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Bioenergy and the environment
Environment International, Vol. 18, pp. 217-218, 1992 Printed in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
0160-4120/92 $5.00 +.00 Copyright ©1992 Pergamon Press plc
BOOKS Appropriate Development for Basic Needs. D.P. Maguire, ed. Thomas Telford Services Ltd. London; 1990. 360 pp. (ISBN 0 7277 1618 2) hardcover. In October of 1990, the Institution of Civil Engineers of the U.K. held a conference in London. This book contains the proceedings of that symposium. The presentations included issues related to development, opportunities and constraints for development, energy, water, sanitation, food, and infrastructure.
Bioenergy and the Environment. Janos Pasztor and Lars A, Kristoferson, eds. Westview Press. Oxford, U.K.; 1990. 410 pp. (ISBN 0-8133-8062-6) £23.95 softcover. This book contains contributions from a study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute for the United Nations Environment Program. The two parts of the book cover the fuels and their effect on the environment. Included are agricultural residues as fuels, biogas, producer gas, dry biomass, as well as common wood. The second part covers land use, air pollution, water, and health effects. The foreword is coauthored by Dr. Mostafa Tolba, Executive Director of the United Nations Environmental Program.
Hazards XI. New Directions in Process Safety. Institution of Chemical Engineers. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Bristol, PA; 1991. 440 pp. (ISBN 1-56032-233-0) hardcover. The Institution of Chemical Engineers of the U.K. organized a symposium in April 1991. This book contains the text of the presentations of that symposium. The book contains a number of papers that describe explosions and other mishaps along with systematic assessments of them. The reader should not be distracted by the poor appearance of the text. The information in the book is reasonable and comprehensive. The book is recommended as a reference books for libraries and as a desk copy.
Philadelphia, PA; 1991. 368 pp. (ISBN 0-8122-3052-3) hardcover. This book provides an overview of international legal principles and institutional efforts relevant to pollution and then focuses on nuclear accidents and acid rain. A variety of substantive issues must be confronted in order to deal with the full range of international pollution, and various institutional approaches must be utilized in the prevention, cleanup, and compensation efforts. For example, pollution from nuclear accidents results from a single event, whereas acid rain is a product of chronic emissions; the legal and policy concerns differ accordingly. The book discusses fundamental concepts of international pollution, analytic distinctions among types of pollution, paradigmatic responses to pollution, and the relationship among environmental protection, economic development, and human rights. Other areas cover the existing and evolving principles of customary international law relevant to pollution, the U.N. International Law Commission's work on international liability and international watercourses, and a practitioner's perspective. Included is an analysis of the conventional regimes and customary principles applicable to nuclear accidents and the determination and measurement of damages. Finally, the chapters on acid precipitation summarize European efforts to control acid rain.
Monitoring Ecological Change. Ian F. Spellerberg. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.; 1991. 334 pp. (ISBN 0 521 42407 0) $27.95/£15.95 softcover. Living communities are continuously changing, as a result both of natural processes and the activities of man. Effective biological and ecological monitoring programmes are essential for detecting these changes and understanding the factors that influence them. This book provides an introduction to the subject. In the first part of the book, the roles of local, national, and international organizations which implement ecological monitoring programmes are discusses and assessed. In the second part of the book, a wide range of examples are used to explain and evaluate methods
International Law and Pollution. Daniel Barstow Magraw, ed. University of Pennsylvania Press,
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0160-4120/92 $5.00 +.00 Copyright ©1992 Pergamon Press plc
BOOKS Appropriate Development for Basic Needs. D.P. Maguire, ed. Thomas Telford Services Ltd. London; 1990. 360 pp. (ISBN 0 7277 1618 2) hardcover. In October of 1990, the Institution of Civil Engineers of the U.K. held a conference in London. This book contains the proceedings of that symposium. The presentations included issues related to development, opportunities and constraints for development, energy, water, sanitation, food, and infrastructure.
Bioenergy and the Environment. Janos Pasztor and Lars A, Kristoferson, eds. Westview Press. Oxford, U.K.; 1990. 410 pp. (ISBN 0-8133-8062-6) £23.95 softcover. This book contains contributions from a study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute for the United Nations Environment Program. The two parts of the book cover the fuels and their effect on the environment. Included are agricultural residues as fuels, biogas, producer gas, dry biomass, as well as common wood. The second part covers land use, air pollution, water, and health effects. The foreword is coauthored by Dr. Mostafa Tolba, Executive Director of the United Nations Environmental Program.
Hazards XI. New Directions in Process Safety. Institution of Chemical Engineers. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Bristol, PA; 1991. 440 pp. (ISBN 1-56032-233-0) hardcover. The Institution of Chemical Engineers of the U.K. organized a symposium in April 1991. This book contains the text of the presentations of that symposium. The book contains a number of papers that describe explosions and other mishaps along with systematic assessments of them. The reader should not be distracted by the poor appearance of the text. The information in the book is reasonable and comprehensive. The book is recommended as a reference books for libraries and as a desk copy.
Philadelphia, PA; 1991. 368 pp. (ISBN 0-8122-3052-3) hardcover. This book provides an overview of international legal principles and institutional efforts relevant to pollution and then focuses on nuclear accidents and acid rain. A variety of substantive issues must be confronted in order to deal with the full range of international pollution, and various institutional approaches must be utilized in the prevention, cleanup, and compensation efforts. For example, pollution from nuclear accidents results from a single event, whereas acid rain is a product of chronic emissions; the legal and policy concerns differ accordingly. The book discusses fundamental concepts of international pollution, analytic distinctions among types of pollution, paradigmatic responses to pollution, and the relationship among environmental protection, economic development, and human rights. Other areas cover the existing and evolving principles of customary international law relevant to pollution, the U.N. International Law Commission's work on international liability and international watercourses, and a practitioner's perspective. Included is an analysis of the conventional regimes and customary principles applicable to nuclear accidents and the determination and measurement of damages. Finally, the chapters on acid precipitation summarize European efforts to control acid rain.
Monitoring Ecological Change. Ian F. Spellerberg. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.; 1991. 334 pp. (ISBN 0 521 42407 0) $27.95/£15.95 softcover. Living communities are continuously changing, as a result both of natural processes and the activities of man. Effective biological and ecological monitoring programmes are essential for detecting these changes and understanding the factors that influence them. This book provides an introduction to the subject. In the first part of the book, the roles of local, national, and international organizations which implement ecological monitoring programmes are discusses and assessed. In the second part of the book, a wide range of examples are used to explain and evaluate methods
International Law and Pollution. Daniel Barstow Magraw, ed. University of Pennsylvania Press,
217