ENVIRONMENTALISM: ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -- ENVIRONMENTALISM: ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- DEVELOPMENTS IN APPLYING BIOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 2. GENE ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY -- 2.1. Transgenic Biotechnology -- 2.2. Development in Transgenic Plants -- 2.2.1. The Development of Transgenic Plants -- 2.2.2. Applications of Transgenic Plants -- 2.3. Achievements of Transgenic Biotechnology -- 2.3.1. Improvement of Nutritional Qualities -- 2.3.2. Insect Resistance -- 2.3.3. Herbicide Resistance -- 2.3.4. Disease Resistance -- 2.3.5 Pharmaceuticals, Proteins, Plastics Etc -- 2.4. Safety of Transgenic Plants -- 2.4.1. Effects of Transgenic Plants on Natural Ecosystems -- 2.4.2. Effects of Transgenic Plants on Human Health -- 2.4.3. Effects of Biotechnology in Industries Product -- 2.4.4. Effects of Transgenic Biotechnology on Biodiversity -- 2.4.5. Un-Predictability of Transgenic Biotechnology -- 2.4.6. Safety Assessment and Management of Transgenic Plants -- 3. BIOREMEDIATION IN ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION -- 3.1. Bioremediation Technology and Bioreactors -- 3.2. In Situ Bioremediation -- 3.3. Bioremediation of World Water Resources -- 3.4. Bioremediation of Soils -- 3.5. Bioremediation of Petroleum Products -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY MASTER PLANNING: THE CASE OF NEW JERSEY -- ABSTRACT -- I. ENERGY MASTER PLANNING -- A. Introduction -- B. Purpose of an Energy Master Plan -- C. Elements of an Energy Master Plan -- D. Case Study: New Jersey Energy Master Plan -- II. LEADERSHIP AND PROCESS IN THE NEW JERSEY ENERGY MASTER PLAN -- A. New Jersey's History of Environmental Leadership -- B. Role of the Executive in Framing New Jersey's Energy Master Plan.

C. Executive Agencies -- D. Stakeholder Involvement -- E. Challenges in Process and Implementation -- III. ECONOMIC MODELING TO SUPPORT THE NEW JERSEY ENERGY MASTER PLANNING EFFORT -- A. Long-Term Energy Planning and Modeling -- B. Energy Modeling in Support of the New Jersey Energy Master Plan Process -- C. Description of Models -- 1. DAYZER - The PJM Wholesale Electricity Market Model -- 2. R/ECON™ - The New Jersey State Economic Model -- D. The Business as Usual and Energy Master Plan Scenarios -- 1. Comparison of BAU and Energy Master Plan Electricity Assumptions -- 2. Comparison of BAU and Energy Master Plan Scenarios Natural Gas and Fuel Oil Assumptions -- E. Modeling Results -- 1. Electricity, Natural Gas, and Fuel Oil Results -- a. Electricity -- B. Natural Gas and Fuel Oil Results -- 2. R/ECON™ Results -- IV. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM AQUEOUS WASTE STREAMS USING BIOMASS AND ENZYMES WITH REFERENCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: REVIEW -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PRACTICAL USES FOR ENZYMES -- 2.1. Use of Enzymes in Wastewater Treatments -- 2.2. Immobilisation of Biocatalyst and Uses of Enzymes as Biosensors -- 3. USE OF ENZYMES FOR BIOACCUMULATION -- 3.1. Bioaccumulation Mechanisms -- 3.1.1. Background -- 3.1.2. Temperature Effect on Bioaccumulation -- 3.1.3. pH Effect on Bioaccumulation -- 3.2. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals -- Cadmium, Mercury and Lead Accumulation -- Uranium Accumulation -- Arsenic Accumulation -- Chromium Accumulation -- 4. BIOREMOVAL OF TOXIC CHEMICALS -- 4.1. Uses in Detoxification of Cyanides and Metallo-Cyanides -- 4.2. Uses in Detoxification of Phenols -- 5. NOTES ON THE RESISTANCE TO HEAVY METALS -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES INTO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION.

ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY EFFECT ANALYSIS OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES -- An Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curves -- Benign Effect Analysis of Circular Economy to Environmental Kuznets Curves -- Effect Analysis of Circular Economy Practices to Environmental Kuznets Curves -- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN INDUSTRIES -- The Environmental Management System -- Ecological Management System -- (1) Reduction -- (2) Resource -- (3) Harmless -- Cleaner Production -- Technology Innovations: A Trump of Cleaner Production -- Industrial Ecology: A New Cleaner Production Strategy -- Key Strategies for Promoting Cleaner Production in China -- (1) Incorporate Cleaner Production into Government Policies and Strategies -- (2) Promote Cleaner Production Financing -- (3) Development of a Cleaner Production Indicator System and Recommendation of Technical Criteria -- (4) Formulation of Supporting Incentive Policies to Implement Cleaner Production -- (5) Focus on the Service Sector(Sixth International High-level Seminar on Cleaner Production) -- The Future: Refreshing the Vision and the Practice -- Integrating CP into Sustainability Strategies -- ECONOMIC-CUM-ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- STUDYING MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: A BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS -- Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory -- Gibson's Ecological Perspective -- BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THEORY -- Developmental Biodynamics -- Coordinative Structures -- Dynamic Systems Theory -- Neuronal Group Selection Theory -- COMBINING ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PHYTO-BIOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTED MARINE SEDIMENTS: THE NEED OF A BIO-PHYSICAL APPROACH -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 1. Basic Description of the Mesocosms.

2. Origin of the Polluted Marine Sediment -- 3. Analysis -- Chemical Analyses -- Biochemical Assay -- Physical Analysis -- 4. Statistics -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 1. Sediment Bio-Physical Amelioration -- 2. Stepwise Forward Regression -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- EXAMINATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS: A TURKISH EXAMPLES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION -- ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND SOME STUDIES -- METHOD -- Sample -- Instruments -- Personal Data Questionnaire -- Environmental Attitude Scale -- Data Analysis -- Study Limitations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INFLUENCE OF FOREST DISTURBANCE ON WATER DISCHARGE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SITE DESCRIPTION -- 2.1. Location -- 2.2. Vegetation History -- 3. ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF FOREST DECLINE IN THE MINAMI-TANI CATCHMENT -- 3.1. Method -- 3.1.1. Paired-Catchment Experiment -- 3.1.2. Discharge Duration Curve -- 3.2. Results and Discussion -- 3.2.1. Comparison of Discharge Duration Curves -- 4. ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS FOREST DISTURBANCES IN THE MN CATCHMENT -- 4.1. Method: Defining the New Index -- 4.2. Results and Discussion -- 4.2.1. Fluctuation of I(Year, I) and Forest Information -- 4.2.2. Forest Regrowth and Fluctuations of I(Year, I) -- REFERENCES -- ARE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CAPITALIZED INTO THE NOMINAL MEDIAN PRICE OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SEMI-LOG APPROACH -- THE FRAMEWORK -- EMPIRICAL MODEL AND FINDINGS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIMENSION OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Leverage of Demographic Dynamics on Carbon Emissions -- 2.1.Population Size and Growth -- 2.2.Population Age Structure -- 2.3.Household Dynamics -- 3.The Role of Economic Structure -- 3.1.Consumers vs Producers.

3.2.Environmental Kuznets Curves -- 4.Conclusion -- References -- INDEX.