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TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I
Preface, p. ix 1. EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 1.1 - Environmental Structure and Function: Earth System, Nikita Glazovsky, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia, p. 1 1.2 - Environmental Structure and Function: Climate System, G. V. Gruza, Institute for Global Climate and Ecology, Russia, p. 29 1.3 - Climate Change and Natural Resources Policy and Management, G. O. P. Obasi, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, p. 71 1.4 - Geography Maria Sala, University of Barcelona, Spain, p. 85 1.5 - Geology Kurt Stüwe, Karl Franzens University of Graz, Austria, Celal Sengör, ˙stanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Turkey, Bernhard Grasemann, University of Vienna, Austria, and Benedetto De Vivo, University of Naples “Federico II,” Italy, p. 119 1.6 - Geochemistry: Branches, Processes, Phenomena, Scott M. McLennan, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA, p. 145 1.7 - Oceanography Jacques C. J. Nihoul, University of Liège, Belgium, and Chen-Tung Arthur Chen, Institute of Marine Geology and Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, R.O.C., p. 159 1.8 - Natural Disasters Vladimir Kotlyakov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 181 1.9 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Claudia Bauzer Medeiros, University of Campinas, Brazil, p. 209 2. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2.1 - Mathematical Models of Life Support Systems, Valeri I. Agoshkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, p. 235 2.2 - Optimization and Operations Research, Ulrich Derigs, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, p. 283 2.3 - Probability and Statistics, Reinhard Viertl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, p. 319 2.4 - Mathematical Models, Jerzy A. Filar, University of South Australia, Australia, p. 339 2.5 - Modern Biometry, Susan R. Wilson, Australian National University, Australia, p. 355 3. BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES 3.1 - Biological Science Foundations, Ralph Kirby, Rhodes University, South Africam p. 375 3.2 - Biological Science Fundamentals (Systematics), Giancarlo Contrafatto, University of Natal Durban, South Africa, and Alessandro Minelli, University of Padova, Italy, p. 393 3.3 - Physiology and Maintenance, Osmo Hänninen, University of Kuopio, Finland, p. 421 3.4 – Biotechnology, Horst W. Doelle, MIRCEN-Biotechnology and University of Queensland, Australia, and Edgar J. DaSilva, UNESCO, France, p. 449 3.5 - Fundamentals of Biological Science: An Evolutionary Approach, R. V. Petrov and E. I. Vorobyeva, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 463 3.6 - Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kohji Hasunuma, Yokohama City University, Japan, p. 479 3.7 - Global Perspectives in Health, Boutros-Pierre Mansourian, World Health Organization, Geneva, p. 505 3.8 - Water and Public Health, W. O. K. Grabow, University of Pretoria, South Africa, p. 535 3.9 - Extremophiles: Basic Concepts, Charles Gerday, University of Liège, Belgium, p. 573 4. SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 4.1 - Management Andrew, P. Sage, George Mason University, USA, p. 599 4.2 - Education for Sustainability, R. V. Farrell, Florida International University, USA, and George Papagiannis, Florida State University, USA, p. 631 4.3 - History:The Meaning and Role of History in Human Development, Bill Nasson, University of Cape Town, South Africa, p. 651 4.4 – Sociology, Jan T. Toshchenko and V. K. Levashov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 669 4.5 – Psychology, Stefano Carta, University of Cagliari, Italy, p. 687 4.6 – Archeology, D. L. Hardesty, University of Nevada–Reno, USA, p. 723 4.7 - Fundamental Economics, Mukul Majumdar, Cornell University, USA, p. 743 4.8 – Law, Aaron Schwabach, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, USA, p. 757 4.9 - Culture, Civilization, and Human Society, Herbert Arlt, INST, Austria, p. 773 4.10 - Government and Politics, M. Sekiguchi and N. Okawara, Kyushu University, Japan, p. 793 4.11 - Journalism and Mass Communication: The Making of Meaning, Rashmi Luthra, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA, p. 811 4.12 - Literature and the Fine Arts, Herbert Arlt, INST, Austria, p. 829 5. PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES 5.1 - Development of Physics, G. Takeda, University of Tokyo and Tohoku University, Japan , p. 849 5.2 - Civil Engineering, Kiyoshi Horikawa, Musashi Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo and Saitama University, Japan, p. 865 5.3 - Mechanical Engineering, K. V. Frolov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 879 5.4 - Electrical Engineering, Kit Po Wong, University of Western Australia, Australia and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, p. 913 5.5 - Control Systems, Robotics, and Automation Heinz Unbehauen, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, p. 933 5.6 - Physical Methods, Instruments, and Measurements, Yu. M. Tsipenyuk, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 981 5.7 - Materials Science and Engineering, R. D. Rawlings, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK, p. 1015 5.8 - Transportation Engineering and Planning, Tschangho John Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, p. 1045 5.9 - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Berman Cilingir Kayis, University of New South Wales, Australia, p. 1067 5.10 - Artificial Intelligence: Definition, Trends, Techniques, and Cases Joost N. Kok, Egbert J. W. Boers, Walter A. Kosters, and Peter van der Putten, Leiden University, the Netherlands, and Mannes Poel, University of Twente, the Netherlands, p. 1095 5.11 - Hierarchy, Complexity, and Agent-Based Models, David Geoffrey Green, Charles Sturt University, Australia, p. 1109 5.12 - System Dynamics: Systematic Feedback Modeling for Policy Analysis, Yaman Barlas, Bogvaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, p. 1131 5.13 - System Sciences and Cybernetics: The Long Road to World Sociosystemicity, Francisco Parra-Luna, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, p. 1177 Index, p. 1209 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME II List of Figures, p. viii 6. CHEMICAL SCIENCES 6.1 - The World of Chemistry, Sergio Carrà and Maurizio Masi, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “G. Natta” del Politecnico, Italy, p. 1 6.2 - Chemistry Past, Present, and Future, J. J. Lagowski, University of Texas at Austin, USA, p. 19 6.3 – Biogeochemistry, Rolf O. Hallberg, Stockholm University, Sweden, p. 35 6.4 - Contributions of Chemistry to Sustainability in China, Mooson Kwauk, Jiayong Chen, Youchu Li, and Jinghai Li, Institute of Chemical Metallurgy, China, and Qingshi Zhu, China University of Science and Technology, China, p. 53 7. WATER SCIENCE AND RESOURCES 7.1 - The Hydrological Cycle and Human Impact on It, Lev S. Kuchment, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 73 7.2 - Human Interaction with Land and Water: A Hydrologist’s Conception, Malin Falkenmark, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden, p. 95 7.3 - Types and Properties of Water, M. G. Khublaryan, Water Problems Institute RAS, Russia, p. 109 7.4 - Fresh Surface Water, J. C. I. Dooge, Center for Water Resources Research, University College, Ireland, p. 131 7.5 - Water Resources Management, H. H. G. Savenije and A. Y. Hoekstra, IHE Delft, the Netherlands, p. 155 7.6 - Water-Related Education, Training, and Technology Transfer, Andre Van der Beken, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, p. 181 7.7 - Water and Development: Some Select Aspects, Catherine M. Marquette, Christian Michelsen Institute, Norway, and Silje Pettersen, Georgetown University, USA, p. 199 7.8 - Future Challenges of Providing High-Quality Water, Jo-Ansie van Wyk, University of South Africa, South Africa, Richard Meissner, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Hannatjie Jacobs, Independent Research Consultant, South Africa, p. 207 7.9 - Water Interactions with Energy, Environment, Food, and Agriculture, M. C. Donoso, Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC), Republic of Panama, and N. M. Vargas, Illinois State University, USA, p. 229 7.10 - Water Hazards Caused by Naturally-Occurring Hydrologic Extremes, N. Okada, Kyoto University, Japan, T. Kusaka, Yamaguchi University, Japan, K. Sassa, Kyoto University, Japan, T. Takayama, Kyoto University, Japan, and H. Sakakibara, Yamaguchi University, Japan, p. 243 8. WATER ENGINEERING RESOURCES 8.1 - Hydraulic Structures, Equipment, and Water Data Acquisition Systems, J. M. Jordaan, University of Pretoria, South Africa, p. 265 8.2 - Wastewater Recycling, Reuse, and Reclamation, S. Vigneswaran, University of Technology, Australia, and M. Sundaravadivel, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, p. 277 8.3 - Water and Wastewater Treatment, Eduard G. Novitsky, Institute of Chemical Machinery Industry “NIICHIMMASH,” Russia, and Ruslan Kh. Khamizov, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, RAS, Russia, p. 305 9. ENERGY SCIENCE AND RESOURCES 9.1 - Oil and Natural Gas, R. Sinding-Larsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, p. 327 9.2 - Earth’s Available Energy and the Sustainable Development of Life Support Systems, V. Brodianski, Moscow Power Institute, Russia, p. 347 9.3 - Exergy, Energy System Analysis, and Optimization, Christos Frangopoulos, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, p. 383 9.4 - Exergy and Life Support Systems, Göran Wall, Exergy Consultant,
Mölndal, Sweden, p. 403 9.6 - Renewable Energy Sources Charged with Energy from the Sun and Originated from Earth–Moon Interaction, E. E. Shpilrain, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, p. 451 9.7 - Coal, Oil Shale, Natural Bitumen, Heavy Oil, and Peat Jinsheng Gao, East China University of Science and Technology, China, p. 477 9.8 - Meeting Energy Needs in the Twenty-First Century, Robindra Nath Basu, ARAM International, Calgary, Canada, p. 501 9.9 - Energy Policy, Anthony D. Owen, University of New South Wales, Australia, p. 535 10. ENERGY ENGINEERING RESOURCES 10.1 - Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion Engines and Requirements, Oleg N. Favorsky, Russian Academy of Science, Russia, p. 555 10.2 - Thermal Power Plants, R. A. Chaplin, University of New Brunswick, Canada, p. 577 10.3 - Air-Conditioning:Energy Consumption and Environmental Quality, Matheos Santamouris, University of Athens, Greece, p. 603 10.4 - Processing of Primary and Secondary Fuels: Perspective on Petroleum Refining, Jorge N. Beltramini and G. Q. Lu, University of Queensland, Australia, p. 619 10.5 - Energy Carriers and Conversion Systems with Emphasis on Hydrogen, Tokio Ohta, Yokohama National University, Japan, and T. Nejat Veziroglu, Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami, USA, p. 635 10.6 - Energy Transportation, Sunggyu Lee, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA, p. 657 10.7 - Direct Solar Energy, JS. C. Bhattacharya and S. Kumar, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, p. 673 11. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND RESOURCES 11.1 - Biodiversity: Structure and Function Wilhelm Barthlott, University of Bonn, Germany, K. Eduard Linsenmair, University of Würzburg, Germany, and Stefan Porembski, University of Rostock, Germany, p. 697 11.2 - The Science of Ecology for a Sustainable World Antonio Bodini, University of Parma, Italy, and Stefan Klotz, Center for Environmental Research, Germany, p. 715 11.3 - Marine Ecology, Carlos M. Duarte, Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, Spain, p. 735 11.4 - Environmental Toxicology and Human Health, Tetsuo Satoh, Biomedical Research Institute and Chiba University, Japan, and Salmaan H. Inayat-Hussain, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, p. 757 11.5 - Environmental Systems, Achim Sydow, National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD.FIRST), Germany, p. 781 11.6 - Coastal Zone and Estuaries, Federico Ignacio Isla, University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, p. 799 11.7 - Anthropogenic Causes of Global Environmental Change, Wei-Chyung Wang, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Albany, USA, p. 819 11.8 - Interactions:Energy/Environment, J. Goldemberg, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, p. 831 11.9 - Interactions:Food and Agriculture/Environment Evgeny Lysenko, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Russia, p. 843 12. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESOURCES 12.1 - Point Sources of Pollution:Local Effects and Control, Chen Jining and Qian Yi, Tsinghua University, China, p. 865 12.2 - Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, and Mineral Economics, Syed E. Hasan, University of Missouri, USA, p. 883 12.3 - Hazardous Waste, D. Grasso and D. Kahn, Smith College, USA, and M. E. Kaseva and S. E. Mbuligwe, University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS), Tanzania, p. 897 12.4 - Ecological Engineering in the Urban Environment, John Hadjinicolaou, Concordia University, Canada, p. 927 12.5 - Environmental Regulations and Standard Setting, Bhaskar Nath, European Centre for Pollution Research, United Kingdom, p. 945 13. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND RESOURCES 13.1 - The Role of Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in Human Nutrition, Victor Squires, Adelaide University, Australia, p. 959 13.2 - Food Quality and Standards, Radomir Lásztity, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, p. 977 13.3 - Forests and Forest Plants, John N. Owens, University of Victoria, Canada, and Forest Technologies, Jomtein, Thailand, and H. Gyde Lund, Forest Information Services, USA , p. 1001 13.4 - The Management of Natural Resources in Satisfying the Needs of Human Life: The Role of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Ryuichi Ishii, Nihon University, Japan, p. 1019 13.5 - Cultivated Plants, Primarily as Food Sources, György Füleky, Szent István University, Hungary, p. 1035 13.6 - Fisheries and Aquaculture: Towards Sustainable Aquatic Living Resources Management, P. Safran, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France, p. 1059 13.7 - Agricultural and Molecular Genetic Approaches to Improving Nutrition and Preventing Micronutrient Malnutrition Globally, Ismail Cakmak, Sabanci University, Turkey, Robin D. Graham, University of Adelaide, Australia, and Ross M. Welch, US Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory, USA, p. 1075 13.8 - Public Regulation in Food and Agriculture: Goals, Constraints, Policies, Instruments, and Trade Azzeddine, M. Azzam, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, p. 1101 Index, p. 1115 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME III List of Figures, p. viii 14. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESOURCES 14.1 - Agricultural Land Improvement: Amelioration and Reclamation, B. S. Maslov, Russian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Russia, p. 1 14.2 - Agricultural Mechanization and Automation, P. B. McNulty and P. M. Grace, National University of Ireland, Eire, p. 33 14.3 - Management of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Enterprises, R. J. Hudson, University of Alberta, Canada, p. 59 15. HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 15.1 - Sustainable Human Development in the Twenty-First Century: An Evolutionary Perspective, I. Sirageldin, Johns Hopkins University, USA, p. 73 15.2 - Social and Cultural Development of Human Resources, T. Hamada, College of William and Mary, USA, p. 101 15.3 - Global Resource System Challenge: Education, N. P. Tarasova, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Russia, and B. J. McGettrick, University of Glasgow, UK, p. 127 15.4 - Environmental Education and Awareness, G. A.Yagodin, International University, Moscow, Russia, and K. S. Oganessian, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Russia, p. 151 15.5 - Human Resources and Their Development, M. J. Marquardt, George Washington University, USA, and V. Mtshontshi, Institute for Partnerships between Education and Business, South Africa, p. 167 15.6 - Human Resources Challenge: Major Potentially Disadvantaged People, E. Barbieri-Masini, Gregorian University, Italy, p. 195 16. NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 16.1 - Earth System: History and Natural Variability, V. Cilek, Institute of Geology ACSR, Czech Republic, and R. H. Smith, University of Cambridge, UK, p. 213 16.2 - Natural Resource System Challenge: Climate Change, Human Systems, and Policy, A. Yotova, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgaria, p. 235 16.3 - Natural Resources of the World, J. Arocena and K. G. Driscoll, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, p. 261 16.4 - Natural and Human-Induced Hazards, C. Yong, China Seismological Bureau, China, p. 291 16.5 - Natural Resource System Challenge: Oceans and Aquatic
Ecosystems, E. Wolanski, Australian Institute of Marine Science,
Australia, p. 311 16.7 - Nonrenewable Resources, S. B. Suslick and I. F. Machado, State University of Campinas, Brazil, p. 363 16.8 - Land Cover and Land Use, W. H. Verheye, University of Ghent, Belgium, p. 383 17. DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES 17.1 - Introduction to Sustainable Development, D. V. J. Bell and Y-k. A. Cheung, York University, Canada, p. 411 17.2 - The Evolving Economics of War and Peace, J. K. Galbraith, University of Texas, USA, p. 441 17.3 - Economics Interactions with Other Disciplines, J. M. Gowdy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, p. 447 17.4 - Principles of Sustainable Development, L. K. Caldwell, Indiana University, USA, p. 459 17.5 - Welfare Economics and Sustainable Development, Y.-K. Ng and I. Wills, Monash University, Australia, p. 485 17.6 - Dimensions of Sustainable Development, R. Seidler and K. S. Bawa, University of Massachusetts, USA, p. 507 17.7 - International Economics, Finance, and Trade, P. M. Sgro, Deakin University, Australia , p. 519 17.8 - Environment and Development, A. Lu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China, p. 541 17.9 - Global Transformations and World Futures: Knowledge, Economy, and Society, S. Inayatullah, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, p. 559 18. INSTITUTIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL RESOURCES 18.1 - Institutional Issues Involving Ethics and Justice, R. Elliot, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, p. 573 18.2 - International Relations, J. Wiener, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, and R. A. Schrire, University of Cape Town, South Africa, p. 591 18.3 - The Role of International Law and Institutions, A. Schwabach, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, USA, and A. J. Cockfield, Queen’s University, Canada, p. 611 18.4 - Democratic Global Governance: Issues, Resources, Opportunities. 1. L. Murphy, Consultant, USA, p. 627 18.5 - Conflict Resolution, K. W. Hipel, University of Waterloo, Canada, p. 645 18.6 - Institutional and Infrastructure Resource Issues: Conventions, Treaties, and Other Responses to Global Issues, G. Kütting, University of Aberdeen, UK, p. 665 18.7 - Culture of Peace, F. Mayor, Spain, p. 685 18.8 - International Security, B. Heurlin and K. S. Kristensen, Danish Institute of International Affairs, Denmark, p. 693 18.9 - Institutional and Infrastructure Resources: National and Regional Institutions and Infrastructures, N. E. Harrison, University of Wyoming, USA, p. 721 19. TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES 19.1 - Systems Engineering and Management for Sustainable Development, A. P. Sage, George Mason University, USA, p. 747 19.2 - The Sustainable Built Environment, J.-J. Kim, University of Michigan, USA, p. 789 19.3 - Science and Technology Policy, R. Arvanitis, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), France, p. 811 19.4 - Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning, and Complexity, L. D. Kiel, University of Texas, USA, p. 849 19.5 - Globalization of Technology: Issues in Technology Transfer and Technological Capability Building, P. Reddy, Lund University, Sweden, p. 875 19.6 - World3 and Strategem: History, Goals, Assumptions, Implications, D. L. Meadows, University of New Hampshire, USA, p. 889 19.7 - Integrated Global Models of Sustainable Development, A. Onishi, Centre for Global Modeling, Japan, p. 901 19.8 - Systems Analysis and Modeling of Integrated World Systems, V. N. Livchits and V. N. Sadovsky, Russian Academy of Sciences and V. V. Tokarev, Moscow State University, Russia, p. 921 19.9 - Ethics and Science, K. Matsuura, UNESCO, France, p. 941 19.10 - Transformations of Social and Ecological Issues into Transdisciplinary Research, E. Becker, Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Germany, p. 949 19.11 - Evaluation of Transdisciplinary Research, M. Krott, University of Göttingen, Germany, p. 965 20. REGIONAL REVIEWS 20.1 - An Overview of Sustainable Development in Africa, E. K. Boon, Free University of Brussels, Belgium, p. 975 20.2 - Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Brazil, L. E. Sanchez, University of São Paulo, Brazil, p. 989 20.3 - Canada and the United States of America: Overview of the Physical and Human Dimensions of Life Support Systems, L. C. Nkemdirim and D. Draper, University of Calgary, Canada, p. 1019 20.4 - Regional Sustainable Development Review: China, S. Honglie, S. K. Cheng, and Q. W. Min, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, p. 1043 20.5 - Regional Sustainable Development Review: Japan, Y. Himiyama, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan, p. 1067 20.6 - Regional Sustainable Development Review: Russia, N. P. Laverov, Russian Academy of Sciences, p. 1087 Index, p. 1115 | |