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"Explores new scientific principles on which sustainability and zero-waste engineering can be based Presents new models for energy efficiency, cooling processes, and natural chemical and material selection in industrial applications and business - Explains how "green buildings" and "green homes" can be efficiently built and operated with zero waste - Offers case histories and successful experiments in sustainability and zero-waste engineering"--

1.11 Chapter 10: The Science of Global Warming1.12 Chapter 11: Conclusions; 2 State-of-The-Art of the Climate Change Debate; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Anthropogenic Climate Change (ACC); 2.3 The Climate Change as a Natural Process; 2.4 Conclusions; 3 Forest Fires and Anthropogenic CO2; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Science of Forest Fires; 3.2.1 Role of Water and Carbon; 3.2.2 Combustion and Oxidation; 3.2.3 From Natural Energy to Natural Mass; 3.2.4 Causes of Forest Fires; 3.3 Climate Change and Forest Fire; 3.4 Setting the Stage to Discover a CO2 Effect; 3.5 Conclusions

Global warming is a current and burning topic, today. To comprehend, it is: th E gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth`s atmosphere, due to increased level of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.` Extreme weather events, rise in the sealevel and a plethora of diseases are some of the serious concerns, which have drawn attention of policy-makers and scientists. It has a number of negative effects on, say, natural systems and creatures, such as butterflies, alpine herbs, life cycle of birds and plantation, etc. Given its harmful impacts, initiatives have been taken, both on n

The main objectives of this paper are to report major types of healthcare services for urban slum dwellers in Dhaka and to identify determinants of pharmacy use. Information on satisfaction, waiting time, cost and future preference of healthcare services are also given. Cross-sectional data of 1,444 adults collected from four slums in Dhaka in 2007 are used and socio-demographic, environmental and behavioural characteristics analysed. The study shows that pharmacies are the main source of healthcare services for slum dwellers. Other notable sources are government hospitals (GVHS), private hospitals and clinics (PVHC) and MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) doctors. Satisfaction with services is the lowest for GVHS and the highest for PVHC. Pharmacies have the lowest waiting time and cost, being favoured particularly by the over-sixties, those who are divorced/widowed, cigarette smokers, and members of a community organisation. As pharmacies often provide inadequate healthcare services, they require professional, trained staff, continuous monitoring and back-up support to improve their services.