{"product_id":"9783032324382","title":"Ancient Indian Wisdom for Contemporary Environmental Management and Sustainable Development A Primer","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAncient Indian Wisdom for Contemporary Environmental Management and Sustainable Development\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Primer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eS. A. Abbasi | Tasneem Abbasi | Tabassum Abbasi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Environmental Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite enormous research, issues of untreated waste and eco-degradation are persistent and increasing. This book illuminates another path: by following ancient wisdom that supports holistic, regenerative growth and strengthening it with contemporary science and technology, a different paradigm could help shift the decline of Earth’s ecosystems. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide a grounding in the ecosystem concepts enshrined in ancient Indian texts that facilitate the kind of wholesome, balanced, and sustainable existence that the present day world deeply desires but hasn't achieved . This volume examines the traditions and practices that helped maintain India’s rich environmental diversity and technological leadership until the mid-18th century. It demonstrates that  a nuanced understanding of ecology and environmental engineering was reflected in ancient Indian texts thousands of years before Ernst Haeckel’s conception of the science of ecology. The book shows that relying on science and technology as a panacea–rather than treating it as a tool–dooms our present-day development paradigm to failure in its mission of halting climate change and environmental decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProf S. A. Abbasi:Prof S. A. Abbasi, presently Distinguished Professor, School of Advanced Engineering, UPES, Dehradun, has been a full university professor and director (1987-2015), and Emeritus Professor (2015-2024) at the Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University. Prior to it he was the founder Head of the Water Quality \u0026amp; Environment Division at the Centre for Water Resources, Kozhikode (1979-87), and a Visiting-cum-adjunct Professor at California State University (1984-1987). He has also been a Visiting Professor at the universities of Minnesota, Florida, Nevada, California−Berkeley, Malaya and Al-Ahsa.With 53 books, over 400 papers in indexed journals, 12 patents, 25,000 citations and a Hirsch Index currently at 85, Prof Abbasi is among the world’s foremost experts in the fields of bioprocess engineering, process safety, and environmental engineering. In the recent Stanford University study, he was ranked among the world’s top 0.5% scientists, and the latest AD Scientific rankings puts him among the India’s top two in environmental science \u0026amp; engineering.https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/puducherry\/pondicherry-university-professor-felicitated\/article33349572.ece. He is a ‘Highly Ranked Scholar’ as per Scholar GPS. Among numerous coveted honours and awards received by Prof Abbasi are the National Design Award in Environmental Engineering, the IPCL award for Safety and Hazard Management in Petroleum Industries, the National Hydrology Award, the International Desalination Association’s prize, The Trever Kletz award, and fellowships of the National Academy of Sciences and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Prof Abbasi is also well-known for his poetry (ghazal and geet), fiction, and his work on fostering inter-faith harmony. Details of his oeuvre can be had at  https:\/\/vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in\/profile\/61966.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDr Tabassum-Abbasi: Dr Tabassum-Abbasi has received her BTech, MTech, and PhD degrees in instrumentation and control engineering, environmental engineering, and environmental technology, respectively – all from Pondicherry University. She too has been a class topper throughout, receiving gold medals. She has been working as Assistant Professor at the University of Petroleum \u0026amp; Energy Studies, Dehradun since January 2019, attaining senior grade (Level 2) in 2022, and selection grade (Level 3) recently. She has spent an year (2023-24) in post-doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh as a British Council Women in Science Fellow. Besides 45 research papers on bioprocess engineering and sustainability in highly cited journals, she has received three patents, and has registered another two. She has authored a book for Academic Press and has another in press with Taylor \u0026amp; Francis. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDr Tasneem Abbasi:Dr Tasneem Abbasi holds BTech, MTech, and MSc (Engineering) degrees — all in first class with distinction — and PhD from Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore. In a professional career spanning 21 years so far, she has authored 150 indexed papers, 11 books, and 10 patents. She was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Worcester Polytechnical University, USA, during 2013-2016 and has also visited numerous countries in Asia and Europe on special invitations. She has won the Young engineer Award of the IEI and the Suman Sharma Award for Best Woman Engineer given by National Research Design Forum. She has also won the best speaker award at the World Resource Forum at Davos, Switzerland, besides multiple best teacher’s and best paper awards. For more details please visit https:\/\/pondiuni.irins.org\/profile\/65021.The Stanford lists since their inception have been placing Dr Abbasi among the world’s top 2% scientists. The recently released AD Scientific rankings put her among India’s top 18 experts in Environmental Science \u0026amp; Engineering, and topmost among lady researchers. The lists of research.com and ScholarGPS also echo these positioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032324382\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591415992460,"sku":"9783032324382","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032324382","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}