Environmental Sustainability and Education for Waste Management: Implications for Policy and Practice

✍ Scribed by Winnie Wing Mui So, Cheuk Fai Chow, John Chi Kin Lee

Publisher: Springer Singapore
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 322
Series: Education for Sustainability
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book focuses on education for environmental sustainability, in particular the area of solid waste management. Presenting the latest studies from different countries, industries and education sectors on the approaches and innovative ideas to educate future citizens regarding sustainable development of our planet, it is of interest to educators, academics, tertiary students, policy-makers, environmental scientists, social scientists and practitioners who have been involved in education, policy, science, and technological innovation for solid waste management.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Environmental Sustainability and Education for Waste Management (Winnie Wing Mui So, John Chi Kin Lee, Cheuk Fai Chow)....Pages 1-11
Front Matter ....Pages 13-13
E-Waste Management: Challenges and Opportunities (Wen-Jing Deng)....Pages 15-26
Solid Waste Management in Malaysia: The Perspectives of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Youths on Consumers’ Commitment (Mashitoh Yaacob, Maznah Hj Ibrahim, Zubaidah Mohd Nasir)....Pages 27-41
The Circular Economy of Plastics in the Netherlands (Annemiek Verrips, Sander Hoogendoorn, Krista Jansema-Hoekstra, Gerbert Romijn)....Pages 43-56
Mismanaged Plastic Waste: Far Side of the Moon (Lincoln Fok, Irene Nga Yee Cheng, Yau Yuen Yeung)....Pages 57-71
Hong Kong Needs to Embrace a Holistic Approach to Waste Management (Edwin Che Feng Lau)....Pages 73-97
Front Matter ....Pages 99-99
Community and School Education on the Subject of Waste Management: Experiences of Romania, The United Kingdom and Germany (Karin Kolbe)....Pages 101-115
Waste Management Education: Chinese Perspective and Experiences (Yu Huang, John Chi Kin Lee, Y. T. Jin)....Pages 117-139
Waste Management and Recycling Education in Taiwan (Tzu-Chau Chang, John Chi Kin Lee)....Pages 141-157
Enhancing Pupils’ Pro-environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours Toward Plastic Recycling: A Quasi-experimental Study in Primary Schools (Chi Chiu Cheang, Tsz Yan Cheung, Winnie Wing Mui So, Irene Nga Yee Cheng, Lincoln Fok, Chi Ho Yeung et al.)....Pages 159-188
Solid Waste Management in Tourist Destinations in Developing Nations: Case Studies in Hoi An, Vietnam, and Puncak, Indonesia (Jane Singer, Kinh Thi Kieu, Andrea Emma Pravitasari)....Pages 189-206
A Critical Cartography of Waste Education in Australia: Turning to a Posthumanist Framing (Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Lisa Siegel)....Pages 207-220
Front Matter ....Pages 221-221
A Study on Fenton Technology for Polypropylene Waste Degradation and Recovery of High-Value Chemicals (Cheuk Fai Chow, Chung Sum Chan)....Pages 223-239
Carbon Dioxide Biosequestration and Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae (Simona Francesca Consoletti, Pepijn Prinsen)....Pages 241-270
Utilizing Different Forms of Waste Sludge in Eco-construction Material Production (Nengxiong Wang, Yiu Fai Tsang, Hong Chua, Haakrho Yi, Yi Yang, Chun-Fai Yu et al.)....Pages 271-303
Evaluation of Nutritional Values of Food Waste-Based Feed Pellets and Common Feeding Materials for Culturing Freshwater Fish (Wing Yin Mo, Yu Bon Man, Ming Hung Wong)....Pages 305-321

✦ Subjects

Education; Environmental and Sustainability Education; Sustainable Development; Environmental Management

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