Computer Aided Environmental Management

Author : S.A. Abbasi
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Environmental management
ISBN : 8171415628

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Computer Aided Environmental Management by S.A. Abbasi Pdf

An integration of the fascinating stream of computers with an equally fascinating domain of environmental studies has given birth to the new branch of science we call, Computer-aided Environmental Management (CAEM). This book provides us with glimpses of the power CAEM can wield. It gives us insights into the innumerable ways in which CAEM can solve intricate practical problems of environmental pollution in a sophisticated yet inexpensive manner. Contents: COBAS: Cost Benefit Analysis of Anaerobic Digester Systems, Water Quality Modelling: Approaches to Water Pollution Forecasting and Management, Modelling of Buckingham Canal Water Quality, Modelling and Simulation of Heavy Gas Dispersion on the Basis of Modification in Plume Path Theory, Case Study: Modelling and Simulation of Heavy Gases Released by Petrochemical Industries, HAZDIG: A new Software Package for Assessing Accidental Release and Dispersion Characteristics, Attenuation of Gaseous Pollutants by Greenbelts, TORAP A New Tool for Conducting Rapid Risk Assessment in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Industries, Case Study: Application of a New Computer Automated Tool TORAP in Conducting Risk Assessment of a Petrochemical Industry, Models for Domino Effect Analysis in Chemical Process Industries, Studies on the Probabilities are Likely Impacts of Chains of Accident (Domino Effect) in a Fertilizer Industry.

Author : Ralf Seppelt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527609215

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Computer-Based Environmental Management by Ralf Seppelt Pdf

Here, the author provides professionals in environmental research and management with the information they need with respect to computer modeling: An understanding of the mathematical fundamentals and the choice of the optimal approach and corresponding software for their particular task. - Numerous illustrations, flowcharts and graphs, partly in color, as well as worked examples help in comprehending complex mathematical tasks and their solutions without the use of confusing mathematical formalism; - Case studies from various fields of environmental research, such as landscape ecology, environmental assessment, population ecology, hydrology, and agroecology, facilitate the application of simulation models to the solution of real-world problems; - Contains a detailed summary of currently available software tools and the application in spatially explicit simulation based on geographic information systems. The worked examples and case studies cover a broad range of environmental systems and processes, adopting such modern mathematical methodology as partial differential equations, fuzzy logic, hybrid Petri nets, and optimum control theory. The result is a unique presentation of applications for high standard modeling and simulation methodologies in the interdisciplinary fields of environmental research. From the Foreword by Robert Costanza (Gund Institute of Ecological Economics, Burlington, VT, USA): "As a teacher of environmental modeling, I've been searching for many years for the perfect text to use courses. My search has ended with the publication of Ralf Seppelt's book and I intend to use it as a core text in modeling courses."

Author : Goncalo Marques,Joshua O. Ighalo
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780323855983

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Current Trends and Advances in Computer-Aided Intelligent Environmental Data Engineering by Goncalo Marques,Joshua O. Ighalo Pdf

Current Trends and Advances in Computer-Aided Intelligent Environmental Data Engineering merges computer engineering and environmental engineering. The book presents the latest finding on how data science and AI-based tools are being applied in environmental engineering research. This application involves multiple domains such as data science and artificial intelligence to transform the data collected by intelligent sensors into relevant and reliable information to support decision-making. These tools include fuzzy logic, knowledge-based systems, particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithms, Monte Carlo simulation, artificial neural networks, support vector machine, boosted regression tree, simulated annealing, ant colony algorithm, decision tree, immune algorithm, and imperialist competitive algorithm. This book is a fundamental information source because it is the first book to present the foundational reference material in this new research field. Furthermore, it gives a critical overview of the latest cross-domain research findings and technological developments on the recent advances in computer-aided intelligent environmental data engineering. Captures the application of data science and artificial intelligence for a broader spectrum of environmental engineering problems Presents methods and procedures as well as case studies where state-of-the-art technologies are applied in actual environmental scenarios Offers a compilation of essential and critical reviews on the application of data science and artificial intelligence to the entire spectrum of environmental engineering

Author : Ulises Cortes Garcia,Manel Poch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783764389000

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Advanced Agent-Based Environmental Management Systems by Ulises Cortes Garcia,Manel Poch Pdf

Multi-agent Systems (MAS) are one of the most exciting research areas in Artificial Intelligence meanwhile Environmental Studies is a research area of strategic interest. Both areas can provide society with solutions for many real applications, in order to use and protect the environment. Human activities imply intervention into nature, but properly managed, these interventions can not be only ecologically sound but also favourable to the sustainable development of civilisation. The encounter between these fields is a new challenge for many researchers of both communities. This book presents a comprehensive reference of state-of-the-art efforts. Specifically, it presents current and future ways in which adaptive information technologies, techniques, protocols and architectures, such as software agent technologies and multi-agent systems, can be used to support the development of real-world agent-based systems in the area of e-Environment.

Author : David N. Bengston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : MINN:31951D029600214

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Applications of Computer-aided Text Analysis in Natural Resources by David N. Bengston Pdf

Author : Ralf Denzer,David A. Swayne,Gerald Schimak
Publisher : Springer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781504128698

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Environmental Software Systems by Ralf Denzer,David A. Swayne,Gerald Schimak Pdf

Environmental Informatics is a fast growing field which deals with all methods from computer science, environmental planning, ecology and related subjects. As well as being an interdisciplinary area, Environmental Informatics provides an interface between all involved professional groups. Monitoring the state of the environment, analysing existing data, presenting the data to scientists and the public, as well as providing decision support are only some of the topics involved. Environmental Informatics is therefore a good foundation for the computer-assisted protection of the environment.

Author : W. J. Rohwedder,R. Rohwedder
Publisher : North Amer Assn for Environmental
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Computer-assisted instruction
ISBN : 188400802X

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Computer-Aided Environmental Education by W. J. Rohwedder,R. Rohwedder Pdf

Author : M. C. Dash
Publisher : I K International Pvt Ltd
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789382332275

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Concepts of Environmental Management for Sustainable Development by M. C. Dash Pdf

The present book is a pioneering work on environmental management for sustainable development. This up-to-date and comprehensive textbook integrates the concepts of environmental science with environmental management dealing with different management tools for achieving sustainable development. The text is suitable for environmental science and management, MBA and BBA students both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Author : Nicholas M. Avouris,Bernd Page
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401714433

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Environmental Informatics by Nicholas M. Avouris,Bernd Page Pdf

Environmental informatics is a field of applied computer science that develops and uses the techniques of information processing for environmental protection, research and engineering. The multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems needs environmental informatics as a bridge and mediator between many disciplines and institutions. The present book presents a wide range of topics currently being pursued in the area, including basic methodological issues and typical applications. A significant number of recognised experts have contributed to the volume, discussing the methodology and application of environmental monitoring, environmental databases and information systems, GIS, modeling software, environmental management systems, knowledge-based systems, and the visualisation of complex environmental data. For scholarly and professional practitioners of environmental management who wish to acquire well-founded knowledge of environmental information processing and specialists in applied computer science who wish to learn more about the contribution of their field to the solution of our urgent environmental problems.

Author : Stan Bumble
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420032970

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Computer Simulated Plant Design for Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention by Stan Bumble Pdf

Full of examples based on case studies from a variety of industries, Computer Simulated Plant Design for Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention discusses preventing pollution and minimizing waste using computer simulation programs. The author examines the computer technologies used in the field, including the design and analysis of computer-aided flow sheets. With this book, readers will understand how to use computer technology to design plants that generate little or no pollution and how to use information generated by computer simulations for technical data in proposals and presentations and as the basis for making policy decisions.

Author : M.D. Bennett,J.J. Bouma,T.J. Wolters
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1402005539

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Environmental Management Accounting: Informational and Institutional Developments by M.D. Bennett,J.J. Bouma,T.J. Wolters Pdf

Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) is increasingly recognised as a distinguished tool of environmental management. It helps to integrate a company's environmental and business interests, whereby enhancing corporate eco-efficiency in terms of reducing environmental costs or making one's product more competitive. This book gives a comprehensive coverage of the state of the art. It presents a number of EMA frameworks that companies can take as a basis for implementing their own specific EMA structures. Besides discussing environmental accounting issues within conventional management accounting, it gives a detailed picture of materials flow (cost) accounting as an alternative way of looking at the ecology-economy relationships at the corporate level. A fascinating case study shows how a large company (Siemens) applies materials flow accounting and what benefits it entails.

Author : Ralf Denzer,Gerald Schimak,D.W. Russell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387349510

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Environmental Software Systems by Ralf Denzer,Gerald Schimak,D.W. Russell Pdf

Due to increasing practical needs, software support of environmental protection and research tasks is growing in importance and scope. Software systems help to monitor basic data, to maintain and process relevant environmental information, to analyze gathered information and to carry out decision processes, which often have to take into account complex alternatives with various side effects. Therefore software is an important tool for the environmental domain. When the first software systems in the environmental domain grew - 10 to 15 years ag- users and developers were not really aware of the complexity these systems are carrying with themselves: complexity with respect to entities, tasks and procedures. I guess nobody may have figured out at that time that the environmental domain would ask for solutions which information science would not be able to provide and - in several cases - can not provide until today. Therefore environmental informatics - as we call it today - is also an important domain of computer science itself, because practical solutions need to deal with very complex, interdisciplinary, distributed, integrated, sometimes badly defined, user-centered decision processes. I doubt somebody will state that we are already capable of building such integrated systems for end users for reasonable cost on a broad range. The development of the first scientific community for environmental informatics started around 1985 in Germany, becoming a technical committee and working group of the German Computer Society in 1987.

Author : Dibyendu Sarkar,Rupali Datta,Avinandan Mukherjee,Robyn Hannigan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118744284

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An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management by Dibyendu Sarkar,Rupali Datta,Avinandan Mukherjee,Robyn Hannigan Pdf

Covers the most recent topics in the field of environmental management and provides a broad focus on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of environmental management Provides an up-to-date survey of the field from the perspective of different disciplines Covers the topic of environmental management from multiple perspectives, namely, natural sciences, engineering, business, social sciences, and methods and tools perspectives Combines both academic rigor and practical approach through literature reviews and theories and examples and case studies from diverse geographic areas and policy domains Explores local and global issues of environmental management and analyzes the role of various contributors in the environmental management process Chapter contents are appropriately demonstrated with numerous pictures, charts, graphs, and tables, and accompanied by a detailed reference list for further readings

Author : May Cassar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134546862

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Environmental Management by May Cassar Pdf

The key to the survival of museum collections is a stable indoor environment and vital to this is a well-maintained building with effective environmental services. Environmental Management sets out clearly the theory and practice of achieving an appropriate museum environment for both collections and people. The book emphasises the need for planning and places the environmental needs of museum collections at the forefront of the responsibilities of museum managers. May Cassar stresses the role of the building as the first line of defence against environmental instability, recognising the importance of regular environmental monitoring and control, and the division of museum spaces into critical areas housing collections and non-critical areas accommodating offices, cafes and communal spaces. Environmental Management presents a strategic approach to environmental management, in contrast to the piecemeal approach to environmental monitoring and control still practised by many museums. However, rather than providing ready solutions and rigid rules, the book introduces principles and ideas on which to base decisions about creating the appropriate environment.

Author : Kogan Page
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0749444843

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British Qualifications by Kogan Page Pdf

The field of professional, academic and vocational qualifications is ever-changing. The new edition of this highly successful and practical guide provides thorough information on all developments. Fully indexed, it includes details on all university awards and over 200 career fields, their professional and accrediting bodies, levels of membership and qualifications.It acts as an one-stop guide for careers advisors, students and parents, and will also enable human resource managers to verify the qualifications of potential employees.