This paper discusses the advantages of electricity and the link between electricity and standard of living. Also, the paper explores the main sources of energy and the growth in electricity consumption.

This chapter discusses electricity generation from tidal energy. In particular, the paper explores the present installed tidal power-generating capacity; and tidal barrages, stream generators and lagoons.

This chapter discusses the different types of wave generator; and explores the ecological impacts of of large-scale wave energy generation, and ocean thermal energy conversion.

This chapter describes fuel cells and flow batteries, and explores the key environmental issues relating to production and use of these energy sources.

This chapter discusses the installed capacity and environmental impacts of geothermal electricity generation.

The present environmental conditions impose serious constraints on typical cultivar farming. Halophytes are known to be highly resistant to harsh environments, withstanding drought and salinity while maintaining positive biomass production rates. It is known that, in adapting to adverse conditions, ...

This chapter focuses on another main pathway through which global environmental change has impacted human and environmental health: our use of energy, particularly when produced from non-renewable, carbon-based fuel sources. It presents historical data showing the increasing rates of energy use...

This chapter reviews the relationship between sanitation and human and environmental health, and the role of human waste as a source of natural fertilizer, and biogas and clean energy. At present, sanitation is widely considered to be part of public health and increasingly as an important part of...

This chapter examines the touristic visions in Jules Verne's series of novels, particularly The Floating Island. Verne's work puts into fictitious practice what many tourism-related textbooks nowadays explain in theory. The scope of interest pertains to different dimensions, such as target visitor...

This chapter provides an introduction to the book and outlines the scope of the book. The importance of matching species to site; the provenance of trees; climate change and its effects; the composition of British forests in the 2000s; developments in British forests since 1990; and attitudes to...