Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business (2nd Edition)

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Excellent Introductory Text.......2000-03-28

I have used The Principles of Environmental Management - The Greening of Business - to prepare lectures for my course in Environmental Management. I found this book to be very well organized to meet the needs of students who wished to pursue a career in environmental management. The book is broken into three parts. Part One opens with the basic concepts and environmental issues that plaque us today. It examines among other things social responsibilities and environmental ethics. My favorite chapter in this part deals with the policy-making process. Part Two examines major environmental problems such as Global Warming, Ozone problems, Air Pollution, Water Pollution etc. The nice thing about the book is that it looks at the global aspect of environmental problems - Nice because we are now more interdependent than ever before. In this same part, Buchholz looks at Third World problems such as Deforestation and Species Decimation. Part Three of the book tries to advance some solutions to the environmental problems we face. Excellent, is the real life case studies which have been put at the end of the book. An excellent piece of work.

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Traditional organizational structures are failing in a world of frantic change, instant communication and information overload. The truly effective business of the future will have to be responsive and flexible, yet this seems incompatible with the typical corporate hierarchy. Faced with a choice between management and leadership, innovation and reaction, centralization and fragmentation, most have opted for a weak compromise. DisOrganization offers an original alternative. Don't compromise. Go for both extremes at once. Have inspirational leadership, and manage the detail. React to your customers and innovate wildly. Break up your business into small units and have mechanisms in place to provide superb centralized communication. A DisOrganized company will be split into units of no more than fifty or a hundred, to all intents autonomous. These minicompanies will be coordinated by a netcompany, providing overall direction and the fast, effective communications needed to survive. The whole, a hypercompany, will comprise of a netcompany and a range of minicompanies, some of which are likely to be entirely independent. What were partners now become part of the hypercompany network. This structure combines the flexibility of small business with the power of the big players. Equipped with the weapons of clarity and direction, fun and empowerment, creativity and innovation, the new organizations will leave the old dinosaurs standing, wondering where the business went.

Disorganization: The Handbook of Creative Organizational Reformation

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Disorganization: The Handbook of Creative Organizational Reformation
Brian; Birch, Paul Clegg
Manufacturer: Pitman Publishing
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ASIN: B000OR5XK6

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Interest in biofilms has increased dramatically in recent years. New microscopic and molecular techniques have revolutionized our understanding of biofilm structure, composition, organization, and activities. This book brings advances in the prevention and treatment of biofilm-related diseases to the attention of clinicians and medical researchers. Human tissues often support complex microbial communities growing as biofilms that can cause infections. As microbes in biofilms exhibit increased tolerance toward anti-microbial agents and decreased susceptibility to host defense systems, biofilm-associated diseases have become increasingly difficult to treat.

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Human tissues often support large, complex microbial communities growing as biofilms that can cause a variety of infections. Due to an increased use of implanted medical devices, the incidence of these biofilm-associated diseases is increasing: the non-shedding surfaces of these devices provide ideal substrata for colonization by biofilm-forming microbes. The consequences of this mode of growth are far-reaching. As microbes in biofilms exhibit increased tolerance towards anti-microbial agents and decreased susceptibility to host defense systems, biofilm-associated diseases are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. Not surprisingly, therefore, interest in biofilms has increased dramatically in recent years. The application of new microscopic and molecular techniques has revolutionized our understanding of biofilm structure, composition, organization and activities, resulting in important advances in the prevention and treatment of biofilm-related diseases. The purpose of this book is to bring these advances to the attention of clinicians and medical researchers.

Methods in Enzymology, Volume 336: Microbial Growth in Biofilms, Part A: Developmental and Molecular Biological Aspects (Methods in Enzymology)

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Methods in Enzymology, Volume 336: Microbial Growth in Biofilms, Part A: Developmental and Molecular Biological Aspects (Methods in Enzymology)

Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: 0121822370

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This volume and its companion, Volume 337, supplement Volume 310,. These volumes provide a contemporary sourcebook for virtually any kind of experimental approach involving biofilms. They cover bioengineering, molecular, genetic, microscopic, chemical, and physical methods.

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Fundamentals of Biofilm Research
Zbigniew Lewandowski , and Haluk Beyenal
Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 0849335418

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The history of natural sciences demonstrates that major advances in the understanding of natural processes follow the development of relevant tools. The progress of biofilm research is no different. While individual areas have mushroomed in recent years, difficulties in reproducing results, communicating new findings, and reconciling differences in conceptual versus mathematical advances are holding back the true growth of the field. Fundamentals of Biofilm Research offers a system of compatible tools and measurements that can be used to conduct biofilm studies and consistently interpret their results. After extensive testing and refinement in labs and classrooms over twenty years, the authors introduce a coherent system of conceptual, physical, computational, and virtual tools to help achieve reproducible results, align research specific parameters, ease difficulties in communication among disparate arenas, and implement consistent and reproducible procedures to interpret meaningful results. The authors reconcile the inability of computational methods to account for conceptual variables with the use of the stratified biofilm model. In this way researchers can combine the results of various measurements conducted within the space occupied by the biofilm. In addition to the wealth of information provided in the book, the authors also provide a CD with several software packages including extracting numerical parameters, computing nutrient concentration, calculating biokinetic parameters, controlling micropositioners, and measuring chemical concentration using microelectrodes. Emphasizing process analysis, engineering systems, biofilm applications, and mathematical modeling, Fundamentals of Biofilm Research provides the tools to synergize and unify research and advance biofilm research as a whole.

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Microbial Biofilms

Manufacturer: ASM Press
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ASIN: 1555812945

The Biofilm Primer (Springer Series on Biofilms)

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The Biofilm Primer (Springer Series on Biofilms)
J. William Costerton
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ASIN: 3540680217

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This book details the widely accepted hypothesis that the majority of bacteria in virtually all ecosystems grow in matrix-enclosed biofilms. The author, who proposed this biofilm hypothesis, uses direct evidence from microscopy and from molecular techniques, presenting cogent reasons for moving beyond conventional culture methods that dominated microbiology throughout the last century. Bacteria grow predominantly in biofilms in all natural, engineered, and pathogenic ecosystems, and this book provides a solid basis for the understanding of bacterial processes in environmental, industrial, agricultural, dental and medical microbiology. Using a unique "ecological" perspective, the author explores the commensal and pathogenic colonization of human organ systems.

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Biofilms
William G. Characklis
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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Biofilms & Dead Zones: The Microbe-Environment Connection: How Unseen Life Influences the World Around Us

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Biofilms & Dead Zones: The Microbe-Environment Connection: How Unseen Life Influences the World Around Us
David M. Carlberg PH. D.
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
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This book explores the beneficial and harmful impacts microorganisms have on Earth's air, water and soil. The book was written for environmental activists involved with environmental quality issues, and all others concerned with the general condition of our planet.

Biofilms - Science and Technology (NATO Science Series E: (closed))

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Biofilms - Science and Technology (NATO Science Series E: (closed))

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ASIN: 0792320220

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Biofilms -- Science and Technology covers the main topics of biofilm formation and activity, from basic science to applied aspects in engineering and medicine. The book presents a masterly discussion of microbial adhesion, the metabolism of microorganisms in biofilms, modelling of mass transfer and biological reaction within biofilms, as well as the behaviour of these microbial communities in industry (waste water treatment, heat exchanger biofouling, membranes, food processing) and in medicine (teeth, implants, prosthetic devices). Laboratory techniques and industrial monitoring methods are also presented. The book is directed at readers at the postgraduate level and is organised as a textbook, containing 11 chapters, a glossary, and a detailed subject index.

Biofilms II: Process Analysis and Applications

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Biofilms II: Process Analysis and Applications

Manufacturer: Wiley-Liss
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ASIN: 0471296562

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Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology, Ralph Mitchell, Series Editor

Biofilm processes profoundly impact industrial productivity and competitiveness. Their pervasive effects on water quality, power generation, energy efficiency, human and animal health, and product quality have compelled industries to observe the detrimental effects of biofilms. Although biofilms can be extremely costly to industry and harmful to health, they can also be highly beneficial in other applications. As a result, opportunities presented by biofilm systems for process innovation, analytical diagnosis, instrumentation development, biotechnological advances, and environmental benefits are tremendous.

Biofilms II: Process Analysis and Applications combines the fundamental principles of mathematics and physical sciences with the basics of biochemistry and molecular microbiology to explain the rapid advances in biofilm science and technology. The need for this updated edition is the result of combined interdisciplinary research efforts in biofilm science and engineering. In particular, the past decade has seen major advances in biofilm diagnostics, ecology dynamics, genetics, and transport phenomena. Included in this comprehensive volume is extensive coverage of:

Recent discoveries in biofilm processes, such as plasmid gene retention and transfer, cell signaling control of adhesion and gene transfer, and biofilm structural heterogeneity
Biofilm ecology, highlighting significant advances in genetics and molecular biology as applied to biofilm ecosystems
Real systems in which biofilms are utilized for beneficial applications or where undesired biofilms cause severe damage

Biofilms II will enhance the understanding of these complex microbial systems for `scientists and engineers in academics and industry.

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Expert Review.......2000-11-14

"The book fulfills its promises and covers most, if not all new insights achieved in the field over the past ten years, and is to be recommended greatly for all those studying biofilms, both microbiologists and engineers. The book is written by authors from various disciplines, but carries the strong signature of the engineer." --Henk J. Busscher, University of Groningen

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Expert Review.......2000-06-08

A welcome addition--the selection of authors is first-rate. It is very well-edited and constructed. The book is highly recommended for anyone interested in biofilms. In fact, it is a must for biofilm researchers. --Ron J. Doyle, Professor of Microbiology, University of Louisville

A new light for Biofilms.......2000-06-03

This amazing new book opens a new doorway to biofilms for me. An excellent book, with new technological ideas that other books leave out. If bacteria could read they'd be breathless, which they are anyway for they don't have any mitochondria. Can't wait for the movie!

Expert Reviews.......2000-05-17

"well-written, well-illustrated and very current...The editor is to be congratulated for bringing together many diverse areas of biofilm technology to a coherent and meaningful form in this book." --AM Chkrabarty, University of Illinois at Chicago

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