Nourishing Tomorrow: Clean Engineering and Nature-friendly Living

Contents
Preface
About the Editors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Preparing Today for Nourishing Tomorrow: A Perspective
	1.1. Introduction
	1.2. The Nourishing Challenges: Setting the Scene
	1.3. The Elements of a Nourishing Tomorrow
		1.3.1. What is clean air?
			1.3.1.1. Air quality assessments and public awareness
		1.3.2. Cleaning the air
			1.3.2.1. Particulate matter
			1.3.2.2. Ground level ozone
			1.3.2.3. Other criteria air pollutants
		1.3.3. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) needs
			1.3.3.1. Identifying the drinking water nourishing needs
			1.3.3.2. Treating water sources for consumption
			1.3.3.3. Identifying the nourishing needs for safely managed sanitation and hygiene
		1.3.4. Food
			1.3.4.1. Elements of sustainable development goal 2
			1.3.4.2. The global hunger index
			1.3.4.3. The food insecurity experience scale
		1.3.5. Housing, Shelter, and Homelessness
			1.3.5.1. Slums, informal settlements, and Inadequate housing
			1.3.5.2. Shelter and Homelessness
			1.3.5.3. Is housing an intractable problem?
		1.3.6. Access to affordable energy
			1.3.6.1. Access to electricity
			1.3.6.2. Energy poverty
			1.3.6.3. Renewables, Fossil Fuels, and Nuclear
			1.3.6.4. The cost factor
	1.4. Concluding Remarks
	References
Chapter 2 Exploring the Link Between Irrigated Agriculture and Food Security: Evidence from the Case of Spain
	2.1. Introduction
	2.2. Increase of Resource Availability
	2.3. Increase of Agricultural Productivity and Resource-use Efficiency
	2.4. Concluding Remarks
	References
Chapter 3 Measuring the Sustainability of Water, Energy and Food Resources in the Context of the WEF Nexus
	3.1. Introduction
	3.2. The Concept of Sustainable Development
	3.3. Measuring the Sustainability of Food Resources
	3.4. Measuring the Sustainability of Water Resources
	3.5. Measuring the Sustainability of Energy Resources
	3.6. The WEF Nexus and Sustainable Development
	3.7. Indicators of Sustainability
	3.8. Concluding Remarks
	References
Chapter 4 Green Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology
	4.1. Introduction
	4.2. CAES Technology Description
	4.3. Mathematical Analysis
	4.4. System Efficiency and Heat Efficiency
	4.5. Results and Discussion
	4.6. Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5 Marinas can Co-function as Biodiversity Sanctuaries
	5.1. Introduction
	5.2. Do Marinas Promote Biodiversity?
	5.3. Study Sites and Environmental Conditions
	5.4. Epibiota on Pontoons and Seawalls
		5.4.1. Pontoons
		5.4.2. Seawalls
	5.5. Soft-bottom Macrobenthos
	5.6. Fish Diversity
	5.7. Mass Fish Kill and Recovery
	5.8. Design and Management Considerations
	5.9. Conclusion
	5.10. Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 6 Biomaterials for Water Purification: Integrating Chlorella Vulgaris and Monoraphidium Conortum in Architectural Systems for the Biodegradation of Sulfamethoxazole from Wastewater
	6.1. Introduction
	6.2. Materials and Methods
		6.2.1. Culturing the microalgae
		6.2.2. Sulfamethoxazole concentration
		6.2.3. Sulfamethoxazole effect on the algal culture growth
		6.2.4. Design and fabrication of micro-textured chips
		6.2.4. Design and fabrication of micro-textured chips
	6.3. Results and Discussion
		6.3.1. Chlorella vulgaris and Monoraphidium contortum growth (Culture medium and Conditions)
		6.3.2. The effect of Sulfamethoxazole on the growth of Chlorella vulgaris and Monoraphidium contortum
		6.3.3. Kinetic study of the degradation of SMX by Chlorella vulgaris and Monoraphidium contortum
		6.3.4. Cell Immobilization 3D printed Chip support
	6.4. Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 7 Assessing Environmental Skincare Products: A Proposed Framework Using SWARA, ARAS, and COPRAS Methods
	7.1. Introduction
	7.2. The Objective of the Study
	7.3. SWARA Method
	7.4. ARAS Method
	7.5. COPRAS Method
	7.6. Application
	7.7. SWARA Application
	7.8. ARAS Application
	7.9. COPRAS Application
	7.10. Conclusion
	References
Chapter 8 Step-Wise Weight Appraisal Ratio Analysis in the Assessment of Biosurfactant
	8.1. Introduction
	8.2. Methodology
		8.2.1. Environmental criteria
		8.2.2. SWARA methodology
		8.2.3. TOPSIS methodology
	8.3. Application
		8.3.1. SWARA Application
		8.3.2. TOPSIS Application
	8.4. Conclusion
	References
Chapter 9 Conceptualizations of Resilient Community for Social Futures
	9.1. Introduction
	9.2. State, (Civil) Society, and the Resilient Community Under Neoliberalism
	9.3. Methodology: Drawing Out Three Conceptualizations of Resilient Community
	9.4. Resilient Community of Belonging
		9.4.1. Resilient community of belonging as attachments to and in place
		9.4.2. Resilient community of belonging as continuity of attachments
	9.5. Resilient Community of Practice
		9.5.1. Resilient community of practice as a self-organizing social network
		9.5.2. Resilient community of practice and connections spanning out from the core
	9.6. Resilient Community as an Object of Governance
		9.6.1. Resilient community as an object governed by organizations
		9.6.2. Resilient community as individuals to be governed
	9.7. Summarizing Discussion
	9.8. Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Index