Planet Earth: Scientific Proposals to Solve Urgent Issues

Preface
Contents
About the Editor
Survival on Earth: An Introductory Chapter for the Book
	1 Why Life?
	2 Genetic Mutations that Favor Survival, Multiplication and Adaptation Are Prevailing in Humans?
	3 Final Reflections
	References
Pandemics: The Challenge of the Twenty-First Century
	1 Introduction
	2 Environmental Factors, Climate Change and Socioeconomic Factors
	3 Global Health and Planetary Health
	4 Roadmap for the Future
	References
The Living-Planet Imperatives: Mandatory Interrogation and Redesigning of Development Universally: An Argument from Environmental Realism
	1 Introduction
	2 From the Lisbon Strategy 2000 to Ecology of Knowledge
		2.1 What is It Which Can Sustain All that Which Sustains Humanity and Biodiverse Life on Our Earth?
	3 The Poverty of Environmentalism
	4 Environmental Realism (Umweltrealismus): The Way Forward to Environmental Justice
	5 Biodiversity as Nature’s Wisdom-in-Design (Wis-Design): the Norm and Universality of Wis-Design Diversity
	6 Technology Driven Knowledge Inquiry: Ambivalence of Scientific Progress
	7 Rethinking the Growth-Discourse and Trajectories: Trade-Offs Between Prosperity and Green Growth
	8 The World-Unravelling Problem-Solving Rationality of Wisdom Inquiry (WUPSRWI)
	9 Myth and Reality of Creative Destruction: Was Schumpeter off the Target?
	10 Time for Passionate Earth and Ocean Stewardship
	11 International Political Economy of the Environment: What Should Our Priorities Be?
	12 Epilogue: Obstacles to Inclusive Growth
	Selected Bibliography
New Technological Directions for a Sustainable Development and Sustainability
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Framework: Current Situation and Projection
	3 Research Methodology
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
	References
Reversing Ruins: Artistic Interventions for Recovering from Disaster Capitalism
	1 Introduction. From the Capitalocene to the Neganthropocene: On Twenty-First Century Artistic Narratives
	2 Background: The Origins of Anthropocenic Awareness
		2.1 Post-War Avant-Gardes and Nature (1960s and 70s)
		2.2 Environmental Art and Emerging Awareness (1980s and 90s)
		2.3 Landscapes of the Anthropocene
	3 Conclusion. On the Anthropocene ‘Scapelands’
	References
Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications: Specific Case of the Transport and Controlled Release of Ciprofloxacin
	1 Introduction
	2 Nanomaterials for the Transport and Controlled Release of Drugs
	3 Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
	4 Silica Nanomaterials
	5 Hydrogels
	6 Other Materials of Interest
	7 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
	References
Maximizing Phosphorus Recovery from Waste Streams Through Incineration
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Ash Samples Origin
		2.2 Proximate Analysis: Fixed Carbon, Volatile Matter, Ash Content
		2.3 Elemental Analysis
		2.4 Materials Characterization
		2.5 Environmental Impacts Analysis Using Carbon Footprint by a Simplified Approach
		2.6 ESCAPE in Design of Experiments Optimization Study
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
	References
Agricultural Biomass/Waste-Derived Adsorbents for the Abatement of Dye Pollutants in (Waste)Water
	1 Introduction
	2 Isotherms, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies
	3 Removal of Dyes by Pineapple-Based Adsorbents
	4 Removal of Dyes by Pomegranate-Based Adsorbents
	5 Removal of Dyes by Mango-Based Adsorbents
	6 Thermodynamic Studies
	7 Comparison of the adsorptive Capacity of the Studied Agricultural Biomass/waste with other Agro-Wastes Biosorbents
	8 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
	References
Technical and Socio-cultural Implications of the Municipal Solid Wastes Production and Disposal
	1 Introduction
	2 Integrated Waste Management
	3 Socio-cultural Implications of Waste
	4 Anthropological Approaches to Waste
	5 Municipal Solid Wastes Production
	6 Most Common Treatments
		6.1 Landfills
		6.2 Biological Treatment
		6.3 Thermal Treatments
	7 Waste, Consumption, Recycling: Impacts on Environment and Communities
	8 People Perceptions About Waste, Its Management and Treatments
	9 Conclusions
	References
Diversity of Microbes Inside Plants and Their Reaction to Biotic and Abiotic Stress
	1 Introduction
	2 Microbiomes Inside the Plants
		2.1 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Under HMs Stress
	3 Heavy Metals Homeostasis Mechanisms in  Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
		3.1 Metals Uptake Systems
		3.2 Fungal Metal Transporters
		3.3 Plant Metal Transporters
	4 AMF-Induced Genes’ Effect on HMs Toxicity
		4.1 AMF-Mediated HMs Remediation
		4.2 AMF Assisted HMs Accumulation and Sequestration by Glomalin
		4.3 HMs Accumulation by Fungal Structures
		4.4 Rhizobacteria that Promote Plant Growth under Heavy Metal Stress
	5 Induced Systemic Tolerance (IST) in Metal Stress
		5.1 Siderophores in Metal Sequestration
	6 Future Outlook
	7 Conclusions
	References
Current Data on Environmental Problems Due to Ionophore Antibiotics Used as Anticoccidial Drugs in Animal Production, and Proposal of New Research to Control Pollution by Means of Bio-Adsorbents and Nanotechnology
	1 Background Information
		1.1 Basic Data
		1.2 Aspects to Be Taken into Account Related to Interactions With Soil
	2 Comments on Current and Future Research Needs
	3 Data on Overall and Recent Publications
	4 Final Remarks
	References
The Impact of Food Overproduction on Soil: Perspectives and Future Trends
	1 Food Production Statistics Around the World
	2 EU Directives, Strategies, Action Plans Targeting Food Production
	3 Link of Food Production to European Green Deal, SDGs and Paris Agreement
	4 Impact of Overproduction of Food on Sustainability
		4.1 Environmental Implications
		4.2 Societal Implications
		4.3 Economic Implications
	5 Impact of Food Overproduction on Soils
	6 Case Studies of Sustainable Food Production
	7 Conclusions
	References
Acidic Soils
	1 Introduction
	2 Characteristics of Acidic Soils
		2.1 Soil pH and pH Scale
		2.2 Physical Properties of Acidic Soils
		2.3 Chemical Properties of Acidic Soils
		2.4 Biological Properties
	3 Causes of Soil Acidification
		3.1 Natural Causes
		3.2 Anthropogenic Factors
	4 Impacts of Acidic Soils
		4.1 Effect on Plant Growth
		4.2 Effect on Soil Microbiota
		4.3 Soil Buffering Capacity and Leaching of Nutrients
		4.4 Environmental Impacts
	5 Managing Acidic Soils and Mitigating Soil Acidification
		5.1 Application of Liming Materials to Acidic Soils
		5.2 Organic Amendments
		5.3 Acid-Tolerant Crops Cultivars
		5.4 Integrated Soil Management for Mitigation of Soil Acidification
	6 Summary and Conclusion
	References
Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes on the Environment and Possible Management Strategies
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes on the Environment
		1.2 Interaction of Fruit and Vegetable Waste and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
		1.3 Conversion of Fruits and Vegetables Wastes into Compost and Biochar
		1.4 Impact of Fruits and Vegetables Waste-Derived Biochar on Soil and Plant Health
	2 Influence of Compost and Biochar on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
		2.1 Behavior of Compost with CO2, CH4, and N2O Emissions
		2.2 Advantages of Fruit Biochar in Reducing Global Warming
	3 Conclusion
	References
Scientific Collaboration to Generate Solutions for Urgent Issues Affecting the Earth: A Conclusion for the Book
	1 Some Data and a Personal View on Scientific Collaboration
	References