Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management In The Anthropocene

Environmental Management in the Anthropocene

Lin-Heng Lye, Harvey Neo;Sekhar Kondepudi;Wen-Shen Yew;Judy Gek-Khim Sng

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9789813230637
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

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Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers submitted by students from the National University of Singapore's multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, as their MSc dissertations in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2014/2015 to 2015/2016. Entitled Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in the Anthropocene, this is the sixth volume in the series, and comprises 15 of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. They analyse the many challenges to effective environmental management covering countries including China, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the EU, and USA. Issues examined include biodiversity conservation, environmental science, environmental governance and management, energy, and urban studies.

The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2010 and comprised the best papers from 2001/2002 to 2006/2007. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2011, and comprised the best papers from 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. The third and fourth compilations, Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green Challenges, and Sustainability Matters: Asia's Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy, comprised the best papers from the periods 2009/2010 and 2011/2012 respectively. The fifth compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental and Climate Changes in the Asia-Pacific, was published in 2015 and comprised the best papers for the periods 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.

The papers are edited by five staff members from different disciplines in the MEM programme: Lye Lin-Heng, Harvey Neo, Sekhar Kondepudi, Yew Wen-Shan, Judy Sng Gek-Khim.

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• Biodiversity & Conservation:
  • Coral Reef Restoration in Singapore — Past, Present and Future (Ng Chin-Soon Lionel & Chou Loke-Ming)
  • Wildlife Trade in China and Vietnam: A Comparative Study of the Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (Sallie Chia-Wei, Yang & Lye Lin-Heng)
• Environmental Science:
  • Status and Trends of Phytoremediation in Singapore (Fam Mei-Ling & Sanjay Swarup)
  • Managing the Risk of Non-indigenous Marine Species Transfer in Singapore Using a Study of Vessel Movement (Chin-Sing Lim, Yi-Lin Leong & Koh-Siang Tan)
  • Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) Emissions by Selected Street Trees in Singapore (Kho Yue-Min Veron & Tan Puay-Yok)
• Environmental Goverance & Management:
  • Sustainability Reporting in Singapore (Loh Zhiyang & Audrey Chia)
  • Air Quality Improvement and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Pakistan: An Integrated Approach (Kaleem Anwar Mir & Rajasekhar Balasubramanian)
  • Self-Management in Environmental Management Philosophy (Zhang Yuzhe & Cecilia Lim)
  • Evaluating EIA Follow-ups in China and Singapore (Deng Mao & Rick Reidinger)
  • Larger Population for Singapore: A Utilities Perspective (Ang Chun-Wei Alan & Victor R Savage)
• Energy:
  • Roles of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in Industrial Plants (Tan Choon-Puay & Tong Yen-Wah)
  • A Comparative Analysis of the Regulatory Framework Between the United States of America and the European Union on the Use of "Fracking" in Unconventional Hydrocarbons Development (Carmelita Leow & Namrata Chindarkar)
• Urban Studies:
  • Sustainable Urbanism at Neighbourhood Level: Possibilities and Practice in Planned Residential Areas of Dhaka (Nazifa Zabeen Siddiqua and Oscar Carracedo)
  • Himalayan Urbanisation, Disaster Vulnerability and the Role of Risk Perceptions (Prerna Shah and Pow Choon-Piew)
  • The Challenges of Urban Forest Development: A Case Study of Urban Forest in Jakarta, Indonesia (Supriyanto and Tan Puay-Yok)

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--> Readership: Graduate students, academics and researchers in environmental management/science. -->
Keywords:Environment;Management;Sustainability;Asia;Corporate Environmental Management;Biodiversity and Planning;Marine Environment;Environment and Economic Development;Energy Sustainability;Renewable Energy;Urban Pollution and Waste Management;Sustainable Infrastructure;Transportation;Recycling;Urban Studies;Green Business;Conservation;Carbon Cost;Environmental Impact;Cost of Living;Water Management;Greening;Regreening;Environmental Mitigation;CITES;EU;USAReview:0

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Sustainability Matters
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• Message from Ms Goh Swee-Chen, Chairperson, Shell Companies in Singapore
• Message from Prof Tommy Koh, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
• Message from Prof Lam Khee-Poh, Dean, School of Design and Environment, Nus
• Programme Committees
• About the Authors
• About the Editors and Supervisors
• Contents
• Introduction: Environmental Management and Mitigation in the Anthropocene
• Part 1. Biodiversity & Conservation
• Part 2. Environmental Science
• Part 3. Environmental Governance & Management
• Part 4. Energy
• Part 5. Urban Studies