Overview

This book highlights the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable waste management and air emission, using various case studies. The year 2020 was a historical year mainly due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 and it influenced or affected the global economy, business models and the industrial sectors, thus impacting sustainability in various ways. Given that sustainability has many faces and facets, it is worthwhile to deal with the relation (or impact) of COVID-19 on various elements of sustainability. This book presents how COVID-19 has influenced waste management and air quality.

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Author:   Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9789811638589

ISBN 10:   9811638586
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Triple Challenges of Sustainable Development: COVID-19, CO2 Emissions, and Public Debts – Findings from a Stylized CGE Model.- Assessment of air quality impact due to Covid-19: A Global scenario.- Waste Management of Medical Personal Protective Equipment and Facemasks: Challenges during and post COVID 19 Pandemic.- Personal Protective Equipment For Covid-19.- Socio-economic insinuations and air quality status in India due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.- The Role of Innovation in the Health Crisis and the Sustainable Post-COVID Europe.- Sustainable Management of Biomedical waste during COVID -19 Pandemic.- Design and Development of a three layered surgical mask for healthcare professionals against Covid-19.

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Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Ecological Footprint and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decades of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 100 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

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