Environmental Pollution and Natural Resource Management

This book presents conference articles related to environmental pollution and natural resource management, and environmentally friendly technologies that lead to sustainable development presented in the Conference "Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource Through Innovation in Science and Technology". The book highlights the latest development and innovation in environmental science, technology, and interdisciplinary research to improve the environment and health safety. It includes innovations and improvisations in the broad area of science and technology, natural resource, and environment management. It deliberates on the current burning issues of environment protection management and sustainable development, environmental pollution, global warming, and climate change.

The development strategies must therefore be shaped by the following components:

• The satisfaction of basic human requirements
• The eradication of poverty
• Self-reliant and participatory development
• Environmental consciousness

Technology has to play a critical role in the process of changing industrial society. But innovation has to be embedded in social and organizational innovation. This book provides a wide range of research articles in the area of science and technology, sustainability, natural resource management, ecology and its environmental fields, geosciences and geology, atmospheric sciences, sustainability, climate change, and extreme weather, global warming, and environmental change, the effect of climate change on the ecosystem, environment, and pollution.

Dr. Kanchan Deoli Bahukhandi is Graduate in Water Resource Management & Environmental Science. Subsequently, she acquired Masters of Science in Environmental Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Health Safety and Environment and PhD in Water Quality Assessment - Hydrochemistry from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology and UPES. Presently, she is working as Associate Professor in Sustainability Cluster (Civil & HSE), UPES, Dehradun, India. She is having around 20 years of teaching and research experience in the field of environmental science.  She has  published more than 40 research papers in peer reviewed journal, 15 book chapters and published 2  books.  She has completed various research projects  funded by Ucost and DST  in the area of EIA of Doon Valley, An Expert System for Solid Waste Management and Product Penetration and Consumption pattern in rural area of Uttarakhand and  DST funded project WTP Women Technology Park Identification and cultivation of Medical Aromatic Plant. 

Dr. Nitin Kamboj is working as Senior Assistant Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar. He started his career in research from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Govt. of India. He has an academic experience of about 14 years and research experience of about 16 years. His interest of research area is watershed management, environmental impact assessment (EIA), environmental pollution, river bed mining, and solid waste management. He has published 46 research paper in national and international reputed journals and also attended many conferences/ seminars/symposia at national and international level. He has authored various text book on environmental studies.