Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Waste management: Innovation and Quality -- Chapter 1. Development of an innovative controlled drying technology for the recovery of waste from the wine chain in a circular-economy perspective -- Chapter 2. Reduction of food waste and donations of surplus food in retail stores: A survey proposal -- Chapter 3. Enhancement of waste from the agri-food chain as innovative ingredients for the formulation of functional foods and their impact in chronic kidney disease -- Part II. Waste management: Circular economy and sustainability -- Chapter 4. The study of variables that influence the implementation of a waste cycle tracking system: a literature review -- Chapter 5. Quantification of fugitive methane emissions from landfills: an open issue -- Chapter 6. Sustainable organic waste management in small communities: evidence from life cycle-based evaluations -- Chapter 7. Valorisation of by-product and industry waste for date palm fruit by recovering bioactive molecules and possible applications: a circular economy model -- Chapter 8. Valorisation of pomegranate waste and by-products for new models of circular economy -- Chapter 9. Carbon, Water and Energy Footprint. A sustainability assessment for fruit & vegetable losses in Italy -- Chapter 10. Green technologies and LCA for the analysis of bioactive compounds in wheat husk: an integrated study for sustainability assessment -- Chapter 11. Modelling the leather industry waste from the circular economy perspective. A depth-review -- Chapter 12. Application of the MFA methodology for the analysis of paper and cardboard waste in Italy and a focus on the waste management in Apulia -- Chapter 13. Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in a Regional Circular Economy Scenario -- Chapter 14. Closing the cycle by reusing treated wastewater: the role of Prato in the European debate on Circular Economy -- Part III. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Energy.-Chapter 15. Natural gas supply in Italy: analysis and perspectives -- Chapter 16. The agro-photovoltaic sector as a possible implementation tool in Sicilian energy transition -- Chapter 17. Redevelopment of industrial brownfields through green hydrogen: evolution and criticalities -- Chapter 18. Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing of a unitized regenerative fuel cell stack: a preliminary study -- Part IV. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Leather and textile -- Chapter 19. A Hypothesis of a Lean Warehouse Design for an Italian Textile-Apparel Company -- Chapter 20. Textile industry between past and future in the in the New Museum of Commodity Science -- Chapter 21. Production and consumption trends in the European textile sector and main sustainability challenges -- Chapter 22. The future of the Italian tanning industry considering the recent geopolitical crisis -- Chapter 23. Risk assessment and life cycle approach to optimize the sustainability performance of leather products -- Chapter 24. A combined economic-environmental assessment of an innovative chemical formulation for waterproofing applications in the leather manufacturing industry -- Part V. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Mobility, Logistics and Transports -- Chapter 25. Mobility Environmental Profile in the Framework of a Research Project: The “CRESTING” Case -- Chapter 26. University students and mobility. A sustainability analysis -- Chapter 27. Life Cycle Costing in the maritime sector: the case of the extraordinary maintenance of a Roll-on/Roll-off ferry -- Chapter 28. The last-mile delivery process from a life cycle perspective -- Part VI. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Technical materials and products -- Chapter 29. Concerns deriving from the sand business and potential substitutes for a sustainable construction sector -- Chapter 30. Reshoring and nearshoring of resources towards making the manufacturing chain of the Italian ceramic industry more resilient and sustainable -- Chapter 31. Definition of indicators relating to the extraction of minerals used in the ceramic sector for LCA -- Chapter 32. Personal Protective Equipment recycling scenarios for the production of reinforced bituminous conglomerates -- Chapter 33. Environmental performance and efficiency in the semiconductor fabrication sector -- Chapter 34. The recovery of materials and management at the end-of-life of ships. Models and strategies for a Critical Raw Materials Circular Market in Europe -- Part VII. Quality, circular economy, and sustainability: a miscellaneous of general facts -- Chapter 35. Entropic Limits of Circular Economy -- Chapter 36. Circular Bioeconomy: An analysis of operational principles and limits -- Chapter 37. Comparison and Contrast between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Innovation -- Chapter 38. Transition to Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment: connections with social responsibility tools -- Chapter 39. A new approach to improve sustainability: the role of Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA) -- Chapter 40. The proposal for the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): towards better environmental data in sustainability reporting -- Chapter 41. ESG indicators and SME: towards a simplified framework for sustainability reporting -- Chapter 42. Women entrepreneurship and new business models for a quality production of Aloe Vera in Jordan -- Chapter 43. Sustainability standards and certifications for the healthcare sector: A literature review on social, economic, and environmental indicators -- Chapter 44. ISO 9001 certification of the Specialization Schools of the Health Area of the University of Padova -- Chapter 45. European University Alliances and good quality assurance practice -- Chapter 46. The inclusion of gender diversity in Italian universities: main priorities and critical issues -- Chapter 47. Patent box as a tax relief tool for companies operating in circular economy context -- Chapter 48. Industrial symbiosis in Sicily: perspectives and criticalities .

Description / Table of Contents: A Comprehensive Survey on IIoT solutions: Challenges and issues -- A review of machine learning for smart building energy management -- A Review of the Artificial Neural Network Models for Water Quality Prediction -- Air Pollution Analysis based Raspberry Pi -- An overview of security and privacy in smart grids based IoT solutions -- Application of artificial neural network modeling for the forecast wastewater treatment -- Big Data for Internet of Things: a comparative study Decision Support System for Water Resources Management -- Edge-based Infrared-ultrasonic Radar System for Robotic Obstacle Tracking, Avoidance and Out-of-Sight Remote Control Applications.-Energy Management for Werless sensors -- Intelligent Urban Transport Decision Analysis System Based Big Data -- IoT and Reality Mining for Real-Time flood Prediction -- IoT based WSN for Air Pollution Monitoring -- IoT solutions for smart irrigation monitoring -- SMART Agriculture using IoT -- Thermochemical study of the degradation of the panels of wings in a space shuttle by utilization of HSC Chemistry Software and its database.

Description / Table of Contents: Landfill Leachate in general -- Leachate characteristics -- Leachate measurements -- Leachate impact -- Leachate treatment.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- Section I – A Regional Overview -- Reginal Issues -- Section III Cross Cutting Themes for Nexus Security -- Section IV – An Integral Narrative -- Case Studies -- List of Countries Involved.

Description / Table of Contents: Bionanotechnology: Concepts, historical developments, and applications -- Biogenic nanomaterials: Synthesis, characterization, and applications -- Biogenic synthesis of nanomaterials: Plant diversity -- Biogenic synthesis of nanomaterials: Microbial diversity- Algae, bacteria, fungi, and others -- Biogenic synthesis of nanomaterials: Bioactive compounds as reducing, and capping agents -- Role of bioactive compounds in synthesis of nanomaterials: insights -- Biogenic nanomaterials as antimicrobial agents -- Nanomaterials induced cell disruption: An insight into mechanism -- Nanomaterials in drug delivery -- Biogenic nanomaterials for degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants -- Biogenic nanomaterials as catalyst for photocatalytic dye degradation -- Biogenic nanomaterials as adsorbents for heavy metal remediation -- Biogenic nanomaterials for remediation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons -- Biogenic nanomaterials for remediation of pharmaceutical products -- Biogenic nanomaterials for remediation of biocides-insecticides, pesticides and others -- Metal nanoparticles and algal lipid synthesis: An insight -- Metal nanoparticles and microbial (algal) metabolism -- Nanomaterials to enhance algal lipid productivity: Recent advancements -- Biogenic nanomaterials as fuel additives -- Bionanotechnology: Opportunities and challenges.

Description / Table of Contents: This book exposes practitioners and decision-makers to the theory and application of river ice processes to gain a better understanding of these processes for modelling and ice flood hazard and risk assessment. It focuses on the following processes of the surface water ice: river freeze-up and flooding, mid-winter ice-cover breakup and flooding and end-of-winter ice-cover breakup and ice jamming. The reader will receive a fundamental understanding of the physical processes of each component and how they are applied in monitoring, modelling and flood hazard/risk assessment of river ice during the entire winter season, from freeze-up to potential mid-winter breakup and concluding with springtime ice-cover breakup and ice-jam flooding. Spreadsheet, geographical information system (GIS) and modelling exercises accompany each component to reinforce the theoretical principles learned. Step-by-step tutorial videos allow the reader to better engage with the book and learn the material faster.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Circular Cities Solution with Biophilic Design and Nature-based Solutions -- Chapter 2. The Role of Multipurpose NbS Interventions in Increasing the Circularity of Cities -- Chapter 3. Nature-Based Solutions for a circular water economy: Examples of new green infrastructure -- Chapter 4. Assessment of urban rain gardens within climate change adaptation and circularity challenge -- Chapter 5. The Employment of Rain Gardens in Urban Water Management to Improve Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience -- Chapter 6. A study of Nature-based Solutions via a Thematic Analysis of the Stakeholders’ Perceptions to address water scarcity in a Hot and Semiarid Climate: A Case Study of Iran -- Chapter 7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through NGOs-led women’ and young girls’ empowerment programs and activities in Rural Communities: A Pilot Study from the Niger Republic -- Chapter 8. Phytomining as a Nature-based Solution in the Cities of Albania -- Chapter 9. Nature-based wastewatertreatment systems: An overview of the challenges of small capacity plants in an urban environment -- Chapter 10. Bioremediation of Wastewater from the Tanning Industry under a Circular Economy Model -- Chapter 11. Sustainable decentralized urban water and wastewater treatment in off-grid areas of developing countries using NBS and integrated green technologies -- Chapter 12. Geothermal wastewater management to create a circular economy: Taking advantage of the abundant thermal wastewater in Iceland -- Chapter 13. Opportunities and challenges to implement nature-based solutions for urban waters in developed and emerging developed countries -- Chapter 14. Water Sensitive Design and Nature-Based Solutions for the circular management of urban water: Challenges and missed opportunities in the Auckland Region -- Chapter 15. Wetlands as a Nature-based Solution for Urban Water Management -- Chapter 16. Evidences in hydrodynamic behavior along a Float Treatment Wetland (FTW) on a tropical urban stream -- Chapter 17. Trajectory, challenges, and opportunities in sustainable urban water management in Brazil: nature-based solutions for urban stormwater drainage -- Chapter 18. Nature-based solutions for sustainable stormwater management as means to increase resilience to climate change, promote circularity and improve city aesthetics -- Chapter 19. Nature-based Solutions for circular management of urban water in the Built Environment of Sri Lanka -- Chapter 20. The Hydraulic Approach Relevant to Circularity on Sustainable Water Catchment -- Chapter 21. Exploration of Nature-Based Solutions for Management of Perennial Urban Flood and Erosion: A Case Study of Bulbula, Kano, Nigeria -- Chapter 22. Complex micro-meteorological effects of urban greenery in an urban canyon: a case study of Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic -- Chapter 23. Harvesting of agricultural nutrient runoff with algae, to produce new soil amendments for urban and peri urban olive tree agroforestry systems in Southern Europe.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 The Water, Climate, and Food Nexus: Linkages, Challenges and Emerging Solutions – An Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Water, Food, and Environmental Security Nexus -- Chapter 3. Water Scarcity, Food Security and Environmental Strategies for Near East and MENA Countries -- Chapter 4. A Political Economy of Water Security: The Case of Singapore -- Chapter 5. Climate Change, Water Variability, and Cooperation Along Transboundary River Basins in Perspective of Indus Water Treaty -- Chapter 6. Comparative Analysis of Water Policy Instruments of Pakistan with respect to Robust Analytical Policy Models -- Chapter 7. The Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources in Northwestern Morocco -- Chapter 8. Impact of Climate Change on Oasis in the Sahelian Region of Northeastern Nigeria -- Chapter 9. Assessment of the Climate Change Impact on the Past and Future Evapotranspiration and Flows from a Semi-Arid Environment -- Chapter 10. Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Water Resources and Food Security of Pakistan -- Chapter 11. Can Crop Water Requirement be Affected by Climate Change -- Chapter 12. Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Groundwater Fluctuations Using Hydrogeological Modeling in Rechna Doab, Pakistan -- Chapter 13. Event-Based Time Distribution Patterns, Return Levels, and Their Trends of Extreme Precipitation: A case study of Indus Basin -- Chapter 14. Food and Water Security through Climate-Smart Agriculture in Asia and Africa -- Chapter 15. The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Kenya: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies : A Review -- Chapter 16. Water Quality and its Health Impact in the Prefecture of Mohammedia, Morocco: A Review -- Chapter 17. Water Management in Pakistan: Challenges and Way Forward -- Chapter 18. Water Resources and Storage Infrastructure to Meet Agricultural, Energy and Urban Needs in sub-Sahara Africa -- Chapter 19. Applications of Smart Agriculture in Irrigation Water Management in Developing Countries: The Way Forward -- Chapter 20. Empowering Climate-Smart Agriculture for sustainable water and food systems in Morocco: Learnings from parcel and watershed-scale studies -- Chapter 21. Climate Change, Salinity and Crop Productivity: Mitigation or Adaptation? Options for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Pakistan -- Chapter 22. High Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC) Water Stress in Arid to Semi-Arid Climates: Effects and Management in Salt Affected Soils for Mitigating Climate Change -- Chapter 23. Crop Diversification for Improved Farming Resiliense in Degraded and Water Scarce Irrigation Regions -- Chapter 24. A Sustainable Method of Production Towards Food Security Using Aquaponics: A Case Study from Oman -- Chapter 25. Future of Crop Water Requirement in Pakistan Under 1.5 and 2.0 Degree Ambitious Scenarios -- Chapter 26. Managing Agricultural Water Productivity in Changing Climate Scenario in Indo-Gangetic plains -- Chapter 27. The Repercussions of Climate Change on Wastewater Treatment in India and Saudi Arabia its Impact on Food Security -- Chapter 28. Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture as an Adaptation Measure to Water Scarcity and Climate Change: A Case Study of Ain Temouchent, Algeria.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Geomorphological & GIS based studies of catchment areas of River Narmada -- Chapter 2: Role of multipurpose river valley projects in the agricultural development of India since independence -- Chapter 3: Response of River Jhelum to active tectonics, NW Himalaya -- Chapter 4: Current Status of Pollution in Major Rivers and Tributaries of India and Protection-Restoration Strategies -- Chapter 5: Geochemistry and mineralogy of Peninsular Indian River sediments with special reference to Godavari and Krishna Rivers -- Chapter 6: Sand Mining: A silent threat to the River Ecosystem -- Chapter 7: Ecosystem Health Assessment and Biodiversity Conservation of Central Indian River Narmada -- Chapter 8: Evaluation of Water Quality through Water Quality Index (WQI), Gomti River , Jaunpur city -- Chapter 9: Geomorphology of the Son River Basin, India based on remotely sense data: a Review- Chapter 10: Role of rivers in the carbon cycle and the impact of anthropogenic activities -- Chapter 11: Decline of Dholavira urban settlement of Harappan Civilization in Kachchh was associated with global climate change rather than the decline of any major fluvial system,- Chapter 12: Ghaghara River: A case study of flood in Uttar Pradesh by GIS based technique -- Chapter 13: Flood Hydrology, Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics of the Tapi River: Western India -- Chapter 14: Geomorphological analysis of the Ukhma River Basin from the Northern foreland of Peninsular India.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction Challenges of LNAPL remediation -- 2. Subsurface flow and transport in heterogeneous media -- 3. Evolution of our understanding on LNAPL distribution -- 4. Novel formulations of capillary pressure-fluid saturation relationships -- 5. LNAPL mobility, transmissivity, and recoverability -- 6. The new paradigm of natural source zone depletion -- 7.Advances in field characterisation methods -- 8. High-resolution site characterisation -- 9. Geophysical investigations -- 10.LNAPL dissolution and the mass flux approach -- 11.Vapour intrusion -- 12. Advances in risk assessment -- 13. Remediation strategies -- 14. Remediation endpoints -- 15. Case study on natural source zone depletion -- 16.Case study on high-resolution site characterisation -- 17.Case study on risk management -- 18. Persistent questions and future directions.