Product Description: This book is a collection of all papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Development (ICESSD 2015), which was held on October 25 26, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. Issues about environment protection and sustainable development were discussed in depth from the world point of view...read more

Product Description: Wood and other structural lignocellulose biomaterials are renewable resources that provide sustainable products that require considerably less energy to manufacture into useable products than other alternatives produced from nonrenewable resources...read more

Product Description: The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies...read more

Product Description: This collection contains 81 papers describing innovations in the development of sustainable transportation systems. In the face of ongoing challenges such as traffic congestion, environmental degradation, and rising energy costs, transportation professionals look for new strategies, methods, and technologies to address issues of funding, planning, construction, and maintenance of transportation facilities of all types...read more

Designed for use in introductory counselling courses, this text emphasizes the richness of the counselling field in terms of preventive, developmental, and remediation goals, and the broad variety of target populations and therapeutic modalities. A major focus is placed on the counsellor as the primary instrument in the counselling relationship, describing the skills and techniques used in working through the counselling process. The book encourages students to make a commitment to the field of counselling, and to view counselling as a way of life. The content has been designed to correlate directly with the major content areas of all certified counsellor education programs, as well as with the content areas specified by the National Board for Certified Counsellors. It is designed for courses in counselling fundamentals, introduction to counselling, and counselling methods.

Product Description: The 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) 2011 continues a long tradition of scientific meetings focusing on the exchange of industrial and academic knowledge and experiences in life cycle assessment, product development, sustainable manufacturing and end-of-life-management...read more

Product Description: An examination of systematic techniques for the design of sustainable processes and products, this book covers reducing energy consumption, preventing pollution, developing new pathways for biofuels, and producing environmentally friendly and high-quality products...read more

Product Description: Going green is a hot topic in both chemistry and chemical engineering. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green engineering is the development and commercialization of economically feasible industrial processes that reduce the risk to human health and the environment...read more

Product Description: This volume is part of a two-volume set devoted to promoting the concept of green chemistry. This first volume illustrates the pronounced impact that green engineering is having in a wide range of areas within chemical engineering, its counterpart will examine the role of green chemistry within chemical synthesis, each leading to a greater understanding and hopefully greater adoptions of these techniques by governments and chemical industry...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)