The book "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems" is finally out.


Publication Date: January 2004
Afgan, N.H. / Bogdan, Z. / Duic, N. (eds): Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - Proceedings of the Conference, 2-7 June 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia
2004, 25 cm, 380 pp., ISBN: 90 5809 662 9
EUR 129.00 / $ 149.00
A.A.Balkema Publishers
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This work contains a collection of selected, peer-reviewed and state-of-the -art reflecting papers that were presented at the First Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2-7 June 2002.


It is focussed on following objectives:

This book is interesting for (post)graduate students, scientists and professionals from mechanical, chemical and environmental disciplines who are working on sustasinable development.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Foreword...................... IX

CHAPTER I
SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT

Sustainability Concept for Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Naim Hamdia Afgan...... 3
Sustainable Energy Path
Hiromi Yamamoto Kenji Yamaji............... 23
Methodology to Construct Material Circulatory Network in a Local Community
Ichiro Naruse, Masaya Hotta, Tomoyuki Goto,Kimito Funatsu... 29
Application of Emergy Analysis to Sustainable Management of Water Resources
Laura Fugaro, Maria Pia Picchi and Ilaria Principi............... 37

CHAPTER II
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT METHOD

Method of Allocation of the Weights by Fuzzy Logic for a Sustainable Urban Model
Francesco Gagliardi, Mariacristina Roscia..... 47
Fuzzy Cost Recovery in Planning for Sustainable Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries
Kameel Virjee, Susan Gaskin.... 57
Possibility Theory and Fuzzy Logic applications to Risk Assessment problems
M.N. Carcassi, G.M. Cerchiara, L. Zambolin. 67

CHAPTER III
SOCIAL ASPECT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Research on Woods as Sustainable Industrial Resources - Evaluation of Tactile Warmth for Woods and Other Materials -
Yoshihiro Obata, Kozo Kanayama, Yuzo Furuta............... 79

CHAPTER IV
NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGYSOURCES FOR WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SUSTINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The Surface Water Retention Basins as a Tool for new and Renewable Water and Energy Sources
P.S. Kollias, V.P. Kollias, S.P. Kollias............. 91
Solar Photocatalytic Oxidation: A Sustainable Tool for Reclaiming Biologically Treated Municipal Wastewater for High Quality Demand Re-Use?
H. Gulyas, I. Ilesanmi, M. Jahn, Z. Li............. 99
Development of Solar Testing Station for Flat-plate Water-cooled Solar Collectors
Emin Kulic, Sadjit Metovic, Haris Lulic, Muhamed Koric.... 109
The Application of Solar Radiation for the Treatment of Lake Water
Davor Ljubas, Nikola Ružinski, Slaven Dobrovic............. 119
Helinet Energy Subsystem: An Integrated Hydrogen System for Stratospheric Applications
Evasio Lavagno, Raffaella Gerboni. 129

CHAPTER V
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS

Dynamic Simulation of Pollutant Dispersion over Complex Urban Terrains: A Tool For Sustainable Development, Control and Management
K. Hanjalic and S. Kenjereš 139
Study of environmental sustainability: The case of Portuguese polluting industries
Manuela Sarmento............. 151
The Factors Which Affect the Decision to Attain ISO 14000
Šime Curkovic 161
Creation of a Recycling-Based Society Optimised on Regional Material and Energy Flow
N. Goto, T. Tabata, K. Fujie, T. Usui...... 171
Environmental, Energy and Economic Aspects and Sustainability in Thermal Processing of Wastes from Pulp Production
Oral J., Sikula J., Puchyr R., Hajny Z., Stehlik P. and Bebar L.............. 181
Worldwide Use of Ethanol: A Contribution for Economic and Environmental Sustainability
Cortez, Luís A.B., Griffin, Michael W., Scaramucci, José A., Scandiffio, Mirna Gaya, Braunbeck, O.A...... 189
Environmental Aspects of Socio-Economic Changers for Industrial Region in Russia in Transition Economy
Boris Korobitsyn, Anna Luzhetskaya............. 197
Waste Incineration in Swedish Municipal Energy Systems – Modelling The Effects of Various Waste Quantitites in The City of Linköping
Kristina Holmgren, Michael A. Bartlett.. 203
Tidal Power Generation: A Sustainable Energy Source?
Alain A. Joseph.. 213

CHAPTER VI
MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF ENERGY, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS

Modelling of Energy and Environmental Costs for Sustainability of Urban Areas
Alfonso Aranda, Ignacio Zabalza, Sabina Scarpellini............. 221
Alteration of Chemical Disinfection to Environmentally Friendly Disinfection by UV-Radiation
Slaven Dobrovic, Nikola Ružinski, Hrvoje Juretic... 231
Modelling The Geographic Distribution of Scattered Electricity Sources
Poul Alberg Řstergaard............. 241
Dynamic Stock Modelling: A Method for the Identification and Estimation of Future Waste Streams and Emissions Based on Past Production and Product Stock Characteristics
Ayman Elshkaki, Ester van der Voet, Veerle Timmermans, Mirja Van Holderbeke............. 249
Comparison of Fouling Data from Alternative Cooling Water Sources
Malcolm Smith, Andrew Jenkins, Colin Grant............. 259
Influence of The Critical Sticking Velocity on The Growth Rate of Particulate Fouling in Waste Incinerators
M.S. Abd-Elhady, C.C.M. Rindt, J.G. Wijers, A.A. van Steenhoven............. 269

A General Mathematical Model of Solid Fuels Pyrolysis
Gabriele Migliavacca, Emilio Parodi, Loretta Bonfanti, Tiziano Faravelli, Sauro Pierucci, Eliseo Ranzi............. 279

CHAPTER
VII THERMO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ENERGY, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM

The EnergyPLAN Model: CHP and Wind Power System Analysis
Henrik Lund, Ebbe Münster 291
Electric Power System Expansion Planning
Tatjana Kovacina, Edina Dedovic 301
Development of an air Staging Technology to Reduce NOx-Emissions in Grate Fired Boilers
B. Staiger, S. Unterberger, R. Berger, Klaus R.G. Hein...... 309
Systemic Approach for Techno - Economic Evaluation of Triple Hybrid (RO, MSF and Power Generation) Scheme Including Accounting of CO2 Emission
Sergei P. Agashichev, Ali M. El-Nashar.. 319
New Fossil Fuel Energy Technologies – A Possibility of Improving Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
Alija Lekic............. 337

CHAPTER VIII
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SYSTEMS

Water Management of a Small River Basin Toward Sustainability (The Example of the Slovenian River Paka)
Emil Šterbenk, Alenka Roser Drev, Mojca Bole............. 349
A Simplified Model for Long Term Prediction on Vertical Distributions of Water Qualities in Lake Biwa
Takashi Hosoda, Tomohiko Hosomi. 357

Author index.... 367