Sustainable Resource Management: Modern Approaches and Contexts presents the application of the current concept of sustainability to the management of natural resources, such as water, land, minerals and metals using theoretical field knowledge and illustrative real-world examples. Initially, the book defines sustainability, detailing its evolution and how it has been adapted to each of the contexts in which it is used. Furthermore, sustainability is made up of three main areas of science—environmental, social and economic—which are rarely considered together. This book is a complete reference guide to sustainability of natural resources for academics, researchers, practitioners and postgraduate-level students, and more.
As sustainability is an interdisciplinary field, linked to most sciences, it is also of use to all fields of science that need to maintain sustainable practices and specific details on the methodologies and techniques needed for sustainable resource management.
1. Sustainable Resource Management - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page v 8. Editors' biography - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 11. List of Tables - p. Page xi 12. 1 : Evolution of the concept of sustainability. From Brundtland Report to sustainable development goals - p. Page xi 13. 2 : Areas of sustainability: environment, economy, and society - p. Page 23 14. 3 : Evolution and trends of sustainable approaches - p. Page 46 15. 4 : Modern age of sustainability: supply chain resource management - p. Page 66 16. 5 : Sustainable management of agricultural resources (agricultural crops and animals) - p. Page 90 17. 6 : Sustainable water resources - p. Page 140 18. 7 : Minerals and metal Industry in the global scenario and environmental sustainability - p. Page 160 19. 8 : Sustainable land use and management - p. Page 177 20. 9 : Solid wastes: alternative materials for cementitious composites production - p. Page 191 21. 10 : Comprehensive management of natural resources: a holistic vision - p. Page 215 22. 11 : Shades of green: HOPF for standardized environmental performance indicators - p. Page 237 23. 12 : Social indicators of sustainable resource management - p. Page 268 24. 13 : Economic indicators of sustainable resource management - p. Page 285 25. 14 : Indicators of sustainability - p. Page 313 26. 15 : To measure the performance of sustainable food supply chain - p. Page 331 27. 16 : Sustainable plastic materials management - p. Page 341 28. 17 : Innovation for new resources development - p. Page 362 29. 18 : Development of nanomaterials: valorization of metallic solid waste from copper-based components - p. Page 383 30. 19 : Future of sustainability and resources management - p. Page 404 31. Index - p. Page 436
Sustainable Resource Management: Modern Approaches and Contexts presents the application of the current concept of sustainability to the management of natural resources, such as water, land, minerals and metals using theoretical field knowledge and illustrative real-world examples. Initially, the book defines sustainability, detailing its evolution and how it has been adapted to each of the contexts in which it is used. Furthermore, sustainability is made up of three main areas of science—environmental, social and economic—which are rarely considered together. This book is a complete reference guide to sustainability of natural resources for academics, researchers, practitioners and postgraduate-level students, and more.
As sustainability is an interdisciplinary field, linked to most sciences, it is also of use to all fields of science that need to maintain sustainable practices and specific details on the methodologies and techniques needed for sustainable resource management.
1. Sustainable Resource Management - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page v 8. Editors' biography - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 11. List of Tables - p. Page xi 12. 1 : Evolution of the concept of sustainability. From Brundtland Report to sustainable development goals - p. Page xi 13. 2 : Areas of sustainability: environment, economy, and society - p. Page 23 14. 3 : Evolution and trends of sustainable approaches - p. Page 46 15. 4 : Modern age of sustainability: supply chain resource management - p. Page 66 16. 5 : Sustainable management of agricultural resources (agricultural crops and animals) - p. Page 90 17. 6 : Sustainable water resources - p. Page 140 18. 7 : Minerals and metal Industry in the global scenario and environmental sustainability - p. Page 160 19. 8 : Sustainable land use and management - p. Page 177 20. 9 : Solid wastes: alternative materials for cementitious composites production - p. Page 191 21. 10 : Comprehensive management of natural resources: a holistic vision - p. Page 215 22. 11 : Shades of green: HOPF for standardized environmental performance indicators - p. Page 237 23. 12 : Social indicators of sustainable resource management - p. Page 268 24. 13 : Economic indicators of sustainable resource management - p. Page 285 25. 14 : Indicators of sustainability - p. Page 313 26. 15 : To measure the performance of sustainable food supply chain - p. Page 331 27. 16 : Sustainable plastic materials management - p. Page 341 28. 17 : Innovation for new resources development - p. Page 362 29. 18 : Development of nanomaterials: valorization of metallic solid waste from copper-based components - p. Page 383 30. 19 : Future of sustainability and resources management - p. Page 404 31. Index - p. Page 436
