legal Responsibilities and Environmental Consequences; Infrastructure Maintenance; Financing Mechanisms; Community Involvement; Public Consultation Mechanisms; Architectural Issues; Mechanisms for Knowledge Transfer; Structural Issues; Simulation and Modelling; Surveying and Monitoring; Assessment and Retrofi tting. It includes case studies highlighting examples of good practices.

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The Crisis in Two Pacifi c Rim EconomiesHigher Education and Employment in Mexico and ThailandJ. E. RANGEL DELGADO, The University of Colima, Mexico and A. IVANOVA BONCHEVA, Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, Mexico

The Crisis in Two Pacifi c Rim Economies: Higher Education and Employment in Mexico and Thailand is the fi rst study that provides a comparative analysis of the development of higher education and employment policies of two Pacifi c Rim economies, one Latin American and one Asian. Although distant geographically, closer inspection reveals remarkable similarities between Mexico and Thailand in the areas of education and employment; resemblances that can provide learning opportunities for both. Another important similarity is the economic crisis both countries endured in the last decade of the 20th century, including the fi rst fi nancial crisis of the 21st century.

After presenting a brief panorama of their world position with regard to economic development, the authors take into account the development plans for Thailand and Mexico, placing great importance on proactively developing human resources and directly linking human development to labour markets and economic growth. To delve even deeper into this complex question, they developed and applied an opinion survey in situ for members of the academic community, government offi cials and private sector entrepreneurs from both countries in order to gain greater insight into how the different actors view their current economic situation.

The authors conclude that important changes must be made in the higher education systems of both Mexico and Thailand in order to produce the highly skilled human capital required to increase effi ciency and competitiveness. They hope to contribute to the process of study and refl ection necessary to develop more integral plans in the areas of education and economic development for Pacifi c Rim countries. Furthermore, they hope the text can provide lessons and promote dialogue about Mexico’s and Thailand’s participation within the highly dynamic Asia Pacifi c economic region.



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Environmental Innovation in ChinaL. XIELIN, Graduate University of Chinese Acadamy of Sciences, China; D. STRANGWAY, The University of British Columbia, Canada and F. ZHIJUN, China Democratic League, China

China has both the capacity and the need to become a global leader in sustainable development and innovation in environmental technology. Environmental Innovation in China acknowledges many of the mistakes that have been made in the past where economic development has resulted in pollution to land, air and water but more importantly it presents a blueprint for the future with the recommendation that a National Environmental Innovation Action Plan be established. In addition, to achieve a more effective nationwide regulatory environment and to bolster public participation, the creation of a National Environment Information System is proposed that would be managed by the new Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Chinese Science Today


Sustainability TodayEdited by: 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 refl ect that interdisciplinary approach.


In the Wake of a Local Government InitiativeIstanbul Küçükçekmece: Urban Regeneration ProjectS. RAMAZANOGULLARI TURGUT, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey and E. ÇAÇTAS CEYLAN, Küçükçekmece Municipality Planning Department, Turkey

In the Wake of a Local Government Initiative: Küçükçekmece: Ayazma-Tepeüstü Urban Regeneration Project is the fi rst and so far only publication to elaborate on all the stages of one of the many “Urban Regeneration” projects implemented in Turkey in recent years. In this publication the authors detail the operation and management processes of the municipality where the initiative is taking place, in addition to the actors involved and the duties they have taken over. The book not only examines the “Küçükçekmece Ayazma-Tepeüstü Urban Regeneration” project, but it also gives a clear account of the positive and negative aspects of the process.

To date, especially in the western world, a large number of scientifi cally signifi cant books have been released on some such initiatives (mainly in the UK), yet there has been no widely disseminated volume on Turkey’s approach and project-building methodologies. Unlike in the Western world, urban regeneration in Turkey is a means to overcome the challenges created by the growth of unauthorised housing. In the case of Turkey this publication will serve as a step in developing more publications, as well as present the reader with an example for comparison.

The authors prepared the book in order to bring to light the “Küçükçekmece Ayazma-Tepeüstü Urban Regeneration Project” and all its associated dynamics. The project has been under way since 2004 and is the fi rst redevelopment project in Turkey with well adjusted social projects implemented in parallel. The Ayazma-Tepeüstü region is historically a location

of unplanned/illegal settlements. Unlike a standard project, this initiative was embarked upon with a genuine academic enthusiasm and an investigative perspective, making it valuable to share publicly all phases, timelines and current achievements.


Wind Power Generation and Wind Turbine DesignEdited by: W. TONG, Kollmorgen Corporation, USA

This book provides the wind power industry and the energy research community with comprehensive up-to-date information on advanced design techniques and practical approaches for a form of energy that is becoming increasingly important. It addresses all the major concerns in wind power generation and wind turbine design and includes some of the more recent developments in the fi eld. The book is a useful and timely contribution to the technical literature on wind power.

Along with the rising energy demand in the 21st century and the growing recognition of global warming and environmental pollution, energy supply has become an integral and cross-cutting element of every country’s economy. In recent years, more and more countries have prioritised sustainable, renewable, and clean energy sources such as wind, solar, hydropower, biomass, etc., as the replacements for fossil fuels.

Wind power is the fastest growing alternative energy segment, providing an attractive cost structure relative to other alternative energy. Wind energy has played a signifi cant role in North American and European countries, and some developing countries such as China and India. In 2009, over 37 GW of new wind capacity were installed throughout the world. There is no doubt that wind power will play a major role as the world moves towards a sustainable energy future.


Food and Environment IIThe Quest for a Sustainable FutureEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA and V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

While advances in food production made over the past century have made it possible to feed world population, food production and processing have also had detrimental effects on the environment, product quality, and human health, and have even resulted in some suffering. These food-related problems have not been suffi ciently well discussed. It is essential that we understand the consequences of our food production processes, as well as the demands of rising standards of living on the food consumed around the world.

This book includes papers presented at the second international conference convened to discuss these challenges. Topics include Impact of food production and food processing on the environment; Contamination of food; Food processing issues; Food production and climate change; Transportation problems; Traceability; Food characterisation; Pharmaceuticals in food; Pesticides and nutrients; Food and fecundity; Temperature control, freezing and thawing; Policies and regulations; Consumer risk and safety issues.




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Food and EnvironmentThe Quest for a Sustainable FutureEdited by: V. POPOV and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

The many advances in food production over the past century have made it possible to feed the whole of humanity. But food production and processing can have detrimental effects on the environment. Major challenges remain with industrial-scale farming. Higher productivity and larger volumes should not come at the expense of product quality or animal suffering.

Despite their importance, the consequences of food-related problems have not been suffi ciently considered. It is essential to understand the impact that food production processes and the demands of rising living standards can have on the food consumed daily by the world’s people. Of particular importance are the effects on human health and the well-being of the population, as well as the more general issues related to possible damage to the environment and ecology. This book includes contributions presented at the fi rst international conference convened to examine these challenges.

Topics include: Impact of food production on the Environment; Contamination of Food; Food Processing Issues; Traceability and Temperature Control; Characterisation of Foodplants. The book will be of interest to food scientists and nutritionists, as well as agricultural, ecological, and environmental health experts interested in all these challenges.



Island Sustainability IIEdited by: 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.

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 socio-economic 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 SustainabilityEdited by: S. FAVRO, Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia and C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Current global socio-economic trends call attention to the endangered conditions of relatively confi ned 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 specifi c regional, cultural and socio-economic characteristics.



City out of ChaosUrban Self-Organization and SustainabilityR.M. PULSELLI and E. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

This book introduces concepts from thermodynamics, non-equilibrium systems theory, and evolutionary physics to the study of contemporary cities and to the understanding of how human systems interact with the built environment. This theoretical framework asserts that cities can be conceived as ecosystems and dissipative structures with the emergence of collective properties and self-organisation processes. Methods for understanding the complexity of contemporary cities and the life of human systems are thus investigated.

Written for both practitioners and students in numerous fi elds, including urban studies, natural and environmental science, and architecture. The book will also interest those involved with evolutionary theories; people who want to understand the effects of new technologies in the life of contemporary cities; managers of telecommunications companies (especially mobile phone companies) and the construction industry; and policy makers and other stakeholders engaged in the challenge of moving towards more sustainable architecture and planning practices.



Sustainable ChemistryEdited by: G. RENIERS, University of Antwerp, Belgium and C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains papers presented at the fi rst international conference convened on the subject. Papers cover such topics as greener manufacturing methods, emission reducion, and waste management.




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The Road to SustainabilityGDP and Future GenerationsF. M. PULSELLI, S. BASTIANONI, N. MARCHETTINI and E. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

This book presents a view of sustainability that starts from the acknowledgment of physical conditions and limits that humans can no longer neglect. It also includes some epistemological foundations for the concept of sustainability as well as historical backgrounds. The view is optimistic to the extent that economics, the compass of our industrial society, is open to inputs and suggestions coming from outside orthodox schemes. Transdisciplinary science is one key element of such a change, and this book is a transdisciplinary project.

As part of the body of criticism of the GDP as an omni-comprehensive instrument, the book also describes the methodology of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), proposed by H. Daly and John Cobb in 1989. They proposed some revisions to the System of National Accounts and GDP in order to add information for policy makers aiming for sustainability. Starting with consumption, some adjustments are proposed to allow for inequality of income distribution, environmental problems (such as pollution costs, long-term environmental damage, and depletion of non-renewable resources), and social issues (such as commuting costs and public expenditure for health and education). Advances in integrating different sustainability indicators (both economic-based and physical-based) are also presented along with many other topics showing their use under a sustainability viewpoint.



The Sustainable City VIIIUrban Regeneration and SustainabilityEdited by: S. S. ZUBIR, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia; C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing the last research on sustainable urban redevelopment, presented at the latest in a biennial series organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology and fi rst held in 2000, this book addresses an area of growing interest.

Urban areas produce a series of environmental challenges arising from the consumption of natural resources and the consequent generation of waste and pollution, contributing to the development of social and economic imbalances. All these problems, which continue to grow in our society, require the development of new solutions.

The papers cover such topics as : planning; managing development; urban strategies; community interaction; architecture; cultural heritage; waste management; sustainable energy; transportation; emerging technologies; risk management; quality of life; infrastructure and social services; tourism.


ISBN: 978-1-84564-746-9 e-ISBN: 978-1-84564-747-6Forthcoming 2013 / apx 1200pp / $1032.00

The Sustainable City VII - 2 Vol. SetUrban Regeneration and SustainabilityEdited by: M. PACETTI, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy; G. PASSERINI, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy; C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and G. LATINI, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

This book contains papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. The papers address various issues that are important to cities as they attempt to become more sustainable.

Topics include the following: Planning, Development and Management; The Community and the City; Urban Strategies; Landscape Planning and Design; Urbanisation of Rural Areas; Architectural Issues; Cultural Heritage Issues; Waste Management; Case Studies; Environmental Management; Sustainable Energy and the City; Transportation; Intelligent Environments and Emerging Technologies; Urban Metabolism; Waterfront Developments; Planning for Risk; Quality of Life; Infrastructures and Social Services; Sustainable Urban Tourism; Vernacular Architecture; Planning for Natural Hazards.



The Sustainable City VI Urban Regeneration and SustainabilityEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; S. HERNÁNDEZ, University of A Coruña, Spain and E. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

This book contains papers presented at The Sustainable City 2010 conference, which was the sixth occurrence of the International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. A sustainable city is widely recognised as one that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In The Sustainable City VI many interrelated aspects of the urban environment, from transport and mobility to social exclusions and crime prevention, are addressed.

Innovative tools are required for understanding the high complexity of contemporary cities. It is urgent to promote a more scientifi c approach to urban studies, inspired by Prigogine’s dissipative structures, and to highlight relations between different systems and between systems and the environment. This book addresses those needs.

The research papers in the book covers: Planning, Development and Management; Landscape Planning and Design; The Community and the City; Urban Strategies; Urban-Rural Relationships; Architectural Issues; Cultural Heritage Issues; Waste Management; Case Studies; Environmental Management; Energy Issues.



Sustainable Tourism VEdited by: F. D. PINEDA, Complutense University, Spain and C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

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 fi 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 fi 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.




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Sustainable Tourism IV Edited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and F.D. PINEDA, Complutense University, 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 landscape’s 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 III Edited by: F.D. PINEDA, Complutense University, Spain and C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Tourism, internationally, is the largest economic sector in terms of both earnings and number of people employed. Understandably, the economic advantages have led to the active promotion of tourism by governments and other institutions, often independent of the consequences on the environment. The challenge is to balance the need for a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems. Sustainable tourism has to be both ecologically and culturally sensitive.

Of interest to scientists, practitioners, and policy makers, the papers in this volume cover: Climate Change and Tourism; Community Involvement; Risk and Safety; Rural Tourism; Tourism and Protected Areas; Tourism as a Factor of Development; Tourism Impact; Tourism Strategies.



Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards IIIEdited by: 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.



Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards IIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; N. JOVANOVIC, CSIR, South Africa and E. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

This book includes papers presented at the Second International Conference on Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, and Ecological Hazards. The fi rst Conference was very well attended by a substantial group of scientists from all over the world and helped to underline the concern of the international community regarding the state of the planet. The basic premise of the meeting was the need to determine urgent solutions before we reach a point of irreversibility.

Our current civilisation has fallen into a self-destructive process by which natural resources are consumed at an increasing rate. This process has now spread across the planet in search of further sources of energy and materials. The aggressiveness of this quest is such that the future of our planet lies in the balance. The process is compounded by the pernicious effects of the resulting pollution.

The papers in the book cover: Development Issues; Environmental Issues; Changing Climates, Transborder Strategies; Air Quality; Energy; Aquifer Studies; Selected South African Water Issues.



Sustainable Development and Planning VIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains the proceedings of the latest in a series of biennial conferences on the topic of sustainable regional development that began in 2003. Organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, the conference series provides a common forum for all scientists specialising in the range of subjects included within sustainable development and planning. It has become apparent that planners, environmentalists, architects, engineers, policy makers, and economists have to work together in order to ensure that planning and development can meet our present needs without compromising future generations.

The use of modern technologies in planning gives us new potential to monitor and prevent environmental degradation. In recent years, in many countries there has been an increase in spatial problems that has led to a planning crisis. Planning problems are often connected with uneven development, deterioration of the quality of urban life, and destruction of the environment. The increasing urbanisation of the world, coupled with the global issues of environmental pollution, resource shortage, and economic restructuring, demand that we make our cities places in which it is worth living. Problems of environmental management and planning are not restricted to urban areas. Environments such as rural areas, forests, coastal regions, and mountains face their own problems that urgently require solutions in order to avoid irreversible damage.

Effective strategies for management should consider planning and regional development, two closely related disciplines, and emphasise the demand to handle these matters in an integrated way. The topics covered by the papers in the book include: regional planning; urban planning; the built environment; cultural heritage; resource management; social and political Issues; developing countries; transportation; energy resources.




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Sustainable Development and Planning VEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and E. BERIATOS, University of Thessaly, Greece

This book contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning.

The topics covered by the papers in the book include: Regional Planning; City Planning; Sustainability in the Built Environment; Cultural Heritage; Environmental Management; Resources Management; Social and Political Issues; Rural Developments; Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries; Transportation; Container Maritime Transport; Energy Resources.



Sustainable Development and Planning IVEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; M. NEOPHYTOU, University of Cyprus, Cyprus; E. BERIATOS, University of Thessaly, Greece; I. IOANNOU, University of Cyprus, Cyprus and A. G. KUNGOLOS, University of Thessaly, Greece

Containing papers presented at the Fourth International Conference, this book addresses the subject of regional development in an integrated way in accordance with the principles of sustainability.

Effective strategies for management should consider planning and regional development, two closely related disciplines, and emphasise the demand to handle these matters in an integrated way. Planners, environmentalists, architects, engineers, policy makers, and economists must work together in order to ensure that planning and development can meet our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations.

The papers from the Fourth Conference are published under the following topics, in two volumes: Volume 1: City Planning; Regional Planning; Social and Political; Rural Development; Cultural Heritage; Transportation; Safety of Users in Road Evacuation: Modelling and DSS.

Volume 2: Ecosystems Analysis, Protection and Remediation; Environmental Management; Environmental Impact Assessment; Indicators of Sustainability; Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries; Sustainable Tourism; Waste Management; Flood Risk Management; Resource Management.


VOLUME 1:ISBN: 978-1-84564-424-6 eISBN: 978-1-84564-425-3 Published 2009 / 544pp / $476.00

VOLUME 2:ISBN: 978-1-84564-422-2 eISBN: 978-1-84564-423-9 Published 2009 / 560pp / $490.00

2 VOLUME SETSET ISBN: 978-1-84564-181-8 Published 2009 / 1104pp / $908.00

The Business of BiodiversityM. EVERARD, University of the West of England, UK

The title of the book defi nes its primary focus: the linkage between biodiversity and business. The book is an accessible tome written primarily for people in business, but also in academia as well as in NGOs and in government, and those with a general interest. The text is deliberately brief to help the reader access the information quickly and is written in an engaging manner.

Biodiversity used to be an issue of high acknowledged importance, for example following the Convention on Biological Diversity (introduced at the Rio Summit in 1992) and the UK’s fi rst Biodiversity Strategy shortly thereafter. Yet, despite subsequent global commitments to reversing the rate of species loss made at the WSSD (Johannesburg 2002) and later endorsed by the EU (the Gothenburg Target), the key role of business in achieving a sustainable relationship with biodiversity has received little explicit attention over recent years. A re-appraisal has been due. Undertaking it has been rewarding since more recent insights into biodiversity suggest novel, self-benefi cial responses for business.


Energy and Sustainability IVEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; A MARINOV, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania; A. A. MAMMOLI, University of New Mexico, USA; C. A. SAFTA, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

The proceedings of the Fourth International Conference convened on the title subject, contained in this book, were contributed by experts from around the world. Their papers cover an area that is vital to our development, since industrial processes can proceed without an adequate energy supply, and without industrial production, society lacks the commodities on which it depends. Yet supplies of traditional energy fuels are fi nite. We need to look beyond simple fuel combustion as a source of energy and consider both greater effi ciency in the use of energy and new ways of producing it.

The papers in the book cover research on Energy analysis and management; Energy and transportation; Energy and buildings; Transmission and distribution of energy; Smart grids; Energy storage; New energy sources; Environmental risks; The future of nuclear energy; Energy policies; CO2 sequestration and storage.



Energy and Sustainability IIIEdited by: Y. VILLACAMPA ESTEVE, University of Alicante, Spain; C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and A. A. MAMMOLI, University of New Mexico, USA

It has been clear for some time that the way in which our society exists, operates, and develops is strongly infl uenced 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 effi ciency 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 Effi ciency; Co2 Sequestration and Storage.




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Energy and Sustainability IIEdited by: A. A. MAMMOLI, The University of New Mexico, USA and C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains research presented at the second conference in a series on the subject. It discusses how the way in which energy is produced and consumed can be made more effi cient.

Recent changes in the energy market have emphasised how strongly our society is infl uenced by the way in which energy is produced and consumed. Industry cannot function without an adequate energy supply and modern society cannot function without the goods that industry produces. This interdependence of energy and industry has developed into a continuously evolving process that involves constant technological innovations.

Energy systems evolved over a long period, and more rapidly over the last two centuries, as a response to the requirements of industry and society, starting with the combustion of fuels and building up to the exploitation of nuclear energy and renewable resources. It is clear that the evolution of energy systems is a continuous process that involves constant technological development and innovation.



Beauty and ScienceE. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

In this book, the distinguished author argues that the aim of science should not be to dominate nature but to live in harmony with it. If we do not make reference to our “common biological origin” (Jean-Paul Sartre) or fi nd the umbilical cord that binds us to nature, his conviction is that we risk destroying the life cycles of our planet. He demonstrates that the role of form, colour, fl avour, sound, scent – and beauty – was fundamental for biological evolution, and is still fundamental today for a scientifi c view of complexity. This is especially so with nature threatened by the linear, mechanistic, arrogant, and crude approach of science at the service of a society that “knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”

In order to avert catastrophe, Tiezzi asserts, science cannot be based only on reason, but must combine reason, passion, intuition, emotion, logic and “global feeling”; science cannot be cold.


ISBN: 978-1-85312-740-3 ISBN-10: 1-85312-740-XPublished 2004 / 132pp / $98.00

The End of TimeE. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

“…a compelling fusion of the historical, philosophical and scientifi c aspects of the struggle towards a new, ecological culture.”

ECOFARM & GARDEN

A best seller in Italy, this infl uential title has now been revised and translated into English. Tiezzi emphasises the need to reconcile the wants and pace of a modern generation with the hard reality that evolutionary history had already pre-determined a pace of her own. Presenting scenarios of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ sustainability for the future, he poses the critical question: Will the scientifi c and cultural instruments we have be enough to combat the pressures of unsustainable human behaviour?



The Essence of TimeE. TIEZZI, University of Siena, Italy

“…a ‘must read’ for all who wish to explore new frontiers in evolutionary physics, complex systems theory, and sustainability, and for those willing to abandon (at least for the time being) convention, reductionism and presupposed order.”

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

In this book the author highlights the continuity between the physical-mathematic and humanistic sciences. An illuminating guide to the key scientifi c ideas of our time, the text traces themes such as entropy to negentropy, fl ux of energy and material and information. The result is an exploration of great scientifi c depth and the most complete historical survey to date of the ideas behind ecological economics.



Water Resources

Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Resources ManagementA Heuristic Optimization ApproachEdited by: K. L. KATSIFARAKIS, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

With population of our planet exceeding seven billion, funds for infrastructure works being limited worldwide and climate change affecting water resources, their optimal development and management is literally vital. This volume deals with application of some non-traditional optimization techniques to hydraulics, hydrology and water resources management and aims at helping scientists dealing with these issues to reach the best decisions.

Chapter 1 is a brief introduction to optimization and its application to water resources management. Chapter 2 is dedicated to genetic algorithms. Chapter 3 focuses on applications of genetic algorithms to hydraulic networks, mainly irrigation ones. Chapter 4 is dedicated to simulated annealing. The particle swarm method (PSO) is discussed in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6 the basic concepts and features of Tabu search are presented and its coupling with other heuristic optimizers is discussed. Chapter 7 is dedicated to the Harmony Search method. Finally, Chapter 8 deals with the Outer Approximation method.

This book is aimed at engineers and other scientists working on water resources management and hydraulic networks.

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-art in Science and Engineering, Vol 56



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Urban WaterEdited by: S. MAMBRETTI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing the proceedings of the fi rst international conference organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology on the Design, Construction, Maintenance, Monitoring and Control of Urban Water Systems, this book covers an area of increasing worldwide concern. As our cities continue to expand, their urban infrastructure needs to be re-evaluated and adapted to new requirements related to the increase in population and the growing areas under urbanisation.

New water systems are also required to reduce the risk associated with fl oods, network failures, and problems associated with inadequate networks. New systems should reduce economic losses and environmental impacts as well as promote a higher degree of reliability to users. Improved management, measurement and control mechanisms are needed to ensure the effi ciency and safety of urban water systems.

Topics include the following in the area of Water Supply: Surface Water and Ground Water Sources; Water Supply Networks; Coping with Water Scarcity; Safety and Security of Water Systems; Water Quality; Water and Sustainability; Water Savings; Water Re-use. The Following Topics are related to Urban Drainage: Waste Water Treatment and Disposal; Structural Works and Infrastructure; Networks Design; Real Time Control; Water Quality Issues; Combined Sewer Overfl ows; Storage Tanks; Flood Control; Environmental Impact; Industrial Waste Water.

WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol 122


Water and Society IIEdited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing the proceedings of the Second International Conference on the title topic, the book examines issues related to the nature of water, and its use and exploitation by society. Since ensuring an adequate water supply is becoming a critical issue in more and more countries, the conference brings together specialists from the social sciences and humanistic disciplines and the physical and natural sciences, biology, environmental sciences, and health to bridge gaps between the disciplines in addressing the problem. The international, interdisciplinary nature of the conference participants makes it possible to arrive at equitable solutions to the many transnational issues, relating to the rights of states, which arise around water supply.

The book discusses: The nature of water; Water as a human right; Water as the source of life; Water in a changing climate; Future water demands and adaptation strategies; Water resources contamination; Water resources management; Irrigation and desertifi cation; Water, sanitation and health; Transnational water rights; Legislation and controls; Lessons to be learnt; Water and disaster management.


ISBN: 978-1-84564-742-1 eISBN: 978-1-84564-743-8Forthcoming 2013 / apx 634pp / $546.00

Water and SocietyEdited by: D.W. PEPPER, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

This book contains the papers presented at a conference co-organised by the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the Wessex Institute of Technology to facilitate trans-disciplinary communication on issues related to the nature of water and its use and exploitation by society. With adequate water supply becoming a critical issue in more and more areas, there is a great and urgent need to bridge the gap between the broad spectrum of social sciences and humanistic disciplines and the specialists in physical and natural sciences, biology, environmental sciences, and health. Many issues are also trans-national in nature and relate to rights of states and hence it is essential to discuss these at an international level to arrive at equitable and binding solutions that will ensure the rights of society to quality water supplies.

This book discusses: The Nature of Water; Water as a Human Right; Water as the Source of Life; Water in a Changing Climate; Future Water Demands and Adaptation Strategies; Water Resources Contamination; Surface and Sub-Surface Water Resources; Irrigation and Desertifi cation; Water, Sanitation and Health; Transnational Water Rights; Legislation and Controls; Water through the Ages; Lessons to be Learnt; and Water and Disaster Management.



Soft Computing in Water Resources Engineering Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic AlgorithmsG. TAYFUR, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey

Engineers have attempted to solve water resources engineering problems with the help of empirical, regression-based and numerical models. Empirical models are not universal, nor are regression-based models. The numerical models are, on the other hand, physics-based but require substantial data measurement and parameter estimation. Hence, there is a need to employ models that are robust, user-friendly, and practical and that do not have the shortcomings of the existing methods. Artifi cial intelligence methods meet this need.

Soft Computing in Water Resources Engineering introduces the basics of artifi cial neural networks (ANN), fuzzy logic (FL) and genetic algorithms (GA). It gives details on the feed forward back propagation algorithm and also introduces neuro-fuzzy modelling to readers. Artifi cial intelligence method applications covered in the book include predicting and forecasting fl oods, predicting suspended sediment, predicting event-based fl ow hydrographs and sedimentographs, locating seepage path in an earth-fi ll dam body, and the predicting dispersion coeffi cient in natural channels. The author also provides an analysis comparing the artifi cial intelligence models and contemporary non-artifi cial intelligence methods (empirical, numerical, regression, etc.).

The ANN, FL, and GA are fairly new methods in water resources engineering. The fi rst publications appeared in the early 1990s and quite a few studies followed in the early 2000s. Although these methods are currently widely known in journal publications, they are still very new for many scientifi c readers and they are totally new for students, especially undergraduates. Numerical methods were fi rst taught at the graduate level but are now taught at the undergraduate level. There are already a few graduate courses developed on AI methods in engineering and included in the graduate curriculum of some universities. It is expected that these courses, too, will soon be taught at the undergraduate levels.

ISBN: 978-1-84564-636-3 eISBN: 978-1-84564-637-0Published 2012 / 288pp / US$276.00

Incentives and Instruments for Sustainable IrrigationEdited by: H. BJORNLUND, University of Lethbridge, Canada & University of South Australia, Australia

This book deals with the complex issue of promoting development towards sustainable irrigation. It does not see sustainable irrigation as a fi xed defi ned endpoint, but rather as a locally defi ned and constantly changing objective.

It provides a comprehensive discussion of the importance of institutions and governance to guide this process and then provides examples from around the world of how incentives and instruments have been introduced to support this development, how successful they have been, and what factors have promoted or impeded the successful outcomes.

The book also highlights the need to see sustainable irrigation in the context of other objectives such as food and water security, reallocating existing scarce resources between competing uses, such as urban and industrial users, and how emerging issues such as bio-fuel production and increasing energy prices infl uence the process.


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Groundwater Characterization, Management and Monitoring M. CUNHA, University of Coimbra, Portugal and L. M. NUNES, University of Algarve, Portugal

This book provides the theoretical background necessary to accomplish planning and management of groundwater systems, and presents up-to-date applications of the decision-aid techniques in this fi eld.

Groundwater systems play an essential role in meeting the ever-increasing demand for water for various purposes. Proper design and management of such systems should therefore be a very important matter of concern, not only to ensure that water will be available in adequate quantity and quality to satisfy demands, but also to guarantee that this would be done in an optimal manner from a IWRM perspective. There are many different decisions to be taken: where to locate wells, how much water is to be pumped, remedial strategies to be adopted, water supply structures (especially pumping equipment and pipe networks) to be installed, monitoring networks to be defi ned, etc. These decisions must take many constraints into account, including drawdown limitations, fl ow gradients, and quality standards. Given the uncertainty characterizing groundwater fl ow and transport, risk issues have to be considered. Decision-aid techniques must be capable of handling simultaneously the various facets characterizing such problems (economic, social, technical, environmental, etc). Therefore detailed simulation models have to be incorporated into the decision models. The application of simulation-optimization methods to planning and managing groundwater systems has become an area of active research.


Management of Scarce Water ResourcesA Middle Eastern ExperienceH. K. EL-NASER, Overseas for Sustainable Development (OSD), Jordan

Arid and semi-arid countries have historically suffered from a plethora of complex water concerns due to climatic limitations. Research in these regions has long supported the necessity of delivering life-sustaining access and availability to water while being inherently linked to several inter-related factors, including technical and economic issues, human resources, and health and private sector participation. Regional confl icts and controversial political agendas have also exercised a profound impact on the viability of co-operative water resources and management perspectives.

Dr Hazim El-Naser has applied his experiences as a water expert and government minister in Jordan by exploring a wide variety of water-related problems that the MENA countries face with respect to water resource management. This book focuses on his experiences, highlighting the complexity of these problems and advocating practical solutions, and uses recent case studies to provide a framework to assist the practitioner in resolving these problems.

Series: Progress in Water Resources, Vol 14


Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IVManagement, Technologies and PoliciesEdited by: H. BJORNLUND, University of South Australia, Australia & University of Lethbridge, Canada; C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and S. WHEELER, University of South Australia, Australia

With fresh water becoming an increasingly precious commodity, and the prospect of becoming a source of the same type of political instability that is now associated with energy shortages, sustainable use of water resources is becoming more and more important. One of those uses is for irrigation.

Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies addresses various aspects of irrigation. It includes not only the scientifi c and technical aspects of the management of water resources, but also covers the economic and policy aspects.

Containing papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on the subject, the book covers topics such as: Irrigation Management; Irrigation Modelling; Irrigation Systems and Planning; Economic Incentives and Instruments; Groundwater Resources and Contamination; Climate Change Effects; Water Trade; Economics of Irrigation; Governance for Sustainable Irrigation; International Issues; Drainage; Water Quality and Remediation; Water Re-use.



Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies IIIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; A. M. MARINOV, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania and H. BJORNLUND, University of South Australia, Australia & University of Lethbridge, Canada

In the near future, control of increasingly limited supplies of fresh water could lead to the type of political instability that is now associated with energy shortages. This book addresses the different aspects of irrigation, including not only the management of water resources and scientifi c and technical aspects, but also related to policy and economics. It contains the proceedings of the third in a biennial series of conferences devoted to sustainable ways of conducting irrigation.

Sustainable irrigation has three key aspects, i.e. i) using scarce water resources most effi ciently to maximise food production while minimising the environmental impact of irrigation activities on the affected land and water resources; ii) ensuring that the extraction of water from surface and groundwater sources is set at sustainable levels to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems and to secure a continued supply of quality water for irrigation, recreation and urban/industrial uses; iii) facilitating an equitable distribution of the water available for consumption by competing users, which is essential to maintain sustainable communities.

Papers from the Meeting cover the following topics: Irrigation Management; Modelling and Simulation; Sustainable Irrigation – Farmers’ Actions, Environmental Benefi ts and Socio-economic Consequences. The book will be of interest to researchers in academia and industry, as well as professional practitioners and policy makers.



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Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies IIEdited by: Y. VILLACAMPA ESTEVE, Universidad de Alicante, Spain; C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and D. PRATS RICO, Universidad de Alicante, Spain

As the standard of living for a large section of the world population continues to increase, the strategic importance of fresh water resources also rises. It is essential to seek ways of achieving the most effi cient and equitable use of this resource at the same time as making its use sustainable.

Even in those countries where fresh water is currently easily available, over-exploitation is leading to damaging long-lasting environmental effects, such as lowering of water tables or depletion of river fl ows. Adding to these effects, the problem of contamination effectively reduces the availability of suffi cient clean water. Water is also essential for irrigation purposes, but its indiscriminate use can lead not only to shortages, but also to the deterioration of crop yields and soils. Hence it is vital to ensure that irrigation is applied as effectively as possible in order to achieve sustainability.

Attracting researchers in academia and industry, as well as professional practitioners and policy makers, the Second International Conference provided a platform for a review of the state of the art from the scientifi c, technological, political and economic points of view. Papers from the Meeting are published in this volume and cover the following topics: Irrigation Systems and Planning; Irrigation Modelling; Irrigation Management; Re-use of Water; Sustainable Irrigation and Economic Instruments.



Water Pollution XIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Water pollution is by necessity an interdisciplinary fi eld involving scientists and professionals with a wide range of expertise. It also transcends national borders, since the contamination of water resources is a problem of global concern. The International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Prevention of Water Pollution, held biennially in different locations around the world, has been providing a forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest developments in the fi eld since 1991. The papers in this volume present some of the latest results in this important fi eld; work which is essential to understanding the nature of the problem and for proposing appropriate solutions, which may eventually provide the guidelines required to take steps towards the remediation or recovery of water resources.

Water Pollution XI contains papers presented at the latest (Eleventh) Conference and includes the following topics: Water Quality; Groundwater and Aquifer Issues; Environmental Monitoring and Control; Remediation; Pollution Prevention; Lakes and Rivers; Agricultural Contamination; Wastewater Treatment and Management; Offshore Pollution and Oil Spills; Emerging Technologies; Biosensors; Health Risk Studies; Nano-particles; Socio-economic Costs; Biosystems; Education and Training.



Water Pollution XEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and A. M. MARINOV, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

Water Pollution X contains papers presented at the Tenth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring, and Prevention of Water Pollution, the latest in a series held biennially since 1991. The interdisciplinary book presents research work that is essential to understanding the nature of water pollution and to proposing appropriate solutions for the remediation or recovery of water resources.

Water pollution is a subject of growing public concern. The environmental problems caused by the increase of pollutant loads discharged into natural water bodies require setting out frameworks for regulation and control. The scientifi c community has responded to the need for studies capable of relating pollutant discharge with changes in water quality. The results of these studies are permitting industries to employ more effi cient methods of controlling and treating waste loads, and water authorities to enforce stricter regulations regarding this matter.

Environmental problems are essentially interdisciplinary. Engineers and scientists working in this fi eld must be familiar with a wide range of issues, including the physical processes of mixing and dilution, chemical and biological processes, mathematical modelling, data acquisition and measurement, to name but a few.

The book includes the following topics: Water Quality; Pollution Prevention and Control; Remediation; Lakes and Rivers; Agricultural Contamination; Biosystems; Wastewater Treatment and Management; Novel Techniques for Water Treatment.



Water Pollution IXEdited by: D. PRATS RICO, Universidad de Alicante, Spain; C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and Y. VILLACAMPA ESTEVE, Universidad de Alicante, Spain

This book contains papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Water Pollution. It includes the following topics: Coastal Areas; Lakes and Rivers; Groundwater and Aquifer Issues; Oil Spills; Agricultural Contamination; Environmental Monitoring and Sensing; Experimental and Laboratory Work; Mathematical Modelling; Wastewater Treatment; Pollution Prevention; Low Cost Technologies; Remediation.



Water Resources Management VIIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Water Resources Management VI contains the proceedings of the sixth conference in a biennial series, begun in 2001, where scientists, experts and practitioners exchange their knowledge and experiences regarding sustainable management of water resources.

The growth of human population combined with the irregularity in precipitation and water availability may restrict even further the access to water in certain regions of the world. This problem is made more severe by anthropogenic activities that affect the quality of the water available.

Only by comparing the performance of the current technologies and practices can the best platforms be selected as the basis for future improved strategies. It is apparent that the goal of sustainable water resources management is not static; it changes as the conditions in the world alter due to, for instance, to growing population and climate change. Therefore the developments in the fi eld must respond with the same agility. New ways of thinking are required in order to successfully predict future trends and prepare adequate sustainable solutions.

The presentations published in this book are grouped into the following sections: Water Management and Planning; River Basin Management; Urban Water Management; Hydrological Modelling; Hydraulic Engineering; Water Quality; Pollution Control; Irrigation Issues; Special Session on Sharing our Water Resources; Flood Risk; Waste Water Treatment and Management; Waste Water Treatment and Re-use; Water Resources and Economics; The Right to Water.



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Water Resources Management VIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA and V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Water Resources Management VI contains the proceedings of the sixth conference in a biennial series, begun in 2001, where scientists, experts and practitioners exchange their knowledge and experiences regarding sustainable management of water resources.

The growth of human population combined with the irregularity in precipitation and water availability may restrict even further the access to water in certain regions of the world. This problem is made more severe by anthropogenic activities that affect the quality of the water available.

Only by comparing the performance of the current technologies and practices can the best platforms be selected as the basis for future improved strategies. It is apparent that the goal of sustainable water resources management is not static; it changes as the conditions in the world alter due to, for instance, to growing population and climate change. Therefore the developments in the fi eld must respond with the same agility. New ways of thinking are required in order to successfully predict future trends and prepare adequate sustainable solutions.

The presentations published in this book are grouped into the following sections: Water Management and Planning; River Basin Management; Urban Water Management; Hydrological Modelling; Hydraulic Engineering; Water Quality; Pollution Control; Irrigation Issues; Special Session on Sharing our Water Resources; Flood Risk; Waste Water Treatment and Management; Waste Water Treatment and Re-use; Water Resources and Economics; The Right to Water.



Water Resources Management VEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA and V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Water Resources Management V presents papers on the more recent technological and scientifi c developments associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources. The papers are under the following topics: Water Management and Planning; Waste Water Treatment and Re-use; Water Quality; Pollution Control; Management and Economics; Decision Support Systems; Hydraulic Systems; Flood Risk; Hydraulic Modelling; Irrigation Problems; Governance and Monitoring.



River Basin Management VIIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Containing papers presented seventh international conference on the topic, this book Reviews the advances have been made in the development and application of software tools for predicting the fl ow, water quality, sediment transport and ecological processes in river systems. Organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, the biennial conference was fi rst held in 2001.

The papers presented at the Conference address Water resources management; Flood risk management; Ecological and environmental impact; Erosion and sediment transport; Hydrological modelling; Sustainable rivers; Rivers and tourism; River restoration and rehabilitation; Hydropower impacts and solutions; River and watershed management; Integrated management; Water quality issues; Eutrophication and agricultural Pollution; Trans-boundary river issues; Estuaries, deltas and lagoons; Changing climate and adaptive water Management; Droughts and desertifi cation; Wetlands; Water and health; Socio-economic and political issues; Water governance and water justice.



River Basin Management VIEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Signifi cant advances have been made in the monitoring, analysis and prediction of the behaviour of riverine systems resulting in a better understanding of their mechanism and the possibility of optimising these resources as well as being able to control or mitigate the effects of major disasters. These developments have been the result of better surveying and measuring techniques, as well as the use of increasingly accurate computer codes. They are also fruit of better communication between practitioners and academics, through their interaction in joint research projects and regular meetings, including international conferences.

This book contains papers presented at the 6th International Conference on River Basin Management, held in Riverside, California, representing the state of the art in this important topic. They include many aspects of hydrology, ecology, environmental management, fl ood plains and wetlands.

The contributions in this volume are classifi ed under the following sections: River and Watershed Management; Flood Studies; Hydrological Modelling; River Restoration and Environmental Impact; Erosion and Sediment Transport; Water Resources Management and Water Quality.



River Basin Management VEdited by: C. A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

River Basin Management V presents recent advances in the overall management of riverine systems, including advances in hydraulic and hydrological modelling, ecology, environmental management, and fl ood forecasting.

The papers presented at the Conference, include all aspects of Hydrology, Ecology, Environmental Management and Flood Plains and Wetlands. Topics are as follows: Watershed and Water Resources Management; Flood Studies and Debris Flow; Ecological and Environmental Impact; Erosion and Sediment Transport; River Restoration and Rehabilitation; Case Studies; Policy and Governance.



Coastal Watershed ManagementEdited by: A. FARES and A. EL-KADI, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Hawaii, USA

The editors of this book have organised contributions that address the unique aspects of managing tropical watersheds. Land use changes and competing needs for valuable water and land resources are distinctive in tropical watersheds. For example, surface water is a valuable resource of signifi cant economic, ecological, cultural, and aesthetic importance. Streams supply irrigation water and can be the main source of drinking water in some places. They also provide important habitats for many unique native species. Coastal groundwater aquifers are negatively affected by land use changes an increased chemical use leading to reduced recharge and saltwater intrusion.

The contents of this book can be generally divided into three sections: hydrological modelling, water quality, and watershed management. Water quality chapters cover nutrient bioavailability of soils and sediments in a watershed infl uenced by agriculture; processes and pathways of sediment movement in watersheds; fi ne particles in small steep-land streams; effects of land use changes and groundwater pumping on salt water intrusions in coastal watersheds; function and role of coastal wetlands in reducing impact of land based management; and microbial issues in Hawaii’s tropical watersheds. Limited water resources and concerns regarding water quality necessitate best management practices.

Series: Progress in Water Resources, Vol 13


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